yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[XPERIA X8 General] eagleeyetom:
Hmmm. I've found this today.

http://www.x10unlocked.com/

Sounds very interesting.

EDIT: Never mind. It's SIM unlock only.
[XPERIA X8 General] Sandeep198:
Dude pls someone help me out

I tried various roms ,unlocked my boot loader and every thing

but one day my phone stopped to take network

it gives the error sim not inserted,after tht i installed the custom rom and updated still its showing the the same msg

if some one can help pls let me know pls pls pls ............

my mail id peednas198@gmail.com

pls respond someone
[XPERIA X8 General] dagger:
Reflash your phone witg the stock rom and firmware...

Post 2..

sent from my phone using hands and brain...
[XPERIA X8 General] sgt. meow:
It's still helpful as many users lose GSM after unlocking bootloader. It can help them get it back, I think.
[XPERIA X8 General] husokal:
Thanks for great guide.

So i got a 11w29 cant unlock.

Then which roms i can flash to my x8 bored from 2.1 so much

cant use cwm as i understand /all pretty custom roms :( /

Any rom advices for poor Locked bootloaders?
[XPERIA X8 General] dagger:
You got a chance to unlock your bootloader...

Read the other guide which says how to unlock your bootloader.

sent from my phone using hands and brain...
[XPERIA X8 General] Gogeta:
If u can't unlock bootloader....

I recommend GingerDX & don't be in hurry Gingerdx update is coming soon...;)
[XPERIA X8 General] husokal:
thanks but Cant get close to hardbrick risks :)

---------- Post added at 10:42 PM ---------- Previous post was at 10:37 PM ----------

I dont have CWM how can i flash gingerDX :S/Just got a softbrick while trying to do it with x recovery :silly: /

Must not i unlock BL to install cwm? :S

EDIT: Of course we can flash CWM. So easy with x8toolbox btw
[XPERIA X8 General] pradzy:
i'm having 11W33 is it possible to unlock bootloader with Download Latest Client Install 63.00 without hardbrick?
[XPERIA X8 General] sgt. meow:
If you're talking about the paid method, I dunno how it goes. But if you're talking about the normal method (that lucky users get to use), there's a possibility that you'll hard brick it. There's always a possibility for that regardless of the method. I'm writing this just to let you know that it is your decision, and no one is gonna stand by you when you lose your phone for good.

However if you still wanna go ahead, then it's fine by us.

Just remember. Your decision, your responsibility.
[XPERIA X8 General] jucazastrow:
Hello guys, really good guide, i unbrick my device with this method just in +-3 min :)

So, i unlocked just fine my phone with flashtool, but:

There is any chance of hard brik my device just flashing a kernel? Or just unlocking the bootloader?
[XPERIA X8 General] stamatis:
normally flashing kernels to your device cant cause hard brick. So,just the unlocking:p

@dagger

your second post seems to have great use at the q&a :p
[XPERIA X8 General] dagger:
K ill talk to tom to make it sticky at the q&a too..:p

sent from my phone using hands and brain...
[XPERIA X8 General] stamatis:
I don't think it will help because the most users don't read the stickies...

Don't worry I link them to it:p
[XPERIA X8 General] dagger:
Lol...

Ty

sent from my phone using hands and brain...
[XPERIA X8 General] alexaco:
hello can someone help me... i try to unlock bootloader on x8 11w46 and now its the phone death, i tray sony pcc and nothing, the phone not respond...
[XPERIA X8 General] dagger:
read my second post..
[XPERIA X8 General] alexaco:
i tray this way and nothing.. i think the phone its hard bricked, the led not blink and nothing another happening if i connect the phone to pc or i turn it on
[XPERIA X8 General] Gogeta:
U have to send it to SE for repair or use JTAG service

---------- Post added at 03:45 PM ---------- Previous post was at 03:42 PM ----------

He is talking about hard brick not soft brick
[XPERIA X8 General] thedemon786:
i have succesfully unlocked bootloader of my w8 with xxxx31 battery :D

good luck everyone :)
[XPERIA X8 General] dagger:
Re: [UPDATED]Hard brick warning due to BL unlock + Unbricking Guide

Good..:)

sent from my phone using hands and brain...
[XPERIA X8 General] Gogeta:
Re: [UPDATED]Hard brick warning due to BL unlock + Unbricking Guide

1 more dbz inspired avatar :D

see my app sig at your own risk :

sent from my W8 running on armv7 processor:D problem??
[XPERIA X8 General] thedemon786:
Haha awesome siggy ... I gotta learn putting images in my siggy :P

And we both are from Delhi :D

How come your w8 is arm7??? :eek:
[XPERIA X8 General] Gogeta:
Oops

Deleted
[XPERIA X8 General] thedemon786:
??? :eek:
[XPERIA X8 General] alexaco:
how to check x8 manufacturing date without the sticker under the battery??
[XPERIA X8 General] Gogeta:
Re: [UPDATED]Hard brick warning due to BL unlock + Unbricking Guide

Your X8 don't have that sticker?
[XPERIA X8 General] alexaco:
nope, the mobile get back from repair shop without the sticker :D
[XPERIA X8 General] stamatis:
Re: [UPDATED]Hard brick warning due to BL unlock + Unbricking Guide

There is a method but its not accurate and I don't know if you can fully trust it.
[XPERIA X8 General] dagger:
Re: [UPDATED]Hard brick warning due to BL unlock + Unbricking Guide

You may also have the code written on your battery but I dunno whether is correct or not..

sent from my phone using hands and brain...
[XPERIA X8 General] RomWiz:
Sv: [UPDATED]Hard brick warning due to BL unlock + Unbricking Guide

Its not always the same but it is not far away ;)

Sent from my Black phone that is at place 970 in LGs optimus list and running Marvel Rom.
[XPERIA X8 General] stamatis:
Re: [UPDATED]Hard brick warning due to BL unlock + Unbricking Guide

Finally found the link

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1700465

The thread is from my good buddy.
[XPERIA X8 General] dagger:
Re: [UPDATED]Hard brick warning due to BL unlock + Unbricking Guide

But that's not a full proof method..

There's much confusion though..

As the op says.

sent from my phone using hands and brain...
[XPERIA X8 General] dagger:
Re: [UPDATED]Hard brick warning due to BL unlock + Unbricking Guide

+1

sent from my phone using hands and brain...
[XPERIA X8 General] mjimen22:
noob question...

with all the "unlock/ dont unlock bootloader" threads i've read, i'm kinda now confused following old threads and what not...

So, is it ok to unlock 11w30 now?

which method?
[XPERIA X8 General] Gogeta:
Re: [UPDATED]Hard brick warning due to BL unlock + Unbricking Guide

Don't unlock
[XPERIA X8 General] stamatis:
Re: [UPDATED]Hard brick warning due to BL unlock + Unbricking Guide

I know mate;)

---------- Post added at 01:42 PM ---------- Previous post was at 01:41 PM ----------

Its not ok, there is a high chance you will hard brick your phone.
[XPERIA X8 General] mjimen22:
Re: [UPDATED]Hard brick warning due to BL unlock + Unbricking Guide

Thanks for the straight answer, much appreciated.

Sent using my Sh¡tEricsson W8 w/c is now AWESOME, thanks to Team Fun.
[XPERIA X8 General] coolredwine:
Guess I bricked my phone. When I try and switch it on, it vibrates and then gets stuck at the Sony Ericsson text. Can someone please help ASAP? I tried the method of reflashing it to its original firmware but it's not working. I don't know why. :(
[XPERIA X8 General] Gogeta:
Re: [UPDATED]Hard brick warning due to BL unlock + Unbricking Guide

Explain your steps...

Where is the problem ..

sent from...

http://i.imgur.com/cHh0NIT.jpg
[XPERIA X8 General] coolredwine:
No, got the problem. I have reflashed it and now able to switch on the phone again. However, it's taken me back to Android 2.1Update1. Have rooted it again, and now I am trying to unlock the bootloader.
[XPERIA X8 General] Gogeta:
Re: [UPDATED]Hard brick warning due to BL unlock + Unbricking Guide

What's your mfg date behind battery on the phone??

If 11w29+

Stop now!!

sent from...

http://i.imgur.com/cHh0NIT.jpg
[XPERIA X8 General] coolredwine:
It's 10W something.
[XPERIA X8 General] Gogeta:
Re: [UPDATED]Hard brick warning due to BL unlock + Unbricking Guide

Go unlock it...

sent from...

http://i.imgur.com/cHh0NIT.jpg
[XPERIA X8 General] RomWiz:
Sv: [UPDATED]Hard brick warning due to BL unlock + Unbricking Guide

It is safe!

Cheers

Daniel
[XPERIA X8 General] coolredwine:
I have unlocked my bootloader. Yay!! Installed the nAa Custom Kernel as well. But after the starting animation, the phone doesn't starts. Do I need to install the Custom ROM as well right now?
[XPERIA X8 General] RomWiz:
Sv: [UPDATED]Hard brick warning due to BL unlock + Unbricking Guide

Yes!

A custom rom that uses nAa kernel!

Cheers

Daniel
[XPERIA X8 General] coolredwine:
Thanks! Just downloading the GDX v30. Do I have to flash it the same as I did the kernel? Putting the file in the firmware folder?

Also, it says I need to flash GAPPS. Is it necessary?

This is the thread: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1188486
[XPERIA X8 General] stamatis:
Read the installation instructions, you must flash the rom with cwm.

Gapps are not necessary if you dont want play store,gmail and all the other gapps:p, so yes flash gapps as well;)
[XPERIA X8 General] googolicious:
X10 mini

This Thread (X10 mini forum) brought me here. so i'm wondering, does this apply to X10 mini device as well?

if it does, i don't think i can take out the battery :eek:

EDIT : after checking service info - > configuration . and it's missing the Rooting status. so that means i can't unlock bootloader right ?
[XPERIA X8 General] stamatis:
What's the number on the battery?
[XPERIA X8 General] googolicious:
i can't take out the battery.

but there's this sticker with code located at lower left of the phone.

6105 10W09

5

SAA

could that 10W09 is the code that i'm looking for ? because the pattern is similar
[XPERIA X8 General] stamatis:
The date on the battery most of times is earlier(but close, 3-7 weeks difference) than the manufacturate date of the phone. In your case i think you are safe to unlock as i dont think the battery was made at early 2010 and your phone at middle+ of 2011 so i think you are safe;)
[XPERIA X8 General] lutecalho:
thanks
[XPERIA X8 General] stamatis:
There is a button for this, don't spam the thread with a single word post:eek:
[XPERIA X8 General] RomWiz:
Sv: [UPDATED]Hard brick warning due to BL unlock + Unbricking Guide

Don't spam with these comments!

But agreed, stop saying thanks, use the button !

Cheers

Daniel
[XPERIA X8 General] Daycrawler:
A little clarification from someone?

So guys, I got an Xperia X10 mini pro during my phone's warranty repairs.

However, the stock rom kinda sucks. So I got here. To the point - there are two numbers on the back of my phone. One is under the battery and it's 11W35, so from what I understand I shouldn't try to unlock it. But there is another number. When I hold the phone upside-down with the back removed it's in the upper-left corner. It says 11W20. So unlockable. Could somebody tell me which one is correct?
[XPERIA X8 General] Aremeyr:
your X10 mini can be unlock :) do not look at the battery look at the back on upper left corner! 11W20 :) soo give a try to unlock your bootloader! :)
[XPERIA X8 General] CnC-ROCK:
if stamatis's comment was a spam then what was your comment?:rolleyes:

@X10 mini pro users. why the discussion of X10 mini pro in X8 forum? discuss it in X10 mini pro forum. There may be others out there too who have same problem. if you discuss it there they can easily find the answer
[XPERIA X8 General] dagger:
@cnc

no need to be rude..

anyone can post in this thread if he has any kind of doubt..

it's not necessary that he has to be from the x8 forum only..
[XPERIA X8 General] Daycrawler:
Yeah, of course. The thing is it's the same security Sony uses. On X10 mini's unlocking guides there are links to this thread. So it's like a mutual place and I had a better chance of getting an answer here. Sorry if it bothers you much, staying quiet now :)
[XPERIA X8 General] CnC-ROCK:
Re: [UPDATED]Hard brick warning due to BL unlock + Unbricking Guide

I have nothing against mini pro users..just that if you post in its forum then other people can find that answer. The sentence I used seemed rude maybe. But I had no such intention except for RomWiz...i was sarcastic in his case not mini pro users:D
[XPERIA X8 General] toterkeks:
My U20i is Made 10W42, so is it Safe? :confused:
[XPERIA X8 General] stamatis:
Re: [UPDATED]Hard brick warning due to BL unlock + Unbricking Guide

Yep, its safe;)

Just follow carefully the unlocking instructions:)
[XPERIA X8 General] toterkeks:
Re: [UPDATED]Hard brick warning due to BL unlock + Unbricking Guide

i read that it restores the simlock, and i bought it used, so after flashing a kernel, will my device be simlocked again? v_v

Sent from my ST26a
[XPERIA X8 General] dagger:
Re: [UPDATED]Hard brick warning due to BL unlock + Unbricking Guide

No it won't be simlocked if you flash a kernel.

sent from my phone using hands and brain...
[XPERIA X8 General] denniskamp:
Thank you

I just wanna say thanks a lot.

You just saved my day ;)
[XPERIA X8 General] RomWiz:
Sv: [UPDATED]Hard brick warning due to BL unlock + Unbricking Guide

And get another post on your post meter :)

Regards,

Daniel
[XPERIA X8 General] dagger:
LOL...:p
[XPERIA X8 General] firtek:
Hard Brick

I have flashed wrong kernel (X10_V1_BLRelock) on my sony ericsson X8. Unlocking bootloader was ok (11w07).

No signs of life after that one. I was wondering can I use the method with Omnius posted by aze2learn to repair it now?

I will try and find some service shop (since I have no warranty anymore) that can repair it but i want to know weather i can do it on my own.
[XPERIA X8 General] pichardo7:
help

i have 2 hard bricked w8 and i have nokia ca-42 cable can you help me?
[XPERIA X8 General] aze2learn:
CA-42 cable IS a UART cable. Just need to cut the cable to find gnd, tx and rx and connect to phone. Use transformer wire from a broken PSU if you need a really thin wire. Buy a one-day Omnius license and you're good to go.

Please note that you need a good soldering skill if you want to solder those wire to the board. You can use tape but connections might not good.

Sorry, there's no free solution in reviving dead/hard brick sony ericsson x8/w8 .. omnius one day license is the cheapest. Omnius software can be download free from omnius-server.

ps : you can flash/repair S1-boot as many times you want as long as the license is still active.

---------- Post added at 05:42 PM ---------- Previous post was at 05:38 PM ----------

Can the phone still be detected by holding back button and insert usb cable (flash mode)? If still can, just flash a stock kernel via flashtool.

If no, then either use my method with omnius and CA-42 cable or riffbox.
[XPERIA X8 General] firtek:
Phone is completely dead. So there is a chance to do it with your method.

I will probably try it if I find soldering equipment, since I'm not at home.
[XPERIA X8 General] dagger:
I will recommend you to straightaway taking it to sony rather experimenting by yourself..
[XPERIA X8 General] 8cpaiw:
Sony isn't going to help him unless he pay them

My opinion is that he gives it a try with aze2learn method or if that's too hard for him than he can find someone with riffbox

I also heard that there's a way to unbrick it(hard brick) with setool but i am not sure about this

If you try aze2learn's method please make a video or take some pictures :good::fingers-crossed:
[XPERIA X8 General] shizuo:
unlocking bootloader threads should have this warning in their tutorial.

my friend bought his x8 yesterday and went directly to the x8 Development Category,

at first its going smoothly until we turned off the phone for flashing, and after that it won't open. we checked the manufactured date and unfortunately its 12w04 and thought were so ****ed up, we tried manny procedure but nothing works.

as for now were praying to all deity that we know if the dealer would replace the phone without extra charge.
[XPERIA X8 General] :
To keep things at a fair level I need to point out that nelkip actually included the warning in his [EASIEST GUIDE] How to unlocking bootloader (in the Q&A AND Development section posts) quite some time ago.

Unless your friend followed the somewhat larger X8 Boot Loader post in the development section he maybe missed out on

(in nelkip's guide right near the beginning)

They are STILL manufacturing the phone?

At this rate Android 2.1 will never "die".
[XPERIA X8 General] Tom.K:
Um, could this affect X10 mini pro as mine is at 11w11, and I saw on some threads that someone bricked phone with x8 11w10 and 11w09?
[XPERIA X8 General] :
Yes, this problem also affect the X10 mini/Pro - though I don't know about the critical date code there - as they are based on the same MSM7227 CPU and MPU.

Maybe post a question in the X10 mini/Pro sub-board if someone over there has worked out the 11W?? value where you will most likely run into a hard brick.

As you can read here there are some post 11W29 phones whose boot loader unlocked perfectly, though I assumed 11W29 because that's the week (week 29 of 2011) where we observed the very first hard brick related to the symptoms as laid out by the_laser (in short, the 11W29 for the X8/W8 is adjusted to real world cases).
[XPERIA X8 General] Gringotson:
RIP X8

I wish i would have read this thread before i tried to unlock bootloader :(

Now ive Hard Bricked my x8

and i had just got it working again after i Soft Bricked it yesterday ;(

Now it doesnt turn on or show any signs of life..
[XPERIA X8 General] :
I take you also didn't follow nelkip's boot loader unlock guide where the warning would've been written near the beginning...

Well, as already mentioned ...

Send it off to SE for repair (and play dumb) or try to find a SKILLED phone repair shop where the technician is able to resurrect dead bricks through JTAG / UART flash.
[XPERIA X8 General] Gringotson:
No, i was following some other guide not on this forum but on youtube, so there was never any warnings on it lol.

Ill go to the nearest Phone Repair shop and ask them if they can fix it, and how mutch it will cost, if it costs more than 600 Nkr ill just buy a new phone and start over again on a " Trusted " Guide..
[XPERIA X8 General] mabdullah007:
in my phone code is 10W50 i have unlocked the bootloader safety without any problem with the helpof this link http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1436924
[XPERIA X8 General] kw4ss:
that's because your phone is 10W50, not 11W50

the problem is caused only by phones produced at or after 35th (or some 29th) week of 2011 - 11W35 ( or, again, some say 11W29) and higher.

I think i know the answer but i'll ask anyway: has anyone found any way to "bypass" this issue?

Because my X8 could really use Android 2.2 and from what I read on official SE forums there is not going to be official 2.2 for X8.

Btw: after i hardbricked my X8, i sent it to official SE service provider, playing dumb, like i didn't knew what happened, they fixed it free of charge. When it got back it had "Replaced motherboard." note in warranty book. Is there any possibility that they... uhm... idk... replaced it with something <11W29? And if yes, then is there any way to find out (the sticker behind battery still says 11W45 so i guess that's not the way in this case)?
[XPERIA X8 General] :
Someone posted something here in the General board that there's a newly found way to unlock the boot loader on 11W29+ devices ... don't have the link at hand but I'll have a look and will post an edit.

EDIT: [NEWS]UNLOCK BOOTLOADER for 11w29+

I think the chances are pretty slim that the service center replaced the motherboard with a pre 11W29 one. It's more likely that the replacement is even newer (11W5x -> 12W0x) than your original motherboard was.
[XPERIA X8 General] armands64:
10W44

I have 10W44 date.

Can i safely unlock the bottloader?
[XPERIA X8 General] Dzol Cp:
yes its safe because 10w45

and not 11w45 ...

i bricked my best friend x8 code 11w45

and i learn from rush mistake.. :o
[XPERIA X8 General] farhanzahinfj:
mine is 11W38... and i've unlocked bootloader and using it without any problem!! :O must hav been lucky!!
[XPERIA X8 General] :
Like I already said ... I know of several 11W3x / 11W4x devices where the boot loader unlock went fine, however, there's also a ton of phones that died a horrible hard brick death.

Successful unlock on 11W29+ - maybe ~2%

Dead Hard Bricks on 11W29+ - 98%
[XPERIA X8 General] farhanzahinfj:
daaamn! im lucky as hell! *phew*!!
[XPERIA X8 General] Dzol Cp:
you're so lucky!!

i think you pray a lots before you do unlocked ;)
[XPERIA X8 General] chaoscreater:
I noticed that you can find the date not only on the battery, but also on the phone itself. Just take out the battery and look at the date/info on the plate where the battery is placed upon, you'll see the same date as well.

So my question is, if you unlocked the bootloader successfully, but you place a battery with the 11W29 date on it, will that affect it or not? I don't know if this relates to the battery itself or the date on the phone itself. I ask because mine is already bootloader unlocked, i'm running MiniCM7-2.1.9 but I also have a spare battery with the 11W29 date on it, I just purchased it recently to use as a backup but haven't tried it yet. So is it OK for me to use it then?
[XPERIA X8 General] Rahat34:
does 10 and 11 indicate years like 2010 and 2011 ?? cause mine is 10w45
[XPERIA X8 General] BuT_TeR:
yep it indicates the year and week ..

a year got 52 weeks :P

mine is 11w06. not unlocked bootloader ... waiting for exams to get over ....
[XPERIA X8 General] farhanzahinfj:
nope :p i didnt even know about the date thing!
[XPERIA X8 General] dagger:
He is free to try that method...

I just recommended him to take his phone to SE..

He may probably mess up with his phone if he isnt good at hardware repairing..:)
[XPERIA X8 General] 8cpaiw:
I agree and that's why I m going to make a video tutorial about aze2learn method

But first I need to :

-buy nokia CA-42 cable

-buy omnius one-day license

-find a hard bricked phone(or brick mine LOL)

-figure out where are testpins and what cable and testpin to connect

It's going to take a while until I do all of above(I will probably do it this summer,unless someone else do it before I do )
[XPERIA X8 General] aze2learn:
- only new fixed msm7227 chip or erased/wrong bootloader can become hard-bricked

- refer to attachment in my original post ... the pins are located under the sticker .. peel the sticker and you get to it. Better to open the back housing to make it easy.

I'm sorry I can't help on video because I already sold my X8 .. however, since I did it twice already (my friend's W8 and my own X8), I still can remember how.
[XPERIA X8 General] 8cpaiw:
you mean 11w29+? I had 11w19 and unlocked bootloader installe kernel ,everything was perfect until i started to change kernel's and ROM's for reviewing....after installing alfs kernel(after many other) my phone stucked on alfs boot image and then i have restarted it and then hard brick...

explain that :p

i don't need to have a hard bricked phone i can just show this on my own just need to turn it of, peel of the sticker and show the process

I think it isn't so hard
[XPERIA X8 General] firtek:
I would get it to SE for repair and pay, the thing is I study abroad and I dont know any SE service and i dont know the language. That's why I search all possible alternatives. I'm continuing to search because nokia CA-42 cable is around 15e on amazon plus 1 omnius licence, i think 15e for that one, so it would be maybe the same amount to pay to some service to do it. I hoped that there is some less painless and faster solution but seems there is not one.

Im not that proficient with soldering but i did some so as far as that is concerned i would manage at least in that part :)

Also i was hoping that someone did some home made solution for hardware to use software from RIFF box (no that i know how would that be done), but it seems that it is rather simple to restore dead phones with riff box...

Video: Sony Ericsson Xperia X8 (E15i) JTAG/RIFF connection and another how to RIFF JTAG for X8 repair.

I will do some more research but in the next couple of days i dont have time for it.