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[Q] HELP! My Acro S is bricked after flashed rom CM10

After flashed rom CM10 for my Acro S, I cant start it, just stop at boot display and then black display. I tried to use flashtool to flash rom stock again, but...when Flashtool asked plug my phone to PC by USB cable (press volume down + plug), Led light is green a little second and then turn off and my phone show boot display and turn off. I tried many times...but cant fix, HELP ME!!!

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Please allow me to ask a question, do you have your phone full of battery?
Cz last time I faced similar problem, my phone was run out of battery also.
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[Q] Note 2 dead after root

Hi
This is my first post. I have had Note 2 for 6 months now and have done a root using Samsung Galaxy Tool kit which worked fine.
Few days ago, I update the phone updated which unrooted the phone so decided to root the phone again last night.
It went through fine and the phone was working. I was able to use all the apps and make calls. This morning after making a call, I put the phone on the desk, after 10 minutes, the phone was dead. I couldn't turn it on.
Battery was fully charged. when I press the power button, there is a red light on top flashing.
I have tried vol up + home button + power but it doesn't work.
I have looked at other forums but no real answer to the problem.
I was going to flash the phone with original stock rom using Odin, not sure if it will.work
Please advice there is any other solution to this.
Thanks

ranjeet81 said:
Hi
This is my first post. I have had Note 2 for 6 months now and have done a root using Samsung Galaxy Tool kit which worked fine.
Few days ago, I update the phone updated which unrooted the phone so decided to root the phone again last night.
It went through fine and the phone was working. I was able to use all the apps and make calls. This morning after making a call, I put the phone on the desk, after 10 minutes, the phone was dead. I couldn't turn it on.
Battery was fully charged. when I press the power button, there is a red light on top flashing.
I have tried vol up + home button + power but it doesn't work.
I have looked at other forums but no real answer to the problem.
I was going to flash the phone with original stock rom using Odin, not sure if it will.work
Please advice there is any other solution to this.
Thanks
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Sounds like sudden death.
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How you will flash ROM? you are able to reboot to download mod?
If yes, try it
Symptoms are highly suggestive of sudden death.
If you are unable to flash ROM, don't do anything and send it to service station.

Well have you taken out the battery yet? If not, please do and leave it out for 1-2 minutes. Then put it back and see if it boots.

dr.ketan said:
How you will flash ROM? you are able to reboot to download mod?
If yes, try it
Symptoms are highly suggestive of sudden death.
If you are unable to flash ROM, don't do anything and send it to service station.
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no I can't boot the device hence can't flash. you are probably right, "sudden death" as I can't do anything except the red light next to the ear phone flashing every 10 secs.

Yeah that is proximity sensor light and that is classic symptom of sudden death.
Can you tell me you were on which rom last?
I mean you have updated to which rom, bcoz latest rom believed to be fixed for sudden death. And that will be big challenge if you were on ll7 and still it is sudden death.
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dr.ketan said:
Yeah that is proximity sensor light and that is classic symptom of sudden death.
Can you tell me you were on which rom last?
I mean you have updated to which rom, bcoz latest rom believed to be fixed for sudden death. And that will be big challenge if you were on ll7 and still it is sudden death.
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I was still on original 4.1.1 , only re-rooted last night.
was planning to put a CM10.1
guess it's a trip to Samsung Service Center, only worry is it was rooted when it died.
not sure if they will cover it

I have this problem after i flash note2core kenel AS but i was able to enter recovery and flash OC version and no problem try pull out the battery then enter recovery.

adinfsfocus said:
I have this problem after i flash note2core kenel AS but i was ablel to enter recovery and flash OC version and no problem try pull out the battery then enter recovery.
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you mean pull out the battery and put back in then enter recovery
is there a sequence to enter into recovery or just vol down + home button + power?

ranjeet81 said:
you mean pull out the battery and put back in then enter recovery
is there a sequence to enter into recovery or just vol down + home button + power?
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Yes pull out battery 1min then put back then enter recovery ,,vol UP + home button + power''
VOLUME UP not DOWN :good:

adinfsfocus said:
Yes pull out battery 1min then put back then enter recovery ,,vol UP + home button + power''
VOLUME UP not DOWN :good:
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no luck..
unfortunately there is no Samsung Service Center in Leicester (UK)...need to find one and then hopefully they wont know that my phone was rooted
back to the old old old Sony Ericsson- just text messages and phone calls

You press vol up + menu+power long 10 sec end no recovery?attention vol up not down.

adinfsfocus said:
You press vol up + menu+power long 10 sec end no recovery?attention vol up not down.
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no response, only red light flashing every 10 secs.
did hold for 10 secs.
Thanks for your help..

Try with Odin to flash any rom if not i got no idea maybe somebody else who knows.
Good luck.

adinfsfocus said:
Try with Odin to flash any rom if not i got no idea maybe somebody else who knows.
Good luck.
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Dude... Its the Sudden Death Issue plain and simple!!! There is NOTHING else to do or try...

adinfsfocus said:
Try with Odin to flash any rom if not i got no idea maybe somebody else who knows.
Good luck.
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thanks, at least you tried.
I wont be able to flash any rom as Galaxy Note 2 tool kit cannot connect to the phone even though all the drivers are installed.
The phone need to be in either recovery mode or need to be on to flash ( unless I am mistaken)

And in what circumstances appear???

ranjeet81 said:
no luck..
unfortunately there is no Samsung Service Center in Leicester (UK)...
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Mansfield if you fancy a trip up the M1
https://www.eblast.co.uk/

ranjeet81 said:
I was still on original 4.1.1 , only re-rooted last night.
was planning to put a CM10.1
guess it's a trip to Samsung Service Center, only worry is it was rooted when it died.
not sure if they will cover it
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They will never know that you are rooted unless you tell them.. it is sudden death .. bring it for warranty just dont tell them that you rooted it...
Sent from Godfather Gt-N7100
A TRIANGLE AWAY will make your WARRANTY stay
Hit thanks if you love your phone =)

ranjeet81 said:
I was still on original 4.1.1 , only re-rooted last night.
was planning to put a CM10.1
guess it's a trip to Samsung Service Center, only worry is it was rooted when it died.
not sure if they will cover it
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Don't worry in sudden complete death (unable to get into Download Mode) they can't figure it out.
Just ask him it was as it is after purchase and it happened suddenly. Do need to even mention you can't boot into recovery or download mode.
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Screen gone Black

I was trying to flash a mod inside cwm and when phone rebooted it was at sony logo and stuck, So I did a hard reboot using home and vol up keys... after that now my screen is black and unresponsive, only backlit is working. HELP

Elixx13 said:
I was trying to flash a mod inside cwm and when phone rebooted it was at sony logo and stuck, So I did a hard reboot using home and vol up keys... after that now my screen is black and unresponsive, only backlit is working. HELP
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Is your phone recognized by PC when connect ? If yes, flashing Stock Rom by flash tool might solve that.
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lilude56214 said:
Is your phone recognized by PC when connect ? If yes, flashing Stock Rom by flash tool might solve that.
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Guys phone is completely unresponsive, you can't turn it on, you cant boot into flash mode or fastboot mode... Its just turned off and it used to have backlit on with the entire screen black, when i plug micro usb cable it only tries to Charge the battery (RED led is on, no Orange led), for several hours. Nothing happens.
I Really need help. Thanks!

Elixx13 said:
Guys phone is completely unresponsive, you can't turn it on, you cant boot into flash mode or fastboot mode... Its just turned off and it used to have backlit on with the entire screen black, when i plug micro usb cable it only tries to Charge the battery (RED led is on, no Orange led), for several hours. Nothing happens.
I Really need help. Thanks!
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Try to flash using flashtool. Press volume down and connect to pc when flashtool says. See if anything happens.
Let know by posting.
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bluechelsea said:
Try to flash using flashtool. Press volume down and connect to pc when flashtool says. See if anything happens.
Let know by posting.
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I dont mean to be rude but... Are you kidding me right?. Phone is completely unresponsive it doesnt answer to any type of buttons combinations, thats why i cant boot into flash mode and use a fresh .ftf install... Its just off and as far as I know "bricked":crying:

Check 2nd post in here.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2049813
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hope this helps
-HOLD Volume up and Power - till phone viabrates 3 times ,
-Plug Start up sony Companion , go to support , then update , then Repair
-Follow the steps
And you should have your Device Back
Sorry if something is mildly incorrect , typing everything from the top of my head
and sorry for any incorrect Grammar (English is my 5th Language)

pharix said:
Check 2nd post in here.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2049813
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Thank you, my phone has no blinking red light, but when I plugged it to my PC to start trying some tricks, the led went off. And I think is dead again, should I wait until red led comes back? Also, Flashtool sees my device as MTP or something like that and when I try to soft reset it, Flashtool says Disconnected and then connected, so hopes are high. (No Screen at this time, still black, no boot logo or battery icon)

Did ur phone have enough charge? If may have to charge it properly before it can boot properly.
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When connected to PC phone doesnt BootLoop, Im stuck at constant red led ON.. No response here.
Any Thoughts_??

[HELP] bricked XPERIA S by silly mistake

Hello friends,
I am new (and dumb too) to XDA and all the root and all these things.
I just rooted and unlocked bootloader of my Xperia S.
and flashed the Jelly bean AOSP ROM as in following thread.
[ROM]JB AOSP 4.2.1 alpha 2
I was playing in recovery mode and I don't which option I choose but I think something like "Wipe Partitions" or "Format partitions"
After that I rebooted phone but it just went dead.
I think the battery was low (~15%) when I messed up.
Now it's not responding to anything, no boot, no recovery mode, no fastboot, no flash mode,(vol + or vol - with power) :crying:
Only thing was that I put it on wall charger at 2:00 am (no LED), at morning 10::am RED LED was strong on, but still no fastboot and flash mod e while connecting to pc :crying:
Still I kept on charging whole day ( I saw some threads regarding XPERIA S UNBRICK )
now after ~8hours, connected to pc but still detection.
Also I want to mention that When LED was on while charging and the I connected to pc , IF LED went ON , then phone not detected by computer.
and after sometime the LED went off , then Device says it connected as in screen shot below, but no fastboot or flashmode.
Please help me. Sorry for bad representation.

Hi, the i'm not a phone wizz but it happen't to me a few days ago as well. Tried everything almost bought a new phone because i thought it was bricked....
Now it's alive and kickin'.
For me worked:
Mine randomly started up till the battery was empty, 2-3min and that was enough.
Download the Emma flashtool, it's from Sony itself.
Install the flashtool and start it..let it settle.
With the red light on when it starts try to get it in plug in the usb in the phone (it's already connected in the pc) while holding the volume button down, and when you're lucky the flashtool will recognize the phone and will collect the correct software/ROM/kernel. Just hit the install/repair button and that worked for me, it installed the correct software and it was alive again...
Wish you all the luck.

koossmatrooz said:
Hi, the i'm not a phone wizz but it happen't to me a few days ago as well. Tried everything almost bought a new phone because i thought it was bricked....
Now it's alive and kickin'.
For me worked:
Mine randomly started up till the battery was empty, 2-3min and that was enough.
Download the Emma flashtool, it's from Sony itself.
Install the flashtool and start it..let it settle.
With the red light on when it starts try to get it in plug in the usb in the phone (it's already connected in the pc) while holding the volume button down, and when you're lucky the flashtool will recognize the phone and will collect the correct software/ROM/kernel. Just hit the install/repair button and that worked for me, it installed the correct software and it was alive again...
Wish you all the luck.
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Thank you for your reply.
I did it but when connected phone with vol - , red LED was strong on , but device didn't detected by OS, nor Emma, nor with flashtool.
but after 1 minute the LED went off and at the same moment device detected in PC OS (as sound of new hardware detected sound of windows heard) and flashtool log was-
09/042/2013 22:42:12 - INFO - Device connected with USB debugging off
09/042/2013 22:42:12 - INFO - For 2011 devices line, be sure you are not in MTP mode
no response from Emma. Also no flashboot or fastboot :crying:

Have installed the fastboot drivers for your phone?
If you connect your phone with vol- or vol+ you shouldn't get a red light, it should be blue or green.
Try charge phone for a while then download a jellybean kernel (e.g. *.sin file), then adb push the kernel to the phone. Boot into recovery and refresh rom.
This will require adb and drivers both available in the flashpoint folder.
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o0 Matt 0o said:
Have installed the fastboot drivers for your phone?
If you connect your phone with vol- or vol+ you shouldn't get a red light, it should be blue or green.
Try charge phone for a while then download a jellybean kernel (e.g. *.sin file), then adb push the kernel to the phone. Boot into recovery and refresh rom.
This will require adb and drivers both available in the flashpoint folder.
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Thank you for reply.
OK I will try. But the phone RED LED going on as a charging indicator only.
(Generally when phone shuts down at 0% battery and if we boot it up without charging, it turns on and turn off , after i fyou connect the charger, the instance the RED LED goes on but screen remains blank, After sometime the screen shows charging battery )
the same case is happening with me.
Should I remove battery, will it void its warranty?

pmsdhawale said:
Thank you for reply.
OK I will try. But the phone RED LED going on as a charging indicator only.
(Generally when phone shuts down at 0% battery and if we boot it up without charging, it turns on and turn off , after i fyou connect the charger, the instance the RED LED goes on but screen remains blank, After sometime the screen shows charging battery )
the same case is happening with me.
Should I remove battery, will it void its warranty?
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So u can charge ur phone? It sounds like all u need to do is reinstall a kernel then a rom. No need to remove battery. If you connect urban phone to a usb,when off, and hold a volume key you should not get a red led. You get a red led when u don't have flashmode and/or fastboot.
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Have you tried a 'hard' reset of the phone/power.
Phone may be in a loop with power still on or some other state.
Hold the power button -and- volume up button for a good 10 seconds.
You may feel the phone vibrate once then a few seconds later it vibrates three times in rapid succession.
This should indicate the phone is powered down.
If powered down, it may then be able to recharge itself and if you're lucky show a battery charging icon.
When recharged, I'd use SEUS to reload the stock firmware.
Good luck.

Dr Goodvibes said:
Have you tried a 'hard' reset of the phone/power.
Phone may be in a loop with power still on or some other state.
Hold the power button -and- volume up button for a good 10 seconds.
You may feel the phone vibrate once then a few seconds later it vibrates three times in rapid succession.
This should indicate the phone is powered down.
If powered down, it may then be able to recharge itself and if you're lucky show a battery charging icon.
When recharged, I'd use SEUS to reload the stock firmware.
Good luck.
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Thank you for suggestion but its not responding.
Also I unlocked bootloader so no use of SUS .

o0 Matt 0o said:
So u can charge ur phone? It sounds like all u need to do is reinstall a kernel then a rom. No need to remove battery. If you connect urban phone to a usb,when off, and hold a volume key you should not get a red led. You get a red led when u don't have flashmode and/or fastboot.
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Its getting red LED because battery is not charging I think.
And can You explain the process written or a link to tutorial .
One more question
Will my warranty be void if I remove my Battery?

pmsdhawale said:
Its getting red LED because battery is not charging I think.
And can You explain the process written or a link to tutorial .
One more question
Will my warranty be void if I remove my Battery?
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Step 1 - Download a kernel.
Download a kernel like nova (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=35055975). this will Download a zip file, open the file and extract the file kernel.elf. note nova is a jellybean kernel.
step 2 - Push the kernel file to the phone
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=23181182
[Xperia S][INFO][REF] All that u need to know before u begin
Step 3 - boot the phone into recovery and install a Rom zip file then reboot.
Step 4 - hit thanks.
Not sure about removing the battery. I have never need to do it.I guess it would be ok if you don't damage anything or break any security seals. Btw u know when u charge your phone when the battery is below 90% it displays a red light hey.
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o0 Matt 0o said:
Step 1 - Download a kernel.
Download a kernel like nova (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=35055975). this will Download a zip file, open the file and extract the file kernel.elf. note nova is a jellybean kernel.
step 2 - Push the kernel file to the phone
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=23181182
[Xperia S][INFO][REF] All that u need to know before u begin
Step 3 - boot the phone into recovery and install a Rom zip file then reboot.
Step 4 - hit thanks.
Not sure about removing the battery. I have never need to do it.I guess it would be ok if you don't damage anything or break any security seals. Btw u know when u charge your phone when the battery is below 90% it displays a red light hey.
Sent from my Xperia S using xda app-developers app
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Its not booting .
Nor in flashmod nor in fastboot mode. then how can I push the kernal.

Can u confirm if you have installed the fastboot drivers
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Same problem here. Red led, no charge. No fasboot.
Nova Kernel + Nova Rom.

o0 Matt 0o said:
Can u confirm if you have installed the fastboot drivers
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yes, they are installed.
I connected my friend's xperia p and it detected in both fastboot and flashmod.
Trying it on ubuntu and thenafter windows 7.....

FED UP.....Going to SONY service center tomorrow.... hoping it'll get replaced .(yeahh...its still under warranty )

pmsdhawale said:
FED UP.....Going to SONY service center tomorrow.... hoping it'll get replaced .(yeahh...its still under warranty )
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So what happened? I have the same problem.

put your device to a cool place and try install a kernel like nova
pmsdhawale said:
Hello friends,
I am new (and dumb too) to XDA and all the root and all these things.
I just rooted and unlocked bootloader of my Xperia S.
and flashed the Jelly bean AOSP ROM as in following thread.
[ROM]JB AOSP 4.2.1 alpha 2
I was playing in recovery mode and I don't which option I choose but I think something like "Wipe Partitions" or "Format partitions"
After that I rebooted phone but it just went dead.
I think the battery was low (~15%) when I messed up.
Now it's not responding to anything, no boot, no recovery mode, no fastboot, no flash mode,(vol + or vol - with power) :crying:
Only thing was that I put it on wall charger at 2:00 am (no LED), at morning 10::am RED LED was strong on, but still no fastboot and flash mod e while connecting to pc :crying:
Still I kept on charging whole day ( I saw some threads regarding XPERIA S UNBRICK )
now after ~8hours, connected to pc but still detection.
Also I want to mention that When LED was on while charging and the I connected to pc , IF LED went ON , then phone not detected by computer.
and after sometime the LED went off , then Device says it connected as in screen shot below, but no fastboot or flashmode.
Please help me. Sorry for bad representation.
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Make sure your phone is absolutely off
Put it to a cool place like refrigerator for a couple of hours
then flash a kernel so fast by fastboot.exe
If works you can full charge your device and you are lucky.

pmsdhawale said:
FED UP.....Going to SONY service center tomorrow.... hoping it'll get replaced .(yeahh...its still under warranty )
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Got it replaced !!
They said that they've changed motherboard !!
Again rooted and unlocked boot loader !
Using PAC ROM latest 4.2.2

Xperia S- no response after rom installation

Hello.
few days ago i have benn installed Rom (2,7) on my Xperia S. I noticed the first reboot after installation dont always works, i mean phone will shutt down but dont turn on. my phone stopped turning on during SONY logo or when on display was triangle with tools. everyime my phone won't turn on i did a flash stock rom and everything was okay. yesterday i installen the same rom but v2,9 and after discharging my battery phone won't turn on. no response for flash mode or fastboot mode. sometimes when i start charging my phone is displaying SONY logo and shut down or sometimes triangle with tools. what can i do?
i'm sorry for my mistakes. i'm not perfect polyglot.

BaltazarIX said:
Hello.
few days ago i have benn installed Rom (2,7) on my Xperia S. I noticed the first reboot after installation dont always works, i mean phone will shutt down but dont turn on. my phone stopped turning on during SONY logo or when on display was triangle with tools. everyime my phone won't turn on i did a flash stock rom and everything was okay. yesterday i installen the same rom but v2,9 and after discharging my battery phone won't turn on. no response for flash mode or fastboot mode. sometimes when i start charging my phone is displaying SONY logo and shut down or sometimes triangle with tools. what can i do?
i'm sorry for my mistakes. i'm not perfect polyglot.
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Ok, first let the phone plugged into the wall outlet, not through usb. Let it charge at least 48 hours. After that, flash again the ROM. You should have enough battery for the flashing to go through without any problems.
P.S. While the phone is charging do not press any buttons. Do not try to power it on, just let it be.

skywalkerdroid said:
Ok, first let the phone plugged into the wall outlet, not through usb. Let it charge at least 48 hours. After that, flash again the ROM. You should have enough battery for the flashing to go through without any problems.
P.S. While the phone is charging do not press any buttons. Do not try to power it on, just let it be.
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ok, i will try it. my phone was charging 24 hours and still no response but during charging i was pressing buttons etc.

Try to hold power button + vol up, then wait for 3 vibration or you can check here :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=38567003
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try this topic, it works for me
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1849170

Mr. Khan said:
Try to hold power button + vol up, then wait for 3 vibration or you can check here :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=38567003
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hernanrod said:
try this topic, it works for me
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1849170
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very helpful links. thank you!
I was able to flash my device. Flashing finished succeed but phone still won't to turn on :/
edit:
device had too low energy to turn on. now everything is ok. this is quote which helped me:
~ If you get bootloops, try to flash between loops. As soon as you notice loop, hold volume down and plug the phone into PC with FlashTool ready. Once the loop starts you have very little time to flash, before the loops drain the battery. If you can not flash, the battery will have to die and phone reset. Then start over with red led.
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