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R800a can't root need help -DAY 5 - done fixed

sorry folks. i can't figure this one out. i f ed up and stuck xperia play att in clockwork loop during boot. tried a billion things including re flashing doomsimg . i tried installing r800a current bulid but still can't get out of clock work. if someone fixes this i'm in their debt
i still can fastboot. I just want to get back to stock
alright got r800a fw onto phone everything is working good except no root. did i loose unlock during flashtool fw update? how can i check? I can get to clockwork.
if i am unlocked how can i get doom to boot? everytime i flash tool boot boot the phone gets stuck on the cool android logo.
stuff about my phone
android 2.3.3
kernel version 2.6.32.9-perf (help putting dooms kernel on this would be nice I think thats the way to go but i dont know how to install it no .ftf or .sin as far as i can find)
build: 4.0.A.2.368
THANKS!! THANKS!!!
Just because i feel stupid i figured i'd post my solution
1. unlock by finding imei in aboutphone-status-imei
2. follow the unlock guide phone in fastboot spits out already unlocked (yea!)
3. flash boot boot
4. keep connected to computer when finished after screen flashes on then turns off disconnect (here is where i got stuck in a loop wouldn't boot past animation until finally turning off while conected to computer)- 5days of searching because i wasn't patient enough to wait a minute before disconecting phone from computer. *Banging my head loudly*
5. reboot
6. enjoy and buy a beer

manwhosoldtheworld said:
sorry folks. i can't figure this one out. i f ed up and stuck xperia play att in clockwork loop during boot. tried a billion things including re flashing doomsimg . i tried installing r800a current bulid but still can't get out of clock work. if someone fixes this i'm in their debt
i still can fastboot. I just want to get back to stock
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Did you flash clockwork instead of just booting from it?
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clockwork problem
Thanks for the reply. That was the problem initially I flash system instead of booting did a flashtool.back to stock thanks to.some wonderful posts by doom xxxxsonic plus others. I love xda
Anyway now I can't get root again after using flashtool to get to r800a 4.0 baseband used doom kernel for appropriate baseband I get stuck on boot v2 and three fastboot flash boot I only get the cool logo never boots
I'm going to scour the forums again something about fastboot clear cache then retry doom fix v2 plus zoom
I dunno after hours and hours I'm back to having a working phone no root but no shifty bloatware either
Anything on how to root this I can still get into clockworkI would be thankful

Sony Xperia Pro with PACMAN

Dear Techies
I love to play around and use new gadgets ans fotware. Android is my first choice but unfortunately this something very new for me. I was looking for Jelly Bean and got it as Pacman. Which i came to know is combo of three ROMS features.
I decided to go for first time for custom ROM with my SOny Xperia Pro MK16i. It was having its official ROM as ICS (b 587 i suppose).
I could read 3 steps mainly one was Unlocking the boot and then Root and then flash ROM. I did first 2 (right i suppose) but when i came to the last one for flashing the custom ROM i suppose i did something wrong.
with flashtool i flashed IMG file in fastboot mode. I was done without any error i did restart to the system. Pacman logo came with SONY under it but then nothing i did 3-4 times but i was left with very dim light screen with nothing on it.
But i suppose this was a better position than now. here i think i did the main mistake i again flashed with recoveryNeo IMG (it was in fastboot folder which i downloaed earlier).:crying:
SInce then its blank no light for first 2-3 attempts for restarting it vibrate but now even it doesnt vibrate.
I dont what to do next lots of question did i bricked my phone. Is that recoverable ? can i still get it back to official ROM if yes then how or can i still put custom ROM if yes then HOW ?
Please help
thanks in advance

Please guys Help me
Hunk2012 said:
Dear Techies
I love to play around and use new gadgets ans fotware. Android is my first choice but unfortunately this something very new for me. I was looking for Jelly Bean and got it as Pacman. Which i came to know is combo of three ROMS features.
I decided to go for first time for custom ROM with my SOny Xperia Pro MK16i. It was having its official ROM as ICS (b 587 i suppose).
I could read 3 steps mainly one was Unlocking the boot and then Root and then flash ROM. I did first 2 (right i suppose) but when i came to the last one for flashing the custom ROM i suppose i did something wrong.
with flashtool i flashed IMG file in fastboot mode. I was done without any error i did restart to the system. Pacman logo came with SONY under it but then nothing i did 3-4 times but i was left with very dim light screen with nothing on it.
But i suppose this was a better position than now. here i think i did the main mistake i again flashed with recoveryNeo IMG (it was in fastboot folder which i downloaed earlier).:crying:
SInce then its blank no light for first 2-3 attempts for restarting it vibrate but now even it doesnt vibrate.
I dont what to do next lots of question did i bricked my phone. Is that recoverable ? can i still get it back to official ROM if yes then how or can i still put custom ROM if yes then HOW ?
Please help
thanks in advance
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Xperia Pro flashed
Hunk2012 said:
Please guys Help me
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After flashing the kernel, you need to boot through recovery mode with the PACman build (.zip) available on your SD storage. To log in to recovery mode, as soon as you get the PACman SONY splash screen (when LED turns blue) press the volume down button located at the side of your device. Once into recovery:
1. back up your data
2. wipe all user data and cache
3. Install update from a zip file and pick the relevant ROM
Just in case you're completely locked out and want your old ICS 587 build, just switch off your cellphone, connect it to your PC with Sony PCC installed. In all probability, PCC identifies it as a Sony device but not the model. Follow the steps on the screen and choose xperia pro when the option to install stock OS appears.
I bricked my xperia pro twice before successfully upgrading to PACman 17 so its a pretty normal scenario.
Do let us know how goes it!

[Q] Saving My Xperia Play Phone

Hi Friends . Recently I Decided To Tinker With My Xperia Play Phone And Now I Can Put It In To flash and fast boot once to try something but then all I get is blinking red light and to be able to do it again I have to pull battery. Ok so here is the dumb thing I did I unlocked bootloader though sony which by the way I can relock if I need to . then I got excited about all the things I could do so I was bouncing between this site , free xperia , and some junk site with bad guides . So Im Reading and jumping around getting a custom rom and reading how to to use flash tools and im reading this vague guide on flashing a custom rom . I flash it and then in the guide it says to boot in recovery but I didn't now it at the time that you need to install a recovery I thought sony had a stock recovery like the boot and flash mode.. so now im stuck in a bootloop. So I got on this website and started digging . most of what I read is that I can save it by flashing stock firm ware with flash tools . everytime I try to flash it when it gets to system.sin I get a blocked verifaction error. Ive tried it with and without final verifaction checked. also ive tried different stock firmwares and on some of the firmwares they are compressed in a .rar file and when extracted it says file corrupt or broken. ive tried all the sony services PC Companion with bootloader locked again and it says no software available if bootloader is unlocked it says my phone has been modified . ive tried there update engine no software available And there flash tool EMMA no services available . Tried wotan I think but the client just keeps closing. So after all the flashing and stuff im where I mentioned in the beginning one flash attempt then red lights pull battery and try again.
I really think if some one knows why im getting the verification block error in flash tools and could give me the stock firmware I need id be set but im at an end and this is my cry for help . please ill try anything if it might work
phone breakdown -Sony Xperia Play R800x The Verizon one It was running GB 2.3.4 bootloader unlocked and not rooted
Thanks in Advance

All roms/kernels/firmwares are at
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2184897
Please note that kernel and recovery is in same file (you can't flash them separately). All custom kernels have recovery build in, but not stock kernel. And, important when choosing wich kernel to flash, flash kernel that match rom you are about to install (example, lupus ics/gb is for ics and gb roms, but not for jb roms).
To flash firmware, use flashboot mode in flashtool. Select firmware, and when asked, (phone turned off) hold back button and insert usb cable to xPlay.
To flash kernel, power off, hold search button and insert usb port to xPlay. Choose kernel from flashtool and wait few seconds. Power on and keep pressing back/volume down (depends on kernel), it will enter recovery. Choose "flash zip" in recovery and wait few minutes (again, kernel must match rom you are installing or you'll get "kernel bootloop" (kernel logo shown, then it restart).
Edit: what is your model? R800 x,i,a?
Sent from my R800i using xda app-developers app

solved
Easy Fix Changed usb Cable Flashed no problem

[Q] Xperia S doesn't boot

Hi all,
Before I had CM10 installed on my LT26i. Then I have installed the prerooted JellyBean software from DoomLorD. The phone started lagging a lot after a while, I had a factory reset on it a few days ago. When I tried to install my apps&data back which I have backed up from Titanium backup app an error occured. And it was saying the phone needs to be restarted. I did, but now the phone doesn't boot. After xperia logo it starts bootingg just for a few seconds and then freees and turns off. I can't get into recovery mode. Tried to have it on fastboot on Windows 8, but it says unknown device.
What procedure I should follow now ?
Any help would be appreciated.
Thank you.

endazyar said:
Hi all,
Before I had CM10 installed on my LT26i. Then I have installed the prerooted JellyBean software from DoomLorD. The phone started lagging a lot after a while, I had a factory reset on it a few days ago. When I tried to install my apps&data back which I have backed up from Titanium backup app an error occured. And it was saying the phone needs to be restarted. I did, but now the phone doesn't boot. After xperia logo it starts bootingg just for a few seconds and then freees and turns off. I can't get into recovery mode. Tried to have it on fastboot on Windows 8, but it says unknown device.
What procedure I should follow now ?
Any help would be appreciated.
Thank you.
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if i were u, i will re-lock the bootloader and save your phone with update service
update service will probably put your phone into .200 rom
then flash it to .211 rom yourself and root it with the doomlord kit

KWOKSFUNG said:
if i were u, i will re-lock the bootloader and save your phone with update service
update service will probably put your phone into .200 rom
then flash it to .211 rom yourself and root it with the doomlord kit
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Fixed! Thanks a lot!

Did u have correct drivers installed on Windows 8?

Have I mangled my poor phone?

Hey all,
Haven't touched this phone in years, but was inspired to pick it up again yesterday. I can't for the life of me remember all the crap I did to it back in the day, but there was some "minimal" thing installed to it that made it play PS games better or something, and there was some LuPuS wolf thingy that came up when it booted.
Half the stuff I tried to do within the phone was crashing, so in my infinite wisdom I decided, "Hey! Why not just flash back to stock firmware!?"
And so the genius that I am, attempted to do just that.
So I found Flashtool and a nice stock rom and pretty much it did something, but then eventually fails every time as "Failed to verify sin header" and aborts the flash.
Now the phone is stuck in a loop, either the Sony Ericsson logo comes up, then a exclamation point in a triangle, or it goes into Flash mode.
I've tried several different stock roms:
R800i_4.0.2.A.0.58_Enhanced
R800i_4.0.2.A.0.62
And I've tried several versions of Flashtool:
flashtool_0.9.24.4
flashtool-0.6.8.0-windows
flashtool-0.9.11.0-windows
But no combination of any of those gets me past the error during flash.
I also tried the Xperia Companion, but it only complains my phone is locked and won't let me do anything. Of course it's not locked, and I can't even unlock it because it doesn't boot into anything.
I also tried the SEUS but it crashes upon launch (Windows 10).
Anything else I can do? Or is this phone toast?
Thank you in advance!
EDIT:
Alright, time for some extra silliness... and maybe I just don't understand what I'm reading here. So the sticker on the phone under the battery reports R800x, indicating the Verizon version.
The old Flashtool actually let me flash a stock Verizon ftf on there, but then it returns to the looping between Sony Ericsson/Exclamation point and Flash mode.
I ran the 9.24.4 version of Flashtool and attempted the same Verizon stock ftf. And here's what it said....
Current device : R800i
Also, the newer versions of Flashtool report this:
Bootloader status : UNROOTABLE
But the older copy of Flashtool reports I'm rooted.
I did try to get SUS working on another PC, but has same issues, seems to crash/die reaching out to a server that no longer exists.
EDIT 2:
Woohoo! Fixed! Continued to research all the info out there, and seems I just had to relock bootloader.