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So, been rooting, fiddling, installing ROMs, etc for a couple years. By no means am I an expert, I can just do research and read. I've had bootloops, and crashes, and all the same issues everyone else on this forum has had over the course of learning this stuff. So, when my phone wouldn't boot up even into recovery, I didn't sweat it at first. But, well, I've tried everything and nothing works. I can't boot, I can't charge it. Nothing works.
So, here's the breakdown.
Lt28i
Was running stock
Phone was rooted
CWM recovery
Bootloader is unlockable via regular means.
Hated it since a recent update. Phone was slow and i wanted JB. So i started the process.
I installed a new kernel, was in the process of installing a new ROM, but the instructions said to delete /system. I did.
From that point on, phone would not boot. Would not charge and would not get into recovery.
I can't connect via adb/fastboot.
It's a brick sitting on my desk. I've since gotten an HTC one, which IS AWESOME guys, but I hate having a perfectly fine piece of hardware just sitting on my desk collecting dust, (not to mention hate admitting defeat) so I'd like to get it working and either give it to a friend or sell it. Can anyone help.
Symptoms. As soon as i plug it in, the red light goes on. After about 15 minutes, the sony logo comes on with the red light off for just under 10 mins or so, then black screen and red light on. So, it's in a kernel boot-loop of sorts, but never gets past it and therefore doesn't charge. I've left it unattanded for over a week to drain the battery, hoping it'll reset, but no change. Immediately the red light goes on when plugged in. No way to boot into recovery. No way to connect to fastboot.
Any ideas?
Have tried the following:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1849170
and a bunch of others. None has worked.
So your bootloader is locked?
You can't flash any custom kernel on locked bl.
First, connect your phone to a wall charger for whole night.
Then use Update Service or PCC to repair it.
Remember: do not connect your phone to PC until it ask you to do so.
Press vol down when connecting to PC.
cities516 said:
So your bootloader is locked?
You can't flash any custom kernel on locked bl.
First, connect your phone to a wall charger for whole night.
Then use Update Service or PCC to repair it.
Remember: do not connect your phone to PC until it ask you to do so.
Press vol down when connecting to PC.
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sorry, my mistake. The plan was to flash a kernel, but i never got around to it. I had looked into unlocking the bootloader, but wanted to see if I could get any good JB roms first. Sorry about that false info.
I have both let the phone die completely, or so I think, unless it keeps its charge for over a week and charged it for about 40 hours. Like I said, it does the bootloader boot loop which seems to keep it from charging. I never get to the screen where it shows the charging icon, so I can't tell, but I've definitely left it on a charger (not PC) for at least a day and a half. No go.No amount of pressing vol down works.
Does flashtool work on bricked phones?
lewis021 said:
Does flashtool work on bricked phones?
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Yes, Unless your device is hard bricked meaning it wont show any led or wont do anything basically
AndroidHoneyComb said:
Yes, Unless your device is hard bricked meaning it wont show any led or wont do anything basically
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Well, that's why I'm hopeful, cause the led does light up immediately on plugin. And the Sony logo screen shows up for a few minutes, then disappears. I have tried flashtool, but it won't connect. No go.
vijn said:
Well, that's why I'm hopeful, cause the led does light up immediately on plugin. And the Sony logo screen shows up for a few minutes, then disappears. I have tried flashtool, but it won't connect. No go.
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Your either using flash tool wrong (Hold the down button while plugging in the usb to go in flashmode and then flash the ftf quick before flashmode restarts of being idle) The Sony logo is still there so there should be no reason to send it in until all possible repair techniques have been used
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Your either using flash tool wrong (Hold the down button while plugging in the usb to go in flashmode and then flash the ftf quick before flashmode restarts of being idle) The Sony logo is still there so there should be no reason to send it in until all possible repair techniques have been used
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Well, I've used flashtool a whole bunch of times. Sure from time to time there's an issue with it, but I've tried different versions and none has been successful. And I'm very familiar with the "getting into flashmode" process. And yes, I would agree with you that if the sony logo shows up, then there's gotta be a way, but I'm telling you, it's just not happening. I've tried 100 times.
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Well, I've used flashtool a whole bunch of times. Sure from time to time there's an issue with it, but I've tried different versions and none has been successful. And I'm very familiar with the "getting into flashmode" process. And yes, I would agree with you that if the sony logo shows up, then there's gotta be a way, but I'm telling you, it's just not happening. I've tried 100 times.
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Does Flashtool show anything after you connect your phone to PC with flashmode?
"Drivers have to be installed" or somethimg?
vijn said:
Well, I've used flashtool a whole bunch of times. Sure from time to time there's an issue with it, but I've tried different versions and none has been successful. And I'm very familiar with the "getting into flashmode" process. And yes, I would agree with you that if the sony logo shows up, then there's gotta be a way, but I'm telling you, it's just not happening. I've tried 100 times.
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If you can see the Sony Logo then it has to work, Hold the down key, while plugging it in and it will show a green led... I had the same problem as you (cause I do things that sony may not like, on my phone)
1. Make sure you have the correct drivers installed.
2. Turn your phone off and unplug USB cord.
3. Hold the VOLUME DOWN button while inserting the USB cord.
4. You should see your small notification light in the top right of the phone turn green.
AndroidHoneyComb said:
If you can see the Sony Logo then it has to work, Hold the down key, while plugging it in and it will show a green led... I had the same problem as you (cause I do things that sony may not like, on my phone)
1. Make sure you have the correct drivers installed.
2. Turn your phone off and unplug USB cord.
3. Hold the VOLUME DOWN button while inserting the USB cord.
4. You should see your small notification light in the top right of the phone turn green.
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Ya, first of all. I can neither turn the phone on or off. I have no control of it. It "turns on" when it wants and off when it wants. But when i say turns on, it only turn onto the sony logo screen after about 20 mins of being plugged in, when I guess the charge is just enough to allow it to start the boot process. Then the sony logo screen turns on, until that tiny charge dies and the phone turns off and the red LED comes on. Process repeats over and over again. I even put a rubber band on the phone to keep the volume down button pressed so that when the charge does reach the right level for the boot process that the vol down button will trigger recovery, but no deal. If this is the only way to get this thing working, is what you've recommended above, then phone is completely bricked, cause the phone has been like this for 2 weeks and nothing has worked. I know i have the drivers, cause up until this issue, flashtool worked fine. But the PC doesn't even recognize that there's a device plugged in at all now, cause the phone never boots. So, it's like plugging in a usb HDD that is off. I didn't really expect anyone to have a solution, cause i've done extensive research and tried almost everything I've read that seemed relevant, but I still had hope. I suspect the only way to fix it is to open it and connect directly to the mobo in some other way, but i don't have the tools or resources for that. Not even sure I can send it in to be repaired cause it's rooted. Unless someone has a eureka solution, my only option is to send it in to a 3rd party repair guy. Any other thoughts?
The most important thing is: what have you done to your phone before?
Flash something or edit something?
To turn off your phone, long press power + vol up until 3 vibrations.
Then connect your phone to a wallcharger for whole night.
(Do not use PC cable... It won't charge much...)
Then flash stock ftf via Flashtool.
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Just read my first 2 posts in the recovery thread sticky'd in the general section.
Then reinstall ALL drivers available in flashtool.
Then use the rubber band trick from my thread. Make sure that the rubber band pushes the button in.
Sit back and wait ,believe me this is the hardest step.
From my Xperia LT28at ION
ToledoJab said:
Then use the rubber band trick from my thread. Make sure that the rubber band pushes the button in.
Sit back and wait ,believe me this is the hardest step.
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I laughed at the method simplicity, and got amazed on how effective is it.
So when you connect the phone to your PC while holding the volume down key...no green light, and its not recognized by your PC at all, right? Assuming you're using windows; does windows try to install any drivers or anything? Are you prompted in any way that a device has been connected?
and did you try the above mentioned? Hold UP and power button for like 10 seconds...you'll feel it vibrate once...then a few seconds later it should vibrate 3 times...I bricked my phone to some degree Sunday...only I had no response whatsoever...no led while charging, or otherwise...and literally no response from anything...until i tried that vibrate 3 times thing...and it booted right up after...
NO GO!
Well, I've tried it all. @ToledoJab I've read and reread that original post a bunch of times. followed all instructions, in fact, I had read that post many times before even posting in this forum with no luck, but I thought I'd be patient and try again, Used the rubber band technique. Nothing. Seems, when the rubber band is used, the phone doesn't even start the boot process, meaning never shows the sony logo screen.
@jtr what no one seems to understand is, there is absolutely no response to using the power button to turn this on or off. No vibrate, nothing. There are only 2 states. 1. When plugged into wall or PC, LED is red and after 20 mins Sony logo shows up if the vol down button isn't pressed. 2. When not plugged in no led.
Flashtool has been open for 2 days, phone has been plugged in, with rubber band. Drivers installed. Phone is never recognized because it never turns on. it's in perpetual red light on mode.
I don't know guys. I'd say this is an official brick. Not sure there's any way to fix this without opening it up. Still open to any ideas, but please read what I've posted because all the recommendations so far have been things I've already said I've tried, and numerous times. I can't imagine there's anything else to try, but thought I'd update you guys nonetheless.
cool, i understand.
If the volume down key is preventing it from going into that boot loop, though...it seems to be responding to physical input to some degree...
Have you tried any of this without a sim card? I know that sounds trivial, but after a full week of messing with mine a fresh sim-less start knocked out several bugs...and i hadn't read much of that on xda, but the AT&T return directions suggested a without sim boot up as the first thing to do? and at the time, i too, was dealing with some sort of varying degree of brick.
There are also varying ways to drain a permanent phone battery...i wouldn't say thats the best way to go about this, but a friend of mine has a screwed up car charger that does exactly this...which he's kept to bring his samsung nexus out of hard bricks multiple times...i'd say that's definitely a last resort though...the stuff you'd need would only be a couple bucks at radio shack i'd imagine haha.
If you get the Sony screen you should get in to flash mode, and I say should.
With the phone plugged in to PC with flashtool ready to flash, try to do a one vibration reset at Sony screen then immediately press and hold volume down.
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Hi,
I want drivers for xperia s, plz any body provide the link, also when i connect to chrage the red led, start diming whats the problem?
thx
If the led starts dimming it's not the driver problem.
Windows 7 will auto detect and install drivers for you, what's the problem?
kami2k said:
Hi,
I want drivers for xperia s, plz any body provide the link, also when i connect to chrage the red led, start diming whats the problem?
thx
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Did you try another microUSB cable?
And does it starts dimming on wall charger?
cell didn't on at all when connected just red led dimming, whats the problem?
kami2k said:
cell didn't on at all when connected just red led dimming, whats the problem?
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You can try to connect it to wall charger and leave it for a few hours, battery could be completely drained. I'm not sure why it's dimming, it never occurred on my Xperia S.
Is the bootloader locked? Did you try flashing fw with flashtool?
Windows 7 should automatically install 3 necessary drivers for the xperia S. 2 are auto installed when you first plug the phone in BEFORE you get the prompt to install PC companion (if you have that enabled in the phone). The 3rd auto-installs when you put the phone into flash mode (phone off, volume down held while plugging in the usb cord).
If you are having problems related to these drivers...head to device manager with the phone plugged in, look for 'portable devices' and uninstall the device and quickly unplug the phone. The next time you plug it in, windows should start the installation process over again. Do this before having flashtool running, or even installed for that matter (if you haven't yet)...
like anything windows though...your results may vary. I've done this on 2 different windows 7 machines...one at home, and one at my office. My home computer calls the flash mode driver 'SEMC Flash Driver' or something...my work machine calls it 'S1Boot Driver'...i've never seen these flipped, as in, never got the S1Boot driver at home or vice versa...yet flash tool works regularly on both, AS LONG AS PC companion isn't running...that screwed me up more times than i can count.
anyway though...after that, make sure PC companion is not running...and install flashtool and its driver package (might as well do all of them, the names are a bit confusing as you'll see the detailed installation list containing stuff not listed in the installation prompts).
After that, reboot windows...after the restart, if you're having issues with the phone...its a pretty safe bet its not the drivers...
while doing google i found that its battery is got dis, and its hard bricked windows doesn't recognize it and its just dead
kami2k said:
while doing google i found that its battery is got dis, and its hard bricked windows doesn't recognize it and its just dead
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Hold the volume up key and power button for roughly 10 seconds. It should vibrate once after 2 or 3 seconds, then 3 times towards 10 seconds of holding both...after that, it should reboot...If the battery is truly dead, it may not fully boot...but will hopefully accept a charge after that...
if it doesn't work, report back...there are 50 page threads everywhere explaining how to get out of various stages of 'brickage'...
doesn't work plz share the url of thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1849170
there are more threads in the general section. If you search 'xperia brick' or something similar, you should find multiple threads. Be sure and read through them as much as possible, as one thread often answers/mentions any number of different causes and fixes.
Today get back my ion from service, but my soft is bricked always rebooting (i don't know why) and i turn off my phone with press power and volume up button, but when i try to update with SUS, my phone don't conect in flasmode or any. Although it was when i went to service first.
Please someone help me.
light19940120 said:
Today get back my ion from service, but my soft is bricked always rebooting (i don't know why) and i turn off my phone with press power and volume up button, but when i try to update with SUS, my phone don't conect in flasmode or any. Although it was when i went to service first.
Please someone help me.
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Bricked but fixable. The "easy way":
Connect to charger till you get a solid red led(could take days), then flash ftf with flashtool(look in the forums for the rubber band trick, since it is kinda hard to flash due to the bootloop).
The "hard way":
Dissasemble your ion and disconnect the battery ribbon cable(It's easier than it sounds). You need a small phillips screwdriver and a t5 screwdriver(a very small flat screwdriver works too on the T5 screws).
Remove the top and bottom covers, take off the screws and remove back cover. Remove the phillips screws and take off the middle cover. you will see the battery ribbon cable(look for the dissasembly video in the forum). What worked for me without getting bootloop: After disconnecting the ribbon cable, fire up flashtool, when it is ready to flash, connect the usb cable to the pc and the phone WITHOUT CONNECTING THE RIBBON CABLE TO THE PHONE. Your will get a blinking red led on the phone. Hold Vol down(to enter flash mode) and connect the ribbon cable. You should get the green flash led and the phone should flash.
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Bricked but fixable. The "easy way":
Connect to charger till you get a solid red led(could take days), then flash ftf with flashtool(look in the forums for the rubber band trick, since it is kinda hard to flash due to the bootloop).
The "hard way":
Dissasemble your ion and disconnect the battery ribbon cable(It's easier than it sounds). You need a small phillips screwdriver and a t5 screwdriver(a very small flat screwdriver works too on the T5 screws).
Remove the top and bottom covers, take off the screws and remove back cover. Remove the phillips screws and take off the middle cover. you will see the battery ribbon cable(look for the dissasembly video in the forum). What worked for me without getting bootloop: After disconnecting the ribbon cable, fire up flashtool, when it is ready to flash, connect the usb cable to the pc and the phone WITHOUT CONNECTING THE RIBBON CABLE TO THE PHONE. Your will get a blinking red led on the phone. Hold Vol down(to enter flash mode) and connect the ribbon cable. You should get the green flash led and the phone should flash.
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I connect for charger about 1 hour ago but the led is not light.
When i turn off the battery was 70%.
light19940120 said:
I connect for charger about 1 hour ago but the led is not light.
When i turn off the battery was 70%.
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You have to keep it on the charger until the light goes on. Some people have reported this could take days(yes you read that correctly, DAYS). I've had this problem(reseted my ion while flashing, big no no), got stuck with bootloop, then turned off the phone with vol up+ power, phone was "dead". Since I have taken apart my ion before i did what i wrote on my first post, it's way faster. give it a go.
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You have to keep it on the charger until the light goes on. Some people have reported this could take days(yes you read that correctly, DAYS). I've had this problem(reseted my ion while flashing, big no no), got stuck with bootloop, then turned off the phone with vol up+ power, phone was "dead". Since I have taken apart my ion before i did what i wrote on my first post, it's way faster. give it a go.
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And this sure to work?
Not dead the mortherboard or anything?
light19940120 said:
And this sure to work?
Not dead the mortherboard or anything?
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Yup, i'm using my ion right now and it's fine. You can check the bricked thread for more info, several people have done this. If you manage to disconnect the ribbon cable and reconnect it you will be able to turn on the phone again(and get a bootloop), which will allow you to flash.
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Yup, i'm using my ion right now and it's fine. You can check the bricked thread for more info, several people have done this. If you manage to disconnect the ribbon cable and reconnect it you will be able to turn on the phone again(and get a bootloop), which will allow you to flash.
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I haven't screwdriver for dissasembly my phone.
So now i connected my phone for charger and a hope to work the easy way.
light19940120 said:
I haven't screwdriver for dissasembly my phone.
So now i connected my phone for charger and a hope to work the easy way.
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Pretty much. and honestly, a small phillips and a small flat screwdriver is all you need(I have done it with both the T5 screwdriver and a flat screwdriver). Be patient, getting the red led will take a while.
luisoman2000 said:
Pretty much. and honestly, a small phillips and a small flat screwdriver is all you need(I have done it with both the T5 screwdriver and a flat screwdriver). Be patient, getting the red led will take a while.
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now the led light red but nothing do anything.
when i try to flash with flashtool and cobbect the pc just light the led red.
what i doing?
light19940120 said:
now the led light red but nothing do anything.
when i try to flash with flashtool and cobbect the pc just light the led red.
what i doing?
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When Flashtool is telling you to connect your phone in flashmode, do you connect it plugging in the cable while pressing the volume down button ?
skywalkerdroid said:
When Flashtool is telling you to connect your phone in flashmode, do you connect it plugging in the cable while pressing the volume down button ?
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Yes, but now charching and when i connected in flash mode the green led is light but the flashtool dont respond.
The sus say: you have the newest software and don' install.
How can i install?
In Flashtool, there is a folder called DRIVERS, go there and update your drivers.
skywalkerdroid said:
The led should be BLUE in flashmode. In Flashtool, there is a folder called DRIVERS, go there and update your drivers.
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I installed the drivers but the flashmode is green led. Blue led is fastboot mode.
Sorry my mistake. I will edit now.
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Try to wipe everything,dalvik's cache included and try again to flash.
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Sorry my mistake. I will edit now.
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Try to wipe everything,dalvik's cache included and try again to flash.
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When i connect in flashmode the pc begin install the Semc flash device driver but about 5 seconds say the device not connected and the phone is start boot.
How can i reflash the rom?
Well, from recovery [when phone boots and you see a pink led,tap the sony logo until it gets you in recovery] wipe dalvik's cache, wipe everything and prepare your phone for a clean install. Then open Flashtool, tap the flashing logo,choose flashmode,insert the ROM, the ftf file,let Flashtool prepare the flashing,then when prompted plug your usb cable into the phone while pressing the volume down button.
hey i will say u should go the hard way its very simple and time saving i soft bricked my phone this Sunday and then forced it to restart that got into a hard brick being my first time i searched all threads and finally came upon these two option and i choose hard way and searched a video of how to disassemble xperia ion the link is below just follow the steps on video till he unplugs the battery it on 03.48 there just remove the battery connector from motherboard and wait for two minutes in this time get the flashtool ready for flashing stock fimware and as it tells u to connect the phone (u have to be quick here or take some ones help ) connect the battery back to motherboard and immediately connect the usb by pressing the volume down button u may have to repeat the process quite a few time to get the exact timing (disconnect the battery again wait for a minute or two then connect it and again connect usb ) but when done u will just have to wait for flashtool to update the firmware and then ur phone will be brought to life again
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFR6vhUEZyc
Thanks everybody.
My phone is live!
light19940120 said:
Thanks everybody.
My phone is live!
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That's great.
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That's great.
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Yes.
And THANKS!!!!!
Hi,
I have been running 4.4 on my Arc S for 2-3 weeks, then the phone suddenly couldnt be charged, cannot turn it on either. I usually see a blinking red led. I once managed to connect it to my pc with "fastboot", or at least it looked like fastmode, but I couldnt flash the phone, the app said it's not connected. PC Companion cannot help either. Also my windows says that USB device malfunctioned and cannot be connected.
I have no ida why all this happened, as I didnt do anything like OTA updates or something like that.
The phone has unlocked bootloader.
Can someone help with this? Help.
Trying to turn on, but all you get is 3 flashes of red LED? Then your battery is empty. Find a way to charge it.
Someguyfromhell said:
Trying to turn on, but all you get is 3 flashes of red LED? Then your battery is empty. Find a way to charge it.
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Basicaly yes. Tried to charge it for 48h, but it don't change anything.
How can I make sure it's only the batter dead (empty) not the phone? I have a current meter if that can help somehow.
You happen to have another Xperia Arc or Arc S nearby to try the battery?
No I have not, I will try to look around in some gsm service places.
Hi guys,
I'm new to this forum and haven't rooted or installed custom roms before, but maybe you can halp me with my problem.
The other day i was on my way to work, at home my phone was working just fine, but when i arrived, it was dead.
I put the phone on charge for the rest of the day, but nothing happened, only a dim flashing red light. Tried to reset in all possible ways.
I charged it with a usb power meter and it draws only about 20mA intermittently...
When connected with the sony bridge for mac software the phone isn't recognised at al. I tried pc companion in windows XP (in bootcamp).
and then the phone keeps connecting and disconnecting over and over.
I don't want to sent the phone out for repair, because there are a lot of pictures and other private documents on the phone and i can't erase the phone myself. Who knows what happens when the phone is repaired.....
Is there a way to get the phone back to live without erasing?
Thank you very much
Guusz said:
Hi guys,
I'm new to this forum and haven't rooted or installed custom roms before, but maybe you can halp me with my problem.
The other day i was on my way to work, at home my phone was working just fine, but when i arrived, it was dead.
I put the phone on charge for the rest of the day, but nothing happened, only a dim flashing red light. Tried to reset in all possible ways.
I charged it with a usb power meter and it draws only about 20mA intermittently...
When connected with the sony bridge for mac software the phone isn't recognised at al. I tried pc companion in windows XP (in bootcamp).
and then the phone keeps connecting and disconnecting over and over.
I don't want to sent the phone out for repair, because there are a lot of pictures and other private documents on the phone and i can't erase the phone myself. Who knows what happens when the phone is repaired.....
Is there a way to get the phone back to live without erasing?
Thank you very much
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open the sim card slot you will find a small red button (Reset button) there next to the sim press it until you feel 3 vibrations then don't turn on your phone charge it until full then turn it on if it didn't then again press the reset button and don't turn it on , go to pc companion>support zone>software update>repair my phone . and this will be your only hope and i'm afraid you will lose all data on internal storage