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[Q] HELP X8 resets and won't accept any firmware but 1.6 SOLVED By samyeung97hk

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
Sent from my X8 using XDA App

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

[Q] cant install other roms

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.

[HELP] X8 Stuck at sony logo

Yesterday i tried to flash the latest minicm. The instructions in the thread told that i should flash a kernel first. I didnt and went ahead to flash the minicm. I flashed it and rebooted my device. The phone wouldnt open and is still stuck at the sony logo. I removed battery and tried to flash the kernel with with flashtool in flashmode but i was getting an error and couldnt flash it. I cant either open recovery by clicking the back button. I searched through some threads about bricked phones and i downloaded pc companion but couldnt work it out. I havent tried SEUS yet. Any ideas? Please answer asap

There are a lot of threads talking about stuck at SE logo.
Use SEUS. It's the best option you got
strange PCC didn't work for you... Did you opt for the "repair phone" option?? If not, opt for that and continue.... Worked for me.

rayven18 said:
Yesterday i tried to flash the latest minicm. The instructions in the thread told that i should flash a kernel first. I didnt and went ahead to flash the minicm. I flashed it and rebooted my device. The phone wouldnt open and is still stuck at the sony logo. I removed battery and tried to flash the kernel with with flashtool in flashmode but i was getting an error and couldnt flash it. I cant either open recovery by clicking the back button. I searched through some threads about bricked phones and i downloaded pc companion but couldnt work it out. I havent tried SEUS yet. Any ideas? Please answer asap
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After you boot Pc Companion, there's a "Support Zone" in the menu. Click on Begin/Start. Then click "Update Phonesoftware" and in the bottom there is "Repair your phone". Click on it and try those steps. They worked for me.
p.s, everything within "" quotes are translated from Dutch to English, they can be named otherwise in your version of pcc

Sorry guys my fault. I clicked at the support in pc companion but didnt see the repair link. Its downloading the update at the moment waiting to see results

rayven18 said:
Yesterday i tried to flash the latest minicm. The instructions in the thread told that i should flash a kernel first. I didnt and went ahead to flash the minicm. I flashed it and rebooted my device. The phone wouldnt open and is still stuck at the sony logo. I removed battery and tried to flash the kernel with with flashtool in flashmode but i was getting an error and couldnt flash it. I cant either open recovery by clicking the back button. I searched through some threads about bricked phones and i downloaded pc companion but couldnt work it out. I havent tried SEUS yet. Any ideas? Please answer asap
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At first latest minicm7 need nAa kernel.If u want little bit older version 2.0.7 (Android 2.3.5) i can upload for u , its working with stock kernel so u dont have to flash the kernel. Second is that if u want flash the kernel first must have unlocked bootloader (i think u dont have that unlocked).
At first resort ur phone using SEUS or PCC

damian01211 said:
At first latest minicm7 need nAa kernel.If u want little bit older version 2.0.7 (Android 2.3.5) i can upload for u , its working with stock kernel so u dont have to flash the kernel. Second is that if u want flash the kernel first must have unlocked bootloader (i think u dont have that unlocked).
At first resort ur phone using SEUS or PCC
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Well as im going to unbrick with pc companion and have stock rom, i will flash the kernel and then the latest minicm. Im not quite sure that i have unlocked bootloader. Actually the phone is my mates and i though that it would be the same process that i did to my phone (htc buzz) but yeah i was wrong Can i unlock bootloader with flashtool?

rayven18 said:
Well as im going to unbrick with pc companion and have stock rom, i will flash the kernel and then the latest minicm. Im not quite sure that i have unlocked bootloader. Actually the phone is my mates and i though that it would be the same process that i did to my phone (htc buzz) but yeah i was wrong Can i unlock bootloader with flashtool?
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Im not shure if u can do it but there is guide how to do it.
I was using it to unlock my bootloader , before u try unlocking ur bootloader read carefully the thread !: BEFORE YOU EVEN TRY ANYTHING, TAKE OUT YOUR BATTERY COVER, TAKE OUT YOUR BATTERY, AND CHECK YOUR MANUFACTORING DATE. IF IT IS 11W29 OR ABOVE, DO NOT TRY THIS AS IT WILL HARD BRICK YOUR PHONE.
If ur phone is after 11W29 dont even try do it. But dont worry , i have minicm7 2.0.7 which works on stock so u can pm me

Ok phone works fine. I will search for threads on how to unlock bootloaders and attempt to do some stuff but always with caution. I will also pm you if i need anythign thanks for the help guys

rayven18 said:
Ok phone works fine. I will search for threads on how to unlock bootloaders and attempt to do some stuff but always with caution. I will also pm you if i need anythign thanks for the help guys
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Sorry , i didnt gave the link in last post : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1549696 theres the guide how to do it.

damian01211 said:
Sorry , i didnt gave the link in last post : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1549696 theres the guide how to do it.
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Hahaha thanks man

[Q] X8 after rooting & factory reset, stuck on "desktop"

So I got myself into really funny situation I'm stuck.
I worked with xperia mini pro everything was fine.
Now I got x8 well older one... And all i did was rooted it with flashtool.
Everything was working fine from that point with root rights like root uninstaller (I just tested didn't deleted anything).
And then I made "factory reset" Deletes everything from sd card and bla bla bla well you guys know what i mean.
After that I wanted to install kernel but it's not that easy. So I first read alot and did not do that. Since it would require bootloader unlock and thats pain with 11W29.
So just after factory rest somehow I bricked my phone...
But it's interesting brick... VERY INTERESTING.
It turns on, it has flash mode. I can update it via update setup and tried to do that.
Nothing helps all I get is :
phone loading normally, then there is no menu, not sony ericsson home, not go launcher, no settings available no nothing...
To explain my problem i will upload screenshot.
And I can't flash it now since it's not bootloader unlocked.
And I can't access anything from phone.
This is what you call hard brick?

Hard brick is when You can't turn on phone, so there isn't any way to install ROM again. In Your case it's strange soft brick, cause it looks like ther isn't any launcher If You can enter into flash mode than You should reinstall stock ROM and kernel using flashtool (with version 0.2.9.1 cause it's more stable with older devices, such as x8).

Its not bricked. / You can use android commander to push recovery.

It's stock already and I tried stock launcher via updatesetup of SE,
And I think i need bootloader unlock to flash it ? or I'm wrong.
And Later on i will try with older version of flashtools
thx for answers guys.

No, unlocked bootloader allows You to install custom kernels, but some ROMs works also with stock SE kernel, so You don't have to unlock bootloader to install custom ROM or back to stock ROM

So i'm back again on same problem....
I have a Question if you wanna flash phone from flashmode u don't have to have unknown sources and debugging turned on.
Since i can't do that...
My following actions :
I will try to install fresh win7 32bit, since now i'm on 64 and on this system i was working with mini pro xperia, so maybe that may be the case...
I'll try to flash it with older version of flashtools 0.2.9.1 I guess if i remember it right (but on this windows OS It gives me : Error Flashing. aborted)
And I installed flashtools drivers and everything i'm 100% sure of that.
What I tried :
I also tried flashing it from Linux / ubuntu . same as with windows i get :
Error flashing. Aborted.
PCC gives me error when i try to repair it.
Update Service Dose everything as normal but same problem remains I don't get launcher or something just that empty desktop
And I would love you guys if you would give me few links to stock firmware of
x8 11W29 / E15i
And if you have something else to suggest please help me ;D

Hello, sorry for necroing thread but i have exactly same problem like OP, and as he didnt post solution i would like to ask how to do it.
Thanks for your time!

X8 OFW
deamerz said:
Hello, sorry for necroing thread but i have exactly same problem like OP, and as he didnt post solution i would like to ask how to do it.
Thanks for your time!
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Try Flashing This via FlashTool.

TheScriptKitty said:
Try Flashing
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Hello and thanks for your reply. I tried flashing my x8 with provded ftf file and the problem still remains the same. If it is any help i can normally increase volume, access emergency calls and keyboard and other things. But the screen remains blue. And i also remember that the thing which is supposed to appear here is the language setup, if there is any way to set up main language outside android system i guess that could help.
Again thanks for your reply and your time!

deamerz said:
Hello and thanks for your reply. I tried flashing my x8 with provded ftf file and the problem still remains the same. If it is any help i can normally increase volume, access emergency calls and keyboard and other things. But the screen remains blue. And i also remember that the thing which is supposed to appear here is the language setup, if there is any way to set up main language outside android system i guess that could help.
Again thanks for your reply and your time!
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Try Flashing a Costume ROM for stock kernel via Recovery.
Here is a list of ROMs. Just make sure you download one that says (Stock).

[Q] update touch firmware

hi.
i entered some code and then my touch doesnt work.(i think i update firmware touch). please please please please please help me.
i khnow mr dawkon have a guide but it isnt complete.
sorry for my english.

Not sure, but i think the reflashing of rom is the only way.
Just try it. You dont have anything to lose.

Try this: install any prerooted rom(emanon, but not cyanogen based), connect phone to pc. Then install androidscreencast. Open screencast and enter *#2663# and update. Worked on my SGM when i had same problem.
Flashing stock firmware will not solve this problem.