[Q] Xperia play bootup problem. - Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Ok this kind of problem i haven't seen. I've searched the whole interweb for someone with problem like this.
So. I had restored my phone and setting back to factory settings. Then i downloaded a file manager (ASTRO). The application was running and i locked the phone. I tried to unlock but it did not recognize. Then i tried different buttons everything worked, i just couldnt see anything from the screen.So i removed the battery and tried to reboot. it vibrated normally but nothing on the screen. I waited for couple of hours and THERE! it booted. But little later it did it again. When it does it i press the power button to lock it and the screen flashes. it can only be seen in the dark. It did that many times. I've used update service and i have updated the phone like ten times but still the same. I found out the bootloop by booting it and then plugging it to computer. The computer recognizes it but then i hear the usb removing sound. THE PHONE DOESN'T EVEN BOOT TO THE "Sony Ericsson" SCREEN. I've flashed 4.0.2.A.0.58_EnhancedV2.ftf but it has the same problem. then i flashed 4.0.2.A.0.42_Generic_UK.ftf (4.0.2.A.0.42 is stock) but no. phone is rooted and has custom recovery and bootloader unlocked. This is strange.. never seen this kind of problem. I thought it was some application that causes this but flashing wipes all data, right?
Thanks already. You are better with these than me.

what kind of kernel did u used ?
try flash kernel using stock kernel.

jiprudy said:
what kind of kernel did u used ?
try flash kernel using stock kernel.
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4.0.2.A.0.58_EnhancedV2.ftf. It was the first one i flashed. Is there a link for stock (4.0.2.A.0.42)?

nomad- said:
4.0.2.A.0.58_EnhancedV2.ftf. It was the first one i flashed. Is there a link for stock (4.0.2.A.0.42)?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=24610138&postcount=1:good:

Fifth fw going. well see...
I've tried these:
R800i_4.0.2.A.0.42_Generic
R800i_4.0.2.A.0.42_Generic_UK
R800i_4.0.2.A.0.58_EnhancedV2
R800i_4.0.2.A.0.58_Generic Hong Kong Trade
R800a_4.0.2.A.0.42_North America flashing

nomad- said:
4.0.2.A.0.58_EnhancedV2.ftf. It was the first one i flashed. Is there a link for stock (4.0.2.A.0.42)?
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Try this link http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1589399 for stock rom
You misunderstand, i asked about kernel not rom....what kind of kernel did you used now.

jiprudy said:
Try this link http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1589399 for stock rom
You misunderstand, i asked about kernel not rom....what kind of kernel did you used now.
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Please read the post! I already posted him the same link above plus he as been flashing stock roms the kernel's are included in the ftf filesAny custom kernel he had will be lost on flashing ftf!

Ok even my friend has tried to deal with the phone but without a result.
I think it is the bootloader. It may be damaged. Any ideas how can I repair it? I found this Medusa thing. doesn't seem to work.

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Arc died after 2.3.3 update

Hey folks, my Arc came up today saying that there was an update to the latest software 2.3.3 so I thought why not ill let it go through and update my Arc (wish I hadnt now) :*(
The update downloaded and then went through the update process next thing you know the phone now refuses to boot, charge or anything else.
I can put the phone into flash mode but unfortunatley I cant use SEUS as the bootloader has been unlocked and the phone was rooted.
Any idea how I can flash the generic lt15 rom I have downloaded? any help will be greatly appreciated as it feels like my right arm has been removed (I might add im right handed)
Thanks in advance for any responses.
fig_jam_uk said:
Hey folks, my Arc came up today saying that there was an update to the latest software 2.3.3 so I thought why not ill let it go through and update my Arc (wish I hadnt now) :*(
The update downloaded and then went through the update process next thing you know the phone now refuses to boot, charge or anything else.
I can put the phone into flash mode but unfortunatley I cant use SEUS as the bootloader has been unlocked and the phone was rooted.
Any idea how I can flash the generic lt15 rom I have downloaded? any help will be greatly appreciated as it feels like my right arm has been removed (I might add im right handed)
Thanks in advance for any responses.
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download flash tool whihc can be found in the xperia x10 development section, and download the generic uk rom or world rom whichever one you prefer which can be found in my thread in the development section
Are there any instructions for the flash tool?
Thanks.
fig_jam_uk said:
Any idea how I can flash the generic lt15 rom
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Don't worry. As the other user have said this, you can download flashtool and flash Generic UK. It fixes the problem most of the time.
Good Luck.
fig_jam_uk said:
Are there any instructions for the flash tool?
Thanks.
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Dont worry I just found them
Right just flassed the bad boy but still refusing to boot, one thing to mention is that the notification led flashes whilst holding the power button
It was doing this before the flash.
Any ideas?
fig_jam_uk said:
Right just flassed the bad boy but still refusing to boot, one thing to mention is that the notification led flashes whilst holding the power button
It was doing this before the flash.
Any ideas?
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so the flash was successful right?, it usually takes a bit of time to boot up, if it doesnt work, then flash the carrier firmware, and call them up and get it replaced
jatt101 said:
so the flash was successful right?, it usually takes a bit of time to boot up, if it doesnt work, then flash the carrier firmware, and call them up and get it replaced
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The flash went though and the flashtool said to unplug and reboot but no dice.
Unfortunatley I didnt get the Arc from my carrier I bought it separatley so I cant return it
ANyone have any ideas? this things driving me nuts.
When you said refused to boot. You mean you don't even see the sony ericsson or the logo? Have you tried removing the battery and flash it again?
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fig_jam_uk said:
ANyone have any ideas? this things driving me nuts.
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mmmmm...try to reflash an old rom without 2.3.3
or try to erase system with fastboot and reflash rom
pato_bato said:
When you said refused to boot. You mean you don't even see the sony ericsson or the logo? Have you tried removing the battery and flash it again?
Sent from my LT15a using XDA App
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All I get is the notification LED faintly flashing green when I hold the power button, I have removed the battery and replaced it and tried flashing the phone.
One thing to note is that as soon as I plug in the phone it seems to go into flash mode straight away and keeps disconnecting and reconnecting (the flashes do complete before the disconnecting)
alesscam said:
mmmmm...try to reflash an old rom without 2.3.3
or try to erase system with fastboot and reflash rom
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I have tried the UK generic current, older version and the global generic rom and the tick box to clear data is ticked if this is what you mean.
fig_jam_uk said:
The flash went though and the flashtool said to unplug and reboot but no dice.
Unfortunatley I didnt get the Arc from my carrier I bought it separatley so I cant return it
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then call sony, they will replace it, you got one year warranty
fig_jam_uk said:
I have tried the UK generic current, older version and the global generic rom and the tick box to clear data is ticked if this is what you mean.
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in this moment i am on skype with another guy that he have same your problem
we are trying to do about it .. you will be informed as soon as I have news
but have you try to "erase system" with fastboot???
i hope to be the solution
jatt101 said:
then call sony, they will replace it, you got one year warranty
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Also with bootloader unlocked????
alesscam said:
in this moment i am on skype with another guy that he have same your problem
we are trying to do about it .. you will be informed as soon as I have news
but have you try to "erase system" with fastboot???
i hope to be the solution
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Thanks bud, ill keep an eye open for the update, Unforunatley the only option in fastboot that I have is clear cache but thats greyed out unless im looking in the wrong place?
Hmmm I don't know what to suggest
fig_jam_uk said:
Thanks bud, ill keep an eye open for the update, Unforunatley the only option in fastboot that I have is clear cache but thats greyed out unless im looking in the wrong place?
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we speak of the same tool????
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=12873655&postcount=1
You said you are unlocked bootloader, then go to Bin4ry thread and install the img file for your phone and should fix it as well./
When you tried for the first time to update to 2.3.3 did you have enough battery. Sometimes during flashing the battery empties out and make sure that is not the case.

[Q] Possible bricked wonder?

Hello,
Recently I've flashed Arco's CM9 version. It all went well for a couple of weeks until today. When I booted my phone, suddenly all apps started crashing and then it rebooted. But, the problem is, it is now stuck on a flashing Samsung logo.
Before I've started this thread, I've read many many similar threads about this, and started a 'rescue operation' by my own by using the tutorials for flashing back a stock rom with ODIN and other possibilities.
Unfortunately, after I've tried twice using ODIN, my phone is still stuck in the Samsung logo loop. I also can't enter Recovery mode, but am able to enter Download mode, as you've probably noticed.
As this is my first Android phone, I've always carefully read the tutorials and disclaimers about possible failures. I'm aware that the maker of the rom is not responsible for this.
Since I tried to flash back to stock android 2.3.6 from CM9 kernel, I've read that this could give some problems. My question is:
- Would flashing CM9 back worth a shot, or totally useless?
I hope you can help me, and if there isn't a solution, I hope the shop can cover this as I've got warranty for one year and 9 months.
Care to share how you had flashed it at first...
And you can still boot to recovery rite ?
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countdown93 said:
Hello,
Recently I've flashed Arco's CM9 version. It all went well for a couple of weeks until today. When I booted my phone, suddenly all apps started crashing and then it rebooted. But, the problem is, it is now stuck on a flashing Samsung logo.
Before I've started this thread, I've read many many similar threads about this, and started a 'rescue operation' by my own by using the tutorials for flashing back a stock rom with ODIN and other possibilities.
Unfortunately, after I've tried twice using ODIN, my phone is still stuck in the Samsung logo loop. I also can't enter Recovery mode, but am able to enter Download mode, as you've probably noticed.
As this is my first Android phone, I've always carefully read the tutorials and disclaimers about possible failures. I'm aware that the maker of the rom is not responsible for this.
Since I tried to flash back to stock android 2.3.6 from CM9 kernel, I've read that this could give some problems. My question is:
- Would flashing CM9 back worth a shot, or totally useless?
I hope you can help me, and if there isn't a solution, I hope the shop can cover this as I've got warranty for one year and 9 months.
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it happened to my friends phone also, he can go to DL mode but not recovery mode, he flashed a stock rom via odin, but that didnt help, he was still stuck at samsung logo, and about flashing CM9 again, i guess u cant bcoz u cant go to recovery mode, if youve flashed a stock rom again and that didnt work for you too, i guess u need to send to samsung for repair, i remember my friend said it was a hardware problem, good luck
vanir29 said:
it happened to my friends phone also, he can go to DL mode but not recovery mode, he flashed a stock rom via odin, but that didnt help, he was still stuck at samsung logo, and about flashing CM9 again, i guess u cant bcoz u cant go to recovery mode, if youve flashed a stock rom again and that didnt work for you too, i guess u need to send to samsung for repair, i remember my friend said it was a hardware problem, good luck
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I've read elsewhere that it was a hardware problem that appeared on 1:10 Wonders... I'm really disappointed since this was my first smartphone...
A small question though: Since I've (tried to) flash it back to stock rom, if I bring it back to the shop where I bought it, would they notice that there was another rom, which could give them a reason that I've void the warranty? I really don't want to pay another amount of cash for this (faulty) phone.
Also in reply to andynroid: I've flashed CM9 the first time with CWM, as adviced by Arco68.
Can you still go to recovery ?
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countdown93 said:
I've read elsewhere that it was a hardware problem that appeared on 1:10 Wonders... I'm really disappointed since this was my first smartphone...
A small question though: Since I've (tried to) flash it back to stock rom, if I bring it back to the shop where I bought it, would they notice that there was another rom, which could give them a reason that I've void the warranty? I really don't want to pay another amount of cash for this (faulty) phone.
Also in reply to andynroid: I've flashed CM9 the first time with CWM, as adviced by Arco68.
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well in my friend's case, samsung accept it and repair it, if the stock rom is flash successfully, i think they wont notice that you've flash i custom rom, good luck though
Am I being dense.... but what is 1:10 Wonder???
I saw this also mentioned by Rio S. (I think)....but did not think anything about it.... but, is it HW version??
Where can I see it on device.
Andy....
Guy says in OP...
can't get Recovery!!!
:banghead:
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irishpancake said:
Am I being dense.... but what us 1:10 Wonder???
I saw this also mentioned by Rio S. (I think)....but did not think anything about it.... but, is it HW version??
Where can I see it on device.
Andy....
Guy says in OP...
can't get Recovery!!!
:banghead:
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Hi...
I wrote in this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=25616419&postcount=17
The only solution seems to be to flash an Asian rom with multi package.
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when you try to enter recovery mode, what is the image you first see? is there an image that look like an android? i cant remember the exactly image but if you see that image, i think you must reflash the CWM via odin. Because every time i reflash the stock rom, my recovery mode will gone. So try to reflash CWM via odin. Nothing wrong if you give it a try
irishpancake said:
Am I being dense.... but what is 1:10 Wonder???
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i think it is one(1) out of ten(10) or 1 is to 10 sgw has a hardware problem, i guess thats what he meant, but isnt it kinda high
Experienced this as well. Just sent it for warranty and they swapped out the motherboard.
alidsd said:
The only solution seems to be to flash an Asian rom with multi package.
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I've heard and read about that, I thought that Rio did that, but it wasn't succesful.
tomatoman23 said:
when you try to enter recovery mode, what is the image you first see? is there an image that look like an android? i cant remember the exactly image but if you see that image, i think you must reflash the CWM via odin. Because every time i reflash the stock rom, my recovery mode will gone. So try to reflash CWM via odin. Nothing wrong if you give it a try
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I wished I could enter Recovery mode, but the problem is: I can't
. But I also didn't know that if I flash back to stock rom, the recovery would be gone too. Maybe I should reflash CWM via odin. Nice advice.
vanir29 said:
i think it is one(1) out of ten(10) or 1 is to 10 sgw has a hardware problem, i guess thats what he meant, but isnt it kinda high
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Jup. One out of ten => 10%. Such an error rate may not appear for such a great brand. That is ridiculously high. Even 1% is too high in my opinion.
Deathmax said:
Experienced this as well. Just sent it for warranty and they swapped out the motherboard.
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Yeah, but what I've heard from others in the Netherlands: they will say that your device has been damaged by water, which isn't protected by warranty. And the bill is equal to a new device, or even more expensive. I hope they're in 'good mood', otherwise I maybe have to search for another device.
Hey Bro... this happen to me a while ago.... but covered by warranty , just simply told them at the SSC that you do an update via Kies and sxxt happen , coz in my place there are cases that the phone hang after update via Kies not only this model , it happen to others model too.
I suggest that you flash it back to stock before you send it back to SSC , without CWM .
cheers
vanir29 said:
i think it is one(1) out of ten(10) or 1 is to 10 sgw has a hardware problem, i guess thats what he meant, but isnt it kinda high
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My friend!!!
I think you have solved the mystery of 1:10......
but can Rio S. confirm??
I don't have bricked phone....
but I try to understand what is causing these, so to be of some help....
and 1:10 was a puzzle to me, so thank you...
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[Q] Samsung t989 Galaxy S II - Bootloop HELP please :(

I downloaded the Jedi Mind Trick JB 2 ROM and installed it via clocwork mod recovery .. That went fine but it took me a few days to realize I didnt have a working video camera anymore on my phone.. so I thought to flash a stock ROOTed rom instead...
Then I found this threat about an updated version of Jedi Mind Trick's ROM labled JB 3.. So I wiped as much as I could in recovery and chose to format all the options it gave me in recover , Format system , data , cache , emms(or something) .. and now when I boot the phone , it shows the first flash screen , and the samsung logo starts to shimmer then it reboots back to the splash screen and repeats this process everal times before just going black and sitting there..
So I've successfully bootlooped my phone doing this..
MY PROBLEM -- I don't know how to charge my phone or connect to it to install anything else..
Is this a serious problem? How can I charge my phone to continue troubleshooting it? It still has some battery to try some things but I don't know how to hook it up to transfer any other roms to it via USB cable and PC in it's current state..
I'm very computer savvy but I'm trying to learn this phone modding stuff and I realy hope I didn't brick my phone in this process.
Can someone please help me out here? I'll be on the forums religiously until I figure this out.
What should I start doing first??
Any help would be greatly appreciated!! Thanks!
still working at it
I think I'm at the point of having to use ODIN to flash a new rom since i cannot simply copy this rom to the sdcard to use clockwork to flash it .. Am I correct on this ?
For some reason this rom I found (should be stock rooted tmobile gSII rom) does not want to open from ODIN's PDA button cause its in .zip and not .tar or anything... I'm not sure how to flash this rom with ODIN ( I'm not even 100% sure this is how its supposed to go) Any suggestions ?
phew
UPDATE - So I managed to research enough to find out that there is no way to flash a CUSTOM rom with ODIN.. SO I had to download a stock (presumably rooted) t-mobile rom and flash THAT ...
Now I'm back up with a rooted rom and will begin re-installing clockwork and then my custom deodexed rooted rom afterward.
Thanks for all who almost kinda tried to care to reply in this past 2 hours =) -- As previously mentioned.. I am a nerd.. I just suck at phone modding. Haha
So , looks like I'm in the clear now and don't need any more support on this particular topic yet.
zarklon said:
UPDATE - So I managed to research enough to find out that there is no way to flash a CUSTOM rom with ODIN.. SO I had to download a stock (presumably rooted) t-mobile rom and flash THAT ...
Now I'm back up with a rooted rom and will begin re-installing clockwork and then my custom deodexed rooted rom afterward.
Thanks for all who almost kinda tried to care to reply in this past 2 hours =) -- As previously mentioned.. I am a nerd.. I just suck at phone modding. Haha
So , looks like I'm in the clear now and don't need any more support on this particular topic yet.
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Is this true? Through a recommendation (haven't done anything to my phone from rooting/flashing KANGSJUGGERNAUT2 years ago), I tried to flash CM10 and ended up with a bootloop myself. Tried flashing through ODIN but it kept crashing; does anyone know why?
Afterward, I tried to reflash it through CWM and from then on bootloops into a installation process that never completes.
For some reason my CWM turned super slow, freezes/hangs and reboots after a few minutes.
I gave the phone to a friend who does this stuff on the regular but he said my initial flash wasn't complete cause in download mode says I'm still running official? No clue.
I was told this via email/chat: "No luck, it won't even boot anymore, I think I'll just bring it back tmrw morn
10:43 PM
Sorry I'm at a wedding (yea I know random) I left my phone with coat check
OK I've narrowed down the reason but not the solution, you had an AOKP based ROM which fundamentally is based on CyanogenMod, but it wasn't correctly flashed as the phone still thought it has factory ROMs still running
11:10 PM
Clockworkmod(even though it was working before) wasn't accessing the partitions of the phone correctly so it wasn't properly wiping or flashing properly.
11:12 PM
So basically from the first time you flashed cwm it didn't flash properly then the next time you flashed using the new recovery it didn't flash anything it was supposed to do itself properly , so basically it was a chain of events in addition to a bad boot loader, that's why it never went to recovery or download mode correctly
11:13 PM
That's something that had to do with the way the phone was built meaning you may of had a bad bootloader from the very begin and are now feeling the synptoms
Basically, and I would hate to be the reason or partially the reason you have a dead phone, basically it was a matter of coincedencr that it happened as this could of happened at anytime, once you have a bad boot loader its pretty much down hill from there"
Any helpful insight as how I can rectify this? is my phone truly dead? Sorry about the quoted format, it was copied and pasted.
If I were in your boat, I'd use Odin and flash the stock 4.1.2 ROM.
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tronmech said:
If I were in your boat, I'd use Odin and flash the stock 4.1.2 ROM.
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The phone won't turn on, unable to go into recovery and download mode; plugged in usb (hear connection beep but pressing power button plays disconnect button) to no avail. What can I do to unbrick?
Stock 4.1.2? Possible over a hardbricked T989 with old 2.3.6?
JahJahLoO said:
The phone won't turn on, unable to go into recovery and download mode; plugged in usb (hear connection beep but pressing power button plays disconnect button) to no avail. What can I do to unbrick?
Stock 4.1.2? Possible over a hardbricked T989 with old 2.3.6?
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sorry but i have to assume that you are not doing the 3 button recovery or download mode right.
Pull battery, put battery back in, hold power button & Vol +/- untill you see SAMSUNG on the screen ---> let go off power button(keep holding
Vol +/- button) .....u will see recovery. (assuming you did flash cwm before).
Let me know.
hit thanks.
sam.balia1012 said:
sorry but i have to assume that you are not doing the 3 button recovery or download mode right.
Pull battery, put battery back in, hold power button & Vol +/- untill you see SAMSUNG on the screen ---> let go off power button(keep holding
Vol +/- button) .....u will see recovery. (assuming you did flash cwm before).
Let me know.
hit thanks.
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I believe I am doing it correct, I have been entering recovery and download mode many times, right before I soft bricked it.
And sorry, no, I've tried many times, many methods and my phone is confirmed as entirely hard bricked.
SUPAR SAD, but thank you!
dont give up
JahJahLoO said:
I believe I am doing it correct, I have been entering recovery and download mode many times, right before I soft bricked it.
And sorry, no, I've tried many times, many methods and my phone is confirmed as entirely hard bricked.
SUPAR SAD, but thank you!
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you can try using adb and put the phone in dl mode.
sometimes its as easy as pull battery and wait awhile (20 min or more) and try again.
if you've exhausted all possibilities, you can use a jig to force a dl mode.
let me know
sam.balia1012 said:
you can try using adb and put the phone in dl mode.
sometimes its as easy as pull battery and wait awhile (20 min or more) and try again.
if you've exhausted all possibilities, you can use a jig to force a dl mode.
let me know
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I don't know what adb is, or how to use it; I have, however seen my friend RDP to my desktop and do something and used the term 'adb' in his attempt to code through the phone.
I've done that battery waiting period, for nearly an hour and still no result.
After doing some researching, I have found that many people have stated a USB JIG would not be applicable to a 'hard bricked' phone. I really wanted to try as it looked like the most, simple and inexpensive solution.
JahJahLoO said:
I don't know what adb is, or how to use it; I have, however seen my friend RDP to my desktop and do something and used the term 'adb' in his attempt to code through the phone.
I've done that battery waiting period, for nearly an hour and still no result.
After doing some researching, I have found that many people have stated a USB JIG would not be applicable to a 'hard bricked' phone. I really wanted to try as it looked like the most, simple and inexpensive solution.
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If you know for a fact that you bricked your s2, maybe wrong rom or kernel that u flashed by accident then.....
contact these guys.... http://brickedmyphone.com/contact-me/
good like and click thanks if you agree.
sam.balia1012 said:
If you know for a fact that you bricked your s2, maybe wrong rom or kernel that u flashed by accident then.....
contact these guys.... http://brickedmyphone.com/contact-me/
good like and click thanks if you agree.
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Lols, you're really fishing for them "Thanks"; you got it buddy. Very swift responses. :cyclops:
Anyway, I'm still searching the net for anymore possible solutions.
Thanks.
JahJahLoO said:
Lols, you're really fishing for them "Thanks"; you got it buddy. Very swift responses. :cyclops:
Anyway, I'm still searching the net for anymore possible solutions.
Thanks.
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fishing for them ???????
what the hell does that even mean? it seems that brick did hit u in the head!!!
sam.balia1012 said:
fishing for them ???????
what the hell does that even mean? it seems that brick did hit u in the head!!!
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It might as well have... :crying:

[Q] Custom Kernel Flashing ends with black screen , Arc S

Hi everyone,
I really like my arc s and I don't want to change it if it does not fail. However, I decided try new ROMS just to make my device a bit different with improved performance.
I checked several of threads and read them carefully. I have already finished these steps (I hope I managed to do properly) :good:
=unlocked boot loader
=rooted with a software called eroot
=installed ClockWorkMod Recovery 5.0.2.7-nAa-r2
As much I understand everything is ready.
So I have downloaded a 4.2 JB custom ROM. I put the zip files to my SD card and also extracted boot.img file to my desktop. By using Flashtool, I flashed it. After that, I rebooted the device to enter CWM mod to be able to load the ROM and googleapps. However, I only get BLACK screen everytime. (I press volume down and power button) .
I followed 3-4 different techniques and different kernels and roms but everytime the result is black unresponsive secreen, I only get small vibration and than black screen forever. Thankfully, I manage to save the device but loading LT18i_4.1.B.0.587_(1254-2184).ftf with flashtool flash mode. However, I really want a shiny 4.2 in my mobile .
By the way, about my phone : android 4.0.4 kernel 2.6.32.9-perf
I don't know what I am doing wrong with flashing kernel...
Please share your experiences...
Regards
Onur
Hi again,
Seriously guys, I really need advanced help here. I spent 2 days for it, result is nothing.
onurbas said:
Seriously guys, I really need advanced help here. I spent 2 days for it, result is nothing.
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The way to enter cwm is not voldown+power. its power on phone first, then repeatedly press the voldown button until cwm popped up
TakuyaZ said:
The way to enter cwm is not voldown+power. its power on phone first, then repeatedly press the voldown button until cwm popped up
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Hello mate, thnks for the suggestion. Believe me I have already tried it with many other combinations including pressing all buttons at the same time
What is the kernel logo that pops up, are you sure the kernel flashed correctly
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At least I have identified the problem, I guess
At first I didn't consider that as a problem but I think the reason of this kernel flashing problem is an issue about internal memory of the device. While flashing the kernel with flashtool, an error occurs "1 bad blocks encountered" (check the attachment pls), I did a quick search on the forum as well as Mr Google however the outcome is a bit devastating unfortunately. I think it is impossible to solve the problem. Still, I will be really appreciated if someone shares his/her solution for this problem.
Otherwise, I m kindly asking for ROM suggestions to upgrde my arc s (4.0.4 with kernel 2.6.32.9) without flashing a custom kernel.
Many thanks...
Did you use the latest version of Flashtool?
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popthosegaskets said:
Did you use the latest version of Flashtool?
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I think it is up to date one, Flsahtool 0.9.13.0 .
tangosierra_ said:
What is the kernel logo that pops up, are you sure the kernel flashed correctly
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Unfortunately, I cant see any logos. I think I follow the correct method but as I said due to bad blocks, flashtool can't install the kernel properly :/
onurbas said:
Unfortunately, I cant see any logos. I think I follow the correct method but as I said due to bad blocks, flashtool can't install the kernel properly :/
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Use fastboot.exe and see if it works for you.
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popthosegaskets said:
Use fastboot.exe and see if it works for you.
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I have already this was as well, gives exactly same error :crying:

links and loop

hi guys, i wrote here because all links are expired. i have a very big problem with my ace 2 because it is in loop at the logo screen. it's happen when i tried to root the phone with odin. i tried and tried with the same file and with other files: rom, kernel etc.. but the result is the same.
someone can help me?
Desmojack said:
hi guys, i wrote here because all links are expired. i have a very big problem with my ace 2 because it is in loop at the logo screen. it's happen when i tried to root the phone with odin. i tried and tried with the same file and with other files: rom, kernel etc.. but the result is the same.
someone can help me?
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Is it the Android boot screen (i.e. Samsung/Cyanogenmod) or the Bootloader screen, that shows up first thing no matter which ROM you have?
-Bhavesh
bhaveshparajapat said:
Is it the Android boot screen (i.e. Samsung/Cyanogenmod) or the Bootloader screen, that shows up first thing no matter which ROM you have?
-Bhavesh
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I started with the stock rom, and i didn't be able to install new roms because at the first flash for root permission with odin, my phone restart with the loop. and the new files i flashed with odin gave me the same loop.
now, i think that the only solution is reset all. where is the right link? active link!
Yup
Desmojack said:
now, i think that the only solution is reset all. where is the right link? active link!
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I think so too. Try using a three part firmware, I can't just provide the .pit because you'll need the modem file too.
Try using a three part firmware if a single file one doesn't work
Odin Single File = i8160XXXXX.tar.md5 which goes in PDA
Odin Three part = Modem, PDA and PIT (This repartitions your device back to factory so you'll lose all data and partition changes you've made!!))
--Bhavesh
yes,this is a good idea..but where i can find the three files for back to factory ?
Desmojack said:
yes,this is a good idea..but where i can find the three files for back to factory ?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2340849
The XXMF1 firmwares might have all three files. I don't know but from what I can collect it seems to be the most likely. The test XXMC8 and MB4 firmwares also contain three files, but, they're test firmwares, so I wouldn't recommend it - and you should flash stable firmware afterwards (after the phone reboots and you see the 'PASS' message on the computer and the phone has started to boot)
Good luck!
i'm very stupid... the only problem was battery low.. tnx anyway!
Desmojack said:
i'm very stupid... the only problem was battery low.. tnx anyway!
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No problem! Try not to flash if you have less than 70% or so battery left as a general rule

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