yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Xperia Z General] [NUT]:
Well... there is no 'solution' to the triangle/repair/recovery screen: it seems to be a maintenance screen put up by the bootloader(s) to either check the internal memory after a flashing operation or to flash low level firmware where the OS can't reach.

The ONLY precaution you can take is to make sure you charge the battery to 100% before flashing a new ROM, but that's generally a good idea anyway, you never know what might go wrong ;)

If you have an bootloader unlocked device you can even use recovery in the kernel (if you have at least advanced stock kernel installed) to charge without any working ROM on your phone, but that would also require it to have enough juice in the battery to last at least 30 seconds for the recovery charging service to kick in.
[Xperia Z General] shoey63:
I think the triangle signifies some sort of corruption. And the only way to properly fix that is to format the affected partion. I would immediately force a reboot and enter CWM (or TWRP) recovery. Then I would format EVERYTHING. If error messages occur - do it again, and then restore a backup.
[Xperia Z General] [NUT]:
If that would be the case, the device would simply refuse to boot: you can't boot something which is broken and can't be fixed.

I suspect it might be repairing or tagging broken cells on the internal flash memory... but it takes as long as it needs to fix or do whatever it found or has to do... Mine with the .244 update took 30 minutes to continue the boot, while for 2.67 it took only 30 seconds... for [MENTION=3662018]Tamirwig[/MENTION] it took 30 seconds on .244 and it refused to boot on 2.67 (needed a battery reset and another triangle screen to get it to boot)...

The weird thing is: Sony never communicated what it does or means... at least not that i know... it would be handy if they would.
[Xperia Z General] shoey63:
Yeah - forgot. No dedicated recovery partition :o
[Xperia Z General] rm83855:
Dead Xperia Z

Sony Dock Charger arrived today and its been on charge for roughly 4 hours and still nothing. Its really frustrating i can't actually think what else it can be? Do you think i should just constantly leave it on charge in the hope it turns on?

Thanks
[Xperia Z General] [NUT]:
Okay, it seems that your kernel is currently causing the problem you are facing... which package did you install to get CWM back?

Assume your battery has been charged sufficiently now, the problem with the battery has been fixed, so lets get to step 2:

If you press power and hold it for like 5 seconds, does your phone vibrate?
[Xperia Z General] rm83855:
Dead Xperia Z

No the phone does not respond to the power button, or any soft/hard resets. However after being on charge for sometime the Red LED blinks about 3 times and goes off when i remove the Xperia. The Device didn't do this before i used the dock. The package was just the CWM zip file version 6.XXXXX or something.

Thanks
[Xperia Z General] [NUT]:
Where did you get that file and where can i download the one you used? How did you install it?

I want to check the file for anything silly...

I'm starting to get an idea about what happened :eek:
[Xperia Z General] rm83855:
Dead Xperia Z

I'm not exactly sure however i have the file on my laptop so i can send you it once i get home from work. I imagine it was from the xda website as i wouldn't download from anywhere dodgy. I want to say it was from here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2167381 but I'm really not sure. Ill let you know when i get home. (i do realise the above CWM recovery link does say its for stock firmware now that I've looked at it, I'm not sure this is the file i used though so dont bite my head off!)
[Xperia Z General] [NUT]:
I never bite ;)

But it's essential to get the right file from you... otherwise it won't be much of a source to research to me...
[Xperia Z General] rm83855:
Dead Xperia Z

It is the cwm6023touch.zip file i used.

Mod Edit: Please do not attach something which maybe harmful to other users devices
[Xperia Z General] [NUT]:
This recovery was not EVER intended for use on a Sony mobile (where ever you got it, it was the wrong forum thread!!) ... it flashed (a part of) a recovery partition to your

primary bootloader

, which is responsible for your ability to flash your phone in both flash- and fastboot modes...

Your XZ is ready to be served up, it's dead and done :(

The only thing you can try is to put on a pokerface and return it to Sony, but be prepared for a repair fee...

Sorry man, no more things to try...

Lesson learned... I may hope?
[Xperia Z General] rm83855:
Dead Xperia Z

I cant believe i've killed my Xperia :crying: YES lesson learned! I will have to make do with stock Sony from now on! I'm not entirely sure I'm ready to give up though, i CAN get the phone into flashmode but flashtool doesn't seem to work. Also tonight the phone responds to the power button, although this is just 3 flashes of the red LED, it didn't do this before...
[Xperia Z General] [NUT]:
There are only a hand full of partitions you can restore using flashtool, the primary and secondary bootloaders are not among them AFAIK... sorry dude :(
[Xperia Z General] MattJaO3D:
Fair play to NUT , you know your stuff, not many people prepared to help out like you have , nice change to see :), slightly off topic I know , but good to have you about, if I ever have a disaster I'll come straight here :).
[Xperia Z General] rm83855:
Dead Xperia Z

So theres no hope? Would one partition not give me the option to even get the phone to boot?
[Xperia Z General] [NUT]:
Eventhough the XZ has 2 bootloaders, they both have a specialized task... If the first does not run, the second will never be called in action, the first on its turn is not able to bootstrap the kernel without the second bootloader...

Like I said, if you still have warranty, put on a pokerface and send it to Sony or bring it to a service centre...
[Xperia Z General] swooc:
hey nut, i've got symptoms of a soft-brick. only problem is that my phone is new and it happened straight out of the box. don't know which version of the firmware it is running so i don't know which stock kernel to re-flash with. plus, i think my battery is dead.

i posted this thread on the zl sub-forum if you want more detail.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=46185177#post46185177

any suggestions?
[Xperia Z General] [NUT]:
Yes, first of all, i have to agree with [MENTION=3471594]maclancer[/MENTION] on that thread... take it back to the shop and claim a DOA (dead on arrival) ASAP.

It's the safest option you have right now.
[Xperia Z General] swooc:
^reason why i want to try and fix it myself is because shipping it back to the store will cost me a good $200. but from the looks of it, it seems to be inevitable.

i'm tempted to flash the kernel through fastboot using the stock firmware that originally comes with the z/zl (i'll have to google and find out which one that is). i'm guessing this is a huge gamble as the kernel version needs to be exactly from the firmware that's currenty on the phone now? or can i get aways with using any version of the firmware and just flash using the kernel provided in the firmware?
[Xperia Z General] [NUT]:
200 dollar for shipping?! Wtf? :eek:

No, as your phone is new, you can grab any FTF for your phone and use flashtool to flash the kernel and everything else...

Are you sure there isn't any service centre near? You can omit the shop that way...
[Xperia Z General] swooc:
i know right. restrictions in the export of lithium batteries means that my shipping options are limited to fedex or dhl.

there is probably an authorised service center near me. but it won't be repaired under warranty because it's not local stock. having dealt with the local sony before, chances are i'll have to pay a non-refundable deposit of $150 for assessment lol.

if it's any stock ftf then that would make it easier. my fingers are itching to do it, but i'm still not sure. though my symptoms are the same, the cause for it i would think was different. what are the chances of a corrupted ta partition straight out of the box haha?
[Xperia Z General] [NUT]:
[MENTION=5457097]swooc[/MENTION]

If your TA would have been corrupted, you wouldn't even see the Sony logo...

Just give it a try...
[Xperia Z General] swooc:
yeah, i don't see the sony logo at all. the symptoms is exactly as you've described. only difference is the cause. if it isn't the attempt of unlocking/re-locking the bootloader then it has to be the other right (that is the ta partition being corrupted).

but i've given up and decided to send it back. i was going to attempt flashing the kernel but for some reason the phone enters cpu mode now when i connect it to the pc. i think it's truly ****ed haha.
[Xperia Z General] [NUT]:
Actually and truthfully: I really think it's the best choice you could have made: I know it sucks to send back a new device you just got, but if something is broken the first time you get it, it's better to return it to the shop you got it from as a DOA, this will (in most if not all countries by law) allow you to return it and get a brand new device free of shipping charges without the lengthy repair process. You will have to pay for the return shipping fees if you bought it in a webshop though, no way around that unfortunately.
[Xperia Z General] swooc:
yeah it does suck. it was a risk i took knowing full well that i'll have to drop some cash to send it back for warranty if i had to. just waiting for a rma now and off it goes. ah well.

thanks for the help anyway nut. much appreciate it.
[Xperia Z General] [NUT]:
Updated OP to include the reset operation for the Z Ultra and the Z1 :)
[Xperia Z General] mcyorian:
thanx for this post NUT!!!

mi question is ... Is there any solution?

DUMB ERROR HERE!!!!

I was flashing a rom but i make a big mistake and install another rom instead,( i use my phone as a usb sometimes! i forgot to delete another rom from my sd card) "MIUI for GALAXY S3" or something! Battery was over 86%

PROBLEMS:

1- No Leds (NO is NO!)

2- Phone doesnt vibrate ( not even hard keys combos, not anyones! )

3- Conecting to PC and PC doesn recognize Phone Sound alert for usb not dirvers

4- device manager on PC shows my phone as "qhsusb_dload" with yellow alert for no drivers.

5- Flashtool doesnt see my phone on eny mode Fastboot or Flashtool

Any help?

I hope find a method to trick the driver an tell my pc is a XPERIA Z....

i read another post and they said to put my xperia on wall chargers until battery drained complete to 0% and wait for a red led, if the led turns on there is a hope.

but this post is about xperia S , arc, and anothers, cn this trick be possible on XZ too? ( rubberband trick, battery 0% etc,...)????

Any solutions?

Thanks!!! ( and sorry for my english)
[Xperia Z General] [NUT]:
Anytime I come across a poor soul like you flashing anything samsung related, they end up with a hardbrick... though if your device still shows signs of life like being able to connect it to the PC, then you can certainly try something, though i do have to temper your expectations... it might just as well fail...

Have a look at the hardware id's for that device windows does pick up, I might be able to send you a customized driver to try and fool your pc in to seeing it as an Xperia Z...

Look at the device properties in the device manager:

I need all the info you see here (create a screenshot!).

Connect the USB cable to your pc ONLY, power off your device with the 10+ seconds hold of power+vol-UP. Then prepare flashtool to flash your device in FLASHmode using an FTF.

Deselect all wipe options

and exclude everything

except system and kernel

. Make sure you use a .423 FTF for this.

Then when flashtool is waiting for you to connect the usb cable, hold the VOL-DOWN button WHILE you connect the USB lead to your phone. Flashtool should now start flashing your phone with a working /system and replace the current kernel with the one from the FTF.

Let me know if you where successful :)
[Xperia Z General] mcyorian:
here is the Screen shot, Thanks very much for your attention! and about fake drivers, it would be GENIUS! ....

lets try!

THANX A LOT NUT!!! !
[Xperia Z General] ILoveXperia:
damm it!!!!!!! it work!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:victory::victory::victory:

thankyou very much [MENTION=4904057][NUT][/MENTION] ur guide here works to revive my phone.. from now on i will not play around with update.. for 1 day i was so depress without my phone..

ur help i really appreciate it..:highfive::victory:
[Xperia Z General] [NUT]:
Sorry bro, I've been extremely busy IRL... i'll get you that customized driver package ASAP... I did however search on the name, it seems that even on the Samsung models where you can end up with this as a result of over-flashing your device, getting this means curtains for your phone... But let's try anyway... I HOPE I will have some time to work on it tonight.

Great! Happy you resurrected your device :highfive:

Now be more careful next time you tinker with your device ;)
[Xperia Z General] [NUT]:
[MENTION=3494997]mcyorian[/MENTION]

I've sent you a PM with a link... for obvious reasons I don't want that package out in the public ;)

Let me know if you're successful :)
[Xperia Z General] mcyorian:
THANKS!... see your PM!

you are unique NUT!
[Xperia Z General] lordzedd:
hi

i have a problem...

i have tried to install the newest cm rom on my sxz.

at first i installed the cwm recovery and then i follow a instruction to install cm and gapps.

This all works fine but after the install the phone didnt boot. There only was one vibrate and sometimes the red led. I follow your instruction and now i have a bootloop :(

I dont know what i should do now. i tried the sus but after connecting the sus says that i have the newest firmware and i only can close the program...dont know whats going on here :eek:

maybe someone can help me?

aaaand sry for my english but i'm a german.
[Xperia Z General] [NUT]:
Please try to be detailed on how you tried to return to stock... the devil is usually in the little details... :rolleyes:

I have actually written a guide for this, requested by someone who had the same problem as you: [GUIDE] How to revert your phone from CM/AOSP/AOKP/PAC to STOCK

Try to follow this to restore your phone.
[Xperia Z General] szunyi77:
hi

Help me please!

There is a big problem

This thread has been reported, but unfortunately they can not help!

Aborted updates, bootloop

The flashtool does not recognize the device ...

connect and disconnect constantly!

I do not know what I should have done

I tried what you wrote at the beginning of the post, but unfortunately does not work either!
[Xperia Z General] [NUT]:
If you turn off your phone, and try to turn it on again, what does it do exactly?

Please calm down and answer my questions, I did read some of the other thread, so I have an idea what is happening.

Let's take this one step at a time, ok?
[Xperia Z General] szunyi77:
Thanks for the quick reply

when the phone is turned off does not blink and do not respond to anything!

whatever clues it does not vibrate, will not restart does not blink!

When I connect the charger, then it vibrates 1 and 3 and the red light flashes ... And keep doing it!

So if you connect the charger, the red light at the villa for a while and then goes out
[Xperia Z General] [NUT]:
So, if I understood you correctly, it only does something when you connect an USB charger or connect it to the pc?
[Xperia Z General] szunyi77:
Yes, you can respond to anything you are connected!

whatever traces (power, volume up and down) does nothing!

When connected to a PC, you can connect the loop-disconnet keep you!
[Xperia Z General] [NUT]:
I hope you still have warranty? If so, take it to your service center as soon as you can. An aborted or failed flash is sometimes due to a problem already in your phone. They might have a way to revive phones which are not bricked (like yours) but malfunctioning in some way.

If you have no warranty, you could try to buy a charging dock (even 3rd party ones are OK) and try to charge it with that to see if you can power it on the regular way. But in this case I have to say it's a bit of a long shot...

There is not much I can do to help you out now, sorry! :(
[Xperia Z General] szunyi77:
Unfortunately, there are no guarantees have been

I understand it is discharged, and docks shall be filled for the first time?
[Xperia Z General] [NUT]:
You can try it, but as I said: it's a long shot: it might not work out in the end...
[Xperia Z General] lordzedd:
hi

i have tried to bring my sxz back to life but the flashtool cant write boot.img.

i have a screen for you, maybe you know why this is happened.
[Xperia Z General] [NUT]:
Command not allowed usually means your bootloader is LOCKED... Is that the case here?
[Xperia Z General] lordzedd:
i would say no because a few weeks ago the bootloader was unlocked.

maybe i have locked them again :confused:
[Xperia Z General] [NUT]:
Try to flash a stock kernel from an FTF to test... My guess is that that will work just fine.

And I mean extract the sin file and try to flash it with fastboot mode to test...
[Xperia Z General] Impetus37:
Thank you so much! this saved my bricked xperia z :D
[Xperia Z General] lordzedd:
where can i find a stock kernel? if i use google i only find doomkernel or other customs
[Xperia Z General] [NUT]:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2386405

Grab one of these, or from any FTF you might have kicking around.
[Xperia Z General] lordzedd:
ok i follow your tips and try to flash a stock kernel (i've download from the link) but the same error again.

fail to write boot. i have extract the .zip archive and try to open the kernel.sin but there is the error again.

the sxz is in fastboot mode and i choose the fastboot mode on the flashtool.

i dont know what i'm doing wrong.
[Xperia Z General] [NUT]:
:confused:

Well, as it is an FTF, try to flash it in flashmode and try fastboot again...

What applications do you have running when you launch flashtool? Pcc maybe?
[Xperia Z General] lordzedd:
hi

i've flash the .ftf in flashmode. then i tried fastboot again, same error.

i dont know why but the phone works now...

boot time was 2 minutes and now i can use my phone again.

i will never flash the sxz again...but i want to use cm :(

thanks for your help, i will donate a few dollars to you!
[Xperia Z General] [NUT]:
You could try to check if [MENTION=2807379]Androxyde[/MENTION] can help you out, it's probably something weird.

Thanks for the donation mate, really appreciate it!
[Xperia Z General] tribleten:
Thanks!

Thanks [MENTION=4904057][NUT][/MENTION]....your guides and recoveries have saved me a lot of phones and trips to Home Depot!!! Lol
[Xperia Z General] countryboy9x:
a question

Hi all,

I'm going to mod a rom for myself, but i don't know when it brick ?

Because i use my device to test new rom, i want to know that. Anyone can answer my question ? Please.
[Xperia Z General] [NUT]:
As long as you don't tamper with the TA partition you will only risk running in to bootloops... Just go for it ;)
[Xperia Z General] countryboy9x:
tks, i have confidence in myself. This job is amazing.:fingers-crossed:
[Xperia Z General] alessa:
please help me!!!!!

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=47161127#post47161127
[Xperia Z General] [NUT]:
Use this guide to get back to stock.
[Xperia Z General] nalpt:
trouble with recoveries

Hi [NUT],

This is mixed bag issue, so as a patience might first go to a general practitioner, I’m asking for directions or a road map.

Specs: XZ, UB and deodeex, rooted .67 rom V2 Drummerjed. Before that it had V1, rooted and TWRP recovery. Before, previous stock, rooted and TWRP recovery, with LB (Kingroot, I think).

Since updating to V2, with dual recovery, I keep loosing recovery. I think this started because of a busybox update… I’ve read it can cause issues with recovery, so off with busybox updater.

Basically, I tried to install xposed and zblast and found out wow my recoveries were gone. That never happened with V1 and single recovery, so I had various nandroids, luckily.

Being without recovery, I used Zrecovery.apk (my previous TWRP single recovery) to reinstall recovery. Got unstable, could not boot system (had Bootstall).

Flashtooled .67 stock rom, used doomlord exploit for root, installed Zrecovery/TWRP and installed V2 from recovery, which brought dual recovery.

At this point, from clean install, TWRP did not read data from my internal and external sd card (CWM was fine). I kept getting bootstalls with the purplish led, except it wouldn’t go into recovery, until I held on Vol UP. The Vol UP power combo for turning off works, I can get into fastboot to flash recoveries but its all unstable.

So I used Zrecovery again and got 2 TWRP recoveries (vol up and vol down). The latter, from the dual recovery, wouldn’t read sd card; the former, allowed for a new android backup and I restored my system.

I’ve fiddled around like this several times trying to get stability and recoveries, so I’ve actually lost track of exact movements. I can, however, through the dual TWRP recoveries restore my data… but loose recoveries if I keep the dual recovery CWM and TWRP…

I don’t know where else to look: I’d like to post recovery logs, but I don’t know if their accurate (will using a formated fresh sd card help figure this out?). I have several gigs of data I would like to recover from android. I’ve tried to clean out the old recovery, but failed. Whats strange is the issues arise even when I flash stock rom, install recovery, and restore nandroid of Drummerjed .67 and my data (or root it first).

Presently I have the rom installed, my data on, but no recoveries. EDIT: I can enter into CWM recovery after modding off button to include reboot into recovery; I can´t enter CWM using the usual Power ON+Vol UP). end EDIT

So I don’t want to fiddle again aimlessly. I suspect that something I have on the backups is messing with the boot data and dual recoveries, but I have no clue how to begin. I’ve read several threads here; I’m moderately experience (unlocked, locked BL and unlocked again; have flashed various android roms on my dell streak 5, and windows 6.5 my Samsungs made for 6.1.); but I’m at a loss here…

Any pointers please?
[Xperia Z General] [NUT]:
Well... it's simple really: return to a previous version of drummerjed's ROM where it all worked, install titanium backup and create an app backup of all you wish to save and restore, make sure you store the backup on your external SDCard (needs the paid pro app to backup sms and mms messages I believe, but trust me: it's worth it!).

Then install a FULL ftf of the ROM you wish to use, in which you wipe everything,

including internal storage

, so make sure you have a backup of it's contents! Root it and install recovery (anything JB 4.2.x will cause the old single recoveries not to work, install my XZDualRecovery RELEASE package instead of the BETA!).

Once you have a working base ROM with root and recovery, create a nandroid backup of the phone. Then reinstall titanium backup and restore apps on a per-app basis, a few at a time and then reboot your phone to see if it all went OK. If you run in to problems you can start narrowing down the restore to the one causing the bootloops and other issues... You can use Nandroid Manager to explore your older nandroid backups and retrieve anything you might have lost along your attempts to fix your phone.

This should be the way back to a correctly working phone with minimal loss of content.