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My keyboard no longer registers the "?" key after I flashed a new ROM when I press it. How can I get it to work again?!
It'll be an error in the rom itself, not a hardware issue.
Maybe check the rom thread for a fix or wait for an update?
-Nipqer
hi everyone
after i flasher miui rom on my dhd .. the screen never responce to touch
i came back to spike rom and the same problem still
although i made full wipe befor flashing
sorry for my bad english
The 4 main keys are still working right? If not, test it in recovery mode. If they don't response, it means that the digitizer has broken down.
8penned from my blazing fast DHD
The digitizer is unlikely to have broken down. Flash another ROM such as LeeDroid which I've found to be the most stable. That should get the screen working again. Many people have this issue after they flash a new ROM, their phone just doesnt like it and the touchscreen stops working.
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The digitizer is unlikely to have broken down. Flash another ROM such as LeeDroid which I've found to be the most stable. That should get the screen working again. Many people have this issue after they flash a new ROM, their phone just doesnt like it and the touchscreen stops working.
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Yeah, digitizer break down is very very unlikely. Just to confirm it, test your keys in CWM. Just as raze599 said before, full wipe and try another rom. Make sure you set the right procedures when doing full wipe (use wipe script if available, set correct ext for rom).
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dont go for ROMS with recommended radios.....as you have to upgrade to that radios........upgrading without touch is almost impossible...........
If you have S-Off it is not impossible to upgrade a radio, I'm not sure why you would need to if your touchscreen doesnt work but it is definitely possible to.
All it would need is the flash radio.img fastboot command.
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If you have S-Off it is not impossible to upgrade a radio, I'm not sure why you would need to if your touchscreen doesnt work but it is definitely possible to.
All it would need is the flash radio.img fastboot command.
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but for upgrading the radio he must connect via charge only............[i hope]
that does requires touch.........................
rohithksaj said:
but for upgrading the radio he must connect via charge only............[i hope]
that does requires touch.........................
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You dont need to, you just plug in the USB cable when the phone is off. Then you boot into bootloader.
hi
today i was experimenting with my phone tried to install a custom rom...every thing completely fine but the phone didn't restart
now the phone is bricked.....(not working)
i displays sony logo and then nothing happens...
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Can you get into FlashTool or Fastboot mode?
What custom Rom you've installed? More details please.
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don't exactly remember the name of the rom it was something called xdark....
i can access recovery mode... and can install any other ROM...but after restarting it doesn't works (shows black screen)
also i want to ask if installing custom rom can cause hardware problems...service center personnel told me that some hardware is corrupted .. he says flex cable is damaged...is it true???
Xdark ICS. Did you unlock your bootloader? Did you follow the steps?
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surajsun22 said:
hi
today i was experimenting with my phone tried to install a custom rom...every thing completely fine but the phone didn't restart
now the phone is bricked.....(not working)
i displays sony logo and then nothing happens...
:crying::crying::crying:
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i yhink you flashed ics rom over gb kernel so change one of them
surajsun22 said:
don't exactly remember the name of the rom it was something called xdark....
i can access recovery mode... and can install any other ROM...but after restarting it doesn't works (shows black screen)
also i want to ask if installing custom rom can cause hardware problems...service center personnel told me that some hardware is corrupted .. he says flex cable is damaged...is it true???
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Try flashing a kernel and ROM that are definitely compatible.
surajsun22 said:
don't exactly remember the name of the rom it was something called xdark....
i can access recovery mode... and can install any other ROM...but after restarting it doesn't works (shows black screen)
also i want to ask if installing custom rom can cause hardware problems...service center personnel told me that some hardware is corrupted .. he says flex cable is damaged...is it true???
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The problem is that the kernel and rom don't match. XDark ICS is Ice Cream Sandwich, so you'll need an ICS kernel for it. And you can't really damage hardware by installing roms, unless you overclock it too far and your CPU overheats, but it'll take a lot to get it that hot.
So, hey guys, i've used this site a lot in the past, but now i need some help / advice, so i've registered. The following isn't going to be pretty but i'll explain it as best as i can.... infact, i can paste the email i sent to Sony asking for advice, it was this morning, i don't know if they operate or care
Hello people at Sony, my stupid head appears to have bricked my Xperia Arc S Android phone, it was still under warranty until i decided to unlock the bootloader, then i was having trouble restoring it back to stock android, this resulted in me trying to lock the bootloader. But alas, nothing now happens except a lonely green light flashing every so often, if i hold down menu, a blue light appears, which is charming, but then it dissipates and im left lonely again. With just a bricked phone and little dignity.
What are my options, by rules, it's void of warranty, can it be fixed? Can i pay for it to be fixed? Will my Natwest Insurance cover it on the grounds of Accidental damage (My stupidity) and Breakdown due to electrical fault, that being, no electrical softwareness is been transitorized.
I decided to go custom due to the wait for the Xperia update for my phone, out of the 273 S-I variant versions of the Arc S, 246 have gotten the update, but not mine, months had gone by, day turned to night, night turned to day, and i got desperate, i decided to root... for the first time. (And now last)
What i did learn, apart from technology will rise up and defeat us all, is JellyBean works very well to some degree on this phone, HOWEVER, the lack of Flash player caused bad results when playing content, im not sure what piece of code on the JellyBean CM10/Paranoid Android release was rendering it, but if you can get past the lack of flash for this and render images in its mobile bravia engineness then it will work a treat, and i mean it, it really did run well, obviously it was customness, but i digress...
Can anything be done? I do so love my Arc S, and just so you know, if it can't be repaired and I have to change phones, it will still wear the brand logo... Sony Ericsson... and if its your newer phones, that lack Eric's Son, i shall scribe his name proudly across the top with a sharp implement with pride. (With the care of an Adult, or someone equally minded)
Thank you lovely people over at Sony.
Stuart Herrington
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So, basically it doesnt boot, apart from it does vibrate with button holds and the LED flashes. I tried flashing it with flashtool and stock ROM, but flashtool came back saying it needed unknown sources and debugging mode activated, which makes me think, it could be salvagable and not bricked, however how can i change those settings if i can't get into the phone itself, is there a bypass?
On a side note, i can Hold Menu, plug the phone into my computer and it goes into blue light mode, i cant remember the term for this
but its what i was using for flashboot, you reckon i could flashboot out of this? I was trying so many different methods to try and custom rom my phone that everything got confusing, which was best to use etc, and on another note the phone never booted when i tried to relock it, so im unaware if it finished, it didnt boot at all, and this is the point im at now.
Fortunately i picked up a Xperia U for £135, second hand, actually cheaper than my Arc S second hand, crazy really, but you can see why with the size difference and a couple of small spec differences.
Any help would be appreciated. This isn't obviously the best situation but i'm wondering if anyone has encountered this stupid mistake i've cast upon myself XD
Thanks in advance.
Wait...
I've checked the fastboot status of my phone using Flashtools, and it says my phone needs to be rooted first... hmmm it was rooted, maybe it got undone with the bootloader thing, i guess i can try but i can't access the phone to debugg or allow unknown sources.
Hi Stu15,
The fact that you can boot holding down the menu button is good.
You can probably flash a custom kernel onto your phone this way using the following command.
Code:
fastboot flash boot boot.img
If you have a rom that you want to use, then it usually comes with a custom kernel (called boot.img most of the time) inside the rom's zip file.
Most custom kernels have CWM recovery built-in, and here's the trick to enter recovery -
After you turn on the phone, wait for the hardware keys to light up.
Just in case you miss this, the coloured led will light up purple at the same time
When this happens, press (and release) the "volume down" button once or twice.
Then you should see CWM recovery in a few seconds.
So what you do is copy the rom to your sd card (just plug the card into your computer to do this).
Then flash the custom kernel that came with the rom.
Then boot into CWM and flash the rom (you should clear the cache and the dalvik cache before flashing the rom).
If you don't have a preferred rom, then have a look at this thread - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1653188
It has lotd of helpful links, near the bottom of the 1st post are a few roms you can try.
I hope that you come right.
Take care,
Hotfingers
Thanks for the info, ive tried this and apparently my phone isnt rooted anymore, it must've locked itself why i tried to undo the rom install, my recovery wasnt working so i was left with little choice. I can try and root the phone but i dont think it will be possible without accessing debugging mode, which is in the phone.. doh
im going to try adb commands to try and work something, then insurance claim. woop :/ lol
[EDIT] IM BACK, im in lol, i managed to find the command to unlock the bootloader, so now im back into CWM, the problem is the recovery doesnt work, so im reinstalling the original package, go into the phone, usb debugging and unknown sources, then i will flash it with stock ROM, should work. best work, i dont know why i did this in the first place... guess i had to learn XD
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Thanks for the info, ive tried this and apparently my phone isnt rooted anymore, it must've locked itself why i tried to undo the rom install, my recovery wasnt working so i was left with little choice. I can try and root the phone but i dont think it will be possible without accessing debugging mode, which is in the phone.. doh
im going to try adb commands to try and work something, then insurance claim. woop :/ lol
[EDIT] IM BACK, im in lol, i managed to find the command to unlock the bootloader, so now im back into CWM, the problem is the recovery doesnt work, so im reinstalling the original package, go into the phone, usb debugging and unknown sources, then i will flash it with stock ROM, should work. best work, i dont know why i did this in the first place... guess i had to learn XD
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cool, well done. :good:
Hi all,
As mentioned, I'm kinda new to flashing roms on phones, I just did it on a tablet I have a while ago. The warranty on my Z1C ran out, was bored with the stock rom, so I decided to install cyanogenmod on it, im running the 12.1 nightly build now after some tinkering to get ADB and drivers working. I just used this tutorial to guide me through.
Now for now I'm all ok with this rom, but I was actually looking for a little more battery life maybe, like this rom claims.
How would I go about trying out different roms? I see I might need a different recovery tool that the Cmod one. How would I go about that and what do you suggest?
Should I root my device? And how and why?
If a specific rom requires me to run a lower android version than I have (5.1.1 currently) how would I go about downgrading it? And why is this needed? I am installing a brand new rom,right?
My questions are kinda basic, I know that. Was hoping someone would like to guide me into the world of xperia Z1C roms. I really tried google and these forums to find my answers, but I can't really find explanations. Before I start going nuts, I'd like to know WHY I do things, and not just what I need to do to get it working.
I know linux basics etc, I just have a hard time understanding the concept and why things work as they do.
Edit: nevermind, found some resources in the forum finally
ptrcksc said:
Hi all,
As mentioned, I'm kinda new to flashing roms on phones, I just did it on a tablet I have a while ago. The warranty on my Z1C ran out, was bored with the stock rom, so I decided to install cyanogenmod on it, im running the 12.1 nightly build now after some tinkering to get ADB and drivers working. I just used this tutorial to guide me through.
Now for now I'm all ok with this rom, but I was actually looking for a little more battery life maybe, like this rom claims.
How would I go about trying out different roms? I see I might need a different recovery tool that the Cmod one. How would I go about that and what do you suggest?
Should I root my device? And how and why?
If a specific rom requires me to run a lower android version than I have (5.1.1 currently) how would I go about downgrading it? And why is this needed? I am installing a brand new rom,right?
My questions are kinda basic, I know that. Was hoping someone would like to guide me into the world of xperia Z1C roms. I really tried google and these forums to find my answers, but I can't really find explanations. Before I start going nuts, I'd like to know WHY I do things, and not just what I need to do to get it working.
I know linux basics etc, I just have a hard time understanding the concept and why things work as they do.
Edit: nevermind, found some resources in the forum finally
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Definitely a big subject for one question. Best starting place would be real recovery. If you're BL is unlocked and you have real recovery, most things are pretty simple. To check if you have it, turn phone off, and hold power and volume down until vibrate, then release. You'll either enter recovery or see a dead android with an exclamation mark.
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Definitely a big subject for one question. Best starting place would be real recovery. If you're BL is unlocked and you have real recovery, most things are pretty simple. To check if you have it, turn phone off, and hold power and volume down until vibrate, then release. You'll either enter recovery or see a dead android with an exclamation mark.
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Am I doing something wrong? I have an unlocked bootloader already, removed CM12.1 and went back to the last stock release using the sony flashtool. I tried the tutorial on sony's website (im not allowed to post links) yet), but the flashtool doesn't give me the "update TA" option for step 2.
If I try it now it just shows the sony logo, black screen, sony logo again and it goes into it's normal boot.
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Am I doing something wrong? I have an unlocked bootloader already, removed CM12.1 and went back to the last stock release using the sony flashtool. I tried the tutorial on sony's website (im not allowed to post links) yet), but the flashtool doesn't give me the "update TA" option for step 2.
If I try it now it just shows the sony logo, black screen, sony logo again and it goes into it's normal boot.
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Double check your technique - make sure phone is off, press power and volume down together and hold. I have found with some ROMs that I need to hold volume down a little longer after vibration. If still not working, I guess ta is not updated. Not sure why it's not showing in Emma. It's been a while since I've done it, but I think I remember it being a drop-down menu of 'available options' or something like that.
BTW- it's still possible to mod/flash with old style recovery, but you need to be ready to reflash recovery with each different ROM.
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Double check your technique - make sure phone is off, press power and volume down together and hold. I have found with some ROMs that I need to hold volume down a little longer after vibration. If still not working, I guess ta is not updated. Not sure why it's not showing in Emma. It's been a while since I've done it, but I think I remember it being a drop-down menu of 'available options' or something like that.
BTW- it's still possible to mod/flash with old style recovery, but you need to be ready to reflash recovery with each different ROM.
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Hmm, no it really doesn't do anything, just keeps on showing the sony logo twice. Guess CM12.1 flashes the kernel? I would expect reloading stock firmware would install the sony bootloader, guess it didnt.
I'm not too familiar with root access on phone, but it seems like CM12.1 has some weird tricks, maybe it wiped the TA partition? Guess I'm kinda f*'d then as far as the stock bootloader goes.
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Hmm, no it really doesn't do anything, just keeps on showing the sony logo twice. Guess CM12.1 flashes the kernel? I would expect reloading stock firmware would install the sony bootloader, guess it didnt.
I'm not too familiar with root access on phone, but it seems like CM12.1 has some weird tricks, maybe it wiped the TA partition? Guess I'm kinda f*'d then as far as the stock bootloader goes.
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Flashing the fw from Sony probably did update the ta. I personally did it separately, but I've read that latest official fw flash has it included. I guess it might be a root issue, or an incompatible recovery. Try this - power off, and connect to PC in fastboot mode, (hold volume up while connecting and release when you see blue led). Download this recovery img - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=66401233&postcount=12 and copy it to fastboot/adb folder. Then open a cmd prompt, switch to adb directory, and use fastboot command 'fastboot flash recovery [name of recovery file].IMG'. Then disconnect and try to enter recovery.
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Hmm, no it really doesn't do anything, just keeps on showing the sony logo twice. Guess CM12.1 flashes the kernel? I would expect reloading stock firmware would install the sony bootloader, guess it didnt.
I'm not too familiar with root access on phone, but it seems like CM12.1 has some weird tricks, maybe it wiped the TA partition? Guess I'm kinda f*'d then as far as the stock bootloader goes.
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Download and flash latest TWRP recovery for your device.. And also download a kernel for the rom/firmware you're gonna be using..
TWRP recovery is (in my opinion) the best custom recovery for Xperia devices..
Make sure your bootloader is and can be unlocked (if you havent already checked or done it)..
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Flash tool has an option to backup your TA keys in the drop down menu/options..
Besides that...
Since I havent read the start of the thread..
Could you briefly explain what it is you're trying to accomplish with your device?? That way I can help you by getting straight to the point and help you fix your device as fast as possible ,.
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Download and flash latest TWRP recovery for your device.. And also download a kernel for the rom/firmware you're gonna be using..
TWRP recovery is (in my opinion) the best custom recovery for Xperia devices..
Make sure your bootloader is and can be unlocked (if you havent already checked or done it)..
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Flash tool has an option to backup your TA keys in the drop down menu/options..
Besides that...
Since I havent read the start of the thread..
Could you briefly explain what it is you're trying to accomplish with your device?? That way I can help you by getting straight to the point and help you fix your device as fast as possible ,.
Sent from Sony Xperia Z5 E6653
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Well what I try to accomplish is pretty generic; flashing another ROM that I like. The goal of my thread is to try and understand why I do things. There is a ton of tutorials, but I can't find any that explain why you do things. I can flash a custom recovery, kernel and ROM by just following a tutorial. What I don't really understand yet is the relationship between the 3. Like how does my recovery influence the ROM I'm using? To me it seems like it's nothing more than just tool that run separately from the ROM itself.
BTW with flash tool you don't mean Sony's own tool right? You mean the one from flashtool.net
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Well what I try to accomplish is pretty generic; flashing another ROM that I like. The goal of my thread is to try and understand why I do things. There is a ton of tutorials, but I can't find any that explain why you do things. I can flash a custom recovery, kernel and ROM by just following a tutorial. What I don't really understand yet is the relationship between the 3. Like how does my recovery influence the ROM I'm using? To me it seems like it's nothing more than just tool that run separately from the ROM itself.
BTW with flash tool you don't mean Sony's own tool right? You mean the one from flashtool.net
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The custom recovery is a tool that allows you to, flash zips, and other roms to your device.. The kernel is what drives the hardware on the device and sets power options for the battery and system.. Etc..
In other words.. A custom recovery is necessary to flash custom roms.
And i mean through the flashtool program you can back it up. Well, it worked for me
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