I know there are several threads out there with bricked XSs. I have read a lot of them and tried a lot of the stuff that is in there but none of them are exactly my case or they didnt work.
I rooted my xperia S which as on Android 2.3.7 and flashed it with a AOSP ICS Rom (using flashtool). I have locked BL and my stupid mistake was to try to flash a ROM that was for unlocked BL.
Now my phone wont go past the SONY logo, I have tried to fix it with the flashtool but I cannot make it to go on flashmode son my computer doesnt recognize my phone. When I plug it in the computer the LED turns red.
Any Ideas or suggestion? Please help me save this phone, It is brand new, I havent even made a single call with it.
Cheers!
Hold volume up and power button until it vibrates 3 times. Now it is off.
Install flashtool
Go to the drivers folder and install all the necessary drivers. Fastboot, flashmode Xperia S etc drivers
Download the ftf file.
Put it in the firmware folder
Now open flashtool and select the ftf file.
When its ready hold volume down button and plug your phone in. Wait.
It should work
There's no way you can brick a locked bootloader XS so don't worry
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Ben36 said:
Hold volume up and power button until it vibrates 3 times. Now it is off.
Install flashtool
Go to the drivers folder and install all the necessary drivers. Fastboot, flashmode Xperia S etc drivers
Download the ftf file.
Put it in the firmware folder
Now open flashtool and select the ftf file.
When its ready hold volume down button and plug your phone in. Wait.
It should work
There's no way you can brick a locked bootloader XS so don't worry
Sent from my 4.2.2 Xperia S via Tapatalk
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Thanks a lot man, I am going to try again, but I already had those files installed in my computer because like I said, I rooted and flashed my phone using Flashtool before.
I will try to go through the whole process again. But at least you are telling me that bricking a XS with locked BL is almost impossible.... that's given me hope.
cheers
If your BL is looked download EMMA tool from Sony, all the instructions are there and it will get you back to stock.
Don't worry, same thing happened to me and this generous tool fixed it
Sent from my Xperia S
Memethecat said:
If your BL is looked download EMMA tool from Sony, all the instructions are there and it will get you back to stock.
Don't worry, same thing happened to me and this generous tool fixed it
Sent from my Xperia S
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Thanks,
Does this installs Stock from the original country where I bought the phone or just the latest stock (4.1) ?
Cheers
EDIT: In the Sony website it says that this is for devices with unlocked bootloader :/
If your phone is being recognised by your pc try using pc companion to fix this. Open pc companion, click on update device then somewhere should be a repair my device hyperlink ( I softbricked my locked bootloader sxs )
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I could get it to go into flashmode but the phone reboots istself eve If I had pressed the Vol Down + Power and waitend for the 3 vibrations...
I plug it into the computer and it turns itself on, thus making the flash process abort.
Besides, I charged it all night, but I cannot turn it on just like that, I have to plug it for a while and the it would turn it self on and get stock in the Sony logo, the I can Press Power + Vol Down but when I plug it in the laptop in flashmode, it turn the led green but then it turns itself on. :/
Note: the phone is not recognized by te PC and I have all the drivers installed
You are aware of the fact that flashmode will time-out in about 42 or 43 seconds if no data is send? So if you have to do something in flashmode first start the process on your computer and when it asks for your phone to be connected in flashmode then connect in flashmode. If you do it before, it will time-out and will loose connection before the flashing is started.
And make sure no other program is trying to install new drivers for your phone. (Like PCC while you are trying to use flashtool or have adb running on your computer alongside PCC)
Good luck!
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Fotogravin said:
You are aware of the fact that flashmode will time-out in about 42 or 43 seconds if no data is send? So if you have to do something in flashmode first start the process on your computer and when it asks for your phone to be connected in flashmode then connect in flashmode. If you do it before, it will time-out and will loose connection before the flashing is started.
Good luck!
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Yep, What Im doing is that I start all the process in flashtool and when it asks me to connect in flashmode thats when I take my phone to flashmode an connect it to the laptop.
The thing is that after connecting the phone the led goes green, that is good, but the it turns itself on and gets stock in the Sony Logo, soft reset, hard reset, it doesnt matter
Did you check no other programs are trying to install drivers for your phone?
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which OS do you have (i mean on the laptop) , if its windows 8, then theres gonna be some problems getting to flash mode or fastboot mode, i had the same problem, i wanted to install a kerne via fastboot method, when it was windows 7 all was ok, my pc recognized fastboot mode and all worked out pretty well, after i upgraded windows 7 to 8, my pc didnt allow non-signatured drivers to run, so my pc couldnt recognize fastboot mode, and my phone automatically turned on, i couldnt get into fast boot mode,so, all i had to do was search in google for a solution..how to install fastboot drivers in windows 8 for xperia s, and voilaa...solutions !!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=33906508
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which OS do you have (i mean on the laptop) , if its windows 8, then theres gonna be some problems getting to flash mode or fastboot mode, i had the same problem, i wanted to install a kerne via fastboot method, when it was windows 7 all was ok, my pc recognized fastboot mode and all worked out pretty well, after i upgraded windows 7 to 8, my pc didnt allow non-signatured drivers to run, so my pc couldnt recognize fastboot mode, and my phone automatically turned on, i couldnt get into fast boot mode,so, all i had to do was search in google for a solution..how to install fastboot drivers in windows 8 for xperia s, and voilaa...solutions !!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=33906508
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My laptop is actually Win 8, but I never had problems. Actually that was the laptop that I used to root it and flash ICS.The phone goes into flashmode, and it is recognized by the flashtool, the thing is that my phone wont stay OFF, it just turns itself on after I soft or hard reset it.
The below is from the flashtool
05/006/2013 03:06:37 - INFO - Please connect your device into flashmode.
05/017/2013 03:17:29 - INFO - Device connected in flash mode
05/017/2013 03:17:29 - INFO - Opening device for R/W
05/017/2013 03:17:29 - INFO - Start Flashing
05/017/2013 03:17:29 - INFO - Processing loader
05/017/2013 03:17:29 - INFO - Checking header
05/017/2013 03:17:29 - INFO - Ending flash session
05/017/2013 03:17:29 - ERROR -
05/017/2013 03:17:29 - ERROR - Error flashing. Aborted
05/017/2013 03:17:30 - INFO - Device connected in flash mode
05/017/2013 03:17:41 - INFO - Device disconnected
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Hello..
i tried to update ultimate hd rom and i format system data wipe etc...
now my arc just stuck on the sony logo.. i tried to flash via flashtool or seus but my pc cant detect my phone -.-
i cant go to cwm .. what can i do now?
Make sure to have Flashtool drivers installed. Put your phone into flashmode (Turn it off, connect USB to your PC, hold down back button, then connect USB to your phone) and then flash stock firmware from a FTF file.
Also, no questions in this section, all question go to the Q&A.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2067008
Try using other usb ports if flashtool cant detect your device
Phone with official rom , never isntalled CWM or any unofficial stuff. It boots ok to standard mode but not any other mode. I have tried in two different pcs with Windows XP and Windows 8. Phone doesn't even seem to try to boot in those modes, is not like the PC isn't detecting it.
I'm totally lost on how to recover the flashmode functionality to be able to unlck bootloader and install CM, any help will be welcome.
madmalkav said:
Phone with official rom , never isntalled CWM or any unofficial stuff. It boots ok to standard mode but not any other mode. I have tried in two different pcs with Windows XP and Windows 8. Phone doesn't even seem to try to boot in those modes, is not like the PC isn't detecting it.
I'm totally lost on how to recover the flashmode functionality to be able to unlck bootloader and install CM, any help will be welcome.
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You must be doing something wrong.
Flashmode - turn the phone off, connect USB cable to PC, hold down Back button, connect USB cable to the phone. Green LED should light up, then phone is in flashmode.
Fastboot mode - turn the phone off, connect USB cable to PC, hold down Menu/Option button, connect USB cable to the phone. Blue LED should light up, then phone is in fastboot mode.
Nah, it didn't worked. I got it to still a recovery with X-parts app. Booted to the recovery, wiped everything, did a factory restore, since that moment it won't boot at all, Sony logo and it won't power off without taking off the battery. Of course, still won't enter flashmode or flashboot.
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Nah, it didn't worked. I got it to still a recovery with X-parts app. Booted to the recovery, wiped everything, did a factory restore, since that moment it won't boot at all, Sony logo and it won't power off without taking off the battery. Of course, still won't enter flashmode or flashboot.
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Did you install the drivers for it? If you want to use either flashtool or fastboot you need to install these programs along with the drivers. Also, ignore the prompt by Sony PC Companion when prompted. If you can boot into ROM, check that USB debugging is enabled.
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Did you install the drivers for it? If you want to use either flashtool or fastboot you need to install these programs along with the drivers. Also, ignore the prompt by Sony PC Companion when prompted. If you can boot into ROM, check that USB debugging is enabled.
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Drivers installed, USB debugging enabled, tried on two diferent computers.
I have some experience not only in flashing roms but also in rom cooking, kernel compilation, etc... and after all day I couldn't get it to go to flashmode. My girlfriend -she is the owner of the phone- remembered me we already have problems being unabled to access flasmode when she bought the phone and wanted to update it with sony software, so I finally took it to the shop so they can send it to repair service.
Thanks guys for your prompt replies.
I unfortinately formated system in clockworkmod touch recovery. Afterwards phone gets stuck at sony logo when i power on the phone. Am able to boot into fastboot and flashmode using key combinations but cant enter into the clockworkmod with key combinations as i used to do before the system format. However, i unlocked my bootloader and rooted the device before i had this problem. As a result, am not able to get sony pc companion to repair my phone. I tried flashtool but then upon flashing, it asks me to enable usb debug mode and am not able to enable debud mode since the phone doesnt boot past the sony logo.
I will appreaciate it greatly if anyobe can help me get my cute phone out of this situation
Am on android 4.0.4
Hello guys
I forgot my Xperia T2 D5303 Pattern and i didn't use my gmail account to link it, thus i didn't set up passcode in case i forgot my pattern
I've tried to flash my T2 via FlashTool but i couldn't enter my T2 to Flashmode or fastboot
When i press VOL- and insert cable phone goes to charging and green battery icon appears.
I'm pretty sure that my T2 volume buttons working!
But the phone refuses to go flashmode or fastboot
The led is red or orange (when charging).
I tried using other Computer and different FlashTool versions,cables but i get the same...
P.S. Im on lolipop.
Please i really need your help since i can't use my T2
Thnx in advance.
Visit service centre or try with old flashtool version or try to repair by Sony pc companion..
For Sony companion click on update then repair my phone then select your device then it will download and ask u conect your phone
If all this not working make a prerooted zip by prf creater intall bt recovary
Are you sure the correct flashmode and fastboot mode drivers are installed in the computer?
I am having the same issue. I have quite and experience in installing custom ROMs on Sony phones and in particular, my Xperia S with Flashtool. I have also installed the latest version of Flashtool and proper drivers on multiple computers (Vista and Windows 10). The Flashtool Mode gets recognized but only for a couple of seconds then it will not respond further.