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So yesterday i tried to flash a new kernel (nova kernel) using cwm and after attempting to reboot, all i felt was a vibration and then nothing happened. Is my xperia s bricked? and if so is there anything i can do?
What works:
1. Able to hold power button and feel the single vibration; however, the screen remains blank after that.
2. Able to soft reset and hard reset but it does nothing
3. Able to connect to pc in flash/fastboot mode
4. Able to flash kernels and firmware (flashed full stock .55 and wiped everything, still no progress)
What doesn't work:
1. Screen will not turn on no matter what i do
2. Phone will not charge (no led, no screen)
3. CANNOT ENTER CWM!
Any help is appreciated.
Sounds almost like you're battery is dead toss it on the charger in a situation like this it can take up to 5 hours for the phone to boot.
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thanitos said:
Sounds almost like you're battery is dead toss it on the charger in a situation like this it can take up to 5 hours for the phone to boot.
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that could be it...but i doubt it because when i flashed the kernel it was about 98% battery and i haven't been able to turn on the phone since. that plus i've left the phone charging for 8 hours last night, which ended again with no led and no screen...
i'll keep it plugged in though and see if anything happens
So does full ftf file with flashtool flash ok?
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Ben36 said:
So does full ftf file with flashtool flash ok?
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yeah, but after flashing i still can't boot. i can hold the power button and feel the vibration, but the screen remains off (no splash screen, no nothing)
Well I'm out of ideas ik a hard reset is suppose to be like taking out the battery but maybe it just needs to die
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disc0nnector said:
yeah, but after flashing i still can't boot. i can hold the power button and feel the vibration, but the screen remains off (no splash screen, no nothing)
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After you try to boot do you get any screen response? Like backlight or a quick blink. After turning on with no screen, does the pc recognize as usb drive or mtp device? I was just thinking maybe screen failure.
~Jaramie
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ToledoJab said:
After you try to boot do you get any screen response? Like backlight or a quick blink. After turning on with no screen, does the pc recognize as usb drive or mtp device? I was just thinking maybe screen failure.
~Jaramie
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when i try to boot, i only get the one vibration that signals the phone has turned on (or in my case attempted to turn on). i can keep pressing and holding the power button multiple times consecutively and still get the same result. it's like the phone turns on and then shuts down immediately.
i only get led notifications when i connect to the computer in fastboot or flash mode, other than that i get nothing.
Try reading through this ion softbrick recovery thread. There are tricks in the OP that users reported work.
~Jaramie
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ToledoJab said:
Try reading through this ion softbrick recovery thread. There are tricks in the OP that users reported work.
~Jaramie
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looked at that thread, nothing works. closest i came to something was plugging the phone into the wall for a while until the red led came on, but then it just turns off after 2-3 hours and i'm back to square one
Some have had to leave it plugged into charger for days. Then got green led, flashed and it started.
This is just one way these phones act goofy during soft brick. You just have to be patient, as all who have recovered have said.
kye71 said:
Well great news phone is back and running great
I had it plugged in for about 18 hours then the Red light came on.
24+ hours later the Red light was off. So I tried to flash, nothing. It was just a wasted attempted and I nothing happened.
Plugged it back in, ~2 hours later the Green light came on and I could press Power to have the Battery Screen come on.
Flashed it and it worked! Thanks for the support!
I'm not sure why the Red light went off. I'm thinking maybe the cord was bumped and the charger wasn't plugged in all the way?
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Good luck
~Jaramie
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ToledoJab said:
Some have had to leave it plugged into charger for days. Then got green led, flashed and it started.
This is just one way these phones act goofy during soft brick. You just have to be patient, as all who have recovered have said.
Good luck
~Jaramie
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that's crazy,,,i don't think i'll have the patience to do that lol...
i've left it in for 13 hours, but still only the red led though. i'll keep it going and see what happens though
Maybe you should flash your xperia back to the stock ROM. You can do that using the official Sony flashtool: http://developer.sonymobile.com/201...ocked-xperia-smartphones-video-beta-download/ . Just watch the video and (hopefully) you will understand everything. After flashing back to stock ROM you can decide what you want to do with your phone afterwards
Hopefully this solves your problem!
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xJokerz said:
Maybe you should flash your xperia back to the stock ROM. You can do that using the official Sony flashtool: http://developer.sonymobile.com/201...ocked-xperia-smartphones-video-beta-download/ . Just watch the video and (hopefully) you will understand everything. After flashing back to stock ROM you can decide what you want to do with your phone afterwards
Hopefully this solves your problem!
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as stated in the op, i've already attempted this with no luck. it flashes but it won't boot, the screen won't even light up let alone show a sony logo
update - 19 hours so far...still only the red led!
really hope i don't have a $400 paperweight now...
disc0nnector said:
update - 19 hours so far...still only the red led!
really hope i don't have a $400 paperweight now...
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I know this is difficult, but I have never read of anyone NOT recovering their phone.
If it helps their are others in similar situations
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=35262472
~Jaramie
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I know this is difficult, but I have never read of anyone NOT recovering their phone.
If it helps their are others in similar situations
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=35262472
~Jaramie
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i tried one of the posted solutions, but in doing so i find that i can't even enter into fastboot/flash mode anymore, and i can't soft or hard reset. i only get the solid red led now when plugging into anything (pc, charger) and the phone is unresponsive to any of the buttons.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1836219
i have this exact same problem in this thread, the highlight being that the screen doesn't turn on at all, while others have been able to get to the sony logo.
it seems that everyone that has this exact problem has not gotten any solution yet.
I have exactly the same issue
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2032017
SAT told me that the phone has been modificated and they didn¨t repair.
I think thas the phone doesnt charge the battery, and this may be the problema, who knows...I have a brink above my papers..
basafre said:
I have exactly the same issue
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2032017
SAT told me that the phone has been modificated and they didn¨t repair.
I think thas the phone doesnt charge the battery, and this may be the problema, who knows...I have a brink above my papers..
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exactly, the other problem is that sus and pc companion both won't repair the phone because the bootloader is unlocked.
i've flashed the relock bootloader ftf and it still says the same thing which is weird.
UPDATE - 46 hours and still only the red led!
Hi guys,
I need your help. My brand new (2 weeks old!) Xperia Acro S bricked by itself!
I was browsing the web when the screen went completely black. I tried to do a hard reset (pressing power + volume up) because it worked many times before that (it was not the first time that the whole "black screen crash" happened), but the phone was completely dead.
The local Sony assistance told me (after keeping it for 6 weeks ) that they won't repair it because the phone is not currently sold in my country (I won it on Facebook).
As of now the only thing that is working is the charging light when I connect it to the charger.
The phone was absolutely and completely stock, NO rom, NO root whatsoever.
Please tell me that I did not win an extremely pricey paperweight!
Plug in charger,when it shows battery icon,press the power button until it is turn on
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Did you tried Power button + Volume down button? If not hold Power button + Volume down button for 10 seconds. It should work.
Double Post, sorry.
UchihaDareNial said:
Plug in charger,when it shows battery icon,press the power button until it is turn on
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The phone is not out of charge, it is completely dead. The only thing working is the LED notification light that turns red when connected to the charger.
pharix said:
Did you tried Power button + Volume down button? If not hold Power button + Volume down button for 10 seconds. It should work.
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I tried every possible combination of HW buttons but to no avail...
Try Sony Update service. HERE is download link.
There have been some topics I think floating around that batteries have died at like 50%
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thanitos said:
There have been some topics I think floating around that batteries have died at like 50%
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The battery was the very first thing I checked, I charged it for about a day.
pharix said:
Try Sony Update service. HERE is download link.
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Will it work even if the PC does not see the phone?
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GMdV said:
The battery was the very first thing I checked, I charged it for about a day.
Will it work even if the PC does not see the phone?
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It should work.
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It should work.
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Unfortunately it doesn't. I connected the phone while holding the volume down button pressed but nothing happened.
I have the same problem with xperis S.
It bricked by itself.
The only one noticeable thing i remember that when I last seen it a few minutes after it was working that the light was flashing blue and the black screen. After it it newer switched on.
Now while charging, the light turns solid red and nothing more. No flashmode. No fastboot mode. Tried to remove accu. It did not help. Sony update service and flashtool does not see the device.
There was stock firmware droid 4.0.4 and root. Nothing more. Everything worked fine. No updates were done before it bricked.
Is there any way out?
handwerk said:
I have the same problem with xperis S.
It bricked by itself.
The only one noticeable thing i remember that when I last seen it a few minutes after it was working that the light was flashing blue and the black screen. After it it newer switched on.
Now while charging, the light turns solid red and nothing more. No flashmode. No fastboot mode. Tried to remove accu. It did not help. Sony update service and flashtool does not see the device.
There was stock firmware droid 4.0.4 and root. Nothing more. Everything worked fine. No updates were done before it bricked.
Is there any way out?
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Then I'm not the only one...
As of now there is no way out, you should contact your local sony assistance.
It would be great if you could tell us what was the cause of the death of your Xperia.
Your phone isn't dead... I had the same problem with my xperia s... when i plug in the carger, the red light lights on.. that means it's alive .. but not charging, it's charging when the led is orange.. i've waited 1 day for see the orange led.. I really don't know why.. :/
martinko23 said:
Your phone isn't dead... I had the same problem with my xperia s... when i plug in the carger, the red light lights on.. that means it's alive .. but not charging, it's charging when the led is orange.. i've waited 1 day for see the orange led.. I really don't know why.. :/
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I got same problem, only red led, but pc see phone and flashtool say device connect with usb debugging off
For tricks on recovery from SOFT-brick use the link in my signature. Just read up first. Good luck
~Jaramie
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Xperia SOFT-BRICK Recovery Thread
ToledoJab said:
For tricks on recovery from SOFT-brick use the link in my signature. Just read up first. Good luck
~Jaramie
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Xperia SOFT-BRICK Recovery Thread
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I try all of yor guide and nothing works, in next week a change battery and them try
martinko23 said:
Your phone isn't dead... I had the same problem with my xperia s... when i plug in the carger, the red light lights on.. that means it's alive .. but not charging, it's charging when the led is orange.. i've waited 1 day for see the orange led.. I really don't know why.. :/
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And then what happened? Did you just turn it on and it worked?
It turned on by itself...
Come on baby light my fire ! Woo ! That's good ! :3
martinko23 said:
It turned on by itself...
Come on baby light my fire ! Woo ! That's good ! :3
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Ok, great. Then I'll just let it charge and see what happens. Thanks!
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No problem, i hope it will turn on..
Stop with jokes about Dubstep, Just drop it.
Hi,
So I've had my Xperia Play (R800i) for almost a year now. It was working perfectly fine like any other day, then i didn't charge it one night. So now, it doesn't turn on at all. I hold down the power button, it vibrates, like it always does to tell me its turning on.. But nothing! Nothing comes up, the screen just stays blank like its turned off. My first thought is to take out the battery and put it back in but nothing. I try countless times, but still the end result, was a blank phone. When i put it on charge (before i hold the power button), nothing happens, then after a few seconds the LED charging light turns on, it was orange or red, i cant remember, so i left it like that. Came back a few hours later, the light was green, but still nothing happens when i try turn it on, except that little pitiful vibrate i get every time. I did leave my phone off by itself for a bit and still the same result. Yes my phone was rooted but i did this way back before this happened. So please help me, i beg of you.
Elitebordom said:
Hi,
So I've had my Xperia Play (R800i) for almost a year now. It was working perfectly fine like any other day, then i didn't charge it one night. So now, it doesn't turn on at all. I hold down the power button, it vibrates, like it always does to tell me its turning on.. But nothing! Nothing comes up, the screen just stays blank like its turned off. My first thought is to take out the battery and put it back in but nothing. I try countless times, but still the end result, was a blank phone. When i put it on charge (before i hold the power button), nothing happens, then after a few seconds the LED charging light turns on, it was orange or red, i cant remember, so i left it like that. Came back a few hours later, the light was green, but still nothing happens when i try turn it on, except that little pitiful vibrate i get every time. I did leave my phone off by itself for a bit and still the same result. Yes my phone was rooted but i did this way back before this happened. So please help me, i beg of you.
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Try using flashtool , my signature has a return to stock guide and a flash ftf guide try these
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May be flex cable is broken
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play not turning on but kepp vibrating
fma965 said:
Try using flashtool , my signature has a return to stock guide and a flash ftf guide try these
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HI, i had the same problem w/ my xperia play. it does nut turns on but vibrates.
i followed few tutorials to flash, but when flashtool say flashing finished i tried to turn on the phone. it does NOT turns on and a red light keep blinking at the top. whats dat???? plz help...
xperiaplayass said:
HI, i had the same problem w/ my xperia play. it does nut turns on but vibrates.
i followed few tutorials to flash, but when flashtool say flashing finished i tried to turn on the phone. it does NOT turns on and a red light keep blinking at the top. whats dat???? plz help...
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Do you guys have full battery or did you accept any ota updates?
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I had this problem, and if you flash a JB kernel, you will see that the screen will show up, so the problem is that ALS chip doesn't work anymore, so you have to replace it, in ebay there are a ton of them. I thought it was a water damage in my case and i broke it, so won't boot up anymore.
gangstermartorell said:
I had this problem, and if you flash a JB kernel, you will see that the screen will show up, so the problem is that ALS chip doesn't work anymore, so you have to replace it, in ebay there are a ton of them. I thought it was a water damage in my case and i broke it, so won't boot up anymore.
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And again why are you posting the same supposed resolution to each issue? They are not all gonna be the same issue
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And again why are you posting the same supposed resolution to each issue? They are not all gonna be the same issue
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This might be off topic but i LOL'd a bit there. I know he is just trying to help and I also get your point but it made me giggle when i read your post like "wtf bro why do you always have the same answer in every black screen thread." I don't know, maybe I'm just nuts. LOL!
Anyway, back to topic, We have the same situation. Black screen and just vibrates when you switch it on. It's been 4 days since my phone died on me. I really missed my Xperia Play now. But as fma965 said on the other Q&A thread, it might be the flex cable. Good luck and I hope you can fix your phone. Not unlike me, my only option is to buy a new one.
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or send it to a flamming grave just to relieve some angst that this piece of s**t brought. lol.
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Does this happen to someone else? Lately it's happening all the time to me. After leaving the phone overnight connected to the charger, in the morning I disconnect it and the green light remains on and it annoys the crap out of me. The only way to make it turn off after it gets stuck is rebooth the phone or wait a few minutes, connect the charger again and then disconnect it, and most of the time it finally fades out.
I'm on stock .96 with some mods installed (root, cwm, honami framework, new home, rest is stock), but it happened when I was fully stock as well.
I got the same bug.
Root and cwm installed
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yea randomly, just plug the charger back in and out
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I think cwm cause that
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It's a kernel bug.
From what I observed the green led will stay if the charger is not disconnected after fully charged (100%). I've tried several times that to disconnect the charger immediately at 100% the green led never stays on.
So it's definitely a bug. It was also present in .200.
I hope Sony will adress it at some point with a final firmware update for our beloved XP S.
Yea, happens to me, stock, without modding
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Same thing happen to me too...
Til today the only way to turn it off is by restarting it...
Hi, i can't seem to find someone with a xperia ZL with the same problem.. All i can see in the web are for xz.
When i was using my phone, (80% battery), i took some pictures then it suddenly turned off. Now, i tried turning it on but nothing happens, no led blink no nothing.
I tried charging it and voila, the red notification light of death appeared. Mind you that I am using a newly installed OEM Sony Battery (used already for a month) on my phone as the previous one also died.
I was searching and all they say is that charge the phone then reset it.. tried that also, charged it all day then tried resetting, still no action.
Tried SUS, can't connect to phone, tried flashtool, also same thing.
Please help!
troy0926 said:
Hi, i can't seem to find someone with a xperia ZL with the same problem.. All i can see in the web are for xz.
When i was using my phone, (80% battery), i took some pictures then it suddenly turned off. Now, i tried turning it on but nothing happens, no led blink no nothing.
I tried charging it and voila, the red notification light of death appeared. Mind you that I am using a newly installed OEM Sony Battery (used already for a month) on my phone as the previous one also died.
I was searching and all they say is that charge the phone then reset it.. tried that also, charged it all day then tried resetting, still no action.
Tried SUS, can't connect to phone, tried flashtool, also same thing.
Please help!
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Hi
Its looking like hardware problem. If your phone is under warranty, please contact Xperia customer service and get your phone replaced
good luck
Open the sim door. You will see there a small yellow OFF button. Long press it and at the same time hold Power+Volume Up. The phone will vibrate 3 times.
So the combo is: OFF button+Power+Volume UP.
same problem
Battery prob, it happen to me twice and need battery replacement
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troy0926 said:
Hi, i can't seem to find someone with a xperia ZL with the same problem.. All i can see in the web are for xz.
When i was using my phone, (80% battery), i took some pictures then it suddenly turned off. Now, i tried turning it on but nothing happens, no led blink no nothing.
I tried charging it and voila, the red notification light of death appeared. Mind you that I am using a newly installed OEM Sony Battery (used already for a month) on my phone as the previous one also died.
I was searching and all they say is that charge the phone then reset it.. tried that also, charged it all day then tried resetting, still no action.
Tried SUS, can't connect to phone, tried flashtool, also same thing.
Please help!
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I think if u never touch system like root or costum mod / kernel its Hardware problem the battery is died / Ic Power
But if you get root or flash another kernel without support the firmware maybe its Hard brick . Only shown RED LED when you plugged in charger. the solution is Need 30 minutes to charger it and you get the Green LED , so you can Flash Manually again using flashtool and STOCK FTF .283 [4.4.4]