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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
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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
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 !
Hello guys.
My Sony Xperia S got Hard bricked after i tried to partition my SDcard from TWRP recovery which unfortunately failed due to some reason.....
I had boot manager installed for dual boot and i had sony stock firmware 6.1.A.2.55 on the native and CM10 on loop ...
The partition was tried in TWRP for loop in Ext4 format
My Xperia S now does not respond to fastboot buttons as well as all other combinations ...
It doesnt light any LED not even while its connected to the charger..
The only thing that happens is when i connect it using USB cable without any combinations and the computer detects it as SEMC flash device..
Is there any method to flash using this mode?
I have tried every method on all the forums.(flashtool,fastboot,taking battery out ,power+vol up,everything )
Guys please i need serios help any experienced suggesions would be helpful ...
Please help :crying:
PS: i had never thought that trying to partition the SDcard would brick my phone..
Did you leave your phone connected to wall charger? How many hours you leave it? Mine SONY logo appear in 8 hours. Try it. It may help. Leave your phone connected yo wall charger for sometime.
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pharix said:
Did you leave your phone connected to wall charger? How many hours you leave it? Mine SONY logo appear in 8 hours. Try it. It may help. Leave your phone connected yo wall charger for sometime.
Sent from my Xperia ion using xda app-developers app
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Okay ill try that for sure and let u know
Wow i don't know how ...but just as i connected it to the charger the orange LED shows up .....But there is no sony logo anyway ...lets wait
nope nothing happened except the LED that glows :crying:
How the duck did you take your battery out? It has an INBUILT one, why would you take apart the entire phone?
Then, after telling you how stupidly you did that;
can you go back into the recovery? (probably yes, but it's weird)
Did you ACTUALLY take apart the phone to take the battery out? (probably not)
Do you have an unlocked bootloader? (i think you do, but not sure...)
Do you still have warranty? (probably yes)
Try again, because if the orange LED showed up, it's probably not too late...
Now go and use FlashTool once more...
someone755 said:
How the duck did you take your battery out? It has an INBUILT one, why would you take apart the entire phone?
Then, after telling you how stupidly you did that;
can you go back into the recovery? (probably yes, but it's weird)
Did you ACTUALLY take apart the phone to take the battery out? (probably not)
Do you have an unlocked bootloader? (i think you do, but not sure...)
Do you still have warranty? (probably yes)
Try again, because if the orange LED showed up, it's probably not too late...
Now go and use FlashTool once more...
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yes i took the phone apart took the battery out ...waited long enough for the capacitors to discharge and then again put it in...
no i can't get back into the recovery ...i can't even boot the phone and no combination is working
yes i have an unlocked bootloader
no on't have the warranty..
The orange LED glows up while charging only
the phone does not go to fastboot or any other mode so i can't use flash tool
the only thing that comes on the computer when i plug the USB is "SEMC flash device" ....which non of the tools recognise
Guys please ...is there anyone out there who can help me? :crying:
I do believe you DID have warranty up until the moment you took apart the phone (I think the repair service guys would fix your phone without chacking for a locked BL...)
someone755 said:
I do believe you DID have warranty up until the moment you took apart the phone (I think the repair service guys would fix your phone without chacking for a locked BL...)
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They wont know you took it apart. There is no tamper protection.
mrsatan said:
They wont know you took it apart. There is no tamper protection.
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Exactly they dont have any protection against that.....and i dont think any phones with an inbuilt battery would have such protection....
Hi mate, try some tips that some members gave me on my topic...
I don't know if those tips will work for you, but maybe yes! ^^
My phone stills bricked, but maybe work in your case!
Thread link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1968735
Carcass.br said:
Hi mate, try some tips that some members gave me on my topic...
I don't know if those tips will work for you, but maybe yes! ^^
My phone stills bricked, but maybe work in your case!
Thread link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1968735
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Thanx mate for ur reply ...but unfortunately i have tried all those methods , none of them seems to work for me either
PhoenixDD said:
Thanx mate for ur reply ...but unfortunately i have tried all those methods , none of them seems to work for me either
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I'm starting to think that my case could be a corrupted bootloader, where I have to use JTag to try to save, but I don't know anyone who have a JTag, neither in my country.
I don't know what could be, but I still entering in flashmode or fastboot and my PC recognize my phone with testpoint, so I think that maybe is not a hardware problem...
Carcass.br said:
I'm starting to think that my case could be a corrupted bootloader, where I have to use JTag to try to save, but I don't know anyone who have a JTag, neither in my country.
I don't know what could be, but I still entering in flashmode or fastboot and my PC recognize my phone with testpoint, so I think that maybe is not a hardware problem...
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Even i think i might have to do that ...u r stil very lucky to be able to get into fastboot and flashmode....i can't get into those too...
The only 1 option i haven't tried is using testpoints .....ill try that out after i get all the tools required
Hi, I decided to post it here because it seems that anything I post on Xperia Ion forum is not read, it is inactive.
I already searched everywhere and I'm loosing my hopes. I'm trying to revive an Xperia Ion and this is what I get:
When I plug the phone in the wall charger the red led turns on for some minutes and then turns off.
The same happens when I plug on PC, when the led turns off it is detected as "Somc flash device" in windows device manager and this shows in flashtool:
INFO - Device connected with USB debugging off
INFO - For 2011 devices line, be sure you are not in MTP mode
Nothing changes if I plug in pc with volume + or - pressed, it don't goes into fastboot or flashmode.
I hope you could help me. Thanks
Hi, I decided to post it here because it seems that anything I post on Xperia Ion forum is not read, it is inactive.
I already searched everywhere and I'm loosing my hopes. I'm trying to revive an Xperia Ion and this is what I get:
When I plug the phone in the wall charger the red led turns on for some minutes and then turns off.
The same happens when I plug on PC, when the led turns off it is detected as "Somc flash device" in windows device manager and this shows in flashtool:
INFO - Device connected with USB debugging off
INFO - For 2011 devices line, be sure you are not in MTP mode
Nothing changes if I plug in pc with volume + or - pressed, it don't goes into fastboot or flashmode.
I hope you could help me. Thanks
Hi Guys please Help.when I try to modify my framework.jar and restart my phone my phone got bootloop. suddenly i switched off my phone by pressing volume+ or power button and my phone vibrate 3 times then my phone switch off.i tried to reflash my with flash tool but my phone doesn't switch on. no led,no display.nothing happen just dead.i tried to repair my phone with sony update service but same nothing happen.please help guys.i love my phone very much.my phone is already have 60% charged.please help somebody.
sorry for my bad english ....
You can follow 2 methods.
Easy but time consuming method:
Connect your phone to charger and wait untill it automatically reboot. The flash ftf file. (It may take 10-15 hours or more to reboot)
Difficult but fast method.
Dessemble your phone. Remove/disconnect battery cable from your phone. Reconnect it. Connect it to flashtool as fast as you can and flash ftf file.
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pharix said:
You can follow 2 methods.
Easy but time consuming method:
Connect your phone to charger and wait untill it automatically reboot. The flash ftf file. (It may take 10-15 hours or more to reboot)
Difficult but fast method.
Dessemble your phone. Remove/disconnect battery cable from your phone. Reconnect it. Connect it to flashtool as fast as you can and flash ftf file.
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First method is good for me because i dont want to deassamble my phone.....thanks for the help...
Hi guys i plug in my phone with charger for 12 hours.but after 12 hours orange led come up and the orange led automatically turn on or turn off continuously.when i try flash my phone with flashtool, my phone doesn't go in fastboot mode.please help somebody guys.....
You need to look for the bricked thread in general. You have two options
1. Take it apart and undo the ribbon cable.
2. Go through the steps in the bricked thread but it will take a long time and you have to plug it into the factory charge block not your computer.
zackspeed said:
You need to look for the bricked thread in general. You have two options
1. Take it apart and undo the ribbon cable.
2. Go through the steps in the bricked thread but it will take a long time and you have to plug it into the factory charge block not your computer.
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I have such a problem too. I rooted my XPERIA Ion phone successfully and restarted. the phone was healthy and had no problem. I installed font installer and selected a font and installed it, rebooted and my phone went through bootloop and continiously restarted. XPERIA logo appeared and after several seconds disappeared for about 30-40 minutes untill it turned off and now no charge no boot and no shutdown. I tried to flash my phone by flashhtool but Windows coud not recognize my phone. Just display screen is on and no image no OS no menu is displayed and you can't access anything. please help me.
thank you
sarmican said:
I have such a problem too. I rooted my XPERIA Ion phone successfully and restarted. the phone was healthy and had no problem. I installed font installer and selected a font and installed it, rebooted and my phone went through bootloop and continiously restarted. XPERIA logo appeared and after several seconds disappeared for about 30-40 minutes untill it turned off and now no charge no boot and no shutdown. I tried to flash my phone by flashhtool but Windows coud not recognize my phone. Just display screen is on and no image no OS no menu is displayed and you can't access anything. please help me.
thank you
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Switch off your phone and charged your phone until orange led glow.maximum charging time 15hrs to 35hrs.then you will see that orange led come up.after orange led come up charge your phone until green led.then plug out your phone and flash your phone with flash tool.
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As avik said you need to let it charge. You are in a soft brick state so you will need to put it on the factory charger and let it charge until you get a response from it. If you mess with it before it is ready you will only make it a longer process.
I would not try changing the font unless you are on a de odex rom. If you try to change things on a factory rom you will most likely get a boot loop.
After doing a bit of reading on the app why in the world would you even try it?? So many reviews saying it bricked the device and yet you still tried it?? Make sure you read thoroughly before you go trying out stuff. Every response for a newer device is claiming a brick so use your head.
Even i have the same problem which was said by user:avik6123 . what does reboot technically refer to is it just seeing red led light over the mobile or will it switch on automatically. i have got the red led but when i connect it to system with usb cable holding volume down key it doesnt show the green led (flash mode). only the red led is on as if it is charging. can u please help me out??
Just find the soft brick thread at the top of this forum...it'll solve nearly any software related problem you're having...its just a matter of being patient and letting the phone battery completely die...
The main soft brick most owners run in to is trying to hard reset the phone when the device is in a state that you shouldn't do that...holding volume down for 10 seconds with the power button for 3 vibrates is a sure way to completely trash the kernel if the phone is in some sort of problematic state...
you then need to make sure the phone is not responding to anything...no button presses or combinations give any sort of response...then put the phone on the WALL charger...if the battery has not died yet, you'll get no LED when plugged in...don't worry about it being plugged in, this is NOT charging the phone yet...its just a good gauge for when the battery completely dies...after 10+ hours, the LED should start to blink red...leave it on there...after another couple of hours, it should turn solid red...now you're getting somewhere...
you can either get flashtool ready and try to start flashing back to a 'safe' firmware and/or just the kernel...or leave it on the charger until its solid green...which will remove any threat of the device having enough battery to complete the charge...If you take the phone off when LED is solid red, but still not getting into flashmode properly...its need to charge a little longer, and always use the wall charger for this...it charges much faster...
NEVER try to start the phone in this state, though...you'll end up right back where you started...the brick is happening because of corrupted boot data, which will be on the device until you flash over it...the hoops you have to jump through to fix it is all because of having a sealed battery...thats why it takes so long and is so annoying, but what is causing the problem is actually very simple to fix...you just have to be patient and read all the tutorials in order to get out of it...
You don't need to put your phone to charge for like several hours, that's bull, just flash another ROM. I've done it so it works even with 0 % battery power. So anyone who want's to comment my advice, get lost.
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pharix said:
You can follow 2 methods.
Easy but time consuming method:
Connect your phone to charger and wait untill it automatically reboot. The flash ftf file. (It may take 10-15 hours or more to reboot)
Difficult but fast method.
Dessemble your phone. Remove/disconnect battery cable from your phone. Reconnect it. Connect it to flashtool as fast as you can and flash ftf file.
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i face that problem...and a little panic but i just pressed all bottom include the camera+vol (up/down)+power...ant the phone restart!!!
jtr165 said:
Just find the soft brick thread at the top of this forum...it'll solve nearly any software related problem you're having...its just a matter of being patient and letting the phone battery completely die...
The main soft brick most owners run in to is trying to hard reset the phone when the device is in a state that you shouldn't do that...holding volume down for 10 seconds with the power button for 3 vibrates is a sure way to completely trash the kernel if the phone is in some sort of problematic state...
you then need to make sure the phone is not responding to anything...no button presses or combinations give any sort of response...then put the phone on the WALL charger...if the battery has not died yet, you'll get no LED when plugged in...don't worry about it being plugged in, this is NOT charging the phone yet...its just a good gauge for when the battery completely dies...after 10+ hours, the LED should start to blink red...leave it on there...after another couple of hours, it should turn solid red...now you're getting somewhere...
you can either get flashtool ready and try to start flashing back to a 'safe' firmware and/or just the kernel...or leave it on the charger until its solid green...which will remove any threat of the device having enough battery to complete the charge...If you take the phone off when LED is solid red, but still not getting into flashmode properly...its need to charge a little longer, and always use the wall charger for this...it charges much faster...
NEVER try to start the phone in this state, though...you'll end up right back where you started...the brick is happening because of corrupted boot data, which will be on the device until you flash over it...the hoops you have to jump through to fix it is all because of having a sealed battery...thats why it takes so long and is so annoying, but what is causing the problem is actually very simple to fix...you just have to be patient and read all the tutorials in order to get out of it...
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Having problems trying to download flashtool. Can not open because the file is not recognized by quicktime player. Any suggestions??? Also, my phone has been on the charger for over 12 hrs with a solid red charging light since i plugged it in.
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jtr165 said:
Just find the soft brick thread at the top of this forum...it'll solve nearly any software related problem you're having...its just a matter of being patient and letting the phone battery completely die...
The main soft brick most owners run in to is trying to hard reset the phone when the device is in a state that you shouldn't do that...holding volume down for 10 seconds with the power button for 3 vibrates is a sure way to completely trash the kernel if the phone is in some sort of problematic state...
you then need to make sure the phone is not responding to anything...no button presses or combinations give any sort of response...then put the phone on the WALL charger...if the battery has not died yet, you'll get no LED when plugged in...don't worry about it being plugged in, this is NOT charging the phone yet...its just a good gauge for when the battery completely dies...after 10+ hours, the LED should start to blink red...leave it on there...after another couple of hours, it should turn solid red...now you're getting somewhere...
you can either get flashtool ready and try to start flashing back to a 'safe' firmware and/or just the kernel...or leave it on the charger until its solid green...which will remove any threat of the device having enough battery to complete the charge...If you take the phone off when LED is solid red, but still not getting into flashmode properly...its need to charge a little longer, and always use the wall charger for this...it charges much faster...
NEVER try to start the phone in this state, though...you'll end up right back where you started...the brick is happening because of corrupted boot data, which will be on the device until you flash over it...the hoops you have to jump through to fix it is all because of having a sealed battery...thats why it takes so long and is so annoying, but what is causing the problem is actually very simple to fix...you just have to be patient and read all the tutorials in order to get out of it...
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I am having problems downloading and opening flashtool. Won't open because quicktime does not recognize file. Any suggestions? Also, my phone has been on the wall charger for over 12 hours and still shows red charging light since I first plugged it in.
Mr.AnakinSkywalker said:
You don't need to put your phone to charge for like several hours, that's bull, just flash another ROM. I've done it so it works even with 0 % battery power. So anyone who want's to comment my advice, get lost.
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What do you mean by flash another ROM. I don't know much when it comes to this stuff but my phone shut down and i could never recover. When I plug it into the wall charger, the red light comes on but I don't know what to do from here. Could you help PLEASE!
I would recommend attacking a rubber band around the volume down button while connected to the computer where flash tool is already in the flashing mode. This way, it will immediately flash as soon as it can.
424aca said:
I would recommend attacking a rubber band around the volume down button while connected to the computer where flash tool is already in the flashing mode. This way, it will immediately flash as soon as it can.
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I can not download a flash tool program to my computer so how will it go into flashing mode. Sorry i'm not very good with this kind of stuff. I know it's frustrating. If you could give me detailed instructions, that would be greatly appreciated.
Ok, so i finally downloaded flashtool but my computer doesn't detect my phone when I plug it in. When I search for devices, my xperia ion is not in the list. Please HELP!!!!
@Shortie71
In order to even contemplate flashing, you NEED i repeat NEED flashtool.
http://www.flashtool.net/download.php
You MUST download it to flash anything onto your phone
The issue you are having is a drivers issue.
My recommendation is to ask in the MAIN question and answers thread about where and how to get drivers since your phone is already soft bricked (installing sony pc companion and inserting phone will therefore not work)
Then, you can properly flash after you have the proper drivers
424aca said:
@Shortie71
In order to even contemplate flashing, you NEED i repeat NEED flashtool.
You MUST download it to flash anything onto your phone
The issue you are having is a drivers issue.
My recommendation is to ask in the MAIN question and answers thread about where and how to get drivers since your phone is already soft bricked (installing sony pc companion and inserting phone will therefore not work)
Then, you can properly flash after you have the proper drivers
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After the led turns green, should ı use pc companion, update service or flashtool?
pharix said:
You can follow 2 methods.
Easy but time consuming method:
Connect your phone to charger and wait untill it automatically reboot. The flash ftf file. (It may take 10-15 hours or more to reboot)
Difficult but fast method.
Dessemble your phone. Remove/disconnect battery cable from your phone. Reconnect it. Connect it to flashtool as fast as you can and flash ftf file.
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please can you help me?
how can i flash a new rom in my lt28h?? PLEASE SHOW ME WHAT I SHOULD DO
flashtool
@umt_dmn
i just installed a cwm recovery with a locked bootloader. After i installed it i installed a rom eXistenZ. No it won't start anymore i can't see anything on the screen. even the sony logo. Only thing i see sometimes is a green led that's it. I need help please!!! I can't even charge it. There is no red led.
bokilz said:
i just installed a cwm recovery with a locked bootloader. After i installed it i installed a rom eXistenZ. No it won't start anymore i can't see anything on the screen. even the sony logo. Only thing i see sometimes is a green led that's it. I need help please!!! I can't even charge it. There is no red led.
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can't even get my phone working on flashtool. i tried to flash it with flashtool but the pc won't recognize that my phone is connected with usb.
bokilz said:
can't even get my phone working on flashtool. i tried to flash it with flashtool but the pc won't recognize that my phone is connected with usb.
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I'm probably not the best person to help with unbricking but have you tried following the unbricking guide here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1849170 ?
Assuming your PC has the correct drivers installed (i.e. you could previously connect your phone in flashmode), what happens when you try connecting the phone while holding the Volume Down key? Does the LED light up green, red or not at all?
Fix is simple ...
1 Install flashtool drivers
2 the problem from the kernel !!
Install stock kernel ( take it from FTF ) and install it via Flashtool ...
Now it should be fixed
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