Phone cant boot into recovery? tried everything... - Xperia Z1 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hi I have a rooted Z1 Compact with locked bootloader and xz dual recovery which I installed lollipop 5.1.1 on through twrp yesterday. Everything works fine the only problem is I'm completely unable to boot into recovery... any recovery. I've tried all combinations of buttons, downloaded quick root and tried to boot into recovery through ndr utils, rom and twrp manager but nothing works.. It just reboots as normal after hanging a little on the opening graphics. My volume buttons work fine, however when I boot up my phone where the led used to light up I noticed it isn't lighting up (although it is for texts/charging etc). Has anyone got any advice? I really need to get into recovery...

aine1001 said:
Hi I have a rooted Z1 Compact with locked bootloader and xz dual recovery which I installed lollipop 5.1.1 on through twrp yesterday. Everything works fine the only problem is I'm completely unable to boot into recovery... any recovery. I've tried all combinations of buttons, downloaded quick root and tried to boot into recovery through ndr utils, rom and twrp manager but nothing works.. It just reboots as normal after hanging a little on the opening graphics. My volume buttons work fine, however when I boot up my phone where the led used to light up I noticed it isn't lighting up (although it is for texts/charging etc). Has anyone got any advice? I really need to get into recovery...
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just flash recovery again and you will be fine http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2261606

aine1001 said:
Hi I have a rooted Z1 Compact with locked bootloader and xz dual recovery which I installed lollipop 5.1.1 on through twrp yesterday. Everything works fine the only problem is I'm completely unable to boot into recovery... any recovery. I've tried all combinations of buttons, downloaded quick root and tried to boot into recovery through ndr utils, rom and twrp manager but nothing works.. It just reboots as normal after hanging a little on the opening graphics. My volume buttons work fine, however when I boot up my phone where the led used to light up I noticed it isn't lighting up (although it is for texts/charging etc). Has anyone got any advice? I really need to get into recovery...
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If that doesn't do it, it may be an issue with new boot loader. Are you familiar with that? I don't know which ROM/kernel you're using, but booting into recovery w/ new bl only works starting w/ power off, and the right boot-recovery combo.

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[Q] Recovery not possible anymore.

Hello,
My Xperia z1 compact is not able to boot to recovery anymore. I have installed cm11 nightly build from 9th mai 2014. Yesterday i tried to update with cm-updater, but after it successfully downloaded the rom, my z1 compact just rebooted but did not enter recovery. So no update was performed. After that I tried to enter recovery-mode manually, first with SleepandWake -> Restart -> Recovery and after that from PowerOff with "PowerOn and VolumeUp". My Phone always boots the normal system. Also the LED-light is missing. Normally it lights purple and orange while booting Recovery, but since yesterday it stays off while booting.
Howerver, booting into bootloader is still possible. The blue light is on while in bootloader.
I bought it a while ago in February, I think and it is running CM11 since the first Day and I do my updates twice a week.
Does anyone know about that problem? How could this happen? And what can I do to update my Smartphone?
Any hint is appreciated.
Thanks
Kind Regards
1003
Reflash the kernel with fastboot.
[solved] issue
zxz0O0 said:
Reflash the kernel with fastboot.
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Hello,
that solved my problem. But I am very curious how this could happen.
Thanks anyway!
Kind Regards
1003
Hi,
same problem here but other rom.
My Z1C ist rooted and on 4.4.2 (14.3.A.0.757) Stock. (Something with generic DE).
Sorry, i am not so familiar with this.
Now I can't enter the recovery menu anymore. On booting the phone a red led flashes (instead of a green one while rooting process).
When a app tries to "boot to recovery", the phone normally boots android.
I have tried the install.bat in Z1C-lockeddualrecovery2.7.123-BETA.installer.zip and choose option 1 "rooted with SuperSU".
Scripts runs through but when phone reboots, only android starts.
Could i try to flash the kernel new or would i loose my root?
If your bootloader is locked you need to start again from the beginning of the guide. The above solution is only for unlocked bootloader.

[Q] Xperia S can't boot into recovery

Hi, a long time ago I fiddled around with my xperia s, I managed to root it but I don't recall what steps I took and if I managed to do anything else. I now want to try to install a custom ROM, but all of those methods include rebooting into a 'recovery'.
I can't boot into recovery - there is no blue LED at boot and holding power up does nothing. Apart from this the phone appears to work perfectly (though a little slow). I've also tried the "Quick Boot (Reboot)" app, to no effect.
Does anybody have any suggestions?
EDIT: After fiddling around and flashing a new kernel and ROM, it seems to work ok.

[Q] Xperia S stuck on Sony logo on boot

Hi!
I'm moving my first steps into Android modding: I've succesfully installed Cyanogenmod on my Xperia U and then started to play with my Xperia S. That's what I did on the S:
- unlocked bootloader (with Sony official procedure)
- copied ROMs into phone
- flashed TWRP 2.8.0.1 using flashtool (fastboot mode)
- started phone in recovery, wiped, installed ROM/Gapps, reboot.
All seems to work fine: the phone boots correctly, system configuration and all, except that when I reboot it, on the next start it stucks on boot on Sony logo.
The phone is recognized by flashtool and I can still enter recovery, so I can't say it's bricked, but it doesn't start the OS!
I've tried different ROMs, Android 4.4.4. and 5.0.2, but the result is the same: all working fine until the phone is rebooted, then stuck. Sometimes it happens just after installing the ROM, other times later, after installing other apps (it always happens if I try to recovery app backups with Titanium backup, for example).
Can it be a TWRP problem?
Any ideas or help will be high apreciated! :fingers-crossed:
ZeligPC said:
Hi!
I'm moving my first steps into Android modding: I've succesfully installed Cyanogenmod on my Xperia U and then started to play with my Xperia S. That's what I did on the S:
- unlocked bootloader (with Sony official procedure)
- copied ROMs into phone
- flashed TWRP 2.8.0.1 using flashtool (bootloader mode)
- started phone in recovery, wiped, installed ROM/Gapps, reboot.
All seems to work fine: the phone boots correctly, system configuration and all, except that when I reboot it, on the next start it stucks on boot on Sony logo.
The phone is recognized by flashtool and I can still enter recovery, so I can't say it's bricked, but it doesn't start the OS!
I've tried different ROMs, Android 4.4.4. and 5.0.2, but the result is the same: all working fine until the phone is rebooted, then stuck. Sometimes it happens just after installing the ROM, other times later, after installing other apps (it always happens if I try to recovery app backups with Titanium backup, for example).
Can it be a TWRP problem?
Any ideas or help will be high apreciated! :fingers-crossed:
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After flashing ROM, the phone will seem to be stuck at Boot Animation for 10-15 minutes. It is not stuck and normal. Let it boot, it will come to home screen eventually. During second boot, it will seem to be stuck at Sony logo, but this is too normal. It will take approx 10 minutes here too.
Mirhawk said:
After flashing ROM, the phone will seem to be stuck at Boot Animation for 10-15 minutes. It is not stuck and normal. Let it boot, it will come to home screen eventually. During second boot, it will seem to be stuck at Sony logo, but this is too normal. It will take approx 10 minutes here too.
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Wow. Thank you Mirhawk! I knew about long boot animation at first boot, but never heard about the second (or later) one "stuck" at Sony logo! Waited 10 minutes and then the phone wake up! :good:
Thank you again.

[Solved] Recovery stuck on sony logo

Hi all
I have a xperia M (C1905), bootloader unlocked, not rooted, usb debugging ON. I tried flashing several custom recovery (cm12 nightly, twrp, cm11, archidroid) with fastboot. It works fine but when I reboot, after I click volume up during the pink light, it gets stuck on the sony logo with a light blue light. I checked with adb devices and my device is listed under recovery, however I'm not able to do anything else (wipe data, flash, etc.).
Would anyone have any idea of what's going on?!
Thanks a lot
u need to press volume down to go to recovery mode,
and which rom u are using now
I can't believe it was that easy... I had read somewhere that up or down didn't matter. And I was sure I had tried down too. Well. All good now!
Thanks again

I think I hardbricked my Zuk z2?

So guys
I was on twrp and tried to flash a new rom but when it rebooted after the install, my Zuk z2 died.
It does nothing now. If I press the powerbutton for a long time it shortly vibrates for one second and the notification light also lights up for 1 second, but does not boot up. I tried volume combinations, don't work either.
What can I do guys?
Well, this guy managed to fix it
. Not sure if its the best way to fix it but it's still something
Effected said:
So guys
I was on twrp and tried to flash a new rom but when it rebooted after the install, my Zuk z2 died.
It does nothing now. If I press the powerbutton for a long time it shortly vibrates for one second and the notification light also lights up for 1 second, but does not boot up. I tried volume combinations, don't work either.
What can I do guys?
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https://zukfans.eu/community/threads/how-to-unbrick-zuk-z2-from-diagnostic-port-900e.2856/ follow the steps
https://forum.xda-developers.com/lenovo-zuk-z2/how-to/deep-flash-revive-zuk-z2-hard-brick-t3577146
Use this if you didnt success from other methods.
tlxxxsracer said:
My video. The brick occurs when you usually backup a room with one version of twrp, flash another variant of twrp and then restore the nandroid from before.
Happened to me. Flashed MIUI, and then tried to restore a nandroid (not realising the TWRP changed).
Hope the video helps. Plus then you have a cable premade in case it happens again
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Hello. Maybe you can give me some advice. I am stuck in engineering/diagnostics mode after I accidentally selected that option when I was in the bootloader trying to flash TWRP.
Basically, I had installed TWRP and Mokee 7.1.1. I wanted to check out the original chinese ROM so I relocked, flashed with QFIL, etc. I had first flashed MM, then I flashed latest chinese Nougat official.
I didn't like it, so I was trying to unlock the bootloader again, and in the process I ended up selecting the diagnostics/engineering mode. The phone was stuck there and I had no way of accessing the bootloader to reflash with QFIL or MiFlash
TO try to fix, I used the deep flash method you describe in the video, only I found it in zukfans. I was able to open the 9008 port, flash with QFIL/MiFlash. Even though both tools describe the flash as successful, on boot, it goes back to engineering mode.
How to I get out of there? Is my phone done?
Thanks!

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