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[Q] flashtool error

OK i've been trawling the forums but so far i've not found an answer.
i've got a T-mobile branded arc and its bootloader is unlocked. it is running .62 firmware.
i'm trying to flash the generic uk .42 firmware but i keep getting the following error:
ERR_SEVERITY="MAJOR";ERR_CLASS="SECURITY_CLASS";ERR_STATIC="SIN_HEAD_VER";ERR_DYNAMIC="Failed to verify sin header";
i've tried a couple of different firmwares, and i've definitely got my phone in the right mode with usb debugging enabled.
can anyone help?
Thanks

Me again... I remembered a similar thing with someone's x10 a while ago, it was caused by low battery while flashing. The resolution was to repair the boot, which for the x10 meant a service centre. But you can use fastboot to do it, just connect in fastboot and use the erase command, erase boot, erase userdata, erase system. I'd give that a try.
sinkster©

Thanks for the response. Following something I'd read on the X10 forums I did consider doing a repair via pc companion but I wasn't sure what implications it might have following having my boot loader unlocked.
I'll give this a go and let u know if it works.
Thanks again!

ok could really do with some help now. still has the same problem with the added fact that my phone is now bricked.
Please help!!!!!!

after 'erase boot' have you tried booting a new .img?
D/L a rom that's cwm flashable to your sd card, boot into doomkernel and try flashing the rom(if you haven't already)

thanks for the quick response.
i've tried flashing the cyanogen boot image but sadly that fails. sorry to sound like a noob but i went to the github site to download doomkernel but for the life of me i couldnt find the boot image.

in the latest flashtool need to install the drivers or not? inside drives folder one..

I'm really sorry but i don't understand. I don't have any driver issues if thats what your getting at.

Are you able to boot kernels with fastboot?

hey sinkster.
ok managed to install different boot images (tried a few just to check) and all that happens is that i get the splash screen and it stays there.
still can't install any roms using flashtool. and to be honest i'm not sure how to do it using fastboot
any ideas?
thanks

Once you have installed the kernel, disconnect the phone from the pc and turn it on. When you see the kernel image, press the back button. This should send you into CWM and from there you can install a rom like "update.zip". On my girlfriend's x8 after flashing nAa kernel I was also surprised that it did not boot again to stock rom, but afterwards I pressed the back button which led to CWM and flashed a rom. Try to wipe data, cache, dalvik and battery stats also. The rom should work. If you notice any problems, just reinstall the rom again wiping data, cache, dalvik and battery stats (first time I got wifi issue and battery drain issue - android was taking 46% ) ). All the best. I hope I helped.

For flashtool just d/l a rom file(ftf), put it in the firmware folder, power down phone, run flashtool, click flash, select firmware. When it says connect then connect usb while pressing back(led is green) and rom should flash with a log on screen. this will flash an entire rom and kernel, or a baseband. For fastboot, open fastboot folder, move kernel(s) to folder, shift&right-click and select 'open command window here', power down phone and connect usb while pressing menu(blue led). In cmd window you can type 'fastboot devices'to check the phone is connected, to boot a kernel then type 'fastboot flash boot boot.img', or whatever the kernel file is called(I have 4or5 so name them individually)
so first use flashtool and flash the file here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1359303
that gives you stock rom/kernel; if you want a custom rom put it on your sd card to flash with cwm. if you want or need a custom kernel the fastboot doomlords kernel
These are the basics, you probably know all the above but just in case.

Gents thank you for your help. got somewhere finally. managed to flash BLENDMIUI onto phone andd got it working. for some reason SE Tweek does not want to work.
sinkster thank you for the summary.i originally mis-typed. when i said i didnt know how to flash a rom with flashtool i actually meant fastboot. but i'm now fully up to speed using cwm.
and thank you valy_cta, that got it working in the end.
its strange that i still get the same error when flashing any roms with flashtool though. tried about 6 or 7 different ones and i still get the initial error.
if i repair the phone with pc companion, would it lock the bootloader again?

other way round, you need to lock the bootloader before you update. Just unlock again, it'll be the same code.
sinkster©

ah the problem with that was that i had to get jinx13 to unlock it.
really what i want to do if flash a stock rom, which i still can't seem to do.
EDIT: since flashtool doesn't seem to work for me I found out from one of DooMLords threads that you can extract the ftf files and flash with fastboot. job sorted.

Sony Xperia Pro with PACMAN

Dear Techies
I love to play around and use new gadgets ans fotware. Android is my first choice but unfortunately this something very new for me. I was looking for Jelly Bean and got it as Pacman. Which i came to know is combo of three ROMS features.
I decided to go for first time for custom ROM with my SOny Xperia Pro MK16i. It was having its official ROM as ICS (b 587 i suppose).
I could read 3 steps mainly one was Unlocking the boot and then Root and then flash ROM. I did first 2 (right i suppose) but when i came to the last one for flashing the custom ROM i suppose i did something wrong.
with flashtool i flashed IMG file in fastboot mode. I was done without any error i did restart to the system. Pacman logo came with SONY under it but then nothing i did 3-4 times but i was left with very dim light screen with nothing on it.
But i suppose this was a better position than now. here i think i did the main mistake i again flashed with recoveryNeo IMG (it was in fastboot folder which i downloaed earlier).:crying:
SInce then its blank no light for first 2-3 attempts for restarting it vibrate but now even it doesnt vibrate.
I dont what to do next lots of question did i bricked my phone. Is that recoverable ? can i still get it back to official ROM if yes then how or can i still put custom ROM if yes then HOW ?
Please help
thanks in advance

Please guys Help me
Hunk2012 said:
Dear Techies
I love to play around and use new gadgets ans fotware. Android is my first choice but unfortunately this something very new for me. I was looking for Jelly Bean and got it as Pacman. Which i came to know is combo of three ROMS features.
I decided to go for first time for custom ROM with my SOny Xperia Pro MK16i. It was having its official ROM as ICS (b 587 i suppose).
I could read 3 steps mainly one was Unlocking the boot and then Root and then flash ROM. I did first 2 (right i suppose) but when i came to the last one for flashing the custom ROM i suppose i did something wrong.
with flashtool i flashed IMG file in fastboot mode. I was done without any error i did restart to the system. Pacman logo came with SONY under it but then nothing i did 3-4 times but i was left with very dim light screen with nothing on it.
But i suppose this was a better position than now. here i think i did the main mistake i again flashed with recoveryNeo IMG (it was in fastboot folder which i downloaed earlier).:crying:
SInce then its blank no light for first 2-3 attempts for restarting it vibrate but now even it doesnt vibrate.
I dont what to do next lots of question did i bricked my phone. Is that recoverable ? can i still get it back to official ROM if yes then how or can i still put custom ROM if yes then HOW ?
Please help
thanks in advance
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Xperia Pro flashed
Hunk2012 said:
Please guys Help me
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After flashing the kernel, you need to boot through recovery mode with the PACman build (.zip) available on your SD storage. To log in to recovery mode, as soon as you get the PACman SONY splash screen (when LED turns blue) press the volume down button located at the side of your device. Once into recovery:
1. back up your data
2. wipe all user data and cache
3. Install update from a zip file and pick the relevant ROM
Just in case you're completely locked out and want your old ICS 587 build, just switch off your cellphone, connect it to your PC with Sony PCC installed. In all probability, PCC identifies it as a Sony device but not the model. Follow the steps on the screen and choose xperia pro when the option to install stock OS appears.
I bricked my xperia pro twice before successfully upgrading to PACman 17 so its a pretty normal scenario.
Do let us know how goes it!

Problem with Recovery Mode (CWM) after rooting (Xperia Arc S)

Hi everyone,
Before criticizing me for posting this thread please note that I've spent a lot of time googling and trying to find a solution.
Before I begin I want to mention that I'm pretty new to android system. I learned few basics today but must admit I'm a noob. I've had my Xperia Arc S for a while now, but decided to root it (got annoyed with all restrictions + bloadware). But to the point.
After few hours I successfully unlocked bootloader and rooted my device. It's been 7 hours now and I'm really stuck. Finally I decided to get help from you guys - I'm just fed up with it.
Here's my problem:
At the first place I had Android 2.3.4 [4.0.2.a.0.62]. Found out that this version is hard to unlock and root, so I downgraded it to 4.0.2.a.0.42 (which apparently was easier to achieve what I wanted).
Then I followed the guide how to unlock bootloader - succeeded.
Later I used OneClickRoot to root my device - also succeeded.
Now the problem begins - I've read this guide http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1592104
Tried to install CWM using Rom Manager - failed as I got the message that my LT18i is not supported. Instead I installed X-Parts and using it I installed CWM. Seems it all went fine but I can't access Recovery Mode - and seriously I tried everything: volume up, volume down, hold, pressing few times, tried even with back and menu button. I also tried "Reboot to recovery" option in X-Parts - still no result.
I downloaded SE Extreme Tweak and installed CWM using this program but still nothing.
As far as I know to install new ROM I need an access to Recovery Menu. I want to install Stock ROM 2.3.4 [4.0.2.a.0.62] (the one I had before) and remove unnecessary bloatware.
Any suggestions guys? How to fix that Recovery Mode problem?
My device details:
Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S
LT18i
Android version: 2.3.4
Buld number: 4.0.2.A.0.42
Thanks for any help!

nadaall said:
Hi everyone,
Before criticizing me for posting this thread please note that I've spent a lot of time googling and trying to find a solution.
Before I begin I want to mention that I'm pretty new to android system. I learned few basics today but must admit I'm a noob. I've had my Xperia Arc S for a while now, but decided to root it (got annoyed with all restrictions + bloadware). But to the point.
After few hours I successfully unlocked bootloader and rooted my device. It's been 7 hours now and I'm really stuck. Finally I decided to get help from you guys - I'm just fed up with it.
Here's my problem:
At the first place I had Android 2.3.4 [4.0.2.a.0.62]. Found out that this version is hard to unlock and root, so I downgraded it to 4.0.2.a.0.42 (which apparently was easier to achieve what I wanted).
Then I followed the guide how to unlock bootloader - succeeded.
Later I used OneClickRoot to root my device - also succeeded.
Now the problem begins - I've read this guide http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1592104
Tried to install CWM using Rom Manager - failed as I got the message that my LT18i is not supported. Instead I installed X-Parts and using it I installed CWM. Seems it all went fine but I can't access Recovery Mode - and seriously I tried everything: volume up, volume down, hold, pressing few times, tried even with back and menu button. I also tried "Reboot to recovery" option in X-Parts - still no result.
I downloaded SE Extreme Tweak and installed CWM using this program but still nothing.
As far as I know to install new ROM I need an access to Recovery Menu. I want to install Stock ROM 2.3.4 [4.0.2.a.0.62] (the one I had before) and remove unnecessary bloatware.
Any suggestions guys? How to fix that Recovery Mode problem?
My device details:
Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S
LT18i
Android version: 2.3.4
Buld number: 4.0.2.A.0.42
Thanks for any help!
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Have you tried flashing a custom kernel? As far as I know, they come with recovery pre-installed. I'd suggest you give the following a go. Should definitely work for you.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1421992

MarcSinger said:
Have you tried flashing a custom kernel? As far as I know, they come with recovery pre-installed. I'd suggest you give the following a go. Should definitely work for you.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1421992
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Thanks for reply. Well the thing is - maybe it's a bit silly reason - that I love the favourites widget in 2.3.4. As far as I know this widget is not available in any other versions - even custom ROM's....
edit: Sorry just noticed that it's actually "fixed" version of stock Kernel. Thanks, will try to give it a go then

Are these similar to what you're looking for?
https://play.google.com/store/apps/....gowidget.contactwidget&feature=search_result
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.contapps.android&feature=search_result
I'm sure Google Play has a lot of what you want.

The first one is. I used it before - need to use Go Launcher with it though, which I didn't really like :/
The one I'm talking about is called "favorites and call log widget" (sorry apparently as a new user I can't post outside links to show you what I'm exactly after)

@ MarcSinger
thanks again for trying to help, I've read the post, however it still requires to boot the phone in recovery mode, which I'm not able to do
Any other suggestions guys?

Guys I sorted it out!!
I unrooted the phone (don't know if this helped), rooted again, then found this app "5.0.2.7-nAa-r2 Auto-Installer", installed it on my device and installed CWM from there. Now I can access Recovery Mode. Finally I can carry on with flashing ROM. Will try to install what MarcSinger posted.

nadaall said:
Guys I sorted it out!!
I unrooted the phone (don't know if this helped), rooted again, then found this app "5.0.2.7-nAa-r2 Auto-Installer", installed it on my device and installed CWM from there. Now I can access Recovery Mode. Finally I can carry on with flashing ROM. Will try to install what MarcSinger posted.
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If your bootloader is unlocked then simply flash a kernel with CWM, no need to install it via the apps.
Sent from Myushi

i am also havin the same problem after rooting the phone and after installing CWM through X-parts i am not able to open my phone in recovery mode please help .... i am not able to open my Xperia Arc LT15i in recovery mode

SarcasticGenius said:
i am also havin the same problem after rooting the phone and after installing CWM through X-parts i am not able to open my phone in recovery mode please help .... i am not able to open my Xperia Arc LT15i in recovery mode
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Same here with my xperia neo MT15i/2.3.4/Lock Bootloader

nadaall said:
Guys I sorted it out!!
I unrooted the phone (don't know if this helped), rooted again, then found this app "5.0.2.7-nAa-r2 Auto-Installer", installed it on my device and installed CWM from there. Now I can access Recovery Mode. Finally I can carry on with flashing ROM. Will try to install what MarcSinger posted.
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Thanks a lot, I had the same problem and it helped! Now I have a working CWM too :good:

mchaals said:
Thanks a lot, I had the same problem and it helped! Now I have a working CWM too :good:
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Glad I could help, good luck!

u solved it yourslef, lol.
this app is cwm-auto-installer. i always use it after rooted to install cwm though i flashed the custom kernel had cwm pre-installed.
2 cwm is just better for me, i dont know why but i use lupusv14 kernel, in kernel's cwm, it doesnt do the action "advance restore" like restore system only, so i return to manual cwm to do this
Sent from my LT15i using Tapatalk 4

njckjen said:
u solved it yourslef, lol.
this app is cwm-auto-installer. i always use it after rooted to install cwm though i flashed the custom kernel had cwm pre-installed.
2 cwm is just better for me, i dont know why but i use lupusv14 kernel, in kernel's cwm, it doesnt do the action "advance restore" like restore system only, so i return to manual cwm to do this
Sent from my LT15i using Tapatalk 4
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hi there is something i cant understand..im legendary noob on installing kitkat so here i got a problem after i select a kernal in flashtool i mean dat boot.img n well disconnected my phone i couldent enter to recovery mode with my arc s and that screeen keep coming repeatity now can you help me what exactly to do? like you are teaching to baby thanks in advance

same problem....
i read this post now after 2 year of original post.because now im having same problem,i rooted my phone but now i canot enter clock wok mod recovery,i tried x-parts,rom manager,recovery x....it says after tryin to install cwm that instalation complete but i canot enter recovery mode neither by presing down vol at sony logo nor by clicking reboot in recovery mode in x part or any other software...i have unlocked bootloader.
my phone specs are
sony ericsson arc s LT18i
android 4.0.4
build #4.1.B.0.587
thanking in anticiaption.....

alyakram said:
i read this post now after 2 year of original post.because now im having same problem,i rooted my phone but now i canot enter clock wok mod recovery,i tried x-parts,rom manager,recovery x....it says after tryin to install cwm that instalation complete but i canot enter recovery mode neither by presing down vol at sony logo nor by clicking reboot in recovery mode in x part or any other software...i have unlocked bootloader.
my phone specs are
sony ericsson arc s LT18i
android 4.0.4
build #4.1.B.0.587
thanking in anticiaption.....
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sr, i just seen this notif. maybe cwm was not installed actually, though these apps (xpart, rommanager, recovery...) said is was completed. i think these apps cannot install by ifself (if i remember exactly, cuz a long time ago n i dont use arc anymore). so u must use cwm-auto-installer app, install this app, open it then tap 3rd line to install cwm inside this app. i always do that after root (though i use kernel have cwm preinstalled).
after that, when u power on ur phone, ull see green led light which means u have cwm already n able to access cwm by pressing volume (-) when that led light appear, through that moment u cant access anymore n must reboot to try again. or easier u can use [ndr utils] app, have all reboot option.

alyakram said:
i read this post now after 2 year of original post.because now im having same problem,i rooted my phone but now i canot enter clock wok mod recovery,i tried x-parts,rom manager,recovery x....it says after tryin to install cwm that instalation complete but i canot enter recovery mode neither by presing down vol at sony logo nor by clicking reboot in recovery mode in x part or any other software...i have unlocked bootloader.
my phone specs are
sony ericsson arc s LT18i
android 4.0.4
build #4.1.B.0.587
thanking in anticiaption.....
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If you have an unlocked bootloader just flash a kernel with CWM on it, why go through all the trouble to use CWM auto installer if it doesn't work for you?

You could also try connecting your phone with your computer, make sure you have adb drivers installed and adb turned on in developers settings on your phone , then just type in this command within a terminal: adb reboot recovery .
Please Note that this solution does not mean you haven't got recovery installed on your phone, so this one might fail.!
Have you guys tried holding power + camera? I once had a recovery installed which used the camera button to enter recovery
Also do not press the power button for to long or your phone might just restart and doesn't have the time to boot in recovery, so start up holding volume down or up and press power, realease the power after like 7 seconds , (can't remember how long it really was so experiment.... )

[Q] Xperia S doesn't boot

Hi all,
Before I had CM10 installed on my LT26i. Then I have installed the prerooted JellyBean software from DoomLorD. The phone started lagging a lot after a while, I had a factory reset on it a few days ago. When I tried to install my apps&data back which I have backed up from Titanium backup app an error occured. And it was saying the phone needs to be restarted. I did, but now the phone doesn't boot. After xperia logo it starts bootingg just for a few seconds and then freees and turns off. I can't get into recovery mode. Tried to have it on fastboot on Windows 8, but it says unknown device.
What procedure I should follow now ?
Any help would be appreciated.
Thank you.

endazyar said:
Hi all,
Before I had CM10 installed on my LT26i. Then I have installed the prerooted JellyBean software from DoomLorD. The phone started lagging a lot after a while, I had a factory reset on it a few days ago. When I tried to install my apps&data back which I have backed up from Titanium backup app an error occured. And it was saying the phone needs to be restarted. I did, but now the phone doesn't boot. After xperia logo it starts bootingg just for a few seconds and then freees and turns off. I can't get into recovery mode. Tried to have it on fastboot on Windows 8, but it says unknown device.
What procedure I should follow now ?
Any help would be appreciated.
Thank you.
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if i were u, i will re-lock the bootloader and save your phone with update service
update service will probably put your phone into .200 rom
then flash it to .211 rom yourself and root it with the doomlord kit

KWOKSFUNG said:
if i were u, i will re-lock the bootloader and save your phone with update service
update service will probably put your phone into .200 rom
then flash it to .211 rom yourself and root it with the doomlord kit
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Fixed! Thanks a lot!

Did u have correct drivers installed on Windows 8?

Xperia ZL problem with flashmode

Hi guys.
My problem is that I tried to install cm11 on my xperia so I rooted it, then I unlocked the bootloader and then I installed CWM.
So I started with the wiping, and though im quite used to the procedure I made the mistake of wiping data, cache and... system :/, Ive done it before but this time the cm11 zip failed to install and though I tried, it kept telling me there was an error with some changes and it aborted.
Was kind of busy so turned it off, big mistake, as I expected, when I tried to turn it on it started the bootloop.
So here I am with its battery fully discharged and no OS on the device.
But my fear is that now it only goes into fastboot, but when I try to set it on flashmode the led quickly flashes green, then red and then none, and it doesnt go into flashmode. So im out of ideas as to how can I recover it.
Do you think it is bricked? Is there a way to get it working again?
I thought about getting it to sony, but I dont know how they'd react to my flashing mistakes xD Wanted to ask you guys first.
Thanks in advance to anyone. And pleasee tell me theres a way around this xDD

Karakatoa said:
Hi guys.
My problem is that I tried to install cm11 on my xperia so I rooted it, then I unlocked the bootloader and then I installed CWM.
So I started with the wiping, and though im quite used to the procedure I made the mistake of wiping data, cache and... system :/, Ive done it before but this time the cm11 zip failed to install and though I tried, it kept telling me there was an error with some changes and it aborted.
Was kind of busy so turned it off, big mistake, as I expected, when I tried to turn it on it started the bootloop.
So here I am with its battery fully discharged and no OS on the device.
But my fear is that now it only goes into fastboot, but when I try to set it on flashmode the led quickly flashes green, then red and then none, and it doesnt go into flashmode. So im out of ideas as to how can I recover it.
Do you think it is bricked? Is there a way to get it working again?
I thought about getting it to sony, but I dont know how they'd react to my flashing mistakes xD Wanted to ask you guys first.
Thanks in advance to anyone. And pleasee tell me theres a way around this xDD
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u don't have recovery!?
before try to flash rom
try to install recovery first and then through recovery try to flash.
if u side-loaded rom in internal memory and aborted error appear try to install it from usb-otg.
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x102x96x said:
u don't have recovery!?
before try to flash rom
try to install recovery first and then through recovery try to flash.
if u side-loaded rom in internal memory and aborted error appear try to install it from usb-otg.
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The things I wiped data and system partitions, the zip is still in the internal memory but I have no access to it.
Im trying to say I cant even try to turn it on or enter recovery without it going into bootloop.
Can you tell me more about that otg-usb? What do you mean?
It wont even get into flashmode.

Karakatoa said:
The things I wiped data and system partitions, the zip is still in the internal memory but I have no access to it.
Im trying to say I cant even try to turn it on or enter recovery without it going into bootloop.
Can you tell me more about that otg-usb? What do you mean?
It wont even get into flashmode.
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fastboot is enough to install recovery.
follow this;
Installing recovery using fastboot
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after installing recovery cwm or twrp (that u can find them in dev section)
it s time to install rom (flashing rom)
then u should boot into recovery. almost of recoveries have built-in file-manager it means u will access to ur file in internal memory.
if u cannot install rom from internal memory then connect usb by otg cable.
it means transfer flashable rom.zip to USB-flash memory and then connect it to ur phone and install ROM from it.
hope to have success
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Karakatoa said:
Hi guys.
My problem is that I tried to install cm11 on my xperia so I rooted it, then I unlocked the bootloader and then I installed CWM.
So I started with the wiping, and though im quite used to the procedure I made the mistake of wiping data, cache and... system :/, Ive done it before but this time the cm11 zip failed to install and though I tried, it kept telling me there was an error with some changes and it aborted.
Was kind of busy so turned it off, big mistake, as I expected, when I tried to turn it on it started the bootloop.
So here I am with its battery fully discharged and no OS on the device.
But my fear is that now it only goes into fastboot, but when I try to set it on flashmode the led quickly flashes green, then red and then none, and it doesnt go into flashmode. So im out of ideas as to how can I recover it.
Do you think it is bricked? Is there a way to get it working again?
I thought about getting it to sony, but I dont know how they'd react to my flashing mistakes xD Wanted to ask you guys first.
Thanks in advance to anyone. And pleasee tell me theres a way around this xDD
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did u flash the kernel of cm11 by flash tool b4 installing the rom if no do it first and then install the rom