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[Q] Bricked my Defy - Any chances of bringing it back?

Hi all.
I know there are many threads about this, but there was no solution for my problem anywhere out there
Yesterday I got my Defy back from repair (broken speaker) and switched it on - I wondered why there is the vodafone 360 (I'm in germany) logo coming up, because it was not there before I sent it to repair... I immediately switched it off, to flash the de-blurred version (JRDNEM_U3_2.34.1) from and-developers.com which worked on the device before, without any problems.
After flashing it with RSDlite and got a PASS, it did not reboot - but it was still recognized by the Computer (USB-connecting sound on Windows) and RSDlite! So I tried to flash it again, but the problem persists. I already tried the McGyver-USB-cable-method and various battery-out-pressing-button-battery-in-again solutions... no chance. After a few hours testing, the phone stopped being recognized by the computer, too! I did not flash again and the white LED is still lighting up, when I plug the cable into the computer.
I left the phone with the USB-cable plugged into the computer over the night (6 hours), hoping it will charge (assuming I got the battery drained by testing too much) but the situation is still the same this morning.
I think I REALLY bricked it and have to send it to the shop, which also fixed the speaker (which I did not get to test yet ) - I would like to see a different approach, because I know I will get that ****ty vodafone 360-ROM on my phone again
Any help is appreciated.
Thanks,
hitti

They have updated your software to 2.51 when they gave it back. It is foolish of you not to even check before flashing it. Flash the 2.51 or chinese froyo sbfs.
Sent from my MB525 using XDA App

Yes, that's right - I should have checked it before.
I can't flash anything, because my computer does not "see" the phone anymore
Edit:
I sent it back to that shop, which repaired it before - hoping they get it fixed.

But u cud just flash 2.51. Well, anyway.
Sent from my MB525 using XDA App

Turn off your phone (by pulling battery if necessary). Press and hold the volumn up button and turn on the phone to open the boot loader page. Then plug in the usb cable and flash the 2.51 rom.

ABC_Universal said:
Turn off your phone (by pulling battery if necessary). Press and hold the volumn up button and turn on the phone to open the boot loader page. Then plug in the usb cable and flash the 2.51 rom.
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ABC is right..the problem is you might just get a blank screen but it gets detected by RSD. This happened to me before and thought I bricked my Defy, which almost made me shat bricks! But since you sent it in already..hopefully they fixed it if not, you can do it yourself.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=884105
download and flash....it worked for me...

I tried all kinds of combinations of pushing buttons and putting batteries in and out - it was not recognized by the computer or RSDlite at all. Thanks for helping, anyway

Maybe the battery is discharged
Do you know any person who has a Defy to let you the battery, and then reflash?

[Q] Yet another bricked Defy: no response at all

Disclaimer:
I have the same problem this guy have:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1036327
But no one in the thread was able to understand him, so I'm trying to open a new thread to organize the thoughts (there are too many people with too many problems posting there).
What happened:
I have a 1-month-old Defy. On the 2nd day I already had it rooted, running froyo (with Pays ROM), overclocked, undervolted and all this stuff. Three days ago, suddenly, it started to FC apps randomly. So I wiped. Then it became stuck on M logo. No big deal.
I tried then to reflash the SBF via RSDLite, but for some reason I only had the previous SBF (3.4.2-155-2) and my phone was running on 3.4.3-11. Don't know if it has downgradeability issues, but I couldn't flash it. It threw some checksum errors in the process and wasn't able to finish the process. Then my phone became "Code Corrupt". I was still able to see it in RSDLite. No big deal.
I didn't know the battery wouldn't charge in the bootloader screen, so I quickly ran into a "Battery Low / Cannot Program" state. It was written in the screen what happened. I knew what I had to do. No big deal.
I read about the MacGyver method, but prefered instead to use a universal charger to charge my battery. Was charging all night, seem to work on other defy (tested it later). But, now, my phone makes no response to battery insertion. Not even power+vol up, nothing. No white led, no bootloader, no code corrupt, no nothing. Ok, that's a big deal.
If I connect it to USB, nothing happens. No driver instalation, no device recognized, no RSDLite, no bootloader, no white led. Nothing.
The only response I have from the phone is: if I pull the battery and put it again while connected to USB, the computer will make an USB connection sound, then 2 seconds later, it makes an USB disconnection sound. If I open the device manager, it shows the Motorola Device for 2 seconds (OMAP something) and then it desapears. So I'm not able to see it in RSDLite.
I tried even to power up the phone with the MacGyver-crafted USB cable (with and without battery inserted together), but the computer response is the same. That is the only thing that makes me believe that my Defy isn't entirely dead. But isn't much useful after all.
Hope I explained it well. I'm one of those guys who doesn't speak english well, so I hope you guys understand me . Thanks in advance.

I would really like to be helpful, but it looks, that you tried everything. Only one thing. Try to check the battery voltage and if you can, try another battery in your phone. The charger could broke your battery, even if it one time worked in another phone.

Try reinstall usb drivers, rsdlite, different usb port, and different pc.

@peetr_
The battery seems to still work, as putting it in the phone makes it to be recognized (for 2 seconds) on the PC. Also, the phone seems to get a little warm while with the battery.
@ABC_Universal
I tried. Installed all the drivers in another PC I have here and tried the same methods I said before. Same results.

If you're planning to dumb the phone into a dumb site.. let me know when and where...
Ok... you need to narrow down the possibility here by putting another full charged battery and see if the phone do get connected status via PC. External charger might just toast your battery if you read carefully your entire story back starting from this line "I didn't know the battery wouldn't charge in the bootloader screen, so I quickly ran into a "Battery Low / Cannot Program" state. It was written in the screen what happened. I knew what I had to do. No big deal."
External charger might giving out totally different voltage/current rating from the defy own charger.

im having the same issue, did you solve it?

im having the same issue, did you solve it?

try putting a different Defy's battery, doesn't work just give it for RMA... you'll get a replacement. looks like a hardware problem to me...

You have tried the McGyver-trick?

I tried using another battery in it and didn't work. I was far from a computer when I tried, so I didn't check if I was able to connect it to PC (even if the screen was totally black). But if it was a battery problem, I was expecting at least the bootloader to appear, but still nothing happened.
I took it to RMA two weeks ago. Here in Brazil they take too long to return it =/. Still waiting.
skattegat: I tried. With and without battery inserted together. Both cases, I was only able to listen the USB connection start and end, 2 seconds later. I know the cable was working because even without battery, when I touch the wires, I was able to listen the usb connection sound.

Ok. At least you have the time now to enjoy your sunny weather in Brazil...

RSD lite sucks... Well it doesn't suck but it refuses to work anymore no matter what I do!
Use sbf_flash in linux and it should do the trick! PM me if you need help

First flash the sbf. Then enter stock recovery and do the recovery from there. Flashing does not wipe cache. But after the flash the recovery will do the wipe automaticly.
Sent from my MB525 cm7quarx

Just a follow up:
My phone returned today from the warranty. Is fully working now, but I noticed the IMEI has changed. So I guess they changed the entire circuit.
It's not helpful for those who have the same problem, but I'm happy again

i have problem too..
I made a mistake in ROM CM7: I "install the 2nd init". and the results stuck on the boot logo .. : (
I finally went into the boot loader, then flash again use 3.4.2_177 SBF-005_NORDIC (do not wipe the data) .. remain stuck at the boot logo. and I try to use flash SBF-Stock.UKTmobile 3.4.3_11 (not wipe the data) and the results .... still stuck>> it's just an animated logo appears only.
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for this case:
I want to get into stock recovery:
1. defy turn off, turn the power button + volume down (hold a while)
2. logo appears>> android +! (the menu does not appear anything)
3. and I do not know anymore what should I do: (
please help me Quarx
thanks before

Don't see why you should ask the same question in multiple topics. My answer still is the same:
If pushing the lower right corner doesn't do the trick, try instead pushing both volume buttons at the same moment. Worked for me
Sent from my MB525 using XDA App

Fotogravin said:
Don't see why you should ask the same question in multiple topics. My answer still is the same:
If pushing the lower right corner doesn't do the trick, try instead pushing both volume buttons at the same moment. Worked for me
Sent from my MB525 using XDA App
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it's work..!! sorry i ask same question on other thread.
i'm so confuse
makasih gan

hey omneon are you able to solve your problem..plz help me man mine defy is stuck on m logo. same problem like your..

[HELP] Bricked, almost dead Defy+

i bought this Defy+ just a couple of days ago and i was trying to get CM7. I struggled to root it but i achieved it. I wiped and did all the procedure before installing it, but i didn't had enough space on my SD, so i rebooted and booted like a brand new defy, going through the Blur config and everything... So i went to Recovery again, but at this time i forgot to do the wiping - which, i guess, led to a brick.
So i managed to get a .sbf to flash it.. What i didn't realized is that the .sbf was a custom, so i guess this ****ed up my phone even more. And so i went on trying to rescue my phone but this time i couldn't complete the flashing process, i wasn't able to perform a downgrade - i guess. After this, i got a non-rootable .sbf and began the flashing. The process got stuck on some message at 0%, then i disconnected the phone.
When i was able to download a stock firmware, from the .sbf thread, the phone wouldn't reboot when RSD asked, it didn't turn on again. So i tried to re-flash it, same .sbf and now i'm stuck with this situation: the pc is not recognizing my phone, i have a black screen - not even the Bootloader error screen is appearing and i'm here, begging, for someone to help me. is it dead? can i get it back?
HELP, PLZ

Is there any juice in the battery left? Does the phone even turn on or did you just drain all of your battery? If so, you have a couple of options - do McGyver or find somebody with the same phone and ask him to charge your battery and then start over. I would strongly recommend you take the second option.

Auris 1.6 vvt-i said:
Is there any juice in the battery left? Does the phone even turn on or did you just drain all of your battery? If so, you have a couple of options - do McGyver or find somebody with the same phone and ask him to charge your battery and then start over. I would strongly recommend you take the second option.
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it doesn't turn on, but i guess it does have battery, i can see the led on when i connect it to the pc

Led is always on when connected to the PC - it means nothing. If it doesn't turn on, then your battery's dead. Find someone who has the same phone and can charge it for you.

I think there is no problem, but you flash older firmware, which is probably due to the 7 bootloader does not go up.
try to be flash with one of these (2.3.6 GB)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=966537
begins with the 139-ended, if it is not going to work with the 188-ended
Sorry for bad English
"As of today there is no a full SBF** for the Defy+ (found here).
This full SBF is a new CG Version**, with Android 2.3.6. You wont be able to go back to your Stock Defy+ Rom, but at least you wont kill it if something goes wrong."

i successfully flashed it but still it won't turn on, i'm almost giving up on this one

caiowatanabe said:
i successfully flashed it but still it won't turn on, i'm almost giving up on this one
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If it gets past the red m and just keeps playing the android animation then simply pull battery hold volume - put battery in and keep volume - held when you get the android and the triangle press volume + and - and wipe all, should boot, unfortunately you've just flashed the un root able sbf and are stuck on moto standard
teamwork makes the dream work

nevermind, i flashed other sbf version and it is now working; too bad this version isn't rootable
anyway, many many thanks for all the help

caiowatanabe said:
nevermind, i flashed other sbf version and it is now working; too bad this version isn't rootable
anyway, many many thanks for all the help
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Feel free to keep an eye on the dev section for the bl7 rooting thread you may get lucky
teamwork makes the dream work

[Q] Xperia Play Won't Turn On

I am currently trying to fix a friend's Xperia Play r800a. It seems to be having a few different problems and together they are making it all difficult to get it going again. First off I have no real knowledge of toying with an Android phone. I browsed some threads on here, used Google and tried to use Flashtool to get the original operating system on it but all were a no go. I'll try and describe the problems to the best of my abilities and maybe someone can offer some help.
This is what I know from what he remembers he did to the phone. He said that the phone started t only boot to the Sony logo and then it would hang until the battery died or the phone was reset. If plugged in with a wall charger then it would allow him to get to the screen where he would enter his password but the touch screen wouldn't work. He then flashed it using Flashtool and at that point it would boot to a black screen and that's it.
-It hangs on a black screen, no logo or anything is present and it happens regardless of whether it is plugged into a wall charger or not.
-It is not found when plugged into the USB port (Windows 7 PC) and shows up as an unknown device. After a few minutes it is found by the PC but sometimes will randomly go back to an unknown device.
-I sometimes get a red light which blinks three times when I press the power button on the phone. I am currently charging it to see if it was a matter of being a dead battery or something worse (I heard it could be a hardware failure).
Any suggestions would be appreciated.

My Xperia Play has done This I asked a Mate (Jinx13) He said Il do a hardcore Testpoint process. After I have done this My Phone will Vibrate and Nothing I was Playing Rayman today and it Locks and Hardware Keys Do Not respond.
Then Touchscreen Stopped Working. Indeed This is a Hardware Failure I have got this and Re-Flashing with Blinking SETOOL2 and Resseting it Wouldn't work. I Then Re-Locked By fastboot SIM and Bootloader (Maintained DRM) and Now Dowloading R800i O2-UK From SETOOL Support and 3-UK one and I will Upload them for US people for Warranty they Become indeed handy . I now Am Going to O2 shop I was Running 2.3.4 .42 GENERIC.But I am Not allowed to Give you the FW's Only by Re-Uploading I Can. Anyway My Brave Soldier Died (Hardware Failure) Its the Screen Components.Im Not Rooted anymore and Re-locked with S1-Tool.
If this happens to you My advice is Dont Flash Alpha ROM's They can make Your device Coo Coo. And OC can Damage.
Basically I boot My phone with a 3600MAH Mugen Battery 89% Battery From the Last time It was on. Im afraid your friends Phone is Dead Maybe a Hardware Failure Most Likly and I am now Officialy Out of the Game.
But O2 Gave me 3 Year warranty!!!!! For £100 When I Purchased it. So I am Going to O2 in Stevenage and Say this What actually happend:
"I Purchased My Xperia Play on August 17th Through Online Store ; I have never had a Problem With My device Untill This week : I have had these Issues:
*Touchscreen Wont respond Cleaned Several Times.
*Random Reboots
*Red Light when Phone had 50%+ Battery
*Would Take 6 Battery Pulls to Turn on (Would Only turn on Earlier during the week)
*Lagged In games.
*Running O2 Branded Software
*No Screen Brightness or Signs of Working Screen.
*Would Not charge Unless turned On
*Camera Would Not work Unless Wifi Was not on I dont know why?
So Basically This Phone had a A fault since Day one I always had Camera Fails.

bluetoon said:
I am currently trying to fix a friend's Xperia Play r800a. It seems to be having a few different problems and together they are making it all difficult to get it going again. First off I have no real knowledge of toying with an Android phone. I browsed some threads on here, used Google and tried to use Flashtool to get the original operating system on it but all were a no go. I'll try and describe the problems to the best of my abilities and maybe someone can offer some help.
This is what I know from what he remembers he did to the phone. He said that the phone started t only boot to the Sony logo and then it would hang until the battery died or the phone was reset. If plugged in with a wall charger then it would allow him to get to the screen where he would enter his password but the touch screen wouldn't work. He then flashed it using Flashtool and at that point it would boot to a black screen and that's it.
-It hangs on a black screen, no logo or anything is present and it happens regardless of whether it is plugged into a wall charger or not.
-It is not found when plugged into the USB port (Windows 7 PC) and shows up as an unknown device. After a few minutes it is found by the PC but sometimes will randomly go back to an unknown device.
-I sometimes get a red light which blinks three times when I press the power button on the phone. I am currently charging it to see if it was a matter of being a dead battery or something worse (I heard it could be a hardware failure).
Any suggestions would be appreciated.
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okay lol i don't know if that second post helped but is the phone unlocked? by any chance if it is, you can never really brick your xperia, from experience i kept flashing re flashing cusom kernal all day i get the same loops etc, but always fixable, also flash tool should fix your phone if that is you got the right ftf file for the brand like i have verizon and it have a verizon.ftf file, other than that i need more info about the phone not how it bricked, like what was it running at first etc. Try sony software reflashing repairing if that doesn't work use flashtool and see if you get an error with that

I cant enter fastboot or recovery lol

Xperia4life said:
I cant enter fastboot or recovery lol
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lol xD oh danm only possible way i think is to try flash tool and downloading the ftf file for your phone and let me know if you get any errors

biggyhead said:
lol xD oh danm only possible way i think is to try flash tool and downloading the ftf file for your phone and let me know if you get any errors
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my phone is having the exact same problem, it wont recover through pc companion and flashtool wont even work cause I cant get my phone into flashmode.
are there any other tricks that might get my beast running again?

NevErSn0w said:
my phone is having the exact same problem, it wont recover through pc companion and flashtool wont even work cause I cant get my phone into flashmode.
are there any other tricks that might get my beast running again?
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How are you trying to get into Flashmode?
Sent from my Slider SL101

[Q] Xperia ZL Loops on Sony Logo (Tried Everything)

Hello everyone
I have been a silent follower of xda from past 4 to 5 years and never had to ask for help
as I could figure out my way through when i get stuck untill now
My Xperia ZL loops on Sony Logo
My phone does enter FLASHMODE and FASTBOOT mode and im able to flash ftf Firmware without any errors in flashtool
but when it asks to unplug and restart my phone i get the same loops
I have tried yellow button Soft reset (stays in a loop after reboot)
i have tried yellow button Hard reset (Powers off after 3 vibrations)
I gave it to sony service here in India(Hyderabad) they are suggesting me to replace the motherboard which costs 24,000 INR/-(Seriously?)
i bought the phone 2 years back for 29,000 INR/- and now they want me to pay 75% of the price I strongly believe they follow their blind
rules of pushing the customer to go for motherboard replacement if they are not able to revive the phone after basic software flashing
but i still believe i can recover my phone if all the gurus out here can help me out
The phone still didnt go dead till now(some battery left may be still looping) ill try once again if the battery dies completely
EDIT:1
Tried flashing New 5.02 lollipop ftf, after successful flashing with no errors
unplugged it and tried to turn it on
Now red LED flashes 3 times but the device doesnt start
connected it to a wall charger and now i can see the kernel charging screen with battery symbol showing the charging
after some 7% charging indicated i tried to start the phone and the same inevitable loops with sony logo come back

Just plug it in and let it charge for a couple of hours, if it still bootloops, try Sony's Flashtool EMMA. I know people say it's ****, but it fixed my phone when I was in the same position as you.

Dead Metal said:
Just plug it in and let it charge for a couple of hours, if it still bootloops, try Sony's Flashtool EMMA. I know people say it's ****, but it fixed my phone when I was in the same position as you.
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Will try it out and let you know Thanks
Edit: Tried using emma tool but it says No services available for your device
in the supported devices list http://developer.sonymobile.com/services/flash-tool/supported_phones/
there is C6503 but no C6502

i see you can fastboot your devices.. Why not trying the Cyanogenmod for a moment?
Sent from my C6502, but already thinks to leave it for Lenovo Vibe Shot or Asus Zenfone Zoom

daniLaLaLaLaLa said:
i see you can fastboot your devices.. Why not trying the Cyanogenmod for a moment?
Sent from my C6502, but already thinks to leave it for Lenovo Vibe Shot or Asus Zenfone Zoom
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I think we need to access recovery to install the cyanogen mod zip right
i tried flashing TWRP boot image earlier with no errors in flashtool
but if i unplug and restart, it is the same story and im unable to enter recovery the phone loops on sony logo
Ill give it a try once again and let you know
is there any other way to flash cyanogen mod if not from recovery
thanks in advance
EDIT: Tried flashing CM
If i let the battery die till i get red led flashing 3 times
Im able to get to the recovery
installed CM and rebooted same old loops are back again
Now i feel all the doors are closed

ocizer said:
I think we need to access recovery to install the cyanogen mod zip right
i tried flashing TWRP boot image earlier with no errors in flashtool
but if i unplug and restart, it is the same story and im unable to enter recovery the phone loops on sony logo
Ill give it a try once again and let you know
is there any other way to flash cyanogen mod if not from recovery
thanks in advance
EDIT: Tried flashing CM
If i let the battery die till i get red led flashing 3 times
Im able to get to the recovery
installed CM and rebooted same old loops are back again
Now i feel all the doors are closed
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Have you even tried to flash any .img file containing TRWP using flashtool? plus, when connecting the USB cable, use the white button under the cover to turn it off, then on, instead of the normal power button. After these steps, flash a NEW .ZIP rom Usin TRWP
Sent from my Xperia ZL using XDA Free mobile app

Krllo said:
Have you even tried to flash any .img file containing TRWP using flashtool? plus, when connecting the USB cable, use the white button under the cover to turn it off, then on, instead of the normal power button. After these steps, flash a NEW .ZIP rom Usin TRWP
Sent from my Xperia ZL using XDA Free mobile app
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I have flashed Clockworkmod img from FASTBOOT
and got into recovery and installed Cyanogenmod.zip along with Gapps with no errors
but when i click on reboot to system same old loops

ocizer said:
I have flashed Clockworkmod img from FASTBOOT
and got into recovery and installed Cyanogenmod.zip along with Gapps with no errors
but when i click on reboot to system same old loops
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Well. Try different roms, some must work. Or try a different recovery..
.
Sent from my Xperia ZL using XDA Free mobile app

Krllo said:
Well. Try different roms, some must work. Or try a different recovery..
.
Sent from my Xperia ZL using XDA Free mobile app
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Tried Carbon KK also no result will try few other and let you know

no.you will not solve it.It's battery problem.Try to replace it.Or wait till i give u a link.As i know you r out of warranty & will do something to revieve your phone.
here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/xperia-z/help/hardware-fix-xperia-z-charging-booting-t2760911
CAUTION: IT IS FOR XPERIA Z >BUT IF U KNOW CORRECT POINTS THEN TRY IT for ZL on your OWN RISK.
otherwise as i said try to replace whole battery will have more chances to bring back to life.18-20 $ will be enough.

dev neo said:
no.you will not solve it.It's battery problem.Try to replace it.Or wait till i give u a link.As i know you r out of warranty & will do something to revieve your phone.
here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/xperia-z/help/hardware-fix-xperia-z-charging-booting-t2760911
CAUTION: IT IS FOR XPERIA Z >BUT IF U KNOW CORRECT POINTS THEN TRY IT for ZL on your OWN RISK.
otherwise as i said try to replace whole battery will have more chances to bring back to life.18-20 $ will be enough.
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I did it on my phone.
Here is the link. But was for a different trouble... Dunno if will work for you.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3122255
Sent from my Xperia ZL using XDA Free mobile app

dev neo said:
no.you will not solve it.It's battery problem.Try to replace it.Or wait till i give u a link.As i know you r out of warranty & will do something to revieve your phone.
here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/xperia-z/help/hardware-fix-xperia-z-charging-booting-t2760911
CAUTION: IT IS FOR XPERIA Z >BUT IF U KNOW CORRECT POINTS THEN TRY IT for ZL on your OWN RISK.
otherwise as i said try to replace whole battery will have more chances to bring back to life.18-20 $ will be enough.
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I now strongly believe its battery problem too should i ask sony service to replace battery or ist it something i can do it on my own

ocizer said:
I now strongly believe its battery problem too should i ask sony service to replace battery or ist it something i can do it on my own
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http://sony.yt/topic/7326-english-t...ate-boot-in-sony-xperia-zl-c6502-c6503-c6506/
Sent from my Xperia ZL using XDA Free mobile app

sony service centre ! They never do repair on z series.If it's in warranty drop it on service centre .they will give you a refurbished phone.
IF warranty is over you can ask them .But i m 100% sure they don't do repair as many other countries.Depends where you live.
you can do it on your own @ your own risk.Remember battery is slightly glued underneath the screen.
Always remember to order battery with that cables and connection.
Sorry for long reply .But in this kind of matters we are frustrated & you don't want to waste money & our phones.

use button
use the tiny button beside sdcard press that untill 3 times vibrate and hold button vol down in flasmood mode

Try boot with USB cable connected to 1.5A+ charger with good cable.

No Hope guys tried everything im pretty sure its battery problem but the service center guys dont want to listen to me at all
all they want me to do is get it replaced for a new phone for 24,000 INR (360$) are you kidding me? for a Xperia ZL
Im even ready to give away the phone if someone wants to help me out

I have the same problem with my ZL. Service center refused to replace the battery, so I asked someone else to do it. That however didn't fix the problem. When I push at the back between the flashlight and XPERIA the phone will switch off. When I disconnect the battery and connect it again it will start-up again. I removed the screw below the camera module, as fastening that one also made the phone turn off. There is something wrong with the motherboard. I always had my phone in a flip case and it didn't even have a single scratch on it. First time it went of was while making a video. Possibly overheating caused this problem or damaged a circuit at the motherboard. Very disappointed, phone was just 2 month out of warranty, first time off was within but that doesn't count.

Trance-M said:
I have the same problem with my ZL. Service center refused to replace the battery, so I asked someone else to do it. That however didn't fix the problem. When I push at the back between the flashlight and XPERIA the phone will switch off. When I disconnect the battery and connect it again it will start-up again. I removed the screw below the camera module, as fastening that one also made the phone turn off. There is something wrong with the motherboard. I always had my phone in a flip case and it didn't even have a single scratch on it. First time it went of was while making a video. Possibly overheating caused this problem or damaged a circuit at the motherboard. Very disappointed, phone was just 2 month out of warranty, first time off was within but that doesn't count.
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Im never getting a Sony again
I moved on to Nexus 6 I hope Motorola doesnt treat its customers the same way

ocizer said:
Tried flashing New 5.02 lollipop ftf, after successful flashing with no errors
unplugged it and tried to turn it on
Now red LED flashes 3 times but the device doesnt start
connected it to a wall charger and now i can see the kernel charging screen with battery symbol showing the charging
after some 7% charging indicated i tried to start the phone and the same inevitable loops with sony logo come back
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I was in the same boat as you with my refurbished ZL. Flashed anything, doesn't boot. Then battery full drained and only red light. Service told me it's motherboard circuit. I didn't lesten them, bought cheap battery and replaced it by myself: and Xperia worked like a charm but only 3 months ))) New (cheap) battery got trouble on GPS route suddenly. And phone worked only with power cord connected, shutdown without. New battery will again fix it )