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triangle with yellow exclamation mark

hi guys i need help asap been trying to research for three or four hours now and i am completely stuck.
The story is i have an arc s generic uk model which was on .42 firmware. however obviously being rooted and stuff i removed system apps etc and i recently i got the ota notifcation for the newer update which obviously cannot be installed unless the firmware is untouched.
now i backed everything up so thats not a problem. I decided to flash .42 firmware via wotanclient and well my phone was fully charged. after flashing had finished i disconnected the usb switched on my device and i got the yellow exclamation mark with the triangle. I found a thread whereby SEUS solved this problem but for me SEUS is saying installation failed please ensure battery is fully charged.
I tried to flash a generic us .42 firmware and well im having no luck. Ill attach the log to this post. im not sure if this error is because of the lt18a and lt18i differences or if it is something else. I also tried doing a straight flash to .62 firmware via wotan but i keep getting errors and im trying to download the ftf file but im having no luck. i dont care about root anymore as long as i can get my phone running again. help me please ive been trying for hours and im stuck. even if i put my phone on charge im in a boot loop to the exclamation point and back all over agian.
thanks in advance.
willing to donate to anyone that helps me solve my problem.
ps here is my flashtool log
01/036/2012 02:36:57 - INFO - <- This level is successfully initialized
01/036/2012 02:36:58 - INFO - Flashtool Version 0.6.8.0 built on 2012-02-26 19:26:25
01/036/2012 02:36:58 - INFO - You can drag and drop ftf files here to start flashing them
01/037/2012 02:37:10 - INFO - Device disconnected
01/037/2012 02:37:19 - INFO - Selected LT18a arc s_2.3.4, 4.0.2.A.0.42_Generic USA.ftf
01/037/2012 02:37:19 - INFO - Preparing files for flashing
01/037/2012 02:37:39 - INFO - Please connect your device into flashmode.
01/037/2012 02:37:46 - INFO - Device connected in flash mode
01/037/2012 02:37:46 - INFO - Opening device for R/W
01/037/2012 02:37:47 - INFO - Reading device information
01/037/2012 02:37:47 - INFO - Phone ready for flashmode operations.
01/037/2012 02:37:47 - INFO - Start Flashing
01/037/2012 02:37:47 - INFO - Flashing loader
01/037/2012 02:37:49 - INFO - Loader version : R4A066 / Bootloader status : ROOTED
01/037/2012 02:37:49 - INFO - Flashing adsp.sin
01/037/2012 02:37:49 - ERROR - ERR_SEVERITY="MAJOR";ERR_CLASS="SECURITY_CLASS";ERR_STATIC="SIN_HEAD_VER";ERR_DYNAMIC="Failed to verify sin header";
01/037/2012 02:37:49 - ERROR - Error flashing. Aborted
01/037/2012 02:37:50 - INFO - Device connected in flash mode
01/037/2012 02:37:52 - INFO - Device disconnected
01/037/2012 02:37:53 - INFO - Device connected in flash mode
01/038/2012 02:38:00 - INFO - Device disconnected

I've got my phone running however all I did was root my phone and now I can't install the .62 ota update. It keeps failing and I haven't done anything at all apart from root.
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Hey,
When you say it's failing, are you still getting the sin error?
Which version are you using?
I was getting the exact issue on my UK (tmobile) Arc, but I managed to get it working after using the top .62 from this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1330314
If you've unlocked your bootloader, OTA updates won't work.
Geef

That happened with me once, I accidentaly flashed an LT15a firmware on my LT15i. Just flashed the right firmware again and it worked tho.

dude try the old flash tool

[Q]Xperia Play R800i flashing problems.

Hi. I tried last night to flash several .42 firmwares, including R800i_4.0.2.A.0.42_Generic_UK and R800i_4.0.2.A.0.58_Generic Hong Kong Trade, in order to get rooting access. But, after I connected the phone in flash mode and selected the firmware I wanted to flash it, I received an error: Flash canceled ; Device disconnected .
The usb debugging is on, I selected MSC. The program I used is Flashtool; What I'm doing wrong ? Thanks.
Code:
18/037/2012 00:37:57 - INFO - <- This level is successfully initialized
18/037/2012 00:37:57 - INFO - Flashtool Version 0.8.0.0 built on 2012-05-27 21:57:12
18/037/2012 00:37:57 - INFO - You can drag and drop ftf files here to start flashing them
18/038/2012 00:38:03 - INFO - Device disconnected
18/038/2012 00:38:16 - INFO - Selected R800i_4.0.2.A.0.42_Generic_UK.ftf
18/038/2012 00:38:16 - INFO - Flash canceled
18/052/2012 00:52:33 - INFO - Selected R800i_4.0.2.A.0.58_Generic Hong Kong Trade.ftf
18/052/2012 00:52:33 - INFO - Flash canceled
18/052/2012 00:52:40 - INFO - Device connected in flash mode
18/052/2012 00:52:51 - INFO - Selected R800i_4.0.2.A.0.42_Generic_UK.ftf
18/052/2012 00:52:51 - INFO - Flash canceled
18/052/2012 00:52:58 - INFO - Selected R800i_4.0.2.A.0.42_Generic_UK.ftf
18/052/2012 00:52:58 - INFO - Flash canceled
18/053/2012 00:53:02 - INFO - Device disconnected

Firstly, the current version of flashtool is 0.8.6.0 so grab the update and apply that. Secondly, in the flashtool directory is a subdirectory called drivers (from memory, I use linux and we have native drivers), install these making sure you select the Play driver and flash/fastboot support and try again.

nurofenplus said:
Firstly, the current version of flashtool is 0.8.6.0 so grab the update and apply that. Secondly, in the flashtool directory is a subdirectory called drivers (from memory, I use linux and we have native drivers), install these making sure you select the Play driver and flash/fastboot support and try again.
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Okay, I updated the flashtool version to 0.8.6.0, I installed the drivers you said, but I receive the same error Flash canceled. My OS is Windows XP Professional. Maybe that could be a problem ?
Regards.
LE: I receive the same error even on Windows 7. Damn, what I can do ?

bogsplay said:
Hi. I tried last night to flash several .42 firmwares, including R800i_4.0.2.A.0.42_Generic_UK and R800i_4.0.2.A.0.58_Generic Hong Kong Trade, in order to get rooting access. But, after I connected the phone in flash mode and selected the firmware I wanted to flash it, I received an error: Flash canceled ; Device disconnected .
The usb debugging is on, I selected MSC. The program I used is Flashtool; What I'm doing wrong ? Thanks.
Code:
18/037/2012 00:37:57 - INFO - <- This level is successfully initialized
18/037/2012 00:37:57 - INFO - Flashtool Version 0.8.0.0 built on 2012-05-27 21:57:12
18/037/2012 00:37:57 - INFO - You can drag and drop ftf files here to start flashing them
18/038/2012 00:38:03 - INFO - Device disconnected
18/038/2012 00:38:16 - INFO - Selected R800i_4.0.2.A.0.42_Generic_UK.ftf
18/038/2012 00:38:16 - INFO - Flash canceled
18/052/2012 00:52:33 - INFO - Selected R800i_4.0.2.A.0.58_Generic Hong Kong Trade.ftf
18/052/2012 00:52:33 - INFO - Flash canceled
18/052/2012 00:52:40 - INFO - Device connected in flash mode
18/052/2012 00:52:51 - INFO - Selected R800i_4.0.2.A.0.42_Generic_UK.ftf
18/052/2012 00:52:51 - INFO - Flash canceled
18/052/2012 00:52:58 - INFO - Selected R800i_4.0.2.A.0.42_Generic_UK.ftf
18/052/2012 00:52:58 - INFO - Flash canceled
18/053/2012 00:53:02 - INFO - Device disconnected
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this can b fixed by getting flashtool v0.6.9.1 i had the same problem

xperiaplayicsuser2013 said:
this can b fixed by getting flashtool v0.6.9.1 i had the same problem
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Thanks a lot mate, I did it. I finally flashed the .42 firmware. Now I'm gonna root the phone. Thanks again.
@nurofenplus Thanks for your help.

I've had this problem, I think I ended up either just doing it again(installing the drivers) or maybe even installing the x10 driver set??? Think I read somewhere long ago they work? Might be wrong...he'll maybe I installed em all! It was a few flashes ago... In any case u should have to select "install anyway" on a few unsigned drivers, And remember, back button whilst plugging in USB for flash(green light) search button whilst plugging in for fastboot(blue light) it will certainly be a driver issue on pc, mtp and debugging are irrelevant in flasmode(I think ), it's not a good idea to use a USB hub or even front panel ports if you suspect they are a bit dodgy(ie, part of a combination card reader etc, it also doesn't hurt to always run flastool ad administrator. Hope this helps.
Sent from my R800i using xda app-developers app

@xplayed Yeah, I know, I installed & reinstalled the Xperia Play drivers several times, but it didn't work it. The problem was probably with the program version I used, because after I used flashtool v0.6.9.1 it worked like a charm.
Okay, after I flashed and rooted my XPlay, I tried to install a custom rom ([ROM + THEME] [GSM] [2.3.4] Gin2JellyBean [v1.8.1] |Fast|Smooth|Stable|Eye Candy|), but I reached step 6 and I don't know what to do. How do I flash that custom rom on my phone ? May someone point me a tutorial or be kind and explain me what to do ? Regards.

I had this problem and what I did is just flashed my stock kernel in fastboot but it sure is a program error and not our fault.
Sent from my R800i using xda app-developers app

[Q] Xperia play stuck on SOny Ericcson screen needs to be flashed with stock rom.

Well it begins as always.... with a borded guy inside his house on a weekend tinkering with his old phone. So i decided to root my phone since i would be replacing it in 2/3 months any way, and i managed to succesfully zergrush it, and it was unlocked. So being as happy as i was i got greedy and decided to flash it with 4.0.3 beta for xperia play. In retrospect that was not my smartest move yet. So i got clockworkmod and the zip file which was
DooMLoRD-PLAY-GSM-ICS-4.0.3-ROM-LEAKED-v01
I than proceeded to flash it which was also succesfully (using the clockwork recovery menu flash from zip file). BUt than after restarting my phone it just stays at Sony Ericsson and does nothing else (left on for 10 hours) while sleeping last night.
So when i woke up i decided to give it a shot at fixing it and installed FLASHTOOL. I downloaded the stock kernel.R800i_4.0.2.A.0.42_Generic. And tried to flash it. Now first of all Flashtool would keep telling me to install the drivers. I somehow managed to finally get them installed at which point it would continue to flash except it would reach a point giving me an error. CASE IN POINT bellow.
10/041/2013 09:41:52 - INFO - Device connected in flash mode
10/042/2013 09:42:03 - INFO - Selected R800i_4.0.2.A.0.42_Generic.ftf
10/042/2013 09:42:03 - INFO - Preparing files for flashing
10/042/2013 09:42:03 - INFO - Please connect your device into flashmode.
10/042/2013 09:42:04 - INFO - Opening device for R/W
10/042/2013 09:42:04 - INFO - Reading device information
10/042/2013 09:42:04 - INFO - Phone ready for flashmode operations.
10/042/2013 09:42:04 - INFO - Start Flashing
10/042/2013 09:42:04 - INFO - Processing loader
10/042/2013 09:42:04 - INFO - Checking header
10/042/2013 09:42:04 - INFO - Ending flash session
10/042/2013 09:42:04 - ERROR - ERR_SEVERITY="MAJOR";ERR_CLASS="SECURITY_CLASS";ERR_DYNAMIC="SIN header verification failed"
AFterwhich nothing happens.
Also tried to reflash it using fastboot boot command which keeps giving me (waiting on device message)
Sony Ericsson Xperia Play R800I
Had: 4.0.2.A.0.42
CLockworkmod 5 i believe
FLashtool 0.9.7.0
So now can anyone help me with getting this phone working again. Assume i don't have USB debugging in which case give me an idea on how to flash it without the usb debugging. Thank you all in advance for the wonderfull gift of knowlidge.
Best Regards.
Noobmist

disable verification in flashtool
Sent from my R800i using Tapatalk 2

Indeed
Indeed you are wise to suggest such action. It appears as if that was my problem. However i am able to get 4.0.2 a 0.58 Enchanted on my play but i cannot get the stock 0.42 version to run. Interestingly however the doomlord root works on 58 even though it should only work on 42. And for the life of me i cannot figure out why i can't get the ICS to work on my phone. I am thinking perhaps the kernel is not flashing with it since i keep hanging on boot :S At any rate my phone is useable again but not with ICS
fma965 said:
disable verification in flashtool
Sent from my R800i using Tapatalk 2
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[Q] Unknow device driver error, mid flashtool firmware, Flashing Red

Hello, and thank you in advance for any and all help you can give me here. I am going to attempt to give you all the info I can to the best of my ability.
r800at GSM 12W05 - purchased unbranded / sim unlocked about 1 year ago Locked Bootloader
I almost immediately flashed new firmware and rom Gin2JellyBean -
i dont recall for sure specifics but I am pretty sure it was 2.3.4 version running on the 4.0.2.A.0.42
I had no issues with this install and everything went flawlessly. I do know that in my phone info after this it was recorded as a r800i.
This worked well and I liked it quite a lot until recently most of the new games would lag/ freeze/ crash.
After a great deal of reading I found [Rom][PLAY][PORT][MULTIBOOT] AtoMic GB 7.0 [ The Ultimate Dual Core Experience ]
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2219154
and thought it may help with some of my issues.
So yesterday I downloaded -
- Flashtool Windows Edition - v0.9.10.1
- CWM Recovery Installer v.5
- Firmware 4.0.2.A.0.58 Enhanced
I installed the flashtool, fastboot and xperia play drivers from the install folder of flashtool, and installed the USB Flash Driver(Gordons Gate)
I activated debugging mass storage and followed the tutorial 100%. I am running win7 64 on my pc
Upon launching Flashtool I selected the firmware for flash and proceeded to connect my phone while holding back. Everything seemed to be fine, the flashtool began doing its thing and progressed to 40% completion before freezing up and my phone disconnecting from the pc. Windows reported Unknown Device, driver error.
Now a little info on my recollection of the flashtool info, i wish I had taken a screen shot but at the time I didnt know I would need it. So what I recall from the info was that it had progressed to a system file install of some sort, it had completed about 6-10 files and that I found it interesting that the phone info it reported seemed to show a 4.0.2.A.0.62 firmware. That is if I was reading it correctly.
I tried uninstalling and reinstalling Flashtool, drivers, pc companion, I tried older versions of flashtool, but nothing seems to be correcting the unknown device problem. I did multiple restarts/ reboots of both the phone and pc in the process, literally trying everything I could to get it to re connect properly. To no avail.
Now the phone itself, when i try to power it on i get a flashing LED, I am color blind unfortunately But I am 90% sure its a flashing red light.
If I attempt to plug it in my pc installs the SEMC Flash Device driver and I get a green steady charging light. After approximately 30 seconds my phone displays its logo for a few seconds followed by what appears to be a picture of a phone with a triangle warning sign with an exclamation mark in it. That displays for maybe 10 seconds and my pc errors flashing an unknown device - driver issue and the phone led goes back to flashing red.
If there is any other info you need please feel free to ask, ill do my best. And again, thank you so much for the help.

Just figured I would add that I would like to get the bootlader unlocked as well. So if there is any way to incorporate fixing my issue with getting the bootloader unlocked that would be fantastic.
Also I found this from another persons post and made some edits to it so it is as close to what mine said as possible! Besides date time stamp that is.
11/059/2012 15:59:13 - INFO - <- This level is successfully initialized
11/059/2012 15:59:15 - INFO - Flashtool Version 0.9.10.1
11/059/2012 15:59:15 - INFO - You can drag and drop ftf files here to start flashing them
11/059/2012 15:59:25 - INFO - Device disconnected
11/059/2012 15:59:45 - INFO - Selected R800i_4.0.2.A.0.62
11/059/2012 15:59:45 - INFO - Preparing files for flashing
11/000/2012 16:00:27 - INFO - Please connect your device into flashmode.
11/000/2012 16:00:50 - INFO - Device connected in flash mode
11/000/2012 16:00:50 - INFO - Opening device for R/W
11/000/2012 16:00:50 - INFO - Reading device information
11/000/2012 16:00:50 - INFO - Phone ready for flashmode operations.
11/000/2012 16:00:50 - INFO - Start Flashing
11/000/2012 16:00:50 - INFO - Flashing loader
*** 11/000/2012 16:00:53 - INFO - Loader : S1_Loader_Root_773f - Version : R4A066 / Bootloader status : Not Rootable ***** this line im unsure of besides the not rootable part
11/000/2012 16:00:53 - WARN - This file is ignored : simlock.ta
11/000/2012 16:00:53 - INFO - Flashing kernel.sin
11/000/2012 16:00:55 - INFO - Flashing fota1.sin
11/000/2012 16:00:56 - INFO - Flashing fota0.sin
11/000/2012 16:00:57 - INFO - Flashing adsp.sin
11/001/2012 16:01:00 - INFO - Flashing amss_fs.sin
11/001/2012 16:01:00 - INFO - Flashing amss.sin
11/001/2012 16:01:11 - INFO - Flashing system.sin
*** This would be where my progress stopped do to the driver malfunction - 40%
Also I had found this thread before I posted but the information included is extremely vague. I PM the OP in hopes for some help as well.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1252038

Ok so I picked up my phone and tried hitting the power button and I got a different result now.
For some reason, after letting it sit untouched for almost 24 hours the power button now causes a small vibration and logo screen very briefly, but then flashes that phone and exclamation sign symbol and goes dark again.
To be honest im rather scared to try and do anything with it without guidance at this point now.
I really dont want to brick this phone permanently. And am too inexperienced to feel comfortable just randomly trying to reflash.
Is this normal for it to just stop showing red led and seemingly sort of fixing itself?

Any thoughts? Ideas? I just need some guidance so I dont brick this thing for good.. I miss my phone!!

[Q] Xperia M encrypted storage

Hi there, I am looking at a friends phone and could do with some help. His young child has encrypted the storage on the device. He is not worried about data etc he just wants to get his phone working again. I have already tried repairing on PC Companion and keep getting error 100 in the middle of the download.
Any help would be appreciated

BionicOverload said:
Hi there, I am looking at a friends phone and could do with some help. His young child has encrypted the storage on the device. He is not worried about data etc he just wants to get his phone working again. I have already tried repairing on PC Companion and keep getting error 100 in the middle of the download.
Any help would be appreciated
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Have you tried repairing the phone by flashing a ROM in flashtool?

Remorcer said:
Have you tried repairing the phone by flashing a ROM in flashtool?
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Will have a look into that. Something just messed up my windows big time so reinstalling that as we speak. Thanks for the quick reply

Ok, All setup again now. Do I need to connect my phone in flash mode on flashtool. If possible would you be able to give me some form of step by step instructions. Never woked on an xperia before.
Thanks

BionicOverload said:
Ok, All setup again now. Do I need to connect my phone in flash mode on flashtool. If possible would you be able to give me some form of step by step instructions. Never woked on an xperia before.
Thanks
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Here ya go, a tutorial: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2697277

Thank you very much, gotta go work now will take a look later

No luck with flashtool. Here is my log
08/028/2014 23:28:03 - INFO - Device disconnected
08/028/2014 23:28:34 - INFO - Selected Bundle for Sony Xperia M (C1905). FW release : 15.1.A.1.9. Customization : GLOBAL-kuswosplakuk
08/028/2014 23:28:34 - INFO - Preparing files for flashing
08/028/2014 23:28:42 - INFO - Device connected in flash mode
08/029/2014 23:29:07 - INFO - Please connect your device into flashmode.
08/029/2014 23:29:08 - INFO - Opening device for R/W
08/029/2014 23:29:09 - INFO - Start Flashing
08/029/2014 23:29:09 - INFO - Processing loader.sin
08/029/2014 23:29:09 - INFO - Checking header
08/029/2014 23:29:09 - ERROR - Processing of loader.sin finished with errors.
08/029/2014 23:29:09 - INFO - Ending flash session
08/029/2014 23:29:09 - ERROR -
08/029/2014 23:29:09 - ERROR - Error flashing. Aborted
08/029/2014 23:29:09 - INFO - Device connected in flash mode

When did you attach your phone to the pc? Before of after hitting flash?

After hitting flash

You have the exact same situation as this guy: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2759611
His friend's son encrypted his friend's phone and he wants a solution. To be honest, i don't think there is one here. There have been around eight people trying to undo encrypted storage but no one has found a solution. Im afraid that a new phone would be necessary here.

Ok, Thanks for the heads up