Well ! To start with, I was already using "Honami MW HD™ V8 Ultimate" by Pandemic and my phone was working great untill i tried installing this ROM ( http://forum.xda-developers.com/xperia-u/u-development/rom-cyanogenmod-11-0-t2528466 ).I followed every instruction to every word which was:
1. Download ROM zip and GApps zip.
2. Boot into recovery.
3. Wipe data and cache and Dalvik.
4. Flash ROM zip.
5. Flash GApps zip. You must flash gapps after every upgrade to CM11 since /system is formatted, wiping your previous add-ons.
6. Reboot.
While flashing the ROM zip, i was stuck with "status 7" error. To get rid of this error i followed this link(http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2522762) which instructed me to delete the whole of "assert" module. I did what was instructed and i flashed the ROM. The ROM was succesfully installed and so did the GApps but finally while rebooting my phone got bricked.
Only the orange LED blinked whenever i pressed the power button and thats it . After loads of browsing and searching, i found out that my phone was hard bricked and it needs to be flashed .
I downloaded the ftf from this link ( http://forum.xda-developers.com/xpe...-official-ics-firmware-xperia-sola-6-t1914264 ) and i followed the following procedures:
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Download official ics ftf from development section of ur xperia
Download flashtool
Install flashtool
Go to c/flashtool/drivers
Install drivers for ur xperia
Now switch of ur phone keep it aside
Go to flashtool
Click thunder icon
Select flashmode
Select ftf
Check no final verification
Check exclude ta
Click flash\start
Now it will ask u to connect ur phone in flashmode
Press the volume down button, keep it pressed and connect to usb
Flashing will start
Let it complete
U r done wait for flashing "
I pressed the "vol up + power" until 3 continuous vibrations and then "vol down" at same time i plugged the USB cable(LED turned green), the flash process started and it was finished successfully. I unpluged my USB and i pressed the power , the phone still does'nt start/boot.
I would really appreciate for all the help that i can get to recover this phone.
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I am upgrade onICS 4.0.1.562 and I want install /AOSP-JB-URUSHI rom, but always when I need flash kernel Flykernel JellyBean 0.3, in flashtool eject that phone not rooted, but is.I have super user in phone,Bootloader is unlocked, what I do the install this custom ROM, and I can flashing kernel.
Then man who made this ROM tell me the install ROM before flashing this kernel, and in CWM eject E: Error in /sdcard/AOSP-JB-URUSHI-RELASE aborted stage 7.
What I do, please help.
And in flashtool, write the phone not rooted,but I have superuser.And i cant flash kernel,.
start the phone in fastboot mode to flash kernel
Turn off phone (make sure you have at least 50% battery) and wait 30 seconds.
Hold the 'Volume UP key' WHILE inserting the USB. --> LED turns blue = fastboot mode.
Leave the phone turned off
select fastboot in Flashtool
and then flash kernel
after flashing is done, start the phone and press "Volume down" key
enter CWM and install rom from sd card
hope in helps
The zip you downloaded might not be complete and corrupt, can ou open it and modify it on computer?
Thanks for everybody, I solve the problem.Bootloader it is not unloocked, how need.
Hi, i just installed FXP 150 on my Xperia U(ST25a, unlocked BL) and everything was fine until I restored my apps using titanium backup. After a reboot everything started to FC and I went to recovery did a wipe and rebooted. Here is the problem: In the robot animation it started to randomly freeze and it refused to boot up completely, I still can go to recovery but after several wipes and flashes I just don't know what to do.
I also used flashtool to flash stock ICS, It booted once, did a lot of FC's and died... Flashed again FXP 150 using fastboot and recovery...
Do you have any ideas about what is happening to my phone?
Wrong kernel maybe
Most probably you have not flashed the CM kernel. Extract and Flash the "boot.img" in the cm9 zip using flashtool.
To flash a kernel-
1. Turn off phone
2. Open flashtool
3. Click on thunder icon
4. Select fastboot mode
5. Once fastboot toolbar opens up, connect your phone with volume up pressed(blue LED should ight up)
6. Select "flash kernel"
7. Chose the CM boot.img and flash.
Reboot again and when the initial logo appears, keep presseing Vol UP to reach recovery and flash the CM9 ZIP again.
Hope I helped.....
PS- Make sure you have bootloader unlock
Thanks but I already did that, and as stated before I have unlocked BL. I believe that something has gone wrong with the flash...
try this .
make sure you have a way move data to your phone from recovery ( i dont know how to do this i dont have a u only a go with sd)
follow the instructions in post 2
then boot to recovery go to mounts
mount /system , /cashe
format both of them
go back to main cwm screen
advanced
wipe davik
then run fxp flash the rom zip
clear cashe
wipe davik again
reboot and just leave it for 5
Ok, this has gone from bad to pretty messed up... Now the phone won't enter flash mode or fastboot mode(no button combination works!). The only thing that works is the small notification led on top of the phone that goes red every time I charge the phone or I plug it to my PC. Any ideas?
Pull the battery out and put it back after a few secs. Load up a stock Rom on flashtool. Start flash and connect your phone by the flashmode button combination when prompted. This should start flashing
Tapatalked !
if yout try to power on the phone do you get blinking led if you do this means theres not enouh charge so give it 10 mins on charge then do a hard reboot hold (vol+ and power or vol- and power)
then try to enter fastboot or flashboot
Dear All,
I have a Sony Xperia U (European).
I used the update service to first competely update the phone to stock 4.0.4 (6.1.1.B.1.54)
Then I did the procedure to get the key and unlock the bootloader. That all worked fine.
Then I tried to do the root of the backup and restore. But I understand that doesn't work anymore.
So I found the following:
1. Flash ics 6.1.1.b.1.10 Kernel
2. Root with flashtools
3. Flash ics 6.1.1.b.1.54 Kernel
I have the drivers installed from the Flashtool folder. And the fastboot mode and flashboot drivers work in order.
After flashing the older kernel with the Flashtool the phone reboots and after that I when it boots everything become distorted and unresponsive.
I can see part of the OS and try to touch and 'something' will happen. But it doesn't seem to be normal.
The only thing I can do then is use the flashtool to relock the bootloader and then the update service to reflash back to stock again.
I have first search the whole subforum and read everything. But I can't seem to fine something about this.
Am I missing something?
The screen does go dark and awful using the older kernel. Just let it take its time to load and u can just about make out the screen to use the root tool. Although.... If you're bootloader unlocked just fastboot an auto rooting kernel
Sent from my Jellybean Xperia S
Ben36 said:
The screen does go dark and awful using the older kernel. Just let it take its time to load and u can just about make out the screen to use the root tool. Although.... If you're bootloader unlocked just fastboot an auto rooting kernel
Sent from my Jellybean Xperia S
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Ah OK. So that is supposed to be like that. Thanks for the tip, I will try an auto rooting kernel, and post my results here.
Try - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=35725772
Sent from my Jellybean Xperia S
Phone Died?
Well for some reason the phone doesn't turn on anymore.
I thought I 'overdrained' it, so I put it all night long to charge it. But this morning still the same and it won't turn on.
The small red led just right of the camera lits up when I connect the charger so he sees something but what?
Cannot get in flash or fastboot mode. However sometimes I see the phone out of itself turn on the illumination bar (green) for just a few seconds.
The phone itself does nothing. But I'm thinking of a brick, unless someone else has some ideas?
Take these steps...may help
thatrunks said:
Well for some reason the phone doesn't turn on anymore.
I thought I 'overdrained' it, so I put it all night long to charge it. But this morning still the same and it won't turn on.
The small red led just right of the camera lits up when I connect the charger so he sees something but what?
Cannot get in flash or fastboot mode. However sometimes I see the phone out of itself turn on the illumination bar (green) for just a few seconds.
The phone itself does nothing. But I'm thinking of a brick, unless someone else has some ideas?
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Try this...
1. Take out the battery and sim and leave it for minutes...then take in the sim and then battery.
2. connect the phone to a charger and wait for minimum 25 seconds and see what happenes...if some positive response you get...leave it charging as it is for some time minimum half hour.
[Before doing 3rd step download latest stock firmware 6.1.1.C.1.0 for your phone.(Please be sure for thats a stock original firmware)] - Search It-> [Stock ROM] Firmware 6.1.1.C.1.0 FTF ICS Xperia U - T-Mobile (Croatia)
3. connect your phone with the pc in flashmode and flash this firmware.
4. After flashing Restart the phone and wait for the setup and then you get then the power off button on your mobile screen, power off it.
5. Download TheBrains Recovery - Search it [Its a kernel having CWM Recovery Prerooted]
6. Now connect your phone in fastboot mode [While connecting your phone to pc press and hold Volume Up button]
7. Select a kernel to flash [Kernel that you downloaded just now]
8. After flashing unplug usb and restart your phone, when Sony logo appears and phone vibrates press Volume Up button again and again then you will come to CWM Recovery Menu.
9. Then from recovery wipe cache. and wipe dalvich cache [In advance option]
10. Now restart your phone and wait...and leave it for 5 mins.
11. Now your phone is updated and prerooted safely and smoothly... and yes ready for installing any stock based ROM or Custom ROM[which are based on latest C.1.0 firmware].
Mohitash said:
Try this...
1. Take out the battery and sim and leave it for minutes...then take in the sim and then battery.
2. connect the phone to a charger and wait for minimum 25 seconds and see what happenes...if some positive response you get...leave it charging as it is for some time minimum half hour.
[Before doing 3rd step download latest stock firmware 6.1.1.C.1.0 for your phone.(Please be sure for thats a stock original firmware)] - Search It-> [Stock ROM] Firmware 6.1.1.C.1.0 FTF ICS Xperia U - T-Mobile (Croatia)
3. connect your phone with the pc in flashmode and flash this firmware.
4. After flashing Restart the phone and wait for the setup and then you get then the power off button on your mobile screen, power off it.
5. Download TheBrains Recovery - Search it [Its a kernel having CWM Recovery Prerooted]
6. Now connect your phone in fastboot mode [While connecting your phone to pc press and hold Volume Up button]
7. Select a kernel to flash [Kernel that you downloaded just now]
8. After flashing unplug usb and restart your phone, when Sony logo appears and phone vibrates press Volume Up button again and again then you will come to CWM Recovery Menu.
9. Then from recovery wipe cache. and wipe dalvich cache [In advance option]
10. Now restart your phone and wait...and leave it for 5 mins.
11. Now your phone is updated and prerooted safely and smoothly... and yes ready for installing any stock based ROM or Custom ROM[which are based on latest C.1.0 firmware].
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Thanks for your input.
Unfortunately I cannot do step 3.
He just will not go into flashmode, tried different cables but that doesn't work. He won't go into fastboot either.
I've taken out the battery and sim for 5 days. Just to be sure . But I'm thinking it's bricked. This has never happened to me before.
I have unlocked and flashed many phones (mostly HTC's and Samsungs), but this is a first with Sony, hmm and first time a brick.
thatrunks said:
Dear All,
I have a Sony Xperia U (European).
I used the update service to first competely update the phone to stock 4.0.4 (6.1.1.B.1.54)
Then I did the procedure to get the key and unlock the bootloader. That all worked fine.
Then I tried to do the root of the backup and restore. But I understand that doesn't work anymore.
So I found the following:
1. Flash ics 6.1.1.b.1.10 Kernel
2. Root with flashtools
3. Flash ics 6.1.1.b.1.54 Kernel
I have the drivers installed from the Flashtool folder. And the fastboot mode and flashboot drivers work in order.
After flashing the older kernel with the Flashtool the phone reboots and after that I when it boots everything become distorted and unresponsive.
I can see part of the OS and try to touch and 'something' will happen. But it doesn't seem to be normal.
The only thing I can do then is use the flashtool to relock the bootloader and then the update service to reflash back to stock again.
I have first search the whole subforum and read everything. But I can't seem to fine something about this.
Am I missing something?
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I had the same problem while rooting my phone too.
Follow These:
1.Install the latest PC Companion on your computer. It auto updates if you have it installed on your computer.
2.Download the kernels 6.1.b.1.10 and 6.1.b.1.54 and Flashtool. Make sure you have usb debugging on even before you flash the kernels.
3. With the help of flashtool flash your phone on .10 kernel reboot. The launcher might turn black and become unresponsive so enable usb debugging before flashing itself.
4. Start your phone after flashing .10 and connect to your computer.
5.Start Bin4ry v17 or v18. It a cmd file developed by a dev on xda. Just search for it. Rooting via flashtool wont work. Use Bin4ry
6. Press 1 and follow the steps. after the phone finishes rooting it it'll restart and confirm it.
7. Switch off your phone and flash 54 kernel
8. Pretty sure it'll work!
Worked for me! Hope it helped
unbrick my Sony Ericsson xperia play whilst trying to update the software to android 4.1.2 I've killed my phone, I installed, ClockWorkMod Recovery 5.0.2.7 and I backed up the original ROM, I thought it all went ok but when I rebooted the phone it only goes as far as the white Sony Ericsson logo, I cannot get back into recovery mode to use the backup rom any help would be much appreciated.
Thank you
Restore To stock
Ok here's how to unbrick your play and get it to stock.
First download.
1. Flashtool - http://androxyde.github.com/index.html?1362804082000
2. ftf file for xperia play - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1589399
Now here comes the flashing part :
1.Now copy the ftf file to C:\Flashtool\firmwares
2. connect phone via usb
3. flashtool shall recognize your phone.. Hit the lightning (flash button)
4. choose the firmware your just copied to the flashtool/firmwares folder (step 1)
5.click ok
6. Unplug the USB cabel from the phone (you can leave it plugged in the PC)
7. Turn off the phone
8. Press and hold the "Back"/ "Search Button" (i'm not sure which on will work for your phone try both back and search buttons)button on the phone
9. Plug in the USB cable in the phone while holding the back/search button
10.A flashing procedure will start.
Wait till Flashtool finishes flashing
The program will prompt you to power on your phone
Turn on "Uknown scources" and "USB Debugging" (in Settings/Applications/Development)
Done!!
Hit The Thanks Button if Helped
I need help.....
I've been using the stock rom on my xperia play and randomly my Google apps stopped working (google play, Gmail etc) so i searched around and saw that people factory resetted and tried signing into google accs using youtube but none of that worked for me. So i decided to flash a custom rom onto my phone and i got CWM for my phone and downloaded CyanogenMod 9.1.0 for my phone. I used x-parts to reboot into recovery and did the standard procedure for flashing and i got error status 7. So I checked that up and saw that I had change a file into text and delete a few lines to stop this. I did that and then flashed the rom onto my phone and it got stuck so I pulled my battery out and now my phones bricked it just stays on the white sony erricson text part. I'd do the flashtool thing but my fastboot drivers just dont seem to work so it keeps aborting the flash. Please help!
worked as it should thanks very much!
I rooted my phone ( XPERIA ION ) a days back and also install CWM recovery, it was working fine.
But Something went wrong I just open a link and my phone switched off and never boot again.
even it is not booting in Recovery mode.
But it vibrates when I continously press power button and a green light appear.
Is this is the condition of hard brick or something else.
Please help what are the option available now ?
Flash Stock firmware .ftf file by using Flashtool
Pa1 said:
I rooted my phone ( XPERIA ION ) a days back and also install CWM recovery, it was working fine.
But Something went wrong I just open a link and my phone switched off and never boot again.
even it is not booting in Recovery mode.
But it vibrates when I continously press power button and a green light appear.
Is this is the condition of hard brick or something else.
Please help what are the option available now ?
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1. First Download the stock firmware from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/Sony_Xperia_ion
2. Download Flashtool from here http://www.flashtool.net/download.php for whatever platform suits you.
3. Install Flashtool and open it .
4. Connect device in Flash mode ( by pressing volume down (-) button while connecting to USB ).
5. Go to C:/Flashtool/Driver and run it.
6. Install Flashtool drivers, Fastboot drivers and (" your device ") Drivers.
7. Now copy the stock firmware (file_name.ftf ) and paste inside Firmware folder present in C:/Flashtool.
8. GO to Flashtool click on flash icon --> select your firmware .
9. At last click on Flash , it almost take 2-3 minutes.
### Unplug your device and boot it, it will definitely boot. ###:good: