yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[XPERIA X8 General] cascabel:
Not 100% sure if this is applicable to x10 mini pro, but for x8 (this thread is under that x8 subforum so....): it should be safe to unlock.

Unless:

If the simlock certificate specified is NOT RECOGNIZED SIMLOCK CERTIFICATE, you can't unlock the bootloader of your phone. If you try, radio capability of your phone will be disabled :( (this has been reported to be untrue by a number of people who claim to have unlocked bootloader successfully with msm7227_semc.cmd).

Do note that the SIMLOCK certificate doesn't mean that you have/don't have a sim lock on your phone.
[XPERIA X8 General] akhirnyasip:
thank you all,...
[XPERIA X8 General] RakeshAdy:
and for hcl me

And bro the thing is I'm totally not aware of firmware and other stuff u mentioned if u be specific u can deserve some drink from me :P
[XPERIA X8 General] stamatis:
Google them.

Firmware here means the operating system, kind of, and you need to find this .ftf file in order to flash it.
[XPERIA X8 General] dagger:
There is a link given in the post to download the firmware or as [MENTION=4478577]stamatis[/MENTION] said the os.

Now basically what you have to do is, download it and then if it's a zip file, unzip it and then follow the steps mentioned there..:)
[XPERIA X8 General] Deception2123:
It does work on E15A models?
[XPERIA X8 General] dagger:
Probably it should.

Anyways use the firmware link for the e15a from here.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1575266
[XPERIA X8 General] amerllica:
Assume my phone is "w8" but i flash it to "X8_2.1.1.C.0.0._un.ftf" that is a x8 rom (i did it successfully)

if after this flash i start to unlock Bootloader ...!!! will it be hard brick??

i guess "hard brick" is not really a damn "hard event", i think it is just soft brick and a x8/w8 with 11w3x number can be back to life with another flashing procedure. how a software process can kill a hardware device?!!!!! I guess flashing or unlocking bootloader with 11w3x can not kill my w8 kill forever. please say your opinion... I'll wait :good:
[XPERIA X8 General] stamatis:
It depends on the manufacturate date of your phone. If it is 11w29+ there is a very high chance that it will be hard bricked. With "very high chance" meaning that you need to expect hard brick.

When we say hard brick we mean that the phone will not be able to be fixed with a normal flash as you do with soft brick.

It is repairable but it doesn't worth the hassle if you don't already have the necessary tools and knowledge. If you want to learn more about how you can fix a hard bricked x8 you can search for RIFF box JTAG.

When you hard brick an x8 by unlockling the bootloader you don't physically harm the phone.

Btw, many users have repaired their's while under warranty(I guess they didn't said what they did but they played dumb and said something like "I was playing dat game yesterday night and today ma phone didn't even boot:silly:"). Of course sony(or most of the repair shops) wouldn't bother with what really caused the problem not to mention jtag, they are just changing the whole motherboard.
[XPERIA X8 General] amerllica:
"RIFF box JTAG" can fix hard bricked x8/w8 ?

thanks, excuze me, what is "RIFF box JTAG" ?

Does it mean bootloader of a hard bricked x8/w8 be fixed?
[XPERIA X8 General] stamatis:
Yes it can be fixed, re-read my reply...

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=RIFF+box+JTAG+xperia+x8

Sorry for using this but I gave you the terms, now you need to do your research:p.
[XPERIA X8 General] KITT3000BLACK:
4 - Testpoint - loose wire to ground (I tape it to sim holder and release after pressing power button)

5 - ignore this - no need to attach wire

6 - TX from ca-42

7 - RX from ca-42

8 - GND from ca-42

which wire colors did you use?

i have red, black green and white
[XPERIA X8 General] fazi1995:
plss help me my x8 device cant turning on,charge or connect USB after trying unlock bootloader..
[XPERIA X8 General] stamatis:
Most probably it's hard bricked. You should either read more carefully or you shouldn't complain as you were aware of the risks. Either way, consider getting a new one.
[XPERIA X8 General] rajeshwargola:
pls help

hey i bricked my w8 and it wont boot up nor charge .....pls give a vedio tutorial or any pics
[XPERIA X8 General] stamatis:
Seriously?

2nd post of this thread...

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=35338935&postcount=2

Btw if it doesn't charge probably it wont work. Did this happen when you unlocked the bootloader?
[XPERIA X8 General] FloopyDoopy:
This helped a lot, thanks
[XPERIA X8 General] lojoko:
Well this day trying to unlock the bootloader on X8 by a guide xda, end the process but restart does not start nothing, will not turn leds or anything, how weird is that if cumplia the requirements of the post (which is less that 11w29), any solution? computer does not recognize it does not load etc.
[XPERIA X8 General] stamatis:
Make sure that it is not out of battery but it's most probably hard bricked. You messed up something from the instructions. Were you on stock rom?
[XPERIA X8 General] lojoko:
I do not know what instruction could have happened to me, I thought the main thing was that the figure is less ah was back, and yes, a stock rom:crying:
[XPERIA X8 General] jahubar:
hi yesterday when i was dwnloding youtube with tubemate this error comes up 'unfortunately android.process.acore has stopped and it wont go away. I tried factory reset but halfway it says Error formatting /data. Does this mean the NAND has become bad? Because I was always downlod without the sdcard and I heard in other forums the flash memory can only be write max. 1000 times only before going bad??
[XPERIA X8 General] stamatis:
Try to flash the stock rom with flashtool.
[XPERIA X8 General] emrycho:
how to fix my dead boot xperia x8

hello all i'm emrycho from indonesia

i have a xperia x8 phone

i've make it dead with unlock bootloader (11w48)

my sony dead as long as 3 weeks (until now)

i dont know how to fix it

i'm afraid if my parents know it

because i never call them usung my sony

so please help me all brothers

i have omnius,usb cable and notebook(laptop in indonesia)

many people said to fix it using uart cable connection and testpoint

but i dont know the meaning

help me

what the meaning

how i fix my sony

please give me the detail tutorial

i dont know much about technologi

please help me as soon as we can

sorry for my bad english
[XPERIA X8 General] stamatis:
Your phone is hard bricked and you can't fix it. You should have read the instructions and warnings more carefully.
[XPERIA X8 General] EightyVI:
Thanks................ :good:
[XPERIA X8 General] InfamousMykol:
Hi! I hard-bricked my Xperia X8 2 years ago. I want to repair it but I don't have ca-42 Cable or UART, ho can I repair it?
[XPERIA X8 General] airdumb1:
Thank you. this tutorial revive my brick phone
[XPERIA X8 General] aze2learn:
You need to find CA-42 cable from nearest local phone shop or buy it online. Without the cable, nothing can be done.
[XPERIA X8 General] jsmithy:
Hi guys and gals,

I found an old Xperia X8 so decided to have a play with it. I managed to root it, but am now having problems after trying to flash a ROM to it and seem to have soft-bricked it (can't now turn it on and only have the exclamation in a triangle).:eek:

I followed these instructions https://www.techwikies.com/how-to/d...-e15i-stock-firmware-using-xperia-flash-tool/ and these https://xperiastockrom.com/flash-sony-xperia-stock-rom

On Windows, I've used both the latest Flashtool 0.9.25.0 64 bit version and also tried an earlier, non-64 bit version of FT. Am pretty sure all the correct drivers are installed. Sony's Emma can see the device but says 'Locked phone detected'.

When I try to flash, I either get 'ERROR - not a Sin file' or 'ERROR - null, ERROR - Error flashing' in Flashtool and the flash is aborted. The phone can still enter flashmode; the manufacturing code is below 11W29.

I don't know what to do now...downloading everything and trying again doesn't seem to work.

Also, on a related note, when I tried to put this firmware [http://www.mediafire.com/file/r9rq43u8rp4esl4/X8+E15i+2.1.1.C.0.0._un.rar after extracting the .ftf file] in Flashtool's firmwares folder, the application cannot 'see' it, that is it cannot be selected to load in Flashtool because it just doesn't appear.
[XPERIA X8 General] hassan505:
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[XPERIA X8 General] LoneRider86:
Listen everything that's in this post: Don't try to unlock bootloader or your phone will be HARDBRICKED. Listen to this fool who discarded this post and damaged the phone!!!
[XPERIA X8 General] deedii:
Wheew strong words. BTW if those fools dont tried we will never know about 11wxxx basis. Am I getting what you mean? :)
[XPERIA X8 General] wilbso:
ouch, thats just being mean! to help click here

As mentioned in rule 2 it says:

the part i made bold and red is something you must keep in mind all the time. Calling someone a fool can be offensive to that person, and sometimes it can result in a name calling flame war.

keep that in mind please

-wilbso
[XPERIA X8 General] bogdandumiter:
Can someone please give me a tip ?

I have 10W49. Is there any risks unlocking the bootloader ?
[XPERIA X8 General] LoneRider86:
I'm the fool, not the guy who wrote this lovely post. Maybe i was not so clear, I'm Sorry for not being specific.
[XPERIA X8 General] mapix13:
no, your phone is save to unlock

>11w26>>>>save

11w26<=11w38 carefully

over then 11w38>>>hardbrick
[XPERIA X8 General] wilbso:
Ya what ? Ooops, sorry. Friends? :)

Ok
[XPERIA X8 General] kIERO's:
Hard bricked a friend's phone.

I was reading this when bootloader unlock process begun.

sh*t
[XPERIA X8 General] :
Ok, for everyone who has a problem understanding "take out the battery and look at the sticker below" in plain English ... let me try to put this into even simpler English:

LOOK AT THE STICKER ON THE PHONE!

BELOW THE BATTERY!

THE HUGE WHITE THINGY!

The date code of the battery (or ANY other component) is of NO interest - at all.

Lookie lookie at the sticker thingy!
[XPERIA X8 General] chaoscreater:
Oh sorry I guess I didn't read properly. The first thing I noticed was the date on the battery, so ya......

I guess i'm good then, it wouldn't make sense if it's the battery that's causing the bootloader problem :P
[XPERIA X8 General] Spevky:
Mine says:

Si 1245- 5134

Type : AAD-3880091-BV AAAL

IC: BLAH BLAH BLAH 11W18 :)

Made in china FUUUUUUUUUUUUU.
[XPERIA X8 General] Arkaeris:
10w42 Seems I unlock bootloader ;)
[XPERIA X8 General] pedro98:
Hello, I have 11W19, can i unlock bootloader?

thanks
[XPERIA X8 General] RomWiz:
flashtool

I't worked on flashtool for me and i have 11W31! :D
[XPERIA X8 General] SquallDNA:
my 6day old brandnew SE NEO V bricked because i read this late... my battery is 11w52! how unfortunate! i hope there will be an easier way to fix this!
[XPERIA X8 General] :
Better late than never... Yes, you can unlock the boot loader.
[XPERIA X8 General] :
WHAT?! The Neo V is also affected by this problem?

Is that also a MSM72x7 CPU based phone?

EDIT: Nope, it should actually have a Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon Chipset, 1GHz Scorpion CPU and a Adreno 205 GPU
[XPERIA X8 General] SquallDNA:
well yeah i guess, look what happened to it. :( poor me, worked so hard to buy this phone. Whats that suppose to mean if its on Qualcomm? does it still have a chance?
[XPERIA X8 General] republicano:
thanks SquallDNA,heres a quote from unlocking.sony.com

http://unlockbootloader.sonymobile.com/

TRY THIS for locked bootloaders - i couldnt dial the number below, the limit was the last *
[XPERIA X8 General] :
That's what I was thinking just now ... the Neo V is a 2011 Xperia line device, so the boot loader unlock should be doable through the Sony site.

However, if the phone really turned into a hard brick due to whatever method SquallDNA used to unlock the boot loader (didn't even look into the Neo V boards so far) went wrong - either off to SE with the phone for repair, or in case that option is not viable research setool.net if there's a resurrection cable for the Neo V to resurrect it with setool2 - or some JTAG/Testpins method to pull it back out of Valhalla.
[XPERIA X8 General] SquallDNA:
thanks, i am aware of that, and yes, is says "YES" on it. my phone is a generic. but i followed a tut http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1409269 and it doesn't indicate anything about the date code of the battery, which sucks. now my phone is bricked. im trying to use UPDATE SERVICE now and currently downloading the firmware, but it occasionally aborts because my battery has been depleted and that there is no way i can charge it. :(
[XPERIA X8 General] :
*Looks @SquallDNA's link*

Whoa! You Neo V guys actually need to perform the testpins stunt to unlock the boot loader? Now that's what I call a "bugger". Slip while connecting the pin to BAT- and no one knows what's going to happen with the hardware of the phone.

Anyway - if the Neo V is about the same as the X8 you actually don't need the battery in Flash Mode (the USB cable actually provides the voltage to power the phone), though I'm almost sure you will have fastboot from where you can get into Flash Mode/Download Mode.

But... since you are able to get SEUS recognizing the phone and even communicating with it... how could that be a hard brick?

A hard brick means that the phone (and now let us muse totally unrelated to any particular phone/brand) shows no sign of life anymore. It does not power on, it does not light up any LEDs, it does not talk to the computer anymore (through a normal USB connection), it does not show anything on the screen.

If SEUS is actually able to connect to your phone, then this isn't a hard brick.
[XPERIA X8 General] SquallDNA:
ahmmmm. i didnt quite get what the 2nd paragraph means. tried to search on it and i found this: wiki.cyanogenmod.com/wiki/Fastboot and i find it to advance for me..

about the 3rd paragraph, man i hope you are right! the red led still blinks when on usb mode, but when i put it on the charger theres no light, so it kinda means that the device isn't charging.

since im using seus, during the download of the FW the phone must be connected, so when the green led turns off the program gives an error message, good thing though the FW download is cached so theres no need to start from the beginning.
[XPERIA X8 General] :
In short:

On the W/X8, if you power off the phone and press the Back key while connecting the phone to the Computer it will "boot" into Flash Mode. The phone actually shows nothing at this point ... you'll only see that SEUS or Flashtool are able to communicate with the device through the "SEMC Flash Device" driver that pops into place when connecting the phone in this mode.

Fastboot (should actually exist on the 2011 phones, unless the Neo V is an exception) is a intermediate layer. When you connect the turned off phone with the back button being pressed it should first boot into "fastboot", which is a more advanced recovery (it should provide more means than plain Flash Mode to recover the phone).

Anyhow, while I don't know the Neo V the symptoms of a hard brick (no sign of life, no matter what you do) are actually the same across all possible manufacturers.

For example: If you dig up Adam's (AdamOutler) YouTube Videos where he demos his UnBrickable Mod ... the moment he turns the Captivate into a hard brick you clearly see that the phone is doing NOTHING anymore. Thanks to the hardware mod (the UnBrickable Mod) he performed on the device he's able to inject a new boot loader into the phone (as the hardware mod makes the CPU falling back to USB Boot Mode in case the boot loader is shot) to make it boot and then enter Flash Mode to restore the ROM.

Since you are getting a LED lighting up it's NOT dead -- see this link - a Neo that died after a OTA update and showed the exact same symptom as yours (visually "dead" though not dead and was recoverable).
[XPERIA X8 General] SquallDNA:
Neo v fixed after unlocking bootloader

hey thanks to all your response to my concern.. i was able to fix my brick using Flashtool and an ftf file i downloaded (SE NEO V 4.0.2.A.0.42 (OS 2.3.4) sourceforge.net/projects/seandroid/files/xperianeov/Firmwares/Ne0V_4.0.2.A.0.42.rar/download)

im so greatful i was able to fix it myself.. hehe :D
[XPERIA X8 General] Dexter_prog:
Since I can't find the original list of successfully/failed unlocked bootloaders I'm posting my experience here:

11w14: bootloader SUCESSFULLY unlocked
[XPERIA X8 General] amnher:
I cant seem to find a clear answer but does sim lock phones able to unlock BL?
[XPERIA X8 General] :
Yes, but it depends on how it's simlocked - see this thread for further information.

Though keep this in mind: If you SIM unlocked your phone chances are it could revert back to the original SIM lock upon boot loader unlocking!
[XPERIA X8 General] ra3or:
purchased today(second hand) black x8, 11W20. Lucky :D

has android 2.1-update1
[XPERIA X8 General] amnher:
My friend has no plan of sim umlocking the phone. All he wants is a new kernel
[XPERIA X8 General] :
The important line is this one here:

Take the added comment...

...with great caution! Better NOT to proceed in this case.
[XPERIA X8 General] wilbso:
noo, [Faceplant]

that line saying simlock certificate is what you need, if it has something like NOT RECOGNIZED SIMLOCK CERTIFICATE

:rolleyes:;)
[XPERIA X8 General] unxzyst:
mine was 11W17 is it safe for unlocking BL?
[XPERIA X8 General] ulilalbab:
My X8 is 11W02

is safe for unlocking bootloader? :confused:
[XPERIA X8 General] :
Now let is do some math class...

12W0x <-- NOT good!

11W5x <-- NOT good!

11W4x <-- NOT good!

11W3x <-- NOT good!

11W32 <-- NOT good!

11W31 <-- NOT good!

11W30 <-- NOT good!

11W29 <-- NOT good!

11W17

11W02

Now here comes the question ...

Is 17, or 2, lower or higher than 29?

If it is LOWER you can try

If it is HIGHER you DO NOT try

Now take your calculators and solve that little problem. You can also put it this way ...

If having 29 apples is a bad thing and you only have 17 or 2 apples, would it be good you have less than 29 or would it be bad?
[XPERIA X8 General] ulilalbab:
lol.. thanks for your class.. :p:p

i ask that, because i still doubt to try unlock bootloader..:D:D:D (noob mode)
[XPERIA X8 General] stupidho96:
my phone stuck at the alfs screen after reboot

im using GingerDX

i have checked the sticker and it's 11W10...

any way to fix my problem??
[XPERIA X8 General] Lloir:
yea reflash the rom

for those who are wondering about 11w28 my phones an 11W28 with unlocked bootloader
[XPERIA X8 General] IHawkeyI:
Hello,

I own an xperia x8 and the date is 11W46. I bricked it after I tried to unlock the bootloader. Now its just dead and it shows no reactions to anything. No vibration, No LED blinking. Cant boot it in flash mode. Nothing.

Read this thread too late now but I am just wondering if I cant unlock bootloader , does it mean I cant put the CyanogenMod 7 on my phone at all?
[XPERIA X8 General] Raz9:
Use GingerDx v23b with stock kernel. Don't need to unlock your bootloader. It has bult in CM7.2.0-RC0 Hero nightly.
[XPERIA X8 General] IHawkeyI:
Well now that is fully bricked :) I need to first make it work.. MSged a friend already if he can do it with JTAG box or the RIFF box. If there is another way to unbrick it tell me. Till then I can just cry :). but thanks anyways. When I get it to work I will try that one ;)
[XPERIA X8 General] ayoi92:
can i unlock bootloader if my devices show 10W48??
[XPERIA X8 General] :
I think the OP post of the GingerDX thread should answer your question.

Hint: Stock Kernel Modules

Yes, it's safe for as long as you don't make a bad boo boo along the way.
[XPERIA X8 General] ayoi92:
Can u suggest the easiest and safe way to unlocked bootloader??i found many way n dont know which one to use..
[XPERIA X8 General] :
Try nelikp's guide ...

[EASIEST GUIDE] How to unlocking bootloader
[XPERIA X8 General] miguelillo42:
Hello! I have behind the battery 10W42 (I'am sure 10Wxx). Can I do unlok the boot loader? WITHOUT any risk.

so I don't understand if there any risk, for small risk...

Thank you very much. (Sorry for my level of English) ;)
[XPERIA X8 General] genkralyz:
mine is 11w48, is there any way to unlock my bootloader?
[XPERIA X8 General] :
Software unlock?

NOPE

See http://setool.net/ if you sooooooooooooo desire to try an unlock.
[XPERIA X8 General] BuT_TeR:
@b.Jay mine is 11w06... I suppose its safe to unlock....

can you suggest me kernel that I should flash.. I read their were wifi and tether bugs with some kernel......I don't use wifi nor I use tether ........I will be using Ginger DX v23b
[XPERIA X8 General] miguelillo42:
Hello! I have behind the battery 10W42 (I'am sure 10Wxx). Can I do unlok the boot loader? WITHOUT any risk.

so I don't understand if there any risk, for small risk...

Thank you very much. (Sorry for my level of English)

Help, please.
[XPERIA X8 General] :
Yes, 11W06 is safe for unlock as long as you don't screw up.

And, as it already gets old ...

The "Wireless & networks" -> "Tethering" -> "USB tethering" does NOT work!

You need a app like Barnacle or EasyTether.
[XPERIA X8 General] BuT_TeR:
Alfs kernel o7. or o8? ???with gingerdx v23b
[XPERIA X8 General] :
Completely wrong section and thread for GDX support questions.

Read the OP post, make your decision.
[XPERIA X8 General] bobgeneric:
Kernel issue.

Now, just repair using PC Companion.
[XPERIA X8 General] BuT_TeR:
sorry ... browsing through mobile so....posted in wrong section

.
[XPERIA X8 General] sundar83:
2days before i flash custom cm7 firmware in one x8 didnt check the date but its succeed and delivered to the customer today i flashed one more x8 with the same procedure mobile dead after unlock the boot loader after tat only i read this thread very late and this model have 11W48 now mobile dead i have setool any idea to recover this mobile?
[XPERIA X8 General] sundar83:
recovered successfully with the help of setool resurrection method here is the screenshot ths to laser and stunner
[XPERIA X8 General] :
Yap, is the only method to bring it back from the dead when being "killed" with a boot loader unlock on affected date-ranges.

Great you tried it and verified that it can be done.
[XPERIA X8 General] sundar83:
after recovered the mobile from dead thru setool, bootloader unlocked automatically and i installed cm7 succesfully but i got no service issue then again i relock the bootloader and this time unlock the bootloader properly with the help of setool but 2 credits consumption after tat i reflash my mobile fully with the stock rom then flashing nakernel finally installed cm7 successfully
[XPERIA X8 General] cyanidekiller:
My neo v doesn't starts after unlocking

i couldn't starts my phone neo v after unlocking its bootloader through test pointer method.it only vibrates when i press power button.even no led light whent connecting to charger or computer?any solution? plzzz help me
[XPERIA X8 General] :
Given this is the Xperia X8 General section and I don't have a Neo V, let alone used one *points at sig*, I don't think we'll be of any help...
[XPERIA X8 General] jjumphard:
my x8 is 10w44 and unlocked 5 times without hard brick (one time soft brick)
[XPERIA X8 General] Marksraider:
is. it really worth the risk?

hello brother and thank you for this post. i checked mine to be an e16i 11w25.

i wanted know if i can revert process for myself and also could you tell me what its the safest way to unlock my bootloader and if i could relock my bootloader if i wished to?:o

and finally once more is unlocking my bootloader worth the risk? :confused::(:rolleyes:
[XPERIA X8 General] Himalay:
11W31 here, unlocked bootloader, relocked it, unlocked it again, no problem whatsoever.
[XPERIA X8 General] junnojules:
thank you very much for this info!
[XPERIA X8 General] thetwistedx:
I'm sorry for the noob question but mine is 10W41 will this work?
[XPERIA X8 General] pochopsp:
yes, continue without preoccupation ;)
[XPERIA X8 General] thetwistedx:
Thank's dude :)
[XPERIA X8 General] dickperia:
Thanks for d nice info
[XPERIA X8 General] SamsungGalaxySII.:
I never had a hardbrick :D

Can't we make.the x8 unbrickable?