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Xperia play stuck in flash mode?

im having problems with my xperia R800i now its stuck on flashmode and it wont get out of it ever since i accidently updated to the OTA apparently it is semi bricked. is there any way to fix it? ive also tried flashing previous ftf files and the latest and doesnt seem to work. anyone can help please?

technolust109 said:
im having problems with my xperia R800i now its stuck on flashmode and it wont get out of it ever since i accidently updated to the OTA apparently it is semi bricked. is there any way to fix it? ive also tried flashing previous ftf files and the latest and doesnt seem to work. anyone can help please?
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If you can boot into fastboot (blue light on usb connection) you may have a chance to load cyanogenmod to fix the partitions etc and then you could revert to stock 2.3.4

tried that. but i got it fixed, i just needed to relock my bootloader with a custom .ftf file and then just unlocked and all the steps again. and its all fine now

quick question....how to you get your xperia play into flash mode?

eraoof said:
quick question....how to you get your xperia play into flash mode?
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Turn off.
Hold back button.
Plug in USB cable.
You should see a green LED, that means you're in Flash Mode.
Sent from my R800x

Solar.Plexus said:
Turn off.
Hold back button.
Plug in USB cable.
You should see a green LED, that means you're in Flash Mode.
Sent from my R800x
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but that's how i get it in fastboot mode, and flashtools says they are two separate things

eraoof said:
but that's how i get it in fastboot mode, and flashtools says they are two separate things
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No.
Fastboot uses the same instructions but you hold in the SEARCH button to reveal a blue LED.
Sent from my R800x

Solar.Plexus said:
No.
Fastboot uses the same instructions but you hold in the SEARCH button to reveal a blue LED.
Sent from my R800x
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oh dear i feel silly. Thank you very much

eraoof said:
oh dear i feel silly. Thank you very much
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No problem, glad to hear it worked for you!

It wont boot up .... Help!!!

Ok after my sony ericsson xperia play did the software upgrade while on the charger, it will not boot back up!!
Not sure what happend, but when you press the power button, it only vibrates once but will not boot back up!
It just shows a black screen!!!!
I have sent it in to the shop and we are stuck as to how to get it on.
You can not even get into the boot loader screen!
Its been a week, and i don't know what the hell to do!!!
Some one please help!!!!

Does the power button light up green when you hold down the search button while plugging into a computer? If so, use flashtool to flash back to the stock firmware

Yes it dose, the tech guy and me have tried to do so, however the computer sees the device but dose not know what it is, however even when the files are finished it sitll dose not boot up!

jacklebott said:
Does the power button light up green when you hold down the search button while plugging into a computer? If so, use flashtool to flash back to the stock firmware
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If it lights up green then you cant get into fastboot, it should light up blue, if im not mistaken!
Is your phone Rooted, with BL Unlocked, and do you have CWM Recovery? You said you can not get into Bootload screen? Did you mean Recovery? Try pushing volume down repeatedly while pressing the power button, continue hitting volume down till you see the recovery screen. If you can get into recovery just do a nandroid recovery/restore, provided you did a back up prior to your issue.

It dose not light up blue, but it dose not go into the recovery screen at all, in fact when you press the power button, gives a small vibrate and the screen is still black!
Also when you put it on the charger the LED light is green, really frustrated.
However, I am new at this, like I said only had the device for a day, and this happened after I did a software update, so I am not sure what a CWM means, kindly clarify, think of giving instructions not just to a newbie, but to some one that has no clue what is going on! LOL sorry man I really am new to all of this, I just want it to work, so kindly provide me with step by step instructions that you would give to a five year old child.

Hmm... that's interesting. A CWM is a custom recovery. Green light when plugged in means its charging. It sounds almost like your phones LCD is not receiving a signal anymore, if that's the case, seeing as you wouldn't see anything on the screen in order to even do a recovery, I don't see a lot of options here. If its brand new, then its under warranty, take it back and exchange it.
Sent from my R800x using XDA App

This has nothing to do with your LCD =|.
It's sony's stupid software bricking the xperia play for no valid reason ; happened to me as well.
Only fix is to download Sony Ericsson Update Service and keep on retrying the software update after it fails ; This is not the Sony Ericsson Pc Suite ; Also try removing the battery for 30 seconds after 6-8 retries on SEUS - happened to me a few times after the original occurence since i was trying to get back to complete stock.

Thanks for the input, I was lost on how to help out on this one! I thought it was only bricking the rooted unlocked phones.
XperianceIT
sent from my Xplay R800X, using XDA App!

Thanks, so I need to use the update app from Sony Ericsson?
I will try it, however would it work after I flashed it ?
I did a few times and it took the flash files, yet still wont boot up.

XperianceIT said:
If it lights up green then you cant get into fastboot, it should light up blue, if im not mistaken!
Is your phone Rooted, with BL Unlocked, and do you have CWM Recovery? You said you can not get into Bootload screen? Did you mean Recovery? Try pushing volume down repeatedly while pressing the power button, continue hitting volume down till you see the recovery screen. If you can get into recovery just do a nandroid recovery/restore, provided you did a back up prior to your issue.
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I wasn't trying to get him to use fastboot (blue light), I was saying to go into flash mode (green light)

Its still not booting up and the pc is now saying it dose not recognise my device!!
What to do????

As long as you can get into flash mode(green light, when you connect to pc) you're ok, wel re trying on seus and eventually it will work
Edit- it can take around 10 retries in my experience
Sent from my R800i using XDA App

Nabeel_Nabs said:
As long as you can get into flash mode(green light, when you connect to pc) you're ok, wel re trying on seus and eventually it will work
Edit- it can take around 10 retries in my experience
Sent from my R800i using XDA App
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What do you mean by flash mode????
How do I connect my device to the PC since the PC is saying that the USB device connected is not recognised?

djskittel said:
What do you mean by flash mode????
How do I connect my device to the PC since the PC is saying that the USB device connected is not recognised?
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Connect it to your PC with USB, Then go to support Zone in Pc Companion then select Phone software update and click Repair and follow the instructions, it worked for me when pc companion decided to brick me...
EDIT: Or you could always Flash 2.3.4, tut here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=20151540 just follow the first two posts, I believe it will work if Flashmode is still working (The tut will tell you how to get into there)
correct me if I have said anything wrong, was in a rush.

djskittel said:
What do you mean by flash mode????
How do I connect my device to the PC since the PC is saying that the USB device connected is not recognised?
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When you connect the phone to the pc does the led stay green, if it does that's called flash mode , keep.on tryimg seus to flash the phine, this is not included in pc companion and is separate software
Sent from my R800i using XDA App

This happened to me to, so you are saying I should use SEUS to update over and over until it works?
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Nabeel_Nabs said:
As long as you can get into flash mode(green light, when you connect to pc) you're ok, wel re trying on seus and eventually it will work
Edit- it can take around 10 retries in my experience
Sent from my R800i using XDA App
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Should I do an update or the reset and update option in SEUS?

[Q] Hi, i need help(Im new here)

hi everyone,
im new here on the XPERIA PLAY section.(used to have an Xperia X1 that diedi recently).
i have the Xperia Play R800a(Rogers edition) with the bootloader locked(confirmed with the sony ericsson website). i was able to root with flashtool and install CWM 5.0. but i can't seem to use fastboot on windows 7 32 or 64bits. it says Waiting for device and my R800a always have the blue only 2 seconds and goes green immediatly after that in charging mode.what can i do tp fix this???
thx in advance for the help u guys have.(you all have a great community here)

frykillr said:
hi everyone,
im new here on the XPERIA PLAY section.(used to have an Xperia X1 that diedi recently).
i have the Xperia Play R800a(Rogers edition) with the bootloader locked(confirmed with the sony ericsson website). i was able to root with flashtool and install CWM 5.0. but i can't seem to use fastboot on windows 7 32 or 64bits. it says Waiting for device and my R800a always have the blue only 2 seconds and goes green immediatly after that in charging mode.what can i do tp fix this???
thx in advance for the help u guys have.(you all have a great community here)
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How did u connect ur phone to the com? it should be off and hold search button while inserting the usb cable.

Fat_boy555 said:
How did u connect ur phone to the com? it should be off and hold search button while inserting the usb cable.
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actually it is powering off your device first unplug it from pc then hold down BACK button not search button then while holding BACK button (first button on leftmost part of your Xplay) plug the usb cable to your phone. That should get you into fastboot and start flashing using flashtool or manual fastboot commands (using cmd).

anbu187 said:
actually it is powering off your device first unplug it from pc then hold down BACK button not search button then while holding BACK button (first button on leftmost part of your Xplay) plug the usb cable to your phone. That should get you into fastboot and start flashing using flashtool or manual fastboot commands (using cmd).
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back button is for flashing an ftf file search button is used for fastboot

when i do the search button and then plug usb cable, lights turn blue for 3secs and switch to green and the charge logo appears after that.

Noob Guide for Flashing and Fastboot:
Step 1) Power your device off and Remove USB
Step 2) Hold Search for "Fastboot" and Back Button for Recovery mode Then Whilst Holding insert Usb Into Xperia.
Step 3) Now you have got into "Recovery or "Fastboot" have fun Flashing, Booting, etc

Xperia4life said:
Noob Guide for Flashing and Fastboot:
Step 1) Power your device off and Remove USB
Step 2) Hold Search for "Fastboot" and Back Button for Recovery mode Then Whilst Holding insert Usb Into Xperia.
Step 3) Now you have got into "Recovery or "Fastboot" have fun Flashing, Booting, etc
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do i have to push on both buttons or just the Search button for fastboot?(if its search...like i said only get blue light for 3 sec after it stop nothing happen(waiting for device always stays there))

GO HERE:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=24445892#post24445892

erm, have you got the necessary drivers for fastboot?
fastboot is useless without an unlocked bootloader anyway, because most of the time you will be flashing kernel or system partitions which will give errors
edit: you can still hotboot kernels like binary's hotboot cwm images

How do you hotboot?
Sent from my R800a using xda premium

frykillr said:
How do you hotboot?
Sent from my R800a using xda premium
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In fastboot, instead of saying "fastboot flash boot boot.img", you say "fastboot boot boot.img"

Did u install fastboot driver?
Sent from my Xperia Play using XDA

jacklebott said:
In fastboot, instead of saying "fastboot flash boot boot.img", you say "fastboot boot boot.img"
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U only boot the img, it does not flash
Sent from my Xperia Play using XDA

Adb, s1 or the drivers of the google android sdk manager?? drivers?? Or i miss something?
Sent from my R800a using xda premium

frykillr said:
hi everyone,
im new here on the XPERIA PLAY section.(used to have an Xperia X1 that diedi recently).
i have the Xperia Play R800a(Rogers edition) with the bootloader locked(confirmed with the sony ericsson website). i was able to root with flashtool and install CWM 5.0. but i can't seem to use fastboot on windows 7 32 or 64bits. it says Waiting for device and my R800a always have the blue only 2 seconds and goes green immediatly after that in charging mode.what can i do tp fix this???
thx in advance for the help u guys have.(you all have a great community here)
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After re-reaading this, i realised that ur bootloader is locked. U need a unlock bootloader, fastboot uses the bootloader to flash or something along that line. cant remember. my apoplogies.

I knew that, so anyway how can use custom firmware then,?
Sent from my R800a using xda premium

Ive been able to.switch to r800i but i still cant flash...what the hell is going on....
Sent from my R800i using xda premium

Fastboot does not work on sim unlocked phones with locked bootloaders. I have an r800a too. I suggest you contact Alejandrissimo and get your BL unlocked if you want to use fastboot. It's worth it and it's pretty easy.

Is it possible to use a custom rom with a locked bootloader??
Sent from my R800i using xda premium

A Rogers r800a doesn't have fastboot. The recovery you installed runs from the system partition instead of the kernel, and that blue light you saw was the recovery loading.
You can unlock your bootloader and enable fastboot using Omnius. Normally, it would cost money, but they have free credits for easter weekend right now.
Check this post.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=24534816&postcount=51
If you can't figure it out, I can help you through teamviewer.
and then afterwards, I can also help you through installing a ROM, since this thread seems a bit confused.

[Q] Ion - no fastboot, no blue light

I picked up an Ion the other day and I'm trying to put CM9 on it.
However, I cannot for the life of me get fastboot mode to work.
Flash mode works fine (turn off, hold Volume Down and plug in USB). I just flashed the generic/international firmware with Flashtool.
However, if I do Volume Up + plug USB, I get the sony logo, then the charge icon. I have never once seen a blue LED on boot while trying to do this.
What am I doing wrong?

elislider said:
I picked up an Ion the other day and I'm trying to put CM9 on it.
However, I cannot for the life of me get fastboot mode to work.
Flash mode works fine (turn off, hold Volume Down and plug in USB). I just flashed the generic/international firmware with Flashtool.
However, if I do Volume Up + plug USB, I get the sony logo, then the charge icon. I have never once seen a blue LED on boot while trying to do this.
What am I doing wrong?
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Not providing enough info about the type of ion? Not all ions are able to have their bootloaders unlocked read the forums before you ask or you wont last along here
Sent from my LT28at using xda app-developers app

elislider said:
I picked up an Ion the other day and I'm trying to put CM9 on it.
However, I cannot for the life of me get fastboot mode to work.
Flash mode works fine (turn off, hold Volume Down and plug in USB). I just flashed the generic/international firmware with Flashtool.
However, if I do Volume Up + plug USB, I get the sony logo, then the charge icon. I have never once seen a blue LED on boot while trying to do this.
What am I doing wrong?
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type on the phone keypad *#*#7378423#*#* then choose Service info\Configuration. If you see there "bootloader unlock allowed:No" then you don't have a fastboot mode because your BL cannot be unlocked

papacarla said:
type on the phone keypad *#*#7378423#*#* then choose Service info\Configuration. If you see there "bootloader unlock allowed:No" then you don't have a fastboot mode because your BL cannot be unlocked
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Oh! well that explains it then. In all my research I didnt see that mentioned anywhere. I have the LT28at model.
Thank you for clarifying that
Does this mean I have no options for cyanogenmod? or is there a way around the locked bootloader

elislider said:
Oh! well that explains it then. In all my research I didnt see that mentioned anywhere. I have the LT28at model.
Thank you for clarifying that
Does this mean I have no options for cyanogenmod? or is there a way around the locked bootloader
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Nope. There is currently no way around the locked bootloader of the LT28at

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Spectre51 said:
Nope. There is currently no way around the locked bootloader of the LT28at
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Thank you. Guess I'll be selling this phone.

Heres The Link For Cyanogenmod 10 For Locked Bootloader: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2597877
HIT THE THANKS BUTTON IF THIS HELPED YOU:good:

[Q] Unable to root My Xperia Arc S

I'm unable to root my arc S.
I'm unable to put my Arc s in Kernel mode.
The tried a lot of times but nothing happens..
I have Android 4.0.4 installed.
I want to root it.
Please help.

darkest_light said:
I'm unable to root my arc S.
I'm unable to put my Arc s in Kernel mode.
The tried a lot of times but nothing happens..
I have Android 4.0.4 installed.
I want to root it.
Please help.
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Have you unlocked your bootloader?

Master of Bisaster said:
Have you unlocked your bootloader?
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Yes i have

Hope it helps!
darkest_light said:
Yes i have
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Then try this this link! Personally I can't help you further because I have a locked bootloader so I don't know the steps of flashing kernels etc. If it doesn't work, search in the forums or google it or wait for someone who is familiar with unlocked bl-procedures!

Master of Bisaster said:
Then try this this link! Personally I can't help you further because I have a locked bootloader so I don't know the steps of flashing kernels etc. If it doesn't work, search in the forums or google it or wait for someone who is familiar with unlocked bl-procedures!
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The problem in my mobile is that i m unable to put it in kernel mode.
Pressing the menu key when the mobile is off..
The LED doesnt get blue.(in shot No response)

darkest_light said:
The problem in my mobile is that i m unable to put it in kernel mode.
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See the first link in my sig and read it all, no such as kernel mode, I know what you mean but not sure where you get that terminology from.

Just to say my Arc S LED turns green when in flash mode...
Keep the BACK button pressed when connecting usb to enter flash mode...

Onmehedson said:
Just to say my Arc S LED turns green when in flash mode...
Keep the BACK button pressed when connecting usb to enter flash mode...
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Turn you phone off.
Plug the USB cable into phone.
Press and hold down menu button, then connect USB cable to computer.
The LED will turn blue and you're in fastboot mode and ready to flash kernel ...

wukos said:
Turn you phone off.
Plug the USB cable into phone.
Press and hold down menu button, then connect USB cable to computer.
The LED will turn blue and you're in fastboot mode and ready to flash kernel ...
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Strange... not what I did last week to root UK ARC S with locked bootloader,
sorry may be different with bootloader unlocked....