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[Q] Sony Xperia S Bricked HELP!!!!

last time i was buissy doing some stuff on my xperia s, i had to do the command on cmd fastboot reboot.
after that my phone blacked out, nothing to repair it works. i have tried the button combinations and that doesn't work.
then i heard about the flashtool but when i use it and use the xperia s kernel it ask me to disconnects my device and then i see an sony erricson arc s that i need to push the back button. and i don't have one.
please people i need help i need to repair my phone :crying:

On SXS you need hold vol down and connect usb( still hold
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mmm273 said:
On SXS you need hold vol down and connect usb( still hold
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doesn't work

mmm273 said:
On SXS you need hold vol down and connect usb( still hold
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what is SXS, sorry i know it might sound as an stupid question

spongefire said:
what is SXS, sorry i know it might sound as an stupid question
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Sony Xperia S.
Try to hold both volume up and down and press power button and hold. It should vibrate after some time, release keys, wait couple minutes and try to turn on your device.
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HooLIMAN87 said:
Sony Xperia S.
Try to hold both volume up and down and press power button and hold. It should vibrate after some time, release keys, wait couple minutes and try to turn on your device.
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nope nothing happened i pushed both down and up volume keys and pushed the off button waited couple of minutes. and now when i push the on button a short green light appears and goes a way

spongefire said:
nope nothing happened i pushed both down and up volume keys and pushed the off button waited couple of minutes. and now when i push the on button a short green light appears and goes a way
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Connect to charger and wait for some time, and try again.
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HooLIMAN87 said:
Connect to charger and wait for some time, and try again.
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i only get a green flashing light when i put it in the charger and when i use those buttons i don't get vibrating

spongefire said:
i only get a green flashing light when i put it in the charger and when i use those buttons i don't get vibrating
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If you get green light then your phone probably isn't bricked. Do you have fastboot drivers and flashtool? If not install these. Then connect one end of the USB cable to PC and while plugging in the other to phone holed down vol down( blue led should lit) or vol up (green led)
If you get some of these working then you can fix the phone.
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HooLIMAN87 said:
Connect to charger and wait for some time, and try again.
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i only get a green flashing light when i put it in the charger and when i use those buttons i don't get vibrating

ahvipardik said:
If you get green light then your phone probably isn't bricked. Do you have fastboot drivers and flashtool? If not install these. Then connect one end of the USB cable to PC and while plugging in the other to phone holed down vol down( blue led should lit) or vol up (green led)
If you get some of these working then you can fix the phone.
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i did all those things with fastboot drivers, but flashtool doesnt work with me

spongefire said:
i did all those things with fastboot drivers, but flashtool doesnt work with me
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Try connecting to pc without holding buttons, it should connect in flashmode if only green led is turned on when connected to charger. Maybe try again both volume down and up with power button. If no success try leaving it for night on a charger and tommorow try again. As far as there is green led you can recover it.
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HooLIMAN87 said:
Try connecting to pc without holding buttons, it should connect in flashmode if only green led is turned on when connected to charger. Maybe try again both volume down and up with power button. If no success try leaving it for night on a charger and tommorow try again. As far as there is green led you can recover it.
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nothing happened and i heard there was an option with flashtool, i downloaded it but then it asked me to unplug my device and push the back button but i can't it also shows an pic of an sony erricson. how do i flash/recover my phone with flashtool

spongefire said:
nothing happened and i heard there was an option with flashtool, i downloaded it but then it asked me to unplug my device and push the back button but i can't it also shows an pic of an sony erricson. how do i flash/recover my phone with flashtool
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You need to be in flashmode, holding volume down while connecting usb. Start flashtool, and connect your device and tell me what flashtool says.
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HooLIMAN87 said:
You need to be in flashmode, holding volume down while connecting usb. Start flashtool, and connect your device and tell me what flashtool says.
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i tried to install the stock rom from the normal xperia s devices. but after installing it with the flash tool nothing happened.

spongefire said:
i tried to install the stock rom from the normal xperia s devices. but after installing it with the flash tool nothing happened.
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Is flashtool said that everything is ok? Or it didn't even start flashing rom. If said that everything is ok, it's possible that your battery is discharged. Someone had a similiar problem as you, but he put his phone on a charger for 20+ hours and phone was recovered.
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HooLIMAN87 said:
Is flashtool said that everything is ok? Or it didn't even start flashing rom. If said that everything is ok, it's possible that your battery is discharged. Someone had a similiar problem as you, but he put his phone on a charger for 20+ hours and phone was recovered.
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it worked i flashed the stock rom and every thing is back to normal

spongefire said:
it worked i flashed the stock rom and every thing is back to normal
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Glad to hear that, and remember that sony's devices are most difficult to brick.
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Grz for getting it to work.

A little search would have helped. There is a sticky'd recovery thread in the general section. Your not the first person to deal with SOFT-BRICK.
Glad you recovered your phone. Next time remember XDA's rule 1.
From Jaramie's LT28at
2012Xperia SOFT-BRICK Recovery Thread

My xperia ion got brick ?!

Hi all, i try to install xperia z walkman on my xperia ion but got boot loop and i can't recover from my backup ...
then i try to press power and volume button and hold it now my ion just show red led and backlight on the screen and don't respond to me anymore...
what do i can do is only let battery die right ?
i wonder how long will it take ?

Which Walkman do you install?
First, press power button + vol up until 3 vibration
Then plug your phone to a wall charger for whole night
Then flash stock firmware .ftf via Flashtool
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cities516 said:
Which Walkman do you install?
First, press power button + vol up until 3 vibration
Then plug your phone to a wall charger for whole night
Then flash stock firmware .ftf via Flashtool
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thank for your reply but i try power button + vol up for 1 minute there is no vibration... just silent and Red Led is on and backlight is on nothing else

ArchDragoon said:
thank for your reply but i try power button + vol up for 1 minute there is no vibration... just silent and Red Led is on and backlight is on nothing else
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Maybe the battery is empty.
Try to connect it to a wallcharger.
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cities516 said:
Maybe the battery is empty.
Try to connect it to a wallcharger.
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No it not empty finally i saw one thread about this problem
the owner of ion must let battery die and it will take over 1 day for it :crying:
so i hope tomorrow i can flash a stock firmware

BRICKED!!

I don't know what happened. I was about to unlock the device. I had it plugged in to my PC and clicked reboot to put it in recovery.
And now it will not turn on at all. I push power and nothing. I plug it in to the charger and no charging icon comes up. I plug it in to my PC and it comes up as QHSUSB_DLOAD with a needs troubleshooting status.
Any help please.
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michaelg1030 said:
I don't know what happened. I was about to unlock the device. I had it plugged in to my PC and clicked reboot to put it in recovery.
And now it will not turn on at all. I push power and nothing. I plug it in to the charger and no charging icon comes up. I plug it in to my PC and it comes up as QHSUSB_DLOAD with a needs troubleshooting status.
Any help please.
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try holding power and volume down while plugged in , for like 20 sec see if it's just stuck in recovery cause theres no recovery installed.

kpa2727 said:
try holding power and volume down while plugged in , for like 20 sec see if it's just stuck in recovery cause theres no recovery installed.
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beat me to it. :good:

OK that seemed to work. Its at the boot loader now.
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michaelg1030 said:
OK that seemed to work. Its at the boot loader now.
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now you know....:highfive:

Thanks! I was trying every combination of power and volume. Guess I just wasn't holding long enough and it wasn't plugged in.
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michaelg1030 said:
Thanks! I was trying every combination of power and volume. Guess I just wasn't holding long enough and it wasn't plugged in.
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Just remember always take your time and lastly you can't brick it if you did nothing to it. just telling it to reboot without actually running any commands shouldn't change anything.

[Q] Accidentally Installed ACER Recovery Installer to XAS

I accidentally installed ACER Recovery Installer to my Xperia Acro S to see if the CWM will be installed. After pressing reboot to recovery, my phone did not reboot at all. Power button not responding, no LED light and it was not charging as well. Tried to recover it using Flashtool but my computer doesn't read the phone because the phone do not respond to my PC. My phone already soft brick twice and I made it work using Flashtool, but this time, it failed. What should I do? Thanks in advance.

monovirus17 said:
I accidentally installed ACER Recovery Installer to my Xperia Acro S to see if the CWM will be installed. After pressing reboot to recovery, my phone did not reboot at all. Power button not responding, no LED light and it was not charging as well. Tried to recover it using Flashtool but my computer doesn't read the phone because the phone do not respond to my PC. My phone already soft brick twice and I made it work using Flashtool, but this time, it failed. What should I do? Thanks in advance.
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does force off work?
(hold volume up + power)
you may beable to force off and flash a ftf
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Envious_Data said:
does force off work?
(hold volume up + power)
you may beable to force off and flash a ftf
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How will I know if force off was done? Did it just right now for 15 seconds, then tried to flash the ftf but no response. Phone still don't have the green LED.
Thank you.

monovirus17 said:
How will I know if force off was done? Did it just right now for 15 seconds, then tried to flash the ftf but no response. Phone still don't have the green LED.
Thank you.
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It will viabrate 1 then 3 times
This may take up to 2 mins max for it to do it
If this doesnt work then you will have to send it for repairs :/
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Envious_Data said:
does force off work?
(hold volume up + power)
you may beable to force off and flash a ftf
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Envious_Data said:
It will viabrate 1 then 3 times
This may take up to 2 mins max for it to do it
If this doesnt work then you will have to send it for repairs :/
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Should it be really volume up + power? I thought the 1 then 3 vibrates works only for volume down + power (hard reset)?

No power - volume down is for stock recovery
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[UPDATE] A small chance
Envious_Data said:
No power - volume down is for stock recovery
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Did a rubberband technique, put the rubberband on power and volume + to press/hold them down and leave it that way for 20 minutes. When I touch the phone, it is slightly hot already. I remove the rubberband and charge it on a wall charger for about 4 hours, Now, it has a red LED and I am getting the phone ready for flashtool procedure.
Hope this luck continues (cross-fingers).
Thanks for your help and wish me luck.

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Did a rubberband technique, put the rubberband on power and volume + to press/hold them down and leave it that way for 20 minutes. When I touch the phone, it is slightly hot already. I remove the rubberband and charge it on a wall charger for about 4 hours, Now, it has a red LED and I am getting the phone ready for flashtool procedure.
Hope this luck continues (cross-fingers).
Thanks for your help and wish me luck.
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Thats good
I dont think its very easy to brick a xperia
Seems near imposible to do so or to me atleast
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[Update] 4th Day
Envious_Data said:
Thats good
I dont think its very easy to brick a xperia
Seems near imposible to do so or to me atleast
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Still stuck at Red Led, been working on it since October 1st. No luck of Green Led nor Blue Led for me to be able to use Flashtool. Left it charging for 24 hrs. last Thursday night up to Friday Night. I kept on reading
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1849170 over and over again. I am already thinking if I will open the back part to unplug the battery. Any suggestions will be very much appreciated.

try flashing a ftf first , make sure you hold power +volume up for a bit of time before trying
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Hi
Try to to get it into fast boot mode I think it is holding power button and volume down while USB plugged in. Also make sure to have flashtool open as it will confirm if it has booted into fast boot mode it will read in the logs as well as a blue light coming up.
You can then flash a compatible recovery/kernal and boot into the phone through recovery or flash a .ftf from flashtool.

Android_UK said:
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Try to to get it into fast boot mode I think it is holding power button and volume down while USB plugged in. Also make sure to have flashtool open as it will confirm if it has booted into fast boot mode it will read in the logs as well as a blue light coming up.
You can then flash a compatible recovery/kernal and boot into the phone through recovery or flash a .ftf from flashtool.
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when off, hold volume up then plug in for fastboot
flashmode - hold volume down then plug
power + volume down is for stock recovery (not availiable in xs)
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try flashing a ftf first , make sure you hold power +volume up for a bit of time before trying
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Tried it several times, phone doesn't recognize the command even after plugging the battery out then plugging it in. The pc doesn't recognize the phone either.

Xperia S Dead

Hi !
The day before yesterday, I sensed the phone a bit warm in my pocket and when I picked it up, it was all blank, it was off. When I connected the charger, nothing happened..but after some time, the orange led lit up. I tried to reset it Power+vol up but didn't get a response. I tried hard reset power+volup down...nothing happened. As long as I connect the charger, the led turns on but when I disconnect the cable, the led turns off.
It never wakes up.
I tried Sony Service center but they won't accept my phone coz it wasn't imported by Sony India (I'm from India btw).
I think its a battery issue. What you guys think ?
Should I change the battery my self ?
Whats the battery Xperia S uses ?
This one ?
http://www.ebay.in/itm/MOBILE-BATTE...ries&hash=item43c05ecded&_uhb=1#ht_3928wt_906
Should I get the above battery and replace it ?

Weird
It may have overheated
I had that back in ics with my old xs, i had a app that killed the phone in its sleep
I suggest you investigate alittle more
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Envious_Data said:
Weird
It may have overheated
I had that back in ics with my old xs, i had a app that killed the phone in its sleep
I suggest you investigate alittle more
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What you mean by investigate ?
I mean, I tried connecting to PC & its not detecting it.
Or is there any special connection for debugging ?

Try this first
Plug in to charge and leave for and hour, if a red led pops up then your battey was dead
If that doesnt work then try
Put a rubber band around your xs holding your power button and your volume up
Make sure sony pc companion is installed
And after 20 mins
Take the rubber bands off and charge for about 40 mins
Open sony companion go to repair device in the support menu
Follw instructions
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Envious_Data said:
Try this first
Plug in to charge and leave for and hour, if a red led pops up then your battey was dead
If that doesnt work then try
Put a rubber band around your xs holding your power button and your volume up
Make sure sony pc companion is installed
And after 20 mins
Take the rubber bands off and charge for about 40 mins
Open sony companion go to repair device in the support menu
Follw instructions
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I don't have an internet connection on my home pc
But yeah, I have Flashtool and .96 and .50 firmware (FTF).
Should I flash the .96 firmware ?

Try the rubber band then try charging
Then try flashing the 96 ftf
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Try the rubber band then try charging
Then try flashing the 96 ftf
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Ok, I'll try.
Thanks for the reply.

OK, I tried it but didn't work.
I charged the mobile for 1 hr. Its orange led lit up but after pressing the power button, it didn't turn on.
Then I put rubber band across the power button and vol up key for 20 minutes and then charge the mobile for another 20 and then tried to connect to the pc but its not detected. The green led won't turn on (no flashmode it seems) only orange led lights up.

Did you hold volume down when plugging into pc?
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Envious_Data said:
Did you hold volume down when plugging into pc?
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Yes, I did.
I'll try one more time and report back.
If its not succesfull again, I think I should remove the back cover and disconnect the battery and try again.

x.marX said:
Yes, I did.
I'll try one more time and report back.
If its not succesfull again, I think I should remove the back cover and disconnect the battery and try again.
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Didn't work
The phone won't go to flashmode. Only orange led lights up.

Hmm dont know...
You may have to send for repairs
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