yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Sony Cross-Device General] Buzzbox88:
so i updated my flashtool to the latest as i thought that might be the problem and i am getting this error when i try to flash stock FTF:

21/035/2013 15:35:14 - INFO - Device connected in flash mode

21/035/2013 15:35:24 - INFO - Selected ST23i_11.0.A.5.5_Generic.ftf

21/035/2013 15:35:24 - INFO - Preparing files for flashing

21/035/2013 15:35:43 - INFO - Please connect your device into flashmode.

21/035/2013 15:35:44 - INFO - Opening device for R/W

21/035/2013 15:35:44 - INFO - Reading device information

21/035/2013 15:35:57 - INFO - Unable to read from phone after having opened it.

21/035/2013 15:35:57 - INFO - trying to continue anyway

21/035/2013 15:35:59 - INFO - Start Flashing

21/035/2013 15:35:59 - INFO - Processing loader

21/035/2013 15:35:59 - INFO - Checking header

21/035/2013 15:35:59 - INFO - Ending flash session

21/035/2013 15:35:59 - ERROR - Error in processHeader : 2 : The system cannot find the file specified.

21/035/2013 15:35:59 - ERROR - Error flashing. Aborted

21/035/2013 15:35:59 - INFO - Device disconnected

21/036/2013 15:36:15 - INFO - Device connected with USB debugging off

21/036/2013 15:36:15 - INFO - For 2011 devices line, be sure you are not in MTP mode

last night i tried a Kernel with recovery built in and it wouldn't let me wipe the cache or dalvik cache. says something about unable to mound storage. (E:...error) im guessing thats the main memory of the phone as i dont have a memory card in it.

EDIT:

So i have one red charging LED, one charging symbol on screen and one xperia logo when powered on. I've not checked my sim card in it as im letting it charge but as far as i can tell i have one happy little xperia :D ...

im not sure what i did but i popped my girlfriends memory card in. fully charged my xperia x8 battery to substitute the miro battery. (just about fits if you use the force to hold it in) tried flashing it 3-4 times and on the 4th it just did it :s

thankyou to anyone that tried to help. id have given up by now if it wasnt for you :)
[Sony Cross-Device General] Osbakk:
I think I have managed to get my Xperia Z soft-bricked. I've always been careful with closing the flaps but somehow some water has gotten in to the SD-card slot of all places (and that flap has only been opened once), all other indicators are white. When the water got in to the slot the phone started behaving strange and soon died completely.

The next day I saw the LED blinking and found that the phone was in safe mode. Now it is stuck in safe mode and I'm unable to turn it off. I have tried to repair it using PC companion without any success. I might not have done it completely right, right when the download finished I got some instructions (hold volume down etc.) but before I even unplugged the phone it automatically moved on to start the update. I am in China right now with very bad internet connection so it's almost impossible to download the update again so I'm hoping for another way to fix my phone.

The reason I'm posting is because I can't turn off my phone and OP says to start with the phone turned off before doing anything, so I don't really know what to do.

Everything in my phone is stock, I've never done any modifying. I have not tried a hard reset, only soft reset. I can charge the battery. The model number is C6603. I hope this is enough information!
[Sony Cross-Device General] tangosierra_:
First thing after water gets into your phone is to remove it, not use it. Follow disassembly instructions to disconnect battery, good luck.

Sent from my MiUI-ed Xperia arc S

\ press thanks if I've helped /
[Sony Cross-Device General] Osbakk:
I left it turned off with open flaps after it got wet so i guess it's already dry since it started up itself in safe mode. It was not very much water it was exposed to either. I don't really want to disassemble it myself.
[Sony Cross-Device General] mhyke24:
XPERIA Z

going to the 3rd week of having my Xperia Z not doing anything at all.

basically the phone would not boot on , no sony logo, no amber / green /blue light

unable to restart (volume+ & power) unable to vibrate

when I connect to the wall i only get the red led and after 5-10mins it goes off

when i connect to USB / PC .. .Flashtool only recognizes it to be debugged off / MTP mode something..

I am basically unable to get into either flashmode or fastboot mode.

I have taken out and disconnected the cables and batter left it for more than a day..

still the same..

any more ideas? or should I just call it quits now :)

thanks guys
[Sony Cross-Device General] Diptags:
Hello, i'm new on this forum :)

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I have Xperia Miro (ST23i)

- It stucks on SONY logo, and wont boot :crying:

- I have no wall charger. Just AC/Stock Charger (Its hard to find at my place) :crying:

- And my battery state on Blinking Red LED, no screen :crying:

When i connected my phone on USB and pressed Volume (-) key

(Tried to get Flash mode) It only shows blinking red LED with no response, and Flashtool can't detect my phone :confused:

It also happened when i tried to get into Fastboot mode, only blinking Red LED and no response.

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But, when i plugged in my phone to AC/Stock Charger, it shows Green LED automaticlly (But i'm not pressed anything :silly: )

plugged out the phone, plugged in again with volume (+) pressed, it shows Blue LED :silly:

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What i tried after 4 hours is.

- Connect the phone to USB Mode, it will shows blinking Red LED, wait it for at least 30 minutes

- Use "The Rubber Band Trick"

- And if you're lucky, it will flash automaticlly.

- Flash completed, and still cannot boot, (I think it because of battery percentage)

And i hive tried this:

- Plugged the phone with AC/Stock Charger

- It will go to flashmode (Green LED) Automaticlly

- Plugged out, And Plugged In again with Volume (+) Pressed

- It will go to fastboot (Blue LED) Automaticlly

- Plugged out, And Plugged In again with No Button Pressed

- Wait for few moments, until SONY Logo appeares, and charge it for some time

- Restart the phone

And the phone boot correctly without any problem :D :good:

Thank you guys for this thread, sooo helpfull :D :D :good:

*Sorry for my BAD English* :(

Umm... Xperia Z is 2013 Device :)

What did you do before? even SONY Logo doesn't appear ?
[Sony Cross-Device General] mhyke24:
Xperia Z

Umm... Xperia Z is 2013 Device

What did you do before? even SONY Logo doesn't appear ?

nope not even the Sony Logo or any bootloops

not able to restart or reset (Volume + and Power) no vibration just red blinking light

when i connect to a wall charger red led comes up lasts for about 5-10mins then goes out..

when I connect to a PC/USB to either flashmode or fastboot phone i dont get the blue or green, same RED led that lasts for about 5mins then goes off..

Flashtool only detects the phone to be on MTP mode with debugging off or something like that..

:)

still waiting for further suggestions

thanks :)
[Sony Cross-Device General] piyush95:
[MENTION=3506348]ToledoJab[/MENTION]... [MENTION=4653923]s-X-s[/MENTION]...

After a long time....i got my phone back....

well actually not my phone,,,,

the sony ppl couldnt repair the old one so they gave me a new phone....:P

thanxx guys for all those efforts back then...:)
[Sony Cross-Device General] s-X-s:
Well done... u got unlockable bootloader ?
[Sony Cross-Device General] piyush95:
yeah....it is unlockable....

but im not going to unlock it again....

gonna stick with jb for a while...

:)
[Sony Cross-Device General] merantistefanus:
HELP!!

Help my xperia j can not turn on at all after a factory data reset in a custom rom.

screen and the LED does not light up when connected to a computer in fastboot mode or flashmode, and LED does not light when charging

is there anything that can help me in this problem??? please ... : (: (: (

sorry my bad english
[Sony Cross-Device General] adithyasailesh:
I fixed my phone

I bricked my xperia U... When i tried to power ON, it just vibrates and nothing happens, i dont even get the sony logo. When i get into flash boot mode it gets connected but after 20secs, the phone turns off again. Only fastboot mode stays on. I made a mistake by flashing the custom jelly bean rom without flashing the kernel first.

I was able to fix this by using the flash boot tutorial u have mentioned and it worked perfectly. Thanks a million.
[Sony Cross-Device General] Cican49:
Thanks

Beautiful. Just fixed my Xperia J from bootloop. This thread is really handy. ;) :victory:
[Sony Cross-Device General] fdelago:
Hey everybody.

I have good news!

My Ion return from hell.

After charge one night, the system load perfectly.

A lot of thanks for help me!
[Sony Cross-Device General] Lusto:
[Q] Red LED only, no way to move forward in mentioned antibrick-guide

Hi

-owner of xperia S

-somehow bricked phone, (probably due to poorly cut SIM card into microSIM card...dunno, maybe short circuit. and....is it even possible?? )

-read sticky like 10times, still cant move forward

-phone stuck at red led, then the led stops, then i have to replug the phone into a) charger, b) pc to get the red led again.

-read something about kernel damaged, can figure it out alone.

-already tried rubber band trick, no luck. flashtool cant recognize my phone at all.

-dont know what kind of any other information you would possibly need

-any advice? highly appreciated
[Sony Cross-Device General] tangosierra_:
What happened before that? Did you install something? Was the phone rooted? Is the boot loader unlocked? What ROM is it running, and did you make any modifications? Do you have fastboot drivers?
[Sony Cross-Device General] Lusto:
What happened before that? at first i just inserted my (probably) badly cut microSIM card, and everything worked for awhile, then after some days of usage blackscreen, and this... i think of microSIM maybe has little moved out of functional position...

Did you install something? nope, atleast nothing questionable

Was the phone rooted? dont completely understand the question, but i didnt do anything except trying to get it to flashmode

Is the boot loader unlocked? again, didnt do, so as far as i know, it should be locked.

What ROM is it running, and did you make any modifications? dont know, also dont know where to find this kind of information

Do you have fastboot drivers? again dont know, i instaled drivers which were under \Flashtool\drivers

Thank you for your time.
[Sony Cross-Device General] mhyke24:
Xperia Z

Hi Guys..

Still no progress with my Xperia Z..

when I connect it takes about 5-10mins before I get RED LED on wall charger then disappears after another 10mins..

when on USB PC with Flashtool on and ready for action.. it takes the same 5-10mins before Flashtool recognizes

Device connected with USB debugging off

INFO - For 2011 devices line, be sure you are not in MTP mode

then just stays on that mode LED turns OFF and no progress after..

any further suggestions my friends and masters :)

thank you
[Sony Cross-Device General] Droiiiiiiiiid:
Hey all,

Just looking for some direction on my Xperia Ion that recently got bricked while attempting to update to JB software.

Currently, it has no response except for plugging into charger giving a solid red light. I am unable to get it into flashmode and have already disassembled and disconnected/reconnected the battery to reset it.

Im gonna guess that the kernel is royally efed up at this point, Im unable to get it into a bootloop either.

What is the next step to solve this issue? Any help is greatly appreciated!
[Sony Cross-Device General] zackspeed:
Plug it in the wall charger and leave it alone. It could take any where between 30 and 40 hours before it will start looping. Then you can try to get it into flash mode.
[Sony Cross-Device General] mhyke24:
Xperia Z

Hi All..

Almost a month of getting nowhere with this phone except a red LED 10mins after I connect it to the wall charger

and Red LED as well which disappears after 5-10mins on USB/PC with Flashtool saying

- INFO - Device connected with USB debugging off

- INFO - For 2011 devices line, be sure you are not in MTP mode

I think I maybe giving up on Sony this time :(

I cant get it to FastMode Or Fastboot

even tried rubber bank trick to do both still nothing..

just hoping for a miracle at this point ... any suggestion?:rolleyes:
[Sony Cross-Device General] Suleeyy:
check firmware

hey guys how can i check my firmware on xperia S?
[Sony Cross-Device General] tangosierra_:
Settings > about phone
[Sony Cross-Device General] zackspeed:
Can not say it enough. If you put it on the wall charger that came with the device and leave it alone till it loops you will be able to get it going.

1. Charge till it comes back on and loops the Sony screen.

2. Once you get a loop unplug the device and hold power and volume up only long enough till the screen makes a weird color and looks like it is going dead. You must let go before the first buzz so as soon as the screen changes let go and it should now be off.

3. Hold volume down and plug your device into the pc and you should get a green light. Set up a stock flash and let it run.

4. Never hard reset if you have issues during a flash.
[Sony Cross-Device General] tangosierra_:
Little correction to step 3 - setup the flash first before connecting the phone
[Sony Cross-Device General] Captain Droid:
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[Sony Cross-Device General] mhyke24:
Xperia Z

Thanks for your time :)..

Well I have left the phone connected to its wall charger for a good 3days :)

and technically there wasn't a change from the status I have reported.

unable to go to flashmode or fastboot mode

only a RED led after 5mins of having it connected to either wall charger or PC

which will then go off after another 10mins

with the message of having Debugging OFF on MTP something.. :)

but what the heck.. i'll leave it for a week or so this time :) just to make sure i haven't missed out on something before i throwing it away ;)

and by the way is leaving it connected to the PC /USB with flashtool waiting a good thing to try too?

I mean i can either leave it on wall charger for a week or connected to the PC with Flashtool waiting for a week?

thanks again for your time.
[Sony Cross-Device General] zackspeed:
You have to use the wall charger preferably the one that came with it. It is a fast charge unit and gives more power faster than connecting it to PC. If your getting a red light then you can fix it but you must let it fully charge to do so. The more you mess with it the longer it will take as it will start the whole process over if you don't wait. It could take anywhere from 30 to 50 hours before its ready.
[Sony Cross-Device General] mhyke24:
XPERIA Z

:good:

alright then.. plugging it on the wall charger now.. :)

by the way am i to wait until the LED turns RED? OFF or Green?

Thanks
[Sony Cross-Device General] zackspeed:
Just wait till it comes on again. It will turn on and loop the Sony boot screen. It will take a while and the order should be blinking red, solid red, green, and then it will start looping. Once it is looping hold power and volume up just long enough for it to shut off. Its just before the first buzz so like 3 seconds or so. Once the device is off it should connect in flash mode.
[Sony Cross-Device General] Droiiiiiiiiid:
Mines been on the charger for about a day now and the order is blinking red, solid red, and now its just off. Will is still cycle into boot mode or did something go wrong?
[Sony Cross-Device General] zackspeed:
I forgot about that part. At some point it may look like the screen is edge lit but still dark. Just leave it be and it should turn itself on. I left mine on for two days and woke up to a boot looping device. It was scary seeing as I had only had the thing 2 days when it happened. Stay calm and charge on.
[Sony Cross-Device General] ganeshbiyer:
On the 2nd Page there are links to use the RUBBER BAND TRICK.

Use it and your phone will be up and running in no time. I have used it many times and it has never failed me. Most of the times my phone is up withinin 8 to 10 hrs.
[Sony Cross-Device General] suvalex:
please, help with Xperia SP here http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2349418

I'll pay
[Sony Cross-Device General] nyapinkid:
Xperia S bootloop and Cannot flashing both SEUS oand Flashtool

help me please

seo, i was root my Jb official xperia s with locked Bootloader and then install CWM6-cDM_v2.2-DooMLoRD-Xperia_S-JB

i was successfull, then suddenly allmost my app is force close

i decided to restart my phone

then trouble happened

when entering xperia logo, then bootloop again and again

when i turn on my phone, blue led appear just before sony logo

then blue led dissapear itself after sony logo appear

after xperia logo, just bootloop!!

i decided take out battery for almost 3 hours

then i begun flashed with flashtool

then error happen

here

04/058/2013 01:58:39 - INFO - <- This level is successfully initialized

04/058/2013 01:58:40 - INFO - Flashtool Version 0.9.10.1 built on 2013-01-09 19:49:47

04/058/2013 01:58:40 - INFO - You can drag and drop ftf files here to start flashing them

04/058/2013 01:58:47 - INFO - Device disconnected

04/059/2013 01:59:10 - INFO - Selected LT26i_6.2.B.0.211.ftf

04/059/2013 01:59:10 - INFO - Preparing files for flashing

04/059/2013 01:59:48 - INFO - Please connect your device into flashmode.

04/000/2013 02:00:03 - INFO - Device connected in flash mode

04/000/2013 02:00:03 - INFO - Opening device for R/W

04/000/2013 02:00:04 - INFO - Reading device information

04/000/2013 02:00:04 - INFO - Phone ready for flashmode operations.

04/000/2013 02:00:04 - INFO - Current device : LT26i - CB511VX8K1 - 1257-8080_R2H - 1252-0023_6.2.B.0.211 - WORLD_6.2.B.0.211

04/000/2013 02:00:04 - INFO - Start Flashing

04/000/2013 02:00:04 - INFO - Processing loader

04/000/2013 02:00:04 - INFO - Checking header

04/000/2013 02:00:04 - INFO - Flashing data

04/000/2013 02:00:06 - INFO - Loader : S1_Root_de72 - Version : R5C004 / Bootloader status : ROOTABLE

04/000/2013 02:00:06 - INFO - Processing partition-image.sin

04/000/2013 02:00:06 - INFO - Checking header

04/000/2013 02:00:06 - INFO - Flashing data

04/000/2013 02:00:06 - INFO - Processing kernel.sin

04/000/2013 02:00:06 - INFO - Checking header

04/000/2013 02:00:06 - INFO - Flashing data

04/000/2013 02:00:08 - INFO - Processing fotakernel.sin

04/000/2013 02:00:08 - INFO - Checking header

04/000/2013 02:00:08 - INFO - Flashing data

04/000/2013 02:00:10 - INFO - Processing amss_fs_2.sin

04/000/2013 02:00:10 - INFO - Checking header

04/000/2013 02:00:10 - INFO - Flashing data

04/000/2013 02:00:10 - INFO - Ending flash session

04/000/2013 02:00:10 - ERROR - ERR_SEVERITY="MAJOR";ERR_CODE="0009";ERR_DYNAMIC="Final data verification failed";

04/000/2013 02:00:10 - ERROR - Error flashing. Aborted

04/000/2013 02:00:11 - INFO - Device connected in flash mode

04/000/2013 02:00:12 - INFO - Device disconnected

same result with SEUS after i take out battery also

i was try flashtool with checking box "no final verification"

i was successfull but my phone still bootloop too!!

i have tried different FTF with many version android but failed too..

please help me...

almost 2 weeks my phone just bootloop without successfulll flash :crying:
[Sony Cross-Device General] ezamry:
blue light turn up

my phone was soft brick last night... no respond & no red led show up :(

after i charge my phone about 16 hour + .. i see the to red led on phone,

when i connect to pc, phone start boot up but stuck at SONY logo.. n boot again ( bootloop )

i do soft reset by hold power + volume button.. after get one vibration, suddenly the led change to blue color and after 5 second it change purple then change to blue again... still continue like that until now.. so what should i do? somebody can help me?

sorry for my poor english :p

my device : ion lt28h

locked bootloader
[Sony Cross-Device General] plus347:
You are right absolutely. reset didint work at all in my case.
[Sony Cross-Device General] ahmad20:
Hi,

I have been trying to use the "rubber band trick". However, the red led just turned off and here is the flashtool current display and I'm stuck at "wait for flashmode".

Please help
[Sony Cross-Device General] kenaeny:
gonna explain my problem:

after messing up with custom roms i wanted to go back stock rom and after i just messed up my XPERIA S...

-tryed to flash a stock ftf trough flashtool but my phone had allready connected on pc with flashmode (green led on) so flashtool did recognize it in flashmode

-i then tryed to flash the stock ftf by drag and dropping it and waited

-the flashtool didnt flash it after about 10 minutes of waiting so i unplugged my phone....

-then tryed to connect back with volume down button but no luck after 3 days of trying i couldnt get it back to life.......

this wasnt my first time flash with flashtool, i did it before almost 20 times but one thing i may did wrong is while the device was in flashmode i did try to flash it and when it whont flash i disconnected my device so it bricked....

so what i did are:

-charged the phone for more then 2 days then tryed to connect in flashmode = no luck, no recognition from the flashtool

-noticed after i plug it in to wallcharger or via usb the red light comes directly on but after 10 - 15 minutes it go's off

-then if i press the power button the phone did vibrates but nothing on screen, nor connects it to my computer/laptop

-now after many times vibrating it i think the battery is done so now it doesnt vibrate anymore

-after letting it rest after 10 minutes that red light appears again, but no life or charging screen

now the working part:

-again after 10-15 minutes red ligth go's off

-now i tryed to hard reset, then trying to connect in flashmode it works i can flash the entire rom

-but after flashing finished i unconnect the phone from usb and press the power button green light flashes (ending flashmode) notting appears on screen...

-or after i flash and let it rest the phone there for a few minutes at flashmode the phone changes from green to red after a few minutes and it isnt usable for another 20 minutes till the red light is off

what did i wrong or where is my problem? HEEELPP!!!!
[Sony Cross-Device General] v0ids0ul:
Yup after my soft brick happened with my battery @ 50% it took 14 hours for it to die before I got the red light. It then took another 8 hours to charge.

You've been thanked OP. I almost took this phone back to the store.

On another note DO NOT FLASH the beats audio mod over rooted stock ROM on JB firmware, unless you enjoy being without your phone for a day.
[Sony Cross-Device General] kacangajaib:
LOL!

I'll guess we shoud not flasing any modd without knowing the compatibility of the ROM device right :p

Anyways glad hearing that ur phone is safed :highfive:

Sent from Xperia Sola
[Sony Cross-Device General] frycookman:
Hi,

I recently soft-bricked my phone and have been redirected here. I've been over the OP a couple of times and I'm confused on one part.. the part I'm confused is: "To recover your phone you need to have FLASHTOOL ready and waiting at a specific spot" What is the "specific spot"

Also, my phone is black screen, no led or anything when buttons are pressed. So let's see if I got the steps right.. Charge phone until I see a green LED, then get the Flashtool ready, volume down then connect to pc and that should flash firmware?

Thanks.
[Sony Cross-Device General] Droiiiiiiiiid:
Next question :p

Finally got the phone bootlooping by leaving it plugged in to my computer. I have Flashtool up and ready to flash, but still unable to get the phone into flashmode. Whats next? Is the rubberband method effective for this situation?
[Sony Cross-Device General] killerskincanoe:
made my first ever recovery from soft-brick a real breeze. thanks for such a detailed post explaining all the ins and outs. GREAT JOB OP! and all else involved in making this guide so concise :)