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[Q] Possible Bricked R800i

I very recently asked for help installing CM7 onto my phone. While following a fairly simple tutorial linked to me by the author something hasn't worked and I've been left with a brick. I managed to fastboot the boot.img then when rebooting I was asked to "spam" the volume button repeatedly until it entered another mode. It did not do this. Instead it simply left me with a blank screen. No Sony Ericsson logo and no booting into another mode as the tutorial described. Someone in the thread had the same issue and basically the author just washed his hands of it and asked that guy to make a thread. I did look at the troubled users profile for said thread but for some reason this forum is saying the search is down, so hopefully someone can help me at least get my phone working. I'm done with the rooting/romming shenanigans. If there is a way to just get my phone up and running then hopefully someone can tell me. Until then it's just a brick.
Edit - Tried updating via SEUS but it says the phone has modified software and cant be updated. :-(
Would flashtool work?? I have no idea how to use it tho but am downloading it. Looking for things on here is hard work. lol.

Is your boot loader unlocked? You didn't mention if it was or not. If its not then that's why your bricked.

kelvenha55 said:
Is your boot loader unlocked? You didn't mention if it was or not. If its not then that's why your bricked.
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Its unlocked. The tutorial before the one I mentioned above was about finding out if it was or not and it had a YES next to it in the menu. Along with my IMEI number etc, so I was told I was OK to go ahead with the other tutorial.

Flashtool Guide
Oh rght this should help you, okay. The answer to your question is yes flashtool should work, it sounds like you've got a botched install that's all if you doo this you should be fine
THIS WILL ERASE ALL DATA ON YOUR PHONE BUT NOT YOUR SD CARD
Here's a quick rundown of what you need to do, Download flashtool, download an ftf file, flash the ftf file to your phone through flashtool and then as if by magic your phone should work. So let's begin
Step 1) Turn your phone off - Then leave it to the side.
Step 2) Download and install Flashtool Get flashtool from here
After it has downloaded install it but make sure you have remembered the directory where you've installed it.
Step 3) Download an ftf file. This is a package that contains the stock software that came with your phone and flashing this will therefore return your phone to factory settings or stock.
Here is a thread with a list of ftf files, download the one that corresponds with your phone.
After you've downloaded it move it the folder named firmwares in your flashtool directory. For example mine is C:\Flashtool\firmwares
Step 4) Install the drivers. Navigate to the drivers folder in your flashtool directory, for example mine is C:\Flashtool\drivers From there open the file named Flashtool-drivers.exe and install ALL of the drivers.
Step 5) Flashing the FTF. Once you have installed all of the drivers open flashtool. From there click on the flash icon in the top left corner of the screen. Select Flashmode then click OK.
Select the FTF file you downloaded and moved to the firmwares folder and then click OK.
You will then see flashtool say it is preparing files for flashing follwed by a popup. The popup will promt you to power off your phone, hold the back button, then plug the USB into your Computer.
After you have done this flashtool will begin flashing your phone. Do not remove the USB until it is finished.
Once it has finished (The log will tell you when it has) remove the USB and power on your phone.
The initial boot may take some time as needs to rebuild it's cache. Don't panic this is normal. After it has your phone shoudl now have booted and be on the stock software that came with it
Hope I helped, if you need anymore help PM me

Thanks for the help but I was just too over that phone so I sent it away for cash (even fuc*ed it was worth £32) and I've got a brand new Xperia Arc S. Thanks.

Xperia Arc S Unbriked With Sucess

Hi guys i want to share some information who was useful for me with Xperia Arc S 12w07 :
Important : Dont make normal updates with SEUS ou PCC if your phone was unlocked by other tool, because you will brick the phone, you need to start using other firmwares, but ask for opinions first..
After Alejandrissimo unbrick my phone, the phone ask me to do update to new version, so i click yes to make thet update, and after 5 seconds gave me one error in update, so my phone was dead again with yellow triangle with one phone, so i talk to alejandrissimo again and he gave one file to fix the phone again with Flashtool, so i will share with you ok, but i think i already saw this file in other post..
Steps :
1º - Install Flashtool - flashtool-0.9.10.1 - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1000012
1.1º - Google and find this file : " [Xperia Device] flashmode & fastboot driver bundle " and install all..
2º - Install all Drivers
3º - In flashtool be sure if the drivers already installed, sometimes the file install but in pc need to install more with the phone connected
4º - Select Flash Mode
5º - Put the fix file in folder firmware of flastool, and you can delete the other file x10 in the same folder you dont need.
6º - In " Program Files\Flashtool\devices\LT18 " you have this file loader.sin, when you try to flash if he give this error : " cant find loader_unlocked.sin ", then you need to rename the " loader.sin " file to " loader_unlocked.sin", and then flash again, and will work..
If was simple bick like my phone it will be fix it, maybe for other phones is the same, check the devices folder for the files and if you need to rename like i did...
Hope this help for some people ok..:good:
Now i need to update to new version of android, but i need to see what is the correct file to flash or i will brick my phone again..
Tks to Alejandrissimo again, he teach me to do that.. :fingers-crossed:

[Q] Tried AOSP - Cannot revert to older firmware, root access denied

Hello everyone,
I installed the AOSP 5.0.2 build for T2 Ultra but now I want to go back to Kitkat because it has barely any apps and no Google Play Store.
So I tried flashing a kitkat ftf and another firmware with a bunch of .sin files but each time flashtool says "INFO - Root access denied".
So I searched around, did some things but nothing worked. Then I tried VRoot and it never made it past the launch screen when connecting the device.
Emma doesn't detect a device. PC Companion doesn't detect a device either. I can only use fastboot mode now.
However I have no Kitkat firmware in *.img files to use fastboot. And that's if fastboot will work for an older firmware. All I have in an *.img file is the AOSP build. The thread had basically no documentation, I should have done some more research before trying it.
Anyone have any suggestions? Thank you.

Solution found
So after a little digging it seems that:
1) You need to flash "roms" which are zip files of firmware and other apps.
2) You flash roms by using the recovery boot of your device. Your installing apps and firmwares by 'flashing'
3) You will have to either have had the zip files on the SD Card on your phone or you will need to Mount as USB so that you can drag and drop files onto it in Windows.
4) The zip files of apps and firmware can be found on xda forums and other sites. Look for roms.
See my other thread for more information related to this.

As far as I know, flashtool doesn't require root access while flashing an ftf. You sure you properly connected the phone in flashmode?

sohailferdous said:
As far as I know, flashtool doesn't require root access while flashing an ftf. You sure you properly connected the phone in flashmode?
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After reading a bit I found out you have to hold the volume down button instead of the return button it shows in the figure. I was wondering why it said that when most phones don't have a physical one and mistankgly thought flashmode didn't work with a t2 ultra.
All is good now.

Flashtool freezes when creating bundle (ftf)

Anyone else had the same problem? Window just freezes and nothing happens. Is there any other way to get official firmware in .ftf format?

http://imgur.com/a/9KLdq
I'm doing something wrong or what?
Is there any way to install dstrikerz1's rom without downgrading?

Analala said:
http://imgur.com/a/9KLdq
I'm doing something wrong or what?
Is there any way to install dstrikerz1's rom without downgrading?
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You need only recovery to flash Dstriker, no need to downgraded. Root with Kingroot, flash dual recover by nut, then flash rom...

levone1 said:
You need only recovery to flash Dstriker, no need to downgraded. Root with Kingroot, flash dual recover by nut, then flash rom...
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Problem is I really want to avoid kingroot. I installed it once and then had to re-flash system again because it couldn't be uninstalled. And I don't trust Chinese proprietary software.

Analala said:
Problem is I really want to avoid kingroot. I installed it once and then had to re-flash system again because it couldn't be uninstalled. And I don't trust Chinese proprietary software.
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If you're wanting to flash Dstriker, then you're going to reflash system anyway, just make sure to check box for 'system' when wiping in recovery...
If you really want to downgrade and root, try a newer version of Flashtool. New versions create the whole ftf just by downloading. All you have to do is wait until it's done, and click flash.

levone1 said:
If you're wanting to flash Dstriker, then you're going to reflash system anyway, just make sure to check box for 'system' when wiping in recovery...
If you really want to downgrade and root, try a newer version of Flashtool. New versions create the whole ftf just by downloading. All you have to do is wait until it's done, and click flash.
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I tried downloading different firmware version on a different computer but i still get program freeze when i tried to bundle it. If i try to flash downloaded firmware then firmware selector cant find it either. See for yourself - http://imgur.com/r61Rr7m http://imgur.com/36nbNG7

Analala said:
I tried downloading different firmware version on a different computer but i still get program freeze when i tried to bundle it. If i try to flash downloaded firmware then firmware selector cant find it either. See for yourself - http://imgur.com/r61Rr7m http://imgur.com/36nbNG7
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I'm not a Flashtool expert, but I've flashed roms at least a dozen times, and I don't even see that screen anymore. I remember in older versions you used to have to download and then create an ftf, bit about a year ago there was an update where FT and Xperifirm were able to work together, and the flashable ftf was created automatically. Ever since then, I just click on the firmware I want in Xperifirm, and it downloads, and prepares the file, and I just click 'flash' and connect the phone and it's done.

levone1 said:
I'm not a Flashtool expert, but I've flashed roms at least a dozen times, and I don't even see that screen anymore. I remember in older versions you used to have to download and then create an ftf, bit about a year ago there was an update where FT and Xperifirm were able to work together, and the flashable ftf was created automatically. Ever since then, I just click on the firmware I want in Xperifirm, and it downloads, and prepares the file, and I just click 'flash' and connect the phone and it's done.
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Maybe its in the latest update. The problem is I get an error when trying to launch x10flasher.jar. I have no idea what could have caused this problem. I got freshly installed java so everything should be fine.
http://imgur.com/a/0oOwz

1. Download Flashtool 0.9.23.1 and install it
2. Download x10flasher.jar from the same page
3. Open folder where you just installed Flashtool, and simply paste x10flasher.jar
4. Move and replace - YES
that's how you upgrade to 0.9.23.2
As for making ftf files:
1. when you have Flashtool, open XperiFirm from there, as picture attached
2. when firmware of your choosing finished downloading close XperiFirm windows (red markers in attached pic) but dont close little window in Flashtool (green "circle" in attached pic)
3. after few seconds Flashtool starts creating FTF version of the firmware you downloaded via XperiFirm
4. when progress bar finishes you have your firmware avaible to flash via "lighting icon" in flashtool

Aculard said:
1. Download Flashtool 0.9.23.1 and install it
2. Download x10flasher.jar from the same page
3. Open folder where you just installed Flashtool, and simply paste x10flasher.jar
4. Move and replace - YES
that's how you upgrade to 0.9.23.2
As for making ftf files:
1. when you have Flashtool, open XperiFirm from there, as picture attached
2. when firmware of your choosing finished downloading close XperiFirm windows (red markers in attached pic) but dont close little window in Flashtool (green "circle" in attached pic)
3. after few seconds Flashtool starts creating FTF version of the firmware you downloaded via XperiFirm
4. when progress bar finishes you have your firmware avaible to flash via "lighting icon" in flashtool
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Thanks fam! I thought x10flasher.jar was some kind of executable installer. Now everything works .

Me too , i thought x10flasher.jar is for Xperia X10 phones ... Problem solved , bundle created successfully .
Thanks to Aculard ...

Aculard said:
1. Download Flashtool 0.9.23.1 and install it
2. Download x10flasher.jar from the same page
3. Open folder where you just installed Flashtool, and simply paste x10flasher.jar
4. Move and replace - YES
that's how you upgrade to 0.9.23.2
As for making ftf files:
1. when you have Flashtool, open XperiFirm from there, as picture attached
2. when firmware of your choosing finished downloading close XperiFirm windows (red markers in attached pic) but dont close little window in Flashtool (green "circle" in attached pic)
3. after few seconds Flashtool starts creating FTF version of the firmware you downloaded via XperiFirm
4. when progress bar finishes you have your firmware avaible to flash via "lighting icon" in flashtool
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Please could inform why Flashtool not showing FTF files after I Download it
also it's in Firmware folder

Thanks Mate

Thanks a lot to mate recomended jar update.
This forum not granted me quote.
I have the same issue between gentoo nor W10.
Regards.

Thanks so much for your solution. I have replaced the x10flasher.jar and it is working really good. Thanks again.

aculard said:
1. Download flashtool 0.9.23.1 and install it
2. Download x10flasher.jar from the same page
3. Open folder where you just installed flashtool, and simply paste x10flasher.jar
4. Move and replace - yes
that's how you upgrade to 0.9.23.2
as for making ftf files:
1. When you have flashtool, open xperifirm from there, as picture attached
2. When firmware of your choosing finished downloading close xperifirm windows (red markers in attached pic) but dont close little window in flashtool (green "circle" in attached pic)
3. After few seconds flashtool starts creating ftf version of the firmware you downloaded via xperifirm
4. When progress bar finishes you have your firmware avaible to flash via "lighting icon" in flashtool
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thank you so much ive been trying to do this for so long

Thank you,
Aculard said:
1. Download Flashtool 0.9.23.1 and install it
2. Download x10flasher.jar from the same page
3. Open folder where you just installed Flashtool, and simply paste x10flasher.jar
4. Move and replace - YES
that's how you upgrade to 0.9.23.2
As for making ftf files:
1. when you have Flashtool, open XperiFirm from there, as picture attached
2. when firmware of your choosing finished downloading close XperiFirm windows (red markers in attached pic) but dont close little window in Flashtool (green "circle" in attached pic)
3. after few seconds Flashtool starts creating FTF version of the firmware you downloaded via XperiFirm
4. when progress bar finishes you have your firmware avaible to flash via "lighting icon" in flashtool
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Flashtool doesn't recognize the nougat ftf!

hi guys,
i want to update my z5p 6.0 to 7.0 with flashtool 0.9.23.2, but when i download the ftf from xperifirm it seems like i didn't downloaded anything! i tried from this thread https://forum.xda-developers.com/z5-premium/general/firmware-32-3-0-372-certified-android-7-t3537948 but nothing... what can i do?

Olcio said:
hi guys,
i want to update my z5p 6.0 to 7.0 with flashtool 0.9.23.2, but when i download the ftf from xperifirm it seems like i didn't downloaded anything! i tried from this thread https://forum.xda-developers.com/z5-premium/general/firmware-32-3-0-372-certified-android-7-t3537948 but nothing... what can i do?
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try to re download ftf file again or download it from another source i had the same problem i downloaded 2 ftf files from the link that you mentioned but my flashtools didint recognised my ftf too until i tried another source
https://www.iranmobile.org/xperia-e6833/
this is where i could get the right ftf which my flashtools recognised i dont know what is your model exactly and the site is persian sorry for that but the blue icon means download

My model is E6853, is there another source? I need an italian firmware, but im sure that my flashtool wont recognize it...

Xperifirm downloads the firmware files as RAW files.
Flash tool compiles the files into a FTF
Easy steps
1 } Use Xperifirm to download the firmware you need. (Remember the download location you'll need it)
2 } locate the finished firmware folder and check for the file "fwinfo.xml" and Delete it ( this will cause the FTF creation to fail every time)
3 } Open Flashtool and select in the top menu "tools" > "bundles" > "Create"
4} in the first box click and navigate to your Firmware files
5} in Device - select your model of phone
6} Branding - can be anything but it's best to use the description of the download you used (i.e customized CE1)
7} Version - use the same version string as your download
8} in the Folder List window select all files *EXCEPT* any Files with the .TA extension and move them across to the Firmware content window
9} Click the Create button.
10} once finished you can close the window, then use your newly created FTF to flash to your device.
all these steps were taken from this little tutorial
http://www.xperiablog.net/2014/08/1...re-files-using-xperifirm-and-flashtool-guide/
Please Press Thanks if this information helped you.

Hi
Thanks for the tip have the same issue.
If I flash without wiping will it be like I'm just updating my device. I'm currently running 7.0 *.378 and to update to *.33, received OTA update notification and want update but it fails to install because I'm rooted and unlocked I believe.

Just update your flashtool to the latest version by replacing the corresponding jar file found on the official website will do

mhermanus.za said:
Hi
Thanks for the tip have the same issue.
If I flash without wiping will it be like I'm just updating my device. I'm currently running 7.0 *.378 and to update to *.33, received OTA update notification and want update but it fails to install because I'm rooted and unlocked I believe.
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yes ota updates can not install on rooted devices you have to downloadd .33 ftf with xperifirm or other sources,put ftf file in firmwares and run the flashtools ro flash the rom , yes you can choose not to wipe every thing and your data will be saved and you can have nougat with your last apps and settings.
but if not there is no problem then you have to wipe everything and falsh if you faced bootloop