Woops, Help needed - Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hi guys,
I've got a bit of a problem, I decided to upgrade the girlfriends Arc S as shes got bored with the rom on it. Something went wrong during the flash or the proceedure or something and now I've got nothing but a sony logo when it turns on. I can flashboot it and access it with flashtool but when I try to flash something it says I need to root it first. Flashtool isn't giving me the option to root it (I was updating the rom to 4.1.2).
Any suggestions?
thanks in advance!

Sanchez_13 said:
Hi guys,
I've got a bit of a problem, I decided to upgrade the girlfriends Arc S as shes got bored with the rom on it. Something went wrong during the flash or the proceedure or something and now I've got nothing but a sony logo when it turns on. I can flashboot it and access it with flashtool but when I try to flash something it says I need to root it first. Flashtool isn't giving me the option to root it (I was updating the rom to 4.1.2).
Any suggestions?
thanks in advance!
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What did you try to flash with flashtool? Ftf files don't gives error about root... Kernels give the error when you try to flash on unlocked boatloader... Download a stock ftf file and flash...
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[Q] How to exit boot loop

I wanted to downgrade my arc s from .62 to .42 so i can root. I flashed it and after the process finished, i disconnected the phone and it started into a boot loop. I can't do anything now. How to fix this? I tried flahsing it once more but the phone is not recognized. Im afraid that the battery will dry out and afraid that it will brick the phone because when i plug it in to the power suply, doesn't shows any signs of charging.
How can i fix this please? Thanx
Pull battery out to exit the boot loop.
And then reflash the FW using Flashtool.
if i pull it out, wont it brick my phone? Thanx
Why it should brick your device?
How do you put your SIM or microSD in without pulling out the battery?
You can fix flashing a new kernel, like DoomLord kernel v18.
Velcis Ribeiro said:
You can fix flashing a new kernel, like DoomLord kernel v18.
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??
Simply pull out battery and reflash the rom to solve...
I fixed it. I had to flash another firmware because the one i used in the first place didn't work.
Now that im rooted, how can i update to the latest firmware? As i heard, can i do it over the air? Now im .266 and id like on .62.
Thanx
Dirrtydog said:
I fixed it. I had to flash another firmware because the one i used in the first place didn't work.
Now that im rooted, how can i update to the latest firmware? As i heard, can i do it over the air? Now im .266 and id like on .62.
Thanx
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not sure about what happen if you update ota with your rooted fw,but you can update using flashtool,find some fw from dev section..
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landis, the current firmware that he used should be not compatible with the kernel, some Roms not compatible, then i said to him to flash kernel, like DoomLord kernel, than fixed it...
You don't know which ROM he wants to flash, he just flashed .42 FW for root and ended up in a boot loop.
He can solve this with my instructions given in the replies, so there is no need to flash a kernel atm.
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rashid.fairus said:
not sure about what happen if you update ota with your rooted fw,but you can update using flashtool,find some fw from dev section..
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If you haven't modded some system apps and your BL is locked, OTA should work as well.
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Thanx everyone for your replies. I managed to get out of the boot loop but i am still very confused what am i doing wrong because cyanogenmod doest work. I unlocked the boot loader, rooted, instaled clockwork mod, wiped the datas and caches, instaled from sd card and i always get stuck on that blue cyanogen logo while alternating witht the green press android to begin screen, 4 out of 5 times with unresponsive touchscreen. On time it managed to get to homescreen but briefly because rapidly in changed again to that blue screen loading and after a couple times i saw the cyanogen lock screen but without being able to do anything while looping in that booting or loading sequence with that blue logo screen. Im tired and confused of tryin this over an over again, and now im on .266 firmware and i guess because i have unlocked the bootloader i cant update to .42 ota and i cant find another .42 firmware for arc s that wouldnt get stuck after flashing. Any sugestions ? Thanx guys

[Q] Arc S gets stuck on Sony logo

So recently i root my device and i tried to install this CM10 http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1780316 .
I have downloaded x-Parts from market and restart in CVM then i try to install zip from SD but...
I got an error when i try to install it.
Installing Update...
symlink: somelinks failed
............
....
Installation aborted.
after reboot my phone wont start and its stuck on Sony logo.
So i dont know what to do now. please help me!
Been in this situation before, only way to get out of this is to flash stock firmware using flashtool.
bruce16878 said:
Been in this situation before, only way to get out of this is to flash stock firmware using flashtool.
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find that guide androidadvices.com/downgrade-sony-xperia-arc-official-gingerbread-23-firmware/2/#.UFm0x1HYJFp
and I did it... thanks
Thankyooou
OMG. :crying: Thank you so much for this. I thought I bricked my phone already! It booted up after I flashed the stock GB firmware. I'll just go on and re-update everything to ICS later.
Thank you! :good:

[Q] Can't flash back to ,62

Hello! I'm having a problem with my xperia arc S, I tried to install a ROM (ULTIMATE HD 3.1) but I didn't have the wifi modules, so my phone got stuck on boot, so I figured that I got a bootloop, and went to flash the kernel (562), root again again and flash the new kernel (587) to try and install the ROM again, but the phone didn't root, but I flashed the .587 kernel and can't flash it back to .562. I can't figure what's the problem the flashtool says it's flashed but in setting the "compilation number" just says that it has the new kernel.
So my problem is how can I flash back to .562 and root the phone? I already tried this a few times ([url]http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2118343[/url]), but it dosen't work. what else can I do? Try with another kernel?
I also tried this, but it didn't work http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2219711. I don't know if it helps but i have the bootloader locked.
Sorry if repost, google but didn't find anything related. thanks anyway.
Restore your phone using Sony Update Service, since you have locked bootloader.
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popthosegaskets said:
Restore your phone using Sony Update Service, since you have locked bootloader.
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thanks it worked i installed the ROM and everything was ok, but i didn't like the rom so tried to go back to AOSP, but now i have another problem, I can't pass the Sony logo, I tried sony upade but it say's that i have the latest version, i also tried to flash another image (0.562 and 0.587) but it didn't work. what can I do? Is there a simple way to reset the phone (lol), i can't enter CWM. thanks for the help
dramce said:
thanks it worked i installed the ROM and everything was ok, but i didn't like the rom so tried to go back to AOSP, but now i have another problem, I can't pass the Sony logo, I tried sony upade but it say's that i have the latest version, i also tried to flash another image (0.562 and 0.587) but it didn't work. what can I do? Is there a simple way to reset the phone (lol), i can't enter CWM. thanks for the help
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Repair option in SEUS...
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dramce said:
thanks it worked i installed the ROM and everything was ok, but i didn't like the rom so tried to go back to AOSP, but now i have another problem, I can't pass the Sony logo, I tried sony upade but it say's that i have the latest version, i also tried to flash another image (0.562 and 0.587) but it didn't work. what can I do? Is there a simple way to reset the phone (lol), i can't enter CWM. thanks for the help
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Also .img files can not be flashed on locked bootloaders
Only .ftf files
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Sahaab said:
Also .img files can not be flashed on locked bootloaders
Only .ftf files
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i thought .ftf. and image were the same lol..
lawl ya i cant believe no one noticed u said image above XD
Attitude.SSJ said:
Repair option in SEUS...
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the version i have can only update.
Am I being a total idiot? can you please be little more specific please?
dramce said:
the version i have can only update.
Am I being a total idiot? can you please be little more specific please?
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If you cannot repair with Update Service, try PC Companion. It should offer the repair function.
dramce said:
the version i have can only update.
Am I being a total idiot? can you please be little more specific please?
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Had a similar problem, caused by wrong kernel (at least i think so). Anyho, there was no "repair" option for me either.
What you should do is:
- Flash back to stock GB firmware (0.62)
- Root (using eRoot, it's a one click procedure.)
- Install CWM using RecoveryX is the simplest way i'd say
- Flash the kernel which Jared proposed (can't remember which one sorry)
- boot into CWM, and follow the instructions to install UltimadeHD rom. I'd suggest Tesla's instructions, they are fail-proof. Remember to click on "unlocked bootloader" if your bootloader is locked.
DUnderline said:
Had a similar problem, caused by wrong kernel (at least i think so). Anyho, there was no "repair" option for me either.
What you should do is:
- Flash back to stock GB firmware (0.62)
- Root (using eRoot, it's a one click procedure.)
- Install CWM using RecoveryX is the simplest way i'd say
- Flash the kernel which Jared proposed (can't remember which one sorry)
- boot into CWM, and follow the instructions to install UltimadeHD rom. I'd suggest Tesla's instructions, they are fail-proof. Remember to click on "unlocked bootloader" if your bootloader is locked.
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I think I did it thanks, i used a thread here (LINK), i used the generic stock rom and it solved it, thanks for your help. And thanks to everybody else =)

think i bricked my phone

hey guys, like the dumba** i am, i believe i bricked my phone... i really had no experience with it but i tried it anyways and now my phone wont boot up, its stuck on the sony ericsson screen and i cant seem to be able to access the recovery mode or anything, i installed CWM and booted to install a custom rom, it said sucessful and after rebotting itself it wouldnt go past sony ericsson, is there a way to fix it guys?
rawrzforme said:
hey guys, like the dumba** i am, i believe i bricked my phone... i really had no experience with it but i tried it anyways and now my phone wont boot up, its stuck on the sony ericsson screen and i cant seem to be able to access the recovery mode or anything, i installed CWM and booted to install a custom rom, it said sucessful and after rebotting itself it wouldnt go past sony ericsson, is there a way to fix it guys?
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If your bootloader is locked, you can repair it with Sony's PC Companion program for windows.
If your bootloader is unlocked, your only choice is to use flashtool to flash stock firmware
Bakisha said:
If your bootloader is locked, you can repair it with Sony's PC Companion program for windows.
If your bootloader is unlocked, your only choice is to use flashtool to flash stock firmware
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hey thanks for the reply, i read around a bit and downloaded flashtool, but when i run the flashtool it says 'preparing files for flashing' and then my phone just goes and reboots to get stuck on sony ericsson again, not giving time for flashtool to flash the phone.
rawrzforme said:
hey thanks for the reply, i read around a bit and downloaded flashtool, but when i run the flashtool it says 'preparing files for flashing' and then my phone just goes and reboots to get stuck on sony ericsson again, not giving time for flashtool to flash the phone.
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You have to switch it off first before connecting, then connect while holding back when they ask you to in Flashtool.
Just to be safe, remove the battery and replace it after switching off.
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sonyxperiaplayer said:
You have to switch it off first before connecting, then connect while holding back when they ask you to in Flashtool.
Just to be safe, remove the battery and replace it after switching off.
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thanks! its flashing now :3 will update on status
phone is flashed and its working again, i want to try to install the ICSpeed rom again, just one question, do i have to instal a new kernel so i can do that first? or the rom first then the kernel?
rawrzforme said:
phone is flashed and its working again, i want to try to install the ICSpeed rom again, just one question, do i have to instal a new kernel so i can do that first? or the rom first then the kernel?
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Download the zip on the sdcad then install this kernel.
> Sony Ericsson Xperia Play > Xperia Play Android Development > [KERNEL][PLAY] LuPuSv7 [STOCK ICS/GB & CM9][LINARO 4.7.3][19-06-13]
It's working fine for me.
rawrzforme said:
phone is flashed and its working again, i want to try to install the ICSpeed rom again, just one question, do i have to instal a new kernel so i can do that first? or the rom first then the kernel?
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Well first you need a unlocked bootloader.
Then, you have to flash a ICS kernel for an ICS ROM (using fast boot)
LuPuS is a good kernel and is pretty stable too.
After that just install the ROM through CWM.
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Bakisha said:
If your bootloader is locked, you can repair it with Sony's PC Companion program for windows.
If your bootloader is unlocked, your only choice is to use flashtool to flash stock firmware
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I have a similiar problem. But I relocked de bootloades, can I use de PC companion?
Henrique88 said:
I have a similiar problem. But I relocked de bootloades, can I use de PC companion?
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I don't know about that. But you can try it. In worst case, it won't do anything at all.
But i'm sure that Emma (son'ys flashtool for unlocked BL) will work. Here is a link

[Help] Recovering from Soft-Brick

Hey guys,
I have XZL C6503 and was on eXistenZ v4 with unlocked bootloader and a few days ago my phone started to reboot randomly, so I decided to flash stock rom with flash tool.
But since then Im stuck in a bootloop.
I have read this Guide but I didnt managed it to work again.
I have no problems to go into flashmode/fastboot mode and I already tried out different kernels and managed to open CWM on my phone but no matter which rom I try to install barely the installation has started my phone turns off.
I flashed with flash tool:
C6503_10.3.1.A.2.67_Global-LTE.ftf
C6503_10.3.A.0.423_MEA.ftf
C6503_10.5.A.0.230_BR.ftf
Flashtool did not produce any error, but my phone wont go further than the SONY logo.
I also tried the tool emma, but it was just as with flashtool.
When I try Sony PC Companion it produces some error, same with SEUS, probably cause of the unlocked bootloader.
Do you know any way to help me out?
I just need to relock my bootloader to send it back to sony.
Backup TA need unfortunately a running system.
Many thanks in advance for your help!
Well... When im having a bootloop, i usually flash the stock ftf, then wipe ALL.... It works for me
hm I tried it serveral times, but didnt succeed
I read some tip, which suggests to flash a rom via fastboot, but I need a rom that comes with a system.img
Do you know where to get such file?
mo3mo said:
hm I tried it serveral times, but didnt succeed
I read some tip, which suggests to flash a rom via fastboot, but I need a rom that comes with a system.img
Do you know where to get such file?
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Well, im flashing c6506 ftf file on my c6502...
Search it in this forum
Ok I managed it to install Cyanogenmod and relocked bootloader.
It's on the way to sony :laugh:

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