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Help me plz!!! I hard brick my x8!!!!!

I tried to unlock my bootloader... i rooted and run at 2.1 firmware . Then i run s1tool and it shows 'R' (no idea y) then i run msm7227_setool2.cmd and done. Then i tried to reboots my phone and realize the phone is dead. no led indicator or respond... Any Pros plz help me on this!!!! thx alot!!

it showed 'R' means your phone's bootloader isn't unlocked, it must be 'r'.
When you boot up your phone, doew it show the Sony Ericsson logo? Can you boot to Recovery?

i cant even on my phone... like a dead phone! any solution? T.T

I'm sorry, I think you have to send your phone to shop or SE center for fixing.

Battery
Are you sure it's not a battery issue?

this x8 i newly bought 1... while it low battery when i doing these

Try using a new battery.

You shouldn't flash your phone during low battery.
This must be quietly dangerous!!

Same happened to me, any solution?
Do you really think is the battery(i had around 30 when i started the process and i did the process wih the flashtools+the update.)
http://androxyde.github.com/Flashtool/
It was going marvelous until....
01/044/2011 22:44:58 - INFO - Waiting for device
01/045/2011 22:45:26 - INFO - Device disconnected
01/046/2011 22:46:50 - INFO - Device connected with USB debugging on
01/047/2011 22:47:40 - INFO - Pushing C:\Flashtool\custom\features\UnlockBL\files\my7227\my7227bootwrite_semcSL to /data/local/tmp
01/047/2011 22:47:44 - INFO - Pushing C:\Flashtool\custom\features\UnlockBL\files\my7227\mapper_2.6.29.ko to /data/local/tmp
01/047/2011 22:47:47 - INFO - Pushing C:\Flashtool\custom\features\UnlockBL\files\my7227\fixPart to /data/local/tmp
01/047/2011 22:47:55 - INFO - Running runfixPart as root thru sysrun
01/047/2011 22:47:58 - INFO - Successfully applied fixPart. Rebooting
01/048/2011 22:48:07 - INFO - Waiting for device
01/048/2011 22:48:11 - INFO - Device disconnected
01/048/2011 22:48:24 - INFO - Device connected with USB debugging off
01/049/2011 22:49:37 - INFO - Running runbootwrite as root thru sysrun
01/049/2011 22:49:40 - INFO - Successfully applied unlock. Rebooting
01/049/2011 22:49:46 - INFO - Running runClean as root thru sysrun
01/049/2011 22:49:59 - INFO - Searching Xperia....

adriantcw said:
I tried to unlock my bootloader... i rooted and run at 2.1 firmware . Then i run s1tool and it shows 'R' (no idea y) then i run msm7227_setool2.cmd and done. Then i tried to reboots my phone and realize the phone is dead. no led indicator or respond... Any Pros plz help me on this!!!! thx alot!!
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try repairing with SEUS or use flashtool,

maybe same here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1369528
this poor gut matter:-
can't get into recovery even flash mode
no vibrate when pressing on button
no se white logo
no green led when pressing back button while plug in usb
no screen light
it died
are u got all the listed above??

nelikp said:
maybe same here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1369528
this poor gut matter:-
can't get into recovery even flash mode
no vibrate when pressing on button
no se white logo
no green led when pressing back button while plug in usb
no screen light
it died
are u got all the listed above??
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yes, all of 'em. died like a lifeless brick. Flashtool nor PCsuit detect it. Tried repairing in PCsuit, and because it doesnt turns on on recovery(or at least that is what it seems[no led or vibration respone], it doesnt gets recognized in the "turn of your phone, press back button and connect it to the computer". Not even device manager in the computer detects it as anything).
I am going to USACELL later today and prey they dont realize that i tried to unlock the bootloader, which i see dificult because it doesent even turns on.
(Same thing happened to my last blackberry and after 20 days i got this in change, but no hacking was made in that blackberry)

Battery should be at least 50%
Sent from my E15i using XDA App

now i have this same problem... tried the bootloader hack... phone tried to restart BAM nothing... the phones battery was at 90% and i even put it on the charger (at the wall not pc) for at least 7 hours last night.... still nothing... any ideas? or am i out of luck...

tankknat said:
now i have this same problem... tried the bootloader hack... phone tried to restart BAM nothing... the phones battery was at 90% and i even put it on the charger (at the wall not pc) for at least 7 hours last night.... still nothing... any ideas? or am i out of luck...
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Date code?
Take out the battery, look at the sticker below ... there's a date code in the likes of 11W??
If it's past 11W29, then 99.9999999999999999999999999999999999999999999991% that it's a hard brick now.

i sent the x8 off to the SE approved repair company here in new zealand... cost me like $50 for them to tell me its UN-repairable...

Which bootloader do you haved?SEMC or something else?When SEMC bootloader then you must using "msm7227_semc tool" another way "msm7227_setool2".When the S1tool is showing"unknow bootloader" you should do NOTHING!
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And somewhere in internet is avalible a"S1tool" with "repair"button.It should help.Must connected phone in "flash mode" which you already have...

montekristo said:
Which bootloader do you haved?SEMC or something else?When SEMC bootloader then you must using "msm7227_semc tool" another way "msm7227_setool2".When the S1tool is showing"unknow bootloader" you should do NOTHING!
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And somewhere in internet is avalible a"S1tool" with "repair"button.It should help.Must connected phone in "flash mode" which you already have...
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unable too its hard bricked. there is no power going to the phone what so ever after the bootloader... and from all this ive learned to read ALOT more before going ahead to change things... but hey thats what we all do right... you gotta try before you get it right... battery was changed. and i think the company even tried using repairing cables to see if any power would go to it... nothing... sadly ive bricked my phone

montekristo said:
When the S1tool is showing"unknow bootloader" you should do NOTHING!
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The thing you refer to has NOTHING to do with the boot loader (as in "boot loader binary") itself but the digital SIMLOCK certificate. The only thing you got right is that s1tool saying "UNKNOWN SIMLOCK CERTIFICATE" means the phone's boot loader can't be unlocked (and shouldn't even be tried).
tankknat said:
unable too its hard bricked. there is no power going to the phone what so ever after the bootloader... and from all this ive learned to read ALOT more before going ahead to change things... but hey thats what we all do right... you gotta try before you get it right... battery was changed. and i think the company even tried using repairing cables to see if any power would go to it... nothing... sadly ive bricked my phone
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That's exactly what happens when you hard brick the phone at the boot loader unlock (i.e. MFD 11W29 or later) - No LED (indicating it would charge/get power), No LCD output, No vibrate, No reaction to the power button, Nothing... nada... nix... dead.
Now, as I outlined already in several posts there actually is a way to resurrect "shot" W/X8's - but that's most likely beyond the skills, and budget, of most people around here...
To reiterate again:
- You need a Qualcomm Resurrection cable fitting the X8.
- You need S1Tool (for free download at setool.net)
- You need "Credit" for S1Tool to perform the repair
- You need to partially open up your X8 to gain access to the printed component board.
With this you can resurrect the device through UART flash recovery.
That's a way the_laser outlined in a subsequent post on the forums at setool.net (way past the SETool post where he notified about the MSM7227 hard brick problem).

in re-wrote yesterday I also like that

Solved .. By the help of paul1989 Such a GREAT GUY!!

Hey Guys .. How u doin?
Ok now ..
i wanted 2 Flash The linuxDX kernel 2 my phone
Thru the Flashtool .. On my Pc
Anyway
Downloaded The file put it in place ..
Turned off the phone (( i FORGOT 2 TICK THE USB DEBUGGING )) !
So Turned the flasher On .. Clicked on Flash
i selected the LinuxDX on the Right there was Loader.sin And kernel.sin
i've chosen Both .. Anyway .. While Flashing .. Got an Error
Telling me 2 Tick the usb debugging .. I said no problem
Disconnected the phone
Then clicked the power button..
shakes .. Then nothin ..
Wtf???? Screen is Dead??
i waited .. so it goes on
Tried 2 call with another phone ..
its off.. Uhmm???????
..
Okay
No problem
Turned SEUS ( sony ericsson update service )
Started the repairing Process
The phone is connected FINE!!
software is downloaded .. Damn !!
Installing the software ..
Wait ..
It's Stuck .. ?
waited even more..
Still stuck :S ??
After a while i got this:
_________________________________________________________________
The installation Failed
Please disconnect the phone and make sure the battery is fully charged before trying. if the problem presists, please contact support.
For more information and help please See .. ETC !!
_________________________________________________________________
So now .. i go back to you guys..
Please??
Help my little Device
:/ !!!

You should try that with Sony ericsson PC companion.

Sentrax123 said:
You should try that with Sony ericsson PC companion.
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Sony Ericsson PC companion Requires that the phone must be On
And my phone DOES NOT go on ..

So use FlashTool, you already have it, just download the stock ROM.

Chris95X8 said:
So use FlashTool, you already have it, just download the stock ROM.
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i Expected your Reply
It's always useful ..
i'm Downloading this ( http://www.multiupload.com/81E5SHZUG9 )
i need anythin .. just any damn ROM i need 2 get the phone running
Then ill install CWM and recover my previous ROM
Am sick of Mods... completely !
..
So is it the correct ROM ??

Don't know about that one but I've downloaded the "X8 Shakira E15i_2.1.1.A.0.6_generic.ftf" from this thread in the FlashTool section.

Chris95X8 said:
Don't know about that one but I've downloaded the "X8 Shakira E15i_2.1.1.A.0.6_generic.ftf" from this thread in the FlashTool section.
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i've Downloaded that File from the same section .. it's The last one if u can see it
the one so called SE x8_2.1_rus.ftf ..
Anyway
Do u think this is Fixable ?
Am completely Lost ..
5 minutes left for the download ..
And F*** ups keep on going
..
Was trying 2 connect it 2 PC companion ..
Okay?
So my phone is off ..
As the PCC requires .. i need 2 connect the cable then wait till it detects it .. okay?
Anyway
i take the battery off
i insert the USB ..
then place the battery back in
It detects the phone ..
After a while ..
It disconnects ..
..
Chris
please stay here
i need a professional's Help ..

I don't know man, I've never bricked my phone, hard to tell. Just stay patient.

Chris95X8 said:
I don't know man, I've never bricked my phone, hard to tell. Just stay patient.
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As i sent u in private
..
the file is downloaded
prepared the Flasher
..
Flashing ..
Stops on flashing the Kernel
.. aborted
ill show u what happens ..
12/017/2011 03:17:24 - INFO - Searching Xperia....
12/017/2011 03:17:24 - ERROR - Please plug you device in flash mode
12/017/2011 03:17:25 - INFO - Searching Xperia....
12/017/2011 03:17:26 - INFO - Found at USB\VID_0FCE&PID_ADDE\5&3637D839&0&3
12/017/2011 03:17:26 - INFO - Start Flashing
12/017/2011 03:17:26 - INFO - VER="r8A029";DATE="20100601";TIME="12:17:00";
12/017/2011 03:17:26 - INFO - Flashing loader
12/017/2011 03:17:28 - INFO - PROT_VER="02";DATE="20100615";TIME="17:28:00";VER="R4A045";CXC="1229-3641";TYPE="S1_LOADER";UNIQUE_DEV_ID="EA5D48A1272568A70B11D20F651F33BF2CDA07DA";SEC_LOCK_STATUS="LOCKED";OTP_DATA="4DFD7700470404000F080420BE35F936";IMEI="01256000101097";AID_VERSION="0004";EROM_AID="0001";LOADER_AID="0001";SW_AID="0001";CUST_AID="0001";SIM_LOCK_AID="0001";HWCONF_AID="0001";PROD_AID="0000";ACTIVE_LOADER_AID="0001";MAN_ID="0020";DEV_ID="00BC";SIN_VER="0001";AID_TAMP="NOT_TAMPERED";MAX_PKT_SZ="00010000";AUTH_LEVEL="NONE";AUTH_MET="0001";CARD_PRESENT="YES";CARD_SIZE="2GB";CARD_DATA="";LOADER_ROOT="S1_Loader_Root_8e35";EROM_ROOT="S1_EROM_Root_f54f";SW_ROOT="S1_SW_Root_3edc";CUST_ROOT="S1_Cust_Root_732f";SIM_LOCK_ROOT="S1_SL_Root_a640";HW_CONF_ROOT="S1_HWConf_Root_4b8c";
12/017/2011 03:17:28 - INFO - Flashing crashlog.sin
12/017/2011 03:17:28 - INFO - Flashing kernel.sin
12/017/2011 03:17:38 - ERROR - Error flashing. Aborted
12/017/2011 03:17:38 - INFO - Now unplug the device and power it on
12/017/2011 03:17:38 - INFO - Then go to application settings
12/017/2011 03:17:38 - INFO - turn on Unknown Sources and Debugging
There u Go ..
Still quite Lost

I am very sorry man but I cannot help anymore. I have no idea what those mean but don't get discouraged. Search the X8 forums for a similar thread. I'm sure somebody else has been in your place and there should be a fix

I've been searching the whole Forum Buddy ..
Nothing similar found !
Not even such a brick???
..
You're telling me not 2 get discouraged ..
Am down already .. i just can't find a way 2 install a ROM
so it works again..
i can't go into the phone 2 Tick usb debugging ..
..
Anyway
Your help is appreciated
Thank u my Friend ..
But i think my phone is ..
Done.

where is your phone stuck at? the SE logo or somewhere else?
if it is on the logo try pulling out your battery...start the Update Service from SE than insert the battery while holding the back key and insert the USB...if you are stuck on something else...don't know...I have bricked mine like a 100 times...and everytime it's that solution...hope it helps

sapabg said:
where is your phone stuck at? the SE logo or somewhere else?
if it is on the logo try pulling out your battery...start the Update Service from SE than insert the battery while holding the back key and insert the USB...if you are stuck on something else...don't know...I have bricked mine like a 100 times...and everytime it's that solution...hope it helps
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The screen does not even go ON!
and dude .. i Did everything
it won't even flash it ...
And i tried the SEUS ..
For NONE!
..
Anyway
Thanks mate

Sira. said:
The screen does not even go ON!
and dude .. i Did everything
it won't even flash it ...
And i tried the SEUS ..
For NONE!
..
Anyway
Thanks mate
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Maybe your battery is discharged. Try to connect your phone to wall charger for longer time and then try to flash firmware again

dbts25 said:
Maybe your battery is discharged. Try to connect your phone to wall charger for longer time and then try to flash firmware again
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When i got the phone ****ed up .. it was on 60% charge ..
So there's noway that it has ran out of battery
..
And even if i connected it to a wall charger the phone won't charge anyway
..
Thanks for help mate

Have you tried to flash stock kernel? You can find it here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1254225

do you install gordon gate flash drive ?

Problem solved thread will now shortly be closed !!

Paul1989 said:
Problem solved thread will now shortly be closed !!
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Thanks to you my Great Friend Paul ..
without you i wouldn't have done this!

Don't close the thread! Post the solution here so other people can see it if they ever get the same problem!

[Q] A pretty nice brick? Zx6603

Hi All,
I've been a lurker on these pages for quite some time. Thank you for all the wonderful info!
I've having a lot of fun here on my own and think it's about time I invited you to the party....
I have a ZX 6603. It was on .434 when I rooted it, the bootloader has always been locked.
I never really got to know why it was only accessable thru the VM, tho' now I have ideas about that... which are irrelevant here, tho' I am mentioning it because it has always been a little bit 'quirky'.
Anyways, about an hour after rooting it (some weeks ago), I loaded a font on to it which promptly crashed it into a boot loop. Hoo ray.
PC companion was the only thing that saved it - so I move up to .253 :groan: and resign myself to flashing it backwatds to get my root, at a later date. Oh well...
From then on, it starts not wanting to know about the PC.
Unless the thing is turned off when connecting via USB, it did absolutely nothing to acknowledge the PC - not even charge the battery!
So after a bit of leaving it alone, I decided I'd had enough of this nonsense and went back to the task of flashing it back to .434 (forgive me if I got the numbers wrong here...) by flashtool.
That was this afternoon.
Ok, So flashtool had kittens and crashed the VM. From then on, it has only given 'Sony' then switched itself off. It also does that repeatedly whilst attached via USB (tapping it's foot)... It does do hard reset inasmuch as giving the three shakes without starting. It does connect by both fastboot and flashmode, which is beter than I got last time it went down.
I'd learned quite a bit in recent weeks, so I plucked up the confidence to install Flashtool into Linux.
Here, I was greeted with a crash, tho' thankfully only of the tool itself.
I began to doubt the integrity of the ftf and downloaded another.
Flashtool then gave a better performance, claiming a checksum error before giving up on the exercize (see quote below).
19/022/2013 18:22:00 - INFO - <- This level is successfully initialized
19/022/2013 18:22:00 - INFO - Flashtool Version 0.9.11.0 built on 2013-06-04 22:50:00
19/022/2013 18:22:00 - INFO - libusb version 1.0.15
19/022/2013 18:22:06 - INFO - Device connected in flash mode
19/022/2013 18:22:10 - INFO - Device disconnected
19/022/2013 18:22:16 - INFO - Selected C6603 / 10.1.A.1.434 / UK unbranded
19/022/2013 18:22:16 - INFO - Preparing files for flashing
19/024/2013 18:24:07 - INFO - Please connect your device into flashmode.
19/024/2013 18:24:28 - INFO - Device connected in flash mode
19/024/2013 18:24:29 - INFO - Opening device for R/W
19/024/2013 18:24:34 - INFO - Device ready for R/W.
19/024/2013 18:24:34 - INFO - Reading device information
19/024/2013 18:24:34 - INFO - Unable to read from phone after having opened it.
19/024/2013 18:24:34 - INFO - trying to continue anyway
19/024/2013 18:24:34 - INFO - Start Flashing
19/024/2013 18:24:34 - INFO - Processing loader
19/024/2013 18:24:53 - INFO - Checking header
19/024/2013 18:24:54 - INFO - Ending flash session
19/024/2013 18:24:54 - ERROR - S1 Header checksum Error
19/024/2013 18:24:54 - ERROR - Error flashing. Aborted
19/024/2013 18:24:59 - INFO - Device connected in flash mode
19/025/2013 18:25:24 - INFO - Device disconnected
So I went over to the VM and kicked PC companion in the ribs to get the XZ back to life... round and round - I was starting to feel dizzy.
And now the fun begins!
PC companion goes thru it's paces, arrives at the chequered flag, claims an error and aborts. I allowed a second chance before calling it a day and deciding to write you all about how much fun I was having and wondering if anyone has a clue of where to go at it from here? Should I start mixing cement?
Regards and gratitude,
Zz

One little question, do you have all important drivers installed?(Xperia Z, Fastboot and Flash mode)
You may need to disable force driver signing.
If you need private help, you could Send me a pm and I see if i can help you.
And why didn't you leave it at newest Stock, it's rootable too.
Sent from my Dualbooted XZ

Ciapa1 said:
One little question, do you have all important drivers installed?(Xperia Z, Fastboot and Flash mode)
You may need to disable force driver signing.
If you need private help, you could Send me a pm and I see if i can help you.
And why didn't you leave it at newest Stock, it's rootable too.
Sent from my Dualbooted XZ
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Hi and thanx for dropping by. Dualbooted XZ? Oooo! :drools:
I have installed fastboot and flashmode on the VM - yet still getting the hang of tinkering about underneath Linux' hood and have been reluctant about risking a brick on an uncertainty. I get device recognition on terminal, tho' no hint at making a connection thru the UI and thus folder tree. I have also done my best to install adb tho' I am uncertain how to confirm what's going on with that one. I did expect great things and saw none.
To save processor and memory, I run winXP on the VM thus am spared the tangles of driver signing on later releases - meh, I use Windoze only when there is no other (or painless) way to go about achieving an end result until XP is no longer uasble or I get around to making a dualboot.
I read (mid- August), they were backflashing out of .253 and I simply went with that, supported by the aforementioned misery of poor PC recognition AND (I forgot to mention this, earlier) **the fact that when it was updated via PC Companion last time, the updater crashed mid progress and stayed like that for hours***. In the end, I had to cross my fingers and pull the plug. Yes, it worked, tho' I have never felt convinced that I had a tightly running system, supported again by it's little aversion to PC connectivity.
Zz

To your FT log:
Are you sure ur ftf is not damaged?
To your main problem:
Does your phone gets recognized in Fastboot?
If yes, you can Try to unlock the BL(Warning: if you do it the official way, it will wipe all your data on the phone(data partition and SD)), flash Cyanogenmod boot.img(Kernel and Recovery are included, so it needs unlocked BL)
Then Try to wipe data, cache and dalvik cache from CWM. Now see if it boots.
If still not booting, flash a Custom Rom like Pac or "stock" CM10.1
Then it should boot.
Hope it works for you, if you're unsure, ask before doing anything. It could completely brick your device.
Sent from my Dualbooted XZ

Your suggestion sounds reasonable, thank you.
Yes, recognized in fastboot.
I will take it thru your list in order, (beginning with another ftf) and let you know how it goes, without bricking it.

Do not unlock your bootloader with a bricked phone.
I would suggest to try another pc with Windows7,use the latest flashtool,and try different firmwares.
You may also download sony update service and try.
Sent from my C6603 using xda premium

Okay.
So far all I have done is to d/l another copy of the same ftf, and a German version of the same release to produce same result with the flashtool.
Sony Updater gives an error whenever it goes thru it's motions, so this option is not available, unless the W7 PC will make a difference?
Hmmm....
Slowly slowly... treading slowly.
Any search I have put in for a flashtool checksum error comes up empty.
We're treading unknown territory here... (Lions, and tigers, and bears! oh NO!)

So every ftf gives checksum errors?
If yes, then it seems there is sth on your device.
Maybe Try a Dualbooted install of Windows 7 or 8(you can remove it after trying out everything)
Else there seems to be No way around unlocking BL(i Did it on my GF's XZ with boot problems(stuck at Sony Logo too) And got it working this way)
Hope we find a way to bring your device back to life
Sent from my Dualbooted XZ

Surprising result!
After hammering it with flashtool UK, DE and ES versions of many flavours, I threw XZ back onto PC companion for something to do whilst I was waiting for copies of W7 to arrive... and the flash took. I am now the somewhat reserved and humiliated owner of build number 10.3.1.A.0.244, praying that I have paid all of my noob dues for the time being.
Many thanks,
Zz

The even greater news is that it's going back onto charge when plugged into the PC - still not recognized by the linux UI, which is somethign more for me to learn - yet is happily recognized by the Windoze VM.
PC Companion welcomes XZ with a warm smile and the 'My Computer' file tree is fully accessable - just like it was out of the box. It may have been painful, tho' result has been worth it.
:joyful dancing:

I'm happy that your device is under the livings again. So it recognized it again in PCC? Then i can just say you Had luck or your windoze vm a bad day^^
Have fun with your reborn XZ
Sent from my Dualbooted XZ

Ciapa1 said:
I'm happy that your device is under the livings again. So it recognized it again in PCC? Then i can just say you Had luck or your windoze vm a bad day^^
Have fun with your reborn XZ
Sent from my Dualbooted XZ
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Yes, recognized in PC, charging and all that it should. I am still not getting folder access on linux, yet yes via the VM - which is the pest that it always was, yet I'm still smiling nonetheless, counting myself lucky.

1. do not mess around your phone with vm, always use real physical machines. The vm interface may induce too many issues that may never be correctly diagnosed.
2. use the original usb cable and the usb port directly from the back panel of your computer.
3. when you are flashing your phone, do not play around with your computer before the tool finishes its job.
4. always save a copy of the tft decrypt from your pcc when you upgrade your device, this stock tft (which you produce by yourself) can save you much trouble if anything happens to your phone when you make fun with it.
5. if your computer cannot recognize your phone, then uninstall, reboot, and re-install everything on your computer. The chance of your computer messing around is much higher than your phone bootloader going wrong.
6. get use to use Flashtool when your phone is free of trouble, rather than using Flashtool for the first time when your phone is bricked.

[Q] XPERIA Z Possible Brick... any help is appreciated.

Right, to start off ive had the XZ for a while now, (was a replacement for a damaged one mid last year). My problem is i think ive bricked it, (absolutely devastated ...) i would love to hear from some more experienced users who could possibly help me in my situation.
On my memory card i have a few different roms backed up for me to restore to at my leisure, (pac rom, beanstalk rom, stock 4.3, stock 4.3 with unlocked bootloader, cyanagenmod..) i use the latest dual recovery (twrp and clockwork).
Now here is my problem and how it occured....
I was running stock 4.3, with locked bootloader, rooted.....I booted to twrp recovery, in there i had a choice of roms to restore from, without thinking i restored a backup of cyanagenmod FROM MY Girlfriends xperia z, (was digging through my laptop last week to clear things up and seen a cyanagen mod backup... thought it was from this xz so put it on my memory card... .
So now ive wrote a cyanagenmod restore point which was made on my girlfriends xperia z which was an unlocked bootloader onto my current one, which was a locked bootloader.
When it happened last night i had around 50 % battery.
The phone shows very little signs of life. when plugged into wall charger it gives a flashing red led, around every second or so.
When connected to Flashtool (latest one) it connects in flashmode, thats without pressing and holding down, (get same results if i press and hold down also.
The phone will not connect in Fastboot mode (up and plug usb in).
Holding power and up for 10, 20, 30 seconds does nothing but blink a red led at me.
It is recognized in windows (7,32bit) but will connect for a while then disconnect, then re connect then disconnect etc...
I do have full backups (made in twrp) of full stock rom, i have full backup of my T.A partition. im wondering if there is anyone on here had anything similar to this and successfully brought it back from the brink ? Only done without my phone for today and im lost without it....
here is a log of what happens in flashtool when im plugged in..... trying to flash a generic unbranded sony ftf.....
03/009/2014 19:09:34 - INFO - <- This level is successfully initialized
03/009/2014 19:09:34 - INFO - Flashtool Version 0.9.16.0 built on 19-04-2014 19:00:00
03/009/2014 19:09:46 - INFO - Checking if changes have been made to devices folder.
03/009/2014 19:09:59 - INFO - Pulling changes from github
03/010/2014 19:10:00 - INFO - Devices sync finished.
03/010/2014 19:10:05 - INFO - Device disconnected
03/010/2014 19:10:18 - INFO - Selected Bundle for Sony Xperia Z (C6603). FW release : 10.4.1.B.0.101. Customization : Generic UK
03/010/2014 19:10:18 - INFO - Preparing files for flashing
03/010/2014 19:10:35 - INFO - Device connected in flash mode
03/011/2014 19:11:25 - INFO - Please connect your device into flashmode.
03/011/2014 19:11:26 - INFO - Opening device for R/W
03/011/2014 19:11:26 - INFO - Reading device information
03/011/2014 19:11:36 - INFO - Unable to read from phone after having opened it.
03/011/2014 19:11:36 - INFO - trying to continue anyway
03/011/2014 19:11:36 - INFO - Start Flashing
03/011/2014 19:11:36 - INFO - Processing loader.sin
03/011/2014 19:11:36 - INFO - Checking header
03/011/2014 19:11:36 - ERROR - Processing of loader.sin finished with errors.
03/011/2014 19:11:36 - INFO - Ending flash session
03/011/2014 19:11:36 - ERROR - Error in processHeader : 2 : The system cannot find the file specified.
03/011/2014 19:11:36 - ERROR - Error flashing. Aborted
03/011/2014 19:11:36 - INFO - Device disconnected
03/011/2014 19:11:51 - INFO - Device connected in flash mode
03/012/2014 19:12:52 - INFO - Device disconnected
03/013/2014 19:13:01 - INFO - Device connected in flash mode
03/014/2014 19:14:02 - INFO - Device disconnected
03/014/2014 19:14:04 - INFO - Device connected in flash mode

You could try to flash a recovery..... Maybe it'll work.... As long as your pc detects it, there's a chance to get it back to life..

How ?
St.Jimmy90 said:
You could try to flash a recovery..... Maybe it'll work.... As long as your pc detects it, there's a chance to get it back to life..
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Would you be kind enough to help me do it Sir ?
I have no clue how to do it, im a guide man.... if its written down i can follow instructions easliy...

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Would you be kind enough to help me do it Sir ?
I have no clue how to do it, im a guide man.... if its written down i can follow instructions easliy...
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/xperia-z/general/ub-lb-xzdualrecovery-xperia-z-qa-thread-t2477769
I'm afraid though, that this one needs a working phone...
You could also try to just flash the kernel..... Use flashmode and exclude anything but the kernel....
Or you extract the stock kernel and flash it via fastboot mode...

Try unlocking your bootloader. The fact that you flashed a backup including a custom kernel while locked could be the cause of your problems.
Edit - Sorry, my bad. I didn't see that you said you cannot enter fastboot.
Question - Did you restore the TA partition from your girlfriend's phone to your phone? If so, there is nothing you can do, unfortunately.
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kingvortex said:
Try unlocking your bootloader. The fact that you flashed a backup including a custom kernel while locked could be the cause of your problems.
Edit - Sorry, my bad. I didn't see that you said you cannot enter fastboot.
Question - Did you restore the TA partition from your girlfriend's phone to your phone? If so, there is nothing you can do, unfortunately.
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Im afraid i did, when in twrp it gave me the option of what to restore, i checked all of the boxes.
So your saying theres nothing that can be done for this z now ? wonder what sony would charge for a replacement or have you any idea if sony can fix it ? sorry for all the questions, its like loosing an arm not being able to boot my phone up

Unfortunately, it's hard bricked and I'm not sure any service centre has the tools to restore it. You could just take it in and say it stopped working, I suppose. They may offer you a reduced cost replacement if you're still under warranty.
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Unfortunately, it's hard bricked and I'm not sure any service centre has the tools to restore it. You could just take it in and say it stopped working, I suppose. They may offer you a reduced cost replacement if you're still under warranty.
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yer i thought so, well looks like ill have to go without for just under a full year as thats when my upgrade is due, and just my luck the years warranty finished 3 weeks ago looks like a cheapo to get me through the year. Thanks for your help.

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yer i thought so, well looks like ill have to go without for just under a full year as thats when my upgrade is due, and just my luck the years warranty finished 3 weeks ago looks like a cheapo to get me through the year. Thanks for your help.
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Well don't feel sad, you didn't loose your girlfriend

The flashing red led under normal circumstances would indicate a low battery state and charging
Now i'm presuming that you've tried the soft and hard resets with the power and volume buttons to no avail
The fact that your PC will not recognize the phone would also point to this ie. low battery state
I had a similar problem meself ,but the guy who had owned the phone before me had taken the back cover off,so i disconnected the battery to try to stop this cycle of on/off
Now this dint work for me
So im im scratching me head and trying to work out the next move
So i brought for £6 of ebay a replacement battery now this fixed my problem as soon as i plugged the phone in to charge the red led went solid so it was taking the charge,when fully charged ie. greed led i pressed the power button and the phone started up in the normal way
Now i appreciate that you might not want to take off your rear cover and the battery out
So as a backup I brought one of these
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/4200mAh-E...lePhonesCasesPouches&var=&hash=item3f29034d76
Which when fully charged will also give you access to the USB port and maybe (hopefully)your PC so enabling you to flash it
Good luck

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The flashing red led under normal circumstances would indicate a low battery state and charging
The fact that your PC will not recognize the phone would also point to this ie. low battery state
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I know you're trying to help, but a new battery will not fix this issue. He flashed another device's TA partition to his phone. That causes an unrecoverable hard brick. The bootloader performs checks on content in the TA when you power the device on and if it doesn't find the correct hashed keys, then it halts boot. There is no way to correct this.
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I know you're trying to help, but a new battery will not fix this issue. He flashed another device's TA partition to his phone. That causes an unrecoverable hard brick. The bootloader performs checks on content in the TA when you power the device on and if it doesn't find the correct hashed keys, then it halts boot. There is no way to correct this.
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Yes, im quite sure another battery would not fix this issue. I think my best and cheapest route would be to buy another xz with a smashed screen and swap the motherboards over, thanks to all who have tried to help. If only i could desolder the chip with the TA partition and hot boot it in her phone, wouldnt know which chip to do this with and if it would even work...

kingvortex said:
I know you're trying to help, but a new battery will not fix this issue. He flashed another device's TA partition to his phone. That causes an unrecoverable hard brick. The bootloader performs checks on content in the TA when you power the device on and if it doesn't find the correct hashed keys, then it halts boot. There is no way to correct this.
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Surely this is the problem
By doing what he as theres no OS on the phone and thereby nothing to control the charging cycle hence the on/off cycle
and the battery is just running down and the PC won't recognize the phone
By disconnecting the battery its the biggest hard reset of all
By replacing it with an external source/or new battery hopefully the PC will acknowledge the phone and a reflash can be done
Just my take on it
Its worth a try and not as defeatist
I know for sure it worked for me

Oadbylad said:
Surely this is the problem
By doing what he as theres no OS on the phone and thereby nothing to control the charging cycle hence the on/off cycle
and the battery is just running down and the PC won't recognize the phone
By disconnecting the battery its the biggest hard reset of all
By replacing it with an external source/or new battery hopefully the PC will acknowledge the phone and a reflash can be done
Just my take on it
Its worth a try and not as defeatist
I know for sure it worked for me
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He says that he flashed his girlfriend's TA partition onto his phone.
Flashing a TA partition from another device hard bricks your phone 100% of the time. No exceptions. There is no way back from it.
Please read up on what I'm saying before disputing it further. Thanks.
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He says that he flashed his girlfriend's TA partition onto his phone.
Flashing a TA partition from another device hard bricks your phone 100% of the time. No exceptions. There is no way back from it.
Please read up on what I'm saying before disputing it further. Thanks.
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Just been raking around in my draw and came across my old Xperia Z (as in the one discussed here). I had a little google around and it seems there is a way to fix it now, I've successfully re flashed my t a partition with the backup I made with setool, (used another program called ta_gen which converted my ta backup into sin file). Still actually trying to get through all the posts to bring it back from the dead, just wondering if you have came across this info, if im missing anything and what your thoughts are ? Cheers

I think i killed it

I was doing bunch of stuff i dont think it matters if do,tell me...Anyways my phone DEAD i cant do anything it just vibrates when u plug it in pc flashtool dont recognize it and EVEN pc companion idk what to...
Is this the end,did i just lost my phon
I had Sony z1 4.2.2 it was bootloader unlocked and rooted and last thing was cwm on and it died (((((

kefi999 said:
I was doing bunch of stuff i dont think it matters if do,tell me...Anyways my phone DEAD i cant do anything it just vibrates when u plug it in pc flashtool dont recognize it and EVEN pc companion idk what to...
Is this the end,did i just lost my phon
I had Sony z1 4.2.2 it was bootloader unlocked and rooted and last thing was cwm on and it died (((((
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Can you enter fastboot mode?

dedei said:
Can you enter fastboot mode?
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Nope i press volume down and then plug in cable with flashtool on just to see it doesen't work,not even notification light works WTF heres flashtool log
26/001/2014 18:01:32 - INFO - Flashtool Version 0.9.16.1 built on 06-16-2014 23:00:00
26/001/2014 18:01:32 - INFO - Executing search strategies to find proxy selector
26/001/2014 18:01:33 - INFO - No proxy found for IE. Trying next one
26/001/2014 18:01:33 - ERROR - Error parsing settingsprefs.js (The system cannot find the file specified)
26/001/2014 18:01:33 - INFO - Strategy firefox failed trying next one : java.io.FileNotFoundException: prefs.js (The system cannot find the file specified)
26/001/2014 18:01:33 - INFO - No proxy found for java. Trying next one
26/001/2014 18:01:33 - INFO - Syncing devices from github
26/001/2014 18:01:33 - INFO - Pulling changes
26/001/2014 18:01:37 - INFO - Devices sync finished.
26/001/2014 18:01:44 - INFO - Device connected with USB debugging off
26/001/2014 18:01:44 - INFO - For 2011 devices line, be sure you are not in MTP mode
26/001/2014 18:01:45 - INFO - Device disconnected
26/001/2014 18:01:53 - INFO - Device connected with USB debugging off
26/001/2014 18:01:53 - INFO - For 2011 devices line, be sure you are not in MTP mode
26/001/2014 18:01:59 - INFO - Device disconnected

Hmm weird. What exactly did you do?

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Can you enter fastboot mode?
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Bro it seems my screen is still on WTF ???
and i called my self and its ringing wtf is going on here ? can someone u help

Try hard resetting it (power + volume up till it vibrates 3 times) then try rebooting it.

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Hmm weird. What exactly did you do?
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so downgraded from 4.4.4 to 4.2 to root,i rooted phone then backed up my keys so i dont lose them when i unlock boot loader then i used pcc to update to 4.4.4 so i can unlock bootloader then i lost root and then downgraded again so i can root i rooted my phone and then used v3 kernel from doom to instal cwm,i didnt know how to open that .bin file so i flashed it and it worked i got into cwm and then just reobted it asked me if i want sth about to back last kernel idk i said no and then it reboted and i turend it on once and boom black sscreen of death

dedei said:
try hard resetting it (power + volume up till it vibrates 3 times) then try rebooting it.
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its aliveeeeeeeee ty man

kefi999 said:
its aliveeeeeeeee ty man
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Glad to help!

@kefi999
After following your posts about this today in the several threads you have been posting in I want to give you some very useful advice
STOP
Read the guides and tutorial threads, especially the newer ones. You seem to be randomly flashing stuff with out any real understanding and that is the quickest way to end up with a hardbrick.
Take some to time to understand what you are doing, then you will see that what you have been doing is superfluous e.g downgrading to root, its not needed anymore
Please do not try and do this blindly, take some time and learn. It was the best bit of advice given to me and I hope you take it on board as well

u are 100% right i am sry for spaming all over the place i just freaked out SRY

kefi999 said:
u are 100% right i am sry for spaming all over the place i just freaked out SRY
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You don't have to be sorry, he's not saying anything about spamming in here. Xda is the place to be and to get help regarding android. His point is that you should try to learn and understand what are you doing with your phone because if you do something wrong when you're rushing like this then it's a straight way to actually kill your phone.
He just wants you to learn instead of rushing so you wouldn't do any harm to your device.
Quick example of how can u kill your phone:
Flash ftf file from Z ultra to Z1. Phone is most propably dead.
Just don't rush and try to learn what actually are you doing and you'll be fine.

hahaha