So yeah I just bricked my Z2 and I have no idea how to fix it.
Just to tell you what I did. My phone Z2, EE carrier, D6503 V 17.1.A.2.69
I wanted to update to 402 but I have never done updates before and had no idea what to do. So me being a dumb ass downloaded the Kernel D6503 17.1.1.A.0.402 and flashed this to my phone using flashtool, flashmode. Obviously this isn't how to update a kernel :good: So Now my phone is bricked. When i boot the phone up I get the sony logo but after that the screen is blank and I can't do anything.
My pc still recognises my phone but I cant reinstall from Sony as it says I already have the latest update. I tried using flashtool to reflash 17.1.A.2.69 but it gets stuck at reading device information. So is there any way to save it?
my bootloader is locked so dunno why I was trying in the first place
Soulide said:
So yeah I just bricked my Z2 and I have no idea how to fix it.
Just to tell you what I did. My phone Z2, EE carrier, D6503 V 17.1.A.2.69
I wanted to update to 402 but I have never done updates before and had no idea what to do. So me being a dumb ass downloaded the Kernel D6503 17.1.1.A.0.402 and flashed this to my phone using flashtool, flashmode. Obviously this isn't how to update a kernel :good: So Now my phone is bricked. When i boot the phone up I get the sony logo but after that the screen is blank and I can't do anything.
My pc still recognises my phone but I cant reinstall from Sony as it says I already have the latest update. I tried using flashtool to reflash 17.1.A.2.69 but it gets stuck at reading device information. So is there any way to save it?
my bootloader is locked so dunno why I was trying in the first place
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You should be able to reflash the .69. Try turning off the phone hard by pressing the power and volume up (I think, maybe it's down) button for three seconds, the phone should vibrate 3 times and then turn off. Now wait a minute or so then try to reflash the .69 firmware in flashtool. You may want to reset your computer too just to be sure.
Good luck.
Flash it again with stock firmware , first restart your computer ( unplug any usb cable ), try to get into download mode ( follow these steps ) And get the .69 ( build firmware ) then flash it with it and voila :fingers-crossed:
PC restart seems to have done the job, thanks guys! :laugh:
Is there anything I can actually do with my Z2 with bootloader unlock allowed: no?
Soulide said:
PC restart seems to have done the job, thanks guys! :laugh:
Is there anything I can actually do with my Z2 with bootloader unlock allowed: no?
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No, if your bootloader comes locked then there is nothing you or anyone can do to unlock it. Your only option is to sell it and buy a factory direct version if you want root access (for now).
enrique71 said:
No, if your bootloader comes locked then there is nothing you or anyone can do to unlock it. Your only option is to sell it and buy a factory direct version if you want root access (for now).
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Guess I'll leave it stock for now then!
Better leave it on stock :3 haha
shaf46 said:
Better leave it on stock :3 haha
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Hopefully in time a developer will find a Sony KitKat exploit to gain root access, but for now I haven't heard of anyone working on this. Hold tight, you never know :good:
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Hopefully in time a developer will find a Sony KitKat exploit to gain root access, but for now I haven't heard of anyone working on this. Hold tight, you never know :good:
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my dream is that someone create a website like sammobile : http://www.sammobile.com/
And roms and stuff :') Life would be so good and easy
Lets' call it
sonyworld :3
anyone willing to create something like that ?
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my dream is that someone create a website like sammobile : http://www.sammobile.com/
And roms and stuff :') Life would be so good and easy
Lets' call it
sonyworld :3
anyone willing to create something like that ?
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hah i would but the amount of licencing, government crap and many other things including security would make it imposible
hence why %80 of the internet is illegal
and about root, android 4.4.2 has literely 0 exploits, there are ways to root without a unlocked bootloader which i may just post but i need to work on it some more and test some more
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hah i would but the amount of licencing, government crap and many other things including security would make it imposible
hence why %80 of the internet is illegal
and about root, android 4.4.2 has literely 0 exploits, there are ways to root without a unlocked bootloader which i may just post but i need to work on it some more and test some more
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but how did sam mobile operate ?
shaf46 said:
but how did sam mobile operate ?
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well from what i know sammobile doesent have much issues when it comes to licencing blah blah etc etc due to the country they are in
and they probably advertised right
aswell as market research, business method research
and not to mention samsung users at least in japan, england and france to my knowlage often buy accessories for their phone more so than that of a sony owner
ive found xperia owners commonly dont even buy as much accessories for their phones as HTC owners even
probably all factors combined it has made them successful at sammobile
(also a few hundred factors i didnt mention)
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well from what i know sammobile doesent have much issues when it comes to licencing blah blah etc etc due to the country they are in
and they probably advertised right
aswell as market research, business method research
and not to mention samsung users at least in japan, england and france to my knowlage often buy accessories for their phone more so than that of a sony owner
ive found xperia owners commonly dont even buy as much accessories for their phones as HTC owners even
probably all factors combined it has made them successful at sammobile
(also a few hundred factors i didnt mention)
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Ohh :/ i really hate the way that we have to look out for rom then flash it, would be so much better a site like sammobile :/ just type the device name and tada :/
shaf46 said:
Ohh :/ i really hate the way that we have to look out for rom then flash it, would be so much better a site like sammobile :/ just type the device name and tada :/
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i think sony use to do that but they leave it to XDA developer forums
here you can find all you need for a device provided by the comunity
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http://www.xperiablog.net
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Ok, theese phones are good, rooted we're able to do almost everything, but we lose DRM and other cool stuffs, so I'm not so sure if unlock my ray or not and I think many ppl are in my same situation. Do our phones really need to be unlocked? Well, maybe when any good ROM will be cooked, but now?
Motivate me please^^ and sry for my bad english
Do you enjoy your phone as it is now? Is your warranty still valid?
In my opinion you should keep it locked down, at least until a really good ROM comes out or your warranty expires.
Rooting and unlocking is mostly usefull for devices without stock gingerbread. Like x8 and x10 mini. But xperia mini is good without root. I have the mini and it is an awesome device. Keep it origional.
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As long as you don't have root, you don't own the device. Just saying.
Logseman said:
As long as you don't have root, you don't own the device. Just saying.
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right, I know... damn!!!!
My problem is far from crappy DRM but more for future updates as SE says "no updates via OTA with unlocked BL".
Does it means that with seus we'll still be able to update future fw ? In that case I'll jump on root procedure (cos I hate their "popcap games" app eating 9% of my battery stats !)
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As long as you don't have root, you don't own the device. Just saying.
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Not true at all. While you may not have access to the backend of your phone, it is still extremely customizable. Compared to something like an iPhone.
The option for root will always be avaliable to you anyhow, just because your phone isnt rooted now doesnt chaange that fact.
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SE says "no updates via OTA with unlocked BL".
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Can somebody confirm that PC updates are still ok with unlocked BL ?!
But you can,unlock-root-relock
=seus works again, and you got root. Cool huh?
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Are you really sure of that ?
'cause I tried, that you said ... and SEUS told me no available update and did not want i reinstall the fw !
zegoo said:
Are you really sure of that ?
'cause I tried, that you said ... and SEUS told me no available update and did not want i reinstall the fw !
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Its the same for me, no update i SEUS.
Hi first of all sorry for my poor english!
i have unlocked my xperia ray bootloader using the tutorial on the official sony ericson website losing my DRM data, and flashed using flash tool the official
ST18_4.0.A.2.368_GENERIC_(1248-9545).ftf file and all worked fine until i done the Firmware upgrade over the air and there my pone stopped working..
i have flashed another firmware but nothing
i cannot go even in the fast boot mode, only flash mode.
can anybody help me? pls
I dont think there is anything you can do. I read somewhere that happens when you unlock bootloader on official website and update it over the air. A hard brick i think its called.
Hope im wrong.
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Restore bootloader using s1 tool then repair with pc companion.
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Try this tool
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1126358
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katsukatsu said:
Try this tool
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1126358
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This works guaranteed
thanks a lot all fixed i was sure u guis can help me,
another question is there any way for me to turn back to official updates and using track id?
Did you even take the time to read the disclamer that Sony Ericsson has on their Developer site?
Known issues
It is currently not possible to unlock the boot loader for CDMA phones.
Some customers with unlocked boot loaders have experienced problems when they are accepting over the air upgrades (FOTA - Firmware upgrade Over The Air). For customers that have unlocked the boot loader, please do not accept any over the air upgrades. For additional information, check out the hints and tips from the community on the XDA forum.
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That answers the reason you bricked your phone.
And as it has been answered a gazillion times. NO NO NO NO. You CANNOT restore DRM or Track-ID. There are other third party apps that do the same thing.
Please note that you may void the warranty of your phone and/or any warranty from your operator if you unlock the boot loader. Sony Ericsson can then no longer guarantee the full functionality of your phone, and will not be responsible for any unsigned custom software being flashed to the phone after the boot loader is unlocked. Certain functions in your phone might cease to work, and performance might not be ideal. You might also damage your phone permanently. In the worst case, unlocking the boot loader will cause physical injuries or material damage, for example, due to the phone overheating.
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That includes but is not limited to: Official updates(especially ICS), DRM, Track-ID.
I'd recommend you did some research before unlocking your bootloader. It will save you a lot of time and stress.
no i readed all the disclaimer, fully knowing what i was doing. and the reason i have done the fota upgrade was only a stupid mistake i have pressed ok on the notification of update, becouse is similar with the market notification of updates, and i was only wandering if some genius in here was able to make the inverse process of the drm data thanks a lot for evrything.
katsukatsu said:
Try this tool
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1126358
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That worked great with my Ray.
Thank you very much.
dumraden said:
Did you even take the time to read the disclamer that Sony Ericsson has on their Developer site?
That answers the reason you bricked your phone.
And as it has been answered a gazillion times. NO NO NO NO. You CANNOT restore DRM or Track-ID. There are other third party apps that do the same thing.
That includes but is not limited to: Official updates(especially ICS), DRM, Track-ID.
I'd recommend you did some research before unlocking your bootloader. It will save you a lot of time and stress.
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Hi, I was always wondering then in such case you only shouldn't use OTA updates or does update through PC Companion would brick the phone as well? Do somebody might know the answer?
no the pc companion wont let you update, but if it dose (wich is impossible i think) it wil do same thing.. so update your phone with <flashtool only
Do you try to reflash with the stock rom??
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I have uk Xperia Ultra and tried to install pa on her last night which failed and I ended up with a soft brick which I managed to recover back to stock firmwire, I have now rerooted my phone and have full root I now understand I need to unlock my bootloader but when I do that *# thing it says I cannot unlock bootloader and flashtool also says that ? So does that mean I can never install custom rom on my phone ?????
Sonic1981 said:
I have uk Xperia Ultra and tried to install pa on her last night which failed and I ended up with a soft brick which I managed to recover back to stock firmwire, I have now rerooted my phone and have full root I now understand I need to unlock my bootloader but when I do that *# thing it says I cannot unlock bootloader and flashtool also says that ? So does that mean I can never install custom rom on my phone ?????
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Ouch.. Yes, you're right as far as i know (but things might change?). I'm like 99% sure this is the case, but i'll let somebody else that are not completely new to Sony device (like me) to answer this.
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Ouch.. Yes, you're right as far as i know (but things might change?). I'm like 99% sure this is the case, but i'll let somebody else that are not completely new to Sony device (like me) to answer this.
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Yeah I'm the same mate I've been Samsung since 2008 this is the first Sony I've had and I proper bricked it last night lol managed to get her back using Sony of companion and stock firmware but I'm devastated I can't install.paranoid android as it always been my favourite I've posted similar question in the pa thread but still.no answer
Sonic1981 said:
Yeah I'm the same mate I've been Samsung since 2008 this is the first Sony I've had and I proper bricked it last night lol managed to get her back using Sony of companion and stock firmware but I'm devastated I can't install.paranoid android as it always been my favourite I've posted similar question in the pa thread but still.no answer
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I had the same issue yesterday. It happens due to missing drivers and the like.it was on a win8 PC.I moved to win7 and was able to unlock bloader and install pa
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Sonic1981 said:
Yeah I'm the same mate I've been Samsung since 2008 this is the first Sony I've had and I proper bricked it last night lol managed to get her back using Sony of companion and stock firmware but I'm devastated I can't install.paranoid android as it always been my favourite I've posted similar question in the pa thread but still.no answer
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Well that sucks. Did you purchase your Ultra from a carrier or something?
Sonic1981 said:
I have uk Xperia Ultra and tried to install pa on her last night which failed and I ended up with a soft brick which I managed to recover back to stock firmwire, I have now rerooted my phone and have full root I now understand I need to unlock my bootloader but when I do that *# thing it says I cannot unlock bootloader and flashtool also says that ? So does that mean I can never install custom rom on my phone ?????
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as far as i know, no one has discovered an exploit yet with the Z1 or Ultra... so you can't unlocked a bootloader (with a locked device)
I'm guessing its likely to happen, as with the two devices being basically internally identical, you'll have double the chance.
I bought this device in Canada, The provider is Bell.
My bootloader is locked. And following the Sony steps.. It says it won't unlock.
In device, tap Service info > Configuration > Rooting Status. Bootloader unlock allowed says No,
All my favorite apps won't work properly without root.
If anyone figures a way to root it.. I'll give you $100.
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Unlock bootloader
Root - via cwm with supersu flashable zip
Flash totaly stock kernel
Relock
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Or flash a prerooted FTF but im too lazy to make one
(my attempt is mid finished :/)
-03
No exploits unfortionatly
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Envious_Data said:
Easy
Unlock bootloader
Root - via cwm with supersu flashable zip
Flash totaly stock kernel
Relock
It should work
Or flash a prerooted FTF but im too lazy to make one
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Read his post again. It says root a LOCKED bootloader. Your first listed step was 'Unlock bootloader'.
Uclydde said:
Read his post again. It says root a LOCKED bootloader. Your first listed step was 'Unlock bootloader'.
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Oh i missed that
I guess i better get to work on a prerooted system only FTF
Lol i dont even want that $100, just a chalange for me
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Envious_Data said:
Easy
Unlock bootloader
Root - via cwm with supersu flashable zip
Flash totaly stock kernel
Relock
It should work
Or flash a prerooted FTF but im too lazy to make one
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Sorry, I should have stated that my bootloader will not unlock. I already tried the sony steps.
exc1d1us said:
Sorry, I should have stated that my bootloader will not unlock. I already tried the sony steps.
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Well i guess ill try making a prerooted FTF
I cant live without root and its probably torture for some
For now someone may find an root exploit, if not then blerhg, FTF it is
Try keeping an eye out in development sections
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Well i guess ill try making a prerooted FTF
I cant live without root and its probably torture for some
For now someone may find an root exploit, if not then blerhg, FTF it is
Try keeping an eye out in development sections
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Thank you.. I stick by my word for the $100.. Like you said.. it's torture.
exc1d1us said:
Sorry, I should have stated that my bootloader will not unlock. I already tried the sony steps.
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Wait why won't it unlock? Does your phone say its bootloader can't be unlocked or did you just have trouble unlocking it?
Uclydde said:
Wait why won't it unlock? Does your phone say its bootloader can't be unlocked or did you just have trouble unlocking it?
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My phone says bootloader cannot be unlocked. In Canada the Z2 started as an exclusive with Bell Mobility.. the Sony store versions are unlockable though.
exc1d1us said:
I bought this device in Canada, The provider is Bell.
My bootloader is locked. And following the Sony steps.. It says it won't unlock.
In device, tap Service info > Configuration > Rooting Status. Bootloader unlock allowed says No,
All my favorite apps won't work properly without root.
If anyone figures a way to root it.. I'll give you $100.
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$100.... it's sounds good? Okay from my experience I bought my XperiaZ from Australian Telco before and it said Bootloader unlock allowed:No
but when I flashed official generic ftf using flashtool. It's said Bootloader Unlock allowed:Yes. So if you can take a risk try it(do it by your own! and don't forget to back up!)... you might try to do that. Luckly my XperiaZ2 is bootloader allowed one. Hope I have a chance to get 100bucks
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$100.... it's sounds good? Okay from my experience I bought my XperiaZ from Australian Telco before and it said Bootloader unlock allowed:No
but when I flashed official generic ftf using flashtool. It's said Bootloader Unlock allowed:Yes. So if you can take a risk try it(do it by your own! and don't forget to back up!)... you might try to do that. Luckly my XperiaZ2 is bootloader allowed one. Hope I have a chance to get 100bucks
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This is very dangrous, this depends on the contents of the FTF and i wouldent recoment this at al
Have you tried flashing the German DE generic FTF, i think it has stuff for the TA partition
This may do your job
I still dont recomend, do this at your own will if you know how to unbrick a device
Although i would try it but only because i know how to unbrick a xperia (lol this part usualy takes a while)
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Envious_Data said:
This is very dangrous, this depends on the contents of the FTF and i wouldent recoment this at al
Although i would try it but only because
Have you tried flashing the German DE generic FTF, i think it has stuff for the TA partition
This may do your job
I still dont recommend, do this at your own will if you know how to unbrick a device
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I noticed him that it must be done by his own.... But he asks us to is there are anyway to do that? so I just posted the way I did.
I am not recommending him to do that.... I just simply answered his question. Always flash ftf w/o TA and partition.
It is recommended everywhere and If once he started to searching about flash tool it is warned by everyone.
You can't back up TA partition w/o root. So I don't think there is any way to get XperiaZ2 to back to completely stock.
(Although i would try it but only because ←What does it mean? It doesn't make sense for me.)
Well, I tried to flash the stock FTF.. same version as my devices. It errored.. and I am now bricked.
You can't modify an FTF and flash it to a bootloader locked device, modifying it will break Sony's signature verification
I'm guessing there's no way to unbrick?
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You can't modify an FTF and flash it to a bootloader locked device, modifying it will break Sony's signature verification
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You can its just extremly hard and people have usualy only included a system.sin and nothing else
I used KA25s PreRooted FTF for xperia S back a while ago
(good old GB only 80mb non freeable ram)
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Well, I tried to flash the stock FTF.. same version as my devices. It errored.. and I am now bricked.
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How i unbrick my devices usualy (if they are locked bootloader)
Pt1
Unplug device totaly
Hold power
Hold volume up
Wait for it to buzz 3 times in a row
(rubber bands usualy help)
(ensure battery isnt killed from doing this (low charge)
(aka dont leave rubber bands for several hours)
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Download and install sony PC companion
Go to support
Go to repair device
Folow instructions
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You can its just extremly hard and people have usualy only included a system.sin and nothing else
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You'll need to find Sony's signing key then. Good luck with that
Aww.... We warned you.... it must be done by your own and not recommended. Try SEUS.... (Not sure if it works for yours....
Everything what you've done with flashtool will be avoid your warranty..... I think when you downloaded flashtool they warned you again....
As EnviousData warned you too.... even I did not recommended to do that.... dear....
Ok, I managed to unbrick.. back to bootloader unlock allowed: No
Still.. If you guys have any ideas how to root.. $100.
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Ok, I managed to unbrick.. back to bootloader unlock allowed: No
Still.. If you guys have any ideas how to root.. $100.
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Honestly i say keep your $$$ and wait for a exploit or root method of sorts
Me and my FTF will be a while and Z2 Development has started very slow and may be a while before anything of the sorts comes avaliable
I suggest if you realy want to root try exchanging your device for an unlocked one (or unlockable :/)
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my z3v biricked after flashed with z3 firmware.i can not enter flashmode fastboot any more.i have no setool box and have no method to solve the problem.please help me
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Your phone is done for because it was stressed hard enough that the Z3v is entirely different from the Z3. Better luck finding another one, since you can eBay for ones less than $200 now.
xnlbin said:
my z3v biricked after flashed with z3 firmware.i can not enter flashmode fastboot any more.i have no setool box and have no method to solve the problem.please help me
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use your Sony warranty if your phones in perfect shape tell them tour screen went black.. Theres an fastboot or recovery tool I saw on xda for a z1c or a z1 that guy was trying all sort of craziness and using that tool to recover it may work or not at all I havnt tried search in xda for it good luck.
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Your phone is done for because it was stressed hard enough that the Z3v is entirely different from the Z3. Better luck finding another one, since you can eBay for ones less than $200 now.
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Unfortunately, I know they different too late.thank you for your reply
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use your Sony warranty if your phones in perfect shape tell them tour screen went black.. Theres an fastboot or recovery tool I saw on xda for a z1c or a z1 that guy was trying all sort of craziness and using that tool to recover it may work or not at all I havnt tried search in xda for it good luck.
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Thank you very much for your reply, I am now in China, the warranty does not function. Tools you mentioned, I searched, only support 8974 chipset, but Z3V is 8974AC, so sad????
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is it now working????
p.shashikiran94 said:
is it now working????
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No, it's a $200 brick now.
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No, it's a $200 brick now.
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did he back up any thing? through any recovery?
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did he back up any thing? through any recovery?
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No matter what backups he did, the phone cannot restore anything if it doesn't even have the right software on it. It's a costly mistake but it's a valuable lesson to learn from.
yea im in same boat, stuck on bootloop, ughhh,even when i flash ftf file with flashtool , getting TA partison failed. plx there must be a way to fix this bootloop. hellpppp
scgelin said:
yea im in same boat, stuck on bootloop, ughhh,even when i flash ftf file with flashtool , getting TA partison failed. plx there must be a way to fix this bootloop. hellpppp
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I bootloop my phone sometimes 5 times in a day trying different stuff if ur phone boots to a boot animation its fixable. pm me
ok i just pm tigerhoods