[Q] Arc boot only in safe mode - Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hi guys. Today when i waked up i found my arc with a safe mode message near the botton of the screen. I tried reboot and reset but the message still there. Themenu key isnt working too. Anyone can help me with this prob? Ty!

Re-flash the firmware with wotan or flashtool if SEUS is not working. Beware that you will loose your local settings and apps.

zeCosta said:
Hi guys. Today when i waked up i found my arc with a safe mode message near the botton of the screen. I tried reboot and reset but the message still there. Themenu key isnt working too. Anyone can help me with this prob? Ty!
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I had this issue back before my phone was rooted. I had a screen protector being put on when I turned it on it was in safe mode.
I went to Rogers they just turned it of took out the battery, waited then turned it on. Guess it eventually goes away.
Id say just try restarting it a few times if it continues try taking it to any phone company that carries the arc.
If your on a custom Rom or kernel try re flashing.
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[Q]Problem with shuting down phone [Arc S]

When i long press hardware button for shutting down phone, screen just fades to black and phone restarts. I can only shut down phone with software app. Yesterday i flashed ICS .587 cause i had boot loop(i tried unsuccesfully to flash custom rom). I don't remember this problem happening before that.
Does anyone know how to fix this?
I assume that repairing phone with pc companion would do the trick, but is there any other solution?
Thanx in advance!
Come on people, nobody had this problem? :crying:
Flash a stock ftf, and report back, sounds like you've been cross flashing mods.
Sent from my CM9'd Ray
DjDexter5GHz said:
When i long press hardware button for shutting down phone, screen just fades to black and phone restarts. I can only shut down phone with software app. Yesterday i flashed ICS .587 cause i had boot loop(i tried unsuccesfully to flash custom rom). I don't remember this problem happening before that.
Does anyone know how to fix this?
I assume that repairing phone with pc companion would do the trick, but is there any other solution?
Thanx in advance!
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Full wipe and reinstall the ROM you are using. But get sure you do a full wipe!
If not, like already mentioned, go back to stock with a ftf file.
DjDexter5GHz said:
When i long press hardware button for shutting down phone, screen just fades to black and phone restarts.
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framework or incompatible mod

[Q] Can't get into recovery, phone is constantly force closing setup wizard

Ok so I installed Liquid Smooths new beta rom, it was running fine but didn't have GAPPS, so i went and flashed GAPPS and now my phone is stuck......
When it loads the rom it keeps saying "unfortunetly setup wizard has stopped working" i keep clicking ok but the same message keeps popping up over and over again.....
I have tried the vol down, powre and home button to get into recovery but all it does is turn off the phone
Pulled battery and tried holding VOL DOWN+power to get intro recover but all it does is vibrate every few seconds.....
I am stuck and have been trying to get my phone operational for three hours, anyone care to help me? I have tried ADB but it cant find my device and i can't get into the settings of my phone to turn on debugging mode
raul602 said:
Ok so I installed Liquid Smooths new beta rom, it was running fine but didn't have GAPPS, so i went and flashed GAPPS and now my phone is stuck......
When it loads the rom it keeps saying "unfortunetly setup wizard has stopped working" i keep clicking ok but the same message keeps popping up over and over again.....
I have tried the vol down, powre and home button to get into recovery but all it does is turn off the phone
Pulled battery and tried holding VOL DOWN+power to get intro recover but all it does is vibrate every few seconds.....
I am stuck and have been trying to get my phone operational for three hours, anyone care to help me? I have tried ADB but it cant find my device and i can't get into the settings of my phone to turn on debugging mode
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First, did you flash the correct gapps? You have to make sure what you are flashing is correct for the ROM before you flash it.
Second, you need to turn the phone off, then press power + volume up + home until it vibrates and then release to access recovery. To access download mode, its the same thing only with volume down.
Third, a bit of advice. I don't mean to belittle you, but it doesn't sound like you did your homework before you started flashing things to your phone. You need to read around a bit and get a good grasp of the basics, or you will end up in trouble, whether it be as simple as a bootloop or as bad as a hard brick. I hope you get it fixed quickly. Good luck!
Thetenthdr said:
First, did you flash the correct gapps? You have to make sure what you are flashing is correct for the ROM before you flash it.
Second, you need to turn the phone off, then press power + volume up + home until it vibrates and then release to access recovery. To access download mode, its the same thing only with volume down.
Third, a bit of advice. I don't mean to belittle you, but it doesn't sound like you did your homework before you started flashing things to your phone. You need to read around a bit and get a good grasp of the basics, or you will end up in trouble, whether it be as simple as a bootloop or as bad as a hard brick. I hope you get it fixed quickly. Good luck!
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Thanks, I finally got into recovery mode by holding the three buttons then letting go right after it vibrated and pressing again.... weird..
For the most part, i read every single post in a thread before i flash a rom, I have been flashing roms for years now ....... I guess i got comfortable and flashed this "beta" rom(stupidly) not thinking anything of it..... and no i didn't even check if it was the right gapp, i knew it was for 4.2.1 and i figured the beta was the same.
I am not back to a working rom, but now my phone is only able to get Edge speed, is that a modem issue?
That's an imei issue. Look around there is a thread about it. Happened to me but that got it all fixed. Under phone settings about phone if your imei is 0 you need to inject it back. Hope this helps
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tylerholbrook said:
That's an imei issue. Look around there is a thread about it. Happened to me but that got it all fixed. Under phone settings about phone if your imei is 0 you need to inject it back. Hope this helps
Sent from my SGH-T999 using xda app-developers app
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I can't thank you enough for pointing me in the right direction, took me HOURS but finally got it working. Thanks!
Glad you got it back up and running.
No problem. Lol yeah I had to buy a PC because I couldn't fix it with a Mac
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tylerholbrook said:
No problem. Lol yeah I had to buy a PC because I couldn't fix it with a Mac
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Ouch. But on a positive note, you now have a PC

[HELP]Xperia S absolutely blank[BRICK]

Hi guys,
I was working on a fix for my rom. I made it, went to CWM and flashed it. Then rebooted and evrything was absolutely fine. Then I rebooted into to wipe cache and dalvik cache and did both successfully. When I rebooted, my phone got stuck at SONY logo. I held the volume up and power button for around 5 sec but the phone did not vibrate once. It did not vibrate at all. Instead the SONY logo slowly disappeared and the phone went to a blank screen( NOT powered off ). Then it automatically powered off. Then I tried flashmode, no luck. Nothing for fastboot too. Trying to power on/soft-reset/hard-reset is of no use. The phone does nothing.
I checked the soft brick thread . It said that hard reset will lock up the phone until the battery dies. But I did not do a hard reset at all.
Any help will be appreciated.
EDIT:- Flashtool says that phone is connected with USB debugging off. Nothing happens when I connect my phone to a wall charger too.
Thanks,
abcdjdj
abcdjdj said:
Hi guys,
I was working on a fix for my rom. I made it, went to CWM and flashed it. Then rebooted and evrything was absolutely fine. Then I rebooted into to wipe cache and dalvik cache and did both successfully. When I rebooted, my phone got stuck at SONY logo. I held the volume up and power button for around 5 sec but the phone did not vibrate once. It did not vibrate at all. Instead the SONY logo slowly disappeared and the phone went to a blank screen( NOT powered off ). Then it automatically powered off. Then I tried flashmode, no luck. Nothing for fastboot too. Trying to power on/soft-reset/hard-reset is of no use. The phone does nothing.
I checked the soft brick thread . It said that hard reset will lock up the phone until the battery dies. But I did not do a hard reset at all.
Any help will be appreciated.
EDIT:- Flashtool says that phone is connected with USB debugging off. Nothing happens when I connect my phone to a wall charger too.
Thanks,
abcdjdj
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The Sony Ericsson Update software detects your phone? :S
ruvelro said:
The Sony Ericsson Update software detects your phone? :S
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Can't go into flashmode at all, but flashtool says that the device is connected with USB Debugging OFF.
then u have hope... u will get it to connect eventually
XperiaMT27 said:
then u have hope... u will get it to connect eventually
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The guide says that after charging for some time, the red led should appear. But my phone had around 80% charge when this incident occured. Anyway, I have kept it for wall-charging now.[NO LED light appears - nothing just blank]
if charging does not help , letting the battery die out might bring the fone out of bootloop
XperiaMT27 said:
if charging does not help , letting the battery die out might bring the fone out of bootloop
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But there is no bootloop! The phone is just blank dead and is not responding to anything.
have u noticed the fone does not respond immediately after starting, even if its charging the led goes blank for a while and then comes back. ur fone might be stuck there
XperiaMT27 said:
have u noticed the fone does not respond immediately after starting, even if its charging the led goes blank for a while and then comes back. ur fone might be stuck there
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I have kept it for charging since 1/2 an hour now. Still no led. And I have not noticed anything like what you say. Anyway, what should I do then?
one thing for sure, if ur kernel is fine.. its just a soft brick. will take time and patience. best of luck
XperiaMT27 said:
one thing for sure, if ur kernel is fine.. its just a soft brick. will take time and patience. best of luck
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I am quite sure that it is not a hard brick so I will just wait. If anyone has any ideas, please let me know. Thanks for your help
Have been charging the phone since around 3 hrs now. Still nothing. Should I continue charging it or should I just wait till the battery drains? Also, I think that removing and re-inserting the battery should work but I am scared to do that.
Please help me guys..:crying:
BUMP
abcdjdj said:
Hi guys,
I was working on a fix for my rom. I made it, went to CWM and flashed it. Then rebooted and evrything was absolutely fine. Then I rebooted into to wipe cache and dalvik cache and did both successfully. When I rebooted, my phone got stuck at SONY logo. I held the volume up and power button for around 5 sec but the phone did not vibrate once. It did not vibrate at all. Instead the SONY logo slowly disappeared and the phone went to a blank screen( NOT powered off ). Then it automatically powered off. Then I tried flashmode, no luck. Nothing for fastboot too. Trying to power on/soft-reset/hard-reset is of no use. The phone does nothing.
I checked the soft brick thread . It said that hard reset will lock up the phone until the battery dies. But I did not do a hard reset at all.
Any help will be appreciated.
EDIT:- Flashtool says that phone is connected with USB debugging off. Nothing happens when I connect my phone to a wall charger too.
Thanks,
abcdjdj
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go to sus and repair phone,worked for me
You said you tried hold VolUP+Power... Have you tried VolUP+VolDOWN+Power at the same time? Hold for like 5 sec or more...
Chronic2k13 said:
go to sus and repair phone,worked for me
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SUS is for locked bootloader and anyway that also requires flashmode ( green led ). My phone is absolutely dead. Tried EMMA for unlocked bootloader, but still phone refuses to go into download mode ( green led ).
the_biu said:
You said you tried hold VolUP+Power... Have you tried VolUP+VolDOWN+Power at the same time? Hold for like 5 sec or more...
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Nothing happens.
abcdjdj said:
Nothing happens.
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I had a similar problem. I rebooted my phone after wiping system, and the phone just showed a black blank screen. I just held VolUP+VolDOWN and then held Power too. After, I felt a vibration and released the buttons and the phone rebooted so I could get back to recovery TWRP. There I used adb to solve the problem.
Maybe you should just wait to your phone completly discharge... And then charge again.
the_biu said:
I had a similar problem. I rebooted my phone after wiping system, and the phone just showed a black blank screen. I just held VolUP+VolDOWN and then held Power too. After, I felt a vibration and released the buttons and the phone rebooted so I could get back to recovery TWRP. There I used adb to solve the problem.
Maybe you should just wait to your phone completly discharge... And then charge again.
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You must have actually pressed vol up+power only. One vibration means a soft-reset. Yes, I am waiting for the phone to get completely discharged. Following this - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=33032165&postcount=2
" You need to leave the phone on a charger to see when the battery dies. " That's what I am doing. Thanks for your help.
Has anyone tried this tool - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2173363
Also, are there any other tools which can completely rebuild the bootloader and all other partitions?
There is a Qualcomm tool for your device, u tried that?
Sent from my Xperia Sola (XDA for Android)

[Q] Xperia S bricked ?

I was installing cyanogen mod 10 via CWM and everything went fine until I rebooted after installing. The phone would not reboot in to android.
The phone is stuck on a black screen with no power light showing - it vibrates if I try a hard reboot but that is the limit of what it's doing. When it was plugged in via USB the computer installed a couple of drivers but that's it as far as any form of life goes.
Does anyone have any ideas ?
Is your bootloader unlocked?
CM10 only works on unlocked bootloader.
If your bootloader is locked, use PCC or Update Service to repair your phone.
ss002d6252 said:
I was installing cyanogen mod 10 via CWM and everything went fine until I rebooted after installing. The phone would not reboot in to android.
The phone is stuck on a black screen with no power light showing - it vibrates if I try a hard reboot but that is the limit of what it's doing. When it was plugged in via USB the computer installed a couple of drivers but that's it as far as any form of life goes.
Does anyone have any ideas ?
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Do this -
1. Download stock ics ftf and prepare to flash it using Flashtool by androxyde
2. Press and hold the power and volume up combination until you get 3 vibrations
3. Now holding the volume down key, attach the usb cable and allow the flashing to get completed
4. Turn on your phone normally after the flashing and enjoy
Thanks.
I used the sony update service to get up and running again. As far as I was aware the bootloader was unlocked but presumably it was not which caused the problems ?
ss002d6252 said:
Thanks.
I used the sony update service to get up and running again. As far as I was aware the bootloader was unlocked but presumably it was not which caused the problems ?
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It happened because you have not unlocked your boot loader properly.
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abcdjdj said:
It happened because you have not unlocked your boot loader properly.
Sent from my Xperia S using xda app-developers app
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So how to fix that? IT seems that I have do the same, and now im stuck at bootloop. Cant even turn it off permanently.
Boshe said:
So how to fix that? IT seems that I have do the same, and now im stuck at bootloop. Cant even turn it off permanently.
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To turn it off completely, press and hold the volume up + power combination until you get 3 vibrations. At this point, your device will be completely turned off. Now in order to unlock your bootloader, kindly follow this guide - http://unlockbootloader.sonymobile.com/instructions
Good luck
abcdjdj said:
To turn it off completely, press and hold the volume up + power combination until you get 3 vibrations. At this point, your device will be completely turned off. Now in order to unlock your bootloader, kindly follow this guide - http://unlockbootloader.sonymobile.com/instructions
Good luck
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Thanks for the answer. Already find that and solve my problem.
xperia s totally bricked don't know what to do?
:crying::crying: i accidentally flashed cwm touch 6.0.4 touch and now it is bricked .....when i left it for charging the red light appears but as i unplug it red light go away. dont know what to do plz help....phone not detected by flash tool or emma or pc companion.
iknoxforu said:
:crying::crying: i accidentally flashed cwm touch 6.0.4 touch and now it is bricked .....when i left it for charging the red light appears but as i unplug it red light go away. dont know what to do plz help....phone not detected by flash tool or emma or pc companion.
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Try the rubber band method from here.
Mirhawk said:
Try the rubber band method from here.
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tried it kept it like this overnight but nothing happens
iknoxforu said:
tried it kept it like this overnight but nothing happens
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It sometimes takes longer time to work. Did You get any sort of error on flashtool? Like error while flashing loader.sin? Also, does the phone get warm on the back side?
Mirhawk said:
It sometimes takes longer time to work. Did You get any sort of error on flashtool? Like error while flashing loader.sin? Also, does the phone get warm on the back side?
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no error the phone is not booting to flashmode at all. neither it getting warm.

i'm asking u to help me please guys..

hi guys...
I don't speak English well so i'm sory for my bad english
I will try as possible to clarify the problem and what exactly happened and I hope you understand what I mean
i have sony Xperia S lt26i with unlocked bootloder i flashed it with stock kernal and rom ics 6.1.A.2.55
and i rooted it via EROOT TOOLS and i flashed in to it the CWM recovery
my phone work well until yesterday .. I was trying to experience many of applications and games that i downloaded recently
So I was make a backup for my rom through CWM recovery..Then i started to install those games and apps ..Some of them had been working well and the others caused some problems and error and my phone Become more Slowly and less responsive, and i had got some time freezing even after the uninstalling those programs and games.
So I decided to restore the previous systems through CWM..so opened cmw interface and i restored my backup until it show me the restoring complete and i need to restart my phone ...
Here the problem began after reboot .. my phone got stuck in sony logo startup screen and won't to login into android system or shutting down or cmw even when i press the power key... until i think the battery got empty .. so i connect my phone to charging it. after that the phone show the red light (charging mod) and after 10 minutes then the screen back to lighting again and it stuck in sony logo until the battery empty
i had trying to press the power key +volume up it restart the phone but the same problem still... even i had trying to put it into flashmod or fastboot but the phone won't to response to any of this 2 mode .. even when connecting the phone with pc .. the pc not see it at all
so what i can do.... help me please
my life is still parked since yesterday
Check if the fastboot and flashmode drivers are properly installed on your pc.
Sent from my LT26i using xda premium
Hold volume up and power button for 10-15 seconds, until you feel one vibration, and then after a while u will feel 3 continuous vibrations.. Then the phone is fully turned off.. Now connect to PC in flash mode and flash a new rom with kernel..
Good luck..!
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