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[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Yaggy:
After an hour of searching forums I had realized that the phone was dead and wasn't coming back on. I too had the same blue light problem, couldn't get into recovery, couldn't do anything with the black screen. I took it to Sprint, and they don't have the capability of turning it back on in store. I believe this needs to be done by Samsung, and I imagine Best Buy wouldn't be able to either. The tech told me if he could not repair it, it would be replaced. My concern was the ship time and getting a refurbished unit. He told me because the phone was so new they are almost always replaced with a new unit. He said it was $35 because I didn't have insurance, but to "Come back after an hour, and if I can't fix it and it is insured it will be replaced free of charge." I went home, had Sprint add insurance, went back to the store a couple hours later. They swapped out my unit for a brand new one, free of charge, in about 5 minutes, activated and all. I was very pleased with how everything went as I was PISSED at myself for bricking my phone so bad! In all my years of hacking Palm Pres and Evos I never bricked a phone so bad that it couldn't be powered back on! But now I have a new GS2 (ROOTED :))!

I recommend just trying a Sprint Repair Center. I bought mine over the phone. I played dumb and said that I let it die completely, which I rarely do, and when I charged it the blue light went on and it never powered back up. They said that was weird but gave no qualm about it. Hope this helps..
[General Accessories] rebel1699:
Here lately, I have spent hours on top of hours researching online stores so I can purchase a replacement screen for my device. I have found many stores, but telling who is a legitimate business and who are shady is hard to tell sometimes. Is there any way an Admin could start a sticky so members can start posting reviews on the suppliers they bought parts from? The screen is $198.98 for my i727, and I can only do this once as I cannot afford to buy the same part twice. Knowing which stores to go and not go to would be super helpful imo. It seems there would be plenty here like myself that buys online phone parts from enough different vendors that we could compile a decent starter list pretty quickly. Thanks for letting me run that by you guys. Just an idea. :)
[LG Optimus Black] tutuncu:
Hi,

I updated my wife's OB from Nova rom to latest gingerbread update. But the phone is stuck at boot screen & boot animation. I did the update with LGMobile supprt tool and i tried recovery 3 times as well. I still can't get past the boot screen. only thing i can do is opening S/W Upgrade mode. Is there a way to fix this? I can even try a costum rom i just want to get the phone working again.

--- solved, thanks everyone
[LG Optimus Black] netum:
Smartflash tool?
[LG Optimus Black] tutuncu:
can you give details?:)
[LG Optimus Black] tapeone:
You need to unbrick your phone. Simple, fast, without problems.
[LG Optimus Black] tutuncu:
where can i find the latest stock rom in BIN/FLS format?
[LG Optimus Black] skapez:
You can't.

the last version is the 20N and for this version there is no BIN/FLS file.

If you want you can flash with smartflash tool the 20b version (it's indian) which is very similar to 20N.

If you want absolutely the 20N you can use the new method they discovered to flash with KDZ.
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rodhiesutrawan:
I have been modified the framework-res.apk layout to looks like ICS layout... n its work for now.!! But i dont know how to fix the downloadprovider.apk to ICS layout.

Download progress still on Gingerbread layout. May some one else can fixes this, please help me!!!

Also if anyone here can fixes to adding play music buton (buton play/pause, next and previous) on statusbar notification and lockscreen, i will be thank u very much.

Thank for all. And sorry my english is too bad!!

Screenshoot

Here i attach the resources layout of ICS Layout from my framework-res that was i have modified by my self
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ericerk:
is there any way to wipe your number off the device? i'm talking about from the status section in settings, is it possible, i've run the ruu, flashed roms etc, and nothing my number sticks on to it...
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SlimSnoopOS:
Wouldn't you have to activate another phone before your number is removed from this phone?
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ericerk:
I'm using my gnex as my primary
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] g1701gst:
This worked for me, thanks. To commit changes though I had to hit the menu button and then select commit.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] POQbum:
To further add to the thread, if you want a few more options of what to change and clear then check out

http://www.cdma-ware.com/workshop.html

CDMA Workshop. It'll let you change ESN's, phone number, carrier name, push custom PRL versions, etc. Of course changing the ESN doesn't mean it'll work.. because it needs to be activated through the carrier and it also has to be a valid ESN -- but if you bought a used phone off eBay or whatever and are looking to have it as a music player/camera, this is best.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stromness:
Isn't changing your ESN/MEID illegal?
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] POQbum:
Just looked it up and it looks like the law that everyone is pointing to saying it's illegal is very vague. But it still remains that yea, it's potentially illegal (which I didn't know before) :rolleyes:

So use at your own risk if you're going to do that.

CDMA workshop is still great for many other changes though.
[HTC Desire S] gefilus:
So question is easy and little bit offtopic, but so . How about changing my desire s to optimistic 2x or optimistic 3d? They are similar priced with desire s and they have better hardware, but why they are so low prices and if some have something to say about this phones please tell. Do they have some problems with os or hardware.
[HTC Desire S] olyloh6696:
Yes they do!

If you research, you will find put the Optimus 2x has many faults. It constantly randomly reboots, freezes, and the battery life is poor. It also has a bug where when you lock it, it sometimes doesn't wake up, requiring you to pull the battery.

However, if you can tweak it, (cm7 ROMs etc) the device can become better. But keep in mind you won't have HTC Sense anymore!
[HTC Desire S] gefilus:
I'm now on cm7 with desire s. So no sense here . And i know LG hi is lagi like hell.
[HTC Desire S] olyloh6696:
Yeah, it lags on the stock ROM. But on CM7 its blazing fast (watch a YouTube video on it!)

The 2X is also far superior when it come to gaming. Watch a video of it playing GTA... Man its smooth
[HTC Desire S] kartikk:
you might also want to consider samsung galaxy R if you want to avoid LG

it has a similar price in most places
[XPERIA X8 General] dagger:
Hello there fellow X8/W8 users!

This post is intended to point your attention to the simple fact that there's a hardware imposed danger to hard brick your Xperia X8 and W8, applies to E15i/a and E16i/a, at the attempt to unlock the boot loader!

The phones affected by the problem are units being manufactured at, and after, 11W29!

To check if your device is affected by the problem follow this simple steps:

Turn off the phone and open it up

Take out the battery

Look at the sticker below

If the date code on the sticker reads 11W29, or any later date (11W30, 11W31, 11W32, 11W33, ...), DO NOT attempt to unlock the boot loader.

These phones ship with a revamped chipset configuration having the security hole the boot loader unlock uses effectively closed. This means that upon unlocking the boot loader your phone will end up as a hard brick - and you will have NO means to revive the phone yourselves. You either have to send it off to Sony for repair (recommended solution) or find a phone repair shop being able to resurrect shot devices!

The symptom you will experience when unlocking the boot loader on an affected device is like this:

The boot loader unlock will most likely go through fine

At restart the phone will show NO signs of life anymore.

NO LED, NO LCD output, NO vibration.

This is the point where you can not do anything anymore yourself to resurrect the device.

You have been warned, DO NOT TRY to unlock the boot loader on phones manufactured PAST 11W29!

But it has been seen that there are few devices with manufacturing code above 11W29 have also successfully unlocked their bootloader.

For example me,i have 11W34 and unlocked the bootloader just fine..

But let me remind you again that this was just a matter of luck.

You might not be so lucky...

Also if you have manufacturing code above 11W29 and are desperate to unlock your bootloader then there are paid methods for it as reported by few users who had successfully unlocked their bootloader with manufacturing date above 11W29.

Update (2012/02/23):

To clear up the "no means to resurrect the phone yourself": This is true unless you are a experienced electronics technician. If you own a JTAG box (RIFF Box, Medusa Box) you may attempt to resurrect the device through JTAG. It may also be possible to resurrect the device through UART flash by using a test pin connection. Google is your friend here to dig up the required informations.

As posted by baiclark: There's an option to unlock the boot loader on 11W29+ devices, though this involves some Software (setool2) where you need to buy credits to perform the unlock. This is an untested procedure. If you decide to jump the gun please report your experience.

Update: Home-Brew unbricking with Omnius

Forum member aze2learn posted a guide about how to unbrick your hard bricked W8/X8 by using a modified Nokia CA-42 cable and Omnius. Find his valuable contribution at this post.

/!\ Be warned that this requires basic electronics skills to make it happen. /!\
[XPERIA X8 General] dagger:
Unbrick your briked X8/W8 via flashtools

Hi all

I made this thread since some guys were having trouble unbricking their X8/W8 via FLASHTOOLS...

And let me make it clear that the following post wont help you if your phone has bricked in attempt to unlock your bootloader when your phones manufacturing code was above 11W29.

In such a case the only (period) solution is to send it off to SONY to have it repaired.

How to unbrick your Soft Bricked phone..

What do you need?

Now lets begin.

1.First of all download and install Flashtools from the link provided above.

2.Download SE firmware in *.ftf file format and put it in Flashtool/firmwares folder.

3. Now, run the FlashTool and click the Lighting bolt button to start flash.

4.Now click flashmode and choose Xperia X8 (E15i).

4.Now wait for a while till it says you to "remove your phone,press the back button and hold it and install the USB".

Do it and wait for the flashing proceedure to finish...

If everything works fine then CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!! you have successfully unbricked your phone and installed the 2.1.1.A.0.6 version with 015 baseband, fresh and stock!

If your phone doesnt boots up still, then you might have gone wrong somewhere in the flashing process..

So read the steps carefully and do it again..

[OPTIONAL STEP]

Now as you have successfully unbricked your phone, the first thing you would possibly do is rooting your phone...:p

So here i show you how to Root your phone with flashtools..

1.Start Flashtool

2.Connect the device to the computer and wait until it's recognized

3.Click the icon with the "Padlock [the second in a row]

4.FT will start pushing files, wait till it finishes. Meanwhile the phone will reboot once.

5.When it's over Flashtool will notify "Root Access Allowed"

6.Open the application list on the phone and look for the app "Superuser".

7.If "Superuser" is there you have Rooted your device successfully.

Congrats!

That's it...........

If you found this thread useful don't forget to click the THANKS button for me...

Thanks to

Bin4ry and androxyde..(for flashtools)

crowds for the original guide..

Leajian for allowing me to use content from his guide.

BlackRabbit1703 for the mirror of firmware.

And all the people who liked my work...

See ya..
[XPERIA X8 General] Realtbhuion:
um, mine's an 11W29 and it unlocked just fine. it's only the one's AFTER it that have issues.
[XPERIA X8 General] lotus13:
I have 11W33 and unlocked 2 times now without a problem ! and works fine
[XPERIA X8 General] B.Jay:
We also had a few phones in the 11W3x region that unlocked perfectly, but the hard bricks we observed so far all start at 11W29 - and newer.

The source from where we got the information about the hard brick danger is a post of the_laser on setool.net ...

As you can see the_laser referenced 11W26 as the "threshold" where our observation is that 11W29 is where the trouble really starts.

EDIT: See this thread for reference - post #62 and #63 where we summed up a few hard bricks. But that's just the tip of the iceberg, there have been way more.

You're of course free to dismiss the warning and do as you please, just don't come ranting about your hard brick - you've been warned.
[XPERIA X8 General] Lander00:
My phone is 11W30 (I forgot to check this before unlock bootloader) but all works fine for me.
[XPERIA X8 General] El Brillantinas:
Mine was 11W37, and I said "was" 'cause I just bricked it.

So Im reading this thread too late lol

However, this situation only hurries things because I'm getting Xperia Ray soon. Now I have to get it sooner.

For now, I have a fa(i)lPhone, wich was a present from my dad. So no worries at all. But having my X8 completely bricked will be a good challenge, as I'll try to bring it back to life no matter if you say there is nothing I can do.

Of course, in case I achieve it, I'll share it! If not, then I'll have a nice modern piece of decoration for my living room: a smartphone XD
[XPERIA X8 General] Johnny_CRO:
x8-11w37 new phone HARD BRICK!

I was lucky ennough they replaced my bricked x8. :). No unlocked bootloader for me.:(
[XPERIA X8 General] B.Jay:
To be precise - there is something that can be done, it's just not very easy.

On the one hand you can try to read up over at setool.net. The latest versions of SETool are able to resurrect shot W/X8's. However, you either need to know to which test-pins to you need to connect the cable from your computer or simply try to get one of the Qualcomm resurrection cables fitting the W/X8. Apart from that you need "credits" for SETool to actually perform the operation. This means you have to pry your W/X8 apart to gain access to the PCB - that's not exactly something everyone around here is able to do - and connect to the right pins to flash in UART mode.

On the other hand you can always try to find someone (private person / repair shop) having a RIFF Box to see if the phone can be resurrected by JTAG, though the way it sounds (the post I read on setool.net about UART resurrection) a JTAG restore seems to be impossible - but feel free to try.

If you can work out a working, and relatively simple to follow, solution to restore shot W/X8's be our guest to write up a post.
[XPERIA X8 General] NarutoDroid:
thks, for the info, My x8 manuf.code is 11W28, is it safe for unlock BL?
[XPERIA X8 General] akhi24nick:
Can i unlock my bootloader?

My W8 code is 11W25 can i unlock my bootloader??
[XPERIA X8 General] B.Jay:
So ... 11W28 and 11W25 are below 11W29, right?

No guarantee given as there's always the chance that you may mess up, but it should be safe to try and unlock the boot loader.
[XPERIA X8 General] kust0r:
Mine is 11W21 (uhm semms a old version or something like that...?), soon I'll try unlocking...

But it has a f..... sinaptic touchscreen, damn...
[XPERIA X8 General] blackfatalist:
Hmmmm..... I got 11W34 and i can unlock my Droid :D
[XPERIA X8 General] panaut0lordv:
11W48

Hi there,

actually I was following guides in the manner google -> blogs -> direct links to oneclickroot/roms -> direct links to bootloader unlocker and...

Well, unfortunately 11W48 (pretty fresh, huh?) got hard bricked xD

I understand it's motherboard failure now and we can do NOTHING more than sending my new paperweight back to SE?

Also I'm looking forward to finding another way to unlock bootloader with new chips in case the one I get back won't be <11W29

Thanks in advance for your reply
[XPERIA X8 General] gdeliana:
Ahh i wish so much i had red this thread and didn't act too much excited about unlocking it.
[XPERIA X8 General] 2010matej:
10W48 ---> unlock with flashtool!
[XPERIA X8 General] Bravia4X8:
Man.... You are exceptional on EARTH.....

You unlocked bootloader with 11w48 making. You have battery backup beyond 6 days.

May be you can overclock your X8 upto 1Ghz and have Multitouch instead of dualtouch even its also possible that SE will make a firmware 4.0 only for you....

Really, you are an amazing guy...
[XPERIA X8 General] semdxd:
that's very good to warn everyone here before attempting ^^
[XPERIA X8 General] n1kolaa:
my is 11w06 :D
[XPERIA X8 General] :
The software/hardware combined unlock by using SETool2 is considered a safe method - of course there's always headroom for you doing something wrong.

If you proceed carefully, it works.
[XPERIA X8 General] Lajbymester:
Thank you, I will try it some day.
[XPERIA X8 General] Coedick_88:
Indeed bro, i managed to install the Ics shakira MiniCm9 -3.0.2 in my lovely ovely X8 without any problems but please understand the risk before doing so, because you might get your X8 brick.

Kernel Version : 2.6.29-nAa-ics-02

Device : Xperia X8
[XPERIA X8 General] ryufeliz:
good afternoon, a question ... because bootlander unlock, sim card does not work? happened to them? thanks for your comments
[XPERIA X8 General] RomWiz:
SIM card will work

Skickat från min GT-I9300 via tapatalk 2
[XPERIA X8 General] coolboyranjodh:
i have an x10 mini pro with 10W33

i havnt read anyone saying this one,,,,, maybe coz this ones too old ..

So is it safe for me to unlock bootloader

---------- Post added at 09:25 AM ---------- Previous post was at 09:24 AM ----------

i ll be very thankful if some1 can mail me to singhanmol672@gmail.com

bcoz i dont visit xda soon....:|
[XPERIA X8 General] SpyderX:
Yes it is safe, go ahead.

It has been mentioned many times that devices <11W29 is safe to unlock BL, this is what the numbers mean

XXWYY --> XX is the last 2 digits of manufacturing year (those manufactured in 2010 will be 10WYY for example), while YY is the week in that year which it was manufactured. Hence 10W33 would mean that your device was manufactured in the 33rd week of 2010.
[XPERIA X8 General] mogongz:
can this be unlocked?

hello...i'm new here...:D

not know much but can 12W13 (e15i) be unlocked?

and can it be flashed with custom rom 2.3 up...without the bootloader?or any other way?maybe?:confused:

sorry if i'm mistaken...please help me...:o
[XPERIA X8 General] Jeik:
Bootlloader cant be unlocked cuz only lbelow 11W27.but you can still install stock kernel roms.

But first install cwm recovery.

Search in google:roms,kernels x8 xda.on the site there is a list of roms.on the right of rom name says(stock)-stock kernel-YOUR KERNEL,(nAa)-nAa kernel,...BUT FIRST ROOT THE PHONE,INSTALL CWM RECOVERY AND THEN TRY INSTALLING.NOO NEED FOR BOOTLOADER UNLOCK.

EDIT

Ok,download this http://xdaforums.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=729395&d=1316853490 ,then download root explorer,install it and extract the downloaded zip,then go to extracted and open the folder of extracted zip.open the system,then bin folder and copy all three of them to system/bin and replace with existing files.BUT FIRST MOUNT R/W-LITTLE BUTTON TOP RIGHT.then long press on chargemon and select permissions.select:read,write,execute,read,execute,read,execute.save.DO that to other 2 you pasted witlh chargemon.after that,return to sd card,speed software,extracted,cwm folder and go to system,xbin and copy the sh to system/xbin and replace.you will have to copy sh again because system rejects it the first time:no free memory left.after you copyed sh again,change its permissions to read,write,execute,read,execute,read,execute.then reboot and rapidly press the back button when white Sony ericsson logo appears.

PRESS THANKS BUTTON IF I HELPED YOU,IT ISNT HARD..
[XPERIA X8 General] bore1989:
I hard bricked my xperia x8 during the unlock of bootloader...now i cant even turn it on...is there any way to get it working again?
[XPERIA X8 General] krstep:
Damn it i got a newer phone 11W48 and I'm afraid I will 99% turn it into a hard brick if try BL unlock.

I think we should push Sony to release an unlocking tool like for all the 2011 Xperias.

http://unlockbootloader.sonymobile.com/

It's not fair, I've bought the device so I should chose what software it runs on, even if it voids warranty :mad:
[XPERIA X8 General] 7h3d:
10W52 - Unlocked bootloader !! :p ... With sh*tty synaptics :(
[XPERIA X8 General] 00dev00:
10W52 is lower than +11W29, so what's the point?
[XPERIA X8 General] jithesh.1987:
My phone was 11W33, and i tried to unlock the bootloader....unfortunately it gone to a hard brick.... But i was able to bring it back to life using Sony PC suit phone repair....now it is work fine..........
[XPERIA X8 General] cascabel:
As far as i know there's no way to recover a hardbrick apart from taking your phone to SE. i believe there's a way using resurection cables (?), but definitely not pc suite. What happened to your phone? Did it get stuck on se's logo? :confused:
[XPERIA X8 General] HemdonG:
Mine is 12w03,

I basically trick to unlock the bootloader before even reading the guide....And this is not it, i continued to spent every cent on my xperia x8 so that anyone can unlock the bootloader in order to flash the kernel....LOL

And as u may have guessed, hardbricked 4 times.

But still i had caught Bootloader unlocking fever, i bought a new xperia x8.

Sadly it too at present it hardbricked, and i will recieve my phone back from the repair shops in 2 days!!

:D
[XPERIA X8 General] cascabel:
Some guys here asked their sony service center if they could change the board to an earlier model (ie : 11w26). Apparently. Their requests were answered.:D

Why not try that so you can unlock yours? It's. Worth a try and you may get lucky.:)
[XPERIA X8 General] Laxman Rathore:
10W38

Can I unlock my phone which shows 10W38 ?

I know I can, but still want to confirm from expert.

Also provide best link to unlock my xperia x10 mini pro.
[XPERIA X8 General] Chris95X8:
No, you can't.
[XPERIA X8 General] Laxman Rathore:
But we need below 11W29 right ?
[XPERIA X8 General] Chris95X8:
Sorry, my bad. I apologize.
[XPERIA X8 General] :
mine's an 11W29 and it unlocked just fine :good:
[XPERIA X8 General] r_win:
Help me Please...

I have a Brick Xperia X8, my Xperia Stuck on "Sony Ericsson" after I turn on my device. my Xperia has been rooted for GingerDX

I have tried the OP guide for Bricked Xperia x8. But my xperia could not response.

if I charge my xperia through original charger, it only stuck on "Sony Ericsson" and the LED not flame.

I have tried using SEUS, PCC and Flashtool, but my Xperia cannot response while connecting usb cable and press back button. the program always request for connecting usb cable and press back button.

I have tried to use Reelock bootloader(S1tool), but my xperia could not response too. either I click Identity, Flash or Restore. I have tried Gordon's Gate to reset my usb port, but my computer always hang when I connected USB cable and press back button.

do I have unlock bootloader?

Please, what can I do to save my Xperia X8...

my phone already bricked for 2 weeks, and I read many forum from XDA, Android-indonesia, kaskus, and many of bloggers but not worked for my Xperia
[XPERIA X8 General] aze2learn:
if still can boot to sony ericsson logo, it's a soft brick and not hard brick. Try remove battery at least 5 sec and reinsert, hold back button while inserting usb cable. If still not detected, maybe the cable/usb port itself is faulty. Try change the cable or use other computer.