Bricked (?) X1 rescue! - XPERIA X1 ROM Development

I flashed stock SPL over HSPL before flashing back the stock ROM
X1 will shows the SPL version following by "Loading..." on the LCD whenever power up! (with memory card inside the phone)
My SPL is 0.72.
The phone should be in recovery mode now without valid ROM/OS in it.
I copy an official UK ROM (R2AA010) into the micro SD card and rename it to kovsimg.nbh,
remove the battery for a few sec, insert the SD card with image file and then hold VOL Down button and power button to boot into Flash mode.
Press Power button to begin flashing process.
(Like normal flashing to other ROM after HSPL mod)
The phone should read the ROM image data and reflash back x1.
If this method not working, try to hold Power+VOL Down and press the RESET at the same time until the phone turn into "Rainbow" screen the try again.
This "Rescue method" works for my set but I still advice that MUST flash stock ROM then only follow with SPL!

i heard you are supposed to flash the stock rom THEN soft spl. not the way you did it

It is the rule: always restore last what you have flash first

james_2k said:
i heard you are supposed to flash the stock rom then soft spl. Not the way you did it
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sometime bad things happen :)
Hope this info may help those screw-up their X1.
I believe those with bad flash may try to recover their X1 with this method.

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Rom flash saying "loading..."

i'm trying to insall a new rom valkyrie v1.6... i've put it on my memory card root and changed it to kovsimg.nbh got the three colours, now all it says is "Loading..."
any ideas?
X1 rescue! Bricked?
I flashed stock SPL over HSPL before flashing back the stock ROM.
X1 will shows the SPL version following by "Loading..." on the LCD whenever power up! (with memory card inside the phone)
My SPL is 0.72.
The phone should be in recovery mode now without valid ROM/OS in it.
I copy an official UK ROM (R2AA010) into the micro SD card and rename it to kovsimg.nbh,
remove the battery for a few sec, insert the SD card with image file and then hold VOL Down button and power button to boot into Flash mode.
Press Power button to begin flashing process.
(Like normal flashing to other ROM after HSPL mod)
The phone should read the ROM image data and reflash back x1.
If this method not working, try to hold Power+VOL Down and press the RESET at the same time until the phone turn into "Rainbow" screen then try to flash again.
This "Rescue method" works for my set but I still advice that MUST flash stock ROM then only follow with SPL!
If your xperia is stuck in a "boot loop", which I think is what you're describing (as I remember mine always said it was loading the rom, each time you rebooted) then there's a PC application called mtty. it gives a command line interface to the phone when connected by USB.
I don't remember what commands are needed, but a search of the forums should find them. You need to set it to boot properly. Sorry I can't be more helpful, it was last year at some point that I needed this last.
ongbs said:
I flashed stock SPL over HSPL before flashing back the stock ROM.
X1 will shows the SPL version following by "Loading..." on the LCD whenever power up! (with memory card inside the phone)
My SPL is 0.72.
The phone should be in recovery mode now without valid ROM/OS in it.
I copy an official UK ROM (R2AA010) into the micro SD card and rename it to kovsimg.nbh,
remove the battery for a few sec, insert the SD card with image file and then hold VOL Down button and power button to boot into Flash mode.
Press Power button to begin flashing process.
(Like normal flashing to other ROM after HSPL mod)
The phone should read the ROM image data and reflash back x1.
If this method not working, try to hold Power+VOL Down and press the RESET at the same time until the phone turn into "Rainbow" screen then try to flash again.
This "Rescue method" works for my set but I still advice that MUST flash stock ROM then only follow with SPL!
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I got the same problem too,, I try to use your " Rescue Method" , but the phone will turn off by itself when it is updating . I already try R2AA010 and R3Axxx....

help me cant enter bootloader

i am trying to use SEUS to update my rom, the problem is i cant enter the bootloader
i followed these instructions.
1. make sure battery power is 50% above
2. turn off x1
3. remove battery
4. return battery
5. hold volume down, then hold power
after that, my x1 boots normally, not in bootloader.
help please
dlegendkiller said:
i am trying to use SEUS to update my rom, the problem is i cant enter the bootloader
i followed these instructions.
1. make sure battery power is 50% above
2. turn off x1
3. remove battery
4. return battery
5. hold volume down, then hold power
after that, my x1 boots normally, not in bootloader.
help please
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2. Make sure X1 is off
3.-4. You can skip this if X1 is really off
5. Press on the "down volume" (the button you press to decrease volume level) and DO NOT LET GO
6. WHILE STILL PRESSING the volume down key, press the power button AND DO NOT LET GO OF BOTH KEYS until the tricolor screen appears
it still doesnt work sir,
pinoy here
are there requirements in entering bootloader?
please help me, is it required to have my memory card formatted? and my phone is fresh (hard reset)?
If you just want to update your phone, you really don't need to use SEUS. Just flash the WWE R3A stock ROM (it's in the stickied thread in the ROMs section) using the RUU (activesync) method
harveydent said:
If you just want to update your phone, you really don't need to use SEUS. Just flash the WWE R3A stock ROM (it's in the stickied thread in the ROMs section) using the RUU (activesync) method
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but in this case it think it's very important to say that it's only that simple if he want's to flash a stock-rom!!!
(meaning "an original rom by SE")
@dlegendkiller:
if you ever want to flash a custom-rom then first read about flashing hard-spl and then do it before flashing custom-roms. if not, you can get into serious trouble. (it's easy and save if you follow the instructions)
dlegendkiller said:
please help me, is it required to have my memory card formatted? and my phone is fresh (hard reset)?
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honestly, i think you're either doing something wrong here OR your volume-button is broken. regardless of your sd-card you should be able to enter bootloader-mode (the tri-color screen).
are you really doing it this way? to test do it without the usb-cable attached:
- turn your phone off completely
- press your volume-down-button and keep pressing it
- now press the power-button and also keep pressing it
you'll know when to release the buttons yourself.
anyway, can i get some advantages in updating my rom? i really am scared to install custom roms, i might break the phone
and i want to install manila hd, i am wondering why i cant install it
its about "system permissions etc etc"
does it require custom rom?

how to recover from the flashed ROM, unable to reboot orstart

Flasehed this ROM: 23563 V2 FULL WWE-ITA using Jump SPL 1.93 which went fine but later after installing the apps asked to reboot.
Once clicked on the reboot unable to get the phone back.
Does anyone have any ides on this. on how we can recover this. Or Flash another ROM from this state.
Moved as not ROM Dev.
By unable to put back on i imagine you can't power on device? Remove battery and try after an hour or so.
If not then maybe the end of the road.
kkp said:
Flasehed this ROM: 23563 V2 FULL WWE-ITA using Jump SPL 1.93 which went fine but later after installing the apps asked to reboot.
Once clicked on the reboot unable to get the phone back.
Does anyone have any ides on this. on how we can recover this. Or Flash another ROM from this state.
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why did you use jumpSPL to flash a complete ROM???????????
its written everywhere that jumpSPL is only meant to flash HardSPL...and HardSPL is needed before you can flash any ROM. i mean why???????!!!!!
follow the advice the chef gave you in the thread for the ROM because i noticed you posted your question there as well in addition to starting a new thread here.
Try flashing Stock rom via 2GB or smaller SD Card. Check the wiki for Stock OEM Roms from your BRANDED Device.
mskip said:
Flashing Via MicroSD Card
1. Make sure your microSD is Formatted to fat32 (you dont have to delete all files but it is safer if you do)
2. Download your prefered Rom from the Kaiser Rom Develpoment Page and unzip/unrar it to your computer
3. Goto the Roms Folder and rename the .nbh file to KAISIMG.nbh
4. Copy the KAISIMG.nbh file to the root of your MicroSD Card
5. Plug the MicroSD Card into the phone
6. Hold in the Power and Camera buttons, then press the reset button with the stylus for about 3 seconds until the BootLoader screen appears
7. You will first see a tri-color screen with the phone and SPL Information at the top
8. A message will then pop up asking you to press the Power button to start the update
9. Press power button to start flashing
10. Once phone finishes flashing and says Update Complete, reset with the stylus
11. When it gets to the screen where it configures the stylus, HARD RESET
(press left and right softkey buttons on the front and hold in reset with stylus until message appears)
12. When prompted, Press "Send Button" (Green Call Button on Front) to Clear Data
13. When prompted, Press "Send Button" (Green Call Button on Front) to Restart Phone
14. Follow onscreen instructions to set up your New Rom
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Flashing Your First Kaiser Rom (For Noobs)
Guys,
Thanks for your advise, i have recovered my phone, i went into boot loader screen then flashed the original HTC ROM which is "TyTN II_AUS Hutch_WM6.1_Upgrade_20080602" which went through fine and ALL IZ WELL so far...
The reason i used the Jump SPL is that when i flashed normally, i was not able to get the ROM upgrade, it was throwing error message UPDATE error...
so
1. checked some info and Ran Jump SPL 1.93
2. Right click on the Active Sync then unchecked the USB connection
3. Connected back and ran the KaiserCustomRUU.exe
which went fine but anyhow learn lesson...
Thanks once again for everyone...

[Q] Cannot boot to recovery Diamond 2

Hi,
Cannot boot to recovery console. Gets no image error. I have diamond 2 with wm6.5 installed. Please help
maildeeps4 said:
Hi,
Cannot boot to recovery console. Gets no image error. I have diamond 2 with wm6.5 installed. Please help
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Ok what are you doing to try to boot your phone ? and what ROM are you using to boot with ?
If you only need to do a factory setting boot ie you want the ROM you already have on but restored back to how it was - follow this
1. Turn off the phone .
2. Hold vol + & - keys and tap power on button
3. Once on the Tricolor screen release the volume buttons
4. White screen will show follow the instructions on screen to reboot phone.
Your phone will now hard reset back to factory settings.
If you are trying to boot a new ROM over the top
1. Ensure you have Hard_SPL on your device details of this can be found below.
2. Attach the phone to the pc
3. Transfer over your .nbh ROM file to the root of the memory card
4. Once the image is on the card rename it to TOPAIMG.NBH
5. Follow the flashing how to guide here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=585201 to flash your phone
If all else fails download a stock ROM from htc and re-flash original ROM.

[Q] can't swuitch back to WM

I changed my X1i to CM7.2
but now i've tried to take it back to windows mobile, and it doesn't work.
with the HSPL program i flashed back the stock spl
i also tried to perform a task 29, but there's where started failing.
i tried the recovery, cause it failed, and then i tried to flash the stock rom with seus, but i turned on the device it spl mode, i connected it to the pc and it recognized it as "microsoft USB sync" and seus just didn't recognized it.
What could i do?
BrianXP7 said:
Get any custom ROM, rename it to "kovsimg.nbh" and transfer it into your SD card. Then get into the tri-colored screen (Hard-SPL) and it'll give you an option to flash back.
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hold down the power button + volume down button

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