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Flashmode advice

Hi folks,
I feel like a noob here.
When I have tried to update the phone the new formware I couldnt get into flashmode. This initially did not worry me as I have seen loads of posts about this and I know how to sort it.
I got home from work and unistalled all android software (Fastbbot, adb, sdk, pccompanion, sues) and reinstalled them. I tried again, no luck.
Now i thought i would try my wifes phone. Its not rooted. It went into flashmode straight away, so now I am ata loss.
Flashtool recognises my phone when turned on, it says all drivers are ok, but i get nothing on my phone when i try to connect it turned off...
Now, if anyone wants to help me and call me a noob please do...but this one has me vexed...
EDIT, Dont shout, I have already asked mods to move this to the Q&A section

Probably too much to say that you already tried a hard shutdown?
Else try a stock ROM/kernel. Maybe something went wrong with your current kernel
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crazymister said:
Probably too much to say that you already tried a hard shutdown?
Else try a stock ROM/kernel. Maybe something went wrong with your current kernel
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Tried it already. 3 vibrations, no luck

Also no output from flashtool?
I noticed once I didn't see led, but it was in flash mode..
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you are pressing down not up on volume right mate?
did that myself a few times

You would get blue led in that case. So would be kinda obvious
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Look guys, I can get my wife's phone into flash mode and she has an Xperia T, so it is nothing to do with which button I am pressing. I use the same cable and same usb port...
The last time I tried to get into flashmode or fastboot was before Xmas,
It is definitely to do with my phone..I really can't understand why flashmode is not connecting, in previous experience that has worked in all circumstances, but now nothing... Even though flashtool recognises the phone with the correct drivers when it is turned on...
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crazymister said:
Also no output from flashtool?
I noticed once I didn't see led, but it was in flash mode..
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No nothing, flashtool just acts like nothing has been connected... Pccompanion eventually times out as if nothing had been connected
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My last guess is it's something in the Rom. Try flashing a 4.0.4 system.sin via fastboot, and access cwm to do factory reset (btw, you did try a different kernel right? You said you did it but wasn't clear of you meant only hard shutdown or kernel too)
My experience is also that it always works. Haven't encountered something like you have before so only shouting some possibilities.
Do say if you already tried something I say ofc.
Something else you can try is different pc (if you have access to one) Have heard of some cases that that did the trick
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Sv: Flashmode advice
I had similar problem with my v some weeks ago, have two thoughts, have you switched between stock and cm kernel? Have you tried another pc?
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Again, thanks for the advice but a couple of things.
I can't change kernel because the phone is not entering fast boot mode
I can't flash a stock ftf because the phone is not entering flash mode
Its not the pc because it works on my wife's Xperia t
I have already done a factory rest.
After work today I am going to try flashing a 303 Ron in recovery and hope I can do an ota update and hope that works...
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gregbradley said:
Again, thanks for the advice but a couple of things.
I can't change kernel because the phone is not entering fast boot mode
I can't flash a stock ftf because the phone is not entering flash mode
Its not the pc because it works on my wife's Xperia t
I have already done a factory rest.
After work today I am going to try flashing a 303 Ron in recovery and hope I can do an ota update and hope that works...
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Have you tried doing adb reboot bootloader to get into fastboot rather than doing it manually on boot? Or does adb not work either?
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matt4321 said:
Have you tried doing adb reboot bootloader to get into fastboot rather than doing it manually on boot? Or does adb not work either?
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Hmm, Interesting,
first time i did it it just reboot the device
Second time, it briefly entered fastboot (Blue LED) PC started to install S1 boot driver then the phone rebooted and the driver failed to install
Third time, phone went into fastboot and stayed there but no sign of a driver install.....

Use fastboot via flashtool
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mpiekp said:
Use fastboot via flashtool
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I cant get into fastboot manually, only by using adb reboot bootloader.
Now the next thing to ask is, well are your volume buttons broke, but no, they work fine to turn the volume up and down with so its not that.
I have just managed to flash a different kernel so will try flash tool again.

gregbradley said:
I cant get into fastboot manually, only by using adb reboot bootloader.
Now the next thing to ask is, well are your volume buttons broke, but no, they work fine to turn the volume up and down with so its not that.
I have just managed to flash a different kernel so will try flash tool again.
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Use one cmd/terminal window to adb reboot bootloader, while flashtool is open, has always gone straight to fastboot for me.
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mpiekp said:
Use one cmd/terminal window to adb reboot bootloader, while flashtool is open, has always gone straight to fastboot for me.
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Yes, that gets me into fastboot, but i need to get into flashmode to repair the phone.
I am a bit of a nivice at adb
Currently I am charging my phone ready to try a repair. Now I have flashe d another kernel I will give it a go again. If this doesnt work I willflash a stock kernel and try and that...

It's possible to force a full power-off of the phone (not just a three-vibrations one).
I am not keen to post the instructions on the forum, as it isn't the nicest of methods (but it doesn't require you to open the case). PM me if you have no other options (if you can hook onto UART to see what is going wrong, that might be best)

gregbradley said:
Yes, that gets me into fastboot, but i need to get into flashmode to repair the phone.
I am a bit of a nivice at adb
Currently I am charging my phone ready to try a repair. Now I have flashe d another kernel I will give it a go again. If this doesnt work I willflash a stock kernel and try and that...
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Fastboot -w all
Will wipe data and caches, so should clear what ever is triggering the bypass of flashmode.
If really desperate you can also -w system, but then have no os... Handy if the os is causing the bypass, but not helpful if it's the bootloader..
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mpiekp said:
Fastboot -w all
Will wipe data and caches, so should clear what ever is triggering the bypass of flashmode.
If really desperate you can also -w system, but then have no os... Handy if the os is causing the bypass, but not helpful if it's the bootloader..
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Thanks, I will have a look at that, not sure I want to wipe system yet as I am not confideent of getting an OS back onto it...we will see.
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Fastboot -w all does not work. Command not recognised

[Q] FASTBOOT -- help please!!!!!!!

Hi there,
I just bought the Xperia Z and I think it's awesome! I rooted successfully (unlocked bootloader). The only problem is the fastboot. I am trying to install CW recovery and I need the FASTBOOT. I turn it off and press the volume up and wait, and wait and nothing.... Am I missing something? Should I install anything else to activate the fastboot? I've searched everywhere for the answer but all I find is the way to root but I already did.
Any help would be much appreciated.
Thanks.

You forgot to connect the phone to usb while pressing vol up
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gm007 said:
You forgot to connect the phone to usb while pressing vol up
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Hi,
Thanks. No, I connect it and nothing happens. Should I keep pressing the vol Up until something comes up either on the phone or the computer?

arielito said:
Hi,
Thanks. No, I connect it and nothing happens. Should I keep pressing the vol Up until something comes up either on the phone or the computer?
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What do you mean with nothing happens? Does the phone just boot?
Do you hear the sound from your pc when you insert a USB device?
Do you see a blue LED?

Dsteppa said:
What do you mean with nothing happens? Does the phone just boot?
Do you hear the sound from your pc when you insert a USB device?
Do you see a blue LED?
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Well, I do hear the sound of the PC and I see the Blue Led. Now, the screen is black and nothing comes up in the PC. Is that it? Oh sorry, I am totally lost here.

arielito said:
Well, I do hear the sound of the PC and I see the Blue Led. Now, the screen is black and nothing comes up in the PC. Is that it? Oh sorry, I am totally lost here.
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Yes that's it,only blue led with black screen is the fastboot.
Make sure you can see the phone in device manager and the drivers are installed correctly.
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gm007 said:
Yes that's it,only blue led with black screen is the fastboot.
Make sure you can see the phone in device manager and the drivers are installed correctly.
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I cannot thank you enough. I was expecting something on the screen. Thank youuuu!!!!! Now, if I go to COMPUTER I don't see the Phone. I mean, like when I connect it normally and I go to COMPUTER and all my USB, harddrives and Xperia Z appear. That's normal in this mode, right?

I have a problem with fastboot too. I already have the fastboot drivers installed in Windows, but I'd prefer to have them on Ubuntu too.
Does anyone know where I can find the fastboot drivers compatible with Ubuntu 12.10 or the upcoming 13.04?
Thanks.

arielito said:
I cannot thank you enough. I was expecting something on the screen. Thank youuuu!!!!! Now, if I go to COMPUTER I don't see the Phone. I mean, like when I connect it normally and I go to COMPUTER and all my USB, harddrives and Xperia Z appear. That's normal in this mode, right?
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yes in fastboot you don't see the phone,only in device manager.
xL3thalTuRdZz said:
I have a problem with fastboot too. I already have the fastboot drivers installed in Windows, but I'd prefer to have them on Ubuntu too.
Does anyone know where I can find the fastboot drivers compatible with Ubuntu 12.10 or the upcoming 13.04?
Thanks.
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Not sure if you can find them on sony's website.
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gm007 said:
yes in fastboot you don't see the phone,only in device manager.
Not sure if you can find them on sony's website.
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Well, thank you again. Now, I am happy that nothing's wrong with my phone. Now I am going to finally be able to install CWM recovery.

gm007 said:
yes in fastboot you don't see the phone,only in device manager.
Not sure if you can find them on sony's website.
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I'll have a look around.
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[Q] Problem in booting my phone

I was upadting my C5302 to the latest firmware,n it crashed. Only the sony logo and xperia logo with the animantion would apear when i boot it and kept doing that until the battery drained out. I gave the phone to the service station and they gave it back without fixing it. now only sony logo is showed and nothing else. the xperia logo which was there is not gone. Can someone please help me??

Pranav_Rd said:
I was upadting my C5302 to the latest firmware,n it crashed. Only the sony logo and xperia logo with the animantion would apear when i boot it and kept doing that until the battery drained out. I gave the phone to the service station and they gave it back without fixing it. now only sony logo is showed and nothing else. the xperia logo which was there is not gone. Can someone please help me??
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Use flashtool and flash a stock FTF. There should be guides in the general section look for them yourself.
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one of the thing says bootloader should be unlocked. how do i know whether its locked or unlocked! the phone wont do anything other then showing hte sony logo

Pranav_Rd said:
one of the thing says bootloader should be unlocked. how do i know whether its locked or unlocked! the phone wont do anything other then showing hte sony logo
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You don't need boot loader to be unlocked to use flash tool. See here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=43355283#post43355283

whitemamba said:
You don't need boot loader to be unlocked to use flash tool. See here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=43355283#post43355283
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wont work. flashtool just wont detect my phone. tried it so amny times. I used the latest version..still no use :/

Pranav_Rd said:
wont work. flashtool just wont detect my phone. tried it so amny times. I used the latest version..still no use :/
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You must install the drivers from c: (you local drive)/ flashtool / drivers first!
Just install the xperia z drivers and fastboot and flash mode drivers.
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whitemamba said:
You must install the drivers from c: (you local drive)/ flashtool / drivers first!
Just install the xperia z drivers and fastboot and flash mode drivers.
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yes i know! i did that too!

You are stuck in a boot loop. If your phone is rooted refresh the rom or try clearing your cache partition. If not only the company repair centres can help you. (useless in this case). Try some other repair centre.
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karishnu said:
You are stuck in a boot loop
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i know that! but how do i get out?? there is no software on it!

Pranav_Rd said:
i know that! but how do i get out?? there is no software on it!
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Is your phone rooted?
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Pranav_Rd said:
yes i know! i did that too!
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OK here is how to check if your drivers are installed properly. Use flash mode and plug your device in ( you should see a green LED)
Then open settings/ device manager
If there is not triangle with a ! In it, you are good to go.
Also, if you are on Windows 8, you have to disable driver certificate enforcement first.
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karishnu said:
Is your phone rooted?
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yes it is

Pranav_Rd said:
yes it is
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Then use custom recovery to format your cache partition. U can enter custom recovery through fastboot
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karishnu said:
Then use custom recovery to format your cache partition. U can enter custom recovery through fastboot
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wont go into recovery

Pranav_Rd said:
wont go into recovery
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OK. I am not very experienced with Sony devices but I am sure there must be a way to enter the bootloader. Usually you can't do anything wrong with the bootloader. Search on the net for a way to enter the bootloader. Then enter recovery mode. If you can't then you don't have recovery installed. If you do then great. If you don't have recovery use a root toolkit for your device.
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whitemamba said:
OK here is how to check if your drivers are installed properly. Use flash mode and plug your device in ( you should see a green LED)
Then open settings/ device manager
If there is not triangle with a ! In it, you are good to go.
Also, if you are on Windows 8, you have to disable driver certificate enforcement first.
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there was a green light and everything. the after selecting the ftf file while connecting the phone, the software didnt read my phone. thats the problem. also the drivers were installed. am not on win 8

Pranav_Rd said:
there was a green light and everything. the after selecting the ftf file while connecting the phone, the software didnt read my phone. thats the problem. also the drivers were installed. am not on win 8
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See if there is a triangle with a ! In it in the device manager
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- I posted one solution that maybe works for ya: HERE
- If the one above no works u have here last choice: HERE
*EDIT: I hope helps u and u can recover your XSP. Good luck :highfive:

[Q] How to factory reset with broken screen?

Touch screen does not work at all and i need to do a factory reset before i send my old Z to the insurance company.
Anyone know how to achieve this?

Flashtool will do it
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Maddhouse said:
Flashtool will do it
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can you walk me through the steps?
i have flashtool 'emma' opened up and rebooted my z into 'safe mode' and flashtool still says 'connect a phone or accessory'.
my phone needs a lock code to unlock but touch screen does not work

I hope you have USB debugging turned on. For flashtool you need this.
Turn off your device. Open flashtool and click on the lightning. Chose your stock rom. Wait until the command comes to plug your phone. Hold volume down and plug your phone in. Wait a few minutes. You are done.
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If you haven't got debugging enabled the Sony Update service (SUS) will do it, this will only work for locked bootloader
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Thanks for the help, SUS got the job done. :good:

Dreiundachzig said:
I hope you have USB debugging turned on. For flashtool you need this.
Turn off your device. Open flashtool and click on the lightning. Chose your stock rom. Wait until the command comes to plug your phone. Hold volume down and plug your phone in. Wait a few minutes. You are done.
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False. I flash mine all the time without debugging turned on.

nbell13 said:
False. I flash mine all the time without debugging turned on.
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Thinking about it, very true because flashtool uses phone in flashmode dis-regarding of system settings to flash file
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Maddhouse said:
Thinking about it, very true because flashtool uses phone in flashmode dis-regarding of system settings to flash file
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Yup!

I hope someone is subscribed to this thread. If i use flashtool, does it mean there is no way someone can retrieve my deleted photos? Am sending my phone to the service center and i dont want them getting some private photos

If you have a broken touch panel but the screen is still good enough to see, all you need to do is get a USB OTG adapter/cable (micro USB plug on one end and a computer USB socket on the other) and a USB mouse. Plug the mouse into your Android device via the USB OTG and it will give you a mouse pointer on screen which can be used to do any single touch action you would normally do. This works in TWRP's recovery too.

Flashmode issue

Hi
I'm trying to update to 2.254 for my sp but flashmode will only stay on for about 10sec before going to USB charge
All drivers are installed but will not stay on flashmode
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RevTheory said:
Hi
I'm trying to update to 2.254 for my sp but flashmode will only stay on for about 10sec before going to USB charge
All drivers are installed but will not stay on flashmode
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As to the above your phone is functioning Normally. If you want to update the firmware of the phone by using the flash-tool first prepare the sony ftf for flashing and then only when it ask's you for putting your phone in flash mode do so otherwise it will stay in flashmode for few minutes and then go into offline charging mode if there is no activity. Your phone is behaving Normally

I did it that way and it still goes into offline charging
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OK It's staying in flashed but it's saying the drivers aren't installed yet I have installed from the driver installer on the flashtool
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RevTheory said:
I did it that way and it still goes into offline charging
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OK It's staying in flashed but it's saying the drivers aren't installed yet I have installed from the driver installer on the flashtool
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I think u need this: HERE. Special attention the post #2 and #8 . Good luck :highfive:

didnt work at all.... still says i need drivers

What Operating System are u using is it 64bit or 32 bit

XP 32bit on SP2

RevTheory said:
didnt work at all.... still says i need drivers
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Repeat my process coz u are doing something bad

Try fastboot works fine just not flashmode
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RevTheory said:
Try fastboot works fine just not flashmode
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how to flash stock firmware in fastboot mode