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Hello everyone ,
I'd like to remind all of you, that there is a wonderful tool you can use to solve a lot of software problems on Xperia devices.
It is called "Flashtool", it was originally developed by Bin4ry and it is maintained and developed by Androxyde.
●► Forum thread: Go visit the Thread and click the Thanks button!
●► Homepage: flashtool.net
●► Operating System: Windows, Linux, Mac
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●► Use: Flashtool is most commonly used to flash original Sony stock firmwares to your phone and to unlock and relock the bootloader.
A big pro is, you can flash firmwares no matter the bootloader status. PC Companion and SEUS need a locked bootloader.
A lot of users in the Q&A and General Forums are stuck with boot loops or bricked Xperias after flashing stuff to their device.
Sometimes a stock Sony firmware refuses to boot after installing something or just out of nowhere. You might also have the problem that
PC Companion and SEUS don't want to update to the newest firmware. Or maybe your phone doesn't have any signal and can't connect
to the network or Wi-Fi. Sometimes the SIM card is not recognized. Or you have to send it in to repair service and it is rooted and has an
unlocked bootloader. Or you just simply want to sell it.
Even problems with the hardware like sensors that don't work properly (cameras, rotation, gps, compass, etc.) or even problems with
the mic, screen and battery can be solved by just flashing a stock Sony firmware.
Do you want to create your own .ftf file to upload to XDA or share with your friends? Flashtool can do that as well.
You can also use it to flash just the kernel in order to root a newer firmware.
You will find those .ftf files on the xda forums for download.
So, before you panic and think about sending your phone in for repair, try to use this tool, it's a lot faster and it often solves the problem
●► How to:
After installing Flashtool, you will have to install the drivers. You can find the "drivers" folder inside the flashtool install directory.
Also try these drivers. In order to install unsigned drivers in Windows 8 and 8.1 use this guide.
You will also find a folder called "firmwares" in the flashtool install directory. Thats where you have to put the .ftf files.
Then start Flashtool.
Click the flash button and choose "Flashmode".
In the list below you will see all firmwares and kernels inside the "firmwares" folder.
Choose the one you want to flash.
Leave everything else as it is!
Click the "Flash" button in the right corner.
Now Flashtool prepares the files for flashing. A prompt will pop up telling you to power off your phone and connect
in flashmode by pressing the back button.
On newer Xperia devices you have to press the Vol-down button while connecting the USB cable.
The flashing process will start.
Do not disconnect the USB cable until its done!
When everything is done, unplug USB and power on the phone.
If you want to flash just a kernel.ftf, you will find the right procedure in the kernel thread.
●► Reminder:
You have to keep in mind, that flashing an .ftf firmware file with Flashtool will factory reset your device!
System partition, apps and settings and even the internal storage will be wiped after flashing!
(You have the option to not wipe those, but in order to get rid of all problems you should wipe everything)
And that's where the nandroid backup comes into place:
You should always have a backup of a working system. It saves you a lot of trouble and installation procedures..
After flashing the firmware you can use the backup to put all your settings back into place.
●► Last but not least:
There is another, official "Flashtool" by Sony, don't mistake it for this one!
If you have questions, ideas and experiences, post them here.
Have a nice day
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Hello, I tried today to s-off my desire but failed so i gave up but ended up with the usb-brick issue, no problems here, lots of tutorials, but I accidentally updated my phone OTA from HTC and now I don't have amon-ra recovery anymore, only the android recovery which needs signed packages. I do have the SU app installed, so I guess my phone is still rooted, but I am unable to install a recovery in order to unbrick my phone. The only thing that is working is "fastboot", but can't flash a new rom, can't flash a new recovery.
Any ideas? I really don't want to sent my phone to a service...
LE: If I try to install any app from any source, including Market, my phone restarts, fast restarts actually...
tried unrevoked? this installs clockwork recovery mod.
or android flasher -attched
doesnt your phone needs to be ON with unrevoked? from there you must plug it in whith unrevoked opened on your PC.
But you can always try. I highly doubt your phone is unfixable, itll be allright.
Tried to re-root my phone but because my usb connection doesn't work anymore, the unrevoked program doesn't "see" my phone. The only thing that i need, in my opinion is an root explorer packed as a signed zip that the original android recovery can flash and i may be able to regain usb functionality.
you should try a differnt PC and do the process. I had a similar issue sometime back and when I changed the PC i was working on it worked.
That doesn't make much sense because the problem is in my phone, not in my computer...
Latest update: I prepared my phone for service, managed to flash a shipped rom without root, so there is no sign on it that I rooted it or flashed another custom rom/recovery. Still can't access the phone via usb so unrevoked still not a solution. Any new ideas before I say bye-bye to my Desire ?
HyperL said:
That doesn't make much sense because the problem is in my phone, not in my computer...
Latest update: I prepared my phone for service, managed to flash a shipped rom without root, so there is no sign on it that I rooted it or flashed another custom rom/recovery. Still can't access the phone via usb so unrevoked still not a solution. Any new ideas before I say bye-bye to my Desire ?
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You should try this :
- usb debugging mode ON
- install VWM ( virtual ware machine ) and boot with the .img of the hboot needed at http://alpharev.nl
- the device should be plugged and the aplharev hboot pushed with the last clockworkworld recovery
if not working, unfortunately not so many solutions but you still can try to unbrick the usb and then you will "unrevoked" easily your desire !
Take a look on alpharev developers chat for bricked phones
Hope it helps
My last piece of work
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Nothing posted on xda or other android forums worked so today I handed my Desire to my carrier because I still have warranty . I hope they don't find any of my modifications , I did un-rooted it so it should be stock enough for them
Something I do not understand :
Last time I USB bricked my phone, I went to hboot, then fastboot, and entered the fastboot commande :
Code:
fastboot oem enableqxdm 0
as stated in many tuto.
This re-enables the USB, and then, you may again flash any recovery via unrevoked.
Actually that command re-enables the micro-sd controller, not the usb.
Hi guys, i'm new in this forum, so please pardon me if i did something wrong.
i really need a help now, my asus zenfone 2 (ZE551ML) got bricked Yesterday.
this is the timeline why my zenfone 2 got bircked:
1. I rooted my phone without cwm or anything else on around 2 weeks ago
2. Yesterday, i recieved the firmware update message (auto download) and i accidentaly clicked on update now without unrooting first.
3. My phone stuck on the logo screen, loading forever (softbrick?)
4. i've tried to factory reset and wipe all the system cache via recovery mode, but it didn't wok.
5. i looked at some forum and youtube said that i can flash rom my device to unbrick my device with 2 ways : via adb and microsd.
6. using adb sound promising, so i learnt how to flash rom via adb and i downloaded the latest firmware on the official website.
7. i tried to flash rom via adb: i've put the firmware zip on adb folder and open windows command in that folder, i connected my zenfone 2 with usb and start to "apply update from adb" and type "adb sideload xxxx.zip".
8. several times later i got message: "timed out waiting for package, installation aborted".
9. i repeated step 7 and 8 for almost 5 times and the results are same
Can someone help me? I'm really frustated now cause i can't using my phone or maybe share the reference about flash rom with microsd, because i've tried it but i don't really understand how to do it
Thx. in advance for all of you
nb: i've tried to search in this forum, but i didn't find correct answer for me
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FIXED!!!
FINALLY I FOUND HOW TO FIX IT IN THIS SITE http://www.asus.com/zentalk/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=39487 THE PROBLEM IS PERSIST WITH MINE AND FINALLY I DIDN'T NEED TO STPCK RECOVERY! THX FOR THE REPLIES GUYS
since you know how to go into recovery mode so i'll skip that part,
use this adb tool instead https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=95784891001607611
If you have an external sdcard take it out and copy the firmware you want to side load and copy it to the external sdcard. Now name it "MOFD_SDUPDATE.zip" and reboot to fastboot and choose recovery. It should automatically flash the firmware. Move it to a folder when you are done or it will install automatically every time you reboot to recovery.
bar4 said:
since you know how to go into recovery mode so i'll skip that part,
use this adb tool instead https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=95784891001607611
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Thx for your reply! My device has been fixed already
mremghz said:
If you have an external sdcard take it out and copy the firmware you want to side load and copy it to the external sdcard. Now name it "MOFD_SDUPDATE.zip" and reboot to fastboot and choose recovery. It should automatically flash the firmware. Move it to a folder when you are done or it will install automatically every time you reboot to recovery.
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Thx for your reply! My device has been fixed already
great thanks
i have xperia t2 ultra and rooted and have twrp custom recovery
when i want to format data with twrp , i choose advance option and delete my system data
so, when i want to reboot it says "no os installed , are you sure want to reboot" and i choose yes
now my phone its stuck at sony logo and can't enter the recovery mode
what should i do ?
Read 1st carefully & follow
relax & connect your phone for charging for atleast 2hrs
because you need at least 50% but i'll say 70% charged battery for installation process.
meanwhile,
download stock image FTF file with help of XperiFirm
download flashtool for your computer OS, windows or mac.
install flash tool
Read 1st carefully & follow flashtool tutor
if any problem.. ask here..
mee to help me
rrd84 said:
Read 1st carefully & follow
relax & connect your phone for charging for atleast 2hrs
because you need at least 50% but i'll say 70% charged battery for installation process.
meanwhile,
download stock image FTF file with help of XperiFirm
download flashtool for your computer OS, windows or mac.
install flash tool
Read 1st carefully & follow flashtool tutor
if any problem.. ask here..
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i have a sony xperia t2 ultra that have twrp recovery so today is my experiment to install rom but the experiment failed becauseit say no binary installed so everything is gone because i have delete my system data and many more and i follow the youtube what to do and i follow and it says reboot recovery so i follow and then my phone reboot and it stuck and the sony logo and now what i am going to do ? 1.i have no os installed 2.i try to enter twrp but cannot 3.i am stuck now ? so now what i am going to do ?
alifcoolbro said:
i have a sony xperia t2 ultra that have twrp recovery so today is my experiment to install rom but the experiment failed because it say no binary installed so everything is gone because i have delete my system data and many more and i follow the youtube what to do and i follow and it says reboot recovery so i follow and then my phone reboot and it stuck and the sony logo and now what i am going to do ? 1.i have no os installed 2.i try to enter twrp but cannot 3.i am stuck now ? so now what i am going to do ?
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1 relax
2 dont get panic
3 download flashtool & stock firmware from this single tool
4 keep your phone battery 50%+ or just keep phone on charging for 1hr or so...
5 you need data cable to connect device to pc
rrd84 said:
Read 1st carefully & follow
relax & connect your phone for charging for atleast 2hrs
because you need at least 50% but i'll say 70% charged battery for installation process.
meanwhile,
download stock image FTF file with help of XperiFirm
download flashtool for your computer OS, windows or mac.
install flash tool
Read 1st carefully & follow flashtool tutor
if any problem.. ask here..
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i tried to install twrp recovery after i installed it the mobile open on sony mark and reboot and open again and reboot i tried to do boot the software by flash tool it says (no loader found on this device) i can now go only to recover mood please help me...
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hi everyone, i have an E6833 running on 32.4.A.0.160
i received my phone today it was at maintenance service, so i came back and installed twrp on it (no root)
after restarting i got an update message 32.4.A.1.54 from system
the quistion is: can i install this update with an unlocked bootloader and custom recovery installed?
if no can i uninstall the twrp and install the update?+(how?)
if no again, what should i do?
thx
your best bet is to make a full backup.
Move the backup to your pc.
Download the update using Flashtool 0.9.23.2
install firmware after downloading ( exclude all .TA files in the lower window)
If you are going from stock rom to this update its possible to flash without wiping user data to keep your apps / data intact.
Fast boot a Recovery like TWRP
then reboot to recovery and flash a custom kernel. like PDesires YandereCore.
reboot and enjoy.
This is basically what I did for the current update on my E6853
Hit thanks if I've helped you.
Patrick Morgan said:
your best bet is to make a full backup.
Move the backup to your pc.
Download the update using Flashtool 0.9.23.2
install firmware after downloading ( exclude all .TA files in the lower window)
If you are going from stock rom to this update its possible to flash without wiping user data to keep your apps / data intact.
Fast boot a Recovery like TWRP
then reboot to recovery and flash a custom kernel. like PDesires YandereCore.
reboot and enjoy.
This is basically what I did for the current update on my E6853
Hit thanks if I've helped you.
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thank you very much dude really appreciate it, the problem is that i downloaded the firmware from xperiafirm and when i went to falshtool to convert them with Filset, flashtool doesn't detect anything from the downloaded file, i have flashtool installed with all the drivers and updated,
b7GaMer said:
thank you very much dude really appreciate it, the problem is that i downloaded the firmware from xperiafirm and when i went to falshtool to convert them with Filset, flashtool doesn't detect anything from the downloaded file, i have flashtool installed with all the drivers and updated,
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its possible flash tool is not set to look in the correct folder.
Make sure you select Flash (not fastboot)
then make sure the location is C:\Users\*your profile name*\.flashTool\firmwares
after Flashtool downloads a firmware it auto extracts the firmware files.
so you only need to select the device (after its been set to Flash mode (Flash tool will direct you)
use the arrows next device tree, and go to the bottom arrow til you get your firmware.
I've made note of the Exclude TA files to tick all of these. to remove the TA files from your flash.
Make sure too. that you are using a USB 2 port. USB 3 ports have been giving errors with the current drivers on some systems
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Patrick Morgan said:
its possible flash tool is not set to look in the correct folder.
Make sure you select Flash (not fastboot)
then make sure the location is C:\Users\*your profile name*\.flashTool\firmwares
after Flashtool downloads a firmware it auto extracts the firmware files.
so you only need to select the device (after its been set to Flash mode (Flash tool will direct you)
use the arrows next device tree, and go to the bottom arrow til you get your firmware.
I've made note of the Exclude TA files to tick all of these. to remove the TA files from your flash.
Make sure too. that you are using a USB 2 port. USB 3 ports have been giving errors with the current drivers on some systems
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i think the installing directories are fine, but i'll check them back again, thx again ♡
Mi Flash Tool is a tool by Xiaomi to flash firmware or Stock ROMs on Xiaomi devices.
The tool is simple yet powerful. The process for flashing any file is very tough but this tool made it very simple. Just connect the phone in fastboot mode and select the file and click on flash.
Clean all: Select this one before flashing to wipe everything from the device including storage system data etc.
Save user data: This can be selected when you want to keep the data untouched. But this is not recommended to use in all cases.
Clean all & lock: Clean all is the same as the above one but the lock means it will lock the bootloader again on the device.
Xiaomi frequently releases updates for the Tool with some new features. If the latest version of the tool is not compatible with the smartphone you’re flashing then try flashing it using the older version of the tool.
Keeping this in mind we have also provided links to download Mi Flash Tool (All versions).
Find MiFlash flash tool from the link given below.
MiFlash 20220507 (New)
MiFlash 20220218
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How to use Mi Flash Tool
Download the Xiaomi Stock ROM or Firmware for your Xiaomi phone.
Extract the downloaded .tgz file using any extractor like WinRAR (remember the extracted location).
Power off your Xiaomi phone and then press & hold Vol down+power button to boot into fastboot mode.
Open the Mi Flash Tool on PC (search for it on the windows search bar).
Connect your phone with PC using a USB cable.
Click on the refresh button to check your device is connected or not. If it shows anything on the index it means that the device is connected.
Now click on select and locate the extracted firmware folder.
In this Tool, you will see three options below. Select clean all to wipe everything from the device, select Save user data to Save your content, or select clean all and lock to clean everything and lock the bootloader again.
After all these steps click on flash and wait for completion.
It will show the success message after flashing.
Done, this will automatically reboot your device, if not then reboot your device manually. The first bootup after flashing can take time so you don’t have to worry about it.
Nice and simply guide!
Few things to point out:
Instead of "stockfirmware.info" I recommend xiaomifirmwareupdater.com
On most Windows PCs, Windows Update auto-installs generic Android USB drivers, which should work fine.
On other PCs where the phone doesn't get detected, you can install the drivers from within Mi Flash > Driver.
Linux:
Linux already has the drivers. Mi Flash is not available on Linux, so in order to flash the Stock ROM in Fastboot Mode you'll need to run one of the .sh-script files from the ROM-folder directly, which requires SDK Platform Tools (allows you to do Fastboot and ADB commands):
Ubuntu (or other Debian-based distros): sudo apt install android-sdk-platform-tools
Arch-based distros: sudo pacman -S android-sdk-platform-tools
For a visual guide I can also recommend the YouTuber "munchy" who has covered pretty much everything in regards to Xiaomi Modding. e.g. How to revert to Stock ROM, How to flash TWRP / OrangeFox, How to update firmware, How to flash Custom ROM etc.