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[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] zanex60:
Hi,

i have problem with SE Xperia Mini Pro (SK17). All of a sudden, screen went black when I was using it. Ever since, I cannot even start the phone. I tried to turn it off, but it doesnt work. I also put the battery out of it, waited for a little while and then put it back - but it still doesnt work. When i try to turn it on, only black screen is what I see.

I tried some repair shop and they told that it is problem with Software and that it needs to be reloaded, I mean that SW has to be replaced with the new one.

Can anybody please help me do that?

Thanks a lot guys :)
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] mihahn:
Did it brick while a software update or really just while using it? It's not battery related?

Is your bootloader locked and are you using a custom kernel or rom?

You will have to flash the original firmware again using flashtool. For that download flashtool from the development section and install it. Go to the installation folder > drivers and install all drivers for all devices.

Afterwards download the 4.0.2.A.0.42 .ftf for SK17i from here and place it in the flashtool folder > firmware. Delete all other files in firmware folder.

Open flashtool, click on the flash and select flashmode -> ok. Select the 4.0.2.A.0.42.ftf and click okay. Let your phone turned off and hold volume down and while you hold volume down just connect usb to pc. Don't power phone on, just connect to pc while holding volume down. Flashtool will automaticly flash the firmware. I hope your battery status is more than 25% ;)

Don't disconnect your phone while it's flashing. Afterwards plug phone off and reboot, it should be alive again ;)
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] zanex60:
Thank you, I will try it.

No, it is not battery related, I checked battery. And it didnt happen during SW upadte, it happend during regular usage. Al of a sudden...

Thanks again for your reply, I will try it as soon as I can. I hope I will be able to do it despite the fact, I have no experiences in such things... (I use iOS, this Android phone belongs to my girlfriend)
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] mihahn:
If you have any questions or need screenshots, just tell me I will post them for you ;)
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] zanex60:
So I did everything as you wrote, but it didnt help :( Phone was flashed correctly I guess, there were no errors in report. Should I try some different mode or something else? Anything?

Or does it mean, that it is not software failure? :(

Thanks anyway
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] jobayer:
Did it vibrate, When you power on the phone?Can you see the boot logo?try to repair it through sony pcc.if the problem still exist then its hardware related. You have to replace the display.....
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] alone_in_dark:
I think it is your display or ribbon problem.All the sliding phones have this ribbon problem.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] zanex60:
Yes, it did vibrate. Im not sure it is display problem, because the display shines, but only black color - it is not as black as if it is turned off.

And no, I can not see boot logo. Only vibration and shining black color
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] jobayer:
try to repair it through Sony PC Companion. if it doesn't work then your display is dead :(
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] zanex60:
Beforing that flashing, PC Companion wasnt able to recognize phone - now it does. It immediately recognized, that there s xperia mini pro plugged-in.

So does it mean, that SW is fine and the display is messed up? Now i m trying to repair through pc companion, i ll see if it helps.

Thanks guys anyway for all the help
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] mihahn:
Looks like display's got a problem. So try to repair via pc companion (guess bootloader is locked if pcc recognizes your phone) and if that doesn't help bring it to service ;)
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] zanex60:
PC Companion didnt help. It has just loaded the latest software to the phone, but it is still same - i try to turn it on, it vibrates and then black screen is shining.

So I guess you guys might be right - display might be dead.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] zanex60:
What does it mean that bootloader is locked? The phone was recognized, I also updated the SW via PC Companion
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] jobayer:
Yes it means your bootloader is unlocked;) and display is dead
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] zanex60:
well... display + ear loudspeaker (or flex cable can it be, i m not sure)...

i m not sure if it s worth repairing :( (I bought it second hand, i dont have warranty certificate)
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] mihahn:
You mean warranty for phone? Ask at service center how much it is to repair without warranty certificate...

And: No if pcc recognizes phone the bootloader is locked! :)

Sent from my SK17i running Jelly Bean via CM10
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] pastillero:
Try this:

Download UnbrickingXperia2011.zip file from here: http://www.mediafire.com/?s166qsg8qaaxc43

Unpack the .zip file and place the .ftf file in Flashtool\firmwares folder.

Open Flashtool.

Get your phone to flashmode, make sure it is turned off, press down Volume DOWN button and connect USB cable.

In Flashtool, click the lightning button, pick Flashmode and choose the Xperia_2011_FreeXperia_ALL.ftf file.

Let Flashtool finish.

Now do what mihahn said.

I hope it helps, if not then it is a display problem
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] zanex60:
Eventually, there was nothing left to try, so I went so mobile repair service a had it diagnosed.

The only problem was flex cable. They also told me that it is quite common problem for slide phones. Fortunately, display was OK.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] iBustCh3rries:
Anyone care to explain why Verizon, T-Mobile and AT&T can all share the same kernel but sprint gets treated like the red headed step child?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Speedin07si:
Flash a custom kernel problem solved.

Sent from Pluto.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] mulhiny:
My guess would be that ATT, T-Mobile, and VZW all use 1700/2100 MHz bands for LTE while Sprint uses different bands. That's just a guess, so I could be wrong.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] iBustCh3rries:
But Tmo doesn't even have LTE
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] mulhiny:
They did buy a large chunk of spectrum from VZW in June to begin their rollout though..like I said, just a guess.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] derrick1976:
they are also buying metropcs,how ironic since they are not able to merge with at&t,funny how things work out
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] nbeebe24:
Kernels and ROMs I've tried from other variants have worked. The phones on each carrier are identical (excluding the radio hardware). If you do decide to try one read carefully. But I've done it several times with no harm done
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] billard412:
Ya i can confirm flashing a tmo or vzw kernel works most of the time. the landscape orientation will be upside down but they work. Hell im running vzw aokp right now and made 0 changes to it before flash
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] freeza:
They all are gsm capable. Sprint isn't.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] iBustCh3rries:
With that being said does that mean that flashing over a Verizon Kernel would be a bad idea? or would there be a chance for profit? or even a rom for that matter?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] iBustCh3rries:
how is that working for you?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] billard412:
To my surprise, other than the reversed screen orientation in landscape. Excellent. Didnt even alter the build.prop. You'd swear it was made for our device.

Flashed a verizon tw based rom or two as well. Those tend to require a change two the build.prop but still am able to use their kernel just fine. The tw ones never run this good tho
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] iBustCh3rries:
Have you tried the Verizon TW with a Sprint TW kernel?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] billard412:
Ya. its usually the first thing I try when i flash something for another carrier and its acting weird or doesnt want to boot.usually works for me, granted i only change to a sprint kernel as a last resort
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] iBustCh3rries:
Good stuff, Thanks for your input :)
[Verizon HTC Droid Incredible 4G LTE] squeezyb:
Maybe we can try to get some attention if we all express our frustration on the Verizon support forums.

I propose we flood the forums with topics about the INC4g and how little support the phone gets. We need to express our concerns on their ground, and threaten to switch carriers. I already stated that I would be switching to AT&T. Maybe we can get enough attention and get a response! I believe it is worth a try, what do we really have to lose??

Current Threads:

https://community.verizonwireless.com/message/879993#879993

https://community.verizonwireless.com/thread/784556

https://community.verizonwireless.com/ideas/1013

https://community.verizonwireless.com/message/880138#880138

https://community.verizonwireless.com/thread/784615

Lets blow this thing up.
[Verizon HTC Droid Incredible 4G LTE] mdmower:
Good idea. I created an "idea" in their forums where users can voice support by simply voting for it. It mirrors the text from the petition.

Up-vote the following Verizon forum idea: https://community.verizonwireless.com/ideas/1013.
[Verizon HTC Droid Incredible 4G LTE] squeezyb:
I just added my support to the post
[Verizon HTC Droid Incredible 4G LTE] dougpara:
Me too
[Verizon HTC Droid Incredible 4G LTE] wmuflyer:
Check.
[Verizon HTC Droid Incredible 4G LTE] Method320:
Looks like it was deleted?
[Verizon HTC Droid Incredible 4G LTE] mdmower:
It's still up, make sure you are logged into the forums first.
[Verizon HTC Droid Incredible 4G LTE] squeezyb:
I will keep updating the OP with all the open VZW threads. If you make a new topic, post it here and i will link it
[Verizon HTC Droid Incredible 4G LTE] squeezyb:
I added your VZW thread to the OP
[Verizon HTC Droid Incredible 4G LTE] jtdogblue:
Started a new thread:

https://community.verizonwireless.com/thread/784615

Even though I am unlocked :cool:
[Verizon HTC Droid Incredible 4G LTE] squeezyb:
Thank you jtdogblue, I copied your post to the OP
[Verizon HTC Droid Incredible 4G LTE] squeezyb:
looks like we got shutdown by the Verizon moderators... there are also some funny messages about why bootloaders should be locked, and a good story about how someone messed up their phone by flashing something stupid.

sigh.....
[Verizon HTC Droid Incredible 4G LTE] mdmower:
I don't see where we were shut down. If you're referring to

that was just because tjamscad went on a copy/paste tirade. All the threads aside from https://community.verizonwireless.com/thread/784615 are still open as far as I can tell though.

---------- Post added at 12:08 PM ---------- Previous post was at 12:04 PM ----------

Verizon actually moved the IDEA topic to a more relevant Android forum, as opposed to the Off-Topic forum in which I was forced to post it initially. They also made it readable without needing to sign-in first. These are both positive steps by the VZW mods.

It would be great if we could get some more up-votes on the idea to show them we would appreciate an official solution!

https://community.verizonwireless.com/ideas/1013
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] trafalger888:
I was looking around for some new bootanimations yesterday and came across JaeKar99's work that he has done on the Galaxy Nexus. If you are unfamiliar then you should check these out.

Here is the first one it is a Tron light bikes animation with Androids riding them of course.

http://t.co/n0OKmTvq

And this is the second one that he has made for us to date. This is a red themed animation that will complement most red themes.

http://t.co/UiHhNzoM

Here is an AOKP animation

http://t.co/wWsnVtAY

Machine Azul

http://t.co/XMu57hQc

All of these are phenomenal and I highly suggest that you check them out and see what you think of them.

Both files are CWM flashable files. As always, make a nandroid. I nor the creator of these are responsible for anything that may go awry during the flashing process. You are solely responsible for any mods that you choose to install.

I am hoping to see more from him in the future and I am sure that we will. As long as the support is there. So let me know what you think!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Hulk0069:
Clicked both links but it's a no go.says error 404
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] drbveb88:
Downloaded fine for me yesterday. Tron animation is extremely cool!!! Thanks for this.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] trafalger888:
Let me look into it
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Hulk0069:
This is what I get
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] crazydad:
Same here!!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] trafalger888:
Waiting to hear back from the developer regarding the links....sorry
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] trafalger888:
Links updated and working AOKP and Machine Azul animations added
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bo...:
Hi,

I am trying to find out following: I would like to find out if I can use Galaxy Tab 10.1 to play video on my HDTV (Full HD via HDMI adapter). However almost all the apps that I have seen seem to produce dropped frames or problems with sync with audio/video during playback for number of mkv/mp4/avi media files. Only few full HD videos played properly while most of 720p/1080p had poor playback. So I am looking for an advice:

1) Will updating to ICS/JB (now only custom roms available) as compared to original HC help with video playback?

2) Are there any apps that you found that can play most of full hd videos? Friend of mine have tried almost all the popular ones but could not get any of them to play properly most of the full HD videos?

3) Will overclocking help with decoding? I saw several posts that indicate that some custom roms support overclocking. In some cases I got SW based playback to give almost good playback (HW based decoding did not work in all cases).

4) What is proper approach for mounting external drives that are in formats such as NTFS/exFAT? I am looking at this as some files might be bigger then 4GB limit of FAT32.

5) Is there a device that I can stream to 1080p from Galaxy Tab 10.1? Of course assuming that Galaxy Tab 10.1 can stream 1080p...

6) Do you have any other advice?

Kind regards,

Bo
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] decatf:
This device does not have the processing power to play back most HD videos smoothly. By most videos I mean the HD x264 mkv/mp4 files which people watch these days. Overclocking will help but it's not guaranteed to make it play most HD videos smoothly.

Now there will be posts saying "Well I can play HD videos on my Galaxy Tab 10.1 just fine". This may be true but these people are likely not watching sufficiently high bitrate content that the Galaxy Tab 10.1 can't handle. On top of that they probably have overclocked the device as well.

Don't forget the term HD has become a broader and broader definition. So one person saying they have no problems with HD playback could be referring to HD Youtube app videos which are crap quality. The Galaxy Tab 10.1 can most definitely play this content just fine. On the other hand this device will struggle with most of the x264 HD television and movie files. The truth is most of the decent HD content out there today is beyond the capability of this device aside from the low bitrate and low quality stuff.

This device will not suit your needs if you plan on watching HD x264 mkvs or mp4 TV / movie files. You will not be able to play most of these files without having to re-encode them. I don't use any of the streaming services so I can't comment on that. Maybe it does work fine with Netflix, Hulu or what have you.
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] muzzy996:
Decatf hits all of the key points. For taking HD content with you to play back anywhere your best bet is going to be encoding your files in such a way as to ensure smooth playback. You can play back 720p files that are encoded with the proper settings (basically as has been said the decoding capability of the Tegra 2 is limited) but don't expect to play back any HD file you download off the net perfectly. There are threads on the forum that talk about the proper settings in Handbrake to ensure smooth playback.

I haven't tried it but for playback at home perhaps a WD Live Media Hub would be a suitable companion whereby you control the device using their remote control application available in the Play store. Reviews on both the app and the device itself seem to be hit and miss so I'd carefully weigh them given your circumstances before buying (for example some reviews state that NAS support of the WD Live Hub is not great).
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] popo72:
Only thing you have to be careful in case of h264 files is that they MUST be encoded in Baseline profile. This is a limit of Tegra 2!... I play very smoothly Full HD mp4 movies with this setting. In order to check the profile level, you can use the tool MEDIAINFO you can download freely from Internet.
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jaswinky:
Try overclocking the tab. A1 Kernel for example, has a bit GPU overclock and you can set CPU at 1,6GHz, try it at this freq and performance-cfq (governor-iosched) temporally.
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] balkerman:
Try the hw + option in Mx player
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] balkerman:
As per below in Mx player.
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] t1mman:
How to play HiDef movies/video on the Tab 10.1:

Install Handbrake

Download and install XOOM profile found here

https://sites.google.com/a/dibona.com/www/www/filestorage

or this one:

http://jccorporation.net/downloads/All 720p HD.plist

Rencode with this profile

Play

(rince, repeat)
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kishorsidu:
Yeah as the above posts mentioned... It is the limitation of the tegra processor. I use my tab for watching movies. I had the same problem with the hd videos. Spending so much for a device like this and it wasn't able to play a good hd video.

Now I'm using Cm10 jelly bean build. Seriously man this is serious sh*t. Now I'm able to play almost all the 720p videos and this is more than enough for me. When a 1080p comes, I just avoid it....

Try flashing the jb rom. But with the latest build, you won't be getting the mic to work.

Tapatalked using my galaxy y
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fulloflove:
for NTFS you can use Ntfs Mounter, which can also mount Ext2/3/4 partitions on your tablet. You can also use Paragon NTFS & HFS+ or some other app to mount NTFS partitions but I don't remember the name
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jaswinky:
Yes, it is the limitation of the tegra processor, so the solution could be, as I said in previous post, in freeing the limitation by overclocking the tab. 1,6GHz with performance governor youtube HD videos works fine.
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kishorsidu:
Is it that worth to over clock the tab to 1.6 GHz just to watch a video? Long overclocking can the fry the chipsets ryt? 1.6 GHz is bit too much for the tab and battery to handle I think when combined with online streaming of YouTube HD videos.....

Just felt so...
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jaswinky:
I have my tab overclocked to 1,4 24h since 2 years ago with no burning or smoking problems. When i need puntually more performance as reading ebooks or pdfs, or playing some games, i set to 1,6 woth no problems.

Enviado desde mi GT-I9100 usando Tapatalk 2
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mrbubba999:
Thread resurrection!

Is there a way I can get the tab to change the max cpu when I load YouTube and then drop back afterwards ? Maybe by using tasker or similar?

It's a real pain to keep manually changing the cpu speed.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] jridda10121:
Sorry if I. Am posting at the wrong spot I recently flashed my first rum I download ed the pro titnium I backed up all apps data basically everything on stock when I went to refresh in cm 10 it did it perfect other then two games that take a lot of downloading time with no wifi this is an issue. Shadow gun didnt keep my data I have to do the diwnload the leftovers. But fb even loaded correctly. I am new to this but I will say its easier then I was thinkin. The question is my modek is 16 gig titaniun backup is supposed to store data plus apps with consuming space correct because after I did it I removed all apps from stock and regained atleast 5 gigs back I an very confused of why Samsung wouldn't have apps to sd available and if for some reason I lost all data is there a backup where to ensure that my data is safe othen dropbox/google drive any of the question s I asked I thank u in advance sorry if I am posting wrong.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] jridda10121:
I meant 16 gig model and also I meant I only regained 2 ggigabytes and that if I lost or lets say bricked is titnium backed up anywhere else. Sorry for bad grammar
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] kinghorsey:
You can set the backup location to the external drive and yes backup to drop box if you like.

I always keep tibu backups on the external in case I have to format the internal drive.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] mrhaley30705:
Same here. Once every so often I'll dl an update to Dropbox
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] scooterjr:
Is this app free in the play store or does it cost?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] mrhaley30705:
There is a free version, but the pro license is worth the $6. Its actually the best $6 I've ever spent on this hobby. If you don't want to shell out the money, try My Backup Root. It works fairly well.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] thatsupnow:
I second that! It is definitely the best $6 bucks ever spent

Galaxy SIII via XDA premium
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] ralphie1267:
Yea ditto... :-[
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] whip_it:
definitely best $6 ....
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shelton74:
Help me!! After i flash this rom following exactly the step for a clean installation, when to the last step i reboot the phone using the Apex Launcher and restored the previous settings...apex crashed and now the phone reboot whit this error and i don't know how can i solve. I can't go back in the recovery mode...is there any solution? If there is a version of RR 3.09 for odin mode it would be possibile to flash again.

Thanks for anyone to help me!
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] boki9999:
Which error?

Try to flash a different rom in D/L mode with Odin or Heimdall.

Sent from my Galaxy S2 GT i9100
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shelton74:
Apex was crashed and i could go the home because i've setted this like standard launcher!

Ok...fortunately i could go in the rom settings and there i reboot into recovery! I reflashed the rom and at restart i've had also the same problem with apex but i didn't set like standard launcher so i used nova launcher and only update the apex and fixed the problem!

Thanks anyway!
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] conqueror110:
I wonder if it is possible to speed up the unlocking process of the lock screen and If it is possible to change the apps that it starts with.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tonyz3:
Change the speed- no

but you can change the apps on the lockscreen - again only limited to a few apps --but located somewhere buried in settings- i dont have my tablet with me right now to look. but it can be done.