Some of you may have seen my first post here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2473736
Since I got no response, and I really don't know what's wrong with the phone, then I was thinking on giving it to Sony Service and wait for they to fix it.
Anyway I was also wondering on the possibility of a hardbrick, but I'm really not sure, how can I tell if the motherboard is really damaged? let's say for example that I can still flash the phone (which I actually can do), and when I put the phone in flashmode, flashtool recognizes it and give me the number version of the last image I flashed. If this is posible it means the phone isn't hardbricked? if it were, then I couldn't even put it in flshmode? Or I'm I missing something.
Hardbricked means: no flashmode, no fastboot, no booting, not anything? Or can a phone be hardbricked and still entering those modes?
Of course all of this is focused on xperia phones.
Thanks for the help!
Repair via SEUS maybe
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Leave it on charge for 24 hours
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Thanks all for the suggestions, but I already have tried all of this with no results. That's why I'm wondering if it's hardbricked, but I'm not sure because I still can flash the phone.
If you can get into flashmode it is not a hardbrick
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hi today i flashed FXP new kernel and for some reason i cannot recieve any incoming calls :S i can text out and get texts and i can call out this is wierd i have checked the kernel and it should allow me to recieve calls but its not nothing to do with kernel as its fine. i cant flash with SEUS or pc companion or flash tool i have flashed over 10 diff back ups and nothing
okay so i finally got flash tool to flash stock rom. But after flashing it just refuses to turn on not even charging it works nor if i take battry out and plug it back in whilst holding the power button. and it will not go into flash mode. from my side of things it has bricked no way back for it now unless blagus or fxp can enlighten me on a way to recover
It seems you have the first bricked phone due to bootloader problems..
If so, as of now only SE can help you..
Try taking the battery out for at least 15 secs.
Good luck.
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What Rom did u use when u unlocked the bootloader?
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And also did you try flashing the stock kernel again,,?
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Try to reflash baseband,maybe it'll help
no good phones dead
Truer absolutely everything refuses to turn on fails flashing because it has no flash mode no power nothing
Refraze that I'm gana try something ill post progress very soon but it goes into flash mode but for like half a second a d even if day flashing starts it fails even of I keep hold over bk button
Was the battery low when u flashed it back to stock by any chance?
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Questioner and Rikcon, did you guys at least read his post?
The phone doesn't even turn on, how can he flash anything?
Paul1989, can you charge the battery in another phone? It seems it's discharged and the phone is not charging it.
Buy another x8, use it's battery and when u r done return it
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okay so i finally got the phone to turn back on after about 3hurs of trying to flash anything i could ,baseband,kernels stock rom, nothing worked for hours untill i gave it 1 last try and it turned on but !! it does not get pastr sony logo. i have flashed new basebands kernels roms the lot and NOTHING i do can gt it past this f**king logo :'( i will update with progress later but it seems because i unlocked my boot loader and then straight after i unlockerd with the omnius tool that something has gone seriously wrong
OKAY people my friend got my phone back on but it cost me just under £30 lol but im glad
The fact that the phone is on is a good sign have you tried restoring the bootloader to its locked state it may fix your problem just have to make sure you've got the original kernel just have to go into s1tool and press restore
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The fact that the phone is on is a good sign have you tried restoring the bootloader to its locked state it may fix your problem just have to make sure you've got the original kernel just have to go into s1tool and press restore
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have tryed this i get only ERROR. think it because i dont know what the last thing i flashed to it was lol. i have tryed to restore so many times. just will not work but i have got a friend with riffbox so i have called him and he has picked it up to see if he can get it on again. hopefully he has because i need to see if my kernel has bugs ect and check everythings working on it . will let you all know tonight when he brings it back.
i unlocked bootloader and tried to install custom rom unsucsefully so i repaired my phone with pcc, then i did same mistake for a second time, after i repaired with pcc second time i tryed to unlock bootloader for third time with x8toolbox. After phone reboted noting is working he doesnt even charge, so what is hapening with my phone, and what i did? How to fix it ???
thanks
Seems like It's a hard brick.
U can't repair it by yourself.
Find a guy who have J-tag box and can use or send it to a phone repair shop.
Good luck
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Get back to stock 2.1 and try to charge if it does then its ok....but if it dont then its a hard brick i think its a hardware failure......
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hi to anyone whos reading this,my problem is with my note gt n7000,when its switch on its starts to get warm even when its idle screen,it starts to get even hotter when when i go to the app screen and start to scroll then it just crashes and lines appear on the screen and then it goes blank,and then makes a screeching noise until i take the battery out,when i replace the battery it starts as normal until it starts getting warm again then it'll shut down and restart. and also it refuse to turn on or charge sometimes.does anyone have any ideas what's causing this and how to fix it.
any help would be gratefully appreciated.thanks
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hi to anyone whos reading this,my problem is with my note gt n7000,when its switch on its starts to get warm even when its idle screen,it starts to get even hotter when when i go to the app screen and start to scroll then it just crashes and lines appear on the screen and then it goes blank,and then makes a screeching noise until i take the battery out,when i replace the battery it starts as normal until it starts getting warm again then it'll shut down and restart. and also it refuse to turn on or charge sometimes.does anyone have any ideas what's causing this and how to fix it.
any help would be gratefully appreciated.thanks
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What rom and kernel are you on and how old is your battery? Take out the battery and spin it on a flat surface, does it look bulging?
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note problem.
SpyderTracks said:
What rom and kernel are you on and how old is your battery? Take out the battery and spin it on a flat surface, does it look bulging?
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its 16 gig the battery is quite new and its holding charge,i put it my friends note and its fine,it charges and holds charge in his phone.sorry i dont know what the kernl is. how do i find out? and thanks for replying.
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its 16 gig the battery is quite new and its holding charge,i put it my friends note and its fine,it charges and holds charge in his phone.sorry i dont know what the kernl is. how do i find out? and thanks for replying.
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Goto settings/about phone and post screen shot, or type what's said there.
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Good day
I am new in this forum, but please help. the following summarizes my problem:
1: I upgraded it to 4.1.2 using N7000UBLSF_N7000UUBLSF_TTT about 2 months ago using Odin. It worked well
2. latter I tried to root with PhilZ-cwm6-UBLSF-UBB-4.87.6.tar.md5 using Odin. It was not successful, instead, it brought a yellow triangle with with an exclamation mark inside while booting up, but, it still worked well.
3. Yesterday, i tried to root it again with http://205.196.123.93/16u53bf954yg/6bxp34p353tf8ob/PhilZ-cwm6-XXLSZ-OXA-4.63-signed.zip. It rooted quit alright but with the yellow triangle still there.
4. I then tried to remove the yellow bang with this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1354888
5. my phone went off totally. i tried the Jig, no effect. Plugged it to the computer and still no sign of life. How can i solve this?
I will appreciate any help rendered.
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Good day
I am new in this forum, but please help. the following summarizes my problem:
1: I upgraded it to 4.1.2 using N7000UBLSF_N7000UUBLSF_TTT about 2 months ago using Odin. It worked well
2. latter I tried to root with PhilZ-cwm6-UBLSF-UBB-4.87.6.tar.md5 using Odin. It was not successful, instead, it brought a yellow triangle with with an exclamation mark inside while booting up, but, it still worked well.
3. Yesterday, i tried to root it again with http://205.196.123.93/16u53bf954yg/6bxp34p353tf8ob/PhilZ-cwm6-XXLSZ-OXA-4.63-signed.zip. It rooted quit alright but with the yellow triangle still there.
4. I then tried to remove the yellow bang with this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1354888
5. my phone went off totally. i tried the Jig, no effect. Plugged it to the computer and still no sign of life. How can i solve this?
I will appreciate any help rendered.
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Its not good practice to hijack a thread in the middle of someone seeking help... If you really need to, start your own. I realise this is your first post, just letting you know how it works.
Philz kernels are meant to be flashed from recovery, not odin which is why you got the yellow triangle. I have no idea what method you took to remove yellow triangle, but easiest way is to use triangleaway from the play store.
You rooted correctly the first time and it was successful, you then tried to flash an incompatible Philz kernel which is why it won't boot. Flash a full rom using pc odin and start again, and read the instructions fully next time.
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thanks, but
Thanks for the reply. I am a jc. The problem i now have is that the phone wont start again. no sign of life in it, none not even with jig. kindly help
victorola said:
Thanks for the reply. I am a jc. The problem i now have is that the phone wont start again. no sign of life in it, none not even with jig. kindly help
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Can you not enter download mode?
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Noooooooooooooo. I cant enter the download mode. Not even with the USB JIG. What can I do next, should in case it's bricked?
victorola said:
Noooooooooooooo. I cant enter the download mode. Not even with the USB JIG. What can I do next, should in case it's bricked?
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If you can't enter download mode with jig it's fully bricked and needs a motherboard replacement under warranty.
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If you can't enter download mode with jig it's fully bricked and needs a motherboard replacement under warranty.
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OK. but can i still claim warranty with the conditions explained? If no, i no, where can i buy and waht is the cost estimate? Any Idea?
No, warrantees don't cover intentional damage. You can recover a bricked phone for $50 US with the JTAG process. See www.mobiletechvideos.com.
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OK. but can i still claim warranty with the conditions explained? If no, i no, where can i buy and waht is the cost estimate? Any Idea?
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You just say it wasn't able to boot after an ota update, warranty should cover.
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SpyderTracks said:
You just say it wasn't able to boot after an ota update, warranty should cover.
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Ok, i will try that. Thanks
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No, warrantees don't cover intentional damage. You can recover a bricked phone for $50 US with the JTAG process. See www.mobiletechvideos.com.
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What do you mean by international damage? more so, $50 is not a problem, shipping from and to Africa is more e xpensive and quite unsafe
Kies did not recorgnizes my phone
I have to say thanks to God and you people. I finally Got my phone working. Presently, I run 4.1.2 (N7000UBLSF_N7000UUBLSF_TTT) with kernel version 3.0.31-906407 rooted PhilZ-cwm6-UBLSF-UBB-4.87.6.tar.md5 using Odin. But, after the removal of the Yellow caution sign with removeyellowtriangleNEW, I noted that i cannot connect with samsung kies. Please, what can i do? Kies was the backup i had. once again, thank you.
Kies will only work with Stock kernels.
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Thats partly true
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Kies will only work with Stock kernels.
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Yes, i quite agree with that. But i have used it after i upgraded the phone to 4.1.2. Somthing else must be wrong
Restart phone and pc and try again on a different usb port.
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Tried that already
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Restart phone and pc and try again on a different usb port.
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Thank you for the reply, but i have tried that already. I even tried factory reset cum uninstalling and reinstalling kies. Guessed something could be wrong with my usb port.... noooo other pc suite read and wrote to it without effort. Will appreciate any other help
It won't be recognised as you've installed phillz kernel and rooted.
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So frustrating, but when I tried to update my phone to 4.3 the phone gets to the 2nd dot stops and then restarts with the message 'could not install new software version. Try again'
Has anyone had this problem, and found a solution? It happens everytime I try, updating via the computer via both PCC and flashtool isn't an option because my phone does not respond in flashmode!
also bootloader is locked and no longer rooted
thanks
Install the flashmode and TX drivers from the Flashtool drivers folder and then install the FTF from Flashtool
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Install the flashmode and TX drivers from the Flashtool drivers folder and then install the FTF from Flashtool
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The problem I am having is updating over the air.. as I said I cannot update using flashtool or PCC because the usb port seems to be faulty
You said that your phone didn't respond in flashmode. How do you charge your phone if the USB port is faulty? Driver problems seems much more likely to me.
Anyway, did you unlock your bootloader or installed a custom ROM/recovery?
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Mad Marty said:
You said that your phone didn't respond in flashmode. How do you charge your phone if the USB port is faulty? Driver problems seems much more likely to me.
Anyway, did you unlock your bootloader or installed a custom ROM/recovery?
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Like I've said I haven't messed with the phone at all, with the exception of rooting it.
I also assumed it was drivers but after spending ages playing around with various computers it still wont respond. I also think it's faulty because if I try and charge it using the wall charger when it is switched off, nothing happens whereas it should boot up? The USB port functions perfectly fine when the phone is on
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hey guys, i wasnt trying to root my phone or anything it was working fine and i locked it and it just wont turn back on
ive tried using SUS but then it says QHSUSB_DLOAD driver not found whenever i try to connect it to my laptop!
HELP PLEASE :crying:
Flash your phone using FlashTool method. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2658952
Be sure to install fastboot and flashmode drivers first.
1. Be sure you have 50% battery life.
2. Turn off phone.
3. Download Sony Ericson Update Service program.
4. Install it.
5.Start Program and search for reinstall phone.
6. Choose your device from list.
7. Follow instructions.
Your phone will again work perfect with Stock rom! (Without root!)
Good Luck
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Flash your phone using FlashTool method. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2658952
Be sure to install fastboot and flashmode drivers first.
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i tried this but whenever i have to connect my phone it isnt detected :/ any ideas?
vwadam said:
1. Be sure you have 50% battery life.
2. Turn off phone.
3. Download Sony Ericson Update Service program.
4. Install it.
5.Start Program and search for reinstall phone.
6. Choose your device from list.
7. Follow instructions.
Your phone will again work perfect with Stock rom! (Without root!)
Good Luck
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im not sure if i had 50% when i tried this becuase when i tried to charge it, the normal charging light didnt come on :/ but yeah i had the same problem when my phone isnt detected any ideas what to do?
"any ideas what to do?"
Say: Bye Bye SP...and put it on Trash.....If Update Service program dont see your phone when connect it to pc than phone is broken forever.
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i tried this but whenever i have to connect my phone it isnt detected :/ any ideas?
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Did you install Xperia SP specific driver? I assumed you already did, coz you wrote about rooting procedure, but if you didn't, install it the same way you did flashmode and fastboot drivers. Look for "Viskan" in drivers list. After that, try Flashtool again and flash the whole firmware, not just kernel.
we have the same problem may be we should make a UNBRICK thread for xperia sp.
you can use zeus driver to replace qhsusb dload driver
download s1tool from the_laser setool
can someone give us link for a flashfile for xperia sp in semc package? not ftf file
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this is msm8960-based phone and s1tool only support apq8064- and msm8974-based phones.
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how can we fix this? hehe. may be qpst software will help? using emmc software download?
Keep your phone plugged in for at least half an hour then try turning it on.
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Ive just got same issue, i cant afford a hardbrick is there a jtag service in the uk?
i think we need
MPRG8960.hex
8960_msimage.mbn
rawprogram0.xml
patch0.xml
for xperia sp
how we can find this?
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i think we need
MPRG8960.hex
8960_msimage.mbn
rawprogram0.xml
patch0.xml
for xperia sp
how we can find this?
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We probably need someone to pull it from a working phone
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yes we need a working xperia sp
Im doing my best to find more info htc and samsung users have managed to fix the same issue but we need device specific files
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@eagleeyetom according to @laufersteppenwolf you hard bricked your xperia sp once, was it this issue and did you manage to fix it?
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Yes, I wiped the bootloader, but it was fixed in the service and they gave me a new one saying that they can't fix it. It was free of charge of course
What's the status? Does the green or blue LED show up? Or no LEDs at all?
eagleeyetom said:
Yes, I wiped the bootloader, but it was fixed in the service and they gave me a new one saying that they can't fix it. It was free of charge of course
What's the status? Does the green or blue LED show up? Or no LEDs at all?
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No signs of life whatsoever, I bought mine second hand but it has a warranty so gonna pursue that, is it impossible to fix without service centre?
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No signs of life whatsoever, I bought mine second hand but it has a warranty so gonna pursue that, is it impossible to fix without service centre?
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Crap, it looks like it's dead. If you haven't mess up with screws they should fix it. In the worst scenario they have to inform you about costs and ask whether you want them to fix it.
JTAG can be used as well, but it's not cheap.
eagleeyetom said:
Crap, it looks like it's dead. If you haven't mess up with screws they should fix it. In the worst scenario they have to inform you about costs and ask whether you want them to fix it.
JTAG can be used as well, but it's not cheap.
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I dont think cex have the resources to fix it but if they do you think theyll notice it had freexperia installed?
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I dont think cex have the resources to fix it but if they do you think theyll notice it had freexperia installed?
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Not really. If it's dead the first guess will be motherboard. And they will replace it with an internal memory. So FXP or not, they should fix it.