Hi, my friend owns a W8. He want to use GingerDX but he wants to do everything by himself. So I guided him online, but now he has a problem. His phone is stucked at the Sony Ericsson logo. I have no choice but to call him to go to my place and do it for him. I have no idea what to do as I never did it on W8. W8 is the same as X8 right? So what do I do now?
What I have thought is relock the bootloader and flash back to stock ROM, but the thing is, I can't find any.
Any clues guys? Thanks!
You don't need to find any W8 ROM, just take his phone while he don't notices it. Then use PC Companion at home. When you find him next day, tell him that you found his phone on the floor or somewhere else. This is your plan!
Lol. I told him I might have to wipe his phone. All he cares is his Drag Racing filesave. Well, PC Companion is my only choice huh.
Anyway, anyone got LinuxDX working on their W8?
yeah i do. first i have big problem in my W8 because i flash it into linuxDX and my network dont have any signal at all.. it was like 3 days of no network at all! well i figure it out when i try to read and summaries all the threads i found which is related to flashing and unlocking bootloader... now im enjoying my W8 with gingerDX v017 with LinuxDX, dont have any problem with it since i've done lot of trail and error basis to my phone.. risky but you will gain something from it..
Hzu said:
Lol. I told him I might have to wipe his phone. All he cares is his Drag Racing filesave. Well, PC Companion is my only choice huh.
Anyway, anyone got LinuxDX working on their W8?
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Backup apps using titanium backup, then restore after you installed other rom.
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Please help a desperate x8 fellow!!!
The thing is like this:
My black X8 has been working great so far, I've realy abused it, installed 2.2 then 2.3 roms then factory reset it and then modified the stock rom till it was custom... but one day I "accidentally" onporpouse... (long story) FORMATED SYSTEM...
I know thats very stupidumb but well... so it won't allow me to install anything but 1.6, did this from flashtool pccompanion wont repair it: "there is no update for your phone yet, check later" or something, same with SEUS, rooted 1.6, installed Xrecovery, tried 2.1 stock roms and nothing it just enters loop restarts.
Im beggining to grow some love for 1.6 and that is just wrong... can somebody help me? PLEASE.
More info: the screen in "sony-ericcson" logo not the animated one and brightnes is very dimmed like 10% or so.
THANKS IN ADVANCE.
You can use pccompanion to repair your x8
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ThankU
Thanks for the quick answer,
Already try that via update and repair phone (phone in flash mode), also with SEUS none of those worked for my, I'm guessing I messed with something that cannot be detected by pccompanion since it tells me "there is no update for your phone yet keep trying" or some thing like that.
But my real worries began when even xrecovery could give me back my precious 2.1 backup, I have a backup for the stock rom and one from a moment i consider the phone was running smootly, but none boots just loop-restarts.
Maybe there is something Im Missing, Would win xp make a diference in the repairing process? since my main pc is on win7.
Sorry for the messy english.
Thanks in advance.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=849
Download the baseband 015 for your device,
Flash it via flashtool.
Be careful,if your device is x8i,dont flash x8a's baseband.
Thanks a lot¡¡¡
THAT WORKED¡¡¡ IT WAS THE BASEBAND AFTER ALL.
Man thank u very much¡¡¡ RELLY where is the thanks buton I press that will give u a brand new ferrari?
Just Flashed the baseband ftf file with flastool and installed 2.1(W8 rom actualy... It works great again.
I hope this tread will help those in need.
LESSON LEARNED:
DO NOT FORMAT SYSTEM
ALWAYS MAKE BACKUPS OF EVERYTHING YOU PLAY WITH
READ ABOUT BASEBAND BEFORE FREAKING OUT
ALWAYS WITH A CONDOM...
REALLY THANKS A LOOOOOTTTTTT.
IN XDA WE TRUST.
That's good
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JmvCpR45LKA
hey everyone, i can't install any other custom roms except for floyo, and gingerdx,
i've tried other roms like, kuyadroid, gingerxperia, gingercruzt, etc,, still no good.. xrecovery says that .zip file cannot be installed, or update baseband version, but i already have the latest baseband! (xx015) , i don't know whats wrong with this phone (w8), anyone help please? i'd appreciate it
I think taht all ROMs are not support W8
same to me..I'm using SE W8 and only can install 2.3.3gingerbread-v1
I don't know what wrong here...but b4 this I can enjoy 2.3.7...and now when I try to go with 2.3.7 again my W8 stuck at SE logo more than 10miniutes..
and I tried with other rom's and got the same problem (please update baseband to xx015 first)
that mean SE w8 not support gingerbread only
any Idea?
I also can't not install GingerExperia v11......
2nd problem I had is when I tried to using my backup file from Xrecovery eror (MD5sum not match)
any Idea??
thanks
1st thing my 2nd problem fixed
(I went to Comsat bcoz my W8 stucked at SE word)
Maybe they do totally factory reset or something else, I tried with SEUS, and SEPC (this SEUS and SEPC I only done 3times then I can't restore or settle my W8 using this thing anymore.)
Tried with other Computer or laptop still ca't fix my problem
Then B4 I pay money to other dealer I went to Comsat (the company provide warranty)
(now I can restore my backup files)
OK now back to main problem here!!
Good new for we all
Let try this (found by myself)
But we need someone to share....
share what??
share backup file
that mean when you do a backup (this is what we need..)
then share with user who can't install or flash beauty rom
so we need to open new thread to share backup file for ROM
Little bit BZ rite now and Slow internet connection..
I promise I'll upload and shared my 2 backup files latter when I working on night shift (Bcoz Internet very fast at my office)
1-Ginegerbread 2.3.3v1
2-GingerDX V17
see ya!
nelikp said:
same to me..I'm using SE W8 and only can install 2.3.3gingerbread-v1
I don't know what wrong here...but b4 this I can enjoy 2.3.7...and now when I try to go with 2.3.7 again my W8 stuck at SE logo more than 10miniutes..
and I tried with other rom's and got the same problem (please update baseband to xx015 first)
that mean SE w8 not support gingerbread only
any Idea?
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i dont know how to deal with that, sorry, try to restore your stock rom and try reinstalling the custom rom that you want,
Black Xperia X8 said:
I think taht all ROMs are not support W8
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x8 and w8 have similar systems, and same hardware
nelikp said:
1st thing my 2nd problem fixed
(I went to Comsat bcoz my W8 stucked at SE word)
Maybe they do totally factory reset or something else, I tried with SEUS, and SEPC (this SEUS and SEPC I only done 3times then I can't restore or settle my W8 using this thing anymore.)
Tried with other Computer or laptop still ca't fix my problem
Then B4 I pay money to other dealer I went to Comsat (the company provide warranty)
(now I can restore my backup files)
OK now back to main problem here!!
Good new for we all
Let try this (found by myself)
But we need someone to share....
share what??
share backup file
that mean when you do a backup (this is what we need..)
then share with user who can't install or flash beauty rom
so we need to open new thread to share backup file for ROM
Little bit BZ rite now and Slow internet connection..
I promise I'll upload and shared my 2 backup files latter when I working on night shift (Bcoz Internet very fast at my office)
1-Ginegerbread 2.3.3v1
2-GingerDX V17
see ya!
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i know some roms are backup files, you just restore them( floyo, gingersense, etc. from racht), then yehey. i already have the gingerdx v17, i just wanted to try those other roms for comparison, thanks by the way
This getting stuck at the logo happened to me as well. Looks like you need to plug the phone to Flashtool and flash a generic w8 firmware.
as for the CM7's, has anyone of you tried to install the Gingerbread ROM AFTER flashing Floyo? What is the error message that pops up?
tharaka said:
This getting stuck at the logo happened to me as well. Looks like you need to plug the phone to Flashtool and flash a generic w8 firmware.
as for the CM7's, has anyone of you tried to install the Gingerbread ROM AFTER flashing Floyo? What is the error message that pops up?
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i tried it, nothing happened, the installation was successful for me
Why dont you try the flashtool thingy.? But I dont know whether the firmware for w8 still exist!
Anyways, you should be able to flash a X8 firmware and start from scratch, and then re-install the ROMs you want.
Hi..i want to send my x8 to claim a warranty
I was wondering,since i had already voided it (everyone does), can anyone tell me how to make it 'clean' so the shop doesnt know notice that i had rooted and such.
Thanks...
Use PCC to repair the phone.. This will un-root, re-install 2.1 update 1 and look like the phone is fresh out of the box.
Thanks...
One more thing,
Can anyone who is using/used android 2.1 tell me if theres still random reboot in it?
My phone keeps doing random reboot altough i tried everything, full wipe,wipe dalvik,flash new rom but it keep on happening. So i want to try send it to the shop.
xperia x8 proud owner
I never had any random reboots on my X8 when I used stock 2.1 update 1..
Ok...im gonna use 2.1 for awhile. If the random reboot still happen,im sending it the shop for waranty
xperia x8 proud owner
Make sure you locked bootloader if you unlocked it before.
Random reboot still happening. I dont know whats wrong. A hardware problem or something...?
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Welcome!
I have a big, big hardbricked problem, i think..
Some weeks ago, my friend bought a Sony Ericsson X8 phone... then next day he come to me, his camera on the phone not work, just black screen..
I think that would be the solution, if i reflash it, it successfuly, but the camera still not worked... so i think i should change the kernel.. then i watched the build number.. it was 11w03 so i decided to unlock bootloader to be able to install kernel.. started unlock application but we waited to many minute for it.. so i unplugged phone, which is rebooted.. after it won't turn on..
I tried to flash with flashtool too, and seus.. but nothing change...
otherwise we send it to local service( not sony ericsson service), where they said they can't repair it..
please help.. any idea how to fix it?
i already unlocked some phone's bootloader successfully.. so i am not noob at modding.. just now something went wrong..
is your flashtool updated? or rather, did you wait until the flashtool even recognized your device, or did you even turned on the usb debugging before unlocking?
have you checked the device via s1tool?
Something went wrong at unlocking, probably you unpluged phone to fast. So it is hardbricked and there is no way to fix it at home.
sqpp said:
Welcome!
I have a big, big hardbricked problem, i think..
Some weeks ago, my friend bought a Sony Ericsson X8 phone... then next day he come to me, his camera on the phone not work, just black screen..
I think that would be the solution, if i reflash it, it successfuly, but the camera still not worked... so i think i should change the kernel.. then i watched the build number.. it was 11w03 so i decided to unlock bootloader to be able to install kernel.. started unlock application but we waited to many minute for it.. so i unplugged phone, which is rebooted.. after it won't turn on..
I tried to flash with flashtool too, and seus.. but nothing change...
otherwise we send it to local service( not sony ericsson service), where they said they can't repair it..
please help.. any idea how to fix it?
i already unlocked some phone's bootloader successfully.. so i am not noob at modding.. just now something went wrong..
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flash the stock firmware again
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It wont recognize... i already sent to service but its small
I've got a more or less big problem. My Xperia SP cannot recognize, that my SIM-card is inserted. If I turn it on it doesn't ask for the PIN and furthermore I can't receive or send SMS's, I can't receive calls or call somebody and I haven't got mobile data. I tried to insert my SIM-card in another sony phone and it didn't work. I also put another working SIM-card in my phone and it also couldn't recognize it. I think (I'm actually sure) it's caused by the non-functional phone apk, but maybe also the SIM-card is broken.
What shall I do? I have a TWRP backup, but I'm not 100% sure, whether it is from before or after. What is a less- or non-risky possibility to replace the phone.apkor is there a better method to repair the phone?
edit: I found out, if my phone is turned on and I remove the SIM-card, it realizes it, and reboots.
Please help me!
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Sorry, but why is my post ticked with a hook??? The problem isn't solved yet!
Get a new sim card.. This will fix most simcard issues
mrjraider said:
Get a new sim card.. This will fix most simcard issues
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First of All thanks for your reply. But I already took another SIM-card (which on Xperia L works fine) and put it into my device but there were the same problems. Yesterday I downloaded the SemcPhone.apk file, pushed it to /system/app and changed permissions to rw-r--r-- and rebooted. Then it asked for the PIN but after unlocking I got a bunch of Force closes and they didn't stop.. Even after rebooting again I had the problem, so I deleted the apk file again. But it's now the same like I described there above :/
Reflash ROM.. You have phone.apk problems aswell so this should fix it
Okay.. And the stock ROM, is this the "Deodexed stock ROM" (777MB) from android development or the "normal" stock ROM (odexed) (12.0.A.2.245) also from android development section?
No, to prevent any issues just open Sony Update Service (can be downloaded from the Sony website) and "restore" your phone..
So go back to full stock
Okay cool thank you I'll try it
Schokonuss said:
Okay cool thank you I'll try it
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The last version of Sony Update Service misses the XSP.
I have contacted Sony Mobile to point this out. Untill we recieve a new update you need to use the PC Companion to restore your phone or you need to use Flashtool
mrjraider said:
The last version of Sony Update Service misses the XSP.
I have contacted Sony Mobile to point this out. Untill we recieve a new update you need to use the PC Companion to restore your phone or you need to use Flashtool
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Okay, then I'll do that
:/
I tried it with PC Companion but when it had to start repairing and it booted the phone into flashmode (I think so, because the LED was green) and then PC Companion said: "The phone contains modified software, which cannot be updated" and below "Error 2003" ..
I tried it 2 times and both the same :/
My phone has unlocked bootloader, is rooted, and has the DoomKernel, no custom rom.
Schokonuss said:
I tried it with PC Companion but when it had to start repairing and it booted the phone into flashmode (I think so, because the LED was green) and then PC Companion said: "The phone contains modified software, which cannot be updated" and below "Error 2003" ..
I tried it 2 times and both the same :/
My phone has unlocked bootloader, is rooted, and has the DoomKernel, no custom rom.
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Well that is unfortunate. You need to relock bootloader and reflash with flashtool.
You cannot use Sony software with unlocked bootloader
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Oh! That's actually bad. But then I first have to flash back the stock kernel, then relock bootloader, repair with PC Companion and eventually unlock Bootloader again if necessary for me, right? Just for being sure.
Yes correct you need stock kernel then lock bootloader,then re flash/repair phone
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Ok good. Now the last question: from where can I get the right stock kernel? I found a post from DoomLoRD, where he wrote, that you have to flash stock kernel.sin and no FTF kernel but I couldn't find a stock kernel.sin and in another post from alivanov79, alivanov79 posted a link to an FTF kernel. So Do you know which one is the right one?
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Ok good. Now the last question: from where I can get the right stock kernel? I found a post from DoomLoRD, where he wrote, that you have to flash stock kernel.sin and no FTF kernel but I couldn't find a stock kernel.sin and in another post from alivanov79, alivanov79 posted a link to an FTF kernel. So Do you know which one is the right one?
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Hello! I hope you're still alive!
I am facing the same problem, but before I start doing stuff, may I know if your problem has been solved?
My Xperia SP as well on occassion doesn't detected sim card. Sometimes when I need to make phone calls the most, it starts to do it. I am planning to send it for warranty, as I am having another 20 days before the warranty expires.
Surprisingly, many Sony Xperia models users have experience of having a phone that doesn't read SIM cards. Google reveals it all.
TechnoSparks said:
Hello! I hope you're still alive!
I am facing the same problem, but before I start doing stuff, may I know if your problem has been solved?
My Xperia SP as well on occassion doesn't detected sim card. Sometimes when I need to make phone calls the most, it starts to do it. I am planning to send it for warranty, as I am having another 20 days before the warranty expires.
Surprisingly, many Sony Xperia models users have experience of having a phone that doesn't read SIM cards. Google reveals it all.
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Hey,
yeah, I'm still alive
So, the thing is, my problem there had been caused by myself, fiddling around with some root stuff, so it hadn't been my phone's fault.
But what I did is I just flashed another ROM because I didn't see another solution and it really drove me crazy not being able to use the SIM card related functions.
Well, keeping your post in mind I don't think you'd like to flash another ROM (I probably shouldn't have done that, too).
So if you didn't already try to repair your phone with PC Companion, that'd be the first thing, I'd do in your case.
Otherwise I'd send it for warranty as you considered it already.
Yeah, my sister's Xperia L also has that problem and that's really unfortunate.
So I hope, my "advide" could help at least a bit although there may not be plenty of hints, but yeah.
If I shocked you with that essay I'm sorry, too
Schokonuss said:
Hey,
yeah, I'm still alive
So, the thing is, my problem there had been caused by myself, fiddling around with some root stuff, so it hadn't been my phone's fault.
But what I did is I just flashed another ROM because I didn't see another solution and it really drove me crazy not being able to use the SIM card related functions.
Well, keeping your post in mind I don't think you'd like to flash another ROM (I probably shouldn't have done that, too).
So if you didn't already try to repair your phone with PC Companion, that'd be the first thing, I'd do in your case.
Otherwise I'd send it for warranty as you considered it already.
Yeah, my sister's Xperia L also has that problem and that's really unfortunate.
So I hope, my "advide" could help at least a bit although there may not be plenty of hints, but yeah.
If I shocked you with that essay I'm sorry, too
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Lol I don't think ROM flashing is the root problem, as I have been using CM11 for a month (and maybe more). The problem starts appearing lately..
I will flash stock ROM and relock bootloader and then reflash stock via PCC to see if it will fix the problem
Anyway thanks for the reply!
No, that's not even something to be called "essay"....