Sola in boot loop. Cannot use PC companion.
Hi,
My Xperia Sola (MT27i) is in boot loop. I cannot use PC companion to update/repair because the device won't start.
When I try to use flashtool I get the error, "ERROR - Drivers need to be installed for connected device." and "ERROR - You can find them in the drivers folder of Flashtool". I have tried installing the drivers from drivers folder but that didn't help me.
Is there any other way I can boot/flash my device?
Additional Info:
- Device has a unlocked bootloader.
- Have flashed it around 6months back with some rom (I don't remember) which was working fine till yesterday.
Tried flashtool again now with 64 bit version and it worked.
Related
All drivers are OK, FT 0.3.0.0 says only x10 and mini Pro
Pls HELP!
Had similar problem with my SK17i not being an option. I just selected one at random and didnt have any trouble.
My advice: hit sk17i and see what happens
You need to install the drivers for flashmode first; SEMCsomething should pop up in windows when you try to connect the phone in flashmode. Pc companion only installs ADB drivers, u need the SEMCsomething drivers installed too or else you wont be able to flah. I had this issue too, drivers can be found on sony ericsson bootloader unlock site and here on xda
problem solved
My X10 gets as far as the Sony Ericsson logo but my computer wont recognize it. SEUS or flashtool wont recognize it either though it appeares I can get it into flashmode,like the green LED comes on and stays on. I have installed and reinstalled drivers multiple times and I have flashed stuff with flashtool before so I kind of know what I'm doing at least. Any Suggestions would be great.
tonyreimer said:
My X10 gets as far as the Sony Ericsson logo but my computer wont recognize it. SEUS or flashtool wont recognize it either though it appeares I can get it into flashmode,like the green LED comes on and stays on. I have installed and reinstalled drivers multiple times and I have flashed stuff with flashtool before so I kind of know what I'm doing at least. Any Suggestions would be great.
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Try this :
1-Install Sony PC Companion
3-Download flashtool 9.0.0 and not the latest version (because the latest one doesn't work for the X10 I think)
4-Install the drivers located in flashtool's installation directory for ex : C:\Flashtool\drivers
4-Connect your phone in flash mode (plug the usb while holding the back button) and wait for the drivers to install
Just go back to stock 2.3.3 ROM, search for it on the forum, download it and then flash it using Flashtool.
you only need the drivers you have with pccompanion. latest flashtool works for me. search for "dixperia 7 avenger", there youll find stock 2.3.3 kernel. flash it with flashtool and retry to connect to seus.
Greets
Sent from my Xperia X10 using xda app-developers app
Hello everyone,
Yesterday I have bricked my Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo (MT15i, Stock ICS .431 kernel). I was ready to install a custom ROM from CWM, I wiped the battery status, I made a factory reset, then I tried to install the ROM from SD card, but the ROM wasn't there because I am dumb and I forgot to put it in SD. So I restarted my phone and discovered that my phone was bricked.
It freeze at Sony logo (it doesn't make a bootloop) and I can't enter in CWM. It was not the first time when I bricked my phone, so I knew that I have to reflash the original kernel. I opened FlashTool but it says it needs the drivers installed, so I installed them from Flashtool/drivers folder but I get the same message. I tried to install also the adb drivers and the drivers from Sony's site but nothing changes.
The problem is that I can't use flashtool.
Some aditional informations:
- my phone was rooted ;
- my phone had the bootloader unlocked ;
- my phone was running the Stock Android ICS firmware (.431) ;
- my phone was rooted and bootloader-unlocked from the same PC, but a different OS ;
- the adb drivers were not installed on my current PC (I have reinstalled Windows so I don't have the drivers installed) ;
Is there any solution for me to unbrick my Xperia Neo?
I couldn't find any way to unbrick it.
I put some screenshots to see what I see.
Since you have unlocked bootloader you can flash a kernel so that you will get cwm back... From there install rom you wanted...
Or try using flashtool from a different computer...
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R: [Q] I can't use Flashtool to unbrick my Xperia Neo
If you have done what you have writtten it should be not bricked, just phone cannot load system because you have erased it with factory reset.
So now if you have bl unlocked the fastesr way is to get a kernel with cwm inside to install a rom compatible with that kernel (try suave v6 or lupus or night elf for ICS). To flash kernel you have to get fastboot drivers then use flashtool or command line.
The other way is to flash a whole stock firmware with flashtool in flash mode, then do what you want.
The flashtool problem seems to be missing drivers, so my hints are:
-try to change usb port
-try to change usb cable
-try to reinstall flashtool flashing drivers (you should find it into flashtool folders, if you can't then search over the internet)
-try to reinstall fastboot drivers (when you have drivers you need to disable windows driver signature check to install it, search the internet how).
Are you trying to flash a firmware connecting phone in fastboot mode (blue light)? If so you are wrong, to flash a firmware you need to enter in flash mode (green light). I'm saying this because I see S1tool driver in windows and that is shown (as I know) when you connect phone in fastboot mode.
If this is not working I don't know how to help you.
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Solved!
Bertellio said:
The flashtool problem seems to be missing drivers, so my hints are:
-try to change usb port
-try to change usb cable
-try to reinstall flashtool flashing drivers (you should find it into flashtool folders, if you can't then search over the internet)
-try to reinstall fastboot drivers (when you have drivers you need to disable windows driver signature check to install it, search the internet how).
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Thanks man, I really really wouldn't understand how to fix my phone without your help
Here is what I did and what happened:
1) I installed the following drivers from Flashtool/drivers/Flashtool-drivers.exe
- Sony Ericsson Xperia arc, neo etc. ;
- Flashmode Drivers ;
- Fastboot Drivers ;
2) I chose "MT15_4.1.B.0.431_Global.ftf", the stock ICS kernel from Sony ;
Connected in flashmode (GREEN LED) ;
Windows updated automatically S1Fastboot ;
Flashing failed!
3) Chose "MT15_4.1.B.0.431_Global.ftf" (the same kernel) ;
Connected in flashmode (GREEN LED) ;
Flashing succeeded!
4) Boot up - finaly see the XPERIA logo.
I solved it in 10-15 minutes, the first boot took like 3 minutes. So simple!
The flashmode and fastboot drivers were missing.
I lost my root and I have relocked my bootloader during this but it's not a big deal, I can anytime get them back. Also I had a ROM backup in SD card, made with CWM, so I can get them back.
Hope someone with the same problem will see!
Thanks again Bertellio!
Recently, i tried unlocking bootloader for my xperia sola 6.1.1.b.1.54 and i had a big problem which i saw many users had i.e. installing the fastboot drivers. I tried everything, from trying to install the drivers from device manager to flashtool but everytime my sola got disconnected n plugged into charging. i simply run the Flashtool-drivers.exe in the flashtool dir, checked xperia sola, flashmode drivers, fastboot drivers and ignored all the prompts and copied 'android_winusb.inf' from 'usb_driver' to "C:\Users\USER\AppData\Local\Temp\fastboot" and BAM !! It worked
You can get the usb_driver and flashboot files just pm
hope this helps
Xperia MINI ST15i
I have exhausted every method I can find. Fastboot seems to be broken. Fastboot and Flashtool both do not detect the device when it shows BlueLED(fastboot). PC Companion doesn't detect at all.
Flash Mode seems to be working. It seemed like it was flashing, progress bar and everything. When it was done it said for FLASHTOOL, the phone has to have usb debugging and unknown sources checked. Being that I am bricked, there is no proper system installed .
In FLASHTOOL & EMMA unlock bootloader doesn't work. I got the code for it to do in FASTBOOT or keypad but neither are accessible.
I believe I flashed a recovery for the wrong xperia model =/
Are there any other potential solutions?