Wogiz WX40 not working properly after flash with "stock" rom. - Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I only want my Wogiz WX40 to work properly again. It somehow got into a booting loop and I spent many hours figuring out how to flash it due to drivers acting unexpectedly, incorrect instructions for my device and so on.
I finally got it to flash with stock software I got from needrom using SP Flash Tool. However 1) none of the bottom keys work now and 2) it looks as if the resolution is set too high for the device and I think there is also some slowness when using the phone. I have tried clicking upgrade firmware and formatting the entire flash and using different versions of the software and the result is always the same - the bottom keys not working in particular makes it unusable. I tried downloading the stock rom from another location but after downloading it said I needed a password.
So what is the next thing I can try? I'm at my wit's end here and just want it to work again. Thanks for all help.

Anyone know what I should try? For example what custom RAM + firmware might I want to try? At this point I don't care what it is as long as it works. It's a MT6580 device if that helps.

God, I FINALLY got it working.
In case there's anyone else that runs into this: My mistake was getting the stockrom from needrom, every one of those roms for this phone is bad. Get the rom from shareas.us and use SP Flash Tool to flash it, and even then you have to try to get the one that isn't password protected with no password. Leave the battery in, turn the phone off, use option "format + download" in the software and click download BEFORE you connect the phone, NOW connect the phone and after a little while it will start downloading. Disconnect the phone when it's done and switch it on, it will take a REALLY long time to boot up the first time but it should then work.
That's what came from hours of trying to get it to work. The tutorials etc. online are so confusing, even some incorrect instructions like saying I should take out the battery that are completely false and I would never have gotten it to work if I paid more attention to them. I don't ever want to go through something like that again. I finally have my phone back.

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[Q] Phone won't turn on nor enter download mode

Hi, I've been browsing the forums for people's attempts to fix a problem. At first the phone just turned off and I was unable to turn it on because it was stuck in a boot loop. The rom I had running was an ICS stock rom from hk. During this time i was still able to get into download mode but unable to enter recovery. I have tried many times to get to recovery and then tried to flash with several stock roms too. Upon failing around 10 times I moved on to a custom rom.
This one here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s2/help/guide-26-12-flash-stock-firmware-rom-t2365701
The Jelly bean one here.
Upon failing from this too and unable to do anything but reset the phone and try again. I managed to turn it off... but now unable to turn it on in any way or get into download mode or recovery.
Is there anything I can try to do to get the phone to be working? What can I do?
Try a jig but understand it's very unlikely to get you into download mode. Service centre or local mobile repair shop for diagnosis (I also doubt it will be JTAG'able).
Edit - Also, search for KingRat's 'jump start' method where you try & boot the phone with just the charger/without the battery.
medow70 said:
Hi, I've been browsing the forums for people's attempts to fix a problem. At first the phone just turned off and I was unable to turn it on because it was stuck in a boot loop. The rom I had running was an ICS stock rom from hk. During this time i was still able to get into download mode but unable to enter recovery. I have tried many times to get to recovery and then tried to flash with several stock roms too. Upon failing around 10 times I moved on to a custom rom.
This one here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s2/help/guide-26-12-flash-stock-firmware-rom-t2365701
The Jelly bean one here.
Upon failing from this too and unable to do anything but reset the phone and try again. I managed to turn it off... but now unable to turn it on in any way or get into download mode or recovery.
Is there anything I can try to do to get the phone to be working? What can I do?
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Don't loose hope mate...
Try remove battery and insert charger (optional)...
Press voldown+home+power button then let someone (your mother, father, brother, sister, neighbor or friends) insert the battery for you while still pressing those 3 keys...
I hope it will enter to download mode again...and report back please...
Try to use an other battery, my original one is fuked up, it does nothing.
I bought a new one and it works
I tried plugging my charger to the phone and pressing the 3 buttons and then having someone plug the battery in for me, still wouldn't start up. Also tried it with another battery i have on hand, also no luck.
You know what the options are then. Ignore people making ridiculous suggestions which don't work. My aim is to be honest with people, tell them the truth, and have them either get their phones fixed or replaced as quickly as possible in this situation (let's face it, nobody likes to be without a phone), rather than fill them with false hope & waste their time.
I think I fried my mobo while trying to flash it cause it does head up the phone without showing anything. I am going to order parts on ebay. I got this confirmed by someone at a shop near where I live, however they won't replace the mobo for me even if i do find a working one.
=) luckily this isn't my phone but my dad's who works at home and doesn't mind using an OLD OLD flip phone just for calls for the time being.
Side question, even if i replace the mobo and I get it booted but I still get stuck in the boot screen loop and unable to flash to any stock roms what can I do?
If you replace the motherboard you should fix it without further problems. New motherboard = new NAND, no more bootloop - unless you flash again & the flash is bad; you can't mitigate the risk of a bad flash, you can only do all the sensible things like making sure you're using a PC with reliable USB ports, that you're flashing the correct firmware for your device, that you're using an original Samsung USB cable. Basically, if you're careful, the risk with any given flash is very low.
So, fix the hardware problem, flash stock for your country/carrier once you've done that, and go from there.

[Q] Lg-P769 error

Well i have been looking all over for help with my phone. I have figured out that i tried to flash a rom without unlocking my bootloader. Well im running windows 8.1 and for some reason i couldnt get my computer to recognize the phone at all. After using 3 or 4 different guides i gave up for a few days so not to get too aggrivated. I mean its my own fault but my back up phone sucks lol. So i borrowed my wifes laptop running win 7. I Followed this guide androidforums.com/optimus-l9-all-things-root/807569-guide-security-error-fix.html. For the first time since i started trying to solve my issue everything seemed to work got the s/w screen to appear in reverse and using the cmd prompt that says wiating for device then starting the .bat file from the download it says on the bat cmd prompt that everything worked. well at the bottom its says done then comes up with C:\fastboot\yours. i have been browsing google but i havent been able to find what i am supossed to do with the yours file. i tried putting a kdz file into the file location and running it from that but no luck. after a few min the phone auto reboots and comes back with the security error screen and not the backwards one. i have tried doing the hard reset at the point but no luck. if someone could please help with what i need to do with the fastboot/yours area that would be awesome. Or at least point me in the right direction cuz google isnt wanting to be my friend with the searches.
Android noob in training:
Sobih
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Well i have tried several times now with using my wifes windows 7 laptop. i can get everything to work with the screen coming up backwards and in the command prompts it says that the fastboot is done then loads the command fastboot/yours which with the file i downloaded that file was empty. really unsure on what i need to do at this point. from the guides i have read it seems that im at like a step or 2 from getting the phone to work but after 30 seconds while still plugged in it reboots and loads the secruity error screen. from what i have read i should be able to do a factory reset by holding the volume and home button and then pressing the power for 3 seconds but it just reboots into the error. any help would be much appreciated i really dont want to have to buy a new phone.
Seems like that guide is more for when flashing a recovery on the locked bootloader and things go wrong. It was suggested a few posts down on the first page of that guide that if your problem happened when you were trying to flash a rom you might want to follow this : http://androidforums.com/optimus-l9-all-things-root/792689-guide-unbrick-manual-update-updated.html or http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2085344 (the xda one seems more complete) .
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Well im still stuck on the security error screen. i got the phone to boot into the backwards fastboot screen 1 time and cant remember how to do it again. i can boot into the s/w upgrade mode. if i go to use the lg support tool being that im in the united stats my options is upgrade recovery or help. well if i go to upgrade recovery im told that my phone has the latest upgrade already. if i try and use the moduptest that come in a lot of the unbricking guides it makes me turn the internet back on even with having hte shttps and everything else that is listed in the various folders. i only have the omap44 on my device manager 1 time but there is also 2 lg mobile modems. im thinking my issue lies with the fact thta i dont have the adb file for the device manager. i have donwloaded and uninstalled various times but still no luck. i dont remeber how i got the phone to the backwards fastboot but i remember i was following a guide and the op had to open one file and while that one was stuck on "waiting for device" he opened another one becasue that was the only way he could get it to connect. Any help would be awesome. not trying to rely on everyone else but after several weeks trial and error im at my wits end with it.
thanks
sobih

I'm at my wits end, I need help unlocking the Xperia ZU bootloader.

As the topic reads, I've been trying most of the day to unlock the bootloader, I went through the process of obtaining my unlock code and my phone status when typing out a code suggested that it allows unlocking of the bootloader - I'm thinking okay cool, hopefully I'll have Cyanogenmod 12.1 on this thing in no time, right? WRONG! The device needs me to download and install fastboot drivers, which I thought should be an easy process but no matter what I do when I look at my phone through the device manager all I see is 'S1Boot Fastboot' - I even attempted using Flashtool (not Emma) and it too says install failed when trying to download the files needed. I just really need some help getting through this part of the problem, I've downloaded the SDK downloaded the USB drivers, updated them with the file from Sony but the end result remains the same. If it makes any difference (which I'm sure it will) I'm on Windows 10.
Thanks for any and all replies .. Edit // I forgot to mention the model is C833 and I recieved the latest OTA update from Sony for Lollipop 5.1.1
Installing the SDK is quite the overkill.
- Install ADB and Fastboot by downloading and running this tiny installer. It'll do the job for you.
- Install Flashtool and be sure that it recognizes your device. The device should be powered on when you open Flashtool the first time.
- Click the "BLU" button and copy/paste the unlock code you received from Sony.
You're done
Be sure to backup important stuff on your phone, in case something goes wrong. Move photos etc. to your SD card or something.
Klaos3000 said:
Installing the SDK is quite the overkill.
- Install ADB and Fastboot by downloading and running this tiny installer. It'll do the job for you.
- Install Flashtool and be sure that it recognizes your device. The device should be powered on when you open Flashtool the first time.
- Click the "BLU" button and copy/paste the unlock code you received from Sony.
You're done
Be sure to backup important stuff on your phone, in case something goes wrong. Move photos etc. to your SD card or something.
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I appreciate the reply, and I managed to get the bootloader unlocked (I think) as both ADB and Fastboot are acknowledging my phone now. Problem I have now is while in Cyanogen Recovery, I hit the first option and may have soft bricked this phone - the cyanogen wiki stated I could make a backup by booting back into Android which is what I tried to do. I'm in the process now of repairing it with the PC companion hopefully and then I'll give it another go, this isn't my main phone though so basically I'm just tinkering/trying to learn the basics of installing custom ROMs. Thanks again for the reply, and if you have any other suggestions for me be sure to leave em here. BTW, I never installed the full Android Studio, just the zip file for the ADB and Fastboot files, I attempted that at first but found out you didn't really need em in the first place.
The CM Recovery is... pretty crappy, so don't use it if you don't have to. If you soft brick it (i.e end up in a bootloop or something), then just flash or hotboot a kernel with recovery, and you're good to go again, so you don't have to re-flash a ROM.
You can either use fastboot to flash a kernel (if you know how to use a terminal), or you can use Flashtool, QuickIMG etc, so:
Soft brick?
- Download a custom kernel with recovery. Doesn't matter which one if you're planning to flash a ROM straight away. You're planning to flash CM12.1, so you can use a random Ultra kernel like this one.
- Let's say we'll use Flashtool to flash it (since you already have it installed). Open it, hit the lightning bolt, click "fastboot", and then "kernel". Browse and choose the kernel you downloaded. Now disconnect from the computer and remember to press VOL up to enter recovery when it vibrates or the LED lights up.
- You're now in recovery again and you can go ahead and flash CM12.1. Remember to WIPE before or after you've flashed CM12.1. You'll end up with a bootloop if you don't do it. If you do, flash that kernel again and you're back on track.
Klaos3000 said:
The CM Recovery is... pretty crappy, so don't use it if you don't have to. If you soft brick it (i.e end up in a bootloop or something), then just flash or hotboot a kernel with recovery, and you're good to go again, so you don't have to re-flash a ROM.
You can either use fastboot to flash a kernel (if you know how to use a terminal), or you can use Flashtool, QuickIMG etc, so:
Soft brick?
- Download a custom kernel with recovery. Doesn't matter which one if you're planning to flash a ROM straight away. You're planning to flash CM12.1, so you can use a random Ultra kernel like this one.
- Let's say we'll use Flashtool to flash it (since you already have it installed). Open it, hit the lightning bolt, click "fastboot", and then "kernel". Browse and choose the kernel you downloaded. Now disconnect from the computer and remember to press VOL up to enter recovery when it vibrates or the LED lights up.
- You're now in recovery again and you can go ahead and flash CM12.1. Remember to WIPE before or after you've flashed CM12.1. You'll end up with a bootloop if you don't do it. If you do, flash that kernel again and you're back on track.
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Gonna give all this a shot since the PC companion doesn't seem to be doing anything - I'll post my findings in a few if you're around. Thanks again man, I really appreciate your help.
Edit // Okay, nothing seems to be working now .. Flashtool says that my device has USB Debugging disabled, and whenever I power on the device you see the Sony logo, then a violet led and then the screen stays on and every once in a while it'll show a small battery indicator.
D2084 said:
Gonna give all this a shot since the PC companion doesn't seem to be doing anything - I'll post my findings in a few if you're around. Thanks again man, I really appreciate your help.
Edit // Okay, nothing seems to be working now .. Flashtool says that my device has USB Debugging disabled, and whenever I power on the device you see the Sony logo, then a violet led and then the screen stays on and every once in a while it'll show a small battery indicator.
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Hmm, plug in the wall charger and charge it for a bit. I highly doubt that it's hardbricked since that's very very hard to achieve on a Sony device. Just kick it into fastboot by holding VOL UP while you plug it into your computer. The blue LED will light up. Then open Flashtool and flash the kernel, or download QuickIMG and flash the kernel (.img) with it. Be sure that it says "connected" before you do anything. Keep also in mind that you have to be in fastboot.
Klaos3000 said:
Hmm, plug in the wall charger and charge it for a bit. I highly doubt that it's hardbricked since that's very very hard to achieve on a Sony device. Just kick it into fastboot by holding VOL UP while you plug it into your computer. The blue LED will light up. Then open Flashtool and flash the kernel, or download QuickIMG and flash the kernel (.img) with it. Be sure that it says "connected" before you do anything. Keep also in mind that you have to be in fastboot.
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I seem to have a brand new issue now, umm whenever I unplug the device and press VOL UP, I get this distorted screen. It's blue and has what looks to be white wording in the middle, I can't make it out though, this is after I put the kernel you recommended on my device. The kernel is the IMG file, correct?
Just thought I'd give you a bit of an update, I now have Cyanogenmod 12.1 on my Xperia Z Ultra - I flashed the custom recovery that came with the nightly I downloaded and then moved the actual zip to an SD card since like you said Cyanogen Recovery is a bit wonky (I tried sideloading to no avail). I have a couple question though, during the install process I noticed it said something about there 'no such volume' and I was sure I seen two failed prompts too but the ROM is on my phone? Should I look into that at all or is it fine? Most things seem to work .. camera, bluetooth, gonna have to throw my sim in there one of these days and test the cellular radios, but I just wanna say thanks again .. I learned a lot and managed to make something happen even if it's something small like installing a custom rom lol
D2084 said:
Just thought I'd give you a bit of an update, I now have Cyanogenmod 12.1 on my Xperia Z Ultra - I flashed the custom recovery that came with the nightly I downloaded and then moved the actual zip to an SD card since like you said Cyanogen Recovery is a bit wonky (I tried sideloading to no avail). I have a couple question though, during the install process I noticed it said something about there 'no such volume' and I was sure I seen two failed prompts too but the ROM is on my phone? Should I look into that at all or is it fine? Most things seem to work .. camera, bluetooth, gonna have to throw my sim in there one of these days and test the cellular radios, but I just wanna say thanks again .. I learned a lot and managed to make something happen even if it's something small like installing a custom rom lol
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Just ignore that error. I've seen that myself a couple of times, and I don't know what it means, but it doesn't seem to affect anything.
There are a couple of things to keep in mind. CM12.1 has had some glitchy WiFi in the past, and I believe some people are still experiencing issues, so if you also experience some WiFi issues, it's a CM issue and not a hardware issue. Also, keep in mind that the Ultra GPe (Togari GPe) exists and is also supported by Cyanogen, so be sure to not flash the wrong version since the partitions are different between those two. I believe the recovery system will stop you from flashing it though.
Since Sony devices do not have a default recovery system, we have to bundle it with the kernel, so all custom ROMs around here, including CM, will have a recovery system added, but if you flash a ROM without a recovery system (like a stock ROM that you flash with Flashtool), you'll have to flash a kernel with a recovery yourself.
It's pretty easy to recover from issues and stuff on a Sony device once you know how things work. It's also a good idea to learn how to use flashboot through a terminal since that will potentially save you a lot of time down the road
Klaos3000 said:
Just ignore that error. I've seen that myself a couple of times, and I don't know what it means, but it doesn't seem to affect anything.
There are a couple of things to keep in mind. CM12.1 has had some glitchy WiFi in the past, and I believe some people are still experiencing issues, so if you also experience some WiFi issues, it's a CM issue and not a hardware issue. Also, keep in mind that the Ultra GPe (Togari GPe) exists and is also supported by Cyanogen, so be sure to not flash the wrong version since the partitions are different between those two. I believe the recovery system will stop you from flashing it though.
Since Sony devices do not have a default recovery system, we have to bundle it with the kernel, so all custom ROMs around here, including CM, will have a recovery system added, but if you flash a ROM without a recovery system (like a stock ROM that you flash with Flashtool), you'll have to flash a kernel with a recovery yourself.
It's pretty easy to recover from issues and stuff on a Sony device once you know how things work. It's also a good idea to learn how to use flashboot through a terminal since that will potentially save you a lot of time down the road
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Everything seems to be working quite well so far, including the wifi but I'll keep what you said in mind. I used the same process to install GApps on it too so now I have the play store and google apps install as well. I have another question though, whenever I plug in a charger to charge the device .. I notice the screen never goes off but stays black and has nothing on display sorta like ambient display, would you know if that's a feature of Cyanogenmod or did I goof somewhere during the install? Thanks in advance for your reply.
D2084 said:
Everything seems to be working quite well so far, including the wifi but I'll keep what you said in mind. I used the same process to install GApps on it too so now I have the play store and google apps install as well. I have another question though, whenever I plug in a charger to charge the device .. I notice the screen never goes off but stays black and has nothing on display sorta like ambient display, would you know if that's a feature of Cyanogenmod or did I goof somewhere during the install? Thanks in advance for your reply.
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Could it be Daydream? Go to Settings -> Display -> and disable Daydream. Now check again. If it's not Daydream causing it, then it might be a bug. Do a reboot in case it's a small glitch of some kind. If it's still on when charging, then I'm not sure what it could be (other than a bug, that is).
Sorry for the late reply, but I figured out the reboot issue .. I had to turn off the 'wake up' feature when you plug in your device. I have a whole new issue though, I'm not sure if it can be resolved though - I was on the phone with MetroPCS for about an hour trying to figure out why my phone wouldn't connect to their network. I know Cyanogenmod comes with APN's pre-installed but even after the representative tried helping me set up a new APN .. it was a no go, so I switched back to the current phone I'm using - Alcatel Idol 3 4.7 .. anyways, I'd like to hear your input on what the issue could be as I'd really like to go back to using this phone since the software aspect is far more flexible with a custom ROM like Cyanogenmod.
D2084 said:
Sorry for the late reply, but I figured out the reboot issue .. I had to turn off the 'wake up' feature when you plug in your device. I have a whole new issue though, I'm not sure if it can be resolved though - I was on the phone with MetroPCS for about an hour trying to figure out why my phone wouldn't connect to their network. I know Cyanogenmod comes with APN's pre-installed but even after the representative tried helping me set up a new APN .. it was a no go, so I switched back to the current phone I'm using - Alcatel Idol 3 4.7 .. anyways, I'd like to hear your input on what the issue could be as I'd really like to go back to using this phone since the software aspect is far more flexible with a custom ROM like Cyanogenmod.
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Are you talking about connection to their network altogether, or just data? Do you have reception? Check that data is enabled in Settings -> Data usage.
I can guarantee that this is a software issue, BUT one last question. How old is your SIM card? There have been a few cases when people have been in the same situation as you, got a new SIM, and that fixed the issue. You could do that, or flash another ROM. CM12.1 is beta, so bugs have to be expected, and it's far from a solution if you plan to just flash something and use it for a longer period of time. If you want something very stable and stock, then highly recommend Scrubber's GPe 5.1 port, which is rock solid.
Well my sim card isn't too old, had it for about a year. Once she laced the sim card to the new phone I could make calls and texts but for some reason the Internet wasn't working - she had me go through all the steps to make sure things like data was enabled and airplane mode was off but it still resulted in not being able to establish a connection to the web. So I'm gonna try and flash the GPE rom you're talking about later on tonight once I get home from work and see what happens then - mind leaving me a link to the rom/recovery? Thanks in advance.
D2084 said:
Well my sim card isn't too old, had it for about a year. Once she laced the sim card to the new phone I could make calls and texts but for some reason the Internet wasn't working - she had me go through all the steps to make sure things like data was enabled and airplane mode was off but it still resulted in not being able to establish a connection to the web. So I'm gonna try and flash the GPE rom you're talking about later on tonight once I get home from work and see what happens then - mind leaving me a link to the rom/recovery? Thanks in advance.
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Sure. Here it is. Remember to download 5.1, and not 5.0. Recovery is included in the ROM, so you don't have to flash anything else.
Quick update, I've flashed the ROM but so far it seems to be stuck in a bootloop, its been stuck on the swaying Google logo for about 10 minutes now. It might be because I sideloaded using a micro SD card because for some odd reason the 'flash the system' option on Flashboot wasn't working for me. So I turned the phone off and will give it another try tomorrow, if you have anymore tips for me I'll be glad to hear em.
D2084 said:
Quick update, I've flashed the ROM but so far it seems to be stuck in a bootloop, its been stuck on the swaying Google logo for about 10 minutes now. It might be because I sideloaded using a micro SD card because for some odd reason the 'flash the system' option on Flashboot wasn't working for me. So I turned the phone off and will give it another try tomorrow, if you have anymore tips for me I'll be glad to hear em.
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How did you flash it? It must be flashed in recovery on the device and not using Flashtool. Flashtool is strictly for stock Sony ROMs or FTFs. Never use it for anything else besides flashing FTFs and kernels. So:
- Go into recovery
- Remember to wipe! If you don't, you'll get a bootloop
- Install from SD card
- It will probably throw an error at you, but don't touch anything. It's still flashing.
- Reboot
- Wait a couple of minutes.
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How did you flash it? It must be flashed in recovery on the device and not using Flashtool. Flashtool is strictly for stock Sony ROMs or FTFs. Never use it for anything else besides flashing FTFs and kernels. So:
- Go into recovery
- Remember to wipe! If you don't, you'll get a bootloop
- Install from SD card
- It will probably throw an error at you, but don't touch anything. It's still flashing.
- Reboot
- Wait a couple of minutes.
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Just did everything you just said, will update you tomorrow with results.
Well I did what you said and left the phone to charge overnight - it was in bootloop when I went to sleep and .. bootloop when I woke up (at least it's charged now lol) I'm gonna try again though. I see that CWM has a sideload option, so I'm gonna wipe everything and try to sideload it from the ADB through the command prompt and see what happens. Feel free to leave any other suggestions though.
Got a question though, when I sideload the zip file should I sideload everything within the zip file or just the system image file? Maybe I'm getting bootloop because I'm installing a kernel on top of another kernel?
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Well I did what you said and left the phone to charge overnight - it was in bootloop when I went to sleep and .. bootloop when I woke up (at least it's charged now lol) I'm gonna try again though. I see that CWM has a sideload option, so I'm gonna wipe everything and try to sideload it from the ADB through the command prompt and see what happens. Feel free to leave any other suggestions though.
Got a question though, when I sideload the zip file should I sideload everything within the zip file or just the system image file? Maybe I'm getting bootloop because I'm installing a kernel on top of another kernel?
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Sideload/flash the .ZIP. Do not extract it. You should simply just boot into recovery, choose "ScrubberPortRom_GPE5.1_LMY47D.zip", flash and wait for a couple of minutes and then reboot. That's it. The first boot should take around 5 minutes.
- Remember to do a full wipe in recovery before you flash
- Flash ScrubberPortRom_GPE5.1_LMY47D.zip
- Reboot
And do share any error messages if you get any while flashing.

Phone stuck in Pre-boot Loop, Overheating, Actual state Unidentified.

What's Happening :
When I turn on my phone, it gets stuck in pre-boot loop i.e. it gets stuck on initial mi logo(without loading sign) and stays there for (almost exactly) 10 minutes, meanwhile getting overheated, then gets restarted by vibrating & flashing the screen once, further just rinse and repeat.
It's actual state is unidentified i.e. IDK whether it's in soft brick, hard brick or broken state.
What I've Tried :
I've tried flashing the rom through fastboot mode.
I've tried flashing the rom through edl mode.
But always ended with the same result.
PS : I flashed the rom with 'clean all' option. I didn't used the 'clean all and lock' option, as unlocking the phone sometimes becomes a pain in the 'A', cause I'm pretty sure the result would've been the same.
Should I Try?
Using the 'clean all and lock' option.
Flashing another version of the miui rom.
What else to bring my phone back to life?
Final words :
On the time of writing this, I'm gonna keep troubleshooting and try some of these options as the time goes by, so I would let you guys know what I've tried.
If you guys are interested in knowing the back story a bit, LMK. I'd update the OP.
All I can say that I'm disappointed. Not a single reply and on xda, I don't have words to describe my disappointment.
Though I still didn't stopped and kept trying, whatever I thought could work. I got different errors from older versions of mi flash tools and similar errors with, newer but similar(interface) versions of the tool. The screen shots of unique errors are linked in this post. The newer versions got a similar error of 'Ping target failed (ping by firehose)' as I vaguely remember. Some newer/older versions didn't even run i.e. got error just by clicking refresh, as you can see with 2016 versions. The newer ones which didn't run were portable versions that showed this error or similar. The older ones ran some sort of installation, but you can't see them in control panel or any uninstaller (iobit in my case). So I'm gonna say they were portable as well just extracting the files. Though 2014-15 worked but 2016 one didn't.
When that didn't worked, I remembered someone saying in a mi thread that the emmc chip might be corrupted. Now I'm not a software engineer so IDK how to remove corruption at that level of software, if normal flashing doesn't work. As only the people who made that device would know the ins & outs at that level, or maybe some high level developer on xda/irl, IDK. But I didn't knew, so I went with the other route of fixing the hardware by reballing. As I'm not an expert in that either and I could've done it but it's such time consuming process and not getting a desired result after all that is an option, so I didn't wasted that much time. Only what I did is give it a heat treatment in hopes to revive it. But it din't worked it showed that blinking red led as it did before but it become somewhat of more dead. But I'm glad I tried my best.
SO THANKS FOR NOTHING GUYS.
Gurkirat_Singh said:
All I can say that I'm disappointed. Not a single reply and on xda, I don't have words to describe my disappointment.
Though I still didn't stopped and kept trying, whatever I thought could work. I got different errors from older versions of mi flash tools and similar errors with, newer but similar(interface) versions of the tool. The screen shots of unique errors are linked in this post. The newer versions got a similar error of 'Ping target failed (ping by firehose)' as I vaguely remember. Some newer/older versions didn't even run i.e. got error just by clicking refresh, as you can see with 2016 versions. The newer ones which didn't run were portable versions that showed this error or similar. The older ones ran some sort of installation, but you can't see them in control panel or any uninstaller (iobit in my case). So I'm gonna say they were portable as well just extracting the files. Though 2014-15 worked but 2016 one didn't.
When that didn't worked, I remembered someone saying in a mi thread that the emmc chip might be corrupted. Now I'm not a software engineer so IDK how to remove corruption at that level of software, if normal flashing doesn't work. As only the people who made that device would know the ins & outs at that level, or maybe some high level developer on xda/irl, IDK. But I didn't knew, so I went with the other route of fixing the hardware by reballing. As I'm not an expert in that either and I could've done it but it's such time consuming process and not getting a desired result after all that is an option, so I didn't wasted that much time. Only what I did is give it a heat treatment in hopes to revive it. But it din't worked it showed that blinking red led as it did before but it become somewhat of more dead. But I'm glad I tried my best.
SO THANKS FOR NOTHING GUYS.
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How many times told u. Install telegram app on pc and join rn3 group chat . Xda is forum u wont get quick reply.
Rest u ur choice. Bye.
Black_Stark said:
How many times told u. Install telegram app on pc and join rn3 group chat . Xda is forum u wont get quick reply.
Rest u ur choice. Bye.
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The device is dead, nothing can be done now. You replied, similarly someone more knowledgeable on the subject could've as well. But they didn't. Why? IDK, maybe the site doesn't promote/share topics the way they should, maybe it did and someone didn't wanna waste their time. So what's done is done, and the facts are there.
Gurkirat_Singh said:
What's Happening :
When I turn on my phone, it gets stuck in pre-boot loop i.e. it gets stuck on initial mi logo(without loading sign) and stays there for (almost exactly) 10 minutes, meanwhile getting overheated, then gets restarted by vibrating & flashing the screen once, further just rinse and repeat.
It's actual state is unidentified i.e. IDK whether it's in soft brick, hard brick or broken state.
What I've Tried :
I've tried flashing the rom through fastboot mode.
I've tried flashing the rom through edl mode.
But always ended with the same result.
PS : I flashed the rom with 'clean all' option. I didn't used the 'clean all and lock' option, as unlocking the phone sometimes becomes a pain in the 'A', cause I'm pretty sure the result would've been the same.
Should I Try?
Using the 'clean all and lock' option.
Flashing another version of the miui rom.
What else to bring my phone back to life?
Final words :
On the time of writing this, I'm gonna keep troubleshooting and try some of these options as the time goes by, so I would let you guys know what I've tried.
If you guys are interested in knowing the back story a bit, LMK. I'd update the OP.
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Put the phone in the fridge and see if boots or not.
Or replace the battery. It seems like an hardware issue so that is the furthest possible to go.

Failed rooting by a noob

I tried rooting my device using the install-twrp-recovery-xiaomi-mi-a3-guide/ it took a while but I got magidisk working but wifi wasn't connecting, if I turned it on it would turn itself off after a couple of seconds. I tried making a call and this crashed the system and factory resets the device, then the same issue comes up again. I thought I might have flashed the wrong iso. because I used the global version instead of stock_boot_10.3.13.0_mi_a3_eu.iso. I followed the same steps with this instead and had the same issue but on the phone the build number changed to 10.3.12.0 so I tried the same with that boot but it swapped back to 10.3.13.0. recovery mode come up with "no command" and I can access twrp and fast boot but nothing i've tried has let me make calls/ turn on wifi. I didn't make a back up unfortunately, would flashing the stock ROM work? oddly 4g does work and internet from that.
Not sure what to try, feel very out of my depth and feel a bit dumb trying this without having much of a clue what I was doing. Feel like it's not totally ****ed but I've hit a brick wall, thanks in advance for the advice.

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