Successfully unlocked my bootloader this afternoon on my Verizon r800x. :good:
After rebooting, I stupidly accepted the OTA update, apparently didn't pay attention to the warnings from the Sony website. :silly:
Now I've got a nice brick.
My phone won't boot.
I can't get back into fastboot by holding the search button.
I CAN get into flashtool, but reflashing the stock FTF doesn't seem to help the situation
Any suggestions?
try unlocking again/downloading fastboot drivers? Sorry if this doesn't help, I don't know too much.
I appreciate the suggestion, but like I said, can't get in to fastboot mode on the phone itself. Don't get the blue LED. Wouldn't think that would have anything to do with drivers; Windows doesn't even acknowledge a device being plugged in while I hold the search button, but as soon as I let go, I get the GREEN LED and I can use flashtool.
thebrownshow said:
I appreciate the suggestion, but like I said, can't get in to fastboot mode on the phone itself. Don't get the blue LED. Wouldn't think that would have anything to do with drivers; Windows doesn't even acknowledge a device being plugged in while I hold the search button, but as soon as I let go, I get the GREEN LED and I can use flashtool.
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It doesnt matter if the xperia play drivers are installed on your pc. If the blue light doesnt turn on when your powering your R800x your fastboot is disabled. That means your bootloader is still locked.
chery2k said:
It doesnt matter if the xperia play drivers are installed on your pc. If the blue light should flash when your powering your R800x your fastboot is disabled. That means your bootloader is still locked.
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I appreciate the suggestions, really, I do, but I think you're kinda missing my point here. Whether the bootloader remains locked or not is not the issue at the moment.
The official sony instructions I followed when I unlocked it had me put the device into fastboot mode. It worked great. But now, specifically, step 12 no longer works.
ALSO, my phone won't boot, which is the actual problem I'm having at the moment.
So, my phone won't boot, AND my phone can't connect to fastboot in order to flash a new kernel or whatever else I might need to do to unbrick my phone. The ONLY thing that works right now is flashtool. Flashing the stock Verizon FTF with flashtool did not remedy the situation.
Does anyone know how I can get my phone back up and running?
thebrownshow said:
I appreciate the suggestions, really, I do, but I think you're kinda missing my point here. Whether the bootloader remains locked or not is not the issue at the moment.
The official sony instructions I followed when I unlocked it had me put the device into fastboot mode. It worked great. But now, specifically, step 12 no longer works.
ALSO, my phone won't boot, which is the actual problem I'm having at the moment.
So, my phone won't boot, AND my phone can't connect to fastboot in order to flash a new kernel or whatever else I might need to do to unbrick my phone. The ONLY thing that works right now is flashtool. Flashing the stock Verizon FTF with flashtool did not remedy the situation.
Does anyone know how I can get my phone back up and running?
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It is not possible to relock your bootloader in most cases, but this may be worth trying. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1134334 There is a link to an ftf file you can possibly flash to relock the bootloader then reflash back to stock.
If that fails, chances are you have a damaged bootloader and/or TA (trim area) due to the failed update. This link may help you. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1252019
Here is another link as well by wedgess, I think he uses the same method as in the link above. They will both most likely log into your computer using team viewer to resolve your suspected TA/bootloader issue. Read the entire thread, but wedgess's post is #27 http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1957328&page=3 . Good Luck...
XRaden said:
It is not possible to relock your bootloader in most cases, but this may be worth trying. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1134334 There is a link to an ftf file you can possibly flash to relock the bootloader then reflash back to stock.
If that fails, chances are you have a damaged bootloader and/or TA (trim area) due to the failed update. This link may help you. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1252019
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Your wrong using ftf will not relock your bootloader.
thebrownshow said:
Successfully unlocked my bootloader this afternoon on my Verizon r800x. :good:
After rebooting, I stupidly accepted the OTA update, apparently didn't pay attention to the warnings from the Sony website. :silly:
Now I've got a nice brick.
My phone won't boot.
I can't get back into fastboot by holding the search button.
I CAN get into flashtool, but reflashing the stock FTF doesn't seem to help the situation
Any suggestions?
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Did you back up your trim area? Because you have damaged it and will need a repair contact allejandrissimo about a bootloader and trim area repair... you can contact him at http://unlock-bootloader.com/
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Have you tried flashing a different ftf? I have the R800at, and I couldn't unlock my bootloader until I flashed a generic R800a ftf. I reflashed to the AT&T R800at after the bootloader was unlocked - no problems. Think you could flash an R800i ftf just to get back to a bootable state and then flash the Verizon R800x ftf?
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Your wrong using ftf will not relock your bootloader.
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Yeah, I posted it more for reference than a solution...hoping it may let him know why flashtool can't fix the problem. The problem is most certainly the TA which is why I posted the other links.
Fixed.
I flashed "Xperia 2011 Range_FreeXperial_ALL.ftf" upon the suggestion of alejandrissimo. Rebooted, and in fastboot as I type this.
Thanks to everyone for their input, but the real thanks go to alejandrissimo for the solution.
thebrownshow said:
Fixed.
I flashed "Xperia 2011 Range_FreeXperial_ALL.ftf" upon the suggestion of alejandrissimo. Rebooted, and in fastboot as I type this.
Thanks to everyone for their input, but the real thanks go to alejandrissimo for the solution.
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What exactly is the firmware like? What does it look like?
i have a xperia pro....i finished unlocking bootloader rooting and installing x-parts......then suddenly i saw pacman rom 4.1 i was exited:fingers-crossed:.....so i schedule to go to recovery mode on reboot via x parts .....when i entered it i projected my rom and clicked install ....it stared but after a while it aborted ..so i clicked on a option reboot.....after it my phone remains with sony logo.....(not erission )because it was at offical ics......
so now i want to relock my bootloader so i can install and recover my phone like it was.........i have tried things but not worked.......please,u can help me with relock bootloader orany other method to repair my phone....when i connect it in sus it says modified software...and it stoped right there
please help me..........i felling very low:crying::crying:
I think you can keep your bootloader unlocked.
Just download an official ROM FTF file for your phone and flash it using Androxyde's FlashTool. It should debrick your phone. Then, you can repeat your experiments with custom ROMs.
Regards, Pavel
i have tried using it but no change..
patrol-cz said:
I think you can keep your bootloader unlocked.
Just download an official ROM FTF file for your phone and flash it using Androxyde's FlashTool. It should debrick your phone. Then, you can repeat your experiments with custom ROMs.
Regards, Pavel
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i have also tried to relock bootloader but i failed .......so i just want to lock bootloader again so i can repair it by update service
or give me any other method to repair my phone ......on screen sony comes and stops for 3 -45 min
please help me if i succeed:crying::crying: by your help coffe or bear to u:good::good:
Hi guys,
I've tried everything, but after successful root I can't unlock bootloader and flash recovery mode. Fastboot is also not running. The stock ROM is awfully slow and I wanted to flash a new one... That is what I see when I enter the service menu (see the attachment) :/
Please, help :c
Xperia S LT26i (2012, I think)
Its just not allowed to unlock your bootloader.
Nothing more to say.
Send thanks to Orange, where you device is from.
You may try other ROMs based on stock one, but optimized. As said above you can't do anything about it. I would suggest you to update the phone to a new one with unlocked bootloader, SXS too old nowdays with it's S3 CPU.
hi
i wanted to unlock bootloader of my xperia m dual c2004
i did in the official way
I successfully unlocked bootloader
but after leaving fastboot (power on)
the devices was not finishing boot . it was continuously showing that colour waves and not finishing
it is my brother's mobile and i dont want to notice him anything
any help would be appreciated
sorry for bad english
akkiman.01 said:
hi
i wanted to unlock bootloader of my xperia m dual c2004
i did in the official way
I successfully unlocked bootloader
but after leaving fastboot (power on)
the devices was not finishing boot . it was continuously showing that colour waves and not finishing
it is my brother's mobile and i dont want to notice him anything
any help would be appreciated
sorry for bad english
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Your device is on bootloop. You have to flash stock firmware to get it working normally. For that, using xperifirm, download ftf file for your device and then flash it using flashtool. Make sure you install device drivers right in your pc. The only problem of doing above procedure is you'll lose your data.
If you're not concerned about data, just follow procedure written above.
If you are concerned about data, then install cwm recovery and backup your data first and then flash ftf file.
I thought the same.....
After unlocking bootloader,the data partition is erased so no point of backing up haha..
I did it successfully yesterday.. Thanks though
TA partition gone though :'(
Let's see if someone can help me, I locked the bootloader again after putting the last stock rom of my moto g10 and it does not start. I only have access to fastboot with flash locked. i can't unlock it again or flash stock rom. with lmsa it gives me an error and stops at 26%. I have tried to flash the blankflash but it does not take the qualcomm drivers but the android device. I don't know what to do to revive it.
sorry for my bad english, google translate
I managed to put it in edl mode and flash a blankflash, but I get the same result bootloader locked. I can't flash anything or unlock the bootloader, it's definitely dead. It only remains to find a motherboard to replace it...
Ok, what I have is to find a compatible blankflash and stock firmware so that it will let me flash stock rom. someone could help me? I have already tried 3 different ones with no result.
whit themagictoolinstaller.exe i managed to change the flashinglocked mode to oemlocked. After this with rescue & smart assistant I was able to flash his stock rom. Solved