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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.
Sent from my LT18i using Tapatalk

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] Cant Repair My Xperia Play, Please Help ME

Hi, im srry, i know my english sux... i cant repair my xperia play i triyed with pc companion and flashtool, flashtool send me this error
ERR_SEVERITY="MAJOR";ERR_CLASS="SECURITY_CLASS";ERR_DYNAMIC="SIN header verification failed"
Please if anyone know how i can restore my device, help me ! Ty So much !

Wrong ftf file, I guess.

[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] 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

[ArcS] Processing of loader.sin finished with errors

I know, there are plenty of topics for this error, but I didn't found a solution.
I tried the following...
- repair option in PC Companion --> error 2003 (even if I could repair the unlocked phone few weeks ago)
- FlashTool (newest version) stops with this error:
31/053/2015 22:53:56 - INFO - Device connected in flash mode
31/053/2015 22:53:57 - INFO - Opening device for R/W
31/053/2015 22:53:57 - INFO - Reading device information
31/053/2015 22:53:57 - INFO - Phone ready for flashmode operations.
31/053/2015 22:53:57 - INFO - Opening TA partition 2
31/053/2015 22:53:57 - INFO - Current device : LT18i - BX902LM8AB - 1254-2716_R1I - 1246-7916_4.1.B.0.431 - WORLD-i_4.1.B.0.587
31/053/2015 22:53:57 - INFO - Closing TA partition
31/053/2015 22:53:57 - INFO - Start Flashing
31/053/2015 22:53:57 - INFO - Processing loader.sin
31/053/2015 22:53:57 - INFO - Checking header
31/053/2015 22:53:57 - ERROR - Processing of loader.sin finished with errors.
31/053/2015 22:53:57 - INFO - Ending flash session
31/054/2015 22:54:04 - ERROR -
31/054/2015 22:54:04 - ERROR - Error flashing. Aborted
31/054/2015 22:54:04 - INFO - Device disconnected
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I can flash new kernels (Lupus & CM12.1 kernel), but if I want to go back to the .587 ROM, I can't flash them through FlashTool. Any idea? Bricked?
I always connected the phone after the popup which told me to do so. I also installed all the drivers - the phone is recognized in flash & fastboot mode (using Windows 7).

i have the same ****
try to install an older version http://www.mediafire.com/download/2ut97v5aszylr4w/flashtool-0.9.18.1-windows.exe

Daniel D. said:
I know, there are plenty of topics for this error, but I didn't found a solution.
I tried the following...
- repair option in PC Companion --> error 2003 (even if I could repair the unlocked phone few weeks ago)
- FlashTool (newest version) stops with this error:
I can flash new kernels (Lupus & CM12.1 kernel), but if I want to go back to the .587 ROM, I can't flash them through FlashTool. Any idea? Bricked?
I always connected the phone after the popup which told me to do so. I also installed all the drivers - the phone is recognized in flash & fastboot mode (using Windows 7).
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You got an error because of latest version of flashtool.
Use only flashtool
18.5 - https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8q4pCAugmPgZWk0ZkFSTHk4a0E/view
or
18.6 - https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BzVQf67OZ9NtSnlHZEtWTnZ1LWc/view
or
8.0 - http://www.mediafire.com/download/ucczmw37815j2gv/flashtool-0.9.8.0-windows.exe

It worked! Note that Avast thinks that these versions of Flashtool are infected with some malware. Avoid that somehow

I can confirm this worked for me too. I was in the same situation.
My buddy in Canada mailed me his 2011 Xperia Arc as he wanted me to gain root on it. I did that, then unlocked the bootloader (this was carrier branded to Rogers). I had to go the long route for the BL unlocking (the whole "install this program, buy these credits, touch terminals under a panel with a paperclip, etc"). Then I installed CWM Recovery, then installed CyanogenMod 10, Android 4.1.2, but it was buggy as hell and was randomly rebooting. So I decided to try some new ROMs, hopefully more stable. BUT all the ones I wanted required I flash build 4.1.B.0.587 first. So I got the FTF build file needed, got Flash Tool 0.9.19.8, but kept getting the exact same error message, "ERROR - Processing of loader.sin finished with errors." So I tried Sony's Flash Tool, Emma. Then that told me the phone had a locked BL! WTF! I double checked, and that was not true. So then I tried Sony's PC Companion, and their server went down RIGHT after I started getting somewhere... FFUUUUUU!!! So then I found this thread... Got Flash Tool 0.9.18.6, got it all prepped to go (FTF file, drivers, etc), and fired it off... FAILED again. Tried again, this time with phone plugged in from the GET GO and NOT from when Flash Tool tells me to. And guess what, I was able to flash this stock ROM WITHOUT the phone actually being in Flashmode. LOL! What I mean is, when Flash Tool prompted me to hold Back and then plug in the phone, the phone was already plugged in... then BAM, it started working!
Either way, I'm now happy cos I can try out some more stable ROMs.
I hope anyone else in that situation finds this and gets some joy too.

Thanks for all the answers. I ended up installing Legacy Xperia CM 12.1. The only system beside .587 which has an acceptable speed on my Arc S - and up to date!