yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zeppelinrox:
I seem to be going in circles.

First of all, it blinks differently based on how it's plugged in.

When plugging into laptop - on for a few seconds, off for a second, then on for a few seconds, off for a second... etc. Flashtool shows it being constanly connected and unconnected.

When plugged into wall charger - constant blinking on and off

When plugged with Sony charger (usb cable into wall adapter) - same constant blinking

When plugged in with cheapie usb cable and wall adapter - red light stays on for a minute or two and then just turns off and stays off.

Anyway, I had left it plugged into the wall charger with constant blinking, and when I came home after a few hours, I had found it off.

After messing with the volume up + power or hard reset, it would go back to blinking again.

Now I'm trying this.

With it plugged into the laptop, I pressed the hard reset button, got the 3 vibrations, unplugged it.

I plugged into the wall charger and it's NOT blinking.

I will leave it like this and see what happens.

Based on the other thread that I had linked to, I think the only hope is for it to start from 0 ie. have everything reset.

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Now as a sidenote, this phone has an unlockable bootloader and since Sony fixed the the camera issue, I had planned on getting another one with an unlockable bootloader and selling this one.

Basically I want to get it fixed so I can sell it LOL.

In the meantime, I have bought a new generic C6906 from Sony with unlockable bootloader (I checked it in the store before buying it).

It came with the 257 rom and it was showing about 36% battery.

I had plugged it into the laptop and backed up some stuff from the internal sdcard (wallpapers and whatever lol) and when I got around to flashing a rootable 534, it had climbed up to 40% battery.

So I flashed Canadian Roger 534 ftf.

Booted up.

Battery was now showing ~96%.

I rooted it, installed recovery, blah blah...

Battery has reached 100%

Restored a nandroid (monx 257) that I had made previously with the fubarred phone.

Battery was back to showing ~40%

Obviously the huge swings in battery levels is weird.

It went from ~40%, to ~100%, then back to ~40% again.

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When the first phone got bricked, I was on a 534 rom and mistakenly had flashed ONLY the kernel from a 290 ftf.

So I think the brick was caused by a wrong battery reading.

Right now, perhaps the device thinks that there isn't enough battery to enter flashmode so it refuses to do so as a safety feature?

This is why I think resetting it somehow is the only way for it to fix itself.

But I'm really temped to do a battery pull if this just starts blinking red again.
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] solopf:
My bricked Z1 has all the exact same phenomenons as yours. Different speed of flash red LED and 3 vibrations with USB connect and reset button pressed.

I got a RMA number but I didn't send my phone yet. Hope we can fix it by us.
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Just2Cause:
Quoted uliwooly solving similar issue but on talk.sonymobile.com

Hope this helps!
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gallardo5:
So it still doesn't work. BTW when you guys connect your phone to the PC with vol down pressed, could you check in device manager what kind of device the windows sees as connected? For me it is like USB keyboard or mouse, and I wonder if it's only me
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wezzel98765:
Mine didn't even connect . I'm an IT Tech so checked all those bits already
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rekoil:
Any of you tried your luck in Linux or OS X yet? Ubuntu is pretty easy to boot from USB without even installing anything, and neither OS requires any driver installation. Just download FlashTool and you're ready.
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] n0bleINtP:
Got here from zeppelinrox's thread: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2574764

My situation involves the Z Ultra but is otherwise identical:

- I flashed EU generic 4.3 firmware 14.2.A.0.290 ftf file with Flashtool 0.9.13.0

- battery was full prior to the flash

- phone completely dead after disconnecting from flash-mode

- no lights, no response to buttons or connection to charger or computer

- utterly dead for about a day, then started flashing when connected to charger

Currently:

When connected to nothing:

- no response to Power button or to either Power+VolU reset or hardware reset

When connected to Sony wall charger via USB

- light blinks red once a second or so

- no response to either Power+VolU reset or little red button hardware reset (or anything else)

- sometimes red light will stay steadily on (charging?) but goes out after 10 minutes. Re-plugging to charger returns to blinking behavior.

- phone has never become even slightly warm (ie. indicating any sort of charging activity)

When connected to computer via USB

(does not matter at all if Vol-U (fastboot) or Vol-D (flash-mode) or anything else is pressed while connecting)

- Steady red light comes on

- Computer recognizes a new device connection

- Flashtool shows device connected without USB degugging (not flashmode or fastboot)

- Remains connected 3-4 seconds then disconnects, red light goes out

- Device then reconnects - the above steps connect/disconnect repeat endlessly

- Both reset methods will produce a triple vibration reset while connected to the computer, but then reconnects as above.

When connected to the magnetic charger:

- Nothing happens (no flashing or steady red light or any other light)

- Sometimes will respond to reset methods with a triple vibration - but the phone will not connect to computer immediately afterward in any way different to the above (no flashmode or fastboot).

Next Steps:

If nobody here recovers a phone from this situation soon (and I haven't heard of any yet) then I am peeling the back cover off and discharging the battery into a 6V torch bulb. I will report back here on how that goes. If that doesn't work this phone is destined to be spare parts donor for its replacement Don't really have a warranty option - cheap grey import. Thats OK - I knew the risks.
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Just2Cause:
talk.sonymobile.com has some solutions, wondering if someone can open a thread there and see what happens.

Regards,

~J2C
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] n0bleINtP:
Other thoughts on this issue. Problem seems to involve issues with battery level sensing or calibration - normal charging behavior is completely changed. Also remember seeing somewhere that the 290 firmware involved changes to the bootloader or some other low-level components and that the new kernel would not boot correctly without this? Probably should have used the Sony OTA tools rather than Flashtool to implement this upgrade.

In any case I need to be more careful in future flashing stock firmware over a custom setup. I am also rather disappointed that fastboot mode isn't the ultra low-level recovery method I thought it was. No amount of externally applied firmware changes should be able to interfere with it. I would really *love* to see that blue led light up.
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dlads:
Just my two cents here, seems that a lot of you have tried pretty much anything so this may not work but here goes.

Try charging the phone via the wall and via the computer with USB, see if you can get any life in it at all, if you have the magnetic charger for the side port then give that a whirl too, you never know (don't just buy one to try that tho, think they're a bit pricey) try different chargers and different cables to charge with, i personally use the high speed one from the playbook, (yellow head) charges very quickly, think it's 2AMP.

Open flashtool and make sure you have the closest FTF that you first begun with, reset the handset by pressing the force shutdown button or hold the power and vol up and down, you should get three vibrations (think this is the same as the reset button)

Hold down and plug in the phone, try different cables and ports on your PC to make sure you've tried everything, while flashtool is open and it says connected in flashmode, then youre in business, flash the FTF and see if you get anything, if for some reason it hangs after saying connected in flashmode then disconnect the phone while it's saying it's getting data in flashtool and hold hold down and reconnect, it should flash.

If not then I have no idea how to get it back, it sounds like from some of the symptoms that you've been describing that the power simply isn't getting through to the base at all, so could quite possibly be a dead unit.

Not sure if this matters or not but if anyone has done an FOTA while the phones bootloader has been unlocked then apparently that can cause issues too, although i'm not sure on what level.

Apologies if you've already tried all of this, this is just what i would have tried myself.

Good luck.

PS: One saving grace is that if you can't get it to come on then they probably won't be able to either, meaning you should get a new phone anyway.
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Just2Cause:
You people should try to plug the phone to wall charger, hold power button and VOL up for a while till it vibrates or something, then leave it on charger for 1 to 2 hours, then while on charger, hold the VOL down and power button, if you feel vibration release the power button and keep holding the VOL down button, if it worked, it should be in safe mode by now. Then you try to do anything you might think of.
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wezzel98765:
tried everything you guys have just suggested, but my particular phone didn't even get detected by flashtool or the computer for that matter, thats why i sent it off
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gallardo5:
SO I've got exactly same situations now. But if you connect your phone to the PC, could you check how does it see your phone in device manager? Mine one sees it as USB Input device, and I wonder if only mine does that or everyone's
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Just2Cause:
When I connect my working Xperia Z1 to my PC when it's powered off, it shows as USB.

So I assume that you are good for now.

Try connecting your device to your PC, then old VOL up and power, when it starts vibrating release the buttons and instantly hold the VOL down button. then see how it connects to PC.
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gallardo5:
I tried that, no go. But many thanks for the info, so if even working phone is being recognised as usb input device, that means that probably because of broken kernel phone doesnt go into flashmode it thinks that its got to low batterh even after few hours of charging. So now does anyone know any way of forcing it into flashmode or anything?
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] n0bleINtP:
Mine connects as USB Input Device HID (Human Interfafce Device). Vendor ID 0FCE (sony) Product ID D19A. Not sure how that helps. Also remember that my device is the XZU, although its system board and its firmware are pretty much identical to the Z1.

I am pretty sure that the 290 firmware involved changes to the boot system (boot loader?) and it is this that is mucked up. What part of the boot chain controls of charging functions - and the icon that you see when charging with the phone "switched off", and probably also provides entry to flash mode and fastboot mode via USB ? I am guessing that this is messed up, and that flashing in a fixed boot loader is going to involve lower level tools than I have.

Is there any reason to believe that disconnecting the battery will totally power the phone down and allow access to fastboot on the next power up, ie. without the changes from this messed up flash blocking it ?
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] braveally:
Avoiding this

For someone who has not flashed, this thread is scary to read.

From what I can tell, this only occurs to some if they are using flashtool to upgrade to the new firmware. If I use the Sony PC Companion, is there a chance of this occurring as well? The update is available over the companion but not OTA on the phone for me yet.
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Meni30:
Nope its not working i just tried on my phone removing the battery no sign of life :(
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Just2Cause:
Maybe you should try charging it somehow while it is outside the phone. Maybe put it in a friend's Xperia Z1 and try charging it then put it on yours and see if it works?
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Meni30:
I dont think that it is a battery problem my battery was 86% and i only flashed one firmware took about 5-6 min
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Just2Cause:
Ok, I'm out of ideas.

I think someone should try Sony support forums and see if they guide you to return life to it.

Regards,

~J2C
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] n0bleINtP:
Can you provide more information on this ?

- I assume you removed the back cover (glued and sealed with waterproof adhesives etc)

- Disconnected the battery cable from the system board

- Attempted to reach flash mode by holding Vol-D or fastboot Vol-U while connecting a usb cable ?

- Did you reattach the battery when you tried to connect the phone to a computer ?
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Meni30:
Yes i disconnected the battery cable from the system board and the system shows only ZEUS FLASH device under device manager and the ring when its connected Volume-D flashmode nothing else and with EMA the device is not showing up
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] huzz:
Got back my phone today. Gave it in on the 19th. Picked it up today on the 23rd. Hats off to Sony. I am here in UAE (Dubai), their service contract is with Comtel. Replaced the main board. IMEI number has changed body is the same. Perhaps their techs didn't bother much but they told me they couldn't wake the device at all. So replaced it.

ps: No charge. Ziltch.

I didn't even have warranty

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[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Just2Cause:
So the problem is the main board, I guess we cant fix it with software.

I think they didn't charge you and they didn't even ask about warranty because Z1 is a new device, and they know that it didn't complete a year (normal warranty in MEA). Consider yourself lucky :fingers-crossed:
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheTrooper:
Hmm strange. I had same issue with Z1 after flashing to 4.3. Battery was around 80%. After flash (flashtool 13, dirty flash) phone was dead. No leds no any activity. I connected phone to USB cable and reset with power vol+, get 3 vibrations and red led starts to blink. Connected to SEUS and phone was discovered without any problems. Reflashed 4.3 and noticed that my battery was around 20%.
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Meni30:
Someone know where we can buy main board for xperia z1 ?
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wezzel98765:
Why?

You have warranty...!

Well I'm still waiting for the stupid idiots over here in the UK because they think that my phone needs a new LCD... so I need to wait for them to receive the new LCD, fit it, then realise that it needs a new motherboard...!!!
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Meni30:
Mine is a prototype one dont have warranty
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bubu23:
Hey all.

I want to toot my note 3 without pc so i need the cmw but in zip ending not tar ...

Anyone can help me here???
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jaythenut:
you can use mobile odin and flash that way
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bubu23:
I know but i want to flash via android recovery not by odin
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SEN31:
hi guys, updated my i9505 to 4.3 XXUEMK8. since then i haven't been able to get the phone info menu to work. i anyway had an issue with my phone not detecting LTE in network modes (possibly a problem with the SIM from my local network) so the only way i had to turn on 4G was using that menu. since the update, nothing works when i enter the 4636 code. please help me out, i'm thinking of flashing back to 4.2.2

any luck?

thanks guy! :)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Joku1981:
U can't flash back to 4.2.2 :(
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SEN31:
seriously? damn.. i tried before, the phone turned on although it was very slow and wifi didn't work.. no wonder.. flashed back to 4.3 :rolleyes:
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] poisonvectors:
Hello

I buy a new samsung captivate but there is no way my pc recognize it or install anything from the phone, i connect the phone to the pc and just start to charge battery but i don't see anything else no sd card mounted not installation drivers from the phone i try everything installing kies, mini kies, samsung drivers, google android drivers with sdk, debuggin mode, mounting sd card i mean the phone says usb connected i mount card i i can't see it on my pc don't know what to do if someone find a solution please let me know.

Thanks
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BWolf56:
Have you went through this thread: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1953930
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HeavensDine:
Try holding down both volume buttons , then plug in to USB on your computer.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Val D.:
Wrong! He is not asking how to enter Download Mode.

What ROM is the phone running, stock Samsung or Custom?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] poisonvectors:
fypescbu upon

Sorry for late response!!! the phone is new and come with android 2.1 Eclair

thanks foryour reply
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] falalalala:
I was on MK2 and I download safestrap beta 3.65. I then rebooted into recovery and tested creating a rom slot which worked. I then tested the reboot to recovery and then the safestrap splash menu came up, and then black screen. I tried to Odin back to MJ7 but it failed. So pulled the battery, powered on and now I am at "Firmware upgrade encountered an issue".... ??
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] decaturbob:
not sure what to say but I don't think SS 3.65 is compatible with 4.3 base systems which MDK2 and MJ7 both are. Were you trying the beta version that hash is developing?? As for the odin issue, I'm not sure about what you have encountered....did you use the stock MJ7 image file??
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] falalalala:
Yes I used the beta. I got the MJ7 image file from here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2507217
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] falalalala:
I just used odin again and it finally worked
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] decaturbob:
I would suggest posting in SS thread where hash is undertaking the testing of Beta....
[JAMin, XDA Neo, S200 General] kevino:
Well I think its the prophet

http://www.3g.co.uk/PR/Feb2006/2636.htm
[Xperia Z General] Cookie Ninja:
I've got this update notification on stock 67 firmware, but I am unable to download. Has anyone else got this update? If so, then can you please share the apk file? Thanks.

Dead Cookies leave no trails...
[Xperia Z General] AltairFriend:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2562914
[Xperia Z General] Cookie Ninja:
Doesn't install.... Wonder why?

EDIT

Ok I get it, the link in the thread above gives an apk file of 12 mb, which doesn't install. The file of the update (successfully installed on the wife's Xperia ZL), is a file of 14+ mb which installed successfully.

Dead Cookies leave no trails...
[HTC One X] sam53:
Hello Guys.

I have learnt many things from this forums about android. Now i m installing CyanogenMod 10.2 stable Rom from their website.

*** UNLOCKED ***

ENDEAVORU PVT SHIP S-ON RL

HBOOT-1.72.0000

CPLD-None

MICROP-None

RADIO-5.1204.167.31

eMMC-bootmode: disable

CPU-bootmode: disable

HW Secure boot: enable

Modem Path : Off

Jun 21 2013, 18:24:41

Installation Process :

Downloaded the zip file available on original website

copy the file on SDCard root

enter bootloader

wipe and factory reset, clear delvik cache

then install the zip file and reboot

Please let me know what i'm missing and guide me step by step.

Thanks in advance
[HTC One X] Mr Hofs:
Flash the boot.img
[HTC One X] treebill:
You need to flash the boot.img from the cm folder in fastboot.
[HTC One X] fader910:
I have the same issue although what i would try, as this happened with 10.1, is flashing the boot.img from inside the zip of CM 10.2. Make sure to use ADB and not your phone for this and hopefully this should work.

The commands you should use are these: fastboot flash boot boot.img

fastboot erase cache

To put the phone into fast boot mods hold the power and volume down button whilst connected to your pc. To check it is connected in adb so fastboot devices and make sure yours appears there. Then try to boot it f it still gets stuck try factory resetting within the recovery you used

Hope this helps :D
[HTC One X] sam53:
Ok got it.. i will try and let you know in morning.

Hope this commands works.

Just the boot file will be used or the zip file too
[HTC One X] fader910:
Try just the boot file if not then try the CM file then boot file make sure to wipe dalvik cache 'cause i've had problems with that and put the boot.img in the adb folder
[HTC One X] sam53:
Thank man for the help.

Now it's working like a charm..

but some issues im facing.. I think i have to install GAPPS then play store and other stuff will come back like contacts which are synced on my Google Account and APPS
[HTC One X] Mr Hofs:
Reading is mandatory, always flash CM + GAPPS in one action in the recovery. Not afterwards......and flashing the boot.img is mandatory too ! ;)
[HTC One X] sam53:
OOPPSS

I didn't flash the GAPPS but other things.. If i do it now then what...

if it work or i have to do the whole process again ?
[HTC One X] fader910:
I think it would work but for safe keeping I would try to do the process again
[HTC One X] sam53:
OK no problem i will do the process again.

Is it safe to restore my apps via Titanium Backup or i have to download them again via Google Store.
[HTC One X] Mr Hofs:
I say redownload them. Experiences say that it can mock up the rom again. Go for safe :)
[HTC One X] sam53:
I have done the whole process again... now all working fine.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] Merlin3of5:
I have noticed that on the Note 1 I717, any application that takes control of the camera freezes and then crashes. This has been happening on my phone since CM 10.1 was first released all the way up to the current nightly. Im not sure if it is an issue with my phone specifically or CM 10.1. After doing some research i've seen similar problems on other phones but no resolutions.Has anyone else experienced this issue with CM 10.1 on the I717?

Confirmed applications that crash:

Instagram

Fuzzy's receipt rewards app

Front Flip

My phone specifics

Model: SAMSUNG-SGH-I717

Android Version: 4.2.2

Baseband Version: I717UCLF6

Kernel Version: 3.0.72-cyanogenmod-ga23deb7 build02@cyanogenmod #1

CyanogenMod Version: 10.1-20131215-NIGHTLY-quincyatt

Build Number: cm_quincyatt-userdebug 4.2.2 JDQ39E bb9d0aa005 test-keys
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] jasonchewy:
ditto.

crashes on apps like QR scanners.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] zerenia:
+1. Has anyone heard of a fix or work-around for this?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] Merlin3of5:
I never found a patch for it. I ended up just switching over to LS kit kat.
[Testing] codahq:
I got tired of waiting for Google contact groups to come to the Gmail app so I wrote this:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=me.bendy.groupsend

It expands one of your contact groups into the to, cc, and/or bcc fields. All feedback welcome. Please test.
[Testing] Andreaaaaa:
I tried to download it, but the Play Store tells me my device isn't supported: I have a Nexus4, with 4.4.2 stock.

P.S: if you have 2 minutes of spare time, I'd appreciate if you could test my app, I'd really appreciate that ;)
[Testing] Max :):
It says: this app isn't availeble in your country "the netherlands" :)
[Testing] Vervolf:
Hmmm...

Google Play says:

"This app is incompatible with your device"

Samsung Galaxy S III GT-i9300

Android 4.0.4