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[Q] Bricked my Xperia Arc

Hi guys,
I did something very stupid and it seems I've bricked my arc for good
My Arc had unlocked bootloader and was on rooted 2.3.2. When the phone found firmware OTA update, I chose to download it, then the phone rebooted and started installing new firmware. After a minute or so, it turned off and that was the end, it's not possible to turn it on any more. The led won't even lit up. Is there anything I can do to revive it ?

Arrrgh, this exact same thing happened to me, I woke up and it said there was software update available (I have unlocked bootloader and rooted 2.3.2)
I blame still being mostly asleep on hitting ok. Now I have a brick!

Some more info.
I've tried pulling the battery and putting it back in, It still won't power on.
I've tried holding down menu and plugging it into USB to reflash it and the blue light doesn't come on.

Sorry to hear that, and many people have this problem: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1106250
Can't update firmaware through OTA after unlocking bootloader

Sorry to hear about your phone
I always turn of the "auto check for updates" thingy on android. Learned the hard way on my Desire when it got updated to Froyo over OTA and had to wait a while for root lol.
Anyway,SE provided the info to unlock the bootloader and that an OTA coming from them bricks the phone is kinda silly. Far as i know u can't update through SEUS (might be wrong) when it's unlocked and it would be a nice idea maybe to not be able to install the OTA update either.

Mano1982 said:
Sorry to hear that, and many people have this problem: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1106250
Can't update firmaware through OTA after unlocking bootloader
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Jerpelea has posted an unbrick (softbrick) package, can anyone test if this can unbrick the device?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1116970

magnumhex said:
Jerpelea has posted an unbrick (softbrick) package, can anyone test if this can unbrick the device?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1116970
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won't work if you can't get it into flash mode.

Can't you get it into Fastboot mode (give it a few hours charge..) then pull the battery for 30 seconds...
then hold the menu button while plugging the usb cable in... should (in theory) go into fastboot mode - then you can fastboot flash a fresh system.img

im_iceman said:
Can't you get it into Fastboot mode (give it a few hours charge..) then pull the battery for 30 seconds...
then hold the menu button while plugging the usb cable in... should (in theory) go into fastboot mode - then you can fastboot flash a fresh system.img
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Tried - no help though. Any other ideas? Or just to go and buy a new one?
By the way, did the same thing: my Arc LT15i has/had unlocked bootloader, rooted 2.3.2 (first firmware) and is/was 3.0.A.2.181. While preparing to try to lock bootloader in order to use SEUS and upgrade firmware, I've connected the phone which asked me to check for the updates and found T-mobile update (approx. 40Mb). Asked to dowloand and an idiot pressed "OK". And now, everything is black - just as the mask of the phone is.
The green light just blinks when the "power on" button is pressed, or charger is plugged in.

Can't it be unbricked with flashtool?
Sent from my LT15i using Tapatalk

[UPDATE] to my previous post:
Steps I have done:
1. Charged the battery for 4-5 hours
2. Flashed my Arc using the manual for flashing by @Step666
3. The progress went well and at the end there was a message:
"INFO - Now unplug the device and power it on
INFO - Then go to application settings
INFO - turn on Unknown Sources and Debugging"
I have tried to turn on the phone. There was a small vibration as when you're turning on the phone (note: before flashing there was not even this vibration when pressing power on button), but the screen remains black.
Any ideas for next step(s)? Thanks for trying to help!

spngbby said:
[UPDATE] to my previous post:
Steps I have done:
1. Charged the battery for 4-5 hours
2. Flashed my Arc using the manual for flashing by @Step666
3. The progress went well and at the end there was a message:
"INFO - Now unplug the device and power it on
INFO - Then go to application settings
INFO - turn on Unknown Sources and Debugging"
I have tried to turn on the phone. There was a small vibration as when you're turning on the phone (note: before flashing there was not even this vibration when pressing power on button), but the screen remains black.
Any ideas for next step(s)? Thanks for trying to help!
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Anyone found any solution??
Thanks

Try to repair it with pc companion. I had the same pb and this manip fix it.

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lenathou972 said:
Try to repair it with pc companion. I had the same pb and this manip fix it.
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This solved my bricked arc
sorry for spaces b/w link
talk. sonyericsson .com /thread/ 24813

How can you repair a bricked phone with pc companion? Dont u need the phone to be booted and running?

No, but it will need flash mode. Hold back button while plugging in usb to pc. If not recognized, use Wotan server.
Sent from my LT15a using xda premium

tenca1 said:
Anyone found any solution??
Thanks
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Did you find a solution to this i got the exact same thing
djc

djc151084 said:
Did you find a solution to this i got the exact same thing
djc
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Found the problem myself, after sliding up the little black test point cover, it interfered with the screen, so holding the top left corner tight enabled the screen, so shook the phone a bit and it's fine now, must have been wedged somewhere it shouldn't have been.
Djc
Sent from my CM9 ICS MB525

Xperia play stuck in flash mode?

im having problems with my xperia R800i now its stuck on flashmode and it wont get out of it ever since i accidently updated to the OTA apparently it is semi bricked. is there any way to fix it? ive also tried flashing previous ftf files and the latest and doesnt seem to work. anyone can help please?

technolust109 said:
im having problems with my xperia R800i now its stuck on flashmode and it wont get out of it ever since i accidently updated to the OTA apparently it is semi bricked. is there any way to fix it? ive also tried flashing previous ftf files and the latest and doesnt seem to work. anyone can help please?
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If you can boot into fastboot (blue light on usb connection) you may have a chance to load cyanogenmod to fix the partitions etc and then you could revert to stock 2.3.4

tried that. but i got it fixed, i just needed to relock my bootloader with a custom .ftf file and then just unlocked and all the steps again. and its all fine now

quick question....how to you get your xperia play into flash mode?

eraoof said:
quick question....how to you get your xperia play into flash mode?
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Turn off.
Hold back button.
Plug in USB cable.
You should see a green LED, that means you're in Flash Mode.
Sent from my R800x

Solar.Plexus said:
Turn off.
Hold back button.
Plug in USB cable.
You should see a green LED, that means you're in Flash Mode.
Sent from my R800x
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but that's how i get it in fastboot mode, and flashtools says they are two separate things

eraoof said:
but that's how i get it in fastboot mode, and flashtools says they are two separate things
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No.
Fastboot uses the same instructions but you hold in the SEARCH button to reveal a blue LED.
Sent from my R800x

Solar.Plexus said:
No.
Fastboot uses the same instructions but you hold in the SEARCH button to reveal a blue LED.
Sent from my R800x
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oh dear i feel silly. Thank you very much

eraoof said:
oh dear i feel silly. Thank you very much
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No problem, glad to hear it worked for you!

It wont boot up .... Help!!!

Ok after my sony ericsson xperia play did the software upgrade while on the charger, it will not boot back up!!
Not sure what happend, but when you press the power button, it only vibrates once but will not boot back up!
It just shows a black screen!!!!
I have sent it in to the shop and we are stuck as to how to get it on.
You can not even get into the boot loader screen!
Its been a week, and i don't know what the hell to do!!!
Some one please help!!!!

Does the power button light up green when you hold down the search button while plugging into a computer? If so, use flashtool to flash back to the stock firmware

Yes it dose, the tech guy and me have tried to do so, however the computer sees the device but dose not know what it is, however even when the files are finished it sitll dose not boot up!

jacklebott said:
Does the power button light up green when you hold down the search button while plugging into a computer? If so, use flashtool to flash back to the stock firmware
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If it lights up green then you cant get into fastboot, it should light up blue, if im not mistaken!
Is your phone Rooted, with BL Unlocked, and do you have CWM Recovery? You said you can not get into Bootload screen? Did you mean Recovery? Try pushing volume down repeatedly while pressing the power button, continue hitting volume down till you see the recovery screen. If you can get into recovery just do a nandroid recovery/restore, provided you did a back up prior to your issue.

It dose not light up blue, but it dose not go into the recovery screen at all, in fact when you press the power button, gives a small vibrate and the screen is still black!
Also when you put it on the charger the LED light is green, really frustrated.
However, I am new at this, like I said only had the device for a day, and this happened after I did a software update, so I am not sure what a CWM means, kindly clarify, think of giving instructions not just to a newbie, but to some one that has no clue what is going on! LOL sorry man I really am new to all of this, I just want it to work, so kindly provide me with step by step instructions that you would give to a five year old child.

Hmm... that's interesting. A CWM is a custom recovery. Green light when plugged in means its charging. It sounds almost like your phones LCD is not receiving a signal anymore, if that's the case, seeing as you wouldn't see anything on the screen in order to even do a recovery, I don't see a lot of options here. If its brand new, then its under warranty, take it back and exchange it.
Sent from my R800x using XDA App

This has nothing to do with your LCD =|.
It's sony's stupid software bricking the xperia play for no valid reason ; happened to me as well.
Only fix is to download Sony Ericsson Update Service and keep on retrying the software update after it fails ; This is not the Sony Ericsson Pc Suite ; Also try removing the battery for 30 seconds after 6-8 retries on SEUS - happened to me a few times after the original occurence since i was trying to get back to complete stock.

Thanks for the input, I was lost on how to help out on this one! I thought it was only bricking the rooted unlocked phones.
XperianceIT
sent from my Xplay R800X, using XDA App!

Thanks, so I need to use the update app from Sony Ericsson?
I will try it, however would it work after I flashed it ?
I did a few times and it took the flash files, yet still wont boot up.

XperianceIT said:
If it lights up green then you cant get into fastboot, it should light up blue, if im not mistaken!
Is your phone Rooted, with BL Unlocked, and do you have CWM Recovery? You said you can not get into Bootload screen? Did you mean Recovery? Try pushing volume down repeatedly while pressing the power button, continue hitting volume down till you see the recovery screen. If you can get into recovery just do a nandroid recovery/restore, provided you did a back up prior to your issue.
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I wasn't trying to get him to use fastboot (blue light), I was saying to go into flash mode (green light)

Its still not booting up and the pc is now saying it dose not recognise my device!!
What to do????

As long as you can get into flash mode(green light, when you connect to pc) you're ok, wel re trying on seus and eventually it will work
Edit- it can take around 10 retries in my experience
Sent from my R800i using XDA App

Nabeel_Nabs said:
As long as you can get into flash mode(green light, when you connect to pc) you're ok, wel re trying on seus and eventually it will work
Edit- it can take around 10 retries in my experience
Sent from my R800i using XDA App
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What do you mean by flash mode????
How do I connect my device to the PC since the PC is saying that the USB device connected is not recognised?

djskittel said:
What do you mean by flash mode????
How do I connect my device to the PC since the PC is saying that the USB device connected is not recognised?
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Connect it to your PC with USB, Then go to support Zone in Pc Companion then select Phone software update and click Repair and follow the instructions, it worked for me when pc companion decided to brick me...
EDIT: Or you could always Flash 2.3.4, tut here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=20151540 just follow the first two posts, I believe it will work if Flashmode is still working (The tut will tell you how to get into there)
correct me if I have said anything wrong, was in a rush.

djskittel said:
What do you mean by flash mode????
How do I connect my device to the PC since the PC is saying that the USB device connected is not recognised?
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When you connect the phone to the pc does the led stay green, if it does that's called flash mode , keep.on tryimg seus to flash the phine, this is not included in pc companion and is separate software
Sent from my R800i using XDA App

This happened to me to, so you are saying I should use SEUS to update over and over until it works?
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Nabeel_Nabs said:
As long as you can get into flash mode(green light, when you connect to pc) you're ok, wel re trying on seus and eventually it will work
Edit- it can take around 10 retries in my experience
Sent from my R800i using XDA App
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Should I do an update or the reset and update option in SEUS?

[Q] can't get xperia s into fastboot

hey i'm new here
basically atm i've been trying to get cm10 onto my xperia s i'm able to do all the steps except flashing the kernel whihc requires fastboot, ive tried about everything i've read online, using vol+ while plugging the usb in and flashtool. for some reason my phone just never goes into fastboot mode and no blue led occurs, instead it either just boots normally or goes straight into charge! i don't know what else to do, i'm sure theres something i must be missing, any help is much appreciated!!!! thanks

opticup said:
hey i'm new here
basically atm i've been trying to get cm10 onto my xperia s i'm able to do all the steps except flashing the kernel whihc requires fastboot, ive tried about everything i've read online, using vol+ while plugging the usb in and flashtool. for some reason my phone just never goes into fastboot mode and no blue led occurs, instead it either just boots normally or goes straight into charge! i don't know what else to do, i'm sure theres something i must be missing, any help is much appreciated!!!! thanks
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If blue light doesnt appear it means u can't unlock bootloader & therefore kernels
Sent from my Xperia S using xda premium

From the dialer screen enter*#*#service#*#*
Should get service menu, click on configuration, read at bottom if bootloader can be unlocked. If NO then no access to fastboot for that phone.
~Jaramie
sent by my ION
Xperia SOFT-BRICK Recovery Thread

ToledoJab said:
From the dialer screen enter*#*#service#*#*
Should get service menu, click on configuration, read at bottom if bootloader can be unlocked. If NO then no access to fastboot for that phone.
~Jaramie
sent by my ION
Xperia SOFT-BRICK Recovery Thread
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dial *#*#7378423#*#*

ToledoJab said:
From the dialer screen enter*#*#service#*#* [/url]
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alinuredini said:
dial *#*#7378423#*#*
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Yep that works also. They are the same thing. If you spell "service" with the dialer you get "7378423“. There is also one for *#*#info#*#*
~Jaramie
sent by my ION
2012Xperia SOFT-BRICK Recovery Thread

ToledoJab said:
From the dialer screen enter*#*#service#*#*
Should get service menu, click on configuration, read at bottom if bootloader can be unlocked. If NO then no access to fastboot for that phone.
~Jaramie
sent by my ION
Xperia SOFT-BRICK Recovery Thread
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dam, thanks for that i thought there would be a way to go around it :\ I guess i'll have to stick with stock for now. thanks for your help!

Xperia S Won't stay in Fastboot mode
Hi, I'm trying to instal clockworksmod recovery on my rooted, unlocked xperia S but I can't get to stay in fastboot mode. I've tryed both with and without usb-debugging and an both windows 8-64 bit and vista-32 bit. I wonder what to do and if anyone have ore can make a N00B tutorial on this.
If you need more info I would gladly giv it to you.
Thank you in advamced and please exuse my bad english.
/ Isak Ågren

isse26 said:
Hi, I'm trying to instal clockworksmod recovery on my rooted, unlocked xperia S but I can't get to stay in fastboot mode. I've tryed both with and without usb-debugging and an both windows 8-64 bit and vista-32 bit. I wonder what to do and if anyone have ore can make a N00B tutorial on this.
If you need more info I would gladly giv it to you.
Thank you in advamced and please exuse my bad english.
/ Isak Ågren
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Install flashtool
Go to C:/flashtool/drivers
Run usb_drivers.exe
Select your phone's driver, flashmode driver and fastboot driver.
This method should work on vista PC.
Sent from my LT26i using xda app-developers app

The drivers won't
cities516 said:
Install flashtool
Go to C:/flashtool/drivers
Run usb_drivers.exe
Select your phone's driver, flashmode driver and fastboot driver.
This method should work on vista PC.
Sent from my LT26i using xda app-developers app
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The Drivers won't install, when I run Flashtool-drivers.exe (that was the only one that existed) and select all of the xperia S drivers, the fastboot drivers and Flashmode drivers only Sony Eriksson Comunication something something is installed, the rest sas couled not be installed (but in swedish). You don't happen to have a solution for that. But installing the drivers this way wont help sins I still has to get it into fastboot to unlock the bootloader, to get the recovery upp and runnling... when I run the phone into fastboot from flash tools it dose the exact same thing as when I dose it manually, going into fastboot for ca 5s. then enter the Sony and then the charging screen.
Once agan, using windows 8 64-bit, have acces to a vista 32-bit. I have no experience with virtual macheans so if it was possible to avoid that, that would be good.
Thank in advanced

Flashmode problem\flashing problem

Hey, my accidentally bricked my xperia s and now I'm trying to flash a stock kernel. Now phone is boot looping I can open flashmode without a problem while holding power button and volume down but the problem is that it restarts when flashing. All drivers are installed and device manager says that it's semc flash device. thanks fo any help. log here postimg.org/image/fju7lxrg3/

Just make sure you have sufficiently charged...while its turning on or you see boot animation or Sony logo press n hold power+volume up...then try to enter to flash mode

nageswarswain said:
Just make sure you have sufficiently charged...while its turning on or you see boot animation or Sony logo press n hold power+volume up...then try to enter to flash mode
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i had removed battery and charged it with an universal charger and i'm entering into flashmode without any problem just that my phone restarts when I start flashing.

Have you unlocked your boot loader

nageswarswain said:
Have you unlocked your boot loader
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yep i unlocked it. More ideas?

Flash doomlords kernel via fastboot....then reboot to system....if it will not boot successfully then push a ROM zip by adb push and flash it....one more thing just check whether your phone is connecting to PC via fastboot or flashmode.
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The best way to check is by flashtool...open flashtool software on PC and then connect your phone via fastboot/flashmode and see the status at PC flashtool....if its connecting then flash stock ftf and if not then 1st install drivers..

nageswarswain said:
Flash doomlords kernel via fastboot....then reboot to system....if it will not boot successfully then push a ROM zip by adb push and flash it....one more thing just check whether your phone is connecting to PC via fastboot or flashmode.
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The best way to check is by flashtool...open flashtool software on PC and then connect your phone via fastboot/flashmode and see the status at PC flashtool....if its connecting then flash stock ftf and if not then 1st install drivers..
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yep, now i broke my xperia s even more. It can't even boot properly i think now it has a hard brick. No lights, no signs of life but when connected to pc it shows something like QHSUSB_DLOAD, is it possible to fix it at home?

temorinkaari said:
yep, now i broke my xperia s even more. It can't even boot properly i think now it has a hard brick. No lights, no signs of life but when connected to pc it shows something like QHSUSB_DLOAD, is it possible to fix it at home?
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Is it charging or not?BTW what you have done?

nageswarswain said:
Is it charging or not?BTW what you have done?
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There was a red light while charging for an hour or so but after a while it disappeared and now im left with dead phone. I don't even know how it happened, i was on cmw recovery and i formatted something, after i restarted my phone it started being like this. I heard that it's possible to repair boot by software called S1tool but i can't find any information about doing this on xperia s.

temorinkaari said:
There was a red light while charging for an hour or so but after a while it disappeared and now im left with dead phone. I don't even know how it happened, i was on cmw recovery and i formatted something, after i restarted my phone it started being like this. I heard that it's possible to repair boot by software called S1tool but i can't find any information about doing this on xperia s.
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Have you tried to recover it with flashtool

nageswarswain said:
Have you tried to recover it with flashtool
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I'm not able to boot into flashmode and fastboot mode. I'm telling you that my boot is dead.

temorinkaari said:
I'm not able to boot into flashmode and fastboot mode. I'm telling you that my boot is dead.
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Then you need some more may be a JTag.....

temorinkaari said:
There was a red light while charging for an hour or so but after a while it disappeared and now im left with dead phone. I don't even know how it happened, i was on cmw recovery and i formatted something, after i restarted my phone it started being like this. I heard that it's possible to repair boot by software called S1tool but i can't find any information about doing this on xperia s.
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temorinkaari said:
I'm not able to boot into flashmode and fastboot mode. I'm telling you that my boot is dead.
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As far as I know, it is not possible to wipe partition from CWM (if You selected from one of the options from menu) which would lead to hard brick.
Let us start with basics. Can You tell Me which kernel You flashed to get CWM? Also, is there any vibration when You press and hold power button and volume up key together?

Mirhawk said:
As far as I know, it is not possible to wipe partition from CWM (if You selected from one of the options from menu) which would lead to hard brick.
Let us start with basics. Can You tell Me which kernel You flashed to get CWM? Also, is there any vibration when You press and hold power button and volume up key together?
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Doomlord kernel and there is no vibration at all.

temorinkaari said:
Doomlord kernel and there is no vibration at all.
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Can You give Me link of the kernel You used, just to see if it has any problems. Also, for how long did You hold the combination? You need to hold it for at least 10 to 15 seconds.

Mirhawk said:
Can You give Me link of the kernel You used, just to see if it has any problems. Also, for how long did You hold the combination? You need to hold it for at least 10 to 15 seconds.
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forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2305591 this one. Yes i know how that combination works, no luck at all, no reaction. I'm still think that my boot is dead.

temorinkaari said:
forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2305591 this one. Yes i know how that combination works, no luck at all, no reaction. I'm still think that my boot is dead.
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Huh, that kernel should have worked. I asked for the combination duration since many people make mistakes there. Since we are clear of that, did You try the rubber band trick from here? That trick sometimes takes more than a day to work.

Yep i did that and i tried many different ways to make it work.. no luck. i got annoyed and i sent it to the repairs today...