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[Sony Cross-Device General] mirhl:
download SEUS and in flash mode try to update again the phone

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OK THIS IS MY SITUATION

yesterday evening i changed a value in the build.prop and my phone started bootlooping (from sony kernel logo)

my vol+ is broken so i can't enter fastboot, nor hard/soft reset my phone

i waited the battery to discharge, and then as soon as it quited low-charging mode i tried to flash the official stock jb FTF (i had to be quick because if i didn't put the phone in flashmode immediately it booted by itself and started bootlooping)

unfortunately i think that i hadn't enough battery to flash the full rom

and the phone has shut down

i tried to flash only the kernel (to let him charge peacefully) but it continued rebooting and hanging

now it has been charging all the night, but i continue to see a red led and phone doesn't boot (not even until kernel logo)
[Sony Cross-Device General] thenoobkid:
Taking a long time to die!!

So my phone got soft bricked somehow, no LED or any other responses,I have it plugged into a wall charger waiting for the battery to die so the red LED can come on, but it's been like that for 3+ days!! O_o

I just wanted to know if there was any possibility of the phone charging in this dead state with no LED's and no other responses, coz' if this is the case then i've just been sitting here charging the phone for 3 days :P

P.S: Is there anyway to drain the battery faster (without opening up the phone that is) BTW i've got an xperia SL
[Sony Cross-Device General] light19940120:
Hello.

I have an Xperia ion, and bricked.

First don't respond aníthing (led, charging, or flash).

Now when i connect the phone in flashmode to pc the green led id light, but the flashtool is dont respond.SUS is respond but say: You have the newest software on your phone and dont install. PCC say: there is no software for your phone.

How can i reflash the rom?
[Sony Cross-Device General] tangosierra_:
For the person who tried to flash kernel : did the kernel flash successfully?

To the person who changed a build.prop value : that means the battery has not completely charged, just leave it there, someone on this took 85 hours..

To the person whose flashtool does not do anything, you're supposed to prepare the file first before you connect the phone. And there's a repair phone option in SUS somewhere.
[Sony Cross-Device General] JxPxK:
hi,i bricked my xperia miro so i tried flashtool but it is stuck at 0% so i ttried another pc (winddows8)

but i get an error saying Error. Errorl Flashing. Aborted. i also tried seus and pc companion but they also get stuck,they download firmware but get stuck when installing so i tried pcc and seus on the second pc but the dont detect the phone in flashmode. :(

plz help :(

tnx in advance :D
[Sony Cross-Device General] Xperia_E_Dual:
OK then...

I will try it now

soon i will post the result

and thanks for your response mirhl!
[Sony Cross-Device General] thenoobkid:
So my phone got soft bricked somehow, no LED or any other responses,I have it plugged into a wall charger waiting for the battery to die so the red LED can come on, but it's been like that for 3+ days!! O_o

I just wanted to know if there was any possibility of the phone charging in this dead state with no LED's and no other responses, coz' if this is the case then i've just been sitting here charging the phone for 3 days :P

P.S: Is there anyway to drain the battery faster (without opening up the phone that is) BTW i've got an xperia SL
[Sony Cross-Device General] mirhl:
just press power and vol+ for 15 seconds

[MENTION=4284623]light19940120[/MENTION] just use flashtool

[MENTION=4813699]SW3D3N[/MENTION] you need working drivers too. flashtool should made the trick automatically
[Sony Cross-Device General] JxPxK:
please anybody help,getting really desperate right now :(
[Sony Cross-Device General] mirhl:
a post above you -.-
[Sony Cross-Device General] thenoobkid:
No mate that doesn't work i'm waiting for the battery to die so i can flash a kernel!
[Sony Cross-Device General] mirhl:
hard-resetting it's like pulling off battery

why shouldn't work?

have you heard the three vibrations?
[Sony Cross-Device General] Xperia_E_Dual:
IT WORK!!

mirhl... IT WORK!!!

Thanks mirhl :)
[Sony Cross-Device General] thenoobkid:
No hard-reset doesn't work, as i said i'm getting no response from the phone, no LED's no vibes
[Sony Cross-Device General] light19940120:
Just connect the charger, and wait till light the red light.

And charge more till the led is orange.

Then flash the rom with flashtool.

This work for me.
[Sony Cross-Device General] thenoobkid:
I tried that, kept it charging for more than 2 days, BTW my bootloader is LOCKED just to let u know i also have the stock JB ROM, some additional info: this happened when i was watching youtube vids at night, when i put my phone away i left the wifi on and in the morning i thought that the battery must have died so i didnt take much notice but when it didnt come back to life i started getting worried!

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I'm getting worried thinking it might be hard-bricked
[Sony Cross-Device General] light19940120:
I have to Locked Bootloader, but this work me.

I charning for 12 hours and work, but this can be 3-4 days.
[Sony Cross-Device General] thenoobkid:
sorry buddy i dont understand, u mean to tell me u got the RED led in 12 hours or did the phone get fixed after 12 hours?
[Sony Cross-Device General] mirhl:
first, it's impossible to hard brick with a locked bootloader

secondly, if you have no led and no vibes

this means you have battery empty

let the phone charge
[Sony Cross-Device General] thenoobkid:
Thanks a lot for clearing that up, btw i just wanted to know that how do i tell if the phone is charging if their are no LED notifications?:good:
[Sony Cross-Device General] mirhl:
wait an hour

and then it's HAS TO give some sign of life
[Sony Cross-Device General] thenoobkid:
I thoroughly apologize for such dumbass questions and thank you for ur patience but i've had it charging for 2 days at a stretch but still am getting absolutely NO signs of life!

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just to let u know my chargers fine
[Sony Cross-Device General] ItBankRock:
I had the ftf file prepared that time, flashtool asked to plug in the phone. So I did, after 15mins... nothing. FYI, I have unlocked bootloader so SUS can't do anything unless I relock it.

Now I'm doing the rubber band trick, but I'm just using a string from my old rubber shoes to tie it tightly. On the pic below u can't see RED LED because I took that pic when I just plugged in the phone to my PC (6PM). But the RED LED appeared at 7PM (Right now it's 10:23 PM), I will see the results after waking up tomorrow morning. If nothing happens, I can wait for 3-4 days. (Note: I think you can't really see how tight the string is knotted, but I tell you that it is EXTREMELY tight that I stretched the other side to make it tighter, I tried pressing down the volume down button and I can't hear any click sound or I can't feel movement so that means that it is pressed)
[Sony Cross-Device General] TJS2212:
No able to flash stock firmware

Hi Toledo_JAB,

Thanks for your post on rubber band trick. I was able to successfully get my Sony Ericsson Arc S bricked phone to get into the Flash mode using this trick.

But the problem is that when i try to flash the stock rom firmware, I am getting error in the flashtool due to which the flashing is not happening.

Below is the log from Flashtool: I also tried to update the firmware using Sony Update service, but that too does not work :crying: Please help me.

My phone got bricked when i tried to update to MIUI custom ROM and tried to fastboot the kernel file "nova_kernel_miui.elf". I have not been able to get my phone working since then and only way i could find to get the phone in Flashmode was your rubber band trick as mentioned above.

Awaiting your suggestion/help on my issue. Thanks in advance.

03/028/2013 11:28:25 - INFO - <- This level is successfully initialized

03/028/2013 11:28:25 - INFO - Flashtool Version 0.9.11.0 built on 2013-06-04 22:50:00

03/028/2013 11:28:36 - INFO - Device disconnected

03/028/2013 11:28:51 - INFO - Selected lt18i / 4.1.B.0.431 / ready to root

03/028/2013 11:28:52 - INFO - Preparing files for flashing

03/030/2013 11:30:02 - INFO - Please connect your device into flashmode.

03/038/2013 11:38:20 - INFO - Opening device for R/W

03/038/2013 11:38:21 - INFO - Start Flashing

03/038/2013 11:38:21 - INFO - Processing loader

03/038/2013 11:38:21 - INFO - Checking header

03/038/2013 11:38:21 - INFO - Ending flash session

03/038/2013 11:38:21 - ERROR -

03/038/2013 11:38:21 - ERROR - Error flashing. Aborted

03/038/2013 11:38:22 - INFO - Device connected in flash mode
[Sony Cross-Device General] aytus:
Need Help: flashing gone wrong.

Hey guys,

I was trying to flash CM 10.1 Kumcast kernel on my xperia u. Now everything went fine. i flashed the kernel Boot.img using flashtool, then booted into CWM recovery, wiped the data/factory reset,, wiped dalvik cache, and was about to install zip, and damm,,, realized that i forgot to copy the gapps and kernel .zip files in the sd card.

now i can boot into recovery but i cant boot into the system.

I need to smhow copy those files on the sdcard using flashtool or recovery or smthing.please suggest on what to do.?? urgently! :)
[Sony Cross-Device General] tejasvi1:
no option available as there is no removable sd card in which u can copy ur data u will have to flash stock firm ware and start again
[Sony Cross-Device General] aytus:
ADB push > the solution??

hi, sorry guys, but i am back after some quick research.

I was trying to do things while watching a video from sotech .. i had unlocked my bootloader, rooted my device prior to this. and had switched on usb debugging mode.

This was my first ever flash . (or was supposed to be ) ...

now i have done some quick research and this is what ive found, (please correct me if i am wrong)..

when the phone boots into cwm recovery.. it should start up adb . and ive confirmed this.

When i boot my device manager in computer shows up a new entry "sonysa0104 adb interface driver"

now how can i push those two files ( gaaps jb.zip and cm-10.1-20130723-NIGHTLY-kumquat.zip into the /sdcard?

i have also confirmed that under mounts and storage in my phone the /sdcard is already mounted as it is showing me the option of unmount /sdcard.

but i have no clue as on how to use the adb ?

do i need some shell / programme to use adb commands?

do i need to setup android software developement kit on my pc to run adb? or is it possible to push files without setting all that up?

or am i totally on the wrong track and there is something else i need to do/?

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thanks for your reply, btw can you please point me in the right direction as to how to go about it?

I am a total noob at flashing, but if you can point me to some topic that specifies some simple directions on how to go about it/> then i should be able to follow those.

again thanks a lot for your help.
[Sony Cross-Device General] tejasvi1:
a simple way without any problem or fuss is to use sony update service just download this software from google and set it up to the way till it asks about ur device select it the it will tell u to enter into fastboot mode just follow on screen instructions and when its will scan ur phone it will tell u have already the latest software installed just click install again aand follow through and live ur device in 1 or 2 hours depending on net speed it will download stock firmare and flash it automatically when all done it will tell u to remove the cable and boot ur phone and ur done as simple as that

and here is a link specially dedicated for xperia u its usefull

http://xdaforums.com/wiki/Sony_Xperia_U

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and be sure next time before u start taking any modifications on ur phone to just take a nandriod backup its very helpfull we

hen u mess like this
[Sony Cross-Device General] tangosierra_:
Is there no mount usb storage option under cwm mounts nd storage ? I remember doing it with a friends P.

Anyway to flash stock firmware, just download firmware, prepare the firmware iin flashtool, by clicking lightning icon and selecting flash mode then navigating to the file. select file and connect phone in flash mode (USB + volume down), green LED should come up and flash shld start automatically
[Sony Cross-Device General] aytus:
Thanks

Yes already did that, tried to install stock firmware from sony update service but it gave up on me saying that it cannot proceed as the phone contains modified software. | Then tried searching and found that you can install ftf files using flashtool;s flashmode , so installed 2.3.7 stock back and it worked again.

Then i again flashed it with the CW 10.1 kernel , this time did not forget to copy the g apps and cm-10.1-20130723-NIGHTLY-kumquat zips .

Then wiped user data, wiped cache, wiped delvick cache, installed Cm from zip, installed g apps from zip, fixed permissions , and reebooted.

The kernel booted and then the rom started booting, but only like after 30 seconds ,, with the cyanogen rotating wheel animation still playing , i get another error.

" Unfortunatly , settings has stopped"

now i left the phone idle hoping .. it will boot , but once the screen turned off, not even the power button responds. ??

i had to take battrey out to reboot?>

What do u guys suggest??

Is this particular nightly confirmed to be working??

Should i try another nightly? or a different ver. of Cyanogen mod.. ??

!! this was supposed to be my first attempt, :) dont make it so hard on me!
[Sony Cross-Device General] aftab712:
Xperia dead, plzzz help

my xperia s(lt26i) is dead, no led notification, i had installed cm 10 unofficial, i was not getting service, so i installed v20 baseband from recovery, after tat it dint boot, i tried all the combinations to enter into fastboot mode to flash, but dint work, plzzzzz some one help me, phone does not respond to anything, even if kept for charge,,
[Sony Cross-Device General] phixom:
My Xperia S is bricked.

I've got information about this thread after doing some hard resets(vol+ and power >10s).

What I've done before.

Flashing a kernel (yes the right one for my device) and reboot. After that there was no reaction. The display was dark and no led was lightning while charging or trying fastboot or flashmode. Only a hard reset getting the device ready for a following fastboot or flashmode cycle.

My PC dosn't recognize the device. Yes the newest drivers delivered with flashtool are installed.

After multiple cycles (reset- fastboot/flashmode), the battery was death.

I'm recharge it with the wall charger 1 day. Then I've tried it again. Without hard reset no reaction, with reset one fastboot mode with no recognizing by pc.

The battery was empty again. So I've charged again 2 days. The red led lights on after plugin.

Now I've read, that the battery must die to reset the chips again. The phone is plugged of since 4 days.

After plugin in at the wall charger the red LED is switched on immedely.

How many days I`ve to wait until the battery dies?

Are there a5ny recommendations for the next steps?

I'm at my holiday travel an have only one PC a tablet with hsdpa internet, some wall chargers and the broken phone.
[Sony Cross-Device General] mirhl:
[MENTION=3513288]phixom[/MENTION] you don't need to wait the battery to discharge. hard resetting will do the same trick

after you have hard resetted, just make the phone enter flashmode and flash stock rom via flashtool / emma / SEUS
[Sony Cross-Device General] aftab712:
i charged the phone for many hours, now i can see red light, what i have to do now
[Sony Cross-Device General] mirhl:
wait the kernel boot (this means that a rapid tap to the power button would display you the actual battery status)

and then flash stock rom

btw i don't understand which "all combinations" you used. to enter fastboot there's only a method: you need to press vol+ while connecting to usb
[Sony Cross-Device General] phixom:
Hard reseting doesn't work now. Pressing Vol and Power hasn't any result. No led, no display(-backlight), no vibration.

Showing the red led after pluging in the charger is the one and only reaction by my phone.
[Sony Cross-Device General] aftab712:
it does not boot, when i press power key, the red light went off, entering fastboot as u mentioned does not work, in flashtoll it display this way::plz guide me what to do,,thank u..

04/058/2013 22:58:15 - INFO - Device connected with USB debugging off

04/058/2013 22:58:15 - INFO - For 2011 devices line, be sure you are not in MTP mode

04/000/2013 23:00:58 - INFO - Flash canceled
[Sony Cross-Device General] mirhl:
you don't have to press power key
[Sony Cross-Device General] ItBankRock:
I'm kind of the same situation as yours... I can't get my phone into flashtool. I charged my phone for 2 days until the RED LED disappeared, prepared the ftf file on my flashtool. When I plugged the phone in the RED LED appeared but after 15mins it just disappears then I get that message on flashtool (Device connected with USB debugging off, for 2011 devices...). I failed 6 times already. I think my phone's dead.

I also tried the rubber band trick for 1 full day (yes, 24hrs). Still nothing happened, when I turned on my pc's monitor it's still showing the "Plug your device on flastool mode" window.

My phone's permanently dead I think, fck this.
[Sony Cross-Device General] aftab712:
i too dint get any sollution, red light comes n goes away, when red light- computer does not detects anything, when red light goes away- computer detects as (SEMC FLASH DEVICE), some one plz help
[Sony Cross-Device General] aftab712:
i have same problems as yours, did u find a way out,,,

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i have same problem, did u manage to solve the problem
[Sony Cross-Device General] gravtec:
Anyone have tried usb jig??
[Sony Cross-Device General] ItBankRock:
Yeah someone please help us...

EDIT: Right now my phone is discharged. I started it last Aug. 2 Friday at exactly 12 AM.

Up to how many weeks will the discharging take? Its okay if 1 or 2 months, because right now I'm back to my old X10.

FYI: I have Xperia acro S which has 1910mAH Li-Po battery. Bootloader unlocked, Was on a custom stock-based kernel when this happened.
[Sony Cross-Device General] aftab712:
are there any one to help us,, plzzzzzzzzz
[Sony Cross-Device General] abhinav.mhjn:
Is there a way to root gingerbread on Xperia sola without unlocking bootloader. Help me if there is plz?
[Sony Cross-Device General] aftab712:
i had given to service centre, they told its motherboard problem, its not detecting,
[Sony Cross-Device General] ItBankRock:
so that means my phone is dead.... tsssss
[Sony Cross-Device General] mirhl:
... if i were a mod i would have ban you

are you able to read? you are in bricking thread

go spamming somewhere else

like in the Q&A section of your phone
[Sony Cross-Device General] aftab712:
told problem with flash ic. should heat and try to flash , if any luck, it will pass, or else have to change flash ic
[Sony Cross-Device General] Hnk1:
Did it work for you ? Just curious
[Sony Cross-Device General] TheCrazyDirectioner:
Can confirm the battery "pull" (disconnect) worked. Isn't THAT hard of a process as it seems. Phone wouldn't turn on after I didn't know I wasn't supposed to hold Vol+ and power until 3 vibrations if I got into a bootloop, which I did. Really didn't want to wait until battery completely died.

Take off both top and bottom plastic pieces. Four Philips screws on each corner of the metal piece and another one under the white label. Remove the metal piece and undo the three Philips screws in the middle and the 5 Torx T5 screws, 3 at the top and two at the bottom. Then slowly pry apart the phone at the corners with flat screwdriver. Eventually the whole thing comes off. Then undo the little ribbon connector above the battery, closest to the HDMI port and wait about 30 secs then put it back in. Reassemble, hold down Vol- and plug into USB and we have flash mode again!

The biggest frustration during the whole thing was that I don't have any Torx screwdrivers! Man I hate those things. Had to steal a friend's.
[Sony Cross-Device General] logikism:
how about this?

bootloop

my phone isnt recognized by my pc when in flashmode, but it is with pc companion and flashtool.

phone wont stay in flashmode

3 seconds in flashmode and it turns "on" and gets the battery charging logo

oh yeah it the at&t version
[Sony Cross-Device General] ttz334me:
Good evening all...long time lurker here (since the G1). Good thing I found this thread. I just bought a LT30p (after I dropped my SGS3) a two months ago. It is rooted, however was otherwise stock. Last night I put TWRP on it, and then *stupidly* wanted to check via ROM Manager to see if it worked. Well...I accidentally hit 'backup rom' (I had planned on doing this through recovery). That resulted in the division of zero...and instantly my phone went dark. Symptoms are as follows:

No LED, charging or otherwise.

DOES vibrate with VOL up+power (I've tried for 3 and 10 seconds)

I have disconnected the battery ribbon, however no change afterwards. I know it's not hard bricked because I have a locked BL.

The big issue is I am in a deployed environment and have no access to a computer I can connect to, and am out of ideas besides allowing it to fully discharge, recharge and try again. Ideas? Thanks in advance.
[Sony Cross-Device General] mirhl:
when it does vibrate for 3 times, it's like you pulled off battery

anyway, you had better find a computer and flash stock rom from it via flashtool
[Sony Cross-Device General] aftab712:
have to replace motherboard :(
[Sony Cross-Device General] ttz334me:
Fixed!!

Was able to find a laptop and download flashtool and ftf (which took forever). Phone is now back up and running. :)
[Sony Cross-Device General] ItBankRock:
If I were you don't replace it anymore, the motherboard/mainboard costs like a new phone! Just buy a much better phone that costs the same as your phone before (If Xperia S costs 400$+ before then buy Xperia SP which is a perfect match for the price but with super awesome specs...)

Me? I'll buy a new phone next year, probably Sony again or Samsung or HTC.
[Sony Cross-Device General] phixom:
After 2 weeks waiting and working, my phone is working now, without loosing any data. Thanks for this thread.
[Sony Cross-Device General] fmherrera:
flashing screen

can anyone tell me whats happening to my xperia ion when it's screen is blinking during charging?