I have been given a xperia st18a, but the home screen is lock whit to many patern unlock fails. I am trying to unlock it to try new roms (CM), can some help me. hard reset
I have read severeal methods to install new rom but all of them i need access to the phone, and for the moment that is imposible
thanks
jorgeg73 said:
I have been given a xperia st18a, but the home screen is lock whit to many patern unlock fails. I am trying to unlock it to try new roms (CM), can some help me. hard reset
I have read severeal methods to install new rom but all of them i need access to the phone, and for the moment that is imposible
thanks
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if you on official sony android, you can try to repair the phone via pc companion. or factory reset it with this
Whit what can I factory reset?
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jorgeg73 said:
Whit what can I factory reset?
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i said it above. & i dont know exactly if it works!
download "Sony PC companion" & try to factory reset OR "repair" OR upgrade the phone if you can WITH this software.
also you can try:
call that phone with another phone. & answer. (dont end call!!!!)
press menu button. now you can acess home drawer. go to settings & do a factory reset
Ok thanks I miss understood
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Hi Everyone,
I have a Samsung Galaxy 5 I5503. My small cousins played with it and put in the wrong pattern to unlock, now i cant even login (gmail) to unlock my phone.
I have decided to hard reset it. but pressing Vol up + Center button + Power button does nothing the download mode works.
Can some one suggest how i can workaround this?
I am even ready to flash it but can someone give me a step by step info i will be greatful.
Thank you all XDA Members
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=781149
Here you can get step by step procedur for flashing your G5.Keep in mind that touchscreen wont work if you flash the firmware of i5508.
thank you ramu.rocks4u, i saw this thread and followed it and u are rite the touch does not work. but even after the flash, the phone still asks for username and password.
I tried different ways of hard reset and factory resets but none work.....
Need help???
any solution for this problem??
deadmantfa said:
thank you ramu.rocks4u, i saw this thread and followed it and u are rite the touch does not work. but even after the flash, the phone still asks for username and password.
I tried different ways of hard reset and factory resets but none work.....
Need help???
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Do you know you username but not your password, or know neither of them?
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Hi, a friend has this same problem but we don't really want to flash it, i read that there's a way to factory reset pushing some buttons...does anybody know which buttons are? thx.
darthjp said:
Hi, a friend has this same problem but we don't really want to flash it, i read that there's a way to factory reset pushing some buttons...does anybody know which buttons are? thx.
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looking 4 d same
i heard that if you plug it into kies, you can somehow download a file that automatically factory resets your phone, probably designed for when this happens. Maybe you could try looking around on there or something? (i cant confirm it as my phones cm)
Hello I have a sonyericsson x10i, I would like to do a hard reset, I tried with the ignition key is left-right, but not reset. Google has blocked the account.
Go to settings, privacy then u should see factory reset
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Repair with SEUS, same effect.
princemarcus19 said:
Go to settings, privacy then u should see factory reset
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hello, what application where the XDA I? I can not access the phone to reset, screen is stuck on the google account.
nikaredda said:
hello, what application where the XDA I? I can not access the phone to reset, screen is stuck on the google account.
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On your PC start seus ( Sony Ericsson update service)
Then when it tells you to connect your phone in flash mode,
* pull the battery out
* connect to micro USB
* hold back button on phone
* put battery back in
Then you should be able to repair your phone
I recently bought sony xperia u. It turned out that it has multiple problems. The phone is locked to Orange but i have the unlock code. However everytime i turn off the phone, i have to enter the code again. It happens with all other settings, they are not saved after restart. There is more to it, wi-fi can't turn on. When i try to clear the internal memory, nothing happens. Even more, there are pictures and call logs, when deleted, they come back after restart. While working errors about stopped processes appear all the time, and some apps can not be opened for the same reason - errors as "stopped working".. I hope you have some suggestions for repairing my phone :crying:
atanasi4a said:
I recently bought sony xperia u. It turned out that it has multiple problems. The phone is locked to Orange but i have the unlock code. However everytime i turn off the phone, i have to enter the code again. It happens with all other settings, they are not saved after restart. There is more to it, wi-fi can't turn on. When i try to clear the internal memory, nothing happens. Even more, there are pictures and call logs, when deleted, they come back after restart. While working errors about stopped processes appear all the time, and some apps can not be opened for the same reason - errors as "stopped working".. I hope you have some suggestions for repairing my phone :crying:
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Try repairing your phone via Sony Pc Companion. Or reset your phone. and if that doesnt work. Bring your phone to the store where you buy it.
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JohnLouise said:
Try repairing your phone via Sony Pc Companion. Or reset your phone. and if that doesnt work. Bring your phone to the store where you buy it.
-sorry for bad english )
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I've tried all that you said, but it doesnt really work. Any other suggestions?
atanasi4a said:
I've tried all that you said, but it doesnt really work. Any other suggestions?
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Install CWM fir locked bootloader and reboot into recovery and fix permissions
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Root your phone, Install CWM, fix permissions (If that doesn't work just install other ROM)
satya-1998 said:
Install CWM fir locked bootloader and reboot into recovery and fix permissions
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Wiplive said:
Root your phone, Install CWM, fix permissions (If that doesn't work just install other ROM)
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But my phone rooting status is "Bootloade unlock allowed: No" ?
Please help
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Please help
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u can root ur fone with locked bootloader , guide is in the development section
Hi everyone,
i have an xperia p with stock JB on it, i never used a password for the screen lock but half an hour ago i decided to protect it with a password, so i entered it twice to set it up, after that i tried to unlock the phone and it unlocked ... After that whenever i try to unlock it and enter the password it just says sorry try again, like when you type it wrong :S
I donßt know if it is possible that i set it up wrong 2 times and the third time when it unlocked or if it is another problem :/
There is no option "Forgot password" or something to reset it, and whenever i attemt to unlock it after 5,10,15 times i just need to wait :/
I tried turning of the phone, tried also to hold volume up + unlock button till it vibrates 3 times but still the same :/
I need help here please as fast as possible, the phone is like i said on stock .400 JB with the sliding xp kernel 8.1.1, it is ROOTED and the bootloader is unlocked, thanks everyone in advance
P.S. i know i can factory reset it in CWM but that is not an option for me :/
arnes_king said:
Hi everyone,
i have an xperia p with stock JB on it, i never used a password for the screen lock but half an hour ago i decided to protect it with a password, so i entered it twice to set it up, after that i tried to unlock the phone and it unlocked ... After that whenever i try to unlock it and enter the password it just says sorry try again, like when you type it wrong :S
I donßt know if it is possible that i set it up wrong 2 times and the third time when it unlocked or if it is another problem :/
There is no option "Forgot password" or something to reset it, and whenever i attemt to unlock it after 5,10,15 times i just need to wait :/
I tried turning of the phone, tried also to hold volume up + unlock button till it vibrates 3 times but still the same :/
I need help here please as fast as possible, the phone is like i said on stock .400 JB with the sliding xp kernel 8.1.1, it is ROOTED and the bootloader is unlocked, thanks everyone in advance
P.S. i know i can factory reset it in CWM but that is not an option for me :/
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I suppose you are rooted! You could use adb and delete the lockscreen and see if it works as a temporary solution just to enter in the phone. Tell me if it worked
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Andrewasth said:
I suppose you are rooted! You could use adb and delete the lockscreen and see if it works as a temporary solution just to enter in the phone. Tell me if it worked
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Hello, yes i am rooted, but could you please explain to me how to do that? And another bad thing is that i am far away from home so i have on this laptop nothing installed :/ I wanted also to try to flash a lockscreenmod in cwm but the mount usb storage doesnt work :/
arnes_king said:
Hello, yes i am rooted, but could you please explain to me how to do that? And another bad thing is that i am far away from home so i have on this laptop nothing installed :/ I wanted also to try to flash a lockscreenmod in cwm but the mount usb storage doesnt work :/
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You need android sdk! Why mount usb? Just transfer it in sd card. That should work!
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Andrewasth said:
You need android sdk! Why mount usb? Just transfer it in sd card. That should work!
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If the phone is turned on and i connect it to the PC it comes in windows explorer but when i open it it is just blank :S Maybe it is so in android before you unlock the phone :/
ok i can install android sdk but i need the exact steps to perform what you have told me, please
Hmm! Strange! Firstly try restarting! Get battery out for 15 minutes then back in and open your phone try again to unlock! It should also fix the not showing up in explorer! If it doesn't then I will help you with adb
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Andrewasth said:
Hmm! Strange! Firstly try restarting! Get battery out for 15 minutes then back in and open your phone try again to unlock! It should also fix the not showing up in explorer! If it doesn't then I will help you with adb
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I have tried that, in the xperia p the battery can not be removed but when you hold the volume up + unlock button for some seconds it vibrates 3 times and then it is like when you remove the battery ....
and the xperia p shows up in windows explorer but when i open it it doesnßt show the storages :/ Also i donßt know why the usb mount in cwm is not working :/
After i instal the android sdk what else do i need to install? I forgot it because it is a long time since i installed it on my home PC and now that i am not home i need to install everything here on this pc...
hey everyone,
i have managed to unlock my phone
For thoose who have this problem here is what i did :
Because i couldnt transfer any files by any way on my phone (i think it is because it was locked), i went first to cwm, made a nandroid backup, then i did factory reset7wipe data and after that i could open all files and folders in windows
Then i transfered the nandroid backup to my pc, opened the file "data.ext4.tar.a" in 7zip (winrar wont work because you cant delete the files direclty), i went to the subfolder "system" deleted 2 files, i dont know now the exact names but one is something gesture.key and the other is password/something, then you need to open the MD5 file in notepad and delete all the text and save the file, after that i copied the modified backup to my phone, went into cwm did a restore and the phone works without the password lock
Nice! Glad it was fixed
Hello everyone i had a serious problem with my friend Ray (ST18i) . My friend said that his phone is freezing and restarting when playing some games, and then BOOT STUCK (not boot looping) at the SONY logo when gonna enter the system (when the screen light up) forever.
I already tried to flash stock firmware many times with build 4.1.B.1.13, 4.1.B.0.587, and 4.0.2.A.0.42 but the result is the same, i even thought that this phone is updated via OTA with unlocked bootloader so i do flash Xperia 2011 Range_FreeXperia_ALL.FTF by FXP and Xperia_Relock_bootloader.FTF . And the result is still the same. I even tried to repair via Sony PC Companion and Reflashed it via Sony Update Centre, but the result is the same.
The thing is my friend is just some average Android user that don't know and don't need to root or even unlocking his phone bootloader, so he's never did that thing. so i can't go to recovery (cause there isn't any) but luckily the phone still can go to flashmode and fastboot, and even showing battery chare image when charged in Turned Off condition.
I really need help from you guys to fix this issue, cause the other problem is, there isn't any Sony Service Centre in my city, and this phone isn't even bought with official warranty. I had some exprience with samsung, and many Xperia (Now using hTC though) but this is the first time i'm facing this kind of problem.
Thank you.
Have you tried unlocking the bootloader and flashing the stock kernel with cwm? Then i would wipe everything incl system and format the sd card (make back up to pc) so you have a complete empty phone. Afterwards try installing stock firmware.
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Jorre2220 said:
Have you tried unlocking the bootloader and flashing the stock kernel with cwm? Then i would wipe everything incl system and format the sd card (make back up to pc) so you have a complete empty phone. Afterwards try installing stock firmware.
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Thank you for your kind reply
Yeah i would like to try that too, but, correct me if i'm wrong isn't to unlock bootloader you need the IMEI code from the phone? and as i know it, to get the IMEI code you need to enter *#*#7378423#*#* or such in your phone dial and see the IMEI code there. After reading your suggestion, i come up with an idea to unlock it via someone else Ray Unlock code from SONY, is it a good idea?
When i reflashed it with flashtool, there isn't any sdcard and simcard in the phone btw.
Or maybe there's some way to do a full wipe without entering a recovery?
aluthfir said:
Hello everyone i had a serious problem with my friend Ray (ST18i) . My friend said that his phone is freezing and restarting when playing some games, and then BOOT STUCK (not boot looping) at the SONY logo when gonna enter the system (when the screen light up) forever.
I already tried to flash stock firmware many times with build 4.1.B.1.13, 4.1.B.0.587, and 4.0.2.A.0.42 but the result is the same, i even thought that this phone is updated via OTA with unlocked bootloader so i do flash Xperia 2011 Range_FreeXperia_ALL.FTF by FXP and Xperia_Relock_bootloader.FTF . And the result is still the same. I even tried to repair via Sony PC Companion and Reflashed it via Sony Update Centre, but the result is the same.
The thing is my friend is just some average Android user that don't know and don't need to root or even unlocking his phone bootloader, so he's never did that thing. so i can't go to recovery (cause there isn't any) but luckily the phone still can go to flashmode and fastboot, and even showing battery chare image when charged in Turned Off condition.
I really need help from you guys to fix this issue, cause the other problem is, there isn't any Sony Service Centre in my city, and this phone isn't even bought with official warranty. I had some exprience with samsung, and many Xperia (Now using hTC though) but this is the first time i'm facing this kind of problem.
Thank you.
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too complicated .if flashing doesn't work then nothing to do.
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and when you flash the stock rom .ftf was it successful?
prantoroy said:
too complicated .if flashing doesn't work then nothing to do.
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and when you flash the stock rom .ftf was it successful?
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Yes it was successfull like always with the final word, Flash complete and please unplug your phone. and device connected in flashmode.
I'm about to try unlocking the bootloader first (If i can't locate the IMEI, then the test point way will do) and then, flash a stock kernel with CWM and do a full wipe first.
I think it's still early to give up, because i think there's still so many way to fix this thing rather than just flashing a stock firmware.
I hope many awesome developer like Doomlord or bin4ry will at least take a look at this thread
aluthfir said:
Yes it was successfull like always with the final word, Flash complete and please unplug your phone. and device connected in flashmode.
I'm about to try unlocking the bootloader first (If i can't locate the IMEI, then the test point way will do) and then, flash a stock kernel with CWM and do a full wipe first.
I think it's still early to give up, because i think there's still so many way to fix this thing rather than just flashing a stock firmware.
I hope many awesome developer like Doomlord or bin4ry will at least take a look at this thread
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no there is nothing much fr us to do.
and if u would like them to fix it please contact them personally
I personaly suggest you to unlock your bootloader using the test point method rather than the sony method. That way you still have your original drm-keys.
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UPDATE on UBL
Hi Everyone, yesterday i tried to unlock with 2 ways, the first way is with the SONY Official method even though the phone doesn't boot, i can get the IMEI from the back of the phone, and from the BOX (which is basically the same IMEI) and got the code from SONY. but unfortunately every time i'm in the final step i got : Remote oem unlock failed. And i'm sure i'm updated and using the latest Android SDK. i even tried to do fastboot command from other laptop but the problem still there. (Tried to google it for the same questions like that but what i got is only people that had a mistake in inputting the code number) Note: I already cross checked it for many times, that now in my inbox i had 5 same codes from SONY :silly:
Next is the Test Point with s1 tools method. But like always in the final step, i got another error which is: test point qcreceivepacket can't get packet start i tried to google it again (which is always leading me to XDA cause here is always the source lol) many people answered that same questions which is because the Xperia you're trying to root got a new version 2012 and something like that.
Note: I'm pretty sure the Xperia Ray i'm unlocking is Bootloader Unlock Allowed: Yes, because when it's still alive i already checked it via *#*#7378423#*#* and 1 more thing is because i already tried to unlock an Xperia Mini Pro that is Bootloader Unlock Allowed: NO. Which is really can't be unlocked because the phone with that kind of status can't go to fastboot (always go to charging mode instead)
Maybe you can say i had a lot of experience with Android, but i'm just creating the forum account yesterday, so i'm still a NOOB here
which is why i appreciate all the help from you guys.
I'm gonna try Contacting the top Xperia developer (which is i still don't know how) ASAP
EDIT: Just read someone questions on Q/A General chat thread. That the reason i'm failed is because i haven't rooted my phone? Is it true to unlock you need to have a root access first? cause in my other Xperia (Active, Sola) i always root first before unlocking so i don't know if unlocking first will do.