[Q] Dead Xperia Play, any hope? - Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Tried over in another forum, got no help.... Hoping someone here has an idea.
A local seller sometimes has phones and I bought an Arc S that worked great recently. Last week he has a Play so I picked it up from him cheap.
This phone is dead. Really dead. No lights, no beeps, no screen activity. Absolutely no reaction to being plugged in on the phone or on the PC (checked under flashtools, PC companion and EMMA).
I opened the phone and checked for water or drop damage, there is none.
I have tried all different USB cables and chargers, including ones that work on my Arc S just fine. I also re-flowed the solder on the USB connector when it was open (I had tried charging previously with no results). The micro USB port looks good. The battery also looks ok, it has no swelling or damage and is a genuine Sony battery.
I hate to put so much effort into it, but I have old phones that have been drowned in salt water and left to rust and they still have SOME response, or phones that have literally been smashed that will at least light the notification light. Seems odd to have this Play do nothing at all.
Any other tricks I can try with this thing?

Anybody? Anything? Wonder why posts that ask something easily Google'able/searchable get 50 responses, legit questions seem to get ignored.

Either mainboard broken or battery totally drained. Try charging the battery with an external charger? Not sure if it works but worth a try

jeff7424 said:
Either mainboard broken or battery totally drained. Try charging the battery with an external charger? Not sure if it works but worth a try
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Thanks. Do you know if the Play will do anything at all if the battery is removed but it is connected to USB? I know the Arc will loop the logo.
If not I'll order a battery, if it should be flashing or showing the logo without the battery then I'll assume a bad MB.

I don't have an answer but... I hope this helps...
I have the same problem, my xperia play is/was totally new, i did a kernel flash with flashtool everything was succesful acording with the status window of flashtool, but when I unplug it and tried to turn it on... dead, totally not even a single glimpse of life, not even the notification led.
I hope you and I find a way to bring it back to life... It was only a few hours since it's firts turn on :crying:

New development....
Was about to order a battery/charger for it and remembered I had an old camera battery charger around. Got the prongs lined up right and got a charge on the battery.
Unfortunately all the phone does is vibrate as soon as the battery goes in, and it continues to vibrate no matter what is pressed... and would keep doing it till the battery dies. So at this point I'm guessing bad motherboard.

My battery was full when I did the kernel flash, I plugged it to charge the battery after the incident.
Have you tried to flash a new kernel? I did, but it doesn't respond when I plug it with the back button pressed...
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jaxmoto said:
New development....
Was about to order a battery/charger for it and remembered I had an old camera battery charger around. Got the prongs lined up right and got a charge on the battery.
Unfortunately all the phone does is vibrate as soon as the battery goes in, and it continues to vibrate no matter what is pressed... and would keep doing it till the battery dies. So at this point I'm guessing bad motherboard.
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I read a post about some repair of SEMCboot with setool writing a new firmware, or something like that but I didn't understand what it means, here is the link:
I can't posts links so I going to quote:
Alejandrissimo
Miembro del foro
Compra y venta: (1)
Fecha de Ingreso: feb 2011
Localización: Mexico
Mensajes: 69
Modelo de smartphone: Galaxy SIII, Galaxy Note, iPad 3
Versión de ROM: 4.1.1
Tu operador: TELCEL
Reparar Xperia Play Bricked (Luz Roja) (aunque no lo reconozca la PC)
Hola, se me ocurrio crear este tema para ayudar a la comunidad en medida de lo posible.
Veran, hay ocaciones en que durante un mal proceso de flasheo o liberacion o simple mala suerte nos encontramos con que nuestro Xperia no enciende mas y no podemos revivirlo con el flashtool o el pc companion ya que la computadora no detecta el telefono o lo decta como dispositivo desconocido.
SETool es un herramienta poderosa que entre otras cosas puede reparar el SEMCboot de los Xperia, esto es lo que se necesita arreglar para que el telefono vuelva a ser dectecado por flashtool y asi reescribirle el firmware.
Basicamente el proceso es sencillo.
1. Se repara el SEMCboot por testpoint y alternative bypass con SETool.
2. Se escribe un firmware nuevo y fresco con SETool o flashtool.
Listo eso es todo y el movil queda vivito de nuevo.
Lo peor que puede pasar despues de revivirlo es que no acepte ningun SIM. Esto no suele pasar a menos de que el problema estuviera desde antes de revivirlo. Sin embargo es facil de arreglar, aunque desafortunadamente no hay manera gratuita de hacerlo ya que para este particular proceso el setool necesita creditos de servidor.
Volviendo al tema. El proceso de Recovery (como se le conoce) necesita de setool que a su vez require tener SETool box o dongle conectada, la cual como se imaginan no es gratuita ni barata.
Sin embargo ofresco este servicio de Recovery sin costo a los amigos de HTCMania.
Asi mismo se aceptan donaciones alegremente
Maybe you can investigate some more about it...

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Touch Pro 2 RHOD210 Damaged (Turn halfway)

Hi first of all sorry for my English, I speak Spanish and use the google translator. Thanks.
Well, as the title says, my PDA does not run.
XDAndroid was running, was discharged and went out. Did not catch more.
I put a load, did not catch, I thought (Very downloaded) and I left an hour later I returned and was completely cold, I try to ignite anything (scared me).
After many attempts, definitely not given the desire to light. (I panicked thinking that the processor was so cold that I found the phone after 1 hour charge.)
I got home and I kept fighting (disappointed) and Bang! Lit!, left the HTC logo, then the boot HTC Sonidito and boom again, went off!.
I am excited and I kept giving and re-turn, removed the magazine and came to the screen that says "windows" and left the 4 balls of "hourglass" of multiple colors and said: He lit!, but he gave warning super battery low (just rang) and went out.
At this point I do not think (and I do not want most of all) that may be the processor, I guess you have to "process"to get there.
The PC no longer recognizes that "USB Composite Device" is not to do, I despair!
Thanks in advance!.
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In Spanish:
Bueno, como dice el titulo, mi PDA no prende.
Estaba corriendo XDAndroid, se descargó y se apagó. No prendió más.
Lo puse a cargar, no prendió, pensé (Muy descargado) y lo dejé, una hora después regresé y estaba totalmente frío, lo intente prender y nada (me asusté).
Luego de muchos intentos, Definitivamente, no se le dió la gana de prender. (Me aterré pensando que fuera el procesador por lo frío que encontré el teléfono luego de 1 hora de carga.)
Llegué a casa y seguí luchando (decepcionadamente) y Pum! Prendió!, salió el logo de HTC, luego el sonidito de HTC de arranque y pum de nuevo, se apagó!.
Me he emocionado y seguí dandole y volvió a prender, quité el cargador y llegó a la pantalla que dice "windows" y salieron las 4 bolitas de "reloj de arena" de multiples colores y dije: Prendió!!, pero no, dió alerta de batería super baja (solo sonó) y se apagó.
A esas alturas no creo (y no quiero mas que todo) que pueda ser el procesador, supongo hay que "procesar" para llegar hasta allá.
La PC no reconoce más que "Dispositivo compuesto USB", no se que hacer, me desespero !
Gracias de antemano!.
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i think your battery is dead. try to replace the battery with a new one.
Intenta el reset estando conectado al cargador, si es la batería estando conectado debieras de poder arrancar sin problema de otra forma puede ser que ya no carga y seria la fuente.

My Xperia is returned totally crazy, the camera does not work if not plugged in

Good morning people, hope the Esten going better than me, the day before yesterday install could unlock the bootloader and install Pacrom , the day yesterday stay with PureHalo , now seeking applications for camera in google Play, while testing one my phone was shut down abruptly.
When I turn back to (now plugged in ) , I get to try a little more, now it gets all weird .
When I unplug , turn off, WTF. Then I leave it charging for a while and seems to turn on , but when the ends start animcacion off. I connect it to the charger and Buala works , disconnect it , it stops working ( the battery also seems to work, tell me how much power you have , it is downloaded , it is loaded ) .
After trying several times more I realized that every time took less off , so I decided to reinstall Purehalo , I wipe data , cache , dalvik and install exactly the same problem. Flashie the boot again, and still the same problem .
What I noticed is that the problem is with the camera , is something like this:
Camara + plugged : Everything works , but it has to be encrufrado .
If I unplug the camera while this is all going to hell, goes out.
If you try to switch unplugged , sometimes on and sometimes not, but if you turn and entered the chamber , all the crap .
It is a hardware problem ? seems too bizarre to be a hardware problem , there may be some file or software that resists wipe data , wipe cache , wipe dalvik , flash boot and reinstall another room ? and what else you have to put up to get that problem?
I'm really worried right now the phone is very useless, and I do not like to lose my ZL
Bad English, Traductor de google
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Spanish copy:
Buenos dias gente, espero que la esten pasando mejor que yo, el dia de antes de ayer instale pude desbloquear el Bootloader e instale Pacrom, el dia de ayer me quede con PureHalo, hoy buscando aplicaciones para camara en google Play, mientras probaba una, mi telefono se apago de golpe.
Cuando lo vuelvo a encender (ahora conectado a la corriente), me pongo a probarlo un poco mas, ahora se pone todo raro.
Cuando lo desconecto, se apaga, WTF. Entonces lo dejo cargando un rato y parece encender, pero cuando termina la animcacion de inicio se apaga. Lo conecto al cargador y buala, funciona, lo desconecto, deja de funcionar (la bateria tambien parece funcionar, me dice cuanta carga tiene, se descarga, se carga).
Despues probando varias veces mas me di cuenta de que cada vez tardaba menos en apagarse, asi que decidi volver a instalar Purehalo, hice wipe data, cache, dalvik e instale, exactamente el mismo problema. Flashie el boot de nuevo, y sigue con el mismo problema.
Lo que note es que el problema esta con la camara, es algo asi:
Camara + enchufado: Funciona todo, pero tiene que estar encrufrado.
Si lo desenchufo mientras esta la camara, se va todo a la mierda, se apaga.
Si lo trato de encender desenchufado, aveces enciende y aveces no, pero si enciende y entro a la camara, todo a la mierda.
Es un problema de Hardware? me parece demasiado bizarro para que sea un problema de hardware, puede existir algun archivo o software que resista wipe data, wipe cache, wipe dalvik, flasheo de boot y reinstalar otra room? y que mas le tengo que poner encima para sacar ese problema?
Estoy realmente preocupado, el telefono ahora mismo es MUY inutil, y no me gustaria perder mi ZL
Best solution for you is to revert to stock firmware
Flash stock ftf by flashtool and reinstall pacrom but dont do your camera thing
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alkesh95 said:
Best solution for you is to revert to stock firmware
Flash stock ftf by flashtool and reinstall pacrom but dont do your camera thing
Sent from my C6502 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
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Sorry, I'm a bit new, try to flash this file Xperia ZL-C6502 India_1270 7911_R2C_10.4.1.B.0.101.ftf, but my kernel is to PacRom, so would not start (was in an infinite loop), so I returned PureHalo to put, you know Kernel (boot.img) you could use to return to stock firmware?
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Perdon, soy un poco nuevo, intente flashear este archivo Xperia ZL C6502 India_1270-7911_R2C_10.4.1.B.0.101.ftf, pero mi kernel es el de PacRom, asi que no encendia, (quedaba en un bucle infinito), asi que volvi a poner la PureHalo, sabes que Kernel (boot.img) podria usar para volver al firmware stock?
Agusx1211 said:
Sorry, I'm a bit new, try to flash this file Xperia ZL-C6502 India_1270 7911_R2C_10.4.1.B.0.101.ftf, but my kernel is to PacRom, so would not start (was in an infinite loop), so I returned PureHalo to put, you know Kernel (boot.img) you could use to return to stock firmware?
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Perdon, soy un poco nuevo, intente flashear este archivo Xperia ZL C6502 India_1270-7911_R2C_10.4.1.B.0.101.ftf, pero mi kernel es el de PacRom, asi que no encendia, (quedaba en un bucle infinito), asi que volvi a poner la PureHalo, sabes que Kernel (boot.img) podria usar para volver al firmware stock?
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How are you flashing this file? ---> Xperia ZL C6502 India_1270-7911_R2C_10.4.1.B.0.101.ftf
With flashtool, or through recovery??
When you flash a .ftf through flashtool it replaces your boot.img with the one thats in the . ftf file.
ATRIXXIRTA said:
How are you flashing this file? ---> Xperia ZL C6502 India_1270-7911_R2C_10.4.1.B.0.101.ftf
With flashtool, or through recovery??
When you flash a .ftf through flashtool it replaces your boot.img with the one thats in the . ftf file.
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Yes, flashing with Flashtool, but the file dont replace the Kernel (the kernel is the file boot.img?), i know that because keeps the "boot image" of PacRom, not Sony logo, when i flash the boot.img of another rom (PureHalo rom), return the sony logo. (but dont open the stock rom).
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Si, flasheo con Flashtool, pero el archivo no remplaza al Kernel (el kernel es el archivo boot.img?), yo se esto porque la imagen que parece al encender el telefono es de "PacRom", no el logo de sony. Pero si cargo manualmente el boot.img de PureHalo, vuelve el logo de sony. (pero no entra a la stock rom).
Download only kernel from one of nuts thread and flash it
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When flashing any rom, prove a lot, the phone is in a loop of renicio only starts and runs with PureHalo, or any rom installed from the Recovery.
Cuando flasheo con cualquier rom, prove un monton, el telefono queda en un bucle de renicio, solo enciende y funciona con PureHalo, o cualquier rom instalada desde el Recovery.
Sadly they're all the sympthoms of the battery defect issue;
Let me tell you I've tried everything and soft is not the problem; it'll just frustrate you. You should claim warranty if it's on time or else buy a new battery and change it, here's my thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2660706
Still working at it's best :good:
PD: Defect battery is on a broken screen zl, the phone turns off on sony logo unless connected; on stand by, it can turn off randomly; if I push the camera button is a sure thing to happen.
Thank you very much for the help, unfortunately I can never figure out what has happened because my xperia zl was stolen! LOL a stone, stole a shame, thank you very much for the help.
Muchas gracias por la ayuda, lamentablemente nunca voy a poder averiguar que paso porque mi xperia zl fue robado! LOL se robaron una piedra, una lastima, muchas gracias por la ayuda.
The same problem
Agusx1211 said:
Good morning people, hope the Esten going better than me, the day before yesterday install could unlock the bootloader and install Pacrom , the day yesterday stay with PureHalo , now seeking applications for camera in google Play, while testing one my phone was shut down abruptly.
When I turn back to (now plugged in ) , I get to try a little more, now it gets all weird .
When I unplug , turn off, WTF. Then I leave it charging for a while and seems to turn on , but when the ends start animcacion off. I connect it to the charger and Buala works , disconnect it , it stops working ( the battery also seems to work, tell me how much power you have , it is downloaded , it is loaded ) .
After trying several times more I realized that every time took less off , so I decided to reinstall Purehalo , I wipe data , cache , dalvik and install exactly the same problem. Flashie the boot again, and still the same problem .
What I noticed is that the problem is with the camera , is something like this:
Camara + plugged : Everything works , but it has to be encrufrado .
If I unplug the camera while this is all going to hell, goes out.
If you try to switch unplugged , sometimes on and sometimes not, but if you turn and entered the chamber , all the crap .
It is a hardware problem ? seems too bizarre to be a hardware problem , there may be some file or software that resists wipe data , wipe cache , wipe dalvik , flash boot and reinstall another room ? and what else you have to put up to get that problem?
I'm really worried right now the phone is very useless, and I do not like to lose my ZL
Bad English, Traductor de google
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Spanish copy:
Buenos dias gente, espero que la esten pasando mejor que yo, el dia de antes de ayer instale pude desbloquear el Bootloader e instale Pacrom, el dia de ayer me quede con PureHalo, hoy buscando aplicaciones para camara en google Play, mientras probaba una, mi telefono se apago de golpe.
Cuando lo vuelvo a encender (ahora conectado a la corriente), me pongo a probarlo un poco mas, ahora se pone todo raro.
Cuando lo desconecto, se apaga, WTF. Entonces lo dejo cargando un rato y parece encender, pero cuando termina la animcacion de inicio se apaga. Lo conecto al cargador y buala, funciona, lo desconecto, deja de funcionar (la bateria tambien parece funcionar, me dice cuanta carga tiene, se descarga, se carga).
Despues probando varias veces mas me di cuenta de que cada vez tardaba menos en apagarse, asi que decidi volver a instalar Purehalo, hice wipe data, cache, dalvik e instale, exactamente el mismo problema. Flashie el boot de nuevo, y sigue con el mismo problema.
Lo que note es que el problema esta con la camara, es algo asi:
Camara + enchufado: Funciona todo, pero tiene que estar encrufrado.
Si lo desenchufo mientras esta la camara, se va todo a la mierda, se apaga.
Si lo trato de encender desenchufado, aveces enciende y aveces no, pero si enciende y entro a la camara, todo a la mierda.
Es un problema de Hardware? me parece demasiado bizarro para que sea un problema de hardware, puede existir algun archivo o software que resista wipe data, wipe cache, wipe dalvik, flasheo de boot y reinstalar otra room? y que mas le tengo que poner encima para sacar ese problema?
Estoy realmente preocupado, el telefono ahora mismo es MUY inutil, y no me gustaria perder mi ZL
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Hi, I have the same problem, the phone just starts via charger, once charger is unplugged, the phone switches off if an application is running
I have to buy a new battery, surely it take to get to Colombia approximately in 20 days
I will change the battery because I bought my phone (C6506) in Canadá, Look in youtube: Disassembly xperia zl
it's easy

HOX+ Bricked

Hi.
I need help my HOX+ is bricked. It keeps in the bootloader screen is relocked. I can't do anything because if I try to unlock the bootloader or install the stock rom it says that the baterry is low. I don't know why the battery keeps low if I have the usb cable in the phone all the day (I try in the pc and in the AC port) . When the phone is connected it turn off alone. I need help :crying:
Sorry for my bad english.
In spanish:
Hola
Necesito ayuda, mi HOX+ esta brickeado. Se queda en la pantalla del bootloader, esta relocked. No puedo hacer nada, porque si intento desbloquear el bootloader o instalar la stock rom me dices que la batería esta baja. No se porque la batería sigues baja si mantengo el teléfono todo el día conectado al cable usb (Lo pobre en la pc y en el toma corriente). Cuando el teléfono esta conectado se apaga solo. Necesito ayuda :crying:
Check this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1658084
You will find a script to charge your phone from fastboot.
Thanks. I will try it.

FULL BRICK Moto Z2 Play

Hello, i need your help. I have a Moto Z2 Play, install the security patch but suddenly the phone while it was installed turned off and since then it only turns on the led light, I connect it in fastboot but only appears ''qualcomm HS-USB QDloader 9008 (COM7), and not let me flash it. I tried with a blankflas file but it doesn't flash, what can i do??. PLEASE HELP.
Thanks.
Como recuperar meu pacote chinês com uma ROM xt1710-11 Nzs26.71-36 / 36. Alguém tem esse estoque ROM? Peça alguma coisa o aparelho aceita ... Por favor ..
robertmello said:
Como recuperar meu pacote chinês com uma ROM xt1710-11 Nzs26.71-36 / 36. Alguém tem esse estoque ROM? Peça alguma coisa o aparelho aceita ... Por favor ..
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maybe you can test with this: https://forum.xda-developers.com/z2-play/help/fastboot-xt1710-11-china-mobile-modem-t3801969
With this rom: https://mirrors.lolinet.com/firmware/moto/albus_retcn/official/RETCN/XT1710-08_ALBUS_RETCN_7.1.1_NZS26.71-97-41-9_cid11_subsidy-DEFAULT_regulatory-DEFAULT_CFC.xml.zip
alghuien logro solucionar el fullbrick de moto z2 play
Si tu moto Z2 Play hicieras lo que hicieras tratando de modificar el sistema se te apago y solo cuando lo conectas prende el led nosotros te enviamos un archivo de manos de 1mb que lo sacara de ahí. Es el Blank Flash, Investiga en internet y veras que hay cientos, este nosotros lo programamos y en menos de 20 segundos tu teléfono encenderá de nuevo. Lo enviamos por email
Did you hard Brick your Moto Z2 Play, We have the only Blank flash that Will boot your cell in less tan 20 seconds. (No screen just blinking led when you plugg it )
Review what is that blank flash, is not aviavle any whare because we program it.
SOLUCION YA !!! (Siguiente Link)
How I solved mine
To be direct, as honest a posible. I just went into AT&T, and my warranty was able to run over the phone. I know, I unlocked the Bootloader, I clearly voided warranty, and Motorola was even aware of that, somehow, due to maybe how the warranty runs with AT&T they finally replaced the main board.
Whenever your phone gets into the QUALCOMM Modem Recovery, is pretty much death, if you do not have a Blankflash for the specific OS, Model, and Bootloader version. But if you got into the problem, without voiding anything your chances area way better then, and maybe just give it a shot.
Or, If you are already outside warranty, It may be the end. Unless a Blackflash for Oreo gets out, that's the only way to actually unbrick these phones, and Motorola is not that good to just going ahead with everyone having the BlankFlash, since that file, can unlock any phone and that means stealing being easier for that specific model.
That's actually my suggestion, if you have warranty; maybe inside a carrier, just go and try.
motorolamexico said:
Si tu moto Z2 Play hicieras lo que hicieras tratando de modificar el sistema se te apago y solo cuando lo conectas prende el led nosotros te enviamos un archivo de manos de 1mb que lo sacara de ahí. Es el Blank Flash, Investiga en internet y veras que hay cientos, este nosotros lo programamos y en menos de 20 segundos tu teléfono encenderá de nuevo. Lo enviamos por email
Did you hard Brick your Moto Z2 Play, We have the only Blank flash that Will boot your cell in less tan 20 seconds. (No screen just blinking led when you plugg it )
Review what is that blank flash, is not aviavle any whare because we program it.
SOLUCION YA !!! (Siguiente Link)
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tenes el link?, gracias

MOTO Z2 Play Black Screen after display replacement | Pantalla negra

Buen día.
Tengo un Moto Z2 play que sufrió de un accidente en el cual la pantalla terminó dañada pero no inservible. después de meses funcionando, un día se puso la pantalla totalmente negra, seguía respondiendo al lector de huella y a las vibraciones pero no podía ver nada.
Después de meses sin uso, la batería del moto z2 play quedó totalmente agotada, compre una pantalla nueva y procedí a cambiarla. al conectarla antes de sellarla, lo conecte al cargador para asegurar que la pantalla funcionaba, arrojo el logo de cargando. al llegar al 1% de batería procedí a encenderlo. pero desde que presione el botón hasta que vibró de encendido nunca mostró nada en la pantalla. terminó el proceso de encendido y podía escuchar que el celular funcionaba y respondía. tengo la ligera sospecha que el sensor de proximidad esta fallando y no deja que se vea algo en la pantalla. ¿tendrán alguna idea de que podrá ser?
¡Un saludo muy grande!
Good day.
I have a Moto Z2 play that suffered an accident in which the screen ended damaged but not unusable. after months of work, one day the screen turned totally black, it was still responding to the fingerprint reader and the vibrations but I could not see anything.
After months without use, the battery of the z2 play was totally dead, I bought a new screen and proceeded to change it. when connecting it before sealing it, connect it to the charger to ensure that the screen worked, It throw the logo of loading. When it reached 1% battery I proceeded to turn it on. but since I pressed the button until it vibrated on power it never showed anything on the screen. The booting process was over and I could hear the cell phone working and responding. I have the slight suspicion that the proximity sensor is failing and won't let anything to be seen on the screen. any idea what it could be?
Thanks for your attention!
No I don't think proximity sensor is the issue. It works only for calls not otherwise. So couple of questions here.
1. Did it turn on the display by any means after the incident where you saw a logo?
2. Where did you replace the screen? at local shop or at Moto Service center?
3. Did you blindly try to put your device to recovery? Does it work(turns on) in recovery?

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