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[Q] X8 bricked or not?

Help me (and my son and his X8) please!
My son rooted his X8, and at last it just shows the "Sony Ericsson" text.
He did the following (wrote to me ):
- root it with SuperOneClick
- reboot
- intsall RootExplore.apk
- reboot
- root.jag confused
- reboot
- install Xrecovery
- reboot
- update it to CMWrecovery
- made a backup to Sd card
- factory reset (accidentally)
- recover
- reboot
... and it doesn't work (bootloop? I just read it in this therads.)
What could he do?

Did he upgraded the baseband? to xx15?
Oh and if the device is not working, i mean, it cant turn on (just se logo and reboot) . He should repair his X8 with Sony Ericsson PC companion.
Cheers.

did you have baseband 015.if it is bricked you can use pc companion or seus (sony ericsson update service) it will probaly break the root because it is a manual update with sony ericsson but it should help

Thank you, we will give it a try.

vacskamati said:
Thank you, we will give it a try.
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cool, i await any results

So any results?
Sent from my X8 using XDA App

Thanks. My son rebuild it with PCC to 2.1. It worked well.
And then he tried to upgrade it to 2.3, so it has gone to "can't turn on, because it turning off everytime", some panic, and he rebuilded it's with SEUS to 2.1.
I sad "now just relax don't try another root please",,,
So that's all.
Thanks a lot.

vacskamati said:
Thanks. My son rebuild it with PCC to 2.1. It worked well.
And then he tried to upgrade it to 2.3, so it has gone to "can't turn on, because it turning off everytime", some panic, and he rebuilded it's with SEUS to 2.1.
I sad "now just relax don't try another root please",,,
So that's all.
Thanks a lot.
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cool @ least it worked

Hello my phone got bricked and I dont know what to do
I tried to unloack bootloader and it go well but now it cant start.
Nothin happens when i press the power button or when i connect the usb cable
P.S the PC cant recognized the phone

xperiax8tester said:
Hello my phone got bricked and I dont know what to do
I tried to unloack bootloader and it go well but now it cant start.
Nothin happens when i press the power button or when i connect the usb cable
P.S the PC cant recognized the phone
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and there, ladies and gentlemen, is a genuine hard brick. you need to send it off to a repairmen to fix it. just like tohno did (sorry if i spelt your name wrong tohno)

wilbso said:
and there, ladies and gentlemen, is a genuine hard brick. you need to send it off to a repairmen to fix it. just like tohno did (sorry if i spelt your name wrong tohno)
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Oh thanks.it means that can be fixed.
I already **** my pants because of that

Bricked while flashing bootloader (twice)

Hello,
Few days ago I bought my girlfriend an X8.
Since I have too an X8 with all the root and such things done I though it might be a good idea to do that on girlfriend phone.
BUT, second day after buying that phone, and trying to get exact modifications I did on my X8 , her phone got hard bricked and I couldn't boot it up, not even to recovery mode since computer usb didn't recognize it anymore...
I think i was in phase while trying to get root access..
So, I went to the shop to get my replacement phone wich they did gave me...
Soon after I got home, I was trying again to make same modifications, and it was sucesfull... I installed custom rom, with root access and that was it...
BUT here comes the problem - while trying to use Titanium Backup , i was constatly getting the message that my phone isn't rooted so I downloaded root checker from market and yes, it said that i'm not rooted... Funny thing, busybox and superuser worked just fine...Then i though it might be a problem cause I didn't update superuser on latest version, so I did it, and now the superuser told me i'm not rooted...
To make long story short, i came up to flash stock rom, and then back to custom rom to make clean install again, this time I wanted to unlock bootloader too to put a custom kernel for that rom, but after the process, phone quickly restarted 2 times and from then it doesn't want to boot up, just like the first phone, doesn't react on power button not even to usb...
I'm so frustrated because on my X8 everything went fine, and i did on her exactly what I did on mine, but I bricked her 2 new phones and I don't know what to do next
Is there any way to back it up to life again??? (i think they won't replace my phone again at the shop)

alenal5 said:
To make long story short, i came up to flash stock rom, and then back to custom rom to make clean install again, this time I wanted to unlock bootloader too to put a custom kernel for that rom, but after the process, phone quickly restarted 2 times and from then it doesn't want to boot up, just like the first phone, doesn't react on power button not even to usb...
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what custom room you using to unlock bootloader?

You can't even use the Repair section of the PC Companion?

what ROM do you use when you try to unlock bootloader?

I was using stock rom (Elcair) when i tried to unlock bootloader...
and none of the usb methods works cause it doesn't get recognized by PC...

Uff...to any hard brick,your phone should get flash mode with fleshtool or seus/pcc..maybe its some mistake..to root phone,easier way is with fleshtool..
Sent from my E15i using XDA App

Do you have install PC Companion?
Sent from my X8 using XDA Premium App

have you tried installing ggsetup-2.2.0.10.exe and trying on another usb slot? the file is in FlashTool_0.2.9.1 package

Yes, i've installed Gordons Gate, but phone wont go into recovery mode anymore and it doesn't flash led when I plug the charger into phone (i've left it last night on charger but no success)...Complete deadly now cause of bootloader unlock, strange...

alenal5 said:
Yes, i've installed Gordons Gate, but phone wont go into recovery mode anymore and it doesn't flash led when I plug the charger into phone (i've left it last night on charger but no success)...Complete deadly now cause of bootloader unlock, strange...
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this is strange.. not reacting on usb..
when u turn off the phone then plug usb cable + pressing back button i call that downloading mode.
I don't know how to help u anymore..
btw what rom u're installed when the phone restarted twice? is it overclocked?
just curious

It was stock rom -> Eclair 2.1
No overclocking modules were installed...
I've came upon some similar thread on the internet, the guy had same problem, and someone suggested him that the only way to restore the device is to put it on RIFF JTAG box
Links are here:
jtagbox.com/jtag-news/riff-jtag-sony-ericsson-xperia-x8a-se-shakira-unbrick-boot-repair-supported/
youtube.com/watch?v=ujH_IpsskLg
....
So, my question for now is - Can I buy JTAG box from ebay, and soldered PCB for X8 from here ( multi-com.pl/index.php?itlskel_lang=en_US&itlskel_pgid=details&id_pr=8466 )...
Will that work it out ? Question goes to JTAG users hopefully.
Please modify URL's since I can't put full URL's yet

you just bought the phone rite? send it to service.
no need to buy anything to do it yourself. That riff box costs around $150 and there are people in various cities who might be able to repair your phone (check website of riff box) with fees but try with SE service centre first. You might get it done for free.
If you have followed the steps it really should not end up like that. It is really discouraging to read posts like yours. It makes me ponder twice whether I should go and try the unblock my bootloader myself.

vientito said:
you just bought the phone rite? send it to service.
no need to buy anything to do it yourself. That riff box costs around $150 and there are people in various cities who might be able to repair your phone (check website of riff box) with fees but try with SE service centre first. You might get it done for free.
If you have followed the steps it really should not end up like that. It is really discouraging to read posts like yours. It makes me ponder twice whether I should go and try the unblock my bootloader myself.
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I think SE center won't cost $150 (and if cost that much rather than buying those tools or pay SE i will buy another x8 it cost cheaper than that).
I agree with you, send it back to SE center and tell them u're upgrading phone software but the the power or internet down in the middle of process and your phone dead.

No, the thing is, i've already told them I was upgrading my software and phone crashed when I swaped my first phone, so if I send them back another phone in that short time I'll become suspect, and I highly doubt they'll accept my warranty
btw. I really don't know what could be the reason for bricking
Basebands versions were xxx015 on the both devices...

men try again with seus
just turn your pc/windows on safe mode with networking
ive experience that
then
do this like i said in other thread
try it again with this steps
open pc companion (dont plug your phone)
choose support zone click start
select phone software update
click start
then CLICK REPAIR PHONE
and that its you know the next step
you will see initializing AND downloading the phone software

Will try it tonight but I higly doubt since phone doesn't react with LED anyhow
Thank you for your tip anyway

xpraken said:
men try again with seus
just turn your pc/windows on safe mode with networking
ive experience that
then
do this like i said in other thread
try it again with this steps
open pc companion (dont plug your phone)
choose support zone click start
select phone software update
click start
then CLICK REPAIR PHONE
and that its you know the next step
you will see initializing AND downloading the phone software
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No led respone when usb connected and press back button...impossible you can run pc companion or seus..

alenal5 said:
No, the thing is, i've already told them I was upgrading my software and phone crashed when I swaped my first phone, so if I send them back another phone in that short time I'll become suspect, and I highly doubt they'll accept my warranty
btw. I really don't know what could be the reason for bricking
Basebands versions were xxx015 on the both devices...
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There's nothing wrong trying right?
Besides if they're not accepting your warranty you will pay anyway...
And if SE center tell you to pay ask them how much in front before doing any reparation.
Maybe $10, $20 etc i doubt it will cost as high as new phone.

help... i am also in the same situation..my phone bricked when i was bootloading , now its completely black and it cant on ...when i connect to pc , pc cant detect ..help please..i just bought my w8 about 3weeks only ..my dad's present ...hlp please

hard bricked

Hi i have at&t sony tl locked bootloader im in hard brick i belive i flashed a kernel for the 195 stock rom as i moved from the 303 rom any way when i flashed in flashTool it said it was done unplugg and start phone when i unplugged and tryed to turn on nothing happend no viberation no lights i cant get into flash mode when i plugg it into laptop it installs drivers but no lights nothing mynlaptop dont reconize it it happend two nights ago i left it on charge last night any ideas would be great i bought the phone used so no warrenty

pikeylfc said:
Hi i have at&t sony tl locked bootloader im in hard brick i belive i flashed a kernel for the 195 stock rom as i moved from the 303 rom any way when i flashed in flashTool it said it was done unplugg and start phone when i unplugged and tryed to turn on nothing happend no viberation no lights i cant get into flash mode when i plugg it into laptop it installs drivers but no lights nothing mynlaptop dont reconize it it happend two nights ago i left it on charge last night any ideas would be great i bought the phone used so no warrenty
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try repairing it using SEUS or PC COmpanion.

I have a potential fix for this, but need a TL firmware dump containing a s1 boot update... do you have one
How do I customise the signature on xda premium app?

gregbradley said:
How do I customise the signature on xda premium app?
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More, settings, signature, choose customize in signature options and cuszomize it. (if that was a real question )

tumult said:
More, settings, signature, choose customize in signature options and cuszomize it. (if that was a real question )
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No, its my attempt at humour when posting from my phone:silly:
@pikeylfc can you do this for me and let me know what happens.
Download the TL firmware from the all in one thread and flash it. However, instead of holding the volume down button (Normal for flashtool) can you hold BOTH the volume UP and DOWN button.
Tell me what happens in flashtool and on your phone please.

Something else to try
Please download these drivers
http://www.mediafire.com/?ibtd4ta523x5h4f
and point windows to them when it asks for ZEUS drivers

Hard brick
gregbradley said:
Something else to try
Please download these drivers
link
and point windows to them when it asks for ZEUS drivers
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Hi,
I have a hard brick on TX, and the only way PC recognize connected device was with this driver (Qualcom something). What is this? How can I use it for repair my dead phone?
Thanks,

iron3k said:
Hi,
I have a hard brick on TX, and the only way PC recognize connected device was with this driver (Qualcom something). What is this? How can I use it for repair my dead phone?
Thanks,
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If your you pc recognises the phone then you should ba able to flash a stock ftf for yout phone in flashtool or repair using pccompanion.

gregbradley said:
If your you pc recognises the phone then you should ba able to flash a stock ftf for yout phone in flashtool or repair using pccompanion.
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PC recognize the phone as HS-USB diagnostics 9008. Flashtool, SUS and PCC won't recognize the phone connected

iron3k said:
PC recognize the phone as HS-USB diagnostics 9008. Flashtool, SUS and PCC won't recognize the phone connected
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Have you connected the phone whilst pressing both volume up and down at the same time?

gregbradley said:
Have you connected the phone whilst pressing both volume up and down at the same time?
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Yes, its same with all combinations

iron3k said:
Yes, its same with all combinations
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OK, what did you do in order to get the hard brick? What did you flash? And what exactly is your phone model?

gregbradley said:
OK, what did you do in order to get the hard brick? What did you flash? And what exactly is your phone model?
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That's the problem... I did nothing. TX HK set, fully stock with locked bootloader simply stuck one day, i've pulled tha battery out and thats it. Brick.

iron3k said:
That's the problem... I did nothing. TX HK set, fully stock with locked bootloader simply stuck one day, i've pulled tha battery out and thats it. Brick.
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well take i tback to the shop then. If you didnt flash anything then its a dodgy handset.

gregbradley said:
well take i tback to the shop then. If you didnt flash anything then its a dodgy handset.
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I'm from Israel, and phone from Hong Kong... It's a little complicated
I've sent email to Sony HK now, lets see how can they help. Don't really want to stay with $600 brick just because I'm a Sony fan, and bought the phone from the first country it released... Maybe someone from this forum can help? Is there somene from Sony support?

iron3k said:
I'm from Israel, and phone from Hong Kong... It's a little complicated
I've sent email to Sony HK now, lets see how can they help. Don't really want to stay with $600 brick just because I'm a Sony fan, and bought the phone from the first country it released... Maybe someone from this forum can help? Is there somene from Sony support?
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Send a PM to bin4ry, but i cannot gurentee he will respond.

gregbradley said:
Send a PM to bin4ry, but i cannot gurentee he will respond.
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Is he a Sony employee? Device is fully stock, I want to get my "one year warranty"....
But meanwhile sony support are not really helping.

iron3k said:
Is he a Sony employee? Device is fully stock, I want to get my "one year warranty"....
But meanwhile sony support are not really helping.
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Not that i know of.
If you have warrenty then just send it back and say give me a new one.

Flashed X8 using X10 FTF from flashtool

Hi all!
I did a big mistake some days ago.... I was updating my X8 from GingerDX 28 to 29 and some problem occured that my X8 didn't boot anymore, so I tried to flash with SEUS and PC Companion to get back the original ROM... But they doesn't work either. So I tried to start again, but this time I did some stupid, I used the X10 ftf from Flashtool to flash my X8!!! After that, it doesn't turn on, dont even light the LED when charging or connected using USB to PC. If a press turn on button in the top, it doesn't do anything and doesn't vibrate... Connecting using USB, windows doesn't identify that my X8 is there...
What can a do? Did I kill my X8?!?!?
Sorry my english...
Mauricio

I think you hard bricked your x8, because no response to on button is sign of hard bricking.

mujeeb999 said:
I think you hard bricked your x8, because no response to on button is sign of hard bricking.
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What I can do now? It means that there's no solution?

You either hard bricked it(I don't think so) or its just out of battery.
Charge it for an hour and flash the x8 ftf this time

stamatis said:
You either hard bricked it(I don't think so) or its just out of battery.
Charge it for an hour and flash the x8 ftf this time
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I already charge it for 5 hours, and I also changed the battery, but the same thing happens.... I used the battery in another phone and its working...

mauvalente said:
I already charge it for 5 hours, and I also changed the battery, but the same thing happens.... I used the battery in another phone and its working...
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Did you try to flash a x8 ftf?

mauvalente said:
Hi all!
I did a big mistake some days ago.... I was updating my X8 from GingerDX 28 to 29 and some problem occured that my X8 didn't boot anymore, so I tried to flash with SEUS and PC Companion to get back the original ROM... But they doesn't work either. So I tried to start again, but this time I did some stupid, I used the X10 ftf from Flashtool to flash my X8!!! After that, it doesn't turn on, dont even light the LED when charging or connected using USB to PC. If a press turn on button in the top, it doesn't do anything and doesn't vibrate... Connecting using USB, windows doesn't identify that my X8 is there...
What can a do? Did I kill my X8?!?!?
Sorry my english...
Mauricio
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You HardBrick your X8. only repairable via JTAG. you can send it to repair shop or on xperia repair

Try flashing x8 ftf file through flashtool

rmgaikwad said:
Try flashing x8 ftf file through flashtool
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No flash mode-.-
wanna thank xda? here

zenesis said:
You HardBrick your X8. only repairable via JTAG. you can send it to repair shop or on xperia repair
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Your right. The only way to fix it is using JTAG. I sent to a repair shop, they did the magic! Now it is in the way back from the shop by post mail. When I get it I will tell here if it's ok.
Thank all for the replays!

mauvalente said:
Your right. The only way to fix it is using JTAG. I sent to a repair shop, they did the magic! Now it is in the way back from the shop by post mail. When I get it I will tell here if it's ok.
Thank all for the replays!
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Yes! Now it's working. Only JTAG could do the magic! Thanks all for help!!!!!!

hI!!!!
got a question
how much did it cost???
imean JTAG
Sent from my X8 using Tapatalk 2

ali avenger said:
hI!!!!
got a question
how much did it cost???
imean JTAG
Sent from my X8 using Tapatalk 2
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R$ 60,00 -> Brasilian money

Make FTF Dump From X8
Can anyone tell me if there is a way to create a dump from a X8 that is currently in use, with the phones complete data (apps + info + settings )
in effect, a nandroid for use with Flashtool ?
I am thinking of using this method in replacement of nandroids because of the recovery being stored in the system partition and I have had problems with them before - usually MD5 mismatch errors.

you have hard bricked your phone !

goudaniket said:
you have hard bricked your phone !
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No?
I am looking at flashtool as a replacement to nandroid backup??

You can make flashtool .sin/.ftf files from nandroid backups. But these flashtool packages will work only with unlocked bootloader/patched loader, because you can make the .sin headers but can't reproduce the security signatures, so with locked bootloader better if you forget it...
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pilu1978 said:
You can make flashtool .sin/.ftf files from nandroid backups. But these flashtool packages will work only with unlocked bootloader/patched loader, because you can make the .sin headers but can't reproduce the security signatures, so with locked bootloader better if you forget it...
Sent from my LT18i using xda app-developers app
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Thanks pilu1978
I tried unlock bootloader before, using the main guide on here, but it kept bricking ?
The build is lower than the number advised to not use so I don't know what happened. I just had to keep trying, then recovering with SEUS.
Any help mate would be amazing as I am sick of being stuck on Stock 2.1-update1 and stock kernel, it limits the phones abilities so much!! argh!

hey
flash naa kernel for x8

stylo3 said:
flash naa kernel for x8
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Me?

X8 Doesn't turn on

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
download here

It wont recognize... i already sent to service but its small