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[General Questions and Answers] soundacer:
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Since my last post I downloading Samsung Kies, removed root and connected the GT-S5830i to my PC and found there was an update (2.3.6) proceeded and the device updated with no errors, disconnected from PC and booted device with one error message "Google play store (process.com.android.vending) has stopped unexpectedly" force close. Now the only app on the device that will not start is "Google play store". The problems I did have before update have gone but now replaced with Google play store error.

Could anyone give me an idea how I could resolve this problem ??
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jkbert2:
My bootloader is unlocked but the phone does not have any custom roms or anything like that. Can my Nexus S still get OTA when ICS comes out?
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] athani:
Yes. Provided you have not removed any system apps.
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tohno:
ok 1st of all sorry for making so many threads ...but my phone got bricked when i tried to bootload ..the part when i have to press any key to continue .. i did just that and my phone just shut down..then it never reboots ...nothing happens .. so i tried to open from the on button ..but nothing happens ..now my phone is not responding no screen , no light when charge ..which brick m i in? i tried PCC method but PCC cant detect my phone help pls
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] luki2411:
use flash tool
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tohno:
flash tool cant detect my phone ..my phone is all empty and i cnat switch it on
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] luki2411:
when you use flash tool phon need to be off and you pres and hold back buton
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tohno:
god...still no use...
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tohno:
nothing is working ...even the on button , cant connect to pc ...am i in a dead brick? must i go service it?
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] B.Jay:
If Windows / Flashtool does NOT recognize the phone in Flash Mode anymore (Turned off, back button pressed while connecting to the computer's USB) it's a hard brick and it would make yours the third one around here being hard bricked.

This means you're actually out of "do it yourself at home" options to resurrect the device.

While there are two other phones with the exact same problem we have no intel about how a authorized Sony Ericsson Repair Center is going to tackle the repair or how much they are going to charge for the repair (as I'm pretty sure they will void the warranty after diagnosing the brick).

IF you're going to bring, or send, the phone to a SE service center you better ask them for a quote on the repair to avoid a bad awakening at the repair costs (i.e. new phone would be cheaper than a repair - we don't know if they would simply resurrect the device through the means of JTAG'ing or if the would replace the motherboard or whole phone).

Another option would be to find a phone repair shop around your area possessing a JTAG RIFFbox and required skills to JTAG your phone. That could be the cheaper option.

If you somehow get the phone repaired my recommendation would be to stay away from boot-loader unlocking. If you look around the problems you may face ("does not charge anymore" / "hard bricked") is not worth the little 'being able to flash a custom kernel' advantage you gain. GingerDX and a few other ROMs run perfectly fine on the stock kernel - and I'm sure nikolaa and Doixanh will find a way to make ICS (if it can be done) run on stock as well.

Anyhow, my sympathies for your brick - I hope you can get it sorted out one way or another.
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vientito:
do you have a 2011 w8? I remember that there was someone who posted earlier with a hardbricked w8

Maybe those w8 owners should stay away from unlocking their bootloader
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tohno:
yea..mine is a 2011 w8 , i think w8 should not be bootloaded ..it has some problems ~ i did everything correctly but after my phone rebooted it went dead
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wilbso:
I think you should get it jtag'ed (sorry if its spelt wrong, the x8 has a small keyboard)

sent from my x8 running gingerdx
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shark221:
this is why i'm afraid to unlock my bootloader, i've tried twice but no luck at all.

so i decided to stick on stock kernel..
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aloy99:
Hmm...would you mind opening the back cover of the phone and looking for text on the stickers that says xxWxx? Where x are numbers. This might prevent other users from bricking their devices. :)

Sent from my x10 mini running the latest version of minicm 7. :D
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tohno:
haha i sent mine to repair already ...still on warranty ..lucky the retailer didn't know my phone is rooted..still what is so good about unlockinng bootloader?
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] montekristo:
If you have realy W8 not X8 then your phone is death!Read carefuly before you do something,please!My sorrys!!

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unlocking bootloader gives you wings!Like red bull....ha-ha-ha!Realy,you can then install custom kernels and newest custom MiniCM 7 rom with dual touch!Its fun!!!
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tohno:
man..i wan dual touch..i think imma try again once my phone is repaired..
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vientito:
just as aloy has indicated, next time before you do anything with your phone check the back for the code. Because every case that fails it sets a warning to all who want to apply unlock to their cells, and most important of all, alerts the original author that there might be something to improve on recent models.

Last but not least, read CAREFULLY the instructions first before your third attempt. Make a log of what you have done so in case something happen again post it in detail here so others could point out what potential problems may have been.

I wish you best luck on your next attempt.
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tohno:
huh? how do you see the back for information? xxwxx? what does it mean?
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vientito:
imagine you need to change your battery or SIM card you need to open up the back right? Look at the backside of your cover after you yank it open. There you have it.
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shark221:
:p hahaha!! Tnx Mate!! for now, after i read all those

post..will stick to stock kernel until i have enough courage to unlock for the third time... ;)

oooh by the way mine is x8 white darkblue casing. Does it means that my fone is safe to unlock??

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Mine is "11W22" so what does this means?
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] maliceomalice:
u should check the manufactured date. open ur back case,take off ur battery n look for XXwXX. the xx stands for number. i have 11w09, thats mean my phone made in week 09 year 2011
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tohno:
oh..so what combination means unlock bootloader is no good for your phone?
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] amnher:
I have gotten a W8 E16i with 11W34 on the back and I can lock and relock bootloader so many times though
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tohno:
oh crap! the repairman said my phone is more sick than it looks...really scared that jtag is the only option ...my deepest fear is the price...how much does it cost anyway?
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] - Swift -:
Lol, mines week 6, 2011 xD
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shark221:
as i have read "manufactured onward 11W26 is risky to unlock their bootloader..

so, you're more than lucky enough to unlock and re-lock ur bootloader so many times..:p

I have x8 with "11w22" codes but afraid now to unlock my bootloader after 2 unsuccessful attempt...:rolleyes:
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CrItIcX:
did u try removin the battery for about 20 seconds an then puttin it back in an powerin it on?
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] amnher:
Yeah I have no idea that I can face those things but still im lucky enough. You think my phone will never brick on unlocking bootloader???
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] joe200:
So what year is safe to unlock the bootloader?

mine x8 with 11w06 unlocked bootloader.
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
Try reading this?
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] joe200:
I just read that right after i post here..
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shark221:
not so sure mate, if your fone will never be brick..but if i were you, i will stay on the stage where i am at to prevent this prob.
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tohno:
well according to the repairman ..he said that my phone's motherboard overloaded
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Medo2:
I bricked my phone like this

I tried and tried and one time it worked! MIRACLE
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
If that statement isn't "lost in translation" - a motherboard being "overloaded" isn't exactly a answer/explanation/statement I would expect from a service technician.

In fact, if one of my guys (running a IT related business myself) would come up with "motherboard is 'overloaded'" I would fire that screwdriver monkey right that instant in case he didn't mean to tell me that the PSU blew up taking the motherboard with it by blowing over-voltage into the circuits.

However, I still keep my fingers crossed for you.
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tohno:
thanks for your positive sayings =) , i am starting to lose hope for my phone now..it's nearly a week since it's dead
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tohno:
mind sharing how was your phone revived??
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tecmye:
Yes please share how the MIRACLE happened. I've just super bricked my second X8 by unlocking the bootloader about 30 minutes before reading this thread. Yes, it seems to apply to X8 too, they both had 11w43 manufacture dates. And yes I'm a bonehead for trying the second time when the first time gave the same result. Thanks.
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tohno:
imma going to send my w8 to a specialist...hopefully it will be fixed..i will report the price if it's fixed
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Fenisu:
Happened the same thing to my friend's X8 yesterday. Does not charge, is not being detected by the computer... Guess it is the 4th.

It is a 11w48.
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tohno:
so what did he do to overcome the problem?
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Fenisu:
Nothing yet. I guess he is still in shock haha. Afaik he is going to send it to sony's service.
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tohno:
same...do share if he's able to fix it =)
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aloy99:
Crap. We have to announce and warn ppl.with such manufacturing dates against unlocking bootloader. I think might be hardware related issue.

Sent from my x10 mini running the latest version of minicm 7. :D
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aloy99:
Odd....on second thoughts, maybe they did something to the kernel? Do updates include the kernel? If not, we have to find a way for these owners to flash an unlocked kernel without unlocking their bootloader, which cannot happen? So we have to,work on a workaround for this serious issue...

Sent from my x10 mini running the latest version of minicm 7. :D
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ChewingOnMyCharger:
So... I just tried to unlock my bootloader on my xperia x8 following this (http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1254225) procedure, and it seems like it has gone to phone heaven :( . I can't turn it on, I can't charge it, I can't put it in flash mode - no vibration, no LEDs, nothing on screen. Not PCC nor SEUS nor Flashtool can see the phone. I have tried switching USB ports, switching computer, removing the battery, and - as suggested in another thread - leaving it connected to the charger overnight. All to no avail. NOW I found this (http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1399381) thread... FML :D. My phone's manufacture date is 11w40.

Anyway, I was wondering if there is anything else I can do apart from sending it to a SE repair shop? And if I do send it there, how much will it cost and will they see that the phone is rooted (and thereby the warranty voided) ?
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tohno:
welcome to the club =)
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ChewingOnMyCharger:
This is one club I wish i didn't get in to :D

Have you gotten your phone back yet by the way?
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] codfreak:
The next time, make sure you have PC Companion installed, because all X8 drivers you need are coming with it.
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kirmada:
hahaha... u shud be the most experienced tohno in this scenario now haha... thats why i myself dnt wanna unlock too,just the fact i cud root and install roms is more then enuff fo me :), neways wats the news on ur phone mate
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tohno:
no..my father haven't got the time to retrieve it..i will try my luck maybe tomorrow in a specialist repairman ..wish me luck and merry christmas !
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kirmada:
damn... tohno's phone is on the limelight :)
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tohno:
i used to have the mindset you had ..then i thought bricks are easy to recover from ( i repaired a soft brick before ) so i took the risk and my phone got screwed , a hard brick is a whole new level compared to soft brick =( , to say the truth i am about to give up already , ready to use my old samsung phone sigh
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kirmada:
yes,softbricks can somehow be dealt with, i dont hav much patience to deal with such problms,neways lets hope u get ur toy soon man,and my friend i hope u dnt wanna unlock anything again rite hahahaha... :)
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aloy99:
I think if you send it to Sony Ericsson they might not even be able to fix it. And I doubt they'll detect you did any modding directly, though when they find out bootloader/kernel has been screwed they'll suspect xD

Sent from my x10 mini running the latest version of minicm 7. :D
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tohno:
man..but it's only software problem ...will it be fixed if they change the motherboard?
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
Since the ROM and everything else sits on the motherboard the problem will most likely be fixed as the remaining parts (case, touch screen, battery, sd card, SIM, misc. plastic parts, screws) are NOT part of the bootloader / ROM part.
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aloy99:
The x8 thread that was linked to above says that JTAG should work to recover these bricked devices.

Sent from my x10 mini running the latest version of minicm 7. :D
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] halim kahar:
i feel you,bro

my x8 is bricked like yours,flasher doesnt detect my phone

im about to give up as well
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AbirXtreme:
Well since flashtool does not detect you phone, its a hard brick, so its kinda hard to fix it on ur own,, better send it to SE, that helped the other guy who hard bricked it :D
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tohno:
woots! my phone is fixed!! gonna get it later tonight! what a christmas gift T.T
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shark221:
Congrats man!! , for ur W8 second life. Hahaha:-)
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
Now let us hope dear Tohno learned and listened and doesn't attempt the "unlock of death" a second time around. ;)
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mpoendi:
Good, how you did that? I am afraid of unlocked BL, afraid just like your phone the day after yesterday...

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[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tohno:
haha thanks for the congrats =) i am not very sure how he repaired it ..my dad din't came home for chirstmas last night ..so hopefully today i will get back my phone! ..and i think no more unlock bootloader for me ...traumatized !
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kirmada:
haha... yeah even if he tried again then he's for sure BUSTED..... :)
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tohno:
kay! got back my phone ..all is the same ..smooth and fast! gonna root it later ..so in a nutshell ( the repairman said )

-my motherboard has spoilt ( why , he also dunno )

-solution : he changed my motherboard

-cost : free ( covered by warranty )

so thats it ! after a week of struggle my phone is revived and well! happy new year!!
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] saintckk:
Free? wah! you are a damned ****ing lucky guy! When I bricked my phone due to unlocking bootloader, SE ( Malaysia) want to charge me $50 for the repair even with 3 weeks of warranty in force! Lucky able to relock the phone and it is ok now
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tohno:
haha ! he is my dad's fren so i think he giving face =)
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] maliceomalice:
Giving face....hehe, bagus2 :)
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tohno:
LOL , i bricked my phone again =P soft brick luckily ..was trying to install GDX then got some problems ...=( so i think i will try other ...had to recover using PCC
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] saintckk:
GDX? it's one of the foolproof ROMs, what went wrong?
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shark221:
LOL!!, i soft brick my fone once using CMW, since then is used X-Rec instead :p
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tohno:
i was installing using cwm ..then it got to a bootloop when i reboot ..after i PCC my phone and reinstall GDX then its fine ..smoother than ever =D
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xperiax8tester:
Hello guys i had the same problem :(

I sent my phone today to SE service via warranty

And i hope they wont notice that the bootloader is tried to be unlocked.Service is in Croatia :)

Wish me luck.

P.S I put back 2.1 rom with SEUS night before it got bricked
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tohno:
wish you luck bro ...it depends on the repairman really ..my repairman said mine is covered under warranty which gave me a sigh of relieve ..just have faith !
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mpoendi:
Do not unlock bootloader, it was so dangerous... My phone bricked 4 days ago, not even trying to unlock BL. Just want to instal this xgin rom via CWM but my phone got a white screen after booting.

Trying to enter xrecovery by tapping back arrow, and its not work. Still booting and got that white screen.

Sadly I dont have internet connection at home to repair via PCC.

Funnily, I have to bring my notebook to hotspot center. And repair it.

Now, its work. And flash this xgin ROM soon as my phone repaired.

LOL.

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[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wilbso:
people seem to have come to the conclusion that it seems to be the w8 that cant have an unlocked bootloader. i have a black x8 and i have unlocked my bootloader and it went fine but people with w8's seem to have a hard brick whenever attempting to do it....i hope this post is useful

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huh? where did you get seus from? we only have pcc now... or is it still around
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xperiax8tester:
I also got black x8 and that **** happen :(

Google it :D
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jimmy Thrashmetal:
I got a 2011 black X8 and unlocked my BL succesfully at the 1st try
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mrxperiax8:
setool forum said 11w26 will be in risk. i got w8 11w10 but it stuck on this probleme. hardbrick. damn.

i use flashtool when i trying to unlock it.

now my w8 is at the repairman due warranty card. 7 days already and i don't know when can i get my phone back.

sorry for my bad english
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
I'd say you should read the info as follows:

11w25 and older (down to 10w##) are _SUPPOSED_ to be safe for unlocking

11w26 through 11w37 have a good chance of getting hard bricked

11w38 and newer will hard brick at a insane high chance

Now, while 11w10 is in the range we consider safe for unlocking it must not have to do with the hardware... there's also a good chance you did something wrong or the file you flashed was damaged at download (hence THE reason why I can't get tired of suggesting to include, at least, a MD-5 checksum of the files for verifying integrity).

If you want a reliable way to know if your particular phone is safe for bootloader unlocking, and have some spare money to waste, you need to get one of these Qualcomm Resurrection cables and use it with setool2 (from the_laser's setool site) ... like the description said ... if the phone can be booted by the resurrection cable it's safe for bootloader unlock, if it fails to boot by the resurrection cable it would hard brick.
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tohno:
why are phones getting easier to hard brick ? is SE trying to prevent us from unlocking BL?
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tohno:
why would they prevent us to unlock BL? i tot unlocking BL is a good thing! DAMN YOU SE!!
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] amnher:
I know this is kinda stupid question, right now i relocked my BL previously unlock. I mean I was able to unlock and relock bootloader for about 4-5 times already. I have W8 with 11W34... Ive got no problem before so does it mean I'll never have problems with it once I unlock again? im planning to unlock after warranty period
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Is-tee:
Could someone open bootloader to x8 (E15i )11w34? About a month ago I purchased this mobile, and i would like to open bootloader, but i don't know, is it possible? I don't want bricked it!

Sorry for my bad english!
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kirmada:
check the two threads for info

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1399381

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1267273
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xperiax8tester:
My phone is still at repairman.7 days already :(

I heard from some other guys that they have the same problem and our phones are sent to the same repairman and that maybe save our ass ;)
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nelikp:
how come u unlocking bootloader by this tool?:confused:
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] maliceomalice:
I read somewhere that new version of flashtool have the function to unlock bootloader,but i dont know if it work or not with x8
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wilbso:
Like what's said above there Is a new version of flashtool that can unlock bootloader. Although I don't think it would work with the x8. Maybe someone could try it?

sent from my x8 running gingerdx
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Fenisu:
After one week I got my X8 back. They changed the whole mainboard. I guess there won't be any custom rom for this phone :(
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nelikp:
trust me...custom rom can..

but don't ever thing u can unlock bootloader anymore..

believe me mate..

experience 3time soft brick adn 3times hard brick..

only once success unlocking bootloader..

use only rom work on stok kernel..

there u no need to unlock bootloader..

I' still waiting for my 5th return
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] x8papa:
sh!t ericsson.................................!!!

looking for 2nd hand or 3rd hand phone...

looking for x8 on 2008 with 50% outlook condition..:p
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] amnher:
anyone could confirm?
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] virajt:
There isn't a problem with the 2011 SE W8. I bought one of November 30th and unlocked bootloader on 4th December it self. Since then my phone is running fine.