Full bricked my defy! please HELP!! - Defy General

Hi!
I flashed a Rom with RSD Lite, it told me "Finished" but my defy wont start!!
I try to get to recovery by pressing sound button up + start button but nothing happens!!
I think it is a full brick!
Any ideas?
Thanks in advance!!

mershed said:
Hi!
I flashed a Rom with RSD Lite, it told me "Finished" but my defy wont start!!
I try to get to recovery by pressing sound button up + start button but nothing happens!!
I think it is a full brick!
Any ideas?
Thanks in advance!!
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Happy to try and help, but need more info first.
What ROM (firmware) and Android version did you start with, and which were you trying to install using RSD Lite?

I think it isn't bricked, what ROM did u flashed and which one did you came from?
Connect USB and open RSDLite, see if the phone is showed, if not just try to turn it on, you will only see a black screen but RSDLite will recognize it and you will be able to flash

Sorry for the delay...
In fact when i try to start the defy nothing happens.
And RSD lite does not recognize it neither...
I had froyo 2.2 (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=933555)
but i had to downgrade because it was too slow!!
After the downgrade the defy went off and did not start since that...
thank you for your help...

exactly the same problem to me
sorry for bad english

Same thing happened to mine, won't start, RSD lite won't recognize I don't want to have to send it back to T-mobile, any help would be appreciated.

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mershed said:
Hi!
I flashed a Rom with RSD Lite, it told me "Finished" but my defy wont start!!
I try to get to recovery by pressing sound button up + start button but nothing happens!!
I think it is a full brick!
Any ideas?
Thanks in advance!!
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try sound buttom "down" + power button, then execute the buttom two command

It happened to me too. I had to install the tmo us leak to boot back up
Sent from my MB525 using XDA App

We cannot downgrade after flashing the US leak. But its better than a bricked phone!!
gookia2000 said:
The same thing happened to me (see this thread)
Basically, what I did was to try to flash a generic uk 2.21 rom onto my usa t-mobile defy that has been updated to the 3.6.360 firmware recently.
After flashing, rsdlite said "finished" and "PASS", but my defy defiantly (no pun intended ) remained turned off with only a white light at the top. This white light would turn on when i plugged the device into the usb, and turn off when I plug it out. Initially, rsdlite also recognised my device whenever i plugged it in, but after a while (and, i believe, draining my battery considerably) rsdlite completely did not recognise my phone. In essence, i thought it was bricked as all the phone could do was turn on a white light whenever i plugged it into the computer. It did not respond to booting into recovery, bootloader, etc.
What I did was to first get the phone recognised by rsdlite. Search this forum for the Mcguyver battery fix. this certainly helped to get mine recognised by rsdlite.
After your phone has been seen by rsdlite, load up the leaked tmobile froyo rom and flash it with that. it should work and you should be up and running in no time. (just like me 30 minutes ago! I felt so happy and started scouring this forum to help out anyone in the same situation as I was..)
GOOD LUCK!!!
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Hi all,
my story is similar, but the pc doesn't recognize my phone, because i cannot put it in bootloader mode, afteg plug usb cable light the white led.
thanks, best regards

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[Q]My defy is Dead ! HEEELP PLEASE! :( :(

My defy is dead....
No turn on, no bootloader,.... no turn on the screen.
No function Power + Vol+. No function power + vol-.
LED does not light with or without usb.
Only when I conect to PC and I turn ON, in my pc sounds like when you connect a device, but returns to sound like when you disconnect a device.
I tried leaving it overnight without the battery and nothing ...
The RSD Lite not have time to connect it switches itself off
Help please...
battery dead?
lanfearxt said:
battery dead?
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i think that no because my pc sounds when turn on, but off again at 2 seconds
What have you done to cause this?
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Hi all
May be downgrade sbf version ?
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yesterday suddenly turned off when the battery is almost full ...
Hmm you should try connecting the phone to pc and then press the "Power" button right after connecting it,see if you get the LED in front of the phone to bright White,if then then use RSD to reflash firmware.
Goodluck.
i think you shoud charge your defy firstly
xtrmshadow said:
Hmm you should try connecting the phone to pc and then press the "Power" button right after connecting it,see if you get the LED in front of the phone to bright White,if then then use RSD to reflash firmware.
Goodluck.
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The LED not turn on...
zjfgavin said:
i think you shoud charge your defy firstly
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No charge any any any...
likely is dead battery, or else you have some other sbf that screws up your display. trying flashing it with another sbf file and see?
i had the same problem before
Okk, Im buyed a new battery, Monday arrives....
It's most likely your battery is deaded. But if not,your phone might damaged.
You can charge your battery alone by other charger, and then setup the battery
to see whether it work.
did you try flashing the phone again?? in RDS lite, can the computer detect your phone? if not, then it's dead battery, and you can actually use the macgyver method to 'revive' your phone and flash it.
try reading this link
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=892026
lanfearxt said:
did you try flashing the phone again?? in RDS lite, can the computer detect your phone? if not, then it's dead battery, and you can actually use the macgyver method to 'revive' your phone and flash it.
try reading this link
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=892026
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I go to try this !!!
thanks man !!!!
Not work...
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what do you mean not work? what sbf did you use to flash with?? it's definitely gonna be better if you can flash a full working sbf instead of a fixed sbf (cos it wont revive your phone)
if your battery is dead, then the macgyver method definitely will work, unless you have a dead battery AND also a non working sbf that is screwing up your display
not a problem of the battery.
A problem of the phone, when connected to pc recognizes it, but 3 seconds off
Now RSD Lite detect this:
http://img703.imageshack.us/i/capturaxl.png/
And when i try to flash any .sbf, boot only, official .sbf appears this:
http://img854.imageshack.us/i/23479963.png/
Any idea ???
try 2.2.1 rom stock ?

Bring defy back to life unbrick defy

1. Download and install motorola rsd lite
2. Download any sbf file..............I prefer nordic version.........Download it through z share .....it will be fast
3.IF u were using froyo, dont flash eclair 2.1 sbf..........go for more advanced version...
4.Even if your phone is dead, RSD will detect it
5.Browse your sbf file and then flash it...
Grab ur sbf file from here.....i prefer nordic
http://and-developers.com/sbf:defy (any file but froyo 2.2.2 is good)
please dont use ANY sbf files..you will need to use the FULL sbf files, and not some FIXED sbf files. there is a difference between the 2, and if you phone is bricked, you'll have to use a full sbf to flash it. using the fixed sbf will not help, and only frustrate you further
xda has a couple of links here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=966537
But when i bricked myne, i used nordic............is it a custom one and not official??
pjgowtham said:
1. Download and install motorola rsd lite
2. Download any sbf file..............I prefer nordic version.........Download it through z share .....it will be fast
3.IF u were using froyo, dont flash eclair 2.1 sbf..........go for more advanced version...
4.Even if your phone is dead, RSD will detect it
5.Browse your sbf file and then flash it...
Grab ur sbf file from here.....i prefer nordic
http://and-developers.com/sbf:defy (any file but froyo 2.2.2 is good)
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My phone before bricked was running 2.3.4 and now won't turn on. I would get the white light once plugged into laptop but rsd lite would not recognize the phone. I then had a friend charge my battery on their defy.. so now with 100 charge I get no white light and rsd lite still doesn't recognize it..
device manager on my laptop does recognize that there is a motorola device plugged in that needs flashing.. it says "ready for flash"
dilfatx said:
My phone before bricked was running 2.3.4 and now won't turn on. I would get the white light once plugged into laptop but rsd lite would not recognize the phone. I then had a friend charge my battery on their defy.. so now with 100 charge I get no white light and rsd lite still doesn't recognize it..
device manager on my laptop does recognize that there is a motorola device plugged in that needs flashing.. it says "ready for flash"
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I have a similar problem to urs, I had to replace the lcd and while i done it i started the device without assembling it, i think that removing the battery while the device was on corrupted the flash. The device would only show the white led and now it wont even show nothing.
My device wasnt rooted and it was using the factory android 2.2.2? does anyone have any suggestions. I have tried mcwygver wire rooting solution and rsd and the device is completly dead.
Using vol UP/down +power up wont work either.
Any suggestions?
Kind Regards
derviansoul said:
I have a similar problem to urs, I had to replace the lcd and while i done it i started the device without assembling it, i think that removing the battery while the device was on corrupted the flash. The device would only show the white led and now it wont even show nothing.
My device wasnt rooted and it was using the factory android 2.2.2? does anyone have any suggestions. I have tried mcwygver wire rooting solution and rsd and the device is completly dead.
Using vol UP/down +power up wont work either.
Any suggestions?
Kind Regards
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Hi i have the same problem. Phone via USB shows White LED and does not power on. Phone via mains charger is stuck on bootup logo.
When using mains and using volume UP on startup i am stuck in the battery low cannot flash mode. Without mains the phone does not power at all
Tried mcgyver fix via usb - phone does not power on at all, totally dead. It is possible i have done mcgyver wrong? i have placed red wire into + and taped it, put black into - and taped it. Remaining 2 battery holes in the middle are open and not taped. Question - do the + and - have to have the bare wires in but still have the connection hole EXPOSED for the pin in the phone to connect, or are they supposed to be covered?
Thanks
spoonflames said:
Hi i have the same problem. Phone via USB shows White LED and does not power on. Phone via mains charger is stuck on bootup logo.
When using mains and using volume UP on startup i am stuck in the battery low cannot flash mode. Without mains the phone does not power at all
Tried mcgyver fix via usb - phone does not power on at all, totally dead. It is possible i have done mcgyver wrong? i have placed red wire into + and taped it, put black into - and taped it. Remaining 2 battery holes in the middle are open and not taped. Question - do the + and - have to have the bare wires in but still have the connection hole EXPOSED for the pin in the phone to connect, or are they supposed to be covered?
Thanks
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Even I have the same issue, I have CM7 installed and everything was working great, today I happen to restart the phone, it restarted and had the google screen during the bootup and freezes there, and it does not move to next screen, tried the above steps was able to get upto Motorla Logo and android screen and gets stucked there...and I am lost...please help :-(
ramrayana said:
Even I have the same issue, I have CM7 installed and everything was working great, today I happen to restart the phone, it restarted and had the google screen during the bootup and freezes there, and it does not move to next screen, tried the above steps was able to get upto Motorla Logo and android screen and gets stucked there...and I am lost...please help :-(
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Guys my phone at the time wasnt rooted with the stock rom, i didnt had made no changes to it or whatsoever. But what i have learnt with time i have being trying to fix my problem is that a desktop charger and a spare battery are a great help.
Usually when i cant start the phone because the phone is stuck on white led i get a fully charged battery and it usually works. by trying to get to the bootloader first without the cable connected and after with cable connected.
A few times i have had the phone bricked with no led or being able to boot it, so i just leave it overnight with no battery and it usually it fixes it.
Hope it helps.
Kind Regards
I think u haven't done nything wrong
Having exactly the same problem, plug phone into pc and i get white LED, try tyurning on without usb connected and i get nothing,,,
did anyone fix it?
lanfearxt said:
please dont use ANY sbf files..you will need to use the FULL sbf files, and not some FIXED sbf files. there is a difference between the 2, and if you phone is bricked, you'll have to use a full sbf to flash it. using the fixed sbf will not help, and only frustrate you further
xda has a couple of links here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=966537
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I've just bricked my new phone, this piece of garbage ( pc ) went to sleep while was flashing SBF
What of those SBF's its a FULL sbf in the link you provided?
Motorola Defy MB525 stuck with White lite
Hi All,
I have got the same problem with my defy i have uninstalled the 2nd init defy software which is used for rooting and i just clicked on unroot and the phone is dead.
now im not able to see anything except the Bootloader 9.10 version and cannot program screen when i turn it on using Vol Up button and power button together.
Can some please help me??
I have even tried with RSD Lite 5.3.1 and this software is also not recognizing my phone.
Please help and make my defy work..
Thanks,
Jecobs
jecobs said:
Hi All,
I have got the same problem with my defy i have uninstalled the 2nd init defy software which is used for rooting and i just clicked on unroot and the phone is dead.
now im not able to see anything except the Bootloader 9.10 version and cannot program screen when i turn it on using Vol Up button and power button together.
Can some please help me??
I have even tried with RSD Lite 5.3.1 and this software is also not recognizing my phone.
Please help and make my defy work..
Thanks,
Jecobs
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Hi
for your batery i've the solution ! find someone who have the same phone, and ask him if he can put your batery in his phone to charge your batery !

[Q] Bricked my Xperia Arc

Hi guys,
I did something very stupid and it seems I've bricked my arc for good
My Arc had unlocked bootloader and was on rooted 2.3.2. When the phone found firmware OTA update, I chose to download it, then the phone rebooted and started installing new firmware. After a minute or so, it turned off and that was the end, it's not possible to turn it on any more. The led won't even lit up. Is there anything I can do to revive it ?
Arrrgh, this exact same thing happened to me, I woke up and it said there was software update available (I have unlocked bootloader and rooted 2.3.2)
I blame still being mostly asleep on hitting ok. Now I have a brick!
Some more info.
I've tried pulling the battery and putting it back in, It still won't power on.
I've tried holding down menu and plugging it into USB to reflash it and the blue light doesn't come on.
Sorry to hear that, and many people have this problem: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1106250
Can't update firmaware through OTA after unlocking bootloader
Sorry to hear about your phone
I always turn of the "auto check for updates" thingy on android. Learned the hard way on my Desire when it got updated to Froyo over OTA and had to wait a while for root lol.
Anyway,SE provided the info to unlock the bootloader and that an OTA coming from them bricks the phone is kinda silly. Far as i know u can't update through SEUS (might be wrong) when it's unlocked and it would be a nice idea maybe to not be able to install the OTA update either.
Mano1982 said:
Sorry to hear that, and many people have this problem: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1106250
Can't update firmaware through OTA after unlocking bootloader
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Jerpelea has posted an unbrick (softbrick) package, can anyone test if this can unbrick the device?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1116970
magnumhex said:
Jerpelea has posted an unbrick (softbrick) package, can anyone test if this can unbrick the device?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1116970
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won't work if you can't get it into flash mode.
Can't you get it into Fastboot mode (give it a few hours charge..) then pull the battery for 30 seconds...
then hold the menu button while plugging the usb cable in... should (in theory) go into fastboot mode - then you can fastboot flash a fresh system.img
im_iceman said:
Can't you get it into Fastboot mode (give it a few hours charge..) then pull the battery for 30 seconds...
then hold the menu button while plugging the usb cable in... should (in theory) go into fastboot mode - then you can fastboot flash a fresh system.img
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Tried - no help though. Any other ideas? Or just to go and buy a new one?
By the way, did the same thing: my Arc LT15i has/had unlocked bootloader, rooted 2.3.2 (first firmware) and is/was 3.0.A.2.181. While preparing to try to lock bootloader in order to use SEUS and upgrade firmware, I've connected the phone which asked me to check for the updates and found T-mobile update (approx. 40Mb). Asked to dowloand and an idiot pressed "OK". And now, everything is black - just as the mask of the phone is.
The green light just blinks when the "power on" button is pressed, or charger is plugged in.
Can't it be unbricked with flashtool?
Sent from my LT15i using Tapatalk
[UPDATE] to my previous post:
Steps I have done:
1. Charged the battery for 4-5 hours
2. Flashed my Arc using the manual for flashing by @Step666
3. The progress went well and at the end there was a message:
"INFO - Now unplug the device and power it on
INFO - Then go to application settings
INFO - turn on Unknown Sources and Debugging"
I have tried to turn on the phone. There was a small vibration as when you're turning on the phone (note: before flashing there was not even this vibration when pressing power on button), but the screen remains black.
Any ideas for next step(s)? Thanks for trying to help!
spngbby said:
[UPDATE] to my previous post:
Steps I have done:
1. Charged the battery for 4-5 hours
2. Flashed my Arc using the manual for flashing by @Step666
3. The progress went well and at the end there was a message:
"INFO - Now unplug the device and power it on
INFO - Then go to application settings
INFO - turn on Unknown Sources and Debugging"
I have tried to turn on the phone. There was a small vibration as when you're turning on the phone (note: before flashing there was not even this vibration when pressing power on button), but the screen remains black.
Any ideas for next step(s)? Thanks for trying to help!
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Anyone found any solution??
Thanks
Try to repair it with pc companion. I had the same pb and this manip fix it.
Solved
lenathou972 said:
Try to repair it with pc companion. I had the same pb and this manip fix it.
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This solved my bricked arc
sorry for spaces b/w link
talk. sonyericsson .com /thread/ 24813
How can you repair a bricked phone with pc companion? Dont u need the phone to be booted and running?
No, but it will need flash mode. Hold back button while plugging in usb to pc. If not recognized, use Wotan server.
Sent from my LT15a using xda premium
tenca1 said:
Anyone found any solution??
Thanks
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Did you find a solution to this i got the exact same thing
djc
djc151084 said:
Did you find a solution to this i got the exact same thing
djc
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Found the problem myself, after sliding up the little black test point cover, it interfered with the screen, so holding the top left corner tight enabled the screen, so shook the phone a bit and it's fine now, must have been wedged somewhere it shouldn't have been.
Djc
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It wont boot up .... Help!!!

Ok after my sony ericsson xperia play did the software upgrade while on the charger, it will not boot back up!!
Not sure what happend, but when you press the power button, it only vibrates once but will not boot back up!
It just shows a black screen!!!!
I have sent it in to the shop and we are stuck as to how to get it on.
You can not even get into the boot loader screen!
Its been a week, and i don't know what the hell to do!!!
Some one please help!!!!
Does the power button light up green when you hold down the search button while plugging into a computer? If so, use flashtool to flash back to the stock firmware
Yes it dose, the tech guy and me have tried to do so, however the computer sees the device but dose not know what it is, however even when the files are finished it sitll dose not boot up!
jacklebott said:
Does the power button light up green when you hold down the search button while plugging into a computer? If so, use flashtool to flash back to the stock firmware
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If it lights up green then you cant get into fastboot, it should light up blue, if im not mistaken!
Is your phone Rooted, with BL Unlocked, and do you have CWM Recovery? You said you can not get into Bootload screen? Did you mean Recovery? Try pushing volume down repeatedly while pressing the power button, continue hitting volume down till you see the recovery screen. If you can get into recovery just do a nandroid recovery/restore, provided you did a back up prior to your issue.
It dose not light up blue, but it dose not go into the recovery screen at all, in fact when you press the power button, gives a small vibrate and the screen is still black!
Also when you put it on the charger the LED light is green, really frustrated.
However, I am new at this, like I said only had the device for a day, and this happened after I did a software update, so I am not sure what a CWM means, kindly clarify, think of giving instructions not just to a newbie, but to some one that has no clue what is going on! LOL sorry man I really am new to all of this, I just want it to work, so kindly provide me with step by step instructions that you would give to a five year old child.
Hmm... that's interesting. A CWM is a custom recovery. Green light when plugged in means its charging. It sounds almost like your phones LCD is not receiving a signal anymore, if that's the case, seeing as you wouldn't see anything on the screen in order to even do a recovery, I don't see a lot of options here. If its brand new, then its under warranty, take it back and exchange it.
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This has nothing to do with your LCD =|.
It's sony's stupid software bricking the xperia play for no valid reason ; happened to me as well.
Only fix is to download Sony Ericsson Update Service and keep on retrying the software update after it fails ; This is not the Sony Ericsson Pc Suite ; Also try removing the battery for 30 seconds after 6-8 retries on SEUS - happened to me a few times after the original occurence since i was trying to get back to complete stock.
Thanks for the input, I was lost on how to help out on this one! I thought it was only bricking the rooted unlocked phones.
XperianceIT
sent from my Xplay R800X, using XDA App!
Thanks, so I need to use the update app from Sony Ericsson?
I will try it, however would it work after I flashed it ?
I did a few times and it took the flash files, yet still wont boot up.
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If it lights up green then you cant get into fastboot, it should light up blue, if im not mistaken!
Is your phone Rooted, with BL Unlocked, and do you have CWM Recovery? You said you can not get into Bootload screen? Did you mean Recovery? Try pushing volume down repeatedly while pressing the power button, continue hitting volume down till you see the recovery screen. If you can get into recovery just do a nandroid recovery/restore, provided you did a back up prior to your issue.
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I wasn't trying to get him to use fastboot (blue light), I was saying to go into flash mode (green light)
Its still not booting up and the pc is now saying it dose not recognise my device!!
What to do????
As long as you can get into flash mode(green light, when you connect to pc) you're ok, wel re trying on seus and eventually it will work
Edit- it can take around 10 retries in my experience
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Nabeel_Nabs said:
As long as you can get into flash mode(green light, when you connect to pc) you're ok, wel re trying on seus and eventually it will work
Edit- it can take around 10 retries in my experience
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What do you mean by flash mode????
How do I connect my device to the PC since the PC is saying that the USB device connected is not recognised?
djskittel said:
What do you mean by flash mode????
How do I connect my device to the PC since the PC is saying that the USB device connected is not recognised?
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Connect it to your PC with USB, Then go to support Zone in Pc Companion then select Phone software update and click Repair and follow the instructions, it worked for me when pc companion decided to brick me...
EDIT: Or you could always Flash 2.3.4, tut here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=20151540 just follow the first two posts, I believe it will work if Flashmode is still working (The tut will tell you how to get into there)
correct me if I have said anything wrong, was in a rush.
djskittel said:
What do you mean by flash mode????
How do I connect my device to the PC since the PC is saying that the USB device connected is not recognised?
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When you connect the phone to the pc does the led stay green, if it does that's called flash mode , keep.on tryimg seus to flash the phine, this is not included in pc companion and is separate software
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This happened to me to, so you are saying I should use SEUS to update over and over until it works?
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Nabeel_Nabs said:
As long as you can get into flash mode(green light, when you connect to pc) you're ok, wel re trying on seus and eventually it will work
Edit- it can take around 10 retries in my experience
Sent from my R800i using XDA App
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Should I do an update or the reset and update option in SEUS?

[Q] R800i completely bricked?

Hello dear readers and great XDA members,
Last summer I unlocked the bootloader of my Xperia Play R800i with the testpoint method. Everything worked fine: I installed CWM and loaded a FreeXperia version of CyanogenMod 9.1.
A couple of days ago, I wanted to finally update my ROM to a newer version since there had been so many releases since last summer. I loaded the new ROM and everything worked fine. However, some of the problems I hoped would've been solved by the update, weren't solved at all, especially the video capturing and panorama pictures. So I decided it maybe would be better to flash a new kernel.
I searched for a kernel, but couldn't find anything I liked. Then, I can't remember where, someone posted the "boot.img" files included in the FreeXperia CM9 ROM zip packages were kernel releases. So I decided to use flashtool and flash the boot.img as a new kernel.
This obviously didn't work and I tried some others. By the way: I couldn't boot into ClockWorkMod anymore since I tried to flash a new kernel. Only fastboot and flashmode would work.
I couldn't remember which kernel I used last summer, so I wandered the internet and eventually found that an X10 kernel was included in Flashtool. I though I remembered something about X10 from last summer, so I decided to stupidly flash that kernel to my Xperia Play.
After this flash completed, my phone doesn't respond to anything anymore. Following a list of things I tried (everytime after I tried something, I removed the USB cable and the battery to make sure the Xperia Play was turned off):
- When I press and hold the power button, nothing happens, not even the small vibrate always felt when the phone starts.
- Getting into fastboot mode doesn't work anymore (I tried with holding the search button and connecting USB, as well as some other buttons, nothing worked.)
- Getting into flashmode doesn't work either.
- No matter what I do, the phone won't give me a sign it's still alive. (no LED, no vibrate, no screen, nothing.)
- I tried the Sony Update Service, but that obviously doesn't recognize the phone
- Flashtool doesn't recognize the phone either.
- ADB doesn't recognize the phone of course.
- s1tool (the tool I used for the TestPoint bootloader unlock) recognizes I plug something in, but then gives an error it can't get access to it.
- I charged the battery overnight and tried all of the above again... still nothing works...
- When I plug in the phone to the PC, my PC recognizes something plugged in, but with the name QHSUSB_DLOAD in Device Manager.
(by the way: I am using Windows 8 Pro x64)
Is this phone completely dead or is there any way it can be saved? I was planning on keeping this phone at least until the end of 2013 or begin of 2014 before upgrading... An immediate upgrade is not in my budget and for now I have returned to my Nokia 5530 on Symbian, but that's nothing compared to Android :'(
Thank you very much in advance... I really hope someone can save my poor phone. I know I have been stupid, but I think I somehow panicked when I couldn't get the phone back into CWM and stupidly flashed the X10... Stupid stupid me.
Well I always update to the latest working kernel when I flash a new rom. The one working currently for me is fxp152 kernel.
Have you tried with battery, holding the search button, plug it in, then hold the Power button while still holding search.
Contact Alejandrissimo, he can probably help you.
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eksasol said:
Well I always update to the latest working kernel when I flash a new rom. The one working currently for me is fxp152 kernel.
Have you tried with battery, holding the search button, plug it in, then hold the Power button while still holding search.
Contact Alejandrissimo, he can probably help you.
Sent from R800at
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Thank you for the response! Where do you find these kernels? Are those boot.img files included with fxp zip files the kernel images?
I hadn't tried to hold the power button after holding search button + plugging it in, but it doesn't work either
I will probably contact Alejandrissimo in a couple of days if I can't solve it myself or if nobody else can help me solve it...
Thank you!
same boat
ThirtyOne34 said:
Thank you for the response! Where do you find these kernels? Are those boot.img files included with fxp zip files the kernel images?
I hadn't tried to hold the power button after holding search button + plugging it in, but it doesn't work either
I will probably contact Alejandrissimo in a couple of days if I can't solve it myself or if nobody else can help me solve it...
Thank you!
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Hi, i have the exact same problem. Is there anything that can be done ... phone is totally dead, and everything is the exact same as you mentioned..
thanks
Tommy
try this it works
tommyforest123 said:
Hi, i have the exact same problem. Is there anything that can be done ... phone is totally dead, and everything is the exact same as you mentioned..
thanks
Tommy
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Pull the battery out put it in close the cover plug usb then hold power button and flashtool from androxide should detect it.
Qshusb error
Hi,
Can anyone help. Basically my phone is hard bricked. No logo, no flashmode or fastboot recovery. Totally dead. When i connect to pc - I get QSHUSB DLOAD error, the pc wont recognise my phone. I have tried flashtools but, I cant enter into flashmode ( holding down back while connecting usb...I know how to fix it if i can get my phone back into a softbrick.( getting the sony logo - being able to enter flashmode )..anybody have any ideas please. I have searched online for days with no answer. Xperia play 1 week old running 2.3.4. - i tried to install ics 4.0.4 gamer rom but pressed the flash x10 rom in flashtools by mistake ...
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Pull the battery out put it in close the cover plug usb then hold power button and flashtool from androxide should detect it.
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You clearly have no idea what you are talking about. i have read you say this over and over again and yet it doesn't work. you need to press back not power.
tommyforest123 said:
Hi, i have the exact same problem. Is there anything that can be done ... phone is totally dead, and everything is the exact same as you mentioned..
thanks
Tommy
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tommyforest123 said:
Hi,
Can anyone help. Basically my phone is hard bricked. No logo, no flashmode or fastboot recovery. Totally dead. When i connect to pc - I get QSHUSB DLOAD error, the pc wont recognise my phone. I have tried flashtools but, I cant enter into flashmode ( holding down back while connecting usb...I know how to fix it if i can get my phone back into a softbrick.( getting the sony logo - being able to enter flashmode )..anybody have any ideas please. I have searched online for days with no answer. Xperia play 1 week old running 2.3.4. - i tried to install ics 4.0.4 gamer rom but pressed the flash x10 rom in flashtools by mistake ...
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Hi Tommy,
I am very sorry for my late response. I haven't fixed my phone yet, but I fear only a hardware flash would work... I think I am going to try to get my phone back to the store where I bought it and I hope they'll fix it. If they don't, I will try to find someone who can hardware flash or ask Allejandrissimo (an Xperia bricked devices expert, it seems...)
I hope you will get your phone to work again! (And please let me know how you did it if you succeed). I will keep you updated if there is any progress. I am very busy at the moment though, so I don't know when I can get my phone back to the store. In the meantime, I have also bought a used Galaxy Nexus...
Greetings,
Sven
EDIT: I think I also accidentally flashed the X10 rom or kernel in the flashtool...
Could be easily fixed by flashtool, tried the same (flashing x10) and phone looked dead. The I toke the battery out and placed it back. Then I could enter flashmode and flash a stock ftf.
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nickholtus said:
Could be easily fixed by flashtool, tried the same (flashing x10) and phone looked dead. The I toke the battery out and placed it back. Then I could enter flashmode and flash a stock ftf.
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Well, the problem is we can't enter flashmode or fastboot... Really no life to it...
But thanks for the input!
hi guys, ive rooted n unlock boot loader for my friend xperia PLAY with android 2.3.3 stok, after 2days he update his phone to 2.3.4..... now his phone did not reboot.. i can not set the phone to fastboot, only flashboot... then i try to falsh ftf.. when i try to reboot, only vibrate but no screen boot n green LED on the start button...can anybody help??.. sorry for my english..
ThirtyOne34 said:
Hello dear readers and great XDA members,
Last summer I unlocked the bootloader of my Xperia Play R800i with the testpoint method. Everything worked fine: I installed CWM and loaded a FreeXperia version of CyanogenMod 9.1.
A couple of days ago, I wanted to finally update my ROM to a newer version since there had been so many releases since last summer. I loaded the new ROM and everything worked fine. However, some of the problems I hoped would've been solved by the update, weren't solved at all, especially the video capturing and panorama pictures. So I decided it maybe would be better to flash a new kernel.
I searched for a kernel, but couldn't find anything I liked. Then, I can't remember where, someone posted the "boot.img" files included in the FreeXperia CM9 ROM zip packages were kernel releases. So I decided to use flashtool and flash the boot.img as a new kernel.
This obviously didn't work and I tried some others. By the way: I couldn't boot into ClockWorkMod anymore since I tried to flash a new kernel. Only fastboot and flashmode would work.
I couldn't remember which kernel I used last summer, so I wandered the internet and eventually found that an X10 kernel was included in Flashtool. I though I remembered something about X10 from last summer, so I decided to stupidly flash that kernel to my Xperia Play.
After this flash completed, my phone doesn't respond to anything anymore. Following a list of things I tried (everytime after I tried something, I removed the USB cable and the battery to make sure the Xperia Play was turned off):
- When I press and hold the power button, nothing happens, not even the small vibrate always felt when the phone starts.
- Getting into fastboot mode doesn't work anymore (I tried with holding the search button and connecting USB, as well as some other buttons, nothing worked.)
- Getting into flashmode doesn't work either.
- No matter what I do, the phone won't give me a sign it's still alive. (no LED, no vibrate, no screen, nothing.)
- I tried the Sony Update Service, but that obviously doesn't recognize the phone
- Flashtool doesn't recognize the phone either.
- ADB doesn't recognize the phone of course.
- s1tool (the tool I used for the TestPoint bootloader unlock) recognizes I plug something in, but then gives an error it can't get access to it.
- I charged the battery overnight and tried all of the above again... still nothing works...
- When I plug in the phone to the PC, my PC recognizes something plugged in, but with the name QHSUSB_DLOAD in Device Manager.
(by the way: I am using Windows 8 Pro x64)
Is this phone completely dead or is there any way it can be saved? I was planning on keeping this phone at least until the end of 2013 or begin of 2014 before upgrading... An immediate upgrade is not in my budget and for now I have returned to my Nokia 5530 on Symbian, but that's nothing compared to Android :'(
Thank you very much in advance... I really hope someone can save my poor phone. I know I have been stupid, but I think I somehow panicked when I couldn't get the phone back into CWM and stupidly flashed the X10... Stupid stupid me.
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Maybe you still have a chance! Bcoz I think you have completely damaged ta files+ semcboot which can only be repaired by se toolbox 3 which requires credits(money)( I m assuming it'll detect phone bcoz s1 tool recognized it with error ) if you have it than you can repair it or you can contact alejandressimo on gtalk.
Sent from my R800i using xda premium
creative_md said:
Maybe you still have a chance! Bcoz I think you have completely damaged ta files+ semcboot which can only be repaired by se toolbox 3 which requires credits(money)( I m assuming it'll detect phone bcoz s1 tool recognized it with error ) if you have it than you can repair it or you can contact alejandressimo on gtalk.
Sent from my R800i using xda premium
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Really?! I really hope it'll work. I have a Galaxy Nexus now, but I desperately need a Gingerbread for testing my apps again...
Thank you!
Finally some one who has fixed a bricked phone
nickholtus said:
Could be easily fixed by flashtool, tried the same (flashing x10) and phone looked dead. The I toke the battery out and placed it back. Then I could enter flashmode and flash a stock ftf.
Sent from my LT22i using xda app-developers app
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When you phone was dead after you put the battery in did you hold the power button then it went in to fast boot instead of holding thback button CORRECT? ²
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ThirtyOne34;38604501 01 said:
Really?! I really hope it'll work. I have a Galaxy Nexus now, but I desperately need a Gingerbread for testing my apps again...
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Message me in myinbox and I will give you # so I can walk you through it. I have bricked my phone many time and a lot of people will tell you I'm wrong. But I'm right all I ask is that you reply to this tread and post that I know how to fix bricked phones.
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Hello I have the same your problem, are you by any chance managed to solve it? I have sent you to the sony center and have called irreparable ._. If it is true that Alejandro can fix it I wonder what may be the relevant industry professionals sony
Arbiterandrea said:
Hello I have the same your problem, are you by any chance managed to solve it? I have sent you to the sony center and have called irreparable ._. If it is true that Alejandro can fix it I wonder what may be the relevant industry professionals sony
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Hello Arbiterandrea,
I am very sorry tot report that I wasn't able to fix my Xperia Play. I sent my phone back to the online store I bought it from and it arrived there 1 day before my guarantee expired. When I got my phone back, it was a brand new one with a different serial number, no screen protector, not a scratch. And it was for free thanks to my guarantee, even though I bricked it myself. (I just told them "it suddenly stopped working")
If you've got any guarantee left, you could try that, but if I understand correctly you already tried that... Then I think you should contact Allejandrissimo, I've heard many good things about him. I didn't contact him myself, though.
Good luck! And let me know if you have fixed it?
Greetings
ThirtyOne34

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