Ok I have tried and searched literally everything here is my problem, if I use pc companion I get s1 boot error can't download if I use Sus I get adb semc error saying it has no devices associated with it updating to ics is really getting on my nerves here is a list of things I've done
Searched on google
Searched Sony site got usual bull**** answers that don't work
Downloaded PDA net
Uninstalled and reinstalled sus and com
Downloaded flastool and fastboot
F***** around in device manager for 100000000years
Any ideas anyone other then boot loader unlock
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psxpetey said:
Ok I have tried and searched literally everything here is my problem, if I use pc companion I get s1 boot error can't download if I use Sus I get adb semc error saying it has no devices associated with it updating to ics is really getting on my nerves here is a list of things I've done
Searched on google
Searched Sony site got usual bull**** answers that don't work
Downloaded PDA net
Uninstalled and reinstalled sus and com
Downloaded flastool and fastboot
F***** around in device manager for 100000000years
Any ideas anyone other then boot loader unlock
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Bootloader is different than getting ics. If I remember correct if bootloader is unlocked, Sony pcc or update service will not work. You sure your still locked?
Does flashtool find your phone? If not try there drivers.
Sounds stupid but you did reboot after installing pcc / Seus?
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Ya I rebooted million the bootloader is definetly locked I was just wondering about that because it's not updating so I was thinking about just rooting and flashing ics but I hate how it deletes all ure stuff.
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If you unlocked your bootloader you have to go back to 100% stock gb then update.
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It can't be unlocked so I'm pre sure I'm safe from that aspect lol
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Have you tried ftfing the 105 ics firmware through flash tool?
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Tried it but everytime I enter flashmode on my device it will try to install a driver and then it will say the device has disconnected and the battery charging thing pops up then the driver fails to install happens on Sus seus flashtool everything sooooo annoyiiing
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Did you let the flash driver load before you tried flashing?? If you connect the device in flashmode and let the driver install in Windows then unplug the device. It should now work.
That's the problem tho the driver will not install I went to the Sony store and it worked fine on his computer. I'm gonna try again later because I'd like to root my phone
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psxpetey said:
That's the problem tho the driver will not install I went to the Sony store and it worked fine on his computer. I'm gonna try again later because I'd like to root my phone
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You can try installing android sdk to get drivers for ADB. You can try the old way to root using ADB not flashtool. Just use the ftf of your choice for ics.
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This sounds more like a problem with your particular PC, than with the phone itself...
update wasn't available so i flashed with flashtool on a GB LT28AT. Got absolutely no where for several hours. No matter what i tried, flashtool refused to recognize the phone. I had tried before installing companion, after installing, after uninstalling...installing stock mass storage drivers...holding down and plugging the phone in while flash tool was installed...while it wasn't installed...installing some of the flashtool drivers (of which the ion was never a phone listed), installing all of the flashtool drivers, uninstalling all drivers, rolling back windows, installing some drivers from flashtool...that weren't quite what i had installed before..........etc...
then magically...I'm just sitting there with flashtool open at its log box. I plugged the phone in...again...while holding down volume key, and i get a notice that 'S1 Boot Driver successfully installed'. press the lightning bolt expecting the same result...90 seconds later my phone boot up with the ICS welcome screen...how i got that S1 boot thing to initiate? your guess is as good as mine, but its definitely key for getting a windows PC to flash an lt28.
Something must be blocking it question is what lol I have gotten a notice about that too it says something may be blocking it or the driver has no devices associated with it
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Im rooted with locked bootloader and I have removed most bloatware. I know I now can not update via ota because I removed system apps. Can I still update via pc companion?
What are other options to be able to update?
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Will the repair feature in pc companion reflash it or is that more like a factory reset?
Or is the update service tool what I want that actually makes you turn of phone and hold back key to get into flash mode
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You can still update with a computer, but you will lose root. To get root back after, use the one-click zergrush method, that can be found in the xperia play development section of forums.
Also, I believe PC companion flashes the update completely, it's not like a reset.
And doing a factory reset through the phone doesn't restore apps, so don't bother trying that.
Alternatively, you can use flashtool to flash an updated stock ROM, but that will make all your settings and data reset.
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Awesome thanks knowing I van still update on the pc with companion is good enough for me, thanks.
Do you know if bloatware will be restored when I update on the pc?
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Here is the stock firmware
multiupload.com/B9CI6MH39N
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It will be restored, but you can root easily with zergrush and remove it again.
Also if that's an ftf file you need flashtool, that isn't for PC companion. X10 flashtool by bin4ry and androxhyde to be exact.
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Right, problem is, my PC has finally decided to stop doing what what it's supposed to. More specifically, it doesn't put my phone in fastboot mode anymore.
My question is, how do I root on the latest GB firmware? If I root on when .42 firmware, can I flash the .64 firmware while unticking the kernel option? Is that where root is?
I can usually do stuff without asking questions, but this problem is quite specific and couldn't find an answer Google-ing.
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Flash the rootxperia.zip in recovery. Then, uninstall superuser and install a newer version of it from google play/market. Press thanks if I helped.
Note: This can be used on any Gingerbread firmware. Also, root will not carry over if you use flashtool.
Can I flash the .64 firmware then flash that?
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MilkyJoePD said:
Can I flash the .64 firmware then flash that?
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flash any xperia with that or use flashtool 6.9
MilkyJoePD said:
Right, problem is, my PC has finally decided to stop doing what what it's supposed to. More specifically, it doesn't put my phone in fastboot mode anymore.
My question is, how do I root on the latest GB firmware? If I root on when .42 firmware, can I flash the .64 firmware while unticking the kernel option? Is that where root is?
I can usually do stuff without asking questions, but this problem is quite specific and couldn't find an answer Google-ing.
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No No no! Root Does Not make Fastboot work, fastboot is Enabled only on Generic or Devices That have had a SEMCBoot Patch. Your PC is not the Problem Its your Device or Just you.
Xperia4life said:
No No no! Root Does Not make Fastboot work, fastboot is Enabled only on Generic or Devices That have had a SEMCBoot Patch. Your PC is not the Problem Its your Device or Just you.
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Sounds like a USB cable problem, or maybe a USB port problem.
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It's a USB port problem.
I was using the dsixda kitchen when my computer switched itself off. I tried the same thing and it switched off at exactly the same point. Ever since then my main USB port stopped working (it was working minutes before). I can't get the drivers for fastboot installed on the other USB port.
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I was just about to flash .62 firmware, when I had a thought. How do I get recovery installed without root? Will the auto installer from the market work, or does that need root?
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MilkyJoePD said:
I was just about to flash .62 firmware, when I had a thought. How do I get recovery installed without root? Will the auto installer from the market work, or does that need root?
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no regardless you need root which is just a simple click you can't get CWM without it the auto staller will not work if you do not have root because it needs su permission
The only way to get root on the .62 firmware with a locked bootloader is to flash .42 and then flash the .62 firmware .zip file which is buried somewhere in android development. Since you can't flash a custom kernel(which root your rom anyways) you can't get into recovery on .62 as installing recovery requires root.
My bootloader is unlocked.
Sounds like a catch 22 situation.
I'll just stick with what I'm on now and wait for an ICS FTF.
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MilkyJoePD said:
My bootloader is unlocked.
Sounds like a catch 22 situation.
I'll just stick with what I'm on now and wait for an ICS FTF.
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You tried on a different computer mate?
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KeiranFTW said:
You tried on a different computer mate?
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It's not a big enough problem to get everything set up on somebody else's computer.
Does anybody know what the driver is called? Maybe I'm going to the wrong folder when trying to manually update it.
Also, when I uninstall the drivers, I get the S1 Boot (or whatever it's called) thing installed but that changes to something like SEMCflash. Is that supposed to happen? Because I read that you need update the S1 one, which disappears/gets replaced.
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If you root it, then OTA, you keep root. Only problem is you can't OTA with an unlocked bootloader.
Try with a different PC?
The drivers are on the Sony unlock site.
I can't install the drivers because the S1boot thing changes to SEMCflash. I get told that it contains no info about my phone or it can't find a better match.
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MilkyJoePD said:
I can't install the drivers because the S1boot thing changes to SEMCflash. I get told that it contains no info about my phone or it can't find a better match.
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You should be able to override Windows:
Update Driver Software -> Browse my computer for driver software -> Let me pick from a list of device drivers on my computer -> Have disk
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You should be able to override Windows:
Update Driver Software -> Browse my computer for driver software -> Let me pick from a list of device drivers on my computer -> Have disk
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I've tried that, that's when I get the messages. When I choose the driver file it says it doesn't contain any information about my device.
I did the same thing with my other USB port and it worked fine til it broke. So why it wont work I have no idea. I still don't know how cooking a ROM can break a USB card.
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I'm going to buy a new USB PCI. If that doesn't work I may smash up my PC.
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MilkyJoePD said:
I'm going to buy a new USB PCI. If that doesn't work I may smash up my PC.
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But don't smash your phone
If you have money to buy a new PC, take out the hard drive and dance on it, you will feel better
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But don't smash your phone
If you have money to buy a new PC, take out the hard drive and dance on it, you will feel better
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Don't worry, my phone will be safe.
My PC is useless, I only use it to do phone stuff so, if it can't do that, I may as well have a bit of therapeutic destruction.
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I rooted my play, got the CWM installer, did a backup, did a factory reset, then flashed JJ's Hybrid ROM (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1573547).
Then I rebooted, but it won't boot. It's just stuck at the "Sony Ericsson" splash screen. I've tried going into recovery, won't work. Also taken the battery out and tried again, but that didn't work either.
I read in another thread that you can't flash with less than 50% charge? Mine may have been at around 48% at the time...
Does anyone know where I went wrong, and more importantly how to get my phone working again?
Is your bootloader unlocked? Because the rom only works with unlocked bootloader
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I did not unlock the bootloader...
Know how to fix this?
I think, you have to flash a stock ftf with flashtool
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I'm downloading both now, thanks for your help
I think I'll be ok from here, but stick around if I need any more help!
Feel free to ask
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Hmmm... I tried to flash it but it said I needed to install the drivers. I installed the drivers, but it still says "ERROR - Drivers need to be installed for connected device"
Any idea?
I think I have the same problem. My device is not recognized at all, how am I supposed to use flashtool?
Do you have pc companion and update service installed too? I had the same error with earlier flashtools and installing those two programs seemed to make it work nicely
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You could try the Sony Ericsson update service tool: http://sony-ericsson-update-service.en.uptodown.com/
Sorry for the lame link, couldn't find an "official" one, but can confirm the above works. I flashed mine yesterday back to stock with it.
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I think, you have to flash a stock ftf with flashtool
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I have the same problem but i can't flash it because my phone turns off and on all day
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I think, you have to flash a stock ftf with flashtool
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I have the same problem but my phone turns off and on all day
Hi.
So, i tried to update my sony ericsson xperia arc using PC COMPANION from the sony website. then it said that update failed, so i unplugged my phone (OFF) and when i tried to turn it on. it just vibrate and the sony ericsson logo doesn't appear. i hold the on button for a while and it just vibrates, please tell me what to do. THANKS!
Is ur bootloader opened?
If so tray flash the update trough the flashtool
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MontyAlHabbash said:
Is ur bootloader opened?
If so tray flash the update trough the flashtool
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could u please be more specific? cause dont really get this stuff. thanks.
Use flashtool to flash any firmware You want to your phone or use seus if you didnt unlocked your bootloader never use pc companion I bricked mine twice using pc companion
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Hi, i have an xperia play r800i and i recently unlocked bootloader, installed CM, and then had to reinstall stock firmware and relock bootloader. Now, i have unlocked my bootloader to reinstall CM (I know it seems silly) but flashtools says i'm connected in flash mode no matter what button i've held during connection and i've tried every button on it and each one connects in flash mode.
Thanks for any help
luke.berry said:
Hi, i have an xperia play r800i and i recently unlocked bootloader, installed CM, and then had to reinstall stock firmware and relock bootloader. Now, i have unlocked my bootloader to reinstall CM (I know it seems silly) but flashtools says i'm connected in flash mode no matter what button i've held during connection and i've tried every button on it and each one connects in flash mode.
Thanks for any help
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Maybe drivers is the problem Reinstall fastboot drivers
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raminta said:
Maybe drivers is the problem Reinstall fastboot drivers
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Didn't work.
fixed
Turned out i had the wrong build, ended with .62 so i flashed .42 from xperiagamer.com and all good.
Thankyou raminta for your help.