[Q] X8 won't charge - XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Greetings,
My father owns my old Xperia X8 which is rooted with nAa14 kernel and PrimeHD ROM. He had problems charging it so he though it's from the USB cable and bought a new one today. The X8 "died" (left with absolutely no battery) so he started charging it with the new cable, the LED turned on and the phone started charging and after 4-5 hours charging he tried to turn on the phone and there was no battery (you know when your phone has no battery the LED blinks a few times when you try to turn it on). He plugged it again and instead of the LED turning on it started blinking every 1-2 sec in red-orange color. The phone is completely dead. Tried to reflash 2.1 with Flashtool but nothing....
The phone worked today and he just turned it off and that's it. Also he tried charging it into my computer and still nothing.

I have that problem too ( First it was blinking red light for 3 times and phone cant turn on,with chatger ny phone has turn on,but after while phone stops charging... I have flash 2.1 rom.but after that charger and usb doesnt work. I try with 3 differrent chatgers but doesnt work. On net i found that someone write that red led light means that phone was in water... But it didnt have,it didnt rain and nothing.. Its really that phone has been turned off and stayed there for some time because i got xperia j. I try everything... I buy new battery... But phone wont charge,usb not working... ((
Is maybe problems that custom kernel and roms are make this bugs? Because we all have some bugs with charging who are on custom roms,kernels... Now the bug has become bigger.
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Absolutely the same for him... he haven't touched the phone for a week... no water etc

I had my phone having problem charging too.I guess the usb in the phone spoilt? Oh maybe too much charging?
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[Q] Back From the Dead

Yesterday when I got back home from work, I pulled out my phone only to find out it was dead. No light, no nothing. I thought it ran out of battery so I hooked it up to the charger for 5 mins but nothing happened (the led light didn't even turn on). So I decided to pry my phone open and pull out the battery (I hate doing this because the battery cover is fragile) and the phone booted up and acted normal again. I'm just wondering what happened. Should I be worried or something?
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Are u using a cutom rom? It might be cuz of ovrclock ...
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Well i can relate... but with my Xperia X10 (still can't use the Incredible S as my daily phone yet).
The X10 became dead, i hooked it to the charger, did absolutely NOTHING. Figured what gives, it's not charging so i decided to pull the battery and insert it back in while connected to the charger and there ya go, it came back to life.
No, I'm not using a custom rom. No overlocking or mods whatsoever. Just gingerbread updated through OTA then I did a factory wipe after. I'm wondering if it's a hardware problem or something or it's just a software mishap?
This happened to me once with my xperia mini.... I did some research and found that it happens coz of abuse of RAM.....some program is using the RAM continuously so we need to reboot the device and the only way is battery pull....
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OR it could also be that the phone was completely out of charge.
it does happen sometimes when the phone is used till the battery completely drains out.
Once you connect the charger, it can take between 2-10 mins to start up again.
Maybe there is a minimum charge the phone needs to even start or show the charging led...
its good though your phone is back!

My X8 wont turn on

Hey. I got problem with my Xperia X8. I cant turn it on. When I press power/lock button, red light turns on and off 3 times. I already changed motherboard for a new one but it didnt help. I think its battery problem but Im not sure. Also, when i connect it to PC, red light turns on every 3-4 second. I dont know what it means. Any solutions? Seus and SE PC Companion wont see my phone. Thanks.
i think its battery dead :/
You can try it to put into flash mode, connect to USB and press and hold back button until the green led turns on, if it can get into flash mode i think motherboard is not the problem, also try geting in a new battery. If neither od that works, than it's some hardware failure.
At least you can try that, I don't know.
lsalamun said:
You can try it to put into flash mode, connect to USB and press and hold back button until the green led turns on, if it can get into flash mode i think motherboard is not the problem, also try geting in a new battery
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Well, Getting into a flash mode dont work. Also I took battery from Xperia X10 mini pro and I tried to connect it. My phone vibrates after pressing power button. Nothing happens after this. Also I tried holding back button with this battery.
If ur battery is fully charged,and then also its not opening up..then it seem some problem is there with battery itself..
diablos222 said:
Well, Getting into a flash mode dont work. Also I took battery from Xperia X10 mini pro and I tried to connect it. My phone vibrates after pressing power button. Nothing happens after this. Also I tried holding back button with this battery.
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Hmm...I don't know, try with the X8 battery, if it doesn't work, then go to official service.
If you rooted your mobile phone then you're f***ed up, because your waranty will be void.
If you can not go to flash mode and get your phone back to original unrooted software, you will have to pay the service.
diablos222 said:
Hey. I got problem with my Xperia X8. I cant turn it on. When I press power/lock button, red light turns on and off 3 times. I already changed motherboard for a new one but it didnt help. I think its battery problem but Im not sure. Also, when i connect it to PC, red light turns on every 3-4 second. I dont know what it means. Any solutions? Seus and SE PC Companion wont see my phone. Thanks.
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use seus selct phone dont plug the usb yet hold the back key hold still then plug the usb a green light should appear then seus will download your stock rom which is android 2.1 eclair.
Hey, Yesterday I managed to turn my phone into a Flash mode, so I installed 2.1 firmware with SE PC Companion, but still my phone wont turn on ;/
If you are 100% sure that you installed stock firmware from SEUS, than you have your waranty back ( if you have it still ) and go to your official service to repair your phone. Yet, if your waranty has expired than pay te service.
i had the same problem a week or two ago, i was tethering with barnacle, and suddenly my connection was lost (my phone was charging in my laptop)...
when i checked my xperia (i was downloading stuff so i was tethering for something like 4-5 hours) the device was very hot and with the same probles previouly described (blinking in red, not turning on, etc)....
i was very scared, waited for a while until the temperature was cooler and the i plugged to the wall for an hour or so... without an answer, suddenly the charge icon appeared (phone turned off)... and it got in perfect shape again...
the other day i was using barnacle again and i looked at the phone (charging with my laptop again) and i discovered that it was again draining even when charging so i decided to charge in the wall and it was ok...
Charging with a wall charger dont work. Tried many things. Now only changing battery can help me. If not, I will need to leave it in service so they could repair it...
Okay, so I made a small step. I managed to charge battery so now everytime I want to turn on battery, my phone vibrates and while its vibrating for half of second there is green light. After this nothing happens. I can change firmware without any difficulty, but its not helping. Tried with SEUS, SE PC Companion and Flashtool. What to do now?
Well,i think its the battery thats screwed up IMO .does the battery look a little bit fatter by any chance
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I also think this is a battery issue..
Battery looks normal ;/
diablos222 said:
Battery looks normal ;/
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Hmmmm so its not Blown up.have you charged it for a long LONG time?
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I tried to charge it for like 1,5 h
Im afraid I dont know,i will have a look online for ya
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Thanks. Im waiting for any info.
Have you tried doing a factory reset
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[Q] Optimus Black not turning on without the usb cable

Hello everyone, so today when i woke up i had a problem with my Optimus Black. Yesterday after visiting some pages i connected my phone to the charger and then i went to sleep, but today when i woke up and went to my phone, i noticed that it's was hot as hell, i dind't understand what happened. It was only giving me the start screen with the LG Logo and then turning off. So i disconnected the cel from the power charge and let it cool some time, several minutes later when i tried to turn on my phone my phone but it did not turned on. So i connected the usb cable to the power charge and the phone turned on normally, even i send some messages to some friend, i noticed that the battery was recognized and charging when the phone was connected, so i proceed to disconnect my phone and trying to turned on, but then again no even the screen showed the Lg Logo, i don't know what happening, now i'm using my phone connected and i don't know what's happening, because the battery is recognized and charged, even the software recognized the battery and the power button is working well, it's only that i can use my phone disconnected. I would apreciate some help from you guys, thanks.
Software: Lg Optimus Black CM10.1
You could try reflashing the ROM. If it doesn't work, reflash with all wipes. And undo the last modification(any mod/tweak, etc) you made to system files.
If yoủr phone working fine and you didnt install/ tweak anything before you go to bed, lets check your cel or adaper.
If I were you, I'll try another battery first. I think if it was the ROM, the problem also shows up when you're connected to the power source.
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Probably a battery prob?
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[Q] sony xperia z only has the red led light and phone wont turn on

hi, im new here so please be nice with me and bare with me, right my problem is ive just purchased a second hand sony xperia z the phone was working fully with no faults and I usually put and keep on charge over night to last me all day and this time I woke up in the morning and the phone was switched off with no response only a red led light I have tried all methods to fix this issue such as, volume+ and power buttons no response still then I was goin to try upgrade via flashtool or pc companion but for some unknown reason my laptop wont recognise my phone so im really stuck on what to do next its been nowhere near any water either 100%!! my very last option would be to take it into service repair but that could take upto 2 weeks and need my phone for work, ive also been told it could be hard bricked or have been diagnosed with sudden death but cant get into flash mode at all oh and I have also tried the charge the phone for 24 hours trick but still no response at all when this first happened it even took a good few hours for the red led light to come on when charging but now takes around 5 mins
can someone please help I would be very grateful for you time please take your time to read my post as full as possible
thanks in advance, I NEED HELP FAST, FAST, FAST!!!!!!
Download the Sony update tool click update phone it might say you have the latest version ,click restore phone
Aside from what suggested by juDGEY2k10 above (which should work), did you also check if your charger is working properly?
Try charging it with different usb source (...or another Z's charger if you can find one) with stable and reliable output (~ 1,500mA), let it charged for half an hour then see if you can turn on your phone. Please be reminder that the usb ports of some laptops may fail to charge since their power output may not be stable and sufficient enough.
Sounds very much like what happened with my first Nexus 4. Odds are the battery has decided to completely discharge itself to the point where nothing can revive it. How it happened for you, I've no clue, but the only remedy that can work is simply sending it in for replacement/repair, since you've already tried everything else.
i suggest changing another power source or charger. It does look like its out of juice and not able to to power on.
Maybe use your computer USB with the different cables to single out the problem.
do note that the phone needs about 5% battery to power up. So give it some time, maybe 30 mins to 45 mins and try to power it on again.
littopillo said:
Aside from what suggested by juDGEY2k10 above (which should work), did you also check if your charger is working properly?
Try charging it with different usb source (...or another Z's charger if you can find one) with stable and reliable output (~ 1,500mA), let it charged for half an hour then see if you can turn on your phone. Please be reminder that the usb ports of some laptops may fail to charge since their power output may not be stable and sufficient enough.
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I have already tried the sony update method and my phone wont connect to the laptop at all it just stays on the red led light I had it connected to the laptop for about 2 hours lastnight hoping something would happen and it didn't
adamtan said:
i suggest changing another power source or charger. It does look like its out of juice and not able to to power on.
Maybe use your computer USB with the different cables to single out the problem.
do note that the phone needs about 5% battery to power up. So give it some time, maybe 30 mins to 45 mins and try to power it on again.
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hi my charger 100% works I have tried it on an old phone and it charges that no problem im just stuck on what to do I have booked my phone in for repair but before I sent it off I wanted a few more opinions sending it for repair is my last option tbh thanks for your reply
Red LED of death = curtains. Just bad luck. Sorry for you man
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I'd leave it plugged in for awhile and see if it turns on then
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I'd leave it plugged in for awhile and see if it turns on then
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thanks for the reply but ive left it on charger for 32 hours an nothing happened
hello ive brick my phone several times and flashtool always help. which flashtool are you on? (the official sony flashtool dont work) did you install the flashtool xperia z drivers? have you install the adb drivers and andriod sdk tools?
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Hi guys, I got an Xperia Z of one of my friends to try to boot it up, same boat as OP, black screen, red led, not recognized by pc (no fastboot, no adb shell, no FlashTool).
I tryed to charge also with my Motorola USB cable, no way.
Can we only send back to official assistance?
Try to dissconnect the batery then reconnect it, put it on charge and after a few minutes try to turn it on.
I hope it helps.
One thing to check: does the led come on when plugged in, then disappear when unplugged? If so its probably that the battery isnt charging. If the led stays on (red or other color) for some time after unplugging than it may be something else, the phone is holding power but not booting.
Youve tried hard resetting /shutting down I presume?
This is why I hate phones with sealed batteries, it was almost a dealbreaker in buying this but i gave it a go.
If its the battery and you dont have warranty or insurance (or its too expensive) you can replace it yourself with a little time and research.
I have the same issue, it's because the battery isn't able to hold a charge. This happened to me the day after the recent 4.2 update, I have yet to figure out how to get a warranty replacement as there are no sony stores where I live. However, it turned on briefly when I pressed the volume up and power button together. I saw that the battery was at 1%, I put it on standby to conserve battery but it just won't take a charge.
Same issue here with a family members phone, they want to give it to a friend but can't yet because it isn't working.
They got a new phone and left the Z just sitting on a desk. It eventually discharged but now they can't get it going.
I'm trying to fix it for them.
Red LED, no boot, connect to charger and just get a solid red LED. See how it goes I guess. Can't get it to show up when connecting to PC at this stage. Will try with the official Sony tool though.
Jenkss said:
Same issue here with a family members phone, they want to give it to a friend but can't yet because it isn't working.
They got a new phone and left the Z just sitting on a desk. It eventually discharged but now they can't get it going.
I'm trying to fix it for them.
Red LED, no boot, connect to charger and just get a solid red LED. See how it goes I guess. Can't get it to show up when connecting to PC at this stage. Will try with the official Sony tool though.
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HI,any update???
I have the same issue too...
I read.somewhere in other thread that putting in the usb then press the volume and volume up for 8 swcond, wait for an hour then try restarting.would work.
This had happen to me twice already, and the only remedy seems sending it to sony. Where they would charge it. But it took weeks though.
The phones dead... went into my phone shop they replaced for a new handset under breakdown (sudden death) no water damage nothing phone was 7 months old..
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The phones dead... went into my phone shop they replaced for a new handset under breakdown (sudden death) no water damage nothing phone was 7 months old..
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Did you go to a Sony store or service provider retail store?

Xperia z Wont charge after battery drain

hi guys,
i have a xperia z c6603 with latest firmware. Last night i installed few live wallpapers after which phone got extremely hot ( especially from upper back side), I turned it off restarted it but battery still drained quickly. I decided to let it drain and i will charge it 100% after that. But when it turn off i could not turn it on again no matter what. The red LED light lights up when i plug usb cable but nothing more than that. its not heating up as well. i have tried power button + volume up trick but no use.
Please help coz i am damn scared if my 3 days old phone is already dead!
Connect the original wall charger and leave the phone for an hour then try to turn it on again.
If the phone boot,do a factory reset.
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Just tried what u said. Still no use. I doesn't turn on. I be plugged in original wall charger for more than 2 hrs now
Ok th is strange. My xperia z Drains battery even if its powered off! can anyone explain me this why this is happening. now my phones battery is at absolute zero and i cant turn it on!
same problem with my Z

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