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[Q] Bricked x10 mini. completely dead except for red led

Hi i had just flashed my phone back to standard rom with seus, and had rooted and was removing bloatware.
i used ADB Mask Controller for removing files because it was faster, but on the list of non essential apps i chose the ones a i wanted to get rid of, and accidentally clicked "delete all", because i thought it meant the all the files on the list. after that, i rebooted and the phone was dead, seus cant find it or anything, but now a day later when i press the power button, the led on the front blinks red a couple of times...
is it completely dead or is there a chance of getting it up and running again?

try flashtools
you should try bin4ry's flash tools it works most of times, there are a few tutorials around the forum but in general you just have to turn the phone off completely start flash tools select flash, select firmware and connect your phone pressing the back button just like in seus , also try posting problems like this in the general section, i know i'm no mod, but it helps keeping th forum clean , but don't sweat it, i think we all have done this when we started (i know i did XD)

Sorry if i posted it the wrong place, didnt think of other places cuz my bookmark leads me there.
Thanks for replying, but my problem is that i cant turn it on, when i press the power button, the only thing that happens is the led flashes red a few times.

Blinking red means that battery is empty. You can to charge it a bit with AC charger and then try to boot the phone.

yeah, sorry for the scolding , and i think it flashes red a few times because the battery drained, and flashtools is a pc program like seus, you don't have to turn your phone on, you connect it turned off, it is for flashing firmware to your phone and i recommended it because i think the reason your phone died is because of the missing apps, think of flashtools as a much MUCH better program for repairing your phone than the pc companion one or seus
also, here is a link to the main post for flashtools
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=825664
edit: wiilweer beat me to it , and great port by the way, haven't tried it myself because my xrecovery is not working, but it looks great, specialy the 1000 in benchmark =O, excellent work men, thanks for the froyo port and your work

Thanks ill take a look at it again, hadnt seen the thread u linked now.
its been charging for a few hours and still just blinking... and it was at 100% when i started messing it up

maybe it is a stupid thing but...
have you tried
1) center hardware button + power for a few seconds?
2) disconnecting and reconnecting battery?
in the worst case you can try charging it with an external charger
but this means disassembling your mini:
http://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Sony-Ericsson-Xperia-X10-Mini-E10i-Teardown/3124/1

Gx3 said:
maybe it is a stupid thing but...
have you tried
1) center hardware button + power for a few seconds?
2) disconnecting and reconnecting battery?
in the worst case you can try charging it with an external charger
but this means disassembling your mini:
http://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Sony-Ericsson-Xperia-X10-Mini-E10i-Teardown/3124/1
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Yea i tried that, but it didnt do anything.
maybe it just cant charge the battery. i could try to connect the battery from my gf's x10 mini

PressEsc said:
Thanks ill take a look at it again, hadnt seen the thread u linked now.
its been charging for a few hours and still just blinking... and it was at 100% when i started messing it up
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The issue is not batery, its system files.
Do you have recovery instaled?
If no, download the flash tool and e10i firmware from this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=10879519&postcount=2%22SE%20Firmware%20Files[/URL][/B]%3Cbr%20/%3E[URL=%22http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=10879528&postcount=3
Happy flashing.

Looks like its working now.
it wouldnt charge the battery, so i took the battery from another x10 mini, and then i flashed it. pc companion could find it and flash, with power from another battery
Dunno why it wouldnt charge the battery, maybe i deleted stuff that had something to do with power management.
Thanks for helping, i was already looking to buy another phone.

Thread belongs in the general section.

i have the very same problem !! ... WHAT did u dooo 2 fix this ?? am hopeless

try charging it and not with usb, if it wont start, try an external power source.
does it blink red when u press power botton?

Just want to share this, I do not create this procedure, and I forgot where I seen this.
1. Open SEUS, one it ask you to disconnect and connect. follow the next procedure.
2. Connect your X10 mini or Pro. Disregard SEUS Procedure
3. Press the Middle+Right+Power Button at the same time.
4. Once Screen Goes Blank, release all button except the middle.
5. now you could Update using SEUS.
Hope that help.

Sira. said:
i have the very same problem !! ... WHAT did u dooo 2 fix this ?? am hopeless
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if the procedure above is not working you should try to recharge the battery or use one from another mini charged before trying that cause if battery is drained you won't be able to repair firmware...
http://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Sony-Ericsson-Xperia-X10-Mini-E10i-Teardown/3124/1

PressEsc said:
Looks like its working now.
it wouldnt charge the battery, so i took the battery from another x10 mini, and then i flashed it. pc companion could find it and flash, with power from another battery
Dunno why it wouldnt charge the battery, maybe i deleted stuff that had something to do with power management.
Thanks for helping, i was already looking to buy another phone.
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would u like 2 help me then >??

what is it doing?

I spent the whole yesterday afternoon and night and this morning trying to figure out what happened to my 'dead' x10 mini.
It has been lying there for over a year since I last tried reviving it.
Long story short, I forgot that I had flashed miniCM kernel on it. For some reason it just entered boot loop with Sony Ericsson logo and restarting and refused to charge. Then tried SEUS and Sony Update supposedly 'flashed' successfully, but I still could not get it to boot nor charge. Flashtool also was used to try a couple of other ROMs, until it dawned upon me I should flash back miniCM ROM since I think I had last used it year ago.
Voila it worked and I pressed BACK several times while the nAa logo came up. CWM was back. I jumped for joy... now I'm charging it and also downloading miniCM10 with gapps.
I really hope this helps - and that it would work for some of you out there in deep frustration. All the best! :good:

mcmlxxvi said:
I spent the whole yesterday afternoon and night and this morning trying to figure out what happened to my 'dead' x10 mini.
It has been lying there for over a year since I last tried reviving it.
Long story short, I forgot that I had flashed miniCM kernel on it. For some reason it just entered boot loop with Sony Ericsson logo and restarting and refused to charge. Then tried SEUS and Sony Update supposedly 'flashed' successfully, but I still could not get it to boot nor charge. Flashtool also was used to try a couple of other ROMs, until it dawned upon me I should flash back miniCM ROM since I think I had last used it year ago.
Voila it worked and I pressed BACK several times while the nAa logo came up. CWM was back. I jumped for joy... now I'm charging it and also downloading miniCM10 with gapps.
I really hope this helps - and that it would work for some of you out there in deep frustration. All the best! :good:
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Looks like I went ahead of myself.
It managed to stay on in CWM... and I even managed to install update.zip and gapps, but once out of it the phone simply refuses to boot.
SEUS managed to flash stock ROM on it as well. However, even after leaving it hooked to the USB overnight (it only gets warm from this, not wall plug charger), it constantly looping in a flash mode (green LED) and then low batt mode (blinking red LED), it failed to boot up successfully on its own. After flashing the sony ericsson or custom ROM logo, it would go into a boot loop until the battery drains. Upon connecting back to wall charger, the first time it actually flashes real quick split seconds battery indicator of 2 out of 3, then go into the said boot loop again.
I really dunno if the battery's fried or did I do something wrong to hard brick it.

[Q] Xperia Play Won't Turn On

I am currently trying to fix a friend's Xperia Play r800a. It seems to be having a few different problems and together they are making it all difficult to get it going again. First off I have no real knowledge of toying with an Android phone. I browsed some threads on here, used Google and tried to use Flashtool to get the original operating system on it but all were a no go. I'll try and describe the problems to the best of my abilities and maybe someone can offer some help.
This is what I know from what he remembers he did to the phone. He said that the phone started t only boot to the Sony logo and then it would hang until the battery died or the phone was reset. If plugged in with a wall charger then it would allow him to get to the screen where he would enter his password but the touch screen wouldn't work. He then flashed it using Flashtool and at that point it would boot to a black screen and that's it.
-It hangs on a black screen, no logo or anything is present and it happens regardless of whether it is plugged into a wall charger or not.
-It is not found when plugged into the USB port (Windows 7 PC) and shows up as an unknown device. After a few minutes it is found by the PC but sometimes will randomly go back to an unknown device.
-I sometimes get a red light which blinks three times when I press the power button on the phone. I am currently charging it to see if it was a matter of being a dead battery or something worse (I heard it could be a hardware failure).
Any suggestions would be appreciated.

My Xperia Play has done This I asked a Mate (Jinx13) He said Il do a hardcore Testpoint process. After I have done this My Phone will Vibrate and Nothing I was Playing Rayman today and it Locks and Hardware Keys Do Not respond.
Then Touchscreen Stopped Working. Indeed This is a Hardware Failure I have got this and Re-Flashing with Blinking SETOOL2 and Resseting it Wouldn't work. I Then Re-Locked By fastboot SIM and Bootloader (Maintained DRM) and Now Dowloading R800i O2-UK From SETOOL Support and 3-UK one and I will Upload them for US people for Warranty they Become indeed handy . I now Am Going to O2 shop I was Running 2.3.4 .42 GENERIC.But I am Not allowed to Give you the FW's Only by Re-Uploading I Can. Anyway My Brave Soldier Died (Hardware Failure) Its the Screen Components.Im Not Rooted anymore and Re-locked with S1-Tool.
If this happens to you My advice is Dont Flash Alpha ROM's They can make Your device Coo Coo. And OC can Damage.
Basically I boot My phone with a 3600MAH Mugen Battery 89% Battery From the Last time It was on. Im afraid your friends Phone is Dead Maybe a Hardware Failure Most Likly and I am now Officialy Out of the Game.
But O2 Gave me 3 Year warranty!!!!! For £100 When I Purchased it. So I am Going to O2 in Stevenage and Say this What actually happend:
"I Purchased My Xperia Play on August 17th Through Online Store ; I have never had a Problem With My device Untill This week : I have had these Issues:
*Touchscreen Wont respond Cleaned Several Times.
*Random Reboots
*Red Light when Phone had 50%+ Battery
*Would Take 6 Battery Pulls to Turn on (Would Only turn on Earlier during the week)
*Lagged In games.
*Running O2 Branded Software
*No Screen Brightness or Signs of Working Screen.
*Would Not charge Unless turned On
*Camera Would Not work Unless Wifi Was not on I dont know why?
So Basically This Phone had a A fault since Day one I always had Camera Fails.

bluetoon said:
I am currently trying to fix a friend's Xperia Play r800a. It seems to be having a few different problems and together they are making it all difficult to get it going again. First off I have no real knowledge of toying with an Android phone. I browsed some threads on here, used Google and tried to use Flashtool to get the original operating system on it but all were a no go. I'll try and describe the problems to the best of my abilities and maybe someone can offer some help.
This is what I know from what he remembers he did to the phone. He said that the phone started t only boot to the Sony logo and then it would hang until the battery died or the phone was reset. If plugged in with a wall charger then it would allow him to get to the screen where he would enter his password but the touch screen wouldn't work. He then flashed it using Flashtool and at that point it would boot to a black screen and that's it.
-It hangs on a black screen, no logo or anything is present and it happens regardless of whether it is plugged into a wall charger or not.
-It is not found when plugged into the USB port (Windows 7 PC) and shows up as an unknown device. After a few minutes it is found by the PC but sometimes will randomly go back to an unknown device.
-I sometimes get a red light which blinks three times when I press the power button on the phone. I am currently charging it to see if it was a matter of being a dead battery or something worse (I heard it could be a hardware failure).
Any suggestions would be appreciated.
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okay lol i don't know if that second post helped but is the phone unlocked? by any chance if it is, you can never really brick your xperia, from experience i kept flashing re flashing cusom kernal all day i get the same loops etc, but always fixable, also flash tool should fix your phone if that is you got the right ftf file for the brand like i have verizon and it have a verizon.ftf file, other than that i need more info about the phone not how it bricked, like what was it running at first etc. Try sony software reflashing repairing if that doesn't work use flashtool and see if you get an error with that

I cant enter fastboot or recovery lol

Xperia4life said:
I cant enter fastboot or recovery lol
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lol xD oh danm only possible way i think is to try flash tool and downloading the ftf file for your phone and let me know if you get any errors

biggyhead said:
lol xD oh danm only possible way i think is to try flash tool and downloading the ftf file for your phone and let me know if you get any errors
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my phone is having the exact same problem, it wont recover through pc companion and flashtool wont even work cause I cant get my phone into flashmode.
are there any other tricks that might get my beast running again?

NevErSn0w said:
my phone is having the exact same problem, it wont recover through pc companion and flashtool wont even work cause I cant get my phone into flashmode.
are there any other tricks that might get my beast running again?
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How are you trying to get into Flashmode?
Sent from my Slider SL101

[Q] HELP! My Xperia Play Died!

Help! I think My Xperia Play died on me! Here's what happened. It may be a long post but PLEASE bear with me. I really need your help guys! My phone was just lying around on my desk and I decided to use it and was surprised because it won't unlock. So i thought that my home button was just malfunctioning and tried to slide it's game pad as it unlocks the phone by itself but still no respond. So I thought it turned off by itself and when I tried to turn it on, it won't turn on at all because there's no short vibration. Usually when we turn on our device, there's a short vibration right? So I removed the battery, placed it back again and turned on my phone and at last there's the short vibration. But after a while I noticed that the boot splash hadn't appeared yet. I waited for a couple of minutes but still nothing happens. When I turned it on again there's the short vibration and that's it. So I searched for solutions here on XDA and on the web and I tried almost all of it. I flashed it back to it's stock firmware using Flashtool and still the same. I tried using PC Companion and Sony Ericsson Update Service but still to no avail. I also relocked it's bootloader and reflashed everything again but nothing works. So I gave up because I thought it might be a hardware issue but I didn't drop my phone or anything so i don't know what went wrong.
Then the following day I decided to check on my phone again and to my surprise it's back to normal and I was really glad about it. So I didn't flash any custom ROM and Kernels because I'm afraid that it might screw everything again. I just rooted it and completely debloated it and installed init.d support for stock kernel. I flashed CrossBreeder and RTMixManager and modified it's systemui for quick panel and battery % mod. I also flashed custom boot animation and that's it. I was happy about my phone because it seems all is well.
But yesterday when I was about to use my phone, the same thing happened again! I tried to redo everything I did all over again but still nothing! I can still use it in flashmode and fastboot though. I also tried entering CWM Recovery. After I turned on my phone I spam pressed volume down and blue LED showed up with the vibration if you enter recovery mode but there's no display. Can anyone tell me what's the problem? It might be the flex cable or the digitizer but I don't know. Has anyone encountered the same situation as mine? Please help me! I don't know what's wrong with my phone!
P.S. I can't send it to Sony Centre as my warranty is already expired. My only option is buying a new Xperia Play. Because I browsed for replacement parts on the web and they don't ship it directly to my country and it costs too much if I have it ship to me indirectly.

You have a hardware failure, I see that right now is very common, you will need to replace the automatic light sensor, to get it working, or if you don't want replace it, you will have to switch onto JB, because it has ALS disabled by default.

Windshade said:
Help! I think My Xperia Play died on me! Here's what happened. It may be a long post but PLEASE bear with me. I really need your help guys! My phone was just lying around on my desk and I decided to use it and was surprised because it won't unlock. So i thought that my home button was just malfunctioning and tried to slide it's game pad as it unlocks the phone by itself but still no respond. So I thought it turned off by itself and when I tried to turn it on, it won't turn on at all because there's no short vibration. Usually when we turn on our device, there's a short vibration right? So I removed the battery, placed it back again and turned on my phone and at last there's the short vibration. But after a while I noticed that the boot splash hadn't appeared yet. I waited for a couple of minutes but still nothing happens. When I turned it on again there's the short vibration and that's it. So I searched for solutions here on XDA and on the web and I tried almost all of it. I flashed it back to it's stock firmware using Flashtool and still the same. I tried using PC Companion and Sony Ericsson Update Service but still to no avail. I also relocked it's bootloader and reflashed everything again but nothing works. So I gave up because I thought it might be a hardware issue but I didn't drop my phone or anything so i don't know what went wrong.
Then the following day I decided to check on my phone again and to my surprise it's back to normal and I was really glad about it. So I didn't flash any custom ROM and Kernels because I'm afraid that it might screw everything again. I just rooted it and completely debloated it and installed init.d support for stock kernel. I flashed CrossBreeder and RTMixManager and modified it's systemui for quick panel and battery % mod. I also flashed custom boot animation and that's it. I was happy about my phone because it seems all is well.
But yesterday when I was about to use my phone, the same thing happened again! I tried to redo everything I did all over again but still nothing! I can still use it in flashmode and fastboot though. I also tried entering CWM Recovery. After I turned on my phone I spam pressed volume down and blue LED showed up with the vibration if you enter recovery mode but there's no display. Can anyone tell me what's the problem? It might be the flex cable or the digitizer but I don't know. Has anyone encountered the same situation as mine? Please help me! I don't know what's wrong with my phone!
P.S. I can't send it to Sony Centre as my warranty is already expired. My only option is buying a new Xperia Play. Because I browsed for replacement parts on the web and they don't ship it directly to my country and it costs too much if I have it ship to me indirectly.
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You could try using this app, https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.hatcyl.android.Disable_Auto_Brightness&hl=en , but i don't think thats the issue personally.

gangstermartorell said:
You have a hardware failure, I see that right now is very common, you will need to replace the automatic light sensor, to get it working, or if you don't want replace it, you will have to switch onto JB, because it has ALS disabled by default.
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Okay I will try that later. Thanks!
fma965 said:
You could try using this app, https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.hatcyl.android.Disable_Auto_Brightness&hl=en , but i don't think thats the issue personally.
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But I can't use it because there's no display on my phone.

Windshade said:
Okay I will try that later. Thanks!
But I can't use it because there's no display on my phone.
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Flash a stock FTF again and see what happens.
try
fastboot erase system
and
fastboot erase userdata

fma965 said:
Flash a stock FTF again and see what happens.
try
fastboot erase system
and
fastboot erase userdata
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I already tried it but it says permission denied because the device must be rooted. >.<
Sent from my GT-I9505 using xda app-developers app

Windshade said:
I already tried it but it says permission denied because the device must be rooted. >.<
Sent from my GT-I9505 using xda app-developers app
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actually no, it needs a unlocked bootloader to use those commands.

fma965 said:
actually no, it needs a unlocked bootloader to use those commands.
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Yeah, tried it for the 2nd time.. I was able to erase system but I can't erase data because it says partition not found or permission denied.

Windshade said:
because it says partition not found or permission denied.
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Which 1 is it?

fma965 said:
Which 1 is it?
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That was the error message. It says "failed: partition not found or permission denied."

Windshade said:
That was the error message. It says "failed: partition not found or permission denied."
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hmm i dunno then, wait for some one else to assist

Windshade said:
Help! I think My Xperia Play died on me! Here's what happened. It may be a long post but PLEASE bear with me. I really need your help guys! My phone was just lying around on my desk and I decided to use it and was surprised because it won't unlock. So i thought that my home button was just malfunctioning and tried to slide it's game pad as it unlocks the phone by itself but still no respond. So I thought it turned off by itself and when I tried to turn it on, it won't turn on at all because there's no short vibration. Usually when we turn on our device, there's a short vibration right? So I removed the battery, placed it back again and turned on my phone and at last there's the short vibration. But after a while I noticed that the boot splash hadn't appeared yet. I waited for a couple of minutes but still nothing happens. When I turned it on again there's the short vibration and that's it. So I searched for solutions here on XDA and on the web and I tried almost all of it. I flashed it back to it's stock firmware using Flashtool and still the same. I tried using PC Companion and Sony Ericsson Update Service but still to no avail. I also relocked it's bootloader and reflashed everything again but nothing works. So I gave up because I thought it might be a hardware issue but I didn't drop my phone or anything so i don't know what went wrong.
Then the following day I decided to check on my phone again and to my surprise it's back to normal and I was really glad about it. So I didn't flash any custom ROM and Kernels because I'm afraid that it might screw everything again. I just rooted it and completely debloated it and installed init.d support for stock kernel. I flashed CrossBreeder and RTMixManager and modified it's systemui for quick panel and battery % mod. I also flashed custom boot animation and that's it. I was happy about my phone because it seems all is well.
But yesterday when I was about to use my phone, the same thing happened again! I tried to redo everything I did all over again but still nothing! I can still use it in flashmode and fastboot though. I also tried entering CWM Recovery. After I turned on my phone I spam pressed volume down and blue LED showed up with the vibration if you enter recovery mode but there's no display. Can anyone tell me what's the problem? It might be the flex cable or the digitizer but I don't know. Has anyone encountered the same situation as mine? Please help me! I don't know what's wrong with my phone!
P.S. I can't send it to Sony Centre as my warranty is already expired. My only option is buying a new Xperia Play. Because I browsed for replacement parts on the web and they don't ship it directly to my country and it costs too much if I have it ship to me indirectly.
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This happened to me and i had the phone checked and it was the flex cable that needed replacement

Did you find any solution or are blocked in recovery or flash mode?

need help with my bricked xperia play r800a

first, I will explain my phone condition.
from off power. If I try to turn on by holding power button, I can feel it vibrates as normal when it turn on to boot up. But for my xplay, its screen show nothing and it seem that the screen does not turn on at all. Then if I plug it to pc from this condition, the pc will ring detect device sound and unplug device sound and detect device sound and unplug device sound, repeat and repeat forever. So I have to pull off battery to turn the phone off. But flash mode and fastboot still work with flashtool.( as you all know plug usb with back button and search button)
what I have done so far to solve this is :
- I have tried to flash stock rom R800_4.0.2.A.0.79 and r800a_2.3.3_US Generic via flashtool in flash mode. flashing is complete but my xplay still remain unbootable.
- flash doomkernel via fastboot with flashtool. process complete but again, problem is not solved.
any help ?

So let me get this straight, you flashed a firmware and your phone is still unbootable and just has a black screen? hmm strange.. Have you tried Sony PC Companion?

Xplay21 said:
So let me get this straight, you flashed a firmware and your phone is still unbootable and just has a black screen? hmm strange.. Have you tried Sony PC Companion?
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PC can not recognize my device just as I told on the thread that PC ring the sound of detect and remove, detect and remove on and on...........

still wait for solution.
so quiet.......

kokcona said:
still wait for solution.
so quiet.......
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I'm sorry no one could help you out as of yet, this issue does seem quite rare so we can expect why you haven't gotten any help and sorry bout that. I would probably flash the different types of firmware and see if theres any hope there, or you can send your phone to repair and that should be your last to resort solution.

When did this happen and how? Such things do not happen without a history, we need to know what you did/tried before to see if we can fix it!
Gesendet von meinem D6503 mit Tapatalk

Remove phone and insert it then hold back button(or search button i dunno, but don't turn it on) until the power button shows blue light(or green) and insert the usb cable into the computer. You must tick the two box when flashing stock rom. Check No final verifications and Reset Customizations. Are you trying to use stock rom with doom kernel?
I had this problem too.

Have you tried flashing different Kernels and ROMs?

Bin4ry said:
When did this happen and how? Such things do not happen without a history, we need to know what you did/tried before to see if we can fix it!
Gesendet von meinem D6503 mit Tapatalk
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I had used several custom rom before, the last custom rom is something with lupus kernel (sorry I cannot remember its name). At that time, I have many problem about performance such as when I got a call (the phone start to ring and vibrate) the screen won't show anything, I have to wait for several second before screen show up and I can recieve the call.
One day during on a trip, I designed to turn the phone off and pull out sim card. and used my friend's iphone4 during the trip. When I back home. I tried to start my xplay again. But the phone won't start anymore, it become the state as I mention in this thread.

ryanperez said:
Remove phone and insert it then hold back button(or search button i dunno, but don't turn it on) until the power button shows blue light(or green) and insert the usb cable into the computer. You must tick the two box when flashing stock rom. Check No final verifications and Reset Customizations. Are you trying to use stock rom with doom kernel?
I had this problem too.
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I have not tried 'No final verifications and reset customizations' yet. So I will tried this when I got my phone back.
ps. I sent it to sony service center last week. Yesterday, they call me that it is hardware failure, and they don't have spare part. But I think they just cannot figture it out what is the problem and don't want to bother with old phone. So I call it back. still wait it to be back in my hand.

kokcona said:
I have not tried 'No final verifications and reset customizations' yet. So I will tried this when I got my phone back.
ps. I sent it to sony service center last week. Yesterday, they call me that it is hardware failure, and they don't have spare part. But I think they just cannot figture it out what is the problem and don't want to bother with old phone. So I call it back. still wait it to be back in my hand.
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Atleast good news for you, i just read your answer and have to tell you that i have no idea too sorry ... Maybe it is really hardware failure.
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[Q] bricked xperia ion after flashing firmware

So.. my xperia ion kept said there was new system update. Which was 6.2.b..221 i think. But i unlocked the bootloader so i had to flash firmware on computer. So i downloaded on website where it said lt28h/lt28i latest firmware. I flashed it and my phone went reboot loop. It turns on, show sony logo, went blackscreen, reboots and repeat. So i did hard reset which made situation worse. I let it drain for 3 hour and charged it for 5 hlur.(red led showd right when i put charger.) It got on charge screen but i was stupid, hoping it to turn on normally and be my friend forever as it used to. But got on reboot loop again so i did soft reset because i didnt want let the battery drain for long time and charge it again. But it stuck at blink screen. Or black screen. You know how does this screen look like? It's not real black but the screen has little bit of light. So i could even use it as mirror.
I drained it overnight and now im charging it again(red led shows right when i put charger)
Anyone please help?

JustinBushke said:
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I drained it overnight and now im charging it again(red led shows right when i put charger)
Anyone please help?
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I think You flashed the wrong ftf file. Try downloading one from xda and flashing it again.

Mirhawk said:
I think You flashed the wrong ftf file. Try downloading one from xda and flashing it again.
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I charged it for 3 hour and now it's on boot loop. Turns on, sony logo, black screen and repeat. So any guide for it?... I have to press volume down and connect it to PC immediatly right? What if it just keep turns on,show logo,blackscreen and repeat..?
(Sorry. It's my first time doing stuff with sony devices.

JustinBushke said:
I charged it for 3 hour and now it's on boot loop. Turns on, sony logo, black screen and repeat. So any guide for it?... I have to press volume down and connect it to PC immediatly right? What if it just keep turns on,show logo,blackscreen and repeat..?
(Sorry. It's my first time doing stuff with sony devices.
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Yes, You have to connect immediately to pc. Don't let it be in continuous bootloop, it will drain out the battery. Did You try downloading a different ftf and flashing?

Mirhawk said:
Yes, You have to connect immediately to pc. Don't let it be in continuous bootloop, it will drain out the battery. Did You try downloading a different ftf and flashing?
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well, now i just have to boot into flashmode and try flash. My ion is charged. And ready for flash. I live in Fairbanks in Alaska, is it possible for my ion to be roger's? Or do i download international something firmware? The thing is it said i have new update. The last few number was .221 i think . Mine is lt28i if that helps

JustinBushke said:
well, now i just have to boot into flashmode and try flash. My ion is charged. And ready for flash. I live in Fairbanks in Alaska, is it possible for my ion to be roger's? Or do i download international something firmware? The thing is it said i have new update. The last few number was .221 i think . Mine is lt28i if that helps
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I don't know much about carrier firmwares, I would recommend waiting for someone who knows to reply. But I don't think flashing a world generic firmware would do any harm, still wait form someone to reply!

Mirhawk said:
I don't know much about carrier firmwares, I would recommend waiting for someone who knows to reply. But I don't think flashing a world generic firmware would do any harm, still wait form someone to reply!
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my friend came back alive! thank you!
for those who got same problem like me
[IMPORTANT]
(make sure you get battery with thunder icon on the screen when you charge your ion after it died.(it will appear after battery got charged enough. it took me about 1hour i think.
make sure the screen goes off when unplgued from charger.
DO NOT touch anything before you boot into flashmode or fastbootmode otherwise you gotta drain the battery and charge it again!
1.download your device's firmware and put it into flashtool/firmware. in my case,(lt28i) i downloaded 6.1.E.3.7 stock frimware on xperia ion development section.
2.run flashtool,click thunder icon,click okay,select firmware that you downloaded and click flash. it will say it's preparing for flashing and say boot your device into flashmode.
3.NOW. Carefully. really Carefully press only volume down button and keep press it until you connect your device to computer. this is where i messd up and startes over.
4.there will be green LED if you got into flashmode. than the onlything you have to do is wait for the flashtool to finish flashing.
5.when it's done, take a deeeeep breath, disconnect, and press power button till you feel one single vibrate.your device will reboot and work as it used to!
i didnt lose any data(in every storage like built-in storage(?) or sdcard? and ext sdcard.) except that the apps that i installed was missing.

JustinBushke said:
my friend came back alive! thank you!
i didnt lose any data(in every storage like built-in storage(?) or sdcard? and ext sdcard.) except that the apps that i installed was missing.
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Glad I could help. Only Your "system" and "data" partition would be formatted, not the internal(sdcard) and external(extsdcard) memory.
And "data" is where Your apps are installed, so those will go too.