Okay,
This is my friends phone and since i've done it i feel responsible,whatever.
The story goes,the xperia was on stock 4.2.2 i believe and we decided to flash 4.4 on it. So we downloaded the zip etc.
Now i've done the research and i think we shouldve first installed 4.3 then 4.4,i also think we shouldve flashed the kernel via flashtool first.
Anyway,now when i boot it vibrates and only shows the sony logo. I cant get into recovery.
We did manage to get into download mode with flashtool. But it disconnects (Do i need fastboot drivers,adb?)
Your input would be very appreciated!
Thanks in advance
You can hopefully use Flashtool to flash an appropriate stock FTF file to get the phone back to normal working order. There is a thread in here somewhere that links the latest version of Flashtool.
After you install Flashtool, you will need to go into its folder - inside of there is a "drivers" folder. Go in there and run the EXE. On the left side, make sure to click/check the driver for your phone (xperia V? or T or TL or LT30p or whatever), plus the Fastboot driver, plus the Flashmode driver. Let it do the install. **NOTE** Win8.1 will not allow these drivers to install. At all. Win8 will allow but you must disable Driver Signature Enforcement first. I dont know if Win7 has "driver signature enforcement" - if you notice the drivers are failing to install, that could be why. Look into how to temporarily disable driver signature enforcement and try these 3 drivers again.
Wow thank you so much! I've tried all of the above but on windows 8.1 laptop. But I got ahold of a windows 7 one and it did the job perfectly. Thanks!
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Thanks
LaZiODROID said:
You can hopefully use Flashtool to flash an appropriate stock FTF file to get the phone back to normal working order. There is a thread in here somewhere that links the latest version of Flashtool.
After you install Flashtool, you will need to go into its folder - inside of there is a "drivers" folder. Go in there and run the EXE. On the left side, make sure to click/check the driver for your phone (xperia V? or T or TL or LT30p or whatever), plus the Fastboot driver, plus the Flashmode driver. Let it do the install. **NOTE** Win8.1 will not allow these drivers to install. At all. Win8 will allow but you must disable Driver Signature Enforcement first. I dont know if Win7 has "driver signature enforcement" - if you notice the drivers are failing to install, that could be why. Look into how to temporarily disable driver signature enforcement and try these 3 drivers again.
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Thanks, I also have same problem, Thanks again
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hi there
recently re-instaleld windows, now with flashtool installed when attempting to drop an ftf onto the flashtool window I just get a no entry icon
the flashtool window does say
error drivers need to be installed for connected device
you can find them in the drivers folder
I have run that exe in there, ticket the tx and flashtool, fastboot drivers all installed fine it seems
but no luck
also when I use pc companion to install MTP i get an error:
operation failed with 0x8007047F
the specified program is not a windows or ms-dos program
I am running win7 x64 Pro N (which is no media player.. could this be the issue..?)
any ideas?
driving me potty
I have a Xperia T
currently with
siyah kernel and
7.0.A.3.195
stock rom
CWM
any help much appreciated
basically am just trying to get timin8r's rooted JB rom on to the phone following the steps here: forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2026918
xda-nat said:
hi there
recently re-instaleld windows, now with flashtool installed when attempting to drop an ftf onto the flashtool window I just get a no entry icon
the flashtool window does say
error drivers need to be installed for connected device
you can find them in the drivers folder
I have run that exe in there, ticket the tx and flashtool, fastboot drivers all installed fine it seems
but no luck
also when I use pc companion to install MTP i get an error:
operation failed with 0x8007047F
the specified program is not a windows or ms-dos program
I am running win7 x64 Pro N (which is no media player.. could this be the issue..?)
any ideas?
driving me potty
I have a Xperia T
currently with
siyah kernel and
7.0.A.3.195
stock rom
CWM
any help much appreciated
basically am just trying to get timin8r's rooted JB rom on to the phone following the steps here: forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2026918
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try turning it off and connecting it into flashmode and hold the volume down maybe it will install drivers.
mcsqwizzys98 said:
try turning it off and connecting it into flashmode and hold the volume down maybe it will install drivers.
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thanks for the reply.
seems it was media player, installed that and MTP started working..
although still no luck with the ftf but installed the kernel.zip via CWM as there was a second one in Timin8rs post
just finished and all appears fine....
hey guys,
hopefully someone can help me, i'm trying to unlock my bootloader to install custom kernels.
here is when i think it goes wrong:
i'm using sony's official method but when i connect the phone in fastboot mode the computer doesn't ask for drivers like it should (says in instructions).
so i can't choose the modified driver that i've downloaded from the instructions.
thanks in advance!
you may already have it installed if you have installed flashtool.
I suggest deleting all sony/adb/phone applications on your computer, rebooting, and starting again
gregbradley said:
you may already have it installed if you have installed flashtool.
I suggest deleting all sony/adb/phone applications on your computer, rebooting, and starting again
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that's correct indeed,
damnit.. i'm going to try it..
gregbradley said:
you may already have it installed if you have installed flashtool.
I suggest deleting all sony/adb/phone applications on your computer, rebooting, and starting again
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even after a fresh install of my computer i can't get it to work.
i searched on google and found out that there are some issues with windows 8.
but after following specific instructions on windows 8 it still isn't working.
then i took an old windows vista computer from the attic and tried it with that.
it atleast asks for drivers but when i get the option to select the drivers myself it instantly disappears because the phone only stays in fastboot for about 10 seconds.
only thing i can think of is installing XP on my old system but is it normal it stays in fastboot for only 10 seconds? then it switches to charging mode.
unlock bootloader allowed is yes!
Download and install flash tool.
Run drivers.exe from the install folder.
Choose fastboot, flashmode and TX drivers.
Then try again for unlocking
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W8 is a known problem with drivers. That's why is was failing before. Vista or W7 should work fine.
gregbradley said:
Download and install flash tool.
Run drivers.exe from the install folder.
Choose fastboot, flashmode and TX drivers.
Then try again for unlocking
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W8 is a known problem with drivers. That's why is was failing before. Vista or W7 should work fine.
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in the mean time i've read somewhere to use flashtool indeed.
got the drivers installed on my w8 system with flashtool, now the phone stays in fastboot (blue light)
then my next problem :laugh:
Open a command window and go to the tools folder within the Android SDK folder.
Enter fastboot.exe -i 0x0fce getvar version, and verify that you get a response back (for example "0.3"). This means your device is connected properly.
there is no fastboot.exe in the tools folder of sdk..
there is one in some folder of flashtool, can i use that one to complete the last point of the instruction?
Make sure you are running Google USB Driver package revision 4 or higher in your Android SDK
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That is from step 8.
Did you download the google bit of the sdk?
EDIT
You could try this as well
minimal_adb_fastboot_v1.1.3_setup.exe - 2.12 MB
gregbradley said:
That is from step 8.
Did you download the google bit of the sdk?
EDIT
You could try this as well
minimal_adb_fastboot_v1.1.3_setup.exe - 2.12 MB
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i finally found it.. it's not in tools folder anymore but platform tools.
i'm going to try again now..
Pollie81 said:
i finally found it.. it's not in tools folder anymore but platform tools.
i'm going to try again now..
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yes..it has been moved. I forgot that myself
gregbradley said:
yes..it has been moved. I forgot that myself
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it took a while and some extra grey hair but it's done..
i guess... it restarts and the phone went back to stock.
first i'm going to watch LA Ink on tv and then going to try to restore my backup and flash a custom kernel.
many thanks for your help! we got it working!
:good:
from this instruction
http://unlockbootloader.sonymobile.com/instructions
I;m stuck at 13.On your computer, you will be asked for drivers. Point to the usb_driver folder where you placed the android_winusb.inf-file, and select the Android Boot loader Interface-file. I cant install the driver eventhough I think I've done everything correctly
I've try both manually and automatically can someone help me please?I'm stuck for many hours now
Edit: My phone is XperiaTX (Lt29i) rooted lock bootloader JB4.1 with official rom and kernel
My PC in win8 x64
zzz017 said:
from this instruction
http://unlockbootloader.sonymobile.com/instructions
I;m stuck at 13.On your computer, you will be asked for drivers. Point to the usb_driver folder where you placed the android_winusb.inf-file, and select the Android Boot loader Interface-file. I cant install the driver eventhough I think I've done everything correctly
I've try both manually and automatically can someone help me please?I'm stuck for many hours now
Edit: My phone is XperiaTX (Lt29i) rooted lock bootloader JB4.1 with official rom and kernel
My PC in win8 x64
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I recomend you to install flashtool and unlock the bootloader with it ("BLU") it is easier and faster,
To install the usb drivers I also got problems, do one thing this is how I got it to work.
connect the phone with fastboot button pressed, the PC will ask for drivers and will open the "new hardware assistant" do not allow it to install them automatically, do it manually and sellect the folder where you downloaded the drivers, in some point the phone will power off as it doesn´t get any response from PC (this is why it was not installing them properly in may case) just before pressing ok connect again in fastboot (and close the new prompt of "new hardware assistant" let the old one install the drivers and will do it properly.
Still have a problem with drivrer installation
I've try to install driver from.exefile in C:/flashtool/drivers
And I've done it with no error but I still cant install the"S1 Fastboot driver"
I dont know what to do so I try Unlock through Flashtool and I got this message(see the attached picture)
zzz017 said:
Still have a problem with drivrer installation
I've try to install driver from.exefile in C:/flashtool/drivers
And I've done it with no error but I still cant install the"S1 Fastboot driver"
I dont know what to do so I try Unlock through Flashtool and I got this message(see the attached picture)
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You need to install the drivers after disabling driver signature enforcement in Windows 8. If I remember correctly, I got it working by just installing the Fastboot and TX drivers from Flashtool. I did it about a year ago, so I'm not sure if Flashtool can correctly unlock bootloader already (it couldn't when I did it), so I would suggest just using fastboot.exe the way it is described in the official Sony page.
By the way: are you sure your bootloader can be unlocked?
Mad Marty said:
You need to install the drivers after disabling driver signature enforcement in Windows 8. If I remember correctly, I got it working by just installing the Fastboot and TX drivers from Flashtool. I did it about a year ago, so I'm not sure if Flashtool can correctly unlock bootloader already (it couldn't when I did it), so I would suggest just using fastboot.exe the way it is described in the official Sony page.
By the way: are you sure your bootloader can be unlocked?
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Sure:good:
Already unlocking the bootloader
from this thread >> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2095087
I recognize that I just forgot to tick the "Flashmode driver"and"Fastboot driver"
Hey XDA.
For long i have been trying to get a custom ROM for my android, but to be able to do that, i need to unlock bootloarders for my device.
I have been trying for a couple of months now, and everytime i try, i hope that it will work this time... but i always end up quitting, because i always encounter some problem, i cant seem to resovle.
I was wondering if anyone would like to help me through, step by step, until it actually works.
This is what i have tried
- I have entered the system configurator, and it says yes to that my device can be unlocked.
- I have enabled all the developer options descirbed everywhere
- I have downloaded the Android SDK, with the google USB drivers.
- I have gotten my unlock-code from Sony
But everytime i try to follow the steps from Sony, I get an error when coming to install the drivers.
The tutorial says, that when i plug the usb-cable to my computer, i would be prompted to install some drivers... I dont, it automaticly installs something called "S1Boot Fastboot".
Then i enter my device-manager, finds the device, and updates drivers manually from my computer.
But when i point to the downloaded drivers, i get this error:
Windows found a driver-software for your device, but encountered an error while trying to install it.
Windows ADB Interface
The hash for the file is not present in the specified catalogue file. The file is probably corrupt or has been tampered with.
The files i have downloaded are all those Sony told me to download, from the official distributors... I got no idea how to solve this issue!!
Can anybody please help to fix this issue, or guide me through another way that works?
I have given up trying...
Download flashtool, and instal drivers from his directory (flashtool and fastboot) drivers.
Also instal PC Companion, but restart pc after instal (PC Companion also installs drivers)
Also, you might turn of driver signature checking if you are on windows 8.1, google it.
electrash said:
Download flashtool, and instal drivers from his directory (flashtool and fastboot) drivers.
Also instal PC Companion, but restart pc after instal (PC Companion also installs drivers)
Also, you might turn of driver signature checking if you are on windows 8.1, google it.
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I agree with this. I just did it the other day.
I'm using a Win 8.1 laptop and it was driving me mad. I followed the information regarding changing some of my start up settings on the laptop and flashtool installation of drivers worked. Follow this. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1913245&page=6
In my case i had Flashtool installed, but when i went to install the drivers for my z1 , the windows installer would always fail. After using the information on that page I Linked, it worked straight away!
Good luck .
Thanks alot!
Thank you very much guys, that was just what i missed!
Glad you finally got it!
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I can't get Flashtool to flash an ftf to my Z3 Compact. Every time I connect the phone in flashmode Flashtool reports "Processing of loader.sin finished with errors" and aborts the flash.
I've installed every driver that came with Flashtool, and my Sony ADB driver is up to date as far as I can tell. I have USB debugging turned on, and MTP mode turned off.
Does anyone have any ideas for what I might try to get this working?
(I'm doing this on Windows XP by the way - is this a blindingly obvious reason for Flashtool not to work? If so then maybe it really is time to upgrade…)
ejstubbs said:
I can't get Flashtool to flash an ftf to my Z3 Compact. Every time I connect the phone in flashmode Flashtool reports "Processing of loader.sin finished with errors" and aborts the flash.
I've installed every driver that came with Flashtool, and my Sony ADB driver is up to date as far as I can tell. I have USB debugging turned on, and MTP mode turned off.
Does anyone have any ideas for what I might try to get this working?
(I'm doing this on Windows XP by the way - is this a blindingly obvious reason for Flashtool not to work? If so then maybe it really is time to upgrade…)
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Having the same issue here. I'm on a W 8.1 machine. All drivers installed successfully. then I'm getting exactly the same issue as you have
i've tried to re-install all the drivers and downloaded several times both the .ftf and the whole firmware thru XperiFirm..but nothing. I'm getting always the same error at the same stage....please some help! :crying:
I got my phone flashed in the end. I'm not 100% sure what finally got it working but one thing I know that I did do that I hadn't done before was to download the "Support Zone" addons in PC Companion (as per the advice here). I also re-installed (again) some of the Flashtool drivers: the generic ones, and the specific one for the Z3 Compact.
After I did that, Windows went through another of its "installing new hardware" things when I connected the phone in flashmode. The flash failed first time, but I left the phone connected and re-ran the flash from the point where you click on the lightning bolt button. That time, Flashtool found the phone already connected in flashmode, and successfully completed the flashing of the ftf.
I don't know whether it was the immediate re-try of the flash that got it to work, or the extra set of drivers from Sony PC Companion, or a combination of both - or just the wind coming from a different direction this morning! But at least I've now been able to get all the way through the instructions here, and I now have a rooted phone with dual recovery installed
So obviously XP wasn't the problem. Saying that, I see that you are using Windows 8. Are you aware of the complications involved in installing the Flashtool drivers in Windows 8? See here for detailed advice & guidance, specifically starting at PART 2: Driver installation in Windows 8.
ejstubbs said:
I got my phone flashed in the end. I'm not 100% sure what finally got it working but one thing I know that I did do that I hadn't done before was to download the "Support Zone" addons in PC Companion (as per the advice here). I also re-installed (again) some of the Flashtool drivers: the generic ones, and the specific one for the Z3 Compact.
After I did that, Windows went through another of its "installing new hardware" things when I connected the phone in flashmode. The flash failed first time, but I left the phone connected and re-ran the flash from the point where you click on the lightning bolt button. That time, Flashtool found the phone already connected in flashmode, and successfully completed the flashing of the ftf.
I don't know whether it was the immediate re-try of the flash that got it to work, or the extra set of drivers from Sony PC Companion, or a combination of both - or just the wind coming from a different direction this morning! But at least I've now been able to get all the way through the instructions here, and I now have a rooted phone with dual recovery installed
So obviously XP wasn't the problem. Saying that, I see that you are using Windows 8. Are you aware of the complications involved in installing the Flashtool drivers in Windows 8? See here for detailed advice & guidance, specifically starting at PART 2: Driver installation in Windows 8.
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i just managed to flash the OS. the issue for me wasn't about the drivers or the wrong system FTF. it was about Java
I solved the issue installing the below
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/jre8-downloads-2133155.html
i went ahead by tentatives..i had no error about Java errors but seems it was related to Java..since without Flashtool was unable to flash..
Hope this will help someone else with the same issue
Just to be precise and complete. for those who are starting doing this i will suggest to
- Install PC Companion from Sony
- Install Flashtool drivers (if you have Windows 8.1 like me then you need to follow the below procedure
"1) Press the Windows key + R and in the run box type: shutdown.exe /r /o /f /t 00
– Now make the following selections to boot into the Start Up Setting Screen: Troubleshoot > Advanced options > Start Up Settings > Restart
– Then, when the machine restarts, select number 7 i.e. “Disable driver signature enforcement”. Your machine will start with Driver signing enforcement disabled until the next reboot.
2) Now you can install the Flashtool drivers.
– Windows will warn that the driver is not signed and will require you to confirm the installation.
– Once the installation is complete, reboot the machine"
- Install Java as per above link. then you should be good to go
Not java I think
giuvilas said:
i just managed to flash the OS. the issue for me wasn't about the drivers or the wrong system FTF. it was about Java
I solved the issue installing the below
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i went ahead by tentatives..i had no error about Java errors but seems it was related to Java..since without Flashtool was unable to flash..
Hope this will help someone else with the same issue
Just to be precise and complete. for those who are starting doing this i will suggest to
- Install PC Companion from Sony
- Install Flashtool drivers (if you have Windows 8.1 like me then you need to follow the below procedure
"1) Press the Windows key + R and in the run box type: shutdown.exe /r /o /f /t 00
– Now make the following selections to boot into the Start Up Setting Screen: Troubleshoot > Advanced options > Start Up Settings > Restart
– Then, when the machine restarts, select number 7 i.e. “Disable driver signature enforcement”. Your machine will start with Driver signing enforcement disabled until the next reboot.
2) Now you can install the Flashtool drivers.
– Windows will warn that the driver is not signed and will require you to confirm the installation.
– Once the installation is complete, reboot the machine"
- Install Java as per above link. then you should be good to go
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So I had exactly the same issue and error, on Windows 7, and think I copied what you did here in allowing Windows to install a driver (pop up notification in bottom right of screen type) by taking my finger off 'volume down' and letting Windows do it's thing. Then when something called a 'SMEC driver' (I didn't catch the exact name). I didn't install Java and I didn't install any extra Sony stuff. This cleared the error and when I plugged the phone back in (without holding vol down) Flashtool found it and went ahead. It looked like it was stuck for a while, but did eventually get there. Only problem is my z3 compact then took ages to start up, and when it did all the rubbish Sony customisation was still there, all the bad apps etc, so not sure if it worked. Hope this helps someone in any case or to better diagnose the issue...
Flashtool is known to have a few errors with Windows 8.1 and 8 machines specifically with driver installation found in the drivers folder.
KB2917929 is needed for the driver installation to work and hopefully ensure a successful flash of a .ftf file.