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HELP! Cant sim unlock MDA Pro as USB device not recognised! HELP!

Hi Guys n Gals,
Please help me!
Basically just got a HTC Universal locked on T-Mobile UK, which I bought 2nd/3rd hand.
Got it quite cheap and love it! Only problem is I want to unlock it and use on O2. However, whenever I attach USB cable to phone and laptop/PC message comes up saying USB Device not recognised!!! It is really frustrating!!!!
Tried all variations e.g. diferent PCs, cables etc to no avail. My HTC Artemis connectes just phone on any computer!!!
Basically all I want to know is that can I unlock it without being able to activesync to it?
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE Help as I am running out of options. Have hard reset phone to solve USB issue bt nuttin! Tok it to phone shop to get repaired but they said they could not USB to it either and can't unlock it!

RAF_SHC said:
Hi Guys n Gals,
Please help me!
Basically just got a HTC Universal locked on T-Mobile UK, which I bought 2nd/3rd hand.
Got it quite cheap and love it! Only problem is I want to unlock it and use on O2. However, whenever I attach USB cable to phone and laptop/PC message comes up saying USB Device not recognised!!! It is really frustrating!!!!
Tried all variations e.g. diferent PCs, cables etc to no avail. My HTC Artemis connectes just phone on any computer!!!
Basically all I want to know is that can I unlock it without being able to activesync to it?
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE Help as I am running out of options. Have hard reset phone to solve USB issue bt nuttin! Tok it to phone shop to get repaired but they said they could not USB to it either and can't unlock it!
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Two possibilities,
1 You dont have activesync installed on the PC (activesync drivers are required to communicate with device or you use Vista which requires driver downgrade (instructions in the Wiki))
2 Your USB port is damaged and requires resoldering to attach the correct pins (simply job to do, cheap repair, instructions are on the forum/Wiki)
Cheers,
Beasty

Thanks beast0898 for your suggestions. I use Win XP.
I suggest it is the USB port that needs repair as tried many PCs all with activesync latest version installed still same response.
Ill try the soldering now. Hope there is some pics and stuff to help me out!

RAF_SHC said:
Thanks beast0898 for your suggestions. I use Win XP.
I suggest it is the USB port that needs repair as tried many PCs all with activesync latest version installed still same response.
Ill try the soldering now. Hope there is some pics and stuff to help me out!
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The job is a very simple one to do yourself, the connector can easily become loose if your are not gentle when inserting cables. When you open the Uni up, you will see how easy it is sir. There are companies in the UK that will do it for you for around £40 with a new connector, if you're not happy doing it yourself.
Cheers,
Beasty

Is Oli/Nex Hard-Spl dangerous?--> don't think so but have a look

As for me it is not. I'm currently using Oli/Nex 1.93 unsigned.
Referring to the repair service i have send my diamond in, because of a broken USB port, it is a "illegal" piece of software and warranty repair has been rejected. They'd like to charge € 300.- for mainboard replacement.
Well, i have never heard before of a broken USB Port because of Hard-SPL and i even don't believe that Hard-SPL is capable of doing this.
My USB Port stopped working after plugging my diamond to my PC (long time after i had installed Hard-SPL). Charging still works but no way to get it recognized by ActiveSync or as harddisk.
My Assumption is the repair service is talking crap - they probably didn't even check the hardware and pointed their fingers at Hard-SPL after discovering it.
I'd like some comment, from the devs maybe, that Hard-SPL is harmless and not even capable of bricking the USB Port.
thanks,
nervdoc

it is done what is done, but for other people please restore the original spl before sending it to the service as a matter of fact restore the orig. rom also.
as for your question, what rom exactly did you have, cause some people expirience the async problem but normaly it gets solved by the rom shef.

No...that hardware malfunction has not been caused by Hard-SPL.
But they are talking about charging you for repair because they just had a look at the bootloader screen, noticed that you have "void-ed" the warranty by modifying the SPL...and this has been mentioned as a caveat so many times in the relevant threads, and if you could have cared to read properly before installing it, you would have known how to revert back to, or load the stock SPL(and stock Radio and ROM, if you flashed a different one) back before sending your device for warranty. This way the device would have been in stock conditions and they would have repaired it for free.
Hard Luck buddy, but that's the way it is...sad but true.

nervdoc said:
As for me it is not. I'm currently using Oli/Nex 1.93 unsigned.
Referring to the repair service i have send my diamond in, because of a broken USB port, it is a "illegal" piece of software and warranty repair has been rejected. They'd like to charge € 300.- for mainboard replacement.
Well, i have never heard before of a broken USB Port because of Hard-SPL and i even don't believe that Hard-SPL is capable of doing this.
My USB Port stopped working after plugging my diamond to my PC (long time after i had installed Hard-SPL). Charging still works but no way to get it recognized by ActiveSync or as harddisk.
My Assumption is the repair service is talking crap - they probably didn't even check the hardware and pointed their fingers at Hard-SPL after discovering it.
I'd like some comment, from the devs maybe, that Hard-SPL is harmless and not even capable of bricking the USB Port.
thanks,
nervdoc
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a known problem on HTC devices for the USB board to blow (leading to lack of being able to sync, but still charge) is charging in the car.
if the Diamond is plugged into a charger while the car is started, a hight current can be passed to the diamond resulting in the USB or Mainboard blowing.

I was running my providers original software but unfortunately i was not able to return to original SPL without a working usb port.
Is it possible to revert back to original SPL without working USB port? Didn't find anything besides flashing from internal storage - whitch didn't work for hard-SPL.
If i had really voided the terms of guarantee is questionable as there is no point which says "don't upload unofficial software"
warranty is excluded if (translated from german):
Damage, in particular dark blotch, lines or cracks on the display.
Damage due to fall, violent pressure etc.
Damage due to water.
Damage due to inappropriate handling.
Damage due to not authorized accessories.
Point 4 could apply though O2 (my provider) offers also firmware/software upgrades.
And as stated before (Hard-)SPL is not able to cause this damage.
Nevertheless i'll try to object to their refusal.
regards,
nervdoc

nervdoc said:
I was running my providers original software but unfortunately i was not able to return to original SPL without a working usb port.
Is it possible to revert back to original SPL without working USB port? Didn't find anything besides flashing from internal storage - whitch didn't work for hard-SPL.
If i had really voided the terms of guarantee is questionable as there is no point which says "don't upload unofficial software"
warranty is excluded if (translated from german):
Damage, in particular dark blotch, lines or cracks on the display.
Damage due to fall, violent pressure etc.
Damage due to water.
Damage due to inappropriate handling.
Damage due to not authorized accessories.
Point 4 could apply though O2 (my provider) offers also firmware/software upgrades.
And as stated before (Hard-)SPL is not able to cause this damage.
Nevertheless i'll try to object to their refusal.
regards,
nervdoc
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Hi nervdoc,
let them answer, where exactly it is stated (in the german warranty agreement), that the warranty is void after flashing certain software products.
If they cannot point this out, take legal action.
bye,
Thilo

nervdoc said:
I was running my providers original software but unfortunately i was not able to return to original SPL without a working usb port.
Is it possible to revert back to original SPL without working USB port? Didn't find anything besides flashing from internal storage - whitch didn't work for hard-SPL.
If i had really voided the terms of guarantee is questionable as there is no point which says "don't upload unofficial software"
warranty is excluded if (translated from german):
Damage, in particular dark blotch, lines or cracks on the display.
Damage due to fall, violent pressure etc.
Damage due to water.
Damage due to inappropriate handling.
Damage due to not authorized accessories.
Point 4 could apply though O2 (my provider) offers also firmware/software upgrades.
And as stated before (Hard-)SPL is not able to cause this damage.
Nevertheless i'll try to object to their refusal.
regards,
nervdoc
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Maybe ActiveSync via bluetooth? Then you don't need your usb.

pietrucci said:
Maybe ActiveSync via bluetooth? Then you don't need your usb.
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Bluetooth doesnt work while in Bootloader mode...
not possible, sorry.

I have send them a fax pointing out that regarding the terms of warranty there was no breach at this point.
Bluetooth is an option i already have considered and also used for activsync (...god is that slow)

nervdoc said:
I have send them a fax pointing out that regarding the terms of warranty there was no breach at this point.
Bluetooth is an option i already have considered and also used for activsync (...god is that slow)
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u managed to get Acticesync to work over bluetooth!!
that has got to be a first.
i have tried soooooo many times with different phones lol

mugglesquop said:
u managed to get Acticesync to work over bluetooth!!
that has got to be a first.
i have tried soooooo many times with different phones lol
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Was kind of a fight but a least I have succeeded. You can even start customruu.exe to flash.
Works flawlessly until entering the bootloader.

nervdoc said:
Was kind of a fight but a least I have succeeded. You can even start customruu.exe to flash.
Works flawlessly until entering the bootloader.
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lol, i bet.
yeh, that is the problem, needs to have a USB connection, as a bluetooth connection is not supported by the BIOS (or whatever the bootloader thingy is).

Of course bluetooth is supported by SPL.
You can even route the bluetooth connection once you're in the bootloader.
But for that you need to change the port settings (available via console only).
Anyway, yes, Hard-SPL could have bricked the usb port.
Why ?
The usb init itself might have changed between the mfg version (old version) and newer spl versions. So, newer hardware leads to newer voltage settings / calibration.
But honestly ... I doubt that the usb port was bricked by just hard-spl.
In fact, most usb ports are bricked by sticking the usb cable first into the pc and then into the phone ... either due to electrostatic issues or due to overvoltage (unstable usb connection).
So imho a bricked usb port is 99% an hardware issue and no software issue if the software was intended for the phone.
Cya,
Viper BJK

viperbjk said:
Of course bluetooth is supported by SPL.
You can even route the bluetooth connection once you're in the bootloader.
But for that you need to change the port settings (available via console only).
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ah right, cheers for that
*hides in corner*

viperbjk said:
But honestly ... I doubt that the usb port was bricked by just hard-spl.
In fact, most usb ports are bricked by sticking the usb cable first into the pc and then into the phone ... either due to electrostatic issues or due to overvoltage (unstable usb connection).
So imho a bricked usb port is 99% an hardware issue and no software issue if the software was intended for the phone.
Cya,
Viper BJK
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Exactly this happened. Phone was on and after connecting it to pc the screen went dark.
Had to remove battery and put it back in to turn my diamond on again.
Another thing is to make this clear to O2's repair service

Hi
try change the spl without USB like the rom or radio file transfer though bluetooth file to internal storage change name for DIAMIMG and reset phone keep pressing volup button and back button then when phone recognized file press power button to start updating

nervdoc said:
As for me it is not. I'm currently using Oli/Nex 1.93 unsigned.
Referring to the repair service i have send my diamond in, because of a broken USB port, it is a "illegal" piece of software and warranty repair has been rejected. They'd like to charge € 300.- for mainboard replacement.
Well, i have never heard before of a broken USB Port because of Hard-SPL and i even don't believe that Hard-SPL is capable of doing this.
My USB Port stopped working after plugging my diamond to my PC (long time after i had installed Hard-SPL). Charging still works but no way to get it recognized by ActiveSync or as harddisk.
My Assumption is the repair service is talking crap - they probably didn't even check the hardware and pointed their fingers at Hard-SPL after discovering it.
I'd like some comment, from the devs maybe, that Hard-SPL is harmless and not even capable of bricking the USB Port.
thanks,
nervdoc
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they've been told to do this, HTC have sent a document round to RMAs about it.
I would contact them back and tell them that they're talking bull**** and they can either prove that the SPL is causing the hardware defect (in line with EU law requiring the manufacturer to prove your modification breaks the device) or shut up and repair it.

lesiohormon said:
Hi
try change the spl without USB like the rom or radio file transfer though bluetooth file to internal storage change name for DIAMIMG and reset phone keep pressing volup button and back button then when phone recognized file press power button to start updating
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Already tried this. As far as i know HardSPL is write protected.
At least it didn't work. The update process went well but checking bootloader afterwards it still showed olinex 1.93.
@olipro
Is it possible to restore stock SPL from Internal Storage though HardSPL is installed?
If yes, are there any special tricks to perform. As stated above i already tried without success.

Unfortunately I don't have a good idea for you. But, I had a motherboard on my PC which simply caramelized anything I conected to the front USB console: A Sony camera, A bluetooth adapter, a memory stick, and ALMOST an ipod of a friend which costs 300 euros...Fortunately we conected all the other things before and we realized the problem with the motherboard.
So, it might be something simular in your case, maybe...Check with something cheap, with an old memory stick? Then you will know: don't connect anything...
Just an idea to prevent further accidents....
For 300€... maybe better to wait, save another 300 and buy a blackstone?
Or...save and buy a new diamond? For 300 you can buy on e-bay easily... a bit risky...
I have the unassembling manual of the HTC, I downloaded it from somewhere on this forum, have a look. if you want I can send it to you by email. Changing the motherboard looks easy! The only thing you can do is to see which bad things are the best...
Wish you find the best solution!
Plese keep us informed.

As for the repair service - they refused. Now they're talking about "mechanical damage to the motherboard" which is not covered by warranty.
They also offered me an error report - for some extra charge. Really consumer-friendly.
Now I'll try my luck with the dealer where i bought it.

usb connector only charges the battery, but any other function works

hello everybody
well as the title says, my touch pro 2 from t-mobile doesn't work properly.
without a reason the usb connector stop working, only works for charge the battery, activesync, storage, internet sharing and others thing uses the usb cable doesn't work, I don't know if this is a know problem or is a malfunction of my device
PS: I am using the official WM6.5 from HTC.
thanks.

froman said:
hello everybody
well as the title says, my touch pro 2 from t-mobile doesn't work properly.
without a reason the usb connector stop working, only works for charge the battery, activesync, storage, internet sharing and others thing uses the usb cable doesn't work, I don't know if this is a know problem or is a malfunction of my device
PS: I am using the official WM6.5 from HTC.
thanks.
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Try a different usb cable, different usb port, reboot pc and try a different pc. if none if these fix it it is the TP2 but to check if hardware or software you may need to do a hardreset.

wpbear said:
Try a different usb cable, different usb port, reboot pc and try a different pc. if none if these fix it it is the TP2 but to check if hardware or software you may need to do a hardreset.
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sorry I forgot that, I already try 3 different usb cable, 3 different pcs (windows, linux, mac) and already hardreset the tp2
ok, I gonna kill myself with the usb cable

froman said:
sorry I forgot that, I already try 3 different usb cable, 3 different pcs (windows, linux, mac) and already hardreset the tp2
ok, I gonna kill myself with the usb cable
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Try Settings>connections>usb-to-pc check and see if advanced usb or something like that... not next to my phone right now to see exactly what it says and make sure its checked had a problem similar to this and this did the trick for me

macaraballojr said:
Try Settings>connections>usb-to-pc check and see if advanced usb or something like that... not next to my phone right now to see exactly what it says and make sure its checked had a problem similar to this and this did the trick for me
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nothing

froman said:
nothing
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sorry... I have 1 Last Idea.... Make sure activesync is set to use a usb connection...

macaraballojr said:
sorry... I have 1 Last Idea.... Make sure activesync is set to use a usb connection...
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so many thanks for you interest in found a solution, but I already try that too,
I don't use windows, I use osx or linux, when I connected the phone to any so, always ask "active sync, disk or share internet", but now, nothing happen, only change the battery charge light.
this is very weird for me, I really care my phone, is my baby , is my business tool my partner, without it I can not work, I mean, I realy care it, never a fall, never a strike, I don't understand what happen
PS: anybody sell a TP2?

froman said:
so many thanks for you interest in found a solution, but I already try that too,
I don't use windows, I use osx or linux, when I connected the phone to any so, always ask "active sync, disk or share internet", but now, nothing happen, only change the battery charge light.
this is very weird for me, I really care my phone, is my baby , is my business tool my partner, without it I can not work, I mean, I realy care it, never a fall, never a strike, I don't understand what happen
PS: anybody sell a TP2?
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Sorry I couldnt help you out bro... I know wha you mean about these devices... i go thru withdrawl if i leave my phone at home just to run to the store... lol...
I have a tmo tp2 im using right now i looking to get rid of it only because im on att and cant use 3g with the tmo phone.
dont have n e pix yet but its in really good condition. i have it in the silicon case bought from tmo and selling it with a 2gb micro sd. my father had a warrenty exchange right b4 he gave it to me. shoot me a pm if ur interested

This same exact thing happened to me on my Touch Pro 1. It just stopped working. I even called to get RMA info, but never got around to sending it back.
Then suddenly one day, it started working again. I have no idea why. One thing that I did notice though was that the contacts seemed to not work so well... like, if I pushed the cable to one side or another, I could get it to make contact... but eventually it started working just fine without any issues.
It's still one of the world's most compelling mysteries. It will unfortunately never be solved, since I have switched to a TP2.

Same exact issue as mine. I had to return mine. The new one worked perfectly. The reason I think mine went out was a 3rd party charger. Did you happen to use a 3rd party charger to charge your phone?

nexus not charging

i know it is already posted but my issue is different. Some can charge their phone when it is off but mine cant charge even if its off.
When its off and i plug the charger the lightning logo appears, it indicates that its charging but when i turn it on the percentage of the battery remained the same. it didnt charge at all. Also my pc does not recognize my phone whether if its off or on.
i tried with no luck changing rom, kernel, used different cables and chargers (i even used one from LG).
i want to take it back to samsung but my bootloader is unlocked, im using costume rom, and rooted. They will not accept or repair it
EDIT: i want to install the stock rom and relock bootloader but how? since my pc doesnt connect to my phone

Look in the development section and download the nexus toolkit.
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using xda app-developers app

ticholas said:
Look in the development section and download the nexus toolkit.
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using xda app-developers app
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How can i use it if my pc can't recognize my phone? Driver is already installed and it was working before
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Use a cocktail stick and try push the chipinside your phone slot upwards a little (if the phone were laid faceup on a table). Be delicate as you dont want to force it, but a little nudge up and your problems should aaaaall be resolved.

ive already done that no luck.

bump!
if i can restore my phone to stock recovery, stock rom, stock kernel, remove root will they accept it(warranty)? or do they have something to know that i modified my phone?
EDIT: because im planning to return in back to samsung

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FNM

Is it a play store model or international? If it is international and you are located in the USA, Samsung will not do it. You can replace the usb port yourself..

mine too
Mine did the exact same thing. Good luck sending it in and having them actually fix it. I'm beginning to think their tech guys are really just a room full of chimps randomly putting stuff together.
I told them exactly what the problem was (because I looked it up before sending it in and my problem was the exact same as everyone else's) and they ignored me and just switched out the battery. That didn't work, so I sent it back again. Then, they updated the software. Since it's a hardware issue, obviously that did nothing. Now, they have repaired the PBA. I don't know what a PBA is or what it has to do with my USB port, but I'm betting the issue still will not be fixed and I'll have to send it back, yet again. After all this mess, I think I'm done with Samsung entirely.

turtlemama said:
Mine did the exact same thing. Good luck sending it in and having them actually fix it. I'm beginning to think their tech guys are really just a room full of chimps randomly putting stuff together.
I told them exactly what the problem was (because I looked it up before sending it in and my problem was the exact same as everyone else's) and they ignored me and just switched out the battery. That didn't work, so I sent it back again. Then, they updated the software. Since it's a hardware issue, obviously that did nothing. Now, they have repaired the PBA. I don't know what a PBA is or what it has to do with my USB port, but I'm betting the issue still will not be fixed and I'll have to send it back, yet again. After all this mess, I think I'm done with Samsung entirely.
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i have sent it already. fortunately i was able to return to stock without USB. Hope they cant detect that ive done a mess on my phone.
probably the repair shop where you took your phone are just too lazy to repair. I hope they wont do the mess they did to you but i think it depends on tech guys if they are lazy enough to repair.
lowandbehold said:
Is it a play store model or international? If it is international and you are located in the USA, Samsung will not do it. You can replace the usb port yourself..
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it is international and im in Italy. i took it back to the shop where ive bought and they'ce accepted it. The problem is that this shop will send my phone to samsung and i afraid that they will call me and ask me if i did something that voids my warranty

silverhunk said:
i have sent it already. fortunately i was able to return to stock without USB. Hope they cant detect that ive done a mess on my phone.
probably the repair shop where you took your phone are just too lazy to repair. I hope they wont do the mess they did to you but i think it depends on tech guys if they are lazy enough to repair.
it is international and im in Italy. i took it back to the shop where ive bought and they'ce accepted it. The problem is that this shop will send my phone to samsung and i afraid that they will call me and ask me if i did something that voids my warranty
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Did you get it fixed?

This is kind of what my phone is doing too (here's the thread i've made)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2059289
It will charge, but only to a certain point, regardless of rom, kernel, on or off, etc
over the past few days the maximum charge has gone down and down. Now it only charges to a max of 82%. I have 2 batteries and it does the same thing on each. My (hopeful) solution is that i bought an external wall battery charger and will charge batteries that way. I have the verizon model so if i wanted to do some sort of warranty work i'd probably have to go through them (not even sure if im still covered). I really dont want to deal with it. It boggles my mind why my phone is doing this though, charges fine but not to full. Oh well c'est la vie.

cymru said:
Use a cocktail stick and try push the chipinside your phone slot upwards a little (if the phone were laid faceup on a table). Be delicate as you dont want to force it, but a little nudge up and your problems should aaaaall be resolved.
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i wouldnt recommend that to people, for me it went from a phone with "phantom charging" (ie flashing on and off for charging) and issues charging to a short circuit on the usb connection, so that the phone switches off when a usb cable is plugged in. What is well worth trying first is simply giving the port a good clean, a little bit of alcohol and that same cocktail stick may well solve your issue. I've been left charging via a chopped up usb cable to the dock connectors.
i dont doubt that forcing the tab in the port may have worked for you, but it has failed badly for others (ie me), so just be careful suggesting it

I had a similar problem as my micro usb socket was damaged. Don't worry about sending it for repair, do it yourself. The circuit board with a new micro usb socket is available on ebay, I paid £5 for mine. Watch a tear-down video or 2 on youtube and you will be sorted.
The GNex is easy to take apart requiring just a small philips head screwdriver and a pry tool, i used a guitar pik, and these are also available on ebay for just a few ££'s.
Can do the whole job in 15 minutes.

[Q] USB doesn't work with computers, only charging. How to flash ROM?

for some reason Sony Thailand couldn't declassified, been like this since the first day. Going back and forth to service center tons of times and they COULDN'T FIX IT. My dad's Xperia Play won't connect to ANY computer, no bing-bong sound when plugging no nothing, not see anything on the phone except that it's charging, it's like the computers aren't existed, only the power gets through.
Now Sony still not fixing this problem, so for this old phone how can I unlock it and flash ROMs without a connection to PC? By any means.
Thank you!!

Have you tried changing usb cable? Maybe it is broken (mine got broken after a week or so, and it was the original one come with the phone of course), since it's impossible that they sold you a device with damaged micro-usb port.
Or maybe it is the usb port you're connecting it to: some PCs have a lower voltage in front usb ports, so you must connect the Play to the rear ones installed on the motherboard of the PC

CriGiu said:
Have you tried changing usb cable? Maybe it is broken (mine got broken after a week or so, and it was the original one come with the phone of course), since it's impossible that they sold you a device with damaged micro-usb port.
Or maybe it is the usb port you're connecting it to: some PCs have a lower voltage in front usb ports, so you must connect the Play to the rear ones installed on the motherboard of the PC
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I think they sold my dad a faulty device and when he tried to claim it after a week they didn't want to replace the phone so they told him they could't fix it. This country's Sony is known to sell faulty devices, my last Xmini was also broken...
and yes I did try other cables, Sammy, LG and some chinese made, nothing works. They did work with my Nokia N8 and S3, however. All the ports in my PC have failed, also.
so I can do nothing, stuck with RAM hungry 2.3 bloated ROM without any solution to make it faster.
:crying:

pinmemo said:
I think they sold my dad a faulty device and when he tried to claim it after a week they didn't want to replace the phone so they told him they could't fix it. This country's Sony is known to sell faulty devices, my last Xmini was also broken...
and yes I did try other cables, Sammy, LG and some chinese made, nothing works. They did work with my Nokia N8 and S3, however. All the ports in my PC have failed, also.
so I can do nothing, stuck with RAM hungry 2.3 bloated ROM without any solution to make it faster.
:crying:
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So they sold you a faulty device....but have you tried to see if fastboot or adb is working?
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CriGiu said:
So they sold you a faulty device....but have you tried to see if fastboot or adb is working?
Sent from my R800i using xda-developers app.
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by turn it off, and connect the device to the USB and press soft 'menu' key? Am I doing this correctly?
if yes then it doesn't work, nothing happens
or that I did it wrong, could you please enlighten me?

pinmemo said:
by turn it off, and connect the device to the USB and press soft 'menu' key? Am I doing this correctly?
if yes then it doesn't work, nothing happens
or that I did it wrong, could you please enlighten me?
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You can enter fastboot mode by keeping pressing the search button while connecting the Play to the PC.
If it's into fastboot mode, the led goes blue.
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CriGiu said:
You can enter fastboot mode by keeping pressing the search button while connecting the Play to the PC.
If it's into fastboot mode, the led goes blue.
Sent from my R800i using xda-developers app.
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jesus chirst I was always misunderstanding the whole time my device is Xperia RAY!!! dam!
can someone move this thread *embarrassed