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[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] poyang8912:
wich custom karnel you used to flash yhbrom?

it is rage karnel you use?

my phone having like yours problem..

when install hybromv10, screen can work but with abnormal function..

when i flash back .62 using flashtolls, screen totaly not working.. huhu..

help me bro....
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] iONEx:
Follow my instruction I posted earlier in this thread.

Yes, I used rage I think. You can also try xkernel...

If the method doesn't work for you, I'm gonna get seriously confused :)
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Someguyfromhell:
I sent my phone to service, will see what they gonna say.

Relocked my bootloader and installed ICS 4.0.4 from Update Service. Hope they won't go after the DRM keys...Hopefully all tracks are gone.

Ah wait, I had to send it without battery and without accessories...Can they check? :D
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] iONEx:
I really hope you get lucky, and get your phone back working :)

Did they say how long it would take aprox.?
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] DragonClawsAreSharp:
If it is not within warranty then you should not care.

I do not think the Sony Service Centre people are smart enough. They will just flash the Firmware with flashtool, and see that it is not working. And then they will mark it as a hardware faliure. And then they might look into the warranty buisness. You had unlocked using test point? If not then they will know that your warranty is void. And they will charge.

I do not know. I have no idea. We will see.

When do they plan to return the phone to you? You keep us informed too. About the proceedings. It will be interesting. :D.

Thanks,

Rick
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] iONEx:
LoL! Sony using FlashTool. But who knows.... maybe they do o.O

If they have any brains in sony, they will check for DRM. It's not that hard, and doesn't cost 'em a dime.

And like every company, they don't want to be repairing stuff for free.

But judging by their official forum replies, some of them are real dumb...

Hope dies the last :)
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Someguyfromhell:
Don't know, not sure what is exactly the problem and if they have the parts there or not.

Official method. Also with the test point method, they can see if sticker was removed or not. Sent with relocked bootloader actually.

I didn't send it to Sony Service Centre...ah wait there is no such thing here either. Only licensed repair shop for mobiles.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] DragonClawsAreSharp:
Licenced repair shops. I think people there are like computers. They have a set in algorithm. They will follow the these steps, regardless of what is the issue.

1. Do a settings reset

2. Do a factory reset

In this case they will not be able to do that. So depending on the program written on them, some might end up into a Force Close. Lol. Or may be an infinite loop? Tryy to reboot the phone again and again hoping the problem will be fixed? Lol.

Have a good day,

Rick
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Someguyfromhell:
There are no official Sony Mobile Repair Centers. Also, this is the only way to take the phone to warranty anyway.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] iONEx:
That's exactly how I feel licensed about service ppl, and helpdesks.

Like talking to monkeys in human form lol :P

There are some rare exceptions though.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] !nDsP0!7T:
Same Problem with touch!!

Removed
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] DragonClawsAreSharp:
Just thought of it. Have anyone tried to boot up in Safe Mode?

In Windows, while booting up in safemode, certain drivers are not loaded, and it is like a minimal form of booting for the system. It is used to repair display driver problems, for example.

To boot up in safe mode in SK17i, you need to keep on pressing the volume down (or up button), while the Xperia Logo comes up (in ICS and I am not talking about the Sony Logo). I mean the bootanimation.

You can try to hit all the buttons and see on your Xperia Mini or LWW.

And see if it helps. I do not think it will really help. But worth a try. Just flash stock ROM and try as I said. Hope it helps.

Cheers,

Rick
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] iONEx:
hybromV10 DL: https://dl.dropbox.com/u/61884099/hybrom_v10.zip
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Someguyfromhell:
Tried it on WT19i, you need to press Menu button, however my whole touch panel was not working, so I couldn't get into it.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] singh_dd93:
Well I had once flashed SK17i firmware(Nero's rom i think version 3 or 4 that was for mini pro only) and lost touch and soft keys.

So i flashed ftf file of .62 about 25 times and then had my touch back.

And by the way Sony Service Center people do use flashtool here in India.

Had once lost home while updating from .42 to .62 and took it to service center and they used flashtool infront of me.(Was a new user of android then. Had bought my phone just month back).
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] poyang8912:
you just flash then switch on the fon or flash,flash,flash,flash without switch on the fon?
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] wutzin:
hey, thanks so much for uploading this! iONEx, can you quickly confirm that this is the hybromv10 for the Mini ***PRO***/SK17i?

Because if I understand the proposed solution, you need to deliberately flash the hybrom MINI PRO/SK17i version onto the MINI/ST15i in order to fix the touchscreen...
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] iONEx:
There is only one version of hybromV10. And that is it.

Yes, for miniPro SK17
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] poyang8912:
my problem was solved!!!

1. i flash .62

2. fastboot rage karnel

3. install hybromv10

(above step same as other person post)

4.then i flush Xperia 2011 Range_FreeXperia_ALL.tft from this post (http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1553601)

fon will unable to boot, hang in SE logo..

5.flush back .62

6. greatfull my phone back to normal after 2 days brick..

hope you guys works with this method..
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Someguyfromhell:
Yea, repairing the phone...

Why do I have feeling, that this was just Flashtool/SUS attempt?

So, ah still not working...so they just
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] iONEx:
That was completely expected.

If they can't repair something by blindly following a textbook/their training, they'll send it away -.-

If the problem wasn't resolved here, surely it wouldn't be resolved by monkeys hahah :p
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] neocyke:
I guess we should start a mini club or something. Just got the dead touch problem 1-2 hours ago.. after flashing.. wait for it....

NeroICS.

Apparently this a$$ of a ROM kills touch on just about every other phone. We gonna have to get nerowhatshisname to have a look at this.

Right now trying whatever steps you guys threw up there to desperately get back touch. Wierd or not, who cares as long as it works..

Don't have hybromV10, using SpartanROM 2 instead. So far :

-flashed .62 -nogo

- Fastboot RageKernel 2.9

-flashed Spartan -nogo

-flashed .62 again - nogo

More to come once I've done more. Gonna give poyang's step a go..

** oh yeah. I gots me a WT19i (which was working fine up till.. demmit~)
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] DragonClawsAreSharp:
It might get ressolved by some software which does the job of flashtool, but is used at the Factory by Sony.

I mean some tool that Sony uses to flash the ROMs the first time in our devices.

Thanks,

Rick
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] neocyke:
Finally, phone is back. Touch is ALIVE~!!

All thanks to this dude scorpioboyz and his fix for WT19i

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=22653906&postcount=73

Exact steps :

- Boot to CWM. Wipe System, Data, Cache, Dalvik, Battery stats

- Phone off. Flashed .62 via Flashtool. = DO NOT TURN ON =

- Flash custom kernel via Flashtool

- Turn on phone, boot into CWM

- Flash Hybrom V12 (SK17i)

- Reboot. Touch will be iffy at this point. Same as flashing Hybrom V10

- Pull battery

- Turn on phone, boot into CWM

- Flash Hybroman V12 (WT19i)

- Reboot and voila! Touch is back!

- Flash an updated GB ROM for WT19i AND STICK WITH IT!!! LoL

Well, all's fine now, just reflashed Hybroman V16 and restored backup with TB and phone is back to it's last state yesterday.

Interesting note, original poster used Rage in his steps and I used X Kernel. So, I guess it really doesn't matter which kernel as long as it's for GB and has CWM.

Anyway, good luck to the folks out there and thank the original poster if it works for you. It did for me (after almost 24hrs of searching, downloading and flashing) :D

Link to the ALL the Hybro ROMs (THANK YOU GOOGLE WEBCACHE!):

http://webcache.googleusercontent.c...hread.php?t=1373435+&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=my
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] le_manhpro:
Hi all !

My Xperi mini also so please fix link dow I can not find hybro V12 sk17i and V12 WT19i pls help me, tks in advance:D
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] neocyke:
Dude, which is your phone? The fix I posted is for WT19i - Live w. Walkman..

Don't think that's gonna fix your phone which if I understand correctly is a ST15i - Mini..

Try using the original fix using Hybrom V10 instead. You can follow the same steps but replace Hybrom V12 with Hybrom V10 and then flashing stock .62 firmware.

Or you could follow the same steps I did and replace Hybroman V12 (WT19i) with MiniHybrom V12 (ST15i) instead.

Good luck~! ;)

Hybrom V12 : http://www.mediafire.com/?ilfa33mdyfjag8b

MiniHybrom V12 : http://www.mediafire.com/?2iyj7kt6itf7wv5
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] le_manhpro:
ok I also tried but failed (Try using the original fix Hybrom using V10 instead. You can follow the same steps but replace Hybrom Hybrom V10 and V12 with stock .62 firmware then flashing):)

and I'll try your way, pls wait i will feedback :Dthanks again

PS : working for me. lol
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] lekki01:
Hi

I have st15i and I have the same problem. I try to do this for 2 days and nothing.

I did it just as you wrote, but nothing new. When I flashed Hybrom V12 or Hybrom V10 then touch partially works, but when I reflashed 62 firmware then again does not work.

I tried everything. I flashed much custom ROM and many custom Kernels (I don't know which is best).

What else Can I do?
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] djRemov:
1)Install lastest firmware .62 for wt19i (st15i) (Flashtool)

2) Install Rage Kernel 2.6 (Flashtool)

3) Then via CM from zip install hybrom_v12. for MINI PRO

3) Install "Touchscreen.zip" via CWM and reboot system

(Touch screens has to work)

4) Then again flash your favourite ROM, based on .62 firmware

:cyclops:

Good luck!!!

P.S. The patch is not tested for ST15i.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] neocyke:
Hiya dude. Here's what I can say. DON'T REFLASH STOCK .62 after flashing Hybrom.

Go with the other way. Flash .62 - Flash any GB Kernel with CWM - Flash Hybrom V12 - Flash MiniHybrom V12. That should work.

Do keep in mind :

Only clear storage before flashing stock .62 the first time.

Don't power on until you've flashed the kernel

Direct flash the last 2 ROMs over each other without wiping.

Once touch works, Wipe & install your ROM of choice. Holler if you need me to clarify some more ;)
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] lekki01:
Thank you very much, but this not working. When I install hybrom_v12 touch partially works, but when I install "TouchscreenST15.zip" then touch does not work. Maybe the drivers are bad?:confused:

Ok. I will not reflash stock 62 after flashing hybrom.

I do what you've written. In CWM I enter by fastboot. ("fastboot boot cwm-rec.img")

When I am at this point and am installing miniHybroman_v12 (st15i), touch screen not working again.:(

What am I doing wrong?:confused:

PS: Sorry for my English.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] djRemov:
I have not tested this patch and hw_config st15 is constructed on little more complicated than wt19

no harm in trying!
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] lekki01:
I tried.

After installing "TouchscreenST15(2).zip" touch part works.

After installing "TouchscreenST15(3).zip" touch does not work.:(

Thank you for your efforts.

Does anyone have any idea?
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] djRemov:
Try it.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] lekki01:
Still the same, only partially works.

I have a package with all the system folders (62 firmware), can do something about it?

This drivers are bad. I cleaned the files in the folder "firmware" and "init.d" when I installed this patch (with empty files), touch work the same as before. So these files do not have any impact its operation.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] iONEx:
It seems the "method" is working for some ppl, for some its not...

I'm beginning to think that it wasn't any method that actually repaired my phone, but flashing firmware like 20times over and over -.-

It's like singh_dd93 said earlier...
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] lekki01:
Ok. So what should I do? Flashing my phone over and over. :confused: If yes, should I flashing (all time)62 firmware or maybe something else?
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] sabaatworld:
Unique Problem

My st15i works fine until i don't put it in my pocket. When i leave it in my jeans pocket for about 20 min or so the back key stops to function. It resumes working about 15-20 min after i leave the mobile out in the open. Can someone guide me about what is wrong with my phone?

Thnx in advance :(
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] iONEx:
well....

that's a know issue for ST15i when it heats to I think 40C or more...

Download Script Manager from android market

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=os.tools.scriptmanager (SM)

Input the following script as ROOT:

dev=/sys/devices/platform/spi_qsd.0/spi0.0
fw=touch_smultron_sony.hex
cyttsp_fwloader -dev $dev -fw /system/etc/firmware/$fw -verify_only
sleep 5
reboot -p

You're phone will shutdown, so don't worry. Just turn it back on.

overheat issue thread on XDA

or upgrade to ICS.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] kostass123:
Touchscreen(4).zip makes my screen work partially. It is not completely unresponsive but it is by no means working properly!

Maybe an optimized Touchscreen.zip could do the job?

I also tried iONEx's "method"

wipe data/cache/system

flash .62 firmware [ST15i_link]

flash custom kernel with recovery

flash hybromV10 without wiping anything (that's what I did)

boot into hybrom, then turn it off, i.e. take the battery out

flash .62 again

But it didn't work! Any other ideas?
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] iONEx:
If nothing works, you can try flashing .62 FW 10,15,20 times....

Or repeat method with hybromV10 over and over until it works.

Like I said, it works for some, for some not. I don't have a clue to why that is....
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] manilu001:
did you try format everything in phone over cwm in mount and storage, format everything exept sd card format, and then instal rom
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Comicmav:
Solution in other thread:

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=27792125&postcount=103
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] kostass123:
At step 3-"Install hybrom V16 in CWR mode" do you turn on the phone?

Can you please give us a link for hybrom v16? Is it for the mini pro?

Apart from that I don't see the point of flashing many times the 0.62 firmware. One time isn't enough? Anyway, I will try it and see if it works!
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] neocyke:
Hmmm.. this is kinda mind boggling now. I guess it's worth to note my steps started with a .62 flash with Rage before doing all the wiping and flashing .62 again..

The same steps worked for le_mahnpro...

Well, anyway, can you describe the *exact* steps you did? Just to be sure.. :)
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Comicmav:
I do not know what changed from the multiple-flash, but working.

When I flash once, did not go ...
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Someguyfromhell:
And my phone is still in external repair facility...Wish I could try these now.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] neocyke:
Somehow I saw that coming.. just a matter of when.

No updates yet from sony on your repair work?
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] oseyftw:
Got my phone back from CPW's repair centre today. They have fixed the touch functionality but had to replace the front assembly of the phone to do so lol :eek:

Seems like a bit of a shoddy job, as the usb port flap is missing and the led backlight is bleeding through the lower left corner of the screen during deep blacks.

I guess I should be great full though, since I did void the warranty on the phone and it appears they didn't notice :P
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] kostass123:
So it was a hardware problem after all! I guess that some of us will never fix our phones just by flashing the firmware again and again :(

How come they didn't notice the changes in the phone's software? Did you relock the bootloader?
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Someguyfromhell:
Arrived yesterday at external repair facility. 5 days for transporting it...I have no idea where is it now.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Feanor88:
Guatemala? Australia? The moon? :p
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] DragonClawsAreSharp:
:D

No. It's now with Alduin. He is playing Temple Run on it.

After all, the Snapdragons actually belong to the Dragons.

Thanks,

Rick
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] lekki01:
Does anyone have a link to hybrom v16 (sk17i) and hybrom v16 (st15i)?
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] kostass123:
I'm looking for these links too! If someone could post them it would be very helpful!

How much time does it take to flash the 0.62 firmware with flashtool?

For me, sometimes it takes 20 minutes and other times it gets stuck for a long time and needs more than 2 hours to flash! Is that ok? :rolleyes:
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] lekki01:
Strange.:rolleyes: By flashtool for me it takes about 1 min.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] drolkacj:
i need these also :good:
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] iONEx:
miniHybrom_v16 for ST15i

I've uploaded it to mediafire.

Hope it's ok, try it: http://www.mediafire.com/?siggf1ik303znvq
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] kostass123:
I relocked the bootloader and installed the latest official firmware with SEUS. The problem still persists. The screen is unresponsive and so are the soft keys.

What else can I do regarding the phone's software? Probably nothing!

So, I'm ready to take the phone to the repair center in the following days and I hope they don't find out that I messed with its software!

I will keep you updated if anything happens!
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] iONEx:
have you tried flashing firmware like 15,20times in a row?

some say it works....
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] neocyke:
i would consider that NOT ok.. Flashing with flashtool would usually take 2 minutes max to complete. Try replacing the cable you're using and if possible use another computer. It should never take that long. If problem persists, send it away for repairs. The ROM chip is probably dying..
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] kostass123:
I would flash the firmware 100 times if it took me only 2 minutes!

I don't know why but flashtool gets stuck at some point of the process and I need to close it and start again. Sometimes it's completed in 5 minutes, sometimes in 1 hour! I will try it with another computer and another cable or even with linux :P

Of course, it may still be a hardware problem. A friend a few posts earlier said that they replaced the front assembly of the phone to fix the screen :confused:
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] oseyftw:
To be honest I think they replaced the front assembly of the phone because they are fairly limited in their ability to repair. I mean flashing the SK17i variant of hybromv17 partially restored touch functionality to my phone before which would suggest that the hardware was still working.

I also think that the memory that contains the firmware for the touch screen is a part of the front assembly of the phone. Either that or a complete stock flash using Flashtool or most likely EMMA after the new front assembly was installed had fixed my phone.

If I still had the problem I would definitely try flashing the stock firmware repeatedly without booting the phone up as someone previously suggested.

BTW I also had problems using flashtool where it would often fail to flash or disconnect etc. At first I thought it was a bug with the version but others had the same problem. So I selected the package to flash and waited until it asked me to connect the phone before doing so, and it has worked every time since.

Hope this helps!
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] wutzin:
sorry to disappoint you guys, but I spent all morning re-flashing my Mini with the .62 stock firmware. I must have flashed it at least 30 times. But this did *not* fix my dead touchscreen :crying:

My flashing procedure was this:

-select the .62 stock firmware in flashtool, wait for the prompt with the animated picture to connect my phone

-Connect the phone while holding the down key

-Wait for flash to finish (about 90 seconds or so), then unplug the phone.

-Repeat: select the .62 stock firmware in flashtool... etc

Note: I had to always unplug and re-plug my phone after each flash. If I tried to re-flash without disconnecting the USB cable, flashtool would not start flashing the firmware but remain stuck on "reading phone info" (or some similar message).

I also tried djRemov's touchscreen(x).zip files from post #61 above. I was relieved to see that it cannot be a hardware issue because these two patches gave me back my menu and back keys and they also restored *SOME* touchscreen functionality - but the mapping is all messed-up (some areas of the screen don't work at all, others work but are mapped to the wrong part of the screen and are flipped in orientation. For instance, I can drag the unlock slider at the BOTTOM of the screen by swiping across the TOP of the screen. Likewise, I can drag down the notification bar by touching the bottom of the screen and dragging upwards).

So to me it looks like the most promising avenue for fixing this problem is to figure out how we need to modify the files provided in djRemov's patch to restore full touch functionality.

I have no idea what I'm looking at when I extract the zip file, but perhaps someone with more know-how can have a look (and perhaps compare with NeroICSv2)?
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] iONEx:
maybe you could repeat hybromV10 "method"? I tried it a couple of times. Maybe that's why it worked...

this problem really buffles me :confused:
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] kostass123:
I installed flashtool on linux and it works great! I flashed the stock firmware about 20 times but nothing happened. I totally agree with wutzin about the touchscreen.zip files. I experienced the same effects as well!

I can't repeat the hybromV10 "method" because I relocked the bootloader and in order to unlock it again (the sony-ericsson way) i need the touchscreen to get the imei number etc.

I'm getting the phone to the repair center tomorrow and we'll see what happens :p