hi there i am using xperia play r800i...first i flashed gin2jellybean rom and it was fine....after 3weeks i tried to flash my stock rom but my phone is not responding anymore after this.....it shows only the logo and that's it...my pc don't recognize my phone cuz only is rebooting automatically,my led light doesn't show neither green ,red or blue colour....i am new in android world and i'm afraid that my phone is dead (( please helppp!!!!if u know how to fix this problem.....PS:sorry for my bad english
Is your bootloader unlocked? Need more info.
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Is your bootloader unlocked? Need more info.
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no man i didn't unlock the bootloader,i can't do it with flashtool
Sony now has the ability to give out unlock codes for the Play, if my memory serves. You may want to try it. It will break any warranty you have, so be aware of that.
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If you didnt unlock your bootloader before installing a custom rom. Idk how else to help you. You might have to send off your xperia play to Sony.
brainard52 said:
Sony now has the ability to give out unlock codes for the Play, if my memory serves. You may want to try it. It will break any warranty you have, so be aware of that.
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i took the code but now i can't do anything cuz my xperia doesn't even go to recovery .....anyway thnx!!!
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Simple fix
klaudiohavari said:
brainard52 said:
Sony now has the ability to give out unlock codes for the Play, if my memory serves. You may want to try it. It will break any warranty you have, so be aware of that.
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i took the code but now i can't do anything cuz my xperia doesn't even go to recovery .....anyway thnx!!!
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No phone is bricked!!!! hardware does not boot with out software. there was a way they put it in so im going to help you fix it!!!
i have bricked my phone several times and im a pro at fixing them too! lol
question one does your phone turn on?
If it does what does it do?
do you have ANdroxide Flash tool?
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Yes use his flashtool. But the real question can you use it if your bootloader is locked.
works on both
If a boot loader is locked it means its intact hense the word locked. So the phone boots so all you have to do is..
Download your stock ftf file for you phone.
Hold the back button when you connect your phone and flash your firmware back. Light should turn green.
If it don't hold the power button while you connect it Sonay used this method to put it in the first time.i
Rmontoya83 said:
If a boot loader is locked it means its intact hense the word locked. So the phone boots so all you have to do is..
Download your stock ftf file for you phone.
Hold the back button when you connect your phone and flash your firmware back. Light should turn green.
If it don't hold the power button while you connect it Sonay used this method to put it in the first time.i
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i solved the problem opening fastboot and i pressed search button for 5minutes and the light blue blinked ...i flashed the stock rom with flashtool now it's like new ,,,,,,thank ya all for ur answers ,u are the best
Bricked phone
Rmontoya83 said:
klaudiohavari said:
No phone is bricked!!!! hardware does not boot with out software. there was a way they put it in so im going to help you fix it!!!
i have bricked my phone several times and im a pro at fixing them too! lol
question one does your phone turn on?
If it does what does it do?
do you have ANdroxide Flash tool?
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Hi
I was hoping you could help me. I rooted my play and was following a youtube video as descibed. I couldn't attach the link because I am a new member. It was the new ics 4.0.4 from the android doctor - 100% bug free gaming rom. I had difficulty in flash tools when i needed to go into fastboot mode to install the Lupus kernel. So I installed the cwm mode from the internet and tried to install the ics from its recovery mode. Now I just get the sony logo, then the screen goes black. It is still on. I have reinstalled flashtools and have seen some stock roms on this site to download. The problem I have is when I select the rom to flash, whilst it recognises that my phone is in flash mode, I get a error flash cancelled. I have tried 3 different stock roms. I am in the process of downloading Emma - a flashtool from Sony. Hopefully my phone is not screwed. It was on 2.3.4. One week old unlocked rx800i. Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks..
Tommy
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You guys remember about 2011 June, a problem came up with unlocked bootloader and OTA update. the first fix that came out broke the radio rom or something so your phone won't accept any sim but will boot and be like a psp or media player. well. that happened to me. and 2 years down the line, i'm still with my play hoping someone could come up with a solution for that.
boots up fine. plays games and audio video no probs but still can't accept any sim in it.
Specs are as follows
model R800i
android version 2.3.4
baseband number 8x55A-AAABQMAZM-203028D-56
Kernel Version 2.6.32.9-perf
[email protected] #1
Build Number 4.0.2.A.0.42
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I just received an OTA to my Xperia Arc. The update downloaded fine and it started the update OK. During the update (I had the open box icon an 4 dots on screen) the phone just shut down and now it doesn't turn on anymore... Nothing happens if I press power button (it doesn't matter how long) even after removing battery.
Is there anything I can do. Is my phone permanently bricked? I thought they test these OTAs before pushing them out?
Let me guess, your bootloader is unlocked?
If yes, go to the Android Development section and flash the unbrick thing for fota bricked devices.
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Flo95, yes. My bootloader is unlocked. I thought the OTAs would still work.
Thank you very much for pointing me towards a solution. Well appreciated!
@Leafhill,
Unfortunately, if you do have your bootloader unlocked, doing an update OTA ends up bricking your phone.
Hello Flo95 i have exactly the same problem of Leafhill i was updating the xperia arc and the phone just shut down and now it doesn't turn on anymore, Nothing happens if I press power button even if i remove the battery. i have flashed around 7 times with other firmwares and still nothing, i read your answer but i don't know hot to use the flash of the Android Development, can you give me some advice plz? thks in advanced
Same problem here. But the bootloader is locked. So how to get it on now?
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Same problem here. But the bootloader is locked. So how to get it on now?
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SEUS, Flashtool or the unbrick thread.
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i have been trying to fix my play for two days now and have tried everything i can think of
i have a R800i, on 62. firmware, i have tried flashing the stock FTF firmware, tried flashing the "TA brick fix uppdate" tried using wotan client too but no joy
i can still use flashtool and can still enter fastboot but when i turn on my play it just vibrates for a second and then nothing
Get Sony Ericsson Update Service and use that to repair the software; it always works for me no matter what - it can take around 20 retries though -_-... Try removing the battery for 30 seconds after around 10 retries - I have no idea why this helps but it has in the past...
im getting "phone contains modified software that cannot be updated"
is this normal or am i still fuked?
any other suggestions would be greatly appreciated, as it is right now i cant even return it to sony because they will no straight away that i modified the firmware
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any other suggestions would be greatly appreciated, as it is right now i cant even return it to sony because they will no straight away that i modified the firmware
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Flash it back to stock using Wotanserver then try SEUS.
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Flash it back to stock using Wotanserver then try SEUS.
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something is not right, i installed stock using wotanclient, then i tried using SEUS but i still get "the phone contains modified firmware"
im getting no errors using flashtool or wotanclient but apparently the firmware is not being flashed
i had the same problem when i bricked my play all i did was flash generic stock rom on it and took out the sd card and have no problemhttp://www.xperiagamer.com/Stock-Roms/233-se-stock-firmware-for-root.html
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i had the same problem when i bricked my play all i did was flash generic stock rom on it and took out the sd card and have no problemhttp://www.xperiagamer.com/Stock-Roms/233-se-stock-firmware-for-root.html
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tried it, still didnt work, is there a recovery method using fastboot that i could try? im unsure whether flashtool is actually working....
i managed to relock the bootloader which meant SEUS finally allowed me to install the firmware which was successful but the screen is still completely black, tried flashtool and wotanclient afterwards, both installed successfully but the screen is still black, i think the phone is working but the screen it self has died somehow
i was wondering, since the bootloader is relocked and the official stock firmware has been installed, should sony accept the faulty play without issue?
its possible if u run the update service and if it says phone is up to date one would think so ... i would ask a question and see what others say im still new to this site but yet i have learned alot make sure u update ur flashing tool too and make sure its properly flashed and when flashing is completed it should say flash complete.
ok guys i just picked up a play for att. sucks cause i have tmobile and wont get the 3/4g data. im almost always in wifi spots anyway so no big deal.
anyway i have already called att and got the phone sim unlocked. now if i think i understand this correctly this should be the order to follow. if you guys can confirm and provide latest links i would appreciate greatly.
1. sim unlock (done)
2. unlock bootloader (not yet)
3. root (not yet)
4. load rom (not yet)
correct??? did i miss anything? any preferred method on any of these? please advise.
thanks!!!
First of all, if you bought a xperia PLAY, you should probably post in the xperia PLAY forums.
Second of all, questions go in the Q & A forum.
To answer your question, that's pretty much the right order.
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First of all, if you bought a xperia PLAY, you should probably post in the xperia PLAY forums.
Second of all, questions go in the Q & A forum.
To answer your question, that's pretty much the right order.
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i deserve the flaming. i did edit my post in hopes that a mod would see and put in the right forum for me.
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ok guys i just picked up a play for att. sucks cause i have tmobile and wont get the 3/4g data. im almost always in wifi spots anyway so no big deal.
anyway i have already called att and got the phone sim unlocked. now if i think i understand this correctly this should be the order to follow. if you guys can confirm and provide latest links i would appreciate greatly.
1. sim unlock (done)
2. unlock bootloader (not yet)
3. root (not yet)
4. load rom (not yet)
correct??? did i miss anything? any preferred method on any of these? please advise.
thanks!!!
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yeh, thats right, but you need a recovery after root and before loading rom
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yeh, thats right, but you need a recovery after root and before loading rom
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well somewhere along the line i bricked the phone.
i was able to install clockwork recovery. i then tried to install a rom. and it froze for well over 30 min. so now all i can get to is the se logo. cant boot into recovery on boot up at all. how do you check to see if you have an unlocked bootloader?
any chance of restarting over? loading the stock rom?
flash a generic global world img from here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1330314
next time take a backup.
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flash a generic global world img from here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1330314
next time take a backup.
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i flashed an ftf world file and now i just have a black screen. no booting up.
If you have unlocked bootloader since I can't figure it out of your posts, flash another kernel
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If you have unlocked bootloader since I can't figure it out of your posts, flash another kernel
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thats where my problem is i believe. i dont think the bootloader was ever unlocked.
edit: tried rebooting the phone and the flashlight turns on lol but nothing else!
kdm212 said:
thats where my problem is i believe. i dont think the bootloader was ever unlocked.
edit: tried rebooting the phone and the flashlight turns on lol but nothing else!
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Have you tried to use SE PC companion to restore phone to factory state?
From support start update and click repair phone.
That could bring your phone back to life.
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Have you tried to use SE PC companion to restore phone to factory state?
From support start update and click repair phone.
That could bring your phone back to life.
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ill give that a shot. im willing to try anything now...
no software available...what about flashing an img file? do i need root or the bootloader unlocked for that? if i dont need those items how do i go about flashing the img?
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ill give that a shot. im willing to try anything now...
no software available...what about flashing an img file? do i need root or the bootloader unlocked for that? if i dont need those items how do i go about flashing the img?
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That repair button didn't work?
For img flash you can use flashtool.
You don't need root or anything to use flashtool on your phone.
Just pick correct .ftf for your phone and flash it to the phone.
Do normal firmwares work on at&t's 4G version?
Maybe that's the problem
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finally!!! got it i was continuing to search everywhere for an answer and i stumbled upon another guy here on the site that had a similar issue. sooo i went to the site he found, xperiagamer.com and got the att firmware. flashed it and bingo im back!
thanks for all the help and suggestions men. this truly is a great site!
i do have some additional questions though. now that im back to square one im pondering trying again OR just rooting so i can remove the bloatware. if i just go the root method what the best way?
thanks!!!
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finally!!! got it i was continuing to search everywhere for an answer and i stumbled upon another guy here on the site that had a similar issue. sooo i went to the site he found, xperiagamer.com and got the att firmware. flashed it and bingo im back!
thanks for all the help and suggestions men. this truly is a great site!
i do have some additional questions though. now that im back to square one im pondering trying again OR just rooting so i can remove the bloatware. if i just go the root method what the best way?
thanks!!!
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If you were rooted before you don't need to re-root unless you purposely unrooted it. IF you aren't rooted anymore superoneclick or the zergrush(however it's spelled) is the easiest. I'm 99% sure you don't have an unlocked bootloader though, so you have very few options. I'd say re-root if you need to and unlock your bootloader so you can flash flash and flash custom roms like crazy
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well somewhere along the line i bricked the phone.
i was able to install clockwork recovery. i then tried to install a rom. and it froze for well over 30 min. so now all i can get to is the se logo. cant boot into recovery on boot up at all. how do you check to see if you have an unlocked bootloader?
any chance of restarting over? loading the stock rom?
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It got bricked because you didn't unlock your bootloader.
1.Root your phone
2.Install Recovery
3.Unlock Bootloader
4.FINALLY!! you install a rom okay?
I was a noob too so it's okay now I'm a higher class noob.try flashing your ftf again.
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It got bricked because you didn't unlock your bootloader.
1.Root your phone
2.Install Recovery
3.Unlock Bootloader
4.FINALLY!! you install a rom okay?
I was a noob too so it's okay now I'm a higher class noob.try flashing your ftf again.
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well i got the phone back up and running. its now rooted again. i was doing some research. if i understand correctly the att version cannot have the bootloader unlocked. can anyone confirm this?
You need to pay Setool credits in order to unlock the bootloader. Unlocking the bootloader allows you to lose the sin lock as well, so you could have killed two birds with the same stone.
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You need to pay Setool credits in order to unlock the bootloader. Unlocking the bootloader allows you to lose the sin lock as well, so you could have killed two birds with the same stone.
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ya i just found the website. seems like thats the one everyone is sent to on this site.
im wondering now that im rooted if i can clean this stock rom up enough to use on a daily basis. i mean im using tmobile on the device so sharing internet would only be edge lol. i guess the only thing i really want ics for is that fact that its ics.
open the dial pad and use this code*#*#7378423#*#* . Then go to -> "Service Info" -> "Configuration".
If it says unlock bootloader = no, then you have to use the paid service, if yes, then you can do it for free yourself.
I recently came into the possession of an Xperia Play and I have been left confused by the situation. The touch screen does not work but the buttons do... It is running the default modded Sony version of Android, It is a few months old and I have a feeling that it is a software problem rather than a hardware problem. I am wondering if there is any rooting method that would be suitable for my situation or should I just give up on the phone?
Any help would be appreciated
flash back to stock and check the touchscreen,
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flash back to stock and check the touchscreen,
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It's not rooted and it's already running the stock version of aneroid. I'm trying to figure out if I could root it without being able to access the phone's settings. I believe installing third party apps is enabled. Should I just try superoneclick or would I risk bricking it
Yii don't need to have it rooted to flash back to stock...just download the stock.ftf and flash it via flashtool
Here is the link for flashtool http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1351299
Here some stock fw http://www.xperiagamer.com/XXX-Zone/Stock-Roms/
cippi21 said:
Yii don't need to have it rooted to flash back to stock...just download the stock.ftf and flash it via flashtool
Here is the link for flashtool http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1351299
Here some stock fw http://www.xperiagamer.com/XXX-Zone/Stock-Roms/
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There's a problem with that too. Flashtool wont recognise that there's a device connected since I can access the "Allow USB" on my phone Can you think of any ways around that?
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There's a problem with that too. Flashtool wont recognise that there's a device connected since I can access the "Allow USB" on my phone Can you think of any ways around that?
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you realise flashtool requires the device to be in flashmode right? its either back or search during usb connected but i always get confused which 1 it is
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fma965 said:
you realise flashtool requires the device to be in flashmode right? its either back or search during usb connected but i always get confused which 1 it is
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Of course... that's embarrasing Right , ok ... I flashed 2.3.3 on it and the touchscreen still isn't working! hmmm... should I just give up on it or is there anything else I could do?
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Of course... that's embarrasing Right , ok ... I flashed 2.3.3 on it and the touchscreen still isn't working! hmmm... should I just give up on it or is there anything else I could do?
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my vote is hardware issue
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agree possibly digitizer issue...in that case u can buy a cheap one on ebay
Hey guys,
I can't start up my Sony Xperia S. It just stucks at the SONY logo screen.
I've downloaded Xperia Companion and tried Software Repair, but it says cannot be repaired as the Bootloader is unlocked. Now I'm trying to lock the bootloader but I don't know how.
I'd like to reset my phone to its original form, i.e. bootloader locked and unrooted. Any ideas?
Btw, I'm using a Mac.
Any help/advice is much appreciated. Thanks!
eros101 said:
Hey guys,
I can't start up my Sony Xperia S. It just stucks at the SONY logo screen.
I've downloaded Xperia Companion and tried Software Repair, but it says cannot be repaired as the Bootloader is unlocked. Now I'm trying to lock the bootloader but I don't know how.
I'd like to reset my phone to its original form, i.e. bootloader locked and unrooted. Any ideas?
Btw, I'm using a Mac.
Any help/advice is much appreciated. Thanks!
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What you did the last thing?
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What you did the last thing?
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I think I was trying to flash custom ROM.
But it didn't work and my phone just wouldn't start up, so I bought a new phone 6 months ago and put this aside.
Now I'd like to start up this phone and try to access my pictures etc.
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I think I was trying to flash custom ROM.
But it didn't work and my phone just wouldn't start up, so I bought a new phone 6 months ago and put this aside.
Now I'd like to start up this phone and try to access my pictures etc.
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OK download stock ftf (search Google for stock jelly bean for Xperia s). Then flash it by flashtool software. There is plenty of guide for how to flash official jellybean on Xperia s by flash tool.
nageswarswain said:
OK download stock ftf (search Google for stock jelly bean for Xperia s). Then flash it by flashtool software. There is plenty of guide for how to flash official jellybean on Xperia s by flash tool.
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Thanks for the advice!
I followed the instructions here: https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2422053
Flash the official jellybean.
It has some progress but I still cannot start up my phone.
When I start it up, the Sony logo appears, followed by the Xperia logo and the colourful light stream. Then it repeats itself, SONY, Xperia, light stream........ etc.
It's better than just the SONY logo I had before.
What should I do next?
Give it some more time on that state.. It should boot OK.. If not then flash again.
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Give it some more time on that state.. It should boot OK.. If not then flash again.
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I flash it again, and still it can't start up.
I gave it 30 minutes, and it's still in the loop, Sony - Xperia - lights.
what should I do?
I've also tried to repair using the Xperia Companion but it says, bootloader is unlocked, so NO.
how to relock the bootloader then?
It's really strange why this happend to you... Are you flashing the correct ftf?try a custom rom ad see what's happening
i believe that the latest flash tool doesnt work with xperia s anymore so look for an older version
Use emma..