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xperia x8 and ca-101 nokia data cable

Hi all,
I'm new to the forums, but have been browsing anonymously for about 1 1/2 weeks, before my xperia x8 arrived, hehe. Yes Im a total noob, am not affraid to learn though.
Unfortunately, when the phone arrived, it came with a Nokia CA-101 data cable and a no-name headset(have to press/hold the button on the wire to hear music loud and clear)
I can browse the memory stick and PC Companion 2.0 works with the nokia cable.
My question and concern is: can I root my phone and start unlocking it WITH THAT NOKIA CA-101 CABLE - to update android to 2.3.x(example GingerDX) ?
So far havent done anything to it, except playing arround in service menu and transfering media files into the 16gb sd card.
Phone details:
Sony Ericsson E15i
IC: 4170B-A3880091 BX9 11W20
OS: Android 2.1-update1
If need more details or pictures, just ask, I will provide.
Thank you in advance
EDIT: its not simlocked, but after official logo, it displays UK Provider Three logo(black tribaal '3' on white background)

¹st welcome to the club dude
²nd It's ok to use the cable, its the same
And to unlock the boot loader please follow the instruction below and u won't brick ur phone it may help if it is your first time :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1436924
Sent from my E15i using xda premium
Press thanks if I helped

thanks for the welcome mate, after playing with it for about 2-3 days, its already boring, because I dont have wlan here yet, im gonna buy one AP hopefully today. I havent found any other way to connect it to internet.
I've tried to identify is via S1 Tool(on USB#1), powered-off and back button pressed, but it keeps searching, doesnt find it. any thoughts? I thought it was because of data cable.
edit: no drivers for SEMC USB Flash, windows 7 x86, cant post link to driver yet
edit2:
hmm,
SETOOL2 SIMLOCK CERTIFICATE
Elapsed:14 secs.
it seems its already UNLOCKED
EDIT3: GingerDX v022 Installed
Wow <-- !!!
kudos to doixanh

x8 update
I see no point (yet) in creating a new post, so I will continue in here.
I'll post my progress, maybe it will help someone else also
here's what I've done:
played arround with it for a couple days, got BORED!!! with android 2.1 and no root, no wlan.
phone details: Sony Ericsson E15i black ... 11W20, OS: 2.1-update1, version 2.1.1.A.0.6, baseband M76XX-TSNCJOLYM-53404015
- installed Gordon's Gate(needed drivers for X8)
- launched S1 Tool-> found out it was already unlocked with SETOOL2
- rooted with SuperOneClick
- x8toolbox-beta.4 - root 2.1(for rootexplorer.apk), clockworkmod & xrecovery, dual mode recovery - followed this youtube tutorial "UPDATE sonyericson w8 2.1 to 2.3.7 . v21,v22,v23 (GU V1)"
- downloaded "GingerDX-v022-update.zip" and copied to sd card root folder
- switched phone OFF, waited 1 minute(tip: take the sd card off), switched phone ON with back button pressed untill recovery menu loaded, did Factory Reset then selected Install Custom Zip from sd card and watched install progress, rebooted in GingerDX v022
- card was 'corrupted' so I formated it(I didnt care about the contents, new phone)
So far its running great, Im more than happy with it, but, as I kept reading the forums, I noticed some bugs:
1. when I rotate phone showing all apps icons, icons pile up on top of each other in top left corner
2. when I plug the data cable, and 'Turn On USB Storage', the sd card is unusable by phone 'Sorry, your SD card is busy'. Is this normal ?
3. before the update to GingerDX, I had installed dual touch from x8toolbox-beta.4 in Eclair, can I safely install it in GingerDX ?
4. battery drains a bit too fast, any help on how to improve/minimize battery waste ? I've deactivated the light sensor(was annoying) in menu and set display brightness to minimum(and still looks amazing)
Also, if you have any tips, please tell me - Im a NOOB eager to learn and want to use the full potential on my new toy, I mean phone.
Thanks for reading

I use that same cable. Same as the original X8 usb cable.

No problem at all ...u can use it!!
SONY ERICSSON XPERIA X8
ACHOTJAN SEMC DEBRAND ENGINE V1.0 FINAL
bootloader unlocked ;-)
nAa -11 kernel

both of you read just my first post?
I know the cable works.

[Q] Empty device?

Hello,
I'm new here and i first of all will apologize myself for my bad English.
Further i will ask for some effective help.
I have bought a Xperia x8 device with Android 4. .. (and other numbers)
Now thats not original/official. This was rooted etc. with Cyanogen 9.0 and one or another flash program 'nad'.
Now I read about it and i tried SuperOneClick and Flashtool.net for getting the phone fully back to the moment he was ever bought. Then a will upgrade it to the newest version of android official available for that x8 with the official Sony tools. But that is not so easy.
Now there is going something wrong with (I think) SuperOneClick, but the point is that I don't have anything more on the phone. When i put the battery in the phone, it only will start up with the message Sony Ericsson, and that's it. An 'empty device' I think, like they say.
Now my question is can and how can I repair that to what I wanted to do? Can you please explain it with much details in simple English please, if it's possible?
With kindly regards
Delelith

Post #2
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1481630
Sent from my xperia katana

Hi,
I can't enter the flash mode on the phone when I press the back/return button, what now?
Greetz

Impossible, you must 'hold back botton' while connecting USB cable from both sides.
"why do we fall, bruce?
so that we can pick ourselves up."

Hi,
I have tried to follow your instructions, but its don't works. What now?
With kind regards

if you are using flashtool to flash the stock kernel and stock rom , please let us know first.
if you have problem with flashing the rom , you must remove the battery then place the battery and immediately hold the back button and connect the usb cable to your device...,it will start flashing the rom, after finishing the flash process you must wait till your phone boot itself.it will take about 2-3 minutes.

Softbricked c6606...

Whayts up new to xperia's been messin with the galaxy series for the longest but I traded a s4 for an Xperia Z for tmobile and was happy as hell about the move. The phone is great in a bunch of ways but the Samsung phoens were so much easier to mess around with
So I have a c6606 still with a locked bootloader and I read how ppe would flash the different firmwares as long as the left the baseband and kernel buttons checked when they were doing stuff in flashtool...
I believe I checked the baseband but left the kernel button unchecked and now my phone is stuck at the Sony screen... I have tried to use the update service or pc companion to reset back to stock but neither is working...
any advice?
Thanks

beaslieec said:
Whayts up new to xperia's been messin with the galaxy series for the longest but I traded a s4 for an Xperia Z for tmobile and was happy as hell about the move. The phone is great in a bunch of ways but the Samsung phoens were so much easier to mess around with
So I have a c6606 still with a locked bootloader and I read how ppe would flash the different firmwares as long as the left the baseband and kernel buttons checked when they were doing stuff in flashtool...
I believe I checked the baseband but left the kernel button unchecked and now my phone is stuck at the Sony screen... I have tried to use the update service or pc companion to reset back to stock but neither is working...
any advice?
Thanks
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Hey you may have solved this, but I would reflash the official tmobile ftf, including wipingneverything, and try to start from scratch. You can still get to flashboot mode by.holding volume up and connecting usb? I have had luck flashing over the kernel with some 6603 firmwares, but some (and more of the c6602 versions) will throw me to a stuck sony screen. Of course the 6606 kernel wont work with all the roms here, even those marked as compatible with locked bootloaders, so ive had to.experiment and recover from a lot of bootloops.

Well where can I find a copy of the 6606 ftl file or which flt file should I use to get my xperia back up and running?
I used the PCcompanion but it still will not recognize my device.
I got the PC companion program to work from a different laptop I went through the process went to hit the repair phone option and then when it got time it communicated with the network (which is where the problem occurred with my previous laptop) then it pops up an error saying it cannot determine what version I have and says it has nothing for my phone which is not correct
HELP!!!
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Touch screen dead expert assistance pls

from this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2220290&highlight=touch+screen+not+working
can anyone help me to preform this task on a Z1
The phone is rooted but bootloader still locked and on 534 FW
I'm a novice at this - first time rooting an android device
would loading a mod possibly refresh the whole system including touch screen FW ?
Also is the TS FW stored on the Motherboard or on the screen Hardware

If you want perform that task why you do not ask this on the right thread like the one you posted and ask @gregbradley to help you?

eclyptos said:
If you want perform that task why you do not ask this on the right thread like the one you posted and ask @gregbradley to help you?
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because it's a Z1 and this is the Z1 forum
I'm getting closer to working this out, so far -
I've rooted
installed adb
found the touch firmware - there are about 15 different img files in the folder
the problem is that I think the Z1 boots differently to the T, there may be several types of touch screen and there seems to be a routine that checks this during boot so manually loading TS FW could be an issue
I;m not even sure if this issue is a FW or hardware fault my bet is HW but I want to make sure
also I have 2x Z1 phones - is there a way I can do a full system dump from my good one onto the bad one and I mean a complete clone
and is there a command I can use to see the FW version loaded to the screen
when I use the system info app and look at input devices between my two Z1 the TS is missing from the faulty one as though it's not connected so again this could be HW
everything works with mouse and keyboard via usb
anyone got a trashed Z1 they could maybe send me the motherboard to test this problem as I honestly think it's the interface chip on the MB has failed

[Q] Sony Xperia SP C5303 touch screen unresponsive after update

Hie everyone, I was repairing an Xperia SP C5303 by replacing the touch screen. After I replaced it, it was working ok then I got a prompt to update the software which I duly did. After that update the touch screen is no longer responsive at all and everything I have tried has not paid off. I was trying to downgrade the previous version of software, which went through fine until it asked me to place the phone into DEBUG mode and allow unverified software in the settings. But now since the touch screen is unresponsive I cannot get to the settings. Is there anyone out there who can help me solve this problem?
I had this software version before C5303_12.0.A.1.205 I think on android 4.1 I think because I just had a glance I did not note it down. It then upgraded to the latest version which is
Current device : C5303 - YT9108BQTU - 1272-4687_R8B - 1269-3538_12.1.A.1.205 - GLOBAL-LTE_12.1.A.1.205
I was trying to restore the old software using flashtool. Please help!

patsillah said:
Hie everyone, I was repairing an Xperia SP C5303 by replacing the touch screen. After I replaced it, it was working ok then I got a prompt to update the software which I duly did. After that update the touch screen is no longer responsive at all and everything I have tried has not paid off. I was trying to downgrade the previous version of software, which went through fine until it asked me to place the phone into DEBUG mode and allow unverified software in the settings. But now since the touch screen is unresponsive I cannot get to the settings. Is there anyone out there who can help me solve this problem?
I had this software version before C5303_12.0.A.1.205 I think on android 4.1 I think because I just had a glance I did not note it down. It then upgraded to the latest version which is
Current device : C5303 - YT9108BQTU - 1272-4687_R8B - 1269-3538_12.1.A.1.205 - GLOBAL-LTE_12.1.A.1.205
I was trying to restore the old software using flashtool. Please help!
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Try restore with flashtools entring in flashmode, when you connect the usb press volume down and up green led, if not work try restore with pc companiom, this pc app in sony mobile site
Sorry for my bad english

Guizão BR said:
Try restore with flashtools entring in flashmode, when you connect the usb press volume down and up green led, if not work try restore with pc companiom, this pc app in sony mobile site
Sorry for my bad english
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I will try that and will let you know how I get along. I have already tried flashtool but I cannot get to debug mode because the touch is not working. will try pc companion.
I have tried pc companion and found that it will just restore from a previous backup of which I did not have.
If anyone has another method please help.