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[Q] Arc cant wake up, deep sleep issue???

hi guys!
im a happy owner of an Arc, it makes an interesting issue. first time i cant get it back from sleep, dont responded for power button, or any other. i put the battery off, than on and it started correctly. i thinked maybe something was wrong but nothing more. after i had the same about 3 times in that day. i thinked it just some battery calibration issue, but yday i cant wake up the phone again. i noticed the green indicator is blinking, cos a have same unread messages from fb. the first time the phone has unrooted 4.0.2.A.0.62, than i tried the .42 aganst root, but i also cant wake it up. now i use the Arconium with .062. its rooted and the bl is opened.
OTHER: it has a dead pixel, i can see it only at black and blue screens, so i think thats gonna be a blue one. this phone is bought about 6 monts, so it has warranty, but its acceptable for dead pixels?? thanks

Kinda same problem here.
Usually i'm an iOS fan and used to work with that.With android i'm a bit new.
I got this Xperia Arc LT15i.the problem is that it doesn't power ON,in fact nothing happens no matter what.
I tried the "take the battery out,put it back in" etc.but nothing.
First time when i tried to connect it to the pc it gave me the "usb not recognized" error but then i tried with a new usb cable and could detect the phone.
I installed "PC companion" and "update service" (latest versions)and update service did saw my phone.I tried a "software update>recommended" option but nothing.
Then i tried the "clean install and software update" still nothing.
Then i read some posts and went for Flash tool (from the official website)
Tried to flash it to "4.0.A.2.368" Generic Trade European all went well,it skipped the "simlock" step and got the "flash finished,phone will reboot,etc" but the phone didn't reboot and then got the "phone in flash mode" message after all that.
Took the cable out,tried to power on but nothing,took the battery out and back in,again same thing: nothing!
The green light seems to be ON only when i try to power the phone.it seems the phone vibrates a bit and then silence...
I don't know much because i got this as a present,the things i know for sure are:
Xperia Arc was running android 2.3.4 and was working ok,then someone tried to update the software via wi-fi and after update was finished it remained like this no matter what you try.
It has never been opened,of refurbished,etc...phone is almost brand new!
Any advice,would do just fine.Thank you for you time!

LOL! @cxr_2 for hijacking the thread.
BTW, was your bootloader unlocked? And did you try too update OTA (Over The Air)? Because that would brick your phone. There's a solution for that in the forums.
And are you sure that your battery isn't drained?
Swyped from my SE Xperia arc (LT15i) using Tapatalk 2

xtacy! said:
LOL! @cxr_2 for hijacking the thread.
BTW, was your bootloader unlocked? And did you try too update OTA (Over The Air)? Because that would brick your phone. There's a solution for that in the forums.
And are you sure that your battery isn't drained?
Swyped from my SE Xperia arc (LT15i) using Tapatalk 2
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Well,xtacy! in the "xda video intro" it said to find a simillar thread and post there (here) instead to make a new one,cuz it would be the same thing twice,etc.
If by "unlocked bootloader" you mean if the phone was unlocked i think YES,it was.
Yes,from what i know the update was done from the phone,via wi-fi or web from the network operator.It does look like it's a brick one.
As for the battery,i thought about that too and recharged with universal charger and checked it with a voltmeter and all seems fine.
I've read now the homebrewed fix by Jerpelea and will try it later on to see if that helps.

xtacy! said:
LOL! @cxr_2 for hijacking the thread.
BTW, was your bootloader unlocked? And did you try too update OTA (Over The Air)? Because that would brick your phone. There's a solution for that in the forums.
And are you sure that your battery isn't drained?
Swyped from my SE Xperia arc (LT15i) using Tapatalk 2
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Yes, my bootloader is unlocked. the guy who sold me, said he is absolutely beginner for android, but it was already unlocked. i noticed it, when i tried to open the already opened bootloader i didnt tried to update, but from the beginning i cant use the flashmode i down after updated the .042 and .062 over fastboot. so anyway, i cant make a clean flash. so now i just want to make a clean flash, have u some idea how can i enter to flashmode?

wat is the minimum frequency you are using?

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arpith.fbi said:
wat is the minimum frequency you are using?
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that was 134Mhz, but yday i tried at 249. still turns off i get it to warranty, but my bootloader is opened. as i remember correctly the general warranty is still alive, Sony just takes me the repair cost due the unlocked bootloader causing firmware problems etc: some deeper malfuncions. or just the operator dops the warranty? mint is "factory unlocked". what u think?

vinibali said:
that was 134Mhz, but yday i tried at 249. still turns off i get it to warranty, but my bootloader is opened. as i remember correctly the general warranty is still alive, Sony just takes me the repair cost due the unlocked bootloader causing firmware problems etc: some deeper malfuncions. or just the operator dops the warranty? mint is "factory unlocked". what u think?
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u can relock the bootloader...and "factory unlocked" is related to sim...and they dont care about it..just relock the bootloader and give it to them..

arpith.fbi said:
u can relock the bootloader...and "factory unlocked" is related to sim...and they dont care about it..just relock the bootloader and give it to them..
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and how can i relock, without flash mode?
im absolutely unable to get on it. i also tried on Ubuntu 12.04 flashtool, pcc and seus cant recognize the phone. when i connect the cable(and hold the back button) the doomkernel logo comes in than it starts to charge battery
OTHER: one cwm backup contains just the "system.sin". just because i can flash via fastboot the boot.img(kernel) and system.sin for example the 4.0.4, but the *.ftf files has many others(adsp, amss) i also need these to use the ICS correctly. or that gonna be a solution to restore a backuped 4.0.4 via cwm than flash the kernel and system via fastboot. what u think?

cxr_2 said:
I got this Xperia Arc LT15i.the problem is that it doesn't power ON,in fact nothing happens no matter what.
I tried the "take the battery out,put it back in" etc.but nothing.
First time when i tried to connect it to the pc it gave me the "usb not recognized" error but then i tried with a new usb cable and could detect the phone.
I installed "PC companion" and "update service" (latest versions)and update service did saw my phone.I tried a "software update>recommended" option but nothing.
Then i tried the "clean install and software update" still nothing.
Then i read some posts and went for Flash tool (from the official website)
Tried to flash it to "4.0.A.2.368" Generic Trade European all went well,it skipped the "simlock" step and got the "flash finished,phone will reboot,etc" but the phone didn't reboot and then got the "phone in flash mode" message after all that.
Took the cable out,tried to power on but nothing,took the battery out and back in,again same thing: nothing!
The green light seems to be ON only when i try to power the phone.it seems the phone vibrates a bit and then silence...
I've read now the homebrewed fix by Jerpelea and will try it later on to see if that helps.
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Late reply :
The fix worked,i would say thanks to Jerpelea,but it seems i'm not allow (yet)to post there.
Works like charm now.I'd recommend to anyone who are/will be in the same situation as i was to try this fix.Don't know if i'm allow to post links here but just google it or search the forums.Cheers!

[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?

Hard Brick? Tell Me It Aint So!

Long story short -
Tmobile G4, tried to root it, bricked; authentication error #11.
Got it to boot up to the download mode, followed this guide (http://forum.xda-developers.com/g4/general/guide-lg-g4-stock-firmware-to-stock-kdz-t3107848); got the Sever Connection error, everyone said that was fine and to let it run... I did.
The LG tool got to 100%, the phone turned off and well... it's never turned back on.
Windows gives me a chime when I plug it in but nothing happens on the screen, I plug it into the outlet and it wont boot up, remove the battery just incase, still no dice.
Did I totally kill this phone?

EXACTLY what happened to me. I'll be following your thread!
ThatsMajor said:
Long story short -
Tmobile G4, tried to root it, bricked; authentication error #11.
Got it to boot up to the download mode, followed this guide (http://forum.xda-developers.com/g4/general/guide-lg-g4-stock-firmware-to-stock-kdz-t3107848); got the Sever Connection error, everyone said that was fine and to let it run... I did.
The LG tool got to 100%, the phone turned off and well... it's never turned back on.
Windows gives me a chime when I plug it in but nothing happens on the screen, I plug it into the outlet and it wont boot up, remove the battery just incase, still no dice.
Did I totally kill this phone?
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This is a classic hardbrick. I am guessing you had 10n on phone and the kdz was for 10h. The downgrading of software is a nono on lg g4. At the moment, lg is the only 1 who can fix this.

MrSteelX said:
At the moment, lg is the only 1 who can fix this.
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So he just has to take it to the service centre and they will fix it ?

Yes

MrSteelX said:
This is a classic hardbrick. I am guessing you had 10n on phone and the kdz was for 10h. The downgrading of software is a nono on lg g4. At the moment, lg is the only 1 who can fix this.
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I downgraded from 10d to 10c without problems on an H815 after exFat support broke. What exactly is not downgradeable (system, recovery, boot, bootloader? My guess is the bl) and which variants can't be downgraded?
Nevermind, just found this -> [PSA] **WARNING** DO NOT TRY TO DOWNGRADE YOUR G4 BOOTSTACK (in USA at least)
@ThatsMajor I know it doesn't help, but for the future, make shure you do enough research. This could've been avoided.

ThatsMajor said:
Did I totally kill this phone?
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Let us know how it goes at the service center.
if they bring it back then you did not 'kill' your phone

Phone stuck on LG start up

Hi, I have cynogen installed and all was working fine until this morning, noticed my phone appeared to be booting up, gets to the blue circle then goes black and goes back to the LG screen, then repeats. Ive never been able to get into recovery by pressing the power and vol button and have tried numerous times with no joy. I know i can boot into recovery using ADB but the phones needs to be on doesnt it? Is there any other way that I can do this? Please help been with out my phone all day! Feel lost lol

foxguard said:
Hi, I have cynogen installed and all was working fine until this morning, noticed my phone appeared to be booting up, gets to the blue circle then goes black and goes back to the LG screen, then repeats. Ive never been able to get into recovery by pressing the power and vol button and have tried numerous times with no joy. I know i can boot into recovery using ADB but the phones needs to be on doesnt it? Is there any other way that I can do this? Please help been with out my phone all day! Feel lost lol
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you could do 2 things.. one download KDZ use LGUP flash it and see if it was software related or something went wrong at flash.. if it keeps doing it then it has the bootloop issue.. and need to be sent back for repair....can you provide your first 3 digits of your serial number...?

raptorddd said:
you could do 2 things.. one download KDZ use LGUP flash it and see if it was software related or something went wrong at flash.. if it keeps doing it then it has the bootloop issue.. and need to be sent back for repair....can you provide your first 3 digits of your serial number...?
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Thank you, will look at this kdz, is it simple to use?
it has been working fine on cynogen for last few months, nor changed anything
s/n is 508

foxguard said:
Thank you, will look at this kdz, is it simple to use?
it has been working fine on cynogen for last few months, nor changed anything
s/n is 508
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yes it is its pretty easy... . file is big though... download kdz for you variant.. what android you are using.? MM or were you on stock LP.?
well i think since your phone is from 2015 august. that bootloop was supposed to be fixed by then. but newer phone are still getting hit by the bootloop.. but be aware unlocking the bootloader voids warranty.. some been lucky that phone were repaired some were denied repair..

raptorddd said:
yes it is its pretty easy... . file is big though... download kdz for you variant.. what android you are using.? MM or were you on stock LP.?
well i think since your phone is from 2015 august. that bootloop was supposed to be fixed by then. but newer phone are still getting hit by the bootloop.. but be aware unlocking the bootloader voids warranty.. some been lucky that phone were repaired some were denied repair..
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Its been unlocked for ages and running the cyanogen rom, this is what is now stuck but was running fine. lg website doesnt have the programme any more, will hunt for it. so this will work even though phone doesnt boot?

foxguard said:
Its been unlocked for ages and running the cyanogen rom, this is what is now stuck but was running fine. lg website doesnt have the programme any more, will hunt for it. so this will work even though phone doesnt boot?
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her it is..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/g4/help/lgup-install-kdz-mm-lp-t3249803
http://forum.xda-developers.com/g4/general/guide-lg-g4-stock-firmware-to-stock-kdz-t3107848
here are the links but i think you got the BOOTLOOP problem that many been affected..
NO ...... the only way for your phone to boot and gather all data is to flash a moddedKDZ.. but am not sure if it works on your variant..
if you have warranty send it back...but if they find out its unlocked they may deny repair.. you must pay for it...
this will make it boot but it will make it slow. as it disables the main cores...
https://www.reddit.com/r/lgg4/comments/45gfg2/dae_g4_series_msm_big_core_disable_tool_guide/
read this post..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/g4/help/lg-g4-stuck-bootloop-t3268734

raptorddd said:
her it is..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/g4/help/lgup-install-kdz-mm-lp-t3249803
http://forum.xda-developers.com/g4/general/guide-lg-g4-stock-firmware-to-stock-kdz-t3107848
here are the links but i think you got the BOOTLOOP problem that many been affected..
NO ...... the only way for your phone to boot and gather all data is to flash a moddedKDZ.. but am not sure if it works on your variant..
if you have warranty send it back...but if they find out its unlocked they may deny repair.. you must pay for it...
this will make it boot but it will make it slow. as it disables the main cores...
https://www.reddit.com/r/lgg4/comments/45gfg2/dae_g4_series_msm_big_core_disable_tool_guide/
read this post..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/g4/help/lg-g4-stuck-bootloop-t3268734
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Going to give this a whirl now mate, thanks.

Question Hard bricked - help needed

Hello,
In the rush of flashing the january update I've flashed by mistake the Pixel 5 image bootloader (my wife's phone)
Yest that's stupid, I've done this every months for years with several Pixel phones, but I was listening to music at the same time and did dl the wrong image...
Anyway my phone is now hard bricked but I'm sure there must be a way to enter the other bootlader slot and/or entering a special recovery tool.
I cannot enter bootloader anymore
Requesting some help as I'd avoid to send it for a reflash...
Thanks !

Try: https://pixelrepair.withgoogle.com/carrier_selection
(I've never personally used this)

foobar66 said:
Try: https://pixelrepair.withgoogle.com/carrier_selection
(I've never personally used this)
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Unfortunately the phone is supposed to have a working bootloader

Thibale said:
Unfortunately the phone is supposed to have a working bootloader
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Ouch ...

Thibale said:
Unfortunately the phone is supposed to have a working bootloader
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Android Flash Tool
flash.android.com
Also doesn't work?

Morgrain said:
Android Flash Tool
flash.android.com
Also doesn't work?
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Nope...

Thibale said:
Nope...
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Can you still access Fastboot Mode?
(pressing and holding both Power and Volume Down simultaneously. You should see a green android on his back)

Morgrain said:
Can you still access Fastboot Mode?
(pressing and holding both Power and Volume Down simultaneously. You should see a green android on his back)
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No that's the problem.
But there are 2 bootloader slots (a and b) and I'm pretty sure there is way to switch from one to another with a special tool or button sequence.
I've already tried many button combinaison with no luck.
This kind of error is so stupid that I hope there is a way to force a rescue bootloader or something on boot.

yes but you need to be able to communicate with your phone from your pc.....if you cant access fastboot then how will you change partition?

Thibale said:
No that's the problem.
But there are 2 bootloader slots (a and b) and I'm pretty sure there is way to switch from one to another with a special tool or button sequence.
I've already tried many button combinaison with no luck.
This kind of error is so stupid that I hope there is a way to force a rescue bootloader or something on boot.
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The only special tools we have are either the pixel repair tool or the android flash tool. If both can't get you fastboot / firmware flashing, that's it. Hardbrick. Google Pixels don't have "special" hardbrick solving tools, like older OnePlus had. You need to contact Google.

Ok I'll get in touch with my local reseller on Monday then...

Thibale said:
Ok I'll get in touch with my local reseller on Monday then...
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Do you remember what went wrong?
EDIT: Uh, never mind. So you accidentally used the P5 fw. Why on hell would the device accept the P5 fw at all?!

Same problem here: downloaded from a blog the latest firmware. They have linked the pixel 5 firmware and named it as Pixel 6 pro full firmware. Just flashed without looking and now the phone wont boot. No reaction at all, no fast boot or whatsoever. Have filled in a repair request in my google account, because I’ve bought it directly in their store.
Do you think they have a way to find out what went wrong? I meant the phone is not giving any signal, regardless of which button combination I press. Worst case: I have to pay for the repair…

Psfanboy88 said:
Same problem here: downloaded from a blog the latest firmware. They have linked the pixel 5 firmware and named it as Pixel 6 pro full firmware. Just flashed without looking and now the phone wont boot. No reaction at all, no fast boot or whatsoever. Have filled in a repair request in my google account, because I’ve bought it directly in their store.
Do you think they have a way to find out what went wrong? I meant the phone is not giving any signal, regardless of which button combination I press. Worst case: I have to pay for the repair…
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WOW. So even holding volume down and power until you see the fastboot screen wont work? sometimes you have to hold it for a while. I say that because when the December firmware came out I accidentally flashed the wrong region but was able to access bootloader and so was able to rescue myself. So sorry dude. That really sucks.

Psfanboy88 said:
Same problem here: downloaded from a blog the latest firmware. They have linked the pixel 5 firmware and named it as Pixel 6 pro full firmware. Just flashed without looking and now the phone wont boot. No reaction at all, no fast boot or whatsoever. Have filled in a repair request in my google account, because I’ve bought it directly in their store.
Do you think they have a way to find out what went wrong? I meant the phone is not giving any signal, regardless of which button combination I press. Worst case: I have to pay for the repair…
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Yes worst case we'll have for repair but they could have implemented a simple device id check on their script prior flashing anything, especially for the bootloader.
Anyway, I'm alive, in a good health and it's just a phone

niko26 said:
Do you remember what went wrong?
EDIT: Uh, never mind. So you accidentally used the P5 fw. Why on hell would the device accept the P5 fw at all?!
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You can flash gobbledygook to your phone if you're not careful. You can flash a non-Google phone's image. Flashing just flashes what you tell it to flash.
Psfanboy88 said:
Same problem here: downloaded from a blog the latest firmware. They have linked the pixel 5 firmware and named it as Pixel 6 pro full firmware. Just flashed without looking and now the phone wont boot. No reaction at all, no fast boot or whatsoever. Have filled in a repair request in my google account, because I’ve bought it directly in their store.
Do you think they have a way to find out what went wrong? I meant the phone is not giving any signal, regardless of which button combination I press. Worst case: I have to pay for the repair…
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That sucks. I'm sure you know now, always go straight to the source for everything if possible, firmware, platform tools, drivers, BIOS / UEFI (for computer).
SDK Platform Tools
Get the Google USB Driver
Pixel 6 Pro Factory Images
You can also Google for official pixel firmware and the top search result is what the want. I know it doesn't help you now. Good luck with your phone!
Morgrain said:
After having played around with the January patch (came from December Europe A4 firmware that was pulled), it seems that the FP scanner got even faster and more reliable, even though it's not stated in the patchnotes. Maybe it's just placebo.
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So many folks have reported the exact same thing, I'm really, really curious just how much faster it will seem when I get around to updating.

roirraW edor ehT said:
So many folks have reported the exact same thing, I'm really, really curious just how much faster it will seem when I get around to updating.
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I noticed how faster it was before I saw everyone else posting about it, so at least no placebo on my end. Hope you find the same.

I know that you tried to get into Fastboot. Pixel 6/6P also has a Recovery mode. I can get to it from a working phone.
I would think that there is someway to boot into Recovery mode from a dead phone via button combos.

Thibale said:
Hello,
In the rush of flashing the january update I've flashed by mistake the Pixel 5 image bootloader (my wife's phone)
Yest that's stupid, I've done this every months for years with several Pixel phones, but I was listening to music at the same time and did dl the wrong image...
Anyway my phone is now hard bricked but I'm sure there must be a way to enter the other bootlader slot and/or entering a special recovery tool.
I cannot enter bootloader anymore
Requesting some help as I'd avoid to send it for a reflash...
Thanks !
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Hy, how did you flashed? Via adb sideload or?

vrda08 said:
Hy, how did you flashed? Via adb sideload or?
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factory image with modified flash-all.bat
I'll do the exact same process when I'll get my phone back but this time I'll check the image name at least 3 times