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Hello you all.
I have some issues with my xperia arc. It keeps on restarting again and again and again. When it reaches the home screen after the sony and xperia logo, the home screen just disappears and the phone is again set to restart. I was running 4.3. something version of android. Can someone give me some good suggestions on how to fix this issue. Please, I BEG YOU PEOPLE !!!
It sounds like a home launcher error, unless you know how to send files via fast boot I would use PC tools and repair then if this fails, reflash using PC tools a new install of ROM.
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There is no such version like Android 4.3.
Flashtool and flash stock firmware, either ICS 4.0.4, 4.1.B.0.587 or GB 2.3.4, 4.0.2.A.0.62.
Try reflashing your software.
Download this : http://www.mediafire.com/?rhr59r4o6oarnfx
Then download flashtool : http://ul.to/1jlvqgt8 - https://hotfile.com/dl/179504132/bc8dd41/flashtool-0.9.9.0-windows.exe.html - http://rapidgator.net/file/56696165/flashtool-0.9.9.0-windows.exe.html (if you have it then no need to download)
Extract the file you first downloaded and you will find a ftf file
Install Flashtool
After you installed it:
- Turn off your phone.
- Hold the Back button
- Connect the computer cable to your phone well your holding the back button
You will see in flashtool "phone connected in flashtool mode"
Press the lightning button at the top left corner of the window.
Select "flashtool mode"
Then browse for the file you extracted
After you selected the folder tick "no final verification" on the bottom right cornor then press ok.
After it's done unplug your phone and turn it on.
Your done!
hope i helped
Hi all,
The wi-fi connectivity on my Sony Xperia S died a few days ago and it's been irritating me so I decided to root and upgrade to JB to see if that would sort it. Unlocked the bootloader, no problem. Rooted the phone, no problem. But then CWM couldn't identify my device and wouldn't install Recovery. I decided installed Flashtool and flashed a stock kernel, and now it seems like I have bricked the phone.
When I boot I get the Sony splash, and the Fastboot (blue) LED which then goes out leaving just the Sony splash. Pressing the volume keys does nothing during Fastboot. I can do a hard reset and get the three vibrations, but the boot loop is just the same when I power on again. In this state Flashtool says the following:
1/039/2013 14:39:48 - INFO - Device connected in flash mode
11/040/2013 14:40:32 - INFO - Device disconnected
11/040/2013 14:40:37 - ERROR - Drivers need to be installed for connected device.
11/040/2013 14:40:37 - ERROR - You can find them in the drivers folder of Flashtool.
Naturally trying to install the drivers does nothing.
Anyone got any suggestions? I really don't want to have to fork out for a new phone!
Cheers.
Make sure you have closed PCC & SUS.
Then try to flash again.
As cities516 has said, first make sure that all those Sony services and update programs are completely shut (be sure to check the status bar near the time and date too). When you power on your phone, the blue led blinks for some time and then fades away. This blue led does not indicate that you are in fastboot mode. So here is what you must do:-
1) Press and hold the volume up + power button until you get 3 vibrations.
2) DO NOT START THE PHONE.
3) Prepare flashtool to flash the stock ics ftf file
4) When it prompts you to connect your phone, hold the volume down key and connect the USB cable.
5) A green led should light up and the flashing process should begin.
6) Once the flashing is complete, disconnect the phone and turn it on normally.
abcdjdj said:
As cities516 has said, first make sure that all those Sony services and update programs are completely shut (be sure to check the status bar near the time and date too). When you power on your phone, the blue led blinks for some time and then fades away. This blue led does not indicate that you are in fastboot mode. So here is what you must do:-
1) Press and hold the volume up + power button until you get 3 vibrations.
2) DO NOT START THE PHONE.
3) Prepare flashtool to flash the stock ics ftf file
4) When it prompts you to connect your phone, hold the volume down key and connect the USB cable.
5) A green led should light up and the flashing process should begin.
6) Once the flashing is complete, disconnect the phone and turn it on normally.
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That's great stuff, thanks. All working now! Although I do feel like a moron, I hadn't realised that the PCC was open in the system tray!
Hi,
My phone is stuck at sony logo, after install a custom rom (RomAur). I have locked BL, and I put my phone into fastboot mode and im tryng to fix it with flashtool (pc recognize the phone). Can I flash a rom in fastboot? it doesn´t work into flashmode. Any help? (As you can see im new in this topics...)
Did you try download stock ftf - run flashtool - choose the ftf, when ask for the phone ... push the off button for 5s (behind the phone next to sd slot), then put the phone in flash mode (vol. down) - connect your usb, phone should flash.
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Pablo256 said:
Hi,
My phone is stuck at sony logo, after install a custom rom (RomAur). I have locked BL, and I put my phone into fastboot mode and im tryng to fix it with flashtool (pc recognize the phone). Can I flash a rom in fastboot? it doesn´t work into flashmode. Any help? (As you can see im new in this topics...)
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Every ZL/Z is meant to work in Flash Mode, just reset the phone by holding the OFF button on the back panel where the SD-card and SIM card are placed. Disconnect your phone from the computer, hold the OFF button until it vibrates THREE times (hold it for 3 seconds it vibrates twice (hard restart), hold for 5 it vibrates thrice(forced flashmode)) soon after plug in the phone into your computer (along with the proper drivers installed from Flashtool in (or wherever you installed it) C:/FlashTools/Drivers (these drivers are SOE-blah, ADB, and fast boot mainly located at the bottom.) Once you've accomplished this, head on over to the Android Development section download a FTF file and restore. If you wish to keep all your data try reinstalling RomAur with proper installation instructions, due to my lack of experience with that rom I cannot give you the best advice other than if you have CWM installed it's an option to constantly flash other roms/zips to possibly fix your scenario. Good luck!
I'll give you more details now, about my problem.
1.- My phone was OK (rooted and with CWM) running Hackit custom rom.
2.- I install RomAur, then on reboot the phone got stuck on sony logo (it means, sony logo, and then reboot, sony logo and then reboot, infinite loop). Pressing OFF button (back next to the SD) it restarts the phone but the infinite loop continues.
3.- I installed flashtool (drivers, etc)
4.- I run the phone and then pressing VOL DOWN and plugin the usb cable at the same time it puts on yellow light (i dont know what mode it is). Infinite loops stops, phone is off and battery charging icon is displayed.
5.- On yellow light then i disconnect the phone and then pressing VOL DOWN and reconnecting flashtool recognize it ("28/024/2013 20:24:13 - INFO - Device connected in flash mode"). No light on the phone. If i do the same but with VOL UP it runs fastboot (blue light).
6.-On flashmode, I press the flash device button (black beam icon), it ask for mode, i choose flashmode. Then i select the ftf. and flashtool displays
28/043/2013 20:43:29 - INFO - Preparing files for flashing
28/044/2013 20:44:07 - INFO - Device disconnected
And the infinite loop returns...
If i pressthe powe off button nothing happens, it vibrates only one time, every restart on the loop
HELP! and thanks for your answers
From your comments, get to your step 5. Meaning get your phone off. Run flashtool choose stock ftf when it asked for the phone. Holding Vol.Down plug in usb - this should reset your phone and get you going.
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Hello,
how to create a semc emergency package for the z1c to unbrick a hardbricked phone by using s1 tool emergency mode? My phone is only detected as semc device (no flashmode, no fastboot, no recovery) and I miss a suitable emergency package (in a former thread it is available for z ultra and z1, but not for z1c). I wood be glad for help
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2682255
hardbrick repair
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2682255
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Thanks for your thread.
But I spent hours now, to find a method to reanimate my phone. Still I didnt find a suitable semc package or sin_file_set to flash in s1tool.
In other thread I read a hint that maybe I destroyed my trim area. First of all I made a backup of trim area with backupTA program. The backup is a .zip file or .img file. Is there a possibility to restore my phone?
mar10777 said:
Thanks for your thread.
But I spent hours now, to find a method to reanimate my phone. Still I didnt find a suitable semc package or sin_file_set to flash in s1tool.
In other thread I read a hint that maybe I destroyed my trim area. First of all I made a backup of trim area with backupTA program. The backup is a .zip file or .img file. Is there a possibility to restore my phone?
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Maybe there is some help, when I attach the log files of s1tool and the TA-backup
Which s1tool are you using? Have you tried the one from this post? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=52139322&postcount=171
zxz0O0 said:
Which s1tool are you using? Have you tried the one from this post? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=52139322&postcount=171
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Yes, I tried thisone
mar10777 said:
Yes, I tried thisone
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I want to give a big thankyou to the_laser, senior member.
He finally solved my hardbrick problem by creating a emergency file, which I could flash in s1tool. The phone is fully alive now!!
Excellent work!!! Most impressed me however his patience with me as quite Noob. Thank you.
Some guidance would be appreciated
mar10777 said:
I want to give a big thankyou to the_laser, senior member.
He finally solved my hardbrick problem by creating a emergency file, which I could flash in s1tool. The phone is fully alive now!!
Excellent work!!! Most impressed me however his patience with me as quite Noob. Thank you.
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Hi there,
I believe I hard bricked my phone as well (screen stays black, phone vibrates once when keeping the power button pressed, cant get into recovery, volume down button pressed connecting via USB shows green red light flash).
However when connecting to the S1 tool Emma from Sony it detects the phone (see below screen shot) and says the bootloader wasn't unlocked. I am pretty sure I have done this. (It is my first attempt to install a custom ROM).
The S1tool in the description below seems not to recognize the device.
After ploughing through some threads and reading about opening the device looking for test points I thought your thread here seems to be more fit for purpose.
I used EasyRootTool and LockedDualRecovery. I also created a back up file with Backup-TA before bricking it. I got this on my other machine and can attach this if needed tomorrow.
Some help and guidance would be very much appreciated.
lefu said:
Hi there,
I believe I hard bricked my phone as well (screen stays black, phone vibrates once when keeping the power button pressed, cant get into recovery, volume down button pressed connecting via USB shows green red light flash).
However when connecting to the S1 tool Emma from Sony it detects the phone (see below screen shot) and says the bootloader wasn't unlocked. I am pretty sure I have done this. (It is my first attempt to install a custom ROM).
The S1tool in the description below seems not to recognize the device.
After ploughing through some threads and reading about opening the device looking for test points I thought your thread here seems to be more fit for purpose.
I used EasyRootTool and LockedDualRecovery. I also created a back up file with Backup-TA before bricking it. I got this on my other machine and can attach this if needed tomorrow.
Some help and guidance would be very much appreciated.
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Another point: in flashtool you can also unlock and lock the bootloader BLU button). (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2440597) (http://xperiafirmware.com/8-firmware/46-sony-xperia-z1-compact-d5503) (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2642081) (Type in phone *#*#7378423#*#* and go to Service Info => Configuration. If bootloader is unlocked it will say: "Bootloader unlocked: Yes". If it says something else like "Bootloader unlock allowed: Yes", it means the bootloader is locked.). So you can check, if your bootloader is really unlocked
lefu said:
Hi there,
I believe I hard bricked my phone as well (screen stays black, phone vibrates once when keeping the power button pressed, cant get into recovery, volume down button pressed connecting via USB shows green red light flash).
I dont believe, that your phone is ahrdbricked. It seems to be a soft brick: screen stays black, phone vibrates once when keeping the power button pressed, cant get into recovery, volume down button pressed connecting via USB shows green red light flash.
So, you can boot in flashmode. Use flashtool (latest version 9.18), its a powerful tool. (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2658952) (http://www.xperiablog.net/2014/09/0...allows-you-to-download-xperia-firmware-files/) (http://www.flashtool.net/downloads.php) If you have installed flashtool, change to the flashtool folder (C:\flashtool), then drivers, execute the .exe and choose the drivers (fastboot, flashmode and for phone model), then run flashtool. In the links above you can see how to use it. Just boot your phone in flashmode (volume down and usb connecting, run flashtool, click the flash button, choose flashmode and choose a stock rom (which you must download before and copy as .ftf file in the folder firmware in flashtool folder, or type the button device, checkdevice updates, choose your device and download a appropriate stock rom ), then reboot, root yout device again with easyroottool or newroot, reboot in recovery and flash a custom rom. I think it should be possible.
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mar10777 said:
lefu said:
Hi there,
I believe I hard bricked my phone as well (screen stays black, phone vibrates once when keeping the power button pressed, cant get into recovery, volume down button pressed connecting via USB shows green red light flash).
I dont believe, that your phone is ahrdbricked. It seems to be a soft brick: screen stays black, phone vibrates once when keeping the power button pressed, cant get into recovery, volume down button pressed connecting via USB shows green red light flash.
So, you can boot in flashmode. Use flashtool (latest version 9.18), its a powerful tool. (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2658952) (http://www.xperiablog.net/2014/09/0...allows-you-to-download-xperia-firmware-files/) (http://www.flashtool.net/downloads.php) If you have installed flashtool, change to the flashtool folder (C:\flashtool), then drivers, execute the .exe and choose the drivers (fastboot, flashmode and for phone model), then run flashtool. In the links above you can see how to use it. Just boot your phone in flashmode (volume down and usb connecting, run flashtool, click the flash button, choose flashmode and choose a stock rom (which you must download before and copy as .ftf file in the folder firmware in flashtool folder, or type the button device, checkdevice updates, choose your device and download a appropriate stock rom ), then reboot, root yout device again with easyroottool or newroot, reboot in recovery and flash a custom rom. I think it should be possible.
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Woowoop
That was as easy and pleasant as a stroll in the park.
Thanks a lot @mar10777
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my devices is not booting into flashmode
Qhssub_bulk
Hi Everyone,
My Z1c hard bricked i thing. it is not response switch on, charging and etc.
When i plug it to pc via USB ı can see only QHSUSB_BULK on device manager list.
is it possible to repair it somehow or do ı have tı use as a BRICK anymore ?
Many thanks for help.
Gobizi said:
Qhssub_bulk
Hi Everyone,
My Z1c hard bricked i thing. it is not response switch on, charging and etc.
When i plug it to pc via USB ı can see only QHSUSB_BULK on device manager list.
is it possible to repair it somehow or do ı have tı use as a BRICK anymore ?
Many thanks for help.
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Hi! Did you have any luck?
Hello,
I think I bricked my phone
I wanted to upgrade from 4.4.2 to Lollipop http://forum.xda-developers.com/sony-xperia-z1-compact/general/stock-14-6-1-236-customized-lollipop-5-t3264557
And before that I did a factory reset and format data (I got some issues on my phone and wanted to get rid of them).
Now I can not enter TWRP, I can not enter any thing. At the time beeing, after many restarts my red button is broken, I switch it off by "Power/Vol+". When I connect USB or push Power it starts and showing "SONY"-Logo, and that's it.
I can not enter flash-mode by swith off, hold Vol- and connect USB :crying:
What can I do to revive my Z1c?
Thanks for advices
BerWatch!
BerWatch said:
Hello,
I think I bricked my phone
I wanted to upgrade from 4.4.2 to Lollipop http://forum.xda-developers.com/sony-xperia-z1-compact/general/stock-14-6-1-236-customized-lollipop-5-t3264557
And before that I did a factory reset and format data (I got some issues on my phone and wanted to get rid of them).
Now I can not enter TWRP, I can not enter any thing. At the time beeing, after many restarts my red button is broken, I switch it off by "Power/Vol+". When I connect USB or push Power it starts and showing "SONY"-Logo, and that's it.
I can not enter flash-mode by swith off, hold Vol- and connect USB :crying:
What can I do to revive my Z1c?
Thanks for advices
BerWatch!
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Do you have adb / fastboot on your computer?
levone1 said:
Do you have adb / fastboot on your computer?
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Yes, I have, but can not enter my phone/don't know how to enter.
I tried switch off (by Power and Vol+), holding Vol- (the same with Vol+) and plug in USB - it starts by showing red light for 2 sec than "SONY", and than stps - no vibration, no light, only steady "SONY"
cmd shows: D:\Programme\Android-Tools\ADB>adb reboot recovery
* daemon not running. starting it now on port 5037 *
* daemon started successfully *
error: device not found
D:\Programme\Android-Tools\ADB>adb reboot recovery
error: device not found
D:\Programme\Android-Tools\ADB>adb reboot bootloader
error: device not found
Phhu, hopefully I do something wrong?!
Install these:
http://developer.sonymobile.com/downloads/drivers/xperia-z1-compact-driver/
and try again
BerWatch said:
Yes, I have, but can not enter my phone/don't know how to enter.
I tried switch off (by Power and Vol+), holding Vol- (the same with Vol+) and plug in USB - it starts by showing red light for 2 sec than "SONY", and than stps - no vibration, no light, only steady "SONY"
cmd shows: D:\Programme\Android-Tools\ADB>adb reboot recovery
* daemon not running. starting it now on port 5037 *
* daemon started successfully *
error: device not found
D:\Programme\Android-Tools\ADB>adb reboot recovery
error: device not found
D:\Programme\Android-Tools\ADB>adb reboot bootloader
error: device not found
Phhu, hopefully I do something wrong?!
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Power off by holding power and volume up, just wait until it turns off. When it's totally shut off, just hold volume up while plugging in cable and don't let go of volume until you see blue led. Then you're in fastboot mode. If you have drivers installed, it's very easy to get into recovery from there. Report back.
If everything fails...
Install Flashtool on your PC, install the necessary drivers (flashtool helps you with that), download the current firmware in .ftf format and apply it with Flashtool to your phone.
No worries, we all were at your point sometime but you can always recover
Thanks for your hints, folks!
I'll try them tomorrow and give feedback than.
Happened to me once.. Accidentally wiped my data..
Only thing I managed to do is reinstall kk via flashtool
Xperia Z1 Compact .386 rooted
...nothing works.
I have almost everything installed: adb.exe (800kb from 25.07.2013), fastboot.exe (157kb from 25.07.2013), Flashtool (Version 0.9.14.0 built on 12-02-2014 22:45:00), Xperia Companion (Vers. 1.1.24.0), Z1 Compact drivers (device manager says: Sony sa0109 ADB Interface Driver Vers. 2.0.10.30018 from 13.05.2013).
Nothing can connect my Win10-PC via USB3.0 to my phone, it always starts (when I connect it to USB by holding wether Vol+ or Vol-) with red (...pink?) light for about 4sec, followed by showing "SONY" - end of anything.
I'm desperate :crying:
Do you get the green led light when connected in flash mode (vol down when connecting)?
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No, only red light, than "SONY" without any vibration...
May it be, that usb-debugging was off, whenn I did format data?
BerWatch said:
No, only red light, than "SONY" without any vibration...
May it be, that usb-debugging was off, whenn I did format data?
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I don't think it's related..
Maybe you don't have the right drivers on pc?
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The fastboot or flashmode mode should always work - regardless of what you did regarding ROMs or setting or wipe etc.
It is there to save your phone if you messed up.
It is strange that you cant enter these modes. Normally its really a driver issue and you PC does not recognize your phone.
But it seems that you have tried installing them already.
Just to make sure... Your phone charges normally when you plug it in right? So it cant be a broken cable or broken micro-USB connection on your phone?
Also make sure your phone is really shut down - try resetting it with the red button next to your SIM-card slot.
Your volume buttons were fine before right?
Schlengge said:
The fastboot or flashmode mode should always work - regardless of what you did regarding ROMs or setting or wipe etc.
It is there to save your phone if you messed up.
It is strange that you cant enter these modes. Normally its really a driver issue and you PC does not recognize your phone.
But it seems that you have tried installing them already.
Just to make sure... Your phone charges normally when you plug it in right? So it cant be a broken cable or broken micro-USB connection on your phone?
Also make sure your phone is really shut down - try resetting it with the red button next to your SIM-card slot.
Your volume buttons were fine before right?
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BINGO!!! ...the usb-cable, it's a pretty new one, but I know, the Z1c doesn't like every cable
Now I can enter Flashtools flash and fastboot mode.
I think I lost almost everything on my Z1c, even my TWRP, don't I?
What is now for noobs like me the best way to install this? http://forum.xda-developers.com/sony-xperia-z1-compact/general/stock-14-6-1-236-customized-lollipop-5-t3264557
Many Thanks!
Flash kitkat, root with pc, install twrp recovery, and flash lp rom from recovery
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Oreltub said:
Flash kitkat, root with pc, install twrp recovery, and flash lp rom from recover/QUOTE]
...uuumpf, but thanks!
Does kiktkat mean 14.4.A.0.108 Android 4.4.4?
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Yes
Xperia Z1 Compact LP .386 rooted
Thank you all for your input!
It was the usb-cable which did load my Z1c and in this case (no other data on the phone) light the purple LED and display the "SONY"-logo - but nothing else!
All the future problems are more on the software-side (my head) than on the hardware (the cable)...
Haha glad you sorted it out. I don't know why but I also have USB cables in my collection that just won't work with my Z1C... But now you know
If you need further help in restoring with flashtool you can also look up this thread for some helpful links : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2631291
Try to get your hands on a .108 firmware (I always keep one on my PC in case I f*** up ). They are easy to root with EasyRoot and from there you can flash dualrecovery. With TWRP you are good to access your backups or flash anything you want again.
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Schlengge said:
Haha glad you sorted it out. I don't know why but I also have USB cables in my collection that just won't work with my Z1C... But now you know
If you need further help in restoring with flashtool you can also look up this thread for some helpful links : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2631291
Try to get your hands on a .108 firmware (I always keep one on my PC in case I f*** up ). They are easy to root with EasyRoot and from there you can flash dualrecovery. With TWRP you are good to access your backups or flash anything you want again.
Sent from my D5503 using XDA-Developers mobile app
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Thanks - I'll give a feedback when i'm through!