My Arc wont start up after update! HELP!!! - Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Yeah, wtf am I gonna do? My ****ing crappy peace of **** to phone wont start up after I updated it. ****ing ****. Wtf am I gonna do? When I'm pressing the on/off button the led is flashing green and nothing happens.... I handed in the phone to a mobile tech, he tried to flash it, but he failed. He told me that the phone didn't accept the flash and the software. What am I gonna do? Is it even possible to fix the phone? And will it work after this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1126358

Try it and see.

and if it doesn't work?

Yeah that will help you.
I had the same issue and got it solved with FXP's guide.

d'nt OTA update if ur hav unlock bootlder

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and if it doesn't work?
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Then you've lost nothing. ;-)
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[Q] NEW Device Update Error!!!

Anyone have any idea how to fix my issue?
My device is not rooted nor running any other ROM. At this point I can care less if the solution involves rooting my phone and loading a rom. HELP PLEASE.
Device was updating to the latest software....
Stuck on ODIN MODE. Error message "Firmware Upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies and try again"
T-Mobile tier 2 and Samsung Tier 3 could not figuire out how to fix it.
-Can't get to the recovery bootloader menu screen.
-When ever I pull the battery and plug it in it goes straight to this screen, nothing else even if I do the hardware keys to -get to the bootloader screen.
-If I connect my device to my computer and load Kies it does not reconize my device, if I go to the Emergency Recovery Screen under options nothing is in the list and no one seems to know the code to put n the code option.
What do I do? Samsung said to send it in to get flashed.
Is there any way for me to flash it on this screen at all? At this point I don't mind rooting it and loading a rom, any help would be great. Thank you!
Ibhad that same issue when i was updating. I made a video . Just follow this because kies did not work for me but odin did. Post on here questions if you have them. Ill help you. Odin will help you reupdate. Its not bricked just stuck in download mode.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1393938
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Thanks dude.......so......how do I get the phone to "download mode"? Mine is in ODIN MODE....Can I do exactly what you did on the video or do I need to reload the stock?
My ODIN screen says "0:[COM3]" instead of "0:[COM6]"......what do I do?
Sorey. Okay so does itbalso say added at the bottom like in tge video. Sorry i was in a low reception area
synergeticink said:
My ODIN screen says "0:[COM3]" instead of "0:[COM6]"......what do I do?
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Ifif says com and its yellow and added and you followed the rest of the instructions you should ve fine.
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Awesome, it does say com3 and added at the bottom, I will give it a try.
Glad to hear that. And im assuming you got all the other stuff you need. Like the update? Itll take about 8 mins. Once it reboots itll say pass and should not have errors. If you get any errors let me know what step it got stuck in and what the error was.
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Awesome, it does say com3 and added at the bottom, I will give it a try.
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So were you just updating over the air and it got stuck? I dont know why it asks to connect to kies when kies doesnt even recognize the phone. Kinda sad.
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Your awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Its working again!!!!! So happy!!!!
im happy i made that video. So you are updated glad that worked out for you.
synergeticink said:
Your awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Its working again!!!!! So happy!!!!
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Thank you sooooo much!!!!
Someday in the future I will want to root and load a rom on to my phone, is ODIN used for that process too? I have done it with my old HD2, but I am sure its different now.
Odin can be used to root or to install other things. Once you are rooted though you can flash via cwn rwcovery instead
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Sweet, I am fimilier with cwn rw-covery. Thanks again!
I do have one question though. When you unlock the screen why does it show the bar with "swipe screen to unlock" on it? I never had that before? Do you know how to remove it?
People are reporting that after a couple uses and reboots it went away. Mine was there then it went away
synergeticink said:
I do have one question though. When you unlock the screen why does it show the bar with "swipe screen to unlock" on it? I never had that before? Do you know how to remove it?
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Sweet, I will try and reboot it again a couple times. Thank you!
I have this exact same problem but i couldnt find your video from the other thread, Can you post it please? I have not had a phone for 2 weeks. Please help me
Help me please
I have the same issue on my note 10.1. It shows the "0:[COM6]" but the video you posted has been deleted
chib1panda said:
Ibhad that same issue when i was updating. I made a video . Just follow this because kies did not work for me but odin did. Post on here questions if you have them. Ill help you. Odin will help you reupdate. Its not bricked just stuck in download mode.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1393938
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My phone wont turn on after flashing AOKP's Rom Please Help :(

hi evryone, after following every step on AOKP's rom, u know i super wiped then flashed rom then flashed gapps then cache wipe, adn after that i selected reboot system now and the my phone jst turned off and never turned back on anymore, cant go into download mode either, if i connect it to the charger it wont charge, i dont know what to do??? please help me
mummraa said:
hi evryone, after following every step on AOKP's rom, u know i super wiped then flashed rom then flashed gapps then cache wipe, adn after that i selected reboot system now and the my phone jst turned off and never turned back on anymore, cant go into download mode either, if i connect it to the charger it wont charge, i dont know what to do??? please help me
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Was it the right version for Hercules?
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Seems like you installed another aokp for another device. Other guy did same thing .
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What is the exact name of the file you flashed?
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thanks for the replies guys! yea i guess i did that. smh.
the name is: aokp_d2tmo_milestone-6_R3.zip
the main link was broken and somebody posted a link to that file.
so now does this mean my phone wont work anymore?
mummraa said:
thanks for the replies guys! yea i guess i did that. smh.
the name is: aokp_d2tmo_milestone-6_R3.zip
the main link was broken and somebody posted a link to that file.
so now does this mean my phone wont work anymore?
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I could tell you right now, that's not for our phone, ours is the Hercules. If it can't go into download mode, im sorry, its bricked
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dam a bricked t989?
its ok galaxy nexus is only 350$ now and comes with jelly bean :fingers-crossed:
mummraa said:
thanks for the replies guys! yea i guess i did that. smh.
the name is: aokp_d2tmo_milestone-6_R3.zip
the main link was broken and somebody posted a link to that file.
so now does this mean my phone wont work anymore?
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That's why it's never a good idea to flash links that are just randomly posted through a thread unless it's either from the op or you know for certain it's for our phone. Only options you have now that it's bricked is either jtag or go through insurance if you have it.
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That's why it's never a good idea to flash links that are just randomly posted through a thread unless it's either from the op or you know for certain it's for our phone. Only options you have now that it's bricked is either jtag or go through insurance if you have it.
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thanks 0Tolerance! i fouund a place that does JTAG service and it seems that would make my phone work again, ill try that next week and ill let you guys know what happened.
I've solved a Motorola like that
mummraa said:
hi evryone, after following every step on AOKP's rom, u know i super wiped then flashed rom then flashed gapps then cache wipe, adn after that i selected reboot system now and the my phone jst turned off and never turned back on anymore, cant go into download mode either, if i connect it to the charger it wont charge, i dont know what to do??? please help me
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Hi! Today I was trying to put another ROM into my Motorola XT317 and I made the same mistake as you - put the wrong rom and the cell have turned off. After trying many and many things, I was on the last light of my hope, I removed the battery and plugged the phone into the pc.
The buttons of home, back and search blinked and turned on. So I though: let me put the battery on and see what happens. Then, after that, the screen turned on with the battery design of recharging.
I know it is a Motorola but it would help you or other users with the same thing or phone model as my.
Thanks!
Sonente said:
Hi! Today I was trying to put another ROM into my Motorola XT317 and I made the same mistake as you - put the wrong rom and the cell have turned off. After trying many and many things, I was on the last light of my hope, I removed the battery and plugged the phone into the pc.
The buttons of home, back and search blinked and turned on. So I though: let me put the battery on and see what happens. Then, after that, the screen turned on with the battery design of recharging.
I know it is a Motorola but it would help you or other users with the same thing or phone model as my.
Thanks!
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This won't help. If you flash a S3 ROM on this phone, you're bricked. Period.
LoopDoGG79 said:
This won't help. If you flash a S3 ROM on this phone, you're bricked. Period.
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Sorry. I just tried to help.
actually this guys MobileTechVideos.com helped me and i have my phone back! it was like 50 bucks.
i'd recommend mobiletech jtag to fix your phone. i bricked my phone too flashing a wrong kernel. it was $50 but well worth it saving a dumb mistake i made.

Urgent help needed

Well it seems my Play has finally died.
Woke up this morning and my touchscreen wouldnt respond so I reflashed the ROM Im using (MIUI v4).
Now, for some reason, it wont make it past CWM no matter what kernel I flash.
So I used Flashtool to go back to a stock ftf and it freezes at the SE logo. However, when connected with PC Companion it gets to the lockscreen but the touchscreen wont work :S
Im at a loss completely :S
Any help would be great
Woo man.. That sounds srious. Its like the phne touchscreen has been disable. Did u try flashing a kernel with full touch recovery n see if its touch-able?? Just a suggestion. Its really weird how that happen, really. It shouldn't matter if u plug ur phone to pc or not. If the screen boot it should respon with any touch u make. Weird...
sdojoin said:
Woo man.. That sounds srious. Its like the phne touchscreen has been disable. Did u try flashing a kernel with full touch recovery n see if its touch-able?? Just a suggestion. Its really weird how that happen, really. It shouldn't matter if u plug ur phone to pc or not. If the screen boot it should respon with any touch u make. Weird...
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I tried the CWM with touch support and it doesnt respond at all. When I flash a ROM it wont make it past CWM so it seems like Ive got 2 problems. Well, if I flash a stock ftf file it sticks at the first Sony Ericsson logo as well so flashing back to stock isnt a solution either
EDIT: I appear to have life CM9 has booted to the main splash screen. However, touch input is still gone
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I tried the CWM with touch support and it doesnt respond at all. When I flash a ROM it wont make it past CWM so it seems like Ive got 2 problems. Well, if I flash a stock ftf file it sticks at the first Sony Ericsson logo as well so flashing back to stock isnt a solution either
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Meaning the touchscreen is completely dead or it dosen't boot up the system completely?? This is hard. If the screen is touch-able u obviously wont hav any problem. Did u try any othert .ftf besides the 1 u already hav?? Just curious...
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Meaning the touchscreen is completely dead or it dosen't boot up the system completely?? This is hard. If the screen is touch-able u obviously wont hav any problem. Did u try any othert .ftf besides the 1 u already hav?? Just curious...
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Ive managed to boot into CM9 (official) but the touch screen is still dead
Think I may have to get a new screen
CTU_Loscombe said:
Ive managed to boot into CM9 (official) but the touch screen is still dead
Think I may have to get a new screen
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Bump!!! Sorry for lost bro....($£$£)
sdojoin said:
Bump!!! Sorry for lost bro....($£$£)
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Since Ive flashed my phone the warranty is gone too
Guess this is the end of my days in the Xperia Play section
CTU_Loscombe said:
Since Ive flashed my phone the warranty is gone too
Guess this is the end of my days in the Xperia Play section
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No man....don't say that. You have been a big help here, especially to me. I wonder what you did to that screen and if it happened from a rom flash or what.
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cyrusalmighty said:
No man....don't say that. You have been a big help here, especially to me. I wonder what you did to that screen and if it happened from a rom flash or what.
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I flashed an MIUI ICS rom and the following morning it was locked up. Now certain kernels wont go past CWM.
FXP kernels seem to work for me though but the touchscreen doesnt work. Some of the stock firmwares wont even boot but even if they do, the touchscreen doesnt work. Ive wiped data/cache/dalvik so many times but I havent a clue whats happened :S
Im still gonna stick around the Play section though
This has been the only phone issue thats ever had me stumped completely
Did u did a factory reset also before flashing anything?
Can you enter the service menu by dialing *#*#7378423#*#* in phone dialer?? Then you can test the touchscreen, hard keys, proximity, ALS, and almost all other functions. I'm not sure if its the same numbers for all versions of Play or just AT&T's version. If not google service menu+android or something. Or maybe its something that can fixed with computer by the guys who unlock fix Sony phones.(Jinx13 & alejandrissimo-*probably misspelled)
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Sure. U can test the touchscreen on that menu. If u can get to it. The code r the same for all xperia phone, i guess.
sdojoin said:
Sure. U can test the touchscreen on that menu. If u can get to it. The code r the same for all xperia phone, i guess.
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Got to that menu and its still not responding to touch.
Sold the phone for scrap today. I had no warranty due to unlocking the bootloader via the Sony Unlock site so sending it for repair was out of the question. Moving on to HTC at the weekend. Gonna get the Explorer I think it was

[Q] No boot constant vibration DHD

Lately the phone just starts vibrating and won't stop (no calls, no msgs). I have to take the battery out and leave it out for a while. If I try to put it back to soon it starts vibrating again.
Please Help Me
fahad4210 said:
Lately the phone just starts vibrating and won't stop (no calls, no msgs). I have to take the battery out and leave it out for a while. If I try to put it back to soon it starts vibrating again.
Please Help Me
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Wrong section buddy, should be in Q&A =)
Can we have some more information please?
Stock or rooted (if rooted, which ROM)?
Kernel (if rooted)?
Hardware damage (did you drop it)
Volume Key stuck (volume down key constantly making the phone vibrate)?
fahad4210 said:
Lately the phone just starts vibrating and won't stop (no calls, no msgs). I have to take the battery out and leave it out for a while. If I try to put it back to soon it starts vibrating again.
Please Help Me
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In this post, you forgot to mention that you flashed a froyo ruu. That means that you messsed the bootloader
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glevitan said:
In this post, you forgot to mention that you flashed a froyo ruu. That means that you messsed the bootloader
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i flashed GB to downgrate froyo using rom update utility
fahad4210 said:
i flashed GB to downgrate froyo using rom update utility
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Yeah, messed bootloader.
Yup, I dont know what good this will do you (retired aahk) but here you go, http://tau.shadowchild.nl/attn1/?p=188
Any solution to up come this mess. Please help.
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Any solution to up come this mess. Please help.
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Did you read this...?
humzaahmed155 said:
http://tau.shadowchild.nl/attn1/?p=188
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Need Help plz

hi frnds.. plz help me out.. i have htc desire hd.. i was trying to instal older version (1.32.405.3) of RUU on (3.13.468.2).. in the process an error apear n my phone was off.. now im not able to on my cell .. when i press power button nothing happend.. cant go fast boot or recovery mod .. after something cell htc screen appears it self.. n remain that screen..
Did your phone ship with Gingerbread? Has it been rooted?
bananagranola said:
Did your phone ship with Gingerbread? Has it been rooted?
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yup it waz on official gb rom 2.3.5.. mistakenly i waz trying to instal older version or official rom.. updating process cell is turn off.. now it is turn on by pressing power button.. after sometime it turn on by it self and stuck on HTC logo on vibration .. it waz not rooted..
_Sahil_ said:
yup it waz on official gb rom 2.3.5.. mistakenly i waz trying to instal older version or official rom.. updating process cell is turn off.. now it is turn on by pressing power button.. after sometime it turn on by it self and stuck on HTC logo on vibration .. it waz not rooted..
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Does your phone vibrate for about 7 seconds and gets stuck on the white screen?? leave it for about 20-30 minutes and it will turn on. You seemed to messed the bootloader.
glevitan said:
Does your phone vibrate for about 7 seconds and gets stuck on the white screen?? leave it for about 20-30 minutes and it will turn on. You seemed to messed the bootloader.
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yuppppppp its stuck on white screen.. dun know wht to do
_Sahil_ said:
yuppppppp its stuck on white screen.. dun know wht to do
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Yep...this:
http://tau.shadowchild.nl/attn1/?p=188
Take your time because this is painfull....very painful.
glevitan said:
Yep...this:
http://tau.shadowchild.nl/attn1/?p=188
Take your time because this is painfull....very painful.
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too difficult for me.. cant understand plz make it easy for me..
_Sahil_ said:
too difficult for me.. cant understand plz make it easy for me..
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You messed up your phone. It is your responsibility to fix it.
_Sahil_ said:
too difficult for me.. cant understand plz make it easy for me..
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i dont think theres an easy way just follow the instructions. i think we are lucky enough to have that guide
learn to use cmd prompt on windows...search on google its not that hard n will make things alot more easier
as you were flashing a RUU i guess u know about adb if not theres a guide for that...search in xda
thats all i can help u with..
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too difficult for me.. cant understand plz make it easy for me..
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There is no easy way for that unfortunately. You messed your bootloader for flashing something you shouldn't have and being warned all around didn't stop your from doing it.
So, my piece of advice is that you take time to do some research and learn how to do it. There is no other way, unless you find someone willing to do it for you.
TIP: Make sure that your phone fully boots even if it takes 30 minutes to and you also are able to get to hboot. Otherwise the fix is useless.

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