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Hi Guys,
I've been reading how to unlock my ICS Sola but so far I have not been able to do it. I tried to post my question in the development forum but I am new here so I could not post there. I am following this thread by B4nary: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1886460&page=73
I've already unlocked the bootloader without trouble.
But I can not root the phone
This is what I do. I enable USB debugging, I start the script and then I select Normal. (i tried the special setting without success either)
It tells me to connect my phone via USB, so I do it. It displays that the daemon is not running. Then it displays that the deamon in starting on port 5037.And then it displays that the daemon has started successfully.
And that's it. It never displays anything else. The cursos just keeps blinking no matter how long the shell runs for. Why is that ?
I use Windows 7 , I turn off AVG completely.
If it makes any difference I do not have PC companion installed on my computer.
mkoev said:
Hi Guys,
I've been reading how to unlock my ICS Sola but so far I have not been able to do it. I tried to post my question in the development forum but I am new here so I could not post there. I am following this thread by B4nary: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1886460&page=73
I've already unlocked the bootloader without trouble.
But I can not root the phone
This is what I do. I enable USB debugging, I start the script and then I select Normal. (i tried the special setting without success either)
It tells me to connect my phone via USB, so I do it. It displays that the daemon is not running. Then it displays that the deamon in starting on port 5037.And then it displays that the daemon has started successfully.
And that's it. It never displays anything else. The cursos just keeps blinking no matter how long the shell runs for. Why is that ?
I use Windows 7 , I turn off AVG completely.
If it makes any difference I do not have PC companion installed on my computer.
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Use v 9 any other versions seems not to be working or have low success rate with Sola...
Sent From Xperia Sola White (MT27i)
Rooted Stock ICS
Hit Thanks If I Helped!!
I have tried both version 9 and version 14 without success.
Well I fixed my problem
It was the lack of PC Companion. After I installed it I was able to root my Sola.
I guess I was the only weirdo who did not want to use PC Companion )
Guys, i will root my sola tomorrow, its with stock ICS. Do i need to do something else before using v9?? Or just use it and thats it?
mkoev said:
Well I fixed my problem
It was the lack of PC Companion. After I installed it I was able to root my Sola.
I guess I was the only weirdo who did not want to use PC Companion )
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Dat means drivers where not installed...
No wonder was not detecting your device lol
Sent From Xperia Sola White (MT27i)
Rooted Stock ICS
Hit Thanks If I Helped!!
soulhackereborn said:
Dat means drivers where not installed...
No wonder was not detecting your device lol
Sent From Xperia Sola White (MT27i)
Rooted Stock ICS
Hit Thanks If I Helped!!
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soulhackereborn, thanks for the info.
Prior to installing PC Companion I was able to access my phone via Windows Explorer and that is why I never thought about drivers. I should have put NOOB in the name of the topic. Sorry about that ! Once again, thanks
mkoev said:
soulhackereborn, thanks for the info.
Prior to installing PC Companion I was able to access my phone via Windows Explorer and that is why I never thought about drivers. I should have put NOOB in the name of the topic. Sorry about that ! Once again, thanks
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1. Hi, do i need to unlock bootloader first, or v9 method works on not unlocked bootloader?
2. If i root my phone, can i make official updates via SUS again? If there are any...
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mirost1 said:
1. Hi, do i need to unlock bootloader first, or v9 method works on not unlocked bootloader?
2. If i root my phone, can i make official updates via SUS again? If there are any...
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Hi,
I am not sure if the cell has to have an unlocked bootloader for the rooting tool to work. Mine was unlocked prior to that.
I have not had the chance to do any updates via SUS yet. I can not answer that question either. Sorry. PC Companion says only that I have the latest software updates and that's it. However I was able to use all PC companion apps with my rooted Sola (back up and restore, file manager, etc).
mirost1 said:
1. Hi, do i need to unlock bootloader first, or v9 method works on not unlocked bootloader?
2. If i root my phone, can i make official updates via SUS again? If there are any...
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1) No!! No need to unlock bootloader it just works fine with locked bootloader
2) yes but you wil loose root
mkoev said:
Hi,
I am not sure if the cell has to have an unlocked bootloader for the rooting tool to work. Mine was unlocked prior to that.
I have not had the chance to do any updates via SUS yet. I can not answer that question either. Sorry. PC Companion says only that I have the latest software updates and that's it. However I was able to use all PC companion apps with my rooted Sola (back up and restore, file manager, etc).
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Nope it ain't required to unlock your bootloader
First repair then update..
Sent From Xperia Sola White (MT27i)
Rooted Stock ICS
Hit Thanks If I Helped!!
I also try to root my sola. The complete Sunday i try without any success. I have downloaded the tool of Bin4ary in Version 15 and 9 and tried both of them. I am using Windows 8 in 64bit and pc companion is running on my machine. Some People told me to move the files on Desktop but this wasn´t successful, too. I have no idea what to do. When i am running the BAT as Admin and press 1 the tool told me there was no path found. Because i thougth maybe Windows 8 ist the Problem is also tried Windows 7 on another Computer. Of course i activate developer mode on my sola. And i tried both ways in mtp and msc mode.
I realy dont know what i can do to root my phone. Maybe someone has a hint for me...
Root help!
I've tried to root my Xperia Sola, with official ICS, original ROM,nothing changed. I just want to root it, without any other effects. I've tried Binary roots, v9 and v15, but didn't worked any of them. It looks like everything is okay, i have got backup&restore, i see what needed to backed up, i back up, and than the phone reboots. I think everything is okay, there are superuser, and if i want to use for example Lucky patcher, superuser asks me for permission, but after that Lucky Patcher says there are no root access. And any other root-needed program says that. I don't know what"s the problem, should i do anything else to get the root working? THX for help!
Is there anything i can do before i sent my phone to Sony center? I've try reflash my phone using SUS and Flashtool but nothing happen. This phone can still charge, but after i reflash this phone it still stuck at SONY logo. ive try both official ics and gb rom still can solve the problem.
What rom did you use, what has caused the problem, etc? Can you give us more information?
mihahn said:
What rom did you use, what has caused the problem, etc? Can you give us more information?
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i've try ics and gb stock rom. this problem happen since my friend pulling out the simcard without turning off the phone.
yuskhanzab said:
i've try ics and gb stock rom. this problem happen since my friend pulling out the simcard without turning off the phone.
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Okay that's strange. Why does pulling out the sim card prevent the phone from booting?!
mihahn said:
Okay that's strange. Why does pulling out the sim card prevent the phone from booting?!
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Im agree with you. Thats why im also confiuse about this problem.. so do u have any suggestion to repair this phone? or just sent it to sony center.
yuskhanzab said:
Im agree with you. Thats why im also confiuse about this problem.. so do u have any suggestion to repair this phone? or just sent it to sony center.
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Have you tried another sim card? Maybe sim card is damaged a little bit.
Edit: the phone should boot without sim card, so I don't know...
Sent from my Xperia Ray using xda premium
Wechy77 said:
Have you tried another sim card? Maybe sim card is damaged a little bit.
Edit: the phone should boot without sim card, so I don't know...
Sent from my Xperia Ray using xda premium
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i've try boot it with/without sim card and with another sim card still doesnt solve.
ive reflash many custom/stock rom in X8,X10 mini pro, Xperia Sola all done except this one xperia ray st18i!!
yuskhanzab said:
i've try boot it with/without sim card and with another sim card still doesnt solve.
ive reflash many custom/stock rom in X8,X10 mini pro, Xperia Sola all done except this one xperia ray st18i!!
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I am guessing that your friend pulled the sim card while the phone was plugged in, because you have to remove the battery to remove the sim card and that would power the device down. Hopefully you weren't flashing anything at that moment because he might have interrupted the flash. Try to flash again with flashtool including the baseband and make sure everything is coming from the same release of firmware. Make sure to check the flashtool log for errors and report any errors here....if everything is flashing correctly and you still get stuck see this tut for rescuing a hard bricked ray (the title is wrong, because it is for soft bricks like yours): http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1492805
I've bricked mine before, this helped a lot: (quoted from a site, I do not have the right to post external links)
You need a few files as we discuss hot to fix a bricked xperia ray :
A bricked Xperia Ray
A Computer with Windows
USB cable
S1 Tool ( credit : vikramam )
... well I guess if you google this you will fall on the site.
I had a bootloop because I didn't unlock the bootloader before flashing cm10 and ok long story but anyway this worked for me.
If not still I remember a .img file I flashed also to unbrick the phone.
If the S1 Tool do not work, I gonna look forward for the other file.
justmpm said:
I am guessing that your friend pulled the sim card while the phone was plugged in, because you have to remove the battery to remove the sim card and that would power the device down. Hopefully you weren't flashing anything at that moment because he might have interrupted the flash. Try to flash again with flashtool including the baseband and make sure everything is coming from the same release of firmware. Make sure to check the flashtool log for errors and report any errors here....if everything is flashing correctly and you still get stuck see this tut for rescuing a hard bricked ray (the title is wrong, because it is for soft bricks like yours): http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1492805
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this phone bootloader is still locked. i havent unlock this phone yet.. thats is why i still can flash using SUS. anyway thats for replying me :good:
Gabrech said:
I've bricked mine before, this helped a lot: (quoted from a site, I do not have the right to post external links)
You need a few files as we discuss hot to fix a bricked xperia ray :
A bricked Xperia Ray
A Computer with Windows
USB cable
S1 Tool ( credit : vikramam )
... well I guess if you google this you will fall on the site.
I had a bootloop because I didn't unlock the bootloader before flashing cm10 and ok long story but anyway this worked for me.
If not still I remember a .img file I flashed also to unbrick the phone.
If the S1 Tool do not work, I gonna look forward for the other file.
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i'll try to unlock the bootloader first. thank you for your reply
yuskhanzab said:
i'll try to unlock the bootloader first. thank you for your reply
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Here is a link to the method referred to by Gabrech: http://www.xperiatimes.com/2012/09/how-to-unbrick-xperia-ray-full-guide.html
Are you sure you want to unlock before you unbrick? Doesn't sound like the best idea to me.
Yeah, I'll do the same. First recover the phone, then unlock the bootloader...
From google, the link I found really helpful and saved the life of my Ray:
"quote" : [How To] Recover Bricked Sony Ericsson Xperia Phones with FlashTool from "techofweb"
(still a noob, not the right to post a link )
Hi all,
It seems my X10 mini pro is completely bricked.
Firstly I root my phone
after that I copied the xrecovery and made a restart, till then everything was rolling smoothly.
I backed up and reseted to factory settings. loaded the new update.zip and after the restart that was needed my phone briked
it's not a common brick. I can't use flashtools to recover it.
here is the problem that appears...
6/030/2013 18:30:20 - ERROR - ERR_SEVERITY="MAJOR";ERR_CLASS="SECURITY_CLASS";ERR_DYNAMIC="SIN header verification failed"
16/030/2013 18:30:20 - ERROR - Error flashing. Aborted
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phone is not responding to any command. Plus it needs to be turned off if you wanna restore the backup you saved previously...when I try to flash it, phone turns ON
I read many guides in this forum to unbrick it but didn't find anything that suits to my occasion.
If any other detail is missing from my report please ask me to add it.
Sorry for my english
Thanks in advance.
Use SEUS to restore Download from:
SEUS
Dont forget to pull of your battery for 4 seconds, for turn off your phone before connect your phone.
gnickz0r said:
Hi all,
It seems my X10 mini pro is completely bricked.
Firstly I root my phone
after that I copied the xrecovery and made a restart, till then everything was rolling smoothly.
I backed up and reseted to factory settings. loaded the new update.zip and after the restart that was needed my phone briked
it's not a common brick. I can't use flashtools to recover it.
here is the problem that appears...
phone is not responding to any command. Plus it needs to be turned off if you wanna restore the backup you saved previously...when I try to flash it, phone turns ON
I read many guides in this forum to unbrick it but didn't find anything that suits to my occasion.
If any other detail is missing from my report please ask me to add it.
Sorry for my english
Thanks in advance.
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Press home and power buttons together, it will restart the phone, then start pressing the back-button repeatedly to get back into recovery and restore your previous rom from there. (Come to think of it, following my last paragraph below, you probably don't have recovery on your phone anymore, so, as Rempty mentioned above, repairing with SEUS or PC Companion would be the start to recover your phone to a usable state,.)
The error flashtool gave you is because you didn't unlock the bootloader and didn't change the kernel on your phone. It can't flash any non-sony kernel on a locked bootloader.
What is this 'update.zip' you're talking about? Most full roms have more informational names to distinguish between different zips. An update.zip is usually only for hotfixes to ROMS already flashed, and not a complete ROM.
Thanks a lot guys. I solve my problem with SEUS.
Phone completely formated.
Love you guys
Hey guys I hve instaled xrecovery and minicm9 too on my x10 mini pro I hve wiped chache,etc nd when I reboot , it hangs on SE logo plz help me
SE logo?? You forgot to install nAa kernel, do you unlock bootloader??, remember that minicm9 is not for stock kernel.
Sorry for my bad english
Sent from my iPhone6 using xda business
W'll when I try to unlock the bootloader it gives error can u plz help me
william chauhan said:
W'll when I try to unlock the bootloader it gives error can u plz help me
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use flash tool to unlock ur bootloader
make sure ur fone is rooted
Sent from my U20i using xda premium
I'm already using flashtool bt it's nt working
william chauhan said:
I'm already using flashtool bt it's nt working
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What's your phone's build date? Ex.11w37(written on the stick placed on the back )
Sent From My BEAST , I mean X8
My build no. Is 2.1.1.A.0.6
Plzz help me..
Plz help me.. I try to unlock the boot loader .. and the phone bricked !!!! what am i going to do??
i try the PC COMPANION but my phone did not detect it..
this is what i did to bring back life to my x10 mp.
Switch phone completely off then if not already running start pc companion. then this step really got to me because of the phone constantly restarting, to get pc companion to detect the phone, i pressed and held the back key down and connected the usb cable just like flashing a new kernel. pc companion then detected the phone as x10. doesnt matter. then start the update and you must do the same thing again to force update service to detect the phone and to give the option to repair. then once thats done follow the prompts through update service, it will then ask you what phone you have, choose x10 mini pro and update.its a long process but be patient and your phone will work again.
Hey guys I used the flashtool to unlock the bootloader and I also followed the steps too but problem is when the phone was rebooted it didnt read the sim card now what should I do ? Please help
thas911 said:
this is what i did to bring back life to my x10 mp.
Switch phone completely off then if not already running start pc companion. then this step really got to me because of the phone constantly restarting, to get pc companion to detect the phone, i pressed and held the back key down and connected the usb cable just like flashing a new kernel. pc companion then detected the phone as x10. doesnt matter. then start the update and you must do the same thing again to force update service to detect the phone and to give the option to repair. then once thats done follow the prompts through update service, it will then ask you what phone you have, choose x10 mini pro and update.its a long process but be patient and your phone will work again.
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my phone is in HARD BRICKED.. my phone is dead the phone didnt charge and totally dead.. what should i do?? help me??
i also have a hard bricked,even when i put it to charge the phone its not blink the led
help
Hello guys,
I am on a trip to the UK. During the flight the phone was working fine. Turned it off during the landing and tried to turn it on when the plane landed. But it won't turn on. It's stuck on the Sony logo. The phone was rooted with locked bootloader. I managed to get into the CWM and backup and even made a fresh install of the ROM (zelly cream) I could use the aroma installer, the touchscreen wouldn't work though. PC companion recognises the phone, says there no update. I used flashtool several times. Everything installs correctly but still stuck on sony logo. Please help me. I am stuck with no phone on my trip.
Re: Ray stuck on Sony Logo.. Please help I am in a trip abroad!
was your bootloader Unlocked when you connected to PC Companion?
predatOr said:
was your bootloader Unlocked when you connected to PC Companion?
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No. It was locked.
Re: Ray stuck on Sony Logo.. Please help I am in a trip abroad!
Use sony update tool not compagnon
sony xperia ray
ics 4.0.4 rooted
stock rom
matgras said:
Use sony update tool not compagnon
sony xperia ray
ics 4.0.4 rooted
stock rom
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I tried. Says there's no update. I even flashed to the older GB firmwares but still says there's no updates.
Re: Ray stuck on Sony Logo.. Please help I am in a trip abroad!
Looks like a legit hard brick
sony xperia ray
ics 4.0.4 rooted
stock rom
It looks like a hardbrick, but if you're still under warranty then flash a stock firmware and send it to sony service center. Should be fine with locked bootloader
mihahn said:
It looks like a hardbrick, but if you're still under warranty then flash a stock firmware and send it to sony service center. Should be fine with locked bootloader
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The phone's out of warranty.
I went to a shop that repairs phones, they sent it back in 3 days saying it can't be fixed. Now what? I have an expensive paperweight? It's not heavy enough for that either.
weird,I got stuck in sony logo more than 10 times.and repair it with flashtool did you follow the guide correctly?
Sent from my ST18i using xda premium
Only solution I found
I had almost a similar problem. I had installed the same rom to my xperia ray and tried to update it with different selections in aroma installer. The result was the phone stuck at the sony logo.
I tried PC companion and it recognised a sony phone but not a ray.
I tried seus, this detected correctly xperia ray, but it replied that there is no update for my phone.
I tried flashtool but it could not recognize my phone and any way I didn't have any thing to flash my ray. (I installed the drivers from the subdirectory)
So I tryied something I've used a year ago: Wotan server. I paid about $2 to get a license and after executing the steps of the tool, I finally had my phone back.
I know that I'm not an expert on the field, and maybe there are other free of charge ways to do the work, but this worked for my phone and this was the second time.
PS. After the procedure I updated my phone using SEUS and this time I kept the stock ICS files and converted them to ftf files
I think the internal memory chip is faulty or something. Or it wouldn't even boot in the first place?
Flashing a stock kernel with flashtool usually does the job for men when that happens...
negus40 said:
Flashing a stock kernel with flashtool usually does the job for men when that happens...
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flash any firmware via Flashtol
firmware here : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1627627
Flashtool here : http://androxyde.github.io/index.html?1365876195000
_ziant_ said:
flash any firmware via Flashtol
firmware here : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1627627
Flashtool here : http://androxyde.github.io/index.html?1365876195000
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Thanks. Did this a hundred times. Still not working It may be a hardware problem
Guys please help me
Guys please help me. I rooted, unlocked bootloaders and unbricked android phones many times before but I just don't know what to do now. I tried flashing with flashtool 10000 times, everything goes ok but the phone won't go past the sony logo. I tried removing the battery for days. I tried charging for days. I even tried unlocking the bootloader and installing custom kernels. No luck. SEUS said there's no update even though I flashed an old firmware and after unloacking the BL says the phone has modified firmware that cannot be modified , EMMA says no available services. The only thing I didn't try is the test points method but why would I?
Anyone has any idea what's going on? I don't have the money for another phone right now
Anyone??
neofyt05 said:
Guys please help me. I rooted, unlocked bootloaders and unbricked android phones many times before but I just don't know what to do now. I tried flashing with flashtool 10000 times, everything goes ok but the phone won't go past the sony logo. I tried removing the battery for days. I tried charging for days. I even tried unlocking the bootloader and installing custom kernels. No luck. SEUS said there's no update even though I flashed an old firmware and after unloacking the BL says the phone has modified firmware that cannot be modified , EMMA says no available services. The only thing I didn't try is the test points method but why would I?
Anyone has any idea what's going on? I don't have the money for another phone right now
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What did you do before? Did you flash anything or what happend?
same with me, stucked. ><
Kiraichi said:
same with me, stucked. ><
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Then read through the thread or Google. There is enough information on how to restore your Phone in this thread alone, never mind the rest of the forum or numerous threads that have been started in the last few months.
Sent from Myushi
mihahn said:
What did you do before? Did you flash anything or what happend?
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The phone was rooted with a custom ROM (Zelly Cream 2.0). The rom was flashed weeks before that happened. I was on the plane playing games on the phone. Turned it off for landing. Tried turning it on after the plane landed and it was stuck on the sony logo. I could get into the CWM and used the Aroma installer using the keys as the touchscreen would not work.
Okay, I installed CM9 ShockGenMOD on my Xperia U and it worked flawlessly. Later I saw this thread in APPS section "http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2340073" and installed it using CWM on my phone, my bad it said JB only
Now my phone isn't proceeding ahead ShockGen logo after the installation. Xperia U did not have removable SD card so I can't even add NEW rom from PC to start from scratch.
What do I do? How do I fix it? Please help!!!
Regards
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Okay, I installed CM9 ShockGenMOD on my Xperia U and it worked flawlessly. Later I saw this thread in APPS section "http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2340073" and installed it using CWM on my phone, my bad it said JB only
Now my phone isn't proceeding ahead ShockGen logo after the installation. Xperia U did not have removable SD card so I can't even add NEW rom from PC to start from scratch.
What do I do? How do I fix it? Please help!!!
Regards
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use Sony PC companion to repair it..and then install CM9
yeah88 said:
use Sony PC companion to repair it..and then install CM9
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How am I suppose to connect my phone to PC companion, when I can't start my phone.
Please can you reply in detail?
Anyone??? PLEASE @AD9295 you might help!!
KING STING3R said:
Anyone??? PLEASE @AD9295 you might help!!
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Have you used PC Comapanion before?
If you have you can repair the phone without connecting the phone.
Click start under support zone, click start under phone tablet software update, click repair in the window that says can't find phone / tablet,, PCC wil start downloading files and will ask you to connect in flash mode.
The phone must be turned off before connectinmg in flash mode.
ChikeD said:
Have you used PC Comapanion before?
If you have you can repair the phone without connecting the phone.
Click start under support zone, click start under phone tablet software update, click repair in the window that says can't find phone / tablet,, PCC wil start downloading files and will ask you to connect in flash mode.
The phone must be turned off before connectinmg in flash mode.
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Thanks for replying Lemme try and get back to you!
ChikeD said:
Have you used PC Comapanion before?
If you have you can repair the phone without connecting the phone.
Click start under support zone, click start under phone tablet software update, click repair in the window that says can't find phone / tablet,, PCC wil start downloading files and will ask you to connect in flash mode.
The phone must be turned off before connectinmg in flash mode.
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Okay I tried as you said! But no when I connect it to PC PCC says no software available for your phone! WHAT TO DO? anyother suggestions PLEASE HELP
KING STING3R said:
Okay I tried as you said! But no when I connect it to PC PCC says no software available for your phone! WHAT TO DO? anyother suggestions PLEASE HELP
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That is after you choose repair?
You will need to downalod and install flashtool install the drivers that come with it and find and download the right formware for your phone.
Download stock ftf and use flashtool to flash ftf look on here for how to use flash tool . Will solve all your problems
Sent from my Xperia U using xda app-developers app
Thank you very much guys! Flash tool worked THANKS
sorry for my late reply.
I will suggest that you should always have a backup in case of incidents like these.. this is a development site.
Accidents happen while developing.
Flashtool is always the best way to recover your phone and always have nandroid backup when you install a new mod.
Because when you flash to stock you lose your data but restoring nandroid backup using custom kernel solves the problem!
Hope i helped.
Thanks everyone my prob is solved! I did flashed it
Sent from my Xperia U using Tapatalk 4