Hello brickers and others.
Maybe i found THE solution for a hard bricked M4.
I was messing up my phone after flashing roms over each other and wiping several things several times.
So i hard bricked my phone i think because this is what the phone did :
In the first period the phone was starting but shows only the Sony logo for about 30 seconds and then the phone restarted automatically, and so on. That means i was in a boot loop.
I didn't came in to TWRP recovery mode. That did not working anymore
Pressing volume down button and connect to pc for Flashmode did not working too. I came into Flashmode and my pc whas finding the M4 but after 20 seconds or so the phone was rebooting by himself. Thus Flashmode was unuseable.
The volume up button for Fastboot mode was working very well.
Only, my point is i can't flash a firmware via Fastboot. I don't have enough experience that way, if it is possible at all. I don't know.
Okay, i was stuck at that point.
After flashing as a dumbass some kernels via Fastboot mode i came in the second period, a hard brick i think.
The only thing what my phone did now was going on for a few seconds (showing Sony logo) after a long press on the power button, and then it turns off.
TWRP recovery was also that time not working.
My phone was not showing the led when he turns on that few seconds.. I didn't came in Fastboot or Flash mode anymore (no led showing up). Nothing was working anymore except that the phone turns on for a few seconds after a long press on the power button.
THE SOLUTION
I hope for every M4 users i found the solution for this brick. I don't know if it is mentioned yet somewhere. I didn't find it. It feels like a secret combination but it worked for my M4 E2303.
"Press the volume up & volume down button at the same time and keep it pressed. Then press the power button and keep all these 3 buttons pressed, LONG pressed, TILL the following vibrating code has COMPLETED!!!"
Code: rrrrr rrr rrr rrr
Now you can release the buttons and Fastboot & Flash mode should work fine now. You can use Flashtool now to flash a STOCK firmware (tft file) via Flashmode.
After completing your phone is repaired.
Succes.
Greetz Yur.
Anonymous01111289 said:
Hello brickers and others.
Maybe i found THE solution for a hard bricked M4.
I was messing up my phone after flashing roms over each other and wiping several things several times.
So i hard bricked my phone i think because this is what the phone did :
In the first period the phone was starting but shows only the Sony logo for about 30 seconds and then the phone restarted automatically, and so on. That means i was in a boot loop.
I didn't came in to TWRP recovery mode. That did not working anymore
Pressing volume down button and connect to pc for Flashmode did not working too. I came into Flashmode and my pc whas finding the M4 but after 20 seconds or so the phone was rebooting by himself. Thus Flashmode was unuseable.
The volume up button for Fastboot mode was working very well.
Only, my point is i can't flash a firmware via Fastboot. I don't have enough experience that way, if it is possible at all. I don't know.
Okay, i was stuck at that point.
After flashing as a dumbass some kernels via Fastboot mode i came in the second period, a hard brick i think.
The only thing what my phone did now was going on for a few seconds (showing Sony logo) after a long press on the power button, and then it turns off.
TWRP recovery was also that time not working.
My phone was not showing the led when he turns on that few seconds.. I didn't came in Fastboot or Flash mode anymore (no led showing up). Nothing was working anymore except that the phone turns on for a few seconds after a long press on the power button.
THE SOLUTION
I hope for every M4 users i found the solution for this brick. I don't know if it is mentioned yet somewhere. I didn't find it. It feels like a secret combination but it worked for my M4 E2303.
"Press the volume up & volume down button at the same time and keep it pressed. Then press the power button and keep all these 3 buttons pressed, LONG pressed, TILL the following vibrating code has COMPLETED!!!"
Code: rrrrr rrr rrr rrr
Now you can release the buttons and Fastboot & Flash mode should work fine now. You can use Flashtool now to flash a STOCK firmware (tft file) via Flashmode.
After completing your phone is repaired.
Succes.
Greetz Yur.
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Hello there Sir, a very big THANK YOU for this..I tried this for my cousins xperia m4 aqua and its working..I have successfully flash stock rom again in his phone..thanks for sharing again.. :highfive::good:
Thanks for replying that it have worked for you.
i'm not found code vibrator : rrrrr rrr rrr rrr, but i'm found code vibrator : rrrrrrrrrrrrrr. why i'm can't found it
Well,what you did was just shutting down the phone. I think your flashmode didnt worked because you hadnt the divers installed
MY issue is same but different as i can go into recovery and flash mode too i flashed the stock firmware also but its booted once properly but no wifi and nothing and all of sudden its restart automatucally and stuck there at sony logo rebooted again and then sony logo.... i think mine is bricked permanently
Mine doesnt even vibrates... Any clue?
Hyoni said:
Mine doesnt even vibrates... Any clue?
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same here
Mine vibrates, once and then thrice and all that stuff, but flashtool isn't working anyway. Any solution?
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I've tried to install Cyanogenmod 9 on my Xperia Sola, I've unlocked bootloader official way, flashed kernel from this forum specialy made for sola (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=28957468&postcount=412 This One), then boot.img of cyanogenmod 9 (FXP203) and...
When I want to do anything with phone, it just flashes my red led. I mean, that led is still on, when I press Power it just turn off. And when I try to connect my phone in fastboot mode, It don't react at all. Can I already throw it away through window?
I put it under a charger to see if it's just off energy, but i've noticed, that after a while, red led just turns off and that's all.
My god, help me or I'll be back on Nokia 3310
You've used the S kernel, not the Sola.
Download the FXP for Sola (Pepper) here;
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1876929
Flash boot.img via fastboot. To get in, hold vol up + power. Wait for 3 vibrations.
Hold vol up. Then jam the USB cable in. You should be in fastboot.
Alternatively, flash the stock sola ftf via flashboot.
Problem is, my phone does not react, it does not vibrate, just that red led is on or off. Nothing else. I've tried all of those combinations. I can't get to fastboot mode or anything else.
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Problem is, my phone does not react, it does not vibrate, just that red led is on or off. Nothing else. I've tried all of those combinations. I can't get to fastboot mode or anything else.
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Happened to me (I use Xperia GO). What I did is (as mentioned above) - Hold the power button and Volume Up button for sometime (it vibrates once after a few seconds, do not leave the buttons - continue to do so and after a few more seconds until 3 vibrations) and then the phone switches off. Now, hold the Volume Up button and plug in the USB cable - you'd be able to get in the fastboot mode. Flash a stock kernal and that should help.
If your phone is completely down (no charge at all), then above won't help. Plugin the charger and and wait for a few mins (before the red light goes off - you should now have a good knowledge on when the light goes off!) and try then try the above step. Once the 3 vibration comes, remove the charger and go ahead with the flash mode.
Hope this helps!
Thanks,
B.
Edit: By the way, I had my SIM Card and Memory card inserted in the phone when the phone was completely down without any charge. I don't know how, but it makes a difference with you try so (atleast in my case) with them.
If it does not vibrate, then it's a hard brick =\ You need the phone to be at least partially responsive to get into fastboot/flashboot.
Keep holding down. It should vibrate after 25 seconds or so.
Otherwise, you have to bring it to Sony and tell them their phone died on you.
Right now It dosen't even blink with Led. It's totaly down. I cant lock fbootloader, so I'm doomned. Hope that won't cost much...
Install Sony Update Service (SUS) and try to recover your phone from there.
Last shot here, but here's to hoping that the PC at least detects your phone.
Otherwise.... Yeah =\
If you unlocked your bootloader Pc companion will be useless for you cause it will not detect your phone,.,,
i think other way is to flash the stock ftf for you device using flashtool.... that wuld be the best shot for you...
please respond if this fix your problem
No, SUS will detect, but will refuse to flash. It will say "Phone has been modified".
Need to see whether it's a hard brick. If even SUS does not recognise, then bring it to Sony =\
None of the above works. It's just dead and sometimes flashes red light. PC Companion says that there's no phone connected. Hope I will be able to gain a varranty or I'll be on Nokia 3310. But I'm not verry cheerful about that...
Flashtool does not react when I plug in my phone in fastboot or flash.
Hey bro,
Its highly unlikely for hardbrick to happen to Sony phones by flashing a differnt Kernel when Flashtool is there Pretty sure that it ought to work, follow the steps below (Note that the order of usb cable connection is the most important thing as doing it wrong will not allow Flashtool to connect to the phone when its bricked ! )
First, try plugging it in to charger for a while to ensure that there's some charge. Follow up with the Vol and power Button to make sure its turned off. Then after that follow this procedure *exactly*
1) Prepare Flashtool and select the FTF. (Flashmode )
2) When flashtool asks yo to connect the phone, connect the USB cable to PC
3) Then, holding down ONLY the Vol Down button (No Power button, Note that ) connect the phone to the USB cable and in a few seconds, Flashtool will start flashing
I know you tried many variations but missing out on one or the other detail during your previous tries might have caused the lack of success Just try it and let us know what happens
Best of luck and hope you dont have to go to Nokia World !
Cheers
Nope, it's still not working. It just dosent detect phone. I'm pluging in, holding only volume key and I'm waiting 5 minutes - nothing happend.
Nokia 5530 for now, but come one...
Hi,
I am currently having the same problem (I have bricked my sola by flashing with fxp boot.img). After digging the internet I found out that you can start fastboot by:
1. holding all 3 buttons (power on, volume +, volume -)
2. the phone will vibrate
3. the phone will vibrate 3 times
4. release the buttons
5. hold the volume + button and plug in the cable
6. you should be in fastboot now (blue light on)
If fastboot does not work then do 1-4 3x. Good luck! Hopefully we will unbrick our phones
Br,
Wermesz
wermesz said:
Hi,
I am currently having the same problem (I have bricked my sola by flashing with fxp boot.img). After digging the internet I found out that you can start fastboot by:
1. holding all 3 buttons (power on, volume +, volume -)
2. the phone will vibrate
3. the phone will vibrate 3 times
4. release the buttons
5. hold the volume + button and plug in the cable
6. you should be in fastboot now (blue light on)
If fastboot does not work then do 1-4 3x. Good luck! Hopefully we will unbrick our phones
Br,
Wermesz
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Lol things u get on the internet!!!
First there is no such key combination to start fastboot k so just dun break ur buttons in an attempt to start it ...
Steps 1,2&3 are steps to get ur device force restart and force shutdown and let me tell you one thing
step 1 is wrong it power button and volume + button. That's it first the phone will vibrate once for force restart and if u keep pressing it will bypass over to force shutdown which is indicated by 3 vibrations..
Sent from my Xperia Sola using xda premium
could work
I have a Xperia U and triying to port JB to it I briked two or three times.
I hold power botom and it vibrate and doesnt happen anything ok.?¿
The possible solution could be this(for my works)
Charge the phone like 1 hour for my doesnt charge with the animation but its for security.
With the nest steps you are going to lose all CWM and tweaks and apks but personal data still there.
You have two options:
Flash a new rom with flashtool, but when you pluged with volum - you hold it for allmost all process becose for my i conect to PC and its goes quikly so i cant do annything.
If the phone is not recognised by Flashtool:
You have to repair it with PC Companion or Bridge for Mac, and also the same hold volum - almost all process.
For my it works, tell my if for you works:cyclops::cyclops::cyclops:
Hi,
it worked !
after doing the steps I have posted earlier I managed to flash my xperia sola with the right boot.img (the one from fxp pepper) and install fxp via CWM. Should work for you too.
One tip: you have to remove the assert from fxp installation script.
Br,
Wermesz
@op, your battery is dead and isn't accepting any external charge. Try replacing your battery with a charged one. That is if sola supports user replaceable batteries.
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Sorry, i'm new here, i've downloaded roms and some other stuff here, but now i have a serious problem. I had this GoogleBeAnZP rom on my phone (i had root, unlocked bootloader and CWM) and it was fine!!! actually it was running smooth, but i wanted to try another rom, i tried to instal a JB custom rom that i saw over the internet, so i entered the recovery mode and installed this rom with aroma installer. it said that everything was installed, and that it was going to reboot, so i waited, and NOTHING HAPPEND!!! now, i try to enter flashmode to instal the rom from flashtool and i can't even enter flash mode. my cellphone is really dead, all it does is turn a red light when i connect it. once it turned on the green light like when it enters flash mode but not anymore. I've hold the down button before connecting it, like a hundred times, trying to reboot the phone pressing the up volume button and the power button at the same time but its dead. it keeps showing the red LED indicator but not starting. i've been reading hundreds of posts but no cellphone does what mine does. i tried SEUS, flashtool but both require flashmode and I simply can't enter!!
All i get is this red light from the LED but no response in my phone. the screen doesn't blink neither vibrates
HEEELLLLP!!!!!
Hello guys.
Hoping on your truly support. Have the problem, which cannot solve by myself.
Was trying to flash boot.img from CWM recovery 6.0.3.0 via fastboot. It flashes succesfully, but after rebooting the tablet it doesnt show any signs of life. Was trying EMMA for solving , Flashtool to change kernel, but when plug it through usb, it haven't launched and PC don't recognize any device connected. When i press Vol+ Vol- Power at the same time LED lights with white 3 times and that all.
Was using rooted Lollipop 5.1.1 with unlocked bootloader.
Is there any possibility to reanimate it or its finished totally.
Regards.
Edit.
Many thnx 2 Alok Bajaj for his solution:
Here's what you can do..
Press and hold the Power button and the Volume Up button for ten seconds until you see a white light flashing three times. While doing this somewhere around in 5 seconds you'll see white led flashing once, but keep on pressing those buttons till it flashes next three times.
After that your tablet will be turned Off.
You can put your device in flash mode and flash a new ROM from Xperia flash tool.
If you get the error "Unknown sources and USB debugging must me enable for flash mode, then your option can be to flash the ROM from fastboot.
Download a ROM (CyanogenMod or any with custom recovery).
Flash the boot.img via fastboot and reboot your device.
Once done you should see a led lit up while the device is booting (pink/magenta color in case of CyanogenMod).
Press the volume up/down button and you should be able to go to recovery mode.
From here you can recover your device easily
And before you do anything make sure you've charged your device well.
Good luck
Cheers mate!
hi,
thanks for the tutorial, I try it but*don`t see the second three blue blinks how long usually*takes to wait for them
Hi there! I think I have hardbricked my tablet (SGP321) too. The thing is, mine won't start, no matter what I press and do. If I press the power button it blinks white and if I press the UP button with it, it blinks three times. After that nothing happens. If I connect a USB to it, it just flickers first red and then green. And thats it.
I tried to flash [7.1] CyanogenMod 14 [POLLUX/POLLUX_WINDY][UNOFFICIAL] by CaHbKaUp and chose the Pollux Version from this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/xperia-tablet-z/general/rom-cyanogenmod-14-t3496758. I also flashed the recommended GApps.
I whiped the sd-card in recovery (twrp) first and then flashed the new rom and GApps.
I think I chose the wrong version, maybe? I flashed my tablet once and I thought I could do it again, the same way as before. Guess I was wrong.
If there is anything I can do to get this back to work, please respond!
with regards
PsyPax
seems like no one is looking at this thread anymore.
edit: Solution found. forgot to unlock bootloader... ^^;
Hardbrick too
PsyPax said:
seems like no one is looking at this thread anymore.
edit: Solution found. forgot to unlock bootloader... ^^;
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Just ran into the same problem. So there are stil people looking
Didn't know about the bootloader.
Has Android 5.1.1 Stock rom,
rooted it
installed XZDualrecovery from here:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2261606
Then it showed up twrp and I flashed lineage-14.1-20170417-UNOFFICIAL-pollux.zip
ticked "reboot" and ??? nothing
So what are the steps now to get it running again?
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So what are the steps now to get it running again?
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Reflash device with Flashtool.
You can't flash custom ROMs with XZDR recovery.
usually when i mess this phone up i am able to use the companion to flash it back to stock. i tryed to flash magisk and now the light flashes when plugged into a power source and the phone does not turn on at all. if i hold volume up while turning on it boots into fastboot mode because i see the blue light and i was able to use flashtool and its fastboot tools to flash system.sin from stock firmware but that has not made a difference. i have tried to get it into download mode(upgrade mode) by holding volume down but it continues to boot loop. if the device is not plugged into power and i hold volume down and power it boots into recovery and i click both safe mode and factory reset but both turn the device off. any ideas?
ths is far from beeig bricked. go into twrp recovery and flash new rom. this should work.
It is just a dead mobile
TjNiko said:
ths is far from beeig bricked. go into twrp recovery and flash new rom. this should work.
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mine is not doing anything but it only boots into fastboot mode.
my device : Z3v D6708
rooted
no twrp is able to accessed.
dead body which blinks red+green LED when plugged in....and shows a blue light in fastboot.
Inside the SD card / SIM card slot is a small orange or red button, press with a tooth pick or a pin untill you feel vibration and then try to reflash.
a recovery shouzld be aways present at fota my friend.
rockinroller said:
Inside the SD card / SIM card slot is a small orange or red button, press with a tooth pick or a pin untill you feel vibration and then try to reflash.
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i held the button in the sim card slot until the phone vibrated but what's next? i tried the companion and flashtool but the only thing it lets me do is flash the system, which does not fix my problem still, what is that button?
TjNiko said:
a recovery shouzld be aways present at fota my friend.
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the only recovery available is the stock one that says power off, safe mode, continue boot, factory reset... none of them do anything....this device does have a locked bootloader, it uses a recovery like many motorola's do... its a software recovery so its gone lol
You should be able to use flash tool to flash the proper ftf file for your device. That is what you are trying to do right?
rockinroller said:
You should be able to use flash tool to flash the proper ftf file for your device. That is what you are trying to do right?
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yes, every time i try it asks to put the device is upgrade mode, which it can not do at the moment
logan71f100 said:
yes, every time i try it asks to put the device is upgrade mode, which it can not do at the moment
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So, if you hit the flash button on flashtool, tick the flashmode and after preparing it asks you to power off your phone and plug your USB cable into your computer and then press the volume button "down" while plugging in the USB cable to your phone, It should enter flashmode and start a automated flash. This is not working?
rockinroller said:
So, if you hit the flash button on flashtool, tick the flashmode and after preparing it asks you to power off your phone and plug your USB cable into your computer and then press the volume button "down" while plugging in the USB cable to your phone, It should enter flashmode and start a automated flash. This is not working?
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nope thats my problem, i only can access flashmode, when plugged in it just bootloops, it only goes into flash mode via the blue light
logan71f100 said:
nope thats my problem, i only can access flashmode, when plugged in it just bootloops, it only goes into flash mode via the blue light
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I'm not understanding how it is bootlooping. Your phone should be off (power off) when holding down the volume button and plugging in the USB. Is your phone powering on at this point to bootloop? If so you might have hardware problems Is all I can think of.
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I'm not understanding how it is bootlooping. Your phone should be off (power off) when holding down the volume button and plugging in the USB. Is your phone powering on at this point to bootloop? If so you might have hardware problems Is all I can think of.
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the phone started bootlooping after flashing that zip. so that rules out hardware, and when i say boot loop i mean lights flash screen stays dark..im trying to figure out if there's a fancy way to fix this through fastboot
depends on wich ftf was used before and bootloader some of them can enter flashmode just by put on the otg cable
It was running 5.1.1 and it boots into fastboot when I hold volume up, but just lights and virbates when holding down for upgrade mode
Same problem. z3v, accidentally flashed a wrong firmware zip via TWRP.
Now if I push the power button, nothing happens.
A long push causes a short vibration and nothing else.
Yellow rest button does not change anything either.
If I connect it to the PC, the following happens: Red led lights up briefly, phone vibrates, green led lights up briefly; whole sequence cycles after that. Now the only thing I can do from there is hold volume up for a couple of seconds, then the phone enters fastboot mode. Blue led lights up continuously. Flashtool sees the phone in Fastboot mode.
However, where to go from here, I cannot see. Any advise?
I had this problem once. It might be your usb cable try a brand new one that rated for data also not just charging. I was trying to root my phone at work and it wouldnt work and when I got home I tried a different usb cable and it worked.,
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Same problem. z3v, accidentally flashed a wrong firmware zip via TWRP.
Now if I push the power button, nothing happens.
A long push causes a short vibration and nothing else.
Yellow rest button does not change anything either.
If I connect it to the PC, the following happens: Red led lights up briefly, phone vibrates, green led lights up briefly; whole sequence cycles after that. Now the only thing I can do from there is hold volume up for a couple of seconds, then the phone enters fastboot mode. Blue led lights up continuously. Flashtool sees the phone in Fastboot mode.
However, where to go from here, I cannot see. Any advise?
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I am no closer than when I posted this, until there is a bootloader unlock witch in theory can be done through fastboot, we are s.o.l.
logan71f100 said:
I am no closer than when I posted this, until there is a bootloader unlock witch in theory can be done through fastboot, we are s.o.l.
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aaa,It's very easy.you can use flashtool to flash a new system. but you must be in green light.only it.you also can be flash.sure,if your phone can't get into system,it only loop at"SONY".You touch the power and the volume up and down. keep 7s. then the phone will get into 3E RECOVERY,you chosed power down.and then the phonwill be power off. Now you can flash you phone.
If you phone can't get into green light.you can use the tool Z3X easy tool to save your phone.or it will be a brick.
my phone cant be start.it have became a brick. Good luck
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Same problem. z3v, accidentally flashed a wrong firmware zip via TWRP.
Now if I push the power button, nothing happens.
A long push causes a short vibration and nothing else.
Yellow rest button does not change anything either.
If I connect it to the PC, the following happens: Red led lights up briefly, phone vibrates, green led lights up briefly; whole sequence cycles after that. Now the only thing I can do from there is hold volume up for a couple of seconds, then the phone enters fastboot mode. Blue led lights up continuously. Flashtool sees the phone in Fastboot mode.
However, where to go from here, I cannot see. Any advise?
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I have same problem if you resolve it please help
Okay so my phone can't be turned on , when i try to turn it on it gets stuck to sony logo. Now i tried everything i could find on net i tried holding buttons until vibrates three times , i tried yellow off button , i tried turning him off and not touching him for a day and then charging for a day and again nothing new. When i connect it to pc via usb it gives a sound and pc see a new device but it stays as unknown i tried sonny companion and it doesn't work for it. I used flashtool and when i have turned flashtool and plug it with holding volume button up it recognize it , but when i try to flash it nothing happens. Basically while it recognize phone without trying to flash when i try to flash nothing happens , holding volume up gives a blue light , volume down a green but with volume down nothing happens at all pc doesnt react to it that way at all. I am probably rumbling but thats cause i don't really have experience regarding this sort of stuff , phone is out of warranty it was my sisters phone she switched to new one and i took this to see what can i do with it but as i said its stuck at that sony logo. I should probably add that is heating up about a finger or two down from camera position, somewhere half way between where camera is and sony logo on the back. Is there anything i can do or is it bricked for good ? As i said before i can't turn it on to give permissions to flash is there a way around that ?