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.
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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.
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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.
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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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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
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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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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...
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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..
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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!
I have this xperia ion which was running ICS smoothly till morning. I kept it using till the battery drained completely. After keeping it on charge for about 20 minutes when it failed to turn on. I searched the internet. It said
- I need to charge it for a long time till the green led flashes up.
-Might be soft bricked
Whenever I try to turn it on it vibrates and then nothing happens. A blank screen comes up with no logo( Xperia or Sony).
I tried updating it JB but only in vain. now it only shows the blank screen.
What to do? I found no answers to this.
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I have this xperia ion which was running ICS smoothly till morning. I kept it using till the battery drained completely. After keeping it on charge for about 20 minutes when it failed to turn on. I searched the internet. It said
- I need to charge it for a long time till the green led flashes up.
-Might be soft bricked
Whenever I try to turn it on it vibrates and then nothing happens. A blank screen comes up with no logo( Xperia or Sony).
I tried updating it JB but only in vain. now it only shows the blank screen.
What to do? I found no answers to this.
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It might sound unrelated, but did you use the original wire and charger?
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lee480 said:
It might sound unrelated, but did you use the original wire and charger?
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Yea i did tried with original ones and then when they gave nothing i tried with generic ones
my xperia ion has been bricked for a month and a half , i have let the battery die for 5 straight days , i plugged it in the charger and i waited one full night and i have gottent a constant led to black lit on and off led to constant and off and i have flashed the kernel from the stock ftf with flashmode via flashtool and put it back on the charger the next day the led was off so i flashed the whole stock rom and after that i unplugged the phone and hooked it back on the charger and as of now its on a red led and staying constant , did i fix the phone or not??? i need some help guys seriously a monthat and a half of this phone being off and soft bricked....... i havent been able to get into fastboot since the bootloader is locked but still not luck at all. idk what to do anymore.... i need more info or help or an alternative way and also i dont have the tools to fully take it apart and reset the battery connection cable so......yeah...
Wait, after u flash whole ftf and the led constantly turn red? and u have try to turn on the phone?
Or u can use sony pcc or seus. also try using another battery.. hope that will help u
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I think u might have fixed it...wait and see if it boots up...
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Hello friends I just bought Sony Xperia Arc S (LT18i) from eBay after 12 days of using it stopped working
I was using mobile in morning mobile was full charged and after some time it was off I try starting it but it was not starting I look over XDA and tried every thing still no result when I connect it to pc the green led stay on but when I connect it to adapter green light constantly blinks
I tried flashing it using flashtool with original firmware but phone keeps on disconnecting so installation gets aborted.Phone is not even showing Sony logo.
Note:-
1 My phone is not rooted
2 It is not upgraded to ICS
3 I tried everything single thing like taking battery out and holding power button, volume up and power everything
4 Phone is not under warranty
Please confirm me this is not an hardware issue and how to solve it
Thank you everybody for reading it.
I am not sure if this was reported before. But since some time I do have Issues with different ROMs.
Sign: When I disconnect from Power, the PowerLED keeps shining green and also the status bar shows that the phone still is charged. Sometimes it goes off after a minute or so. But mostly it keeps on (even going orange.after some time ..).
I don't know if this can be fixed by ROM or is a general issue with Sony firmware. Anyway, does anybody knows an easy solution besides reboot?
Happens to me too. I am currently On existence rom.
Usually plugging in the charger again and disconnecting solves the issue.
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