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[Guide] How to update/change the ROM

Modified from my instructions posted in the wiki.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/index.php?title=Samsung_Omnia_7#Updating.2FChanging_the_ROM
Updating/Changing the ROM
Before continuing with any of the following processes, you should note that (at present) there is no way to back up your user data. Things such as your contacts and emails can be re-downloaded from your phone since they are stored on remote servers. Multimedia items which have been synced with Zune to your PC can also manually be transferred back to your phone. However, things such as personalisation settings, SMS and MMS are lost. Programs can, of course, be re-downloaded from the Marktetplace - but this, again, is a manual process.
This process may also help your recover a "bricked"device - or rather one which does not successfully boot up into Windows Phone fully.
Hard Reset / Full Format
You may wish to hard reset the phone if you are experiencing software errors which are not fixed after a soft reset (pulling the battery out) or if you wish to clear the phone (i.e. you've just bought the phone second hand or are selling the phone).
To hard Reset your Omnia 7 without booting into Windows Phone 7, you have to:
Turn off the phone.
Turn on the phone, holding the Power + Volume DOWN + Camera buttons
Hit home button (Start) twice to begin.
Update/Change the ROM
Disclaimer:You should note that this process may void your warranty! Neither I nor xda will be held responsible for any damage caused, or refusal of warranty, by following this guide.
Before you can update your ROM you'll need to see if you can access the phone's Download Mode.
Accessing Download Mode
To update your ROM software, you will need to be able to access the phone's download mode.
Turn off the phone
Turn on the phone, holding down the Power + Volume UP + Camera buttons simultaneously.
When the phone turns on, release the power button.
A yellow triangle with an exclamation mark and a "download mode” message should appear.
If you are successful in this then you can continue with the flash. If you are unable to access download mode, then your phone has a faulty(?) bootloader. Follow the instructions in this forum post.
Download your ROM and flash tools
To flash the new ROM you will need:
Your new ROM.
There are currently three ROMs available though the only difference is their locale (which you can change later in the settings). The 8700XXJK1 ## 2010 November CSC_Cetus_Europe_I8700XENJK1 can be found here. The ROM package is compressed in .rar format, the password is samfirmware.com
Edit: A nice sticky thread now exists with loads of ROMs available here
Samsung Mobile USB Drivers v5.2
Can be found here
Samsung WP7 Flash Program
Can be found here
Now we're ready to flash!
Turn off your phone and disconnect it from the PC
Unrar the downloaded ROM package and install the Samsung USB drivers
Boot the phone into download mode (or insert your jig)
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"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
Now connect the phone to your PC. Windows should recognise your device and install the drivers (it may check Windows Update first, you can either skip this or just let it be).
Open the WP7 flash program. If you are prompted with an md5 error, don't worry! You should see now an Active COM port (green) in the program.
Drag and drop the ROM files (all four) into the program, a small box will pop up and check the files. It will disappear.
Click start and the flash process begins!
DO NOT interrupt this process. Keep the phone and PC connected throughout. After 10-15mins the phone will reboot and you'll have your fresh new ROM.
Some things to note:
Between steps 7 and 8 everything should go automatically.
After the phone reboots for the fist time, a screen with a phone and a computer with an arrow and a red cross over the arrow will appear - this is OK!
There may be some delay between the phone asking for its new configuration settings and the flash program saying the flash is complete (a progress bar states it is still "Rebuilding"). It may be wise to just allow that progress bar to complete before inserting the new settings.
Depending upon what ROM you flash, you will find that your language and locale are probably not correct. You will need to change these in "Settings" for things such as Marketplace to work correctly.
If the Flash program does not recognise your device, try a different USB port. If that still doesn't work, try starting the program first and then plug in your phone.
Credits: Heathcliff74 and Erwan for the images.
Casey

Very good and very detailed... super job dude!
One quick question if i may... the screenshots show Vista OS i believe? Any idea if this will work on XP at all?
Thanks in advance

Yep, I think it works on Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP3, Vista and 7 - though I've only tested it on Win 7.
Let us know, if it doesn't!
Casey

i cant seem to extract the file. its failing

The updater app didn't seem to recognise the phone at first try, y had to reconnect it several times until everything went fine
Thanks, updated!

mikkybukky82 said:
i cant seem to extract the file. its failing
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Did you enter the password? Somewhere in your rar extractor you'll have to put the password: samfirmware.com
Hope that helps,
Casey

Update successful ^^
Thanks for the guide !
Omnia 7 French locked to ORANGE

Flashing the ROM always seemed quite complicated to me. But after going thorugh the guide and flashing my phone successfully I have to say it actually quite easy.
Thanks for the guide.

Flashing is quick and easy with this guide, very n00b friendly.

I have a problem :S ...
i want to update my Omnia 7 and i get this...
I don't know why ... it was green...com 3
EDIT: I guess that i must connect USB cable to back of my PC ... in front USB just disconnecting device.

gogibyte said:
I have a problem :S ...
i want to update my Omnia 7 and i get this...
I don't know why ... it was green...com 3
[B]EDIT: [/B] I guess that i must connect USB cable to back of my PC :) ... in front USB just disconnecting device.[/QUOTE]
Yeah that's strange but I used to have the same problem when flashing ROMs to my HTC HD2, some of the USB ports worked and some didn't.
Glad you managed to fix it though!
Casey
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Is this fw 7.0.7008?

premikkoci said:
Is this fw 7.0.7008?
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No, but you should find that as soon as you flash this you'll get the notification to update.
Casey

I have a problem. My HP pavilion 6 doesn´t found my omnia 7 in download mode.

premikkoci said:
I have a problem. My HP pavilion 6 doesn´t found my omnia 7 in download mode.
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You've installed the drivers, right?
If so, try using a different USB port.
Casey

premikkoci said:
I have a problem. My HP pavilion 6 doesn´t found my omnia 7 in download mode.
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had the same issue...
- first i had to use jig for downloadmode (with the 3 button "trick" i got only the restore thing)
- i plugged the phone to computer...nothing happens (driver was installed before and i have rebooted)
- i unplugged the phone and used another usb port
-> driver where installed, i thought all is fine
- i started "WP7 flash program" but the program didnt see the phone, i checked device manager and all looked fine
- i unplugged the phone and plugged it in at the usb port i used first (when the phone was in restore mode)
- wp7 flash program found my phone
- flashed and all was fine
btw had a t-mobile (de) branded one and didnt get the 7008 update...now i have it in no time
€dith
i think marketplace and zune (on the phone) are now much more stable#
@dith 2:
marketplace ist much much much more stable compared to my original image and i had bad lags, now...no lags.
I dont know if the 7008 update makes this all or just the new firmware

EDIT. It works!

Is it possible to reverse this incase you need to return your phone for repair etc ?

Forzahibs said:
Is it possible to reverse this incase you need to return your phone for repair etc ?
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If you can find your original ROM, then yes.
Casey

Download Mode
When I try to put my Omnia 7 into download mode using the 3 buttons I get a screen showing a phone to the left with a zig zag arrow to a laptop on the right. Is this an alternative download mode screen or is it the "bad" downloader??

[Q] GT-P1000 bricked after wrong bootloader patch

Hi !
I have a european GSM Galaxy Tab (GT-P1000) with Gingerbread and it seems that I just bricked it... Let me explain :
- I have a Mac, so I rooted it using adb and the Terminal, following the DooMLoRD's method. This worked fine.
- I applied the bootloader patch found here : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=888071
(to make it short : the (french) tutorial I followed did not say that it wasn't suppose to work on Gingerbread, so I did it...and it failed).
- But at the moment the Tab was still working ! It was showing a "rainbow" screen before boot and was recognized by my computer as" 7 CDCs" which was totally useless. Here is the rainbow screen :
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
But it was able to boot. I found someone with the same problem in the bootloader patch thread and people answered him to flash it with Odin. So I installed VirtualBox and succeded to use Odin (1.7).
- The Galaxy Tab in Download Mode wasn't recognized by Odin at all, although I installed Samsung's drivers. Heimdall was able to install the drivers for the Tab but the .pit file download failed. So I did nothing wrong with Odin or Heimdall since I did nothing at all.
- And yesterday, the Tab was plugged in the computer, in Download Mode, and it switched off definitely. When I plug it in using the USB charger, this image blink slowly :
It can't boot in any mode. I tried pushing the power button for 30+ seconds, tried Power + Volume Up, Power + Volume Down, it doesn't work. I let it plugged in the whole night to see if it's not a "coma brick" (like said on the "unbrick the GTab thread", it keeps blinking. Trying to boot while plugged in doesn't work and it's not recognized by the computer. I haven't found any answer to this precise problem on the forum so I finally decided to ask.
Here are my questions :
- what is happening (so that it doesn't happen again) ?
- can I fix it and how ?
Thank you in advance
PS : my english may not be perfect, sorry. I'm french and I do my best

Your picture show the tab in another download mode.
You can still flash it with heimdall
Follow my signature to new overcome link.
You only need the gb stock save v5
You can unpack the Rom and find all the necessary files.
Sent from my GT-I9300 using xda app-developers app

Heimdall can't see my device
priyana said:
Your picture show the tab in another download mode.
You can still flash it with heimdall
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Thank you for your answer ! Sadly my Tab isn't recognized by the computer (Heimdall can't detect any device in download mode). The image only show when it's plugged in the wall.
EDIT : there is something new ! Now the Tab stopped blinking and show the image I posted before when I plug it in the wall. I can unplug it, the image stay, so I guess it lauches a kind of download mode... However Heimdall on Mac still can't find it. I need to try with a PC.
EDIT 2 : it blinks again. Wut.

Rigatoni said:
Thank you for your answer ! Sadly my Tab isn't recognized by the computer (Heimdall can't detect any device in download mode). The image only show when it's plugged in the wall.
EDIT : there is something new ! Now the Tab stopped blinking and show the image I posted before when I plug it in the wall. I can unplug it, the image stay, so I guess it lauches a kind of download mode... However Heimdall on Mac still can't find it. I need to try with a PC.
EDIT 2 : it blinks again. Wut.
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Hey. I got the same problem as you thanks to some user here named "cx5" and his stupid misleading instructions that got my tab bricked.
Anyway, i finally found a awesome application that managed to unbrick my tab. Yeah it's ALIVE!! back again Not sure if this will work on your tab but IF you are interested and decided to take a risk then go http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1153310 and download OneClickUnbrick then connect your Tab to your PC using USB. and leave it there and wait for 20 Minutes it will turn on during that time and quickly click unbrick button on the application then select List All Devices then click the Samsung USB port that you connected your tab at, Wait awhile for installing Driver, after installing completed click unbrick button again. let me know if this works for you too.

Thank you !
dc2mx said:
Hey. I got the same problem as you thanks to some user here named "cx5" and his stupid misleading instructions that got my tab bricked.
Anyway, i finally found a awesome application that managed to unbrick my tab. Yeah it's ALIVE!! back again Not sure if this will work on your tab but IF you are interested and decided to take a risk then go http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1153310 and download OneClickUnbrick then connect your Tab to your PC using USB. and leave it there and wait for 20 Minutes it will turn on during that time and quickly click unbrick button on the application then select List All Devices then click the Samsung USB port that you connected your tab at, Wait awhile for installing Driver, after installing completed click unbrick button again. let me know if this works for you too.
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That worked but my bootloader is still a mess because I see some funky rainbow lines when booting and can't access to recovery... How did you fix that ?

Rigatoni said:
That worked but my bootloader is still a mess because I see some funky rainbow lines when booting and can't access to recovery... How did you fix that ?
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Hmm.. Actually, i meant i am stuck in Phone ! Computer screen and can't do anything about it which is same as you. i am not sure how do fix this rainbow screen you're getting. i guess wait for priyana reply. since he is experienced with galaxy tabs. the method above is to fix soft bricked.

You are right that rainbow screen is caused by boot loader patch.
Just use the gbstock safe from overcome. It has GB bootloader.
Follow my signature for the link.
There is the guide in pdf but for Odin.
If you can get it to work with Odin, jump to page 7 of the guide,
And flash according to the picture.
In completion it will reboot.
I did write about using heimdall command line somewhere.
Just search the forum.
Sent from my GT-P1000 using xda app-developers app

Thank you again !
So :
- the Tab is booting again but show strange lines when it boots
- the computer don't see it : Odin don't work, Heimdall seems to fail when trying to flash a zImage, and heimdall-frontend fail at downloading .pit file
Any help ?

I don't know if virtual box work.
In my experience it never works for me.
Try get a fresh PC.
Btw, you can try boot to safe mode (windows) and remove the USB driver for the tab.
And reinstall the driver from GB stock safe.
BTW also, pit file doesn't matter, I think. Boot loader is boot.bin and Sbl.bin
They both can be flashed via heimdall without pit file, you care to try?
But this is the most dangerous operation. Of all flashing, flashing bootloader is one that will kill a tab, as you have found yourself by patching a GB boot loader.
I guess if nothing works, you try heimdall command file with the boot loader part.
Sent from my GT-P1000 using xda app-developers app

priyana said:
I don't know if virtual box work.
In my experience it never works for me.
Try get a fresh PC.
Btw, you can try boot to safe mode (windows) and remove the USB driver for the tab.
And reinstall the driver from GB stock safe.
BTW also, pit file doesn't matter, I think. Boot loader is boot.bin and Sbl.bin
They both can be flashed via heimdall without pit file, you care to try?
But this is the most dangerous operation. Of all flashing, flashing bootloader is one that will kill a tab, as you have found yourself by patching a GB boot loader.
I guess if nothing works, you try heimdall command file with the boot loader part.
Sent from my GT-P1000 using xda app-developers app
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Ok, I'll try with Heimdall command line. Thank you ! I'll give some news later, if that worked or not.
EDIT : So, first I tried to flash the GB Stock rom with command line. It worked fine, but it didn't fix my problem. Since there was nothing else to do, I flashed the booloader files of the GB stock rom (with heimdall command line, again) and I don't know what I have done wrong, but it failed and the Tab looks dead. Doesn't boot, even after a night plugged in the wall. I guess there's nothing I can do, now ?

Sorry to hear that.
I don't know why it got to this stage.
Can you do the oneclickunbrick again?
Plug to PC for at least 20min and see if it comes alive like before?
Sent from my GT-P1000 using xda app-developers app

priyana said:
Sorry to hear that.
I don't know why it got to this stage.
Can you do the oneclickunbrick again?
Plug to PC for at least 20min and see if it comes alive like before?
Sent from my GT-P1000 using xda app-developers app
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No it doesn't work. I think I did something wrong and only flashed the primary bootloader... I tried plugging it to the PC but it doesn't work anymore. I think it's over maybe some people I know will be able to help me doing hard stuff to fix it, I hope.

just out of curiosity,
what command was it that you issued to flash the bootloaders?

Same problem I have now the blinking while charging in the main supply. After trying some restocking on my GT-p1000 and always fail using Odin and other guides, now I can't open my tab but when I plug it in the main charger it shows warning link between phone and computer. Then afterwards, after I left it charging for 30mins. My tab now just blinking while the charger is on. Its just keep on blinking with warning link phone and computer showing.
Any same problems? What should I do. I waited and charged it for almost 4 hours, still its blinking.

Try OneClickUnbrick

I tried now OneClick and then after that my tab stuck in the samsung logo and can't turn off via button. Computer can recognize the tablet but it is not in the download mode.
~Now I turned it off. Charging it to full. Hopefully after charging it Odin will now work. Cause it always fail in movinand flash. I followed all the instruction using overcome and safe flash.

now I can access download mode but odin can't recognize the tab.

I am out of idea.
The most recent case I read of this, was fixed by removing and reinstalling the USB driver for the samsung device.
I personally use linux. And heimdall seems to always able to reach my tab.
I suspect the OneClickUnbrick's heimdall driver (zadig) is obscuring your tab from Odin.
Reinstall the USB driver again

[Q] [Help] Hard Bricked Xperia PC Recognizes as "qhsusb_dload"

Is there any solution?
DUMB ERROR HERE!!!!
I was flashing a rom but i make a big mistake and install another rom instead,( i use my phone as a usb sometimes! i forget to delete this rom from my sd card) :crying: MIUI for GALAXY S3 or something! Battery was over 86%
PROBLEMS:
1- No Leds (NO is NO!)
2- Phone doesnt vibrate ( not even hard keys combos, not anyones! )
3- Conecting to PC and PC doesn recognize Phone Sound alert for usb not dirvers
4- device manager shows my phone as "qhsusb_dload" with yellow alert for no drivers.
5- Flashtool doesnt see my phone on eny mode Fastboot or Flashtool
Any help?
I hope find a method to trick the driver an tell my pc is a XPERIA Z....
Any solutions?
THANX IN ADVANCE GUYS!

I also had that prob before after my phone get into the water. What i mean is water damage. What i did is leave the phone around 1 to 2 days.then charge it.miracles happen,my phone suddenly boot up.
Sent from my C6603 using xda app-developers app

mcyorian said:
Is there any solution?
DUMB ERROR HERE!!!!
I was flashing a rom but i make a big mistake and install another rom instead,( i use my phone as a usb sometimes! i forget to delete this rom from my sd card) :crying: MIUI for GALAXY S3 or something! Battery was over 86%
PROBLEMS:
1- No Leds (NO is NO!)
2- Phone doesnt vibrate ( not even hard keys combos, not anyones! )
3- Conecting to PC and PC doesn recognize Phone Sound alert for usb not dirvers
4- device manager shows my phone as "qhsusb_dload" with yellow alert for no drivers.
5- Flashtool doesnt see my phone on eny mode Fastboot or Flashtool
Any help?
I hope find a method to trick the driver an tell my pc is a XPERIA Z....
Any solutions?
THANX IN ADVANCE GUYS!
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install usb drivers manually
if u r on win8 u should know to disable driver signature and etc (all tutorials are available)
then to find solution calm down, and check what did u do exactly step by step
not deleting another rom (i m opinion) cannot cause hard-brick cause almost of custom recoveries wipe everything themselves before start to flash new rom...
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x102x96x said:
install usb drivers manually
if u r on win8 u should know to disable driver signature and etc (all tutorials are available)
then to find solution calm down, and check what did u do exactly step by step
not deleting another rom (i m opinion) cannot cause hard-brick cause almost of custom recoveries wipe everything themselves before start to flash new rom...
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im not sure its so simply as connect the phone to charge, i mean, the phone was flashed by a rom designed for another phone!...
SONY XPERIA Z flashed by accident with a customn miui rom for GALAXY S3, as a result the phone is dead, no minimal responses, no vibs, or led, flashtool doesn works, and the only thing is the phone is seen bypc as "qhsusb_dload" unknown decvice.
About manually installed drivers... whats drives? Sorry for my english and thanks a lot for tour help!

mcyorian said:
im not sure its so simply as connect the phone to charge, i mean, the phone was flashed by a rom designed for another phone!...
SONY XPERIA Z flashed by accident with a customn miui rom for GALAXY S3, as a result the phone is dead, no minimal responses, no vibs, or led, flashtool doesn works, and the only thing is the phone is seen bypc as "qhsusb_dload" unknown decvice.
About manually installed drivers... whats drives? Sorry for my english and thanks a lot for tour help!
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i don know what device is for xperia
but sth called Box is for galaxies that can reinstall rom from initial binaries... so it can help to recover almost dead phone
and some special tools again for galaxies, like g-tag or ...
i know them cause i hard-bricked my s3
But i didn't have any access to these tools... so my my s3 pasted away...
for ur situation; search more for these kindda tools and take it asap to pro. service or professional hardware engineer
good luck
:good:

Do you have ADB set up? See if ADB recognizes fastboot mode. Then maybe you can fastboot flash. But as far as I can tell with my limited knowledge the bootloader seems to be corrupted, which is probly irrepairable. Maybe you can get some of the real devs to help you if you ask nicely enough, I'm just a lurker...

mcyorian said:
Is there any solution?
DUMB ERROR HERE!!!!
I was flashing a rom but i make a big mistake and install another rom instead,( i use my phone as a usb sometimes! i forget to delete this rom from my sd card) :crying: MIUI for GALAXY S3 or something! Battery was over 86%
PROBLEMS:
1- No Leds (NO is NO!)
2- Phone doesnt vibrate ( not even hard keys combos, not anyones! )
3- Conecting to PC and PC doesn recognize Phone Sound alert for usb not dirvers
4- device manager shows my phone as "qhsusb_dload" with yellow alert for no drivers.
5- Flashtool doesnt see my phone on eny mode Fastboot or Flashtool
Any help?
I hope find a method to trick the driver an tell my pc is a XPERIA Z....
Any solutions?
THANX IN ADVANCE GUYS!
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qhsusb_dload= qualcomm driver needed(but it wont change any thing). Only boot repair can solve this problem nothing else.
Ask riff box users about help.

robdevil said:
qhsusb_dload= qualcomm driver needed(but it wont change any thing). Only boot repair can solve this problem nothing else.
Ask riff box users about help.
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Thanks!!! where can i find these people ? (riff Box Users?)

@[NUT] has a disaster recovery thread. He may be able to work some magic for you :fingerscrossed:
Sent from my C6603 using xda app-developers app

shoey63 said:
@[NUT] has a disaster recovery thread. He may be able to work some magic for you :fingerscrossed:
Sent from my C6603 using xda app-developers app
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We where actually already working on a possible solution, he found my thread on his own

Help Needed
mcyorian said:
Thanks!!! where can i find these people ? (riff Box Users?)
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have you found any solution because I am experiencing the same issue

Same Problem
Hi friends I have the Same problem With my xparia lt26w (acro s)
I think when the device has no kernel same thing would happen.
As I know Samsung users Made a program that save phones from Hard brick
Is there any way to write the same program for xperia devices???
Or If any boady knows a box that support Sony devices boot Repair???
I try riff 2014 box but Nothing happend and Not supported.
Any help Frome Developers plz???

I have the same problem, I try to install another rom on SXZ. I try QSTP and HDDrawCopy, but I need the files of bootloader for fix this issue, but I don't know where to find it.
This is my post http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2639444

UPDATE
has been long time since my XZ was bricked, thanx to XDA community for help (specially @[NUT] ) but my phone was pretty dead ...
i left my phone alone by a month and go to vacations, now im back and put my phone to wall charger.... AND ****!
i got a red light!!!!!
i know there is no hope but, the phone was very unresponsive!!! and now i have a temporal red light,
the red led, turn on and was on by 5 minutes and then off, but when i press power button the led flashes acouple of times and off,
i put the phone on a pc, and the les turns on, but i still cant get flashmode work... i was triying on pc even with custom drivers by @[NUT] but no luck
the phone still doesnt get flashmode on. the phone on pc keep showing it as a qualcom **** device or somethig so.
Now, im a mac user, and ohhhh surprise! on mac the device get 2 different status...
1 - when connect to a mac and press the power button it says :
Sony Ericcsson Mobile Communications AB
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
2- When try to get flash mode on it shows:
0x05c6 (Qualcom, Inc)
Unfortunately my flashtool on mac start to fail and i cant run it .. ( force close ?) ill try to reinstall the app
if you know how to help me on this new plataform or on a pc THNX guys!!!
if you have suggestions or tricks to try this XZ back to life it would be very appreciate!
Sorry for my english ....and thanx guys!

Try to contact @the_laser, who made the Z1 hardbrick recovery software: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2646405
As long as it's only your bootloader which has been screwed up, you will have every chance he might be able to fix it.

[SOLVED] P880 soft bricked recovery, & no computer to flash... What to do?

I recently acquired an LG P880. It's a neat little phone that can even be flashed with KitKat.
I was looking to flash a Cyanogen nightly over it,which reportedly ran amazingly.
I tried to do this from the old TWRP that it came with. It was version 2.20 I believe.
I kept running into an error, which a quick Google search revealed was due to an old version of TWRP. Because I don't have a computer handy, I couldn't flash TWRP over via PC. So I opted to flash over PhilZ Recovery. (philz_touch_6.48.4-p880.zip)
I flashed this from the old TWRP. Soft bricking the phone.
The recovery is totally busted. Even though it said that it flashed successfully and suggested I reboot the phone.
When I go into PhilZ recovery when I click or touch something or select any action the screen only flashes for an instant and sometimes I get the error repeatedly: "Aroma file manager not found - clockworkmod/aroma/aroma.zip not found"
I can't select anything. The only thing I can do is reboot. Not a single option works at all.
So basically my recovery is bricked. I also have no operating system on the phone so I can't reflash recovery that way. I won't have a computer for 2 months either (I'm travelling the world) so is there ANYTHING I can do with just this phone and another phone to reflash the recovery of at least put an OS on the phone or something?
Does anyone have any ideas? I am currently in the process of uploading a video detailing the problem.

leijonasisu said:
I recently acquired an LG P880. It's a neat little phone that can even be flashed with KitKat.
I was looking to flash a Cyanogen nightly over it,which reportedly ran amazingly.
I tried to do this from the old TWRP that it came with. It was version 2.20 I believe.
I kept running into an error, which a quick Google search revealed was due to an old version of TWRP. Because I don't have a computer handy, I couldn't flash TWRP over via PC. So I opted to flash over PhilZ Recovery. (philz_touch_6.48.4-p880.zip)
I flashed this from the old TWRP. Soft bricking the phone.
The recovery is totally busted. Even though it said that it flashed successfully and suggested I reboot the phone.
When I go into PhilZ recovery when I click or touch something or select any action the screen only flashes for an instant and sometimes I get the error repeatedly: "Aroma file manager not found - clockworkmod/aroma/aroma.zip not found"
I can't select anything. The only thing I can do is reboot. Not a single option works at all.
So basically my recovery is bricked. I also have no operating system on the phone so I can't reflash recovery that way. I won't have a computer for 2 months either (I'm travelling the world) so is there ANYTHING I can do with just this phone and another phone to reflash the recovery of at least put an OS on the phone or something?
Does anyone have any ideas? I am currently in the process of uploading a video detailing the problem.
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Check an app called flashify, you can flash recovery with it in ROM. So download whatever recovery you want for our phone and flash it in. I hope this will resolve you problems, ofc you have to be rooted

If your recovery is broken in the way you say it, there is nothing you can do without a PC.Just go to a cybercafe and restore to stock ROM using lg mobile support tool.Won't take any longer than 1 hour (with downloading etc. included)

Hi thanks for your suggestion but I think you missed the part where I don't have an operating system on the phone.
The phone has a broken/bricked recovery and no OS. So when I turn I on normally it just boot loops because it has nothing installed. So I don't have a way to do that either.
I was hoping for something like pushing an auto execute script to SD card that flashes the recovery the moment the SD card is mounted or something...

So I made some progress.
I can access a terminal emulator in PhilZ recovery and the Aroma File Manager. But I can't install a .zip from either of them And when I try and run 'su' I get permission denied (obviously not rooted). Same when I run 'adb'. Which is weird because I can make new folders and move files to the root folder '/' in aroma. I just can't do that via terminal emulator :/ =(I was thinking about installing a recovery.img via that, which was pushed to the /sdcard)
There's an' install' command available but I don't think that will help. It seems for some reason the recovery hasn't got the correct screen resolution for my phone. Everything is squished and I have to tap on blank parts of the screen where apparently the keyboard is, but in actuality it's showed far above squashed into the side of the screen...
So, so far all I have is a terminal emulator (with no root) and a file manager with root (supposedly).
Picture here: http://imgur.com/LcClAL1

You need pc for that, try fastboot method if that possible in your case.

Ok so if I can somehow get access to a computer. How do I go about doing this?
I want the latest cyanogen nightly on the P880. (I have 16/12 which is good enough). Also I obviously need a custom recovery. So if PhilZ doesn't work. Maybe TWRP?
What divers and etc do I have to worry about if I only have an hour? I'd rather download the files on my phone and just quickly use them when I get the chance on a PC.
Does anyone know the flashing process for LG? (I only have had Samsung phones in the past)
The bottom guide on this: http://teamw.in/project/twrp2/240 states that the phone needs to be in 'Debugging Mode' but I don't have an OS on the phone to put it in debugging mode...
So I guess I need a computer too that I have access to cmd.exe
That's not going to be easy where I am... Most places (if I can even find one) will probably have that disabled to users.

Search for FASTBOOT method on forum or with google to flash recovery, i use cwm recovery and i suggest you to install cwm.
I will sent you pm where to download cwm recovery file for LGP880.
And than it will be easy to install os. First do that and we will see.
You need ADB drivers for pc, you need LGP880 driver from official website.

@leijonasisu
I'm gonna help you out only because you have limited access to PC.
Download LG mobile support tool http://lg-support-tool.en.lo4d.com/ install usb driver of 4x hd with phone not being plugged into PC
Click options > "restore from update error (best translation I Can come up with) and wait till it's done
Root your phone (I think I used this to root before http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2230934 ONLY ROOT DONT DO ANYTHING ELSE)
I'm using http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2481929 adam's twrp recovery even though I don't use multirom it's installation etc. is simple imo.
Download flashify from play store and flash the ".img" file (TWRP).
Wipe dalvik cache, cache, data, system and flash the CM nightly.
If you want to thank me for this post, do it by helping other people out.

Thanks for the replies. I've added thanks. Unfortunately the only access I can get to a computer currently is an iMac without Admin privileges. Any attempt to install anything or install 'adb' or reboot into 'fastboot' requires a password which I don't have.
Life seems to be laughing at me.

I got access to a computer and followed the LG Mobile Support Tool steps. But I keep getting this error:
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
The phone is in S/W Upgrade mode. Connected via USB and I have tried multiple USB ports.
I installed the drivers from the LG support site for the P880. It finds the phone, but can't verify what it is. So I put the IMEI number (or mode and #SN) in and it goes to check Windows version and conflicting programs and then gives that error.
Is there some other way I can flash this thing with a new Firmware, or at least a new Recovery?
Also the phone seems to have that yellow triangle next to something called "APX" and when that APX is in Device Manager the screen is just black (Not S/W Mode)
Also if I try and turn the phone on normally (where the charging battery comes up) there's a device "Android" that pops up for a second with another yellow triangle in Device Manager.
So it seems that the Fastboot driver or something isn't installed?
Guys can you please help me out. I only have access to this computer for 3 days
I also haven't been able to find the device with 'adb devices' from CMD prompt. I don't think the ADB driver is installed or something and I can't find it to do 'adb reboot oem-unlock' :/
P.S. My Bootloader IS Unlocked.

Follow thsi tutorial,
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2069723
Good Luck

Hi there, thanks so much for your reply.
When I try do follow that tutorial I get this error:
I've tried:
1. These drivers (and other kinds):
2. Different USB cables
3. Different USB ports.
4. Modem disabled, and then modem enabled in Device Manager
5. Rebooting
6. Laptop has latest updates, MSXL, NET Framework etc. etc. etc.
Nothing sees to be working. It cannot find my phone.. I guess it is a driver issue or something because when the phone is in S/W mode it simply cannot be detected by the flashing programs.
When I install those drivers. 3 devices pop up. They all install without any problems, but for some reason those programs still can't see this phone.
This is getting ridiculous. What am I missing here?
P.S. Before you ask, I have been googling around before asking here. Maybe these problems seem small and easily fixable to some of you but to be honest they are wasting my days away, nothing seems to be working and my girlfriend is getting furious at me.
I only have 2 days left with a computer until I am without one again for over a month...

I just saw on xda that someone had simillar problem to yours and the problem was in pc...
And another solution is
I was found this on net.
"Often you may require an update for the OS in your pc. Check windows update for a google fastboot update. I had the same issue and after installing the update it worked fine - I'm running win 7 ultimate. Also disable both LG modem drivers in your device manager so it will pick up the phone itself rather than see it as a modem accessory. "

leijonasisu said:
Hi there, thanks so much for your reply.
When I try do follow that tutorial I get this error:
I've tried:
1. These drivers (and other kinds):
2. Different USB cables
3. Different USB ports.
4. Modem disabled, and then modem enabled in Device Manager
5. Rebooting
6. Laptop has latest updates, MSXL, NET Framework etc. etc. etc.
Nothing sees to be working. It cannot find my phone.. I guess it is a driver issue or something because when the phone is in S/W mode it simply cannot be detected by the flashing programs.
When I install those drivers. 3 devices pop up. They all install without any problems, but for some reason those programs still can't see this phone.
This is getting ridiculous. What am I missing here?
P.S. Before you ask, I have been googling around before asking here. Maybe these problems seem small and easily fixable to some of you but to be honest they are wasting my days away, nothing seems to be working and my girlfriend is getting furious at me.
I only have 2 days left with a computer until I am without one again for over a month...
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Easiest would be to try on different computer, I have same problems on laptop, so I have to use family PC for thins like that. Just install drivers on it run kdz flashing and that is it

Thanks for both of your replies. I have one other computer I can try here for this last day, I will try that. It's a PC.
I'll install the latest drivers for the P880 from the LG support site, then disable any 'modem' stuff in Device Manager and try flashing the .kdz again.
I can't believe this has been so much trouble.. It is true that currently I am trying to do this on a laptop, perhaps a PC is what I need.
This laptop has Windows 8.1 and the PC has Windows 7. Perhaps that will make the difference I need.
Fingers, toes and everything else crossed and deep breaths.

Success finally!!!!!
SUCCESS!!!!​
First I installed the latest drivers for the P880 like I said I would. (With phone unplugged)
I used an i7 Windows 7 Ultimate PC with latest updates.
Here are the devices that were installed:
And in Device Manager:
(I disabled the Modem one and then rebooted before flashing)
This flashing program did NOT work:
(note the .kdz file I used to flash for reference (it works))
So I tried this flashing program:
(note the options I selected etc. and EMERGENCY MODE)
WARNING!! IT WILL POP UP WITH AN ERROR SAYING #SERVER NOT FOUND# (this error window was hidden on the left side of the image/screen)
YOU MUST NOT CLICK 'OK' OR THE FLASHING WILL STOP. IT IS STILL ACTUALLY FLASHING IN THE BACKGROUND
Waaaaiitt...
When the process stops, the program crashes (as shown in above picture)
BUT SUCCESS!!! THE PHONE IS REBOOTED AND FLASHED TO STOCK!!
(my friend's camera sucks)
Now I just root with Towelroot or whatever.
Install flashify and then install CWM and then I flash over to Cyanogen 4.4 Nightly!
I LOVE YOU GUYS!!!​
Looks like I just needed a PC running Win 7.
P.S. Feel free to use this method in guides or whatever to fix your phone.
Thanks again <3

n7000 won't turn on no recovery only download mode

my phone after i downloaded stock rom (don't have another information about it it wasn't me) didn't open, only black screen when i press power button nothing happens but when i connect usb cable firstly it was getting like it was charging now it just keep appearing and disappearing but when i press (power button +vol. down +menu button) i gets me to download mode i tried many times to get to recovery but i can't please help me it's been 2 days and i can't find a solution .

roryror2010 said:
my phone after i downloaded stock rom (don't have another information about it it wasn't me) didn't open, only black screen when i press power button nothing happens but when i connect usb cable firstly it was getting like it was charging now it just keep appearing and disappearing but when i press (power button +vol. down +menu button) i gets me to download mode i tried many times to get to recovery but i can't please help me it's been 2 days and i can't find a solution .
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Download Odin and Stock rom for your phone, open odin click on PDA and navigate to your stock rom you downloaded, check Auto Reboot and F.Reset Time checkboxes in odin put your phone i download mode Connect USB data cable to Phone. The ID:COM box will will be highlighted and turn to color yellow when the phone is properly connected and already detected with Odin. Tick the 'START' button when all is set and ready to begin flashing. Don't touch phone while odin is flashing wait until you get green box with PASS sign and until your phone reboots, and do full reset. Hope it helps.

RoloRS said:
Download Odin and Stock rom for your phone, open odin click on PDA and navigate to your stock rom you downloaded, check Auto Reboot and F.Reset Time checkboxes in odin put your phone i download mode Connect USB data cable to Phone. The ID:COM box will will be highlighted and turn to color yellow when the phone is properly connected and already detected with Odin. Tick the 'START' button when all is set and ready to begin flashing. Don't touch phone while odin is flashing wait until you get green box with PASS sign and until your phone reboots, and do full reset. Hope it helps.
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i tried to flash stock rom but still same problem.

roryror2010 said:
my phone after i downloaded stock rom (don't have another information about it it wasn't me) didn't open, only black screen when i press power button nothing happens but when i connect usb cable firstly it was getting like it was charging now it just keep appearing and disappearing but when i press (power button +vol. down +menu button) i gets me to download mode i tried many times to get to recovery but i can't please help me it's been 2 days and i can't find a solution .
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If your phone is still detectable in odin follow the instructions for odin in this link:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1901191
boot into download mode
start odin3 and configure it as in picture below
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
connect phone in download mode to PC via USB
press start to flash the tar.md5 package
Location of tar.md5 recoverys: https://goo.im/devs/philz_touch/CWM_Advanced_Edition/n7000/
Then once youve got a working recovery just pick ur rom and flash from extrnal sd card
Good luck m8

pdolton2000 said:
If your phone is still detectable in odin follow the instructions for odin in this link:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1901191
boot into download mode
start odin3 and configure it as in picture below
connect phone in download mode to PC via USB
press start to flash the tar.md5 package
Location of tar.md5 recoverys: https://goo.im/devs/philz_touch/CWM_Advanced_Edition/n7000/
Then once youve got a working recovery just pick ur rom and flash from extrnal sd card
Good luck m8
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thanks for your reply but still same problem .

roryror2010 said:
thanks for your reply but still same problem .
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Thats fine pal...so what did odin say...was it detectable...did it appear to flash ok but just doesnt let you boot into recovery on the phone or was there an error with odin?
The more info the more we can help

pdolton2000 said:
Thats fine pal...so what did odin say...was it detectable...did it appear to flash ok but just doesnt let you boot into recovery on the phone or was there an error with odin?
The more info the more we can help
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ok the device was detectable flash was pass there was no errors but when i press [vol. up + power +menu] nothing happens.

roryror2010 said:
ok the device was detectable flash was pass there was no errors but when i press [vol. up + power +menu] nothing happens.
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Maybe your plus key is not working?
If odin detected it, and odin said pass thats impossible unless it really was successful...that recovery is on there alright...its just that plus button must be to blaim...question is how can you test the plus button really works?
EDIT
Hang on did odin say pass when flashing your stock rom before Using rolors's suggestion?
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roryror2010 said:
ok the device was detectable flash was pass there was no errors but when i press [vol. up + power +menu] nothing happens.
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Ok this is the only other thing you can try. There is a way of using adb commands to kick your device into recovery mode...and adb commands to install roms...first you need this neat piece of software For windows so you can use adb commands to your phone
http://forums.androidcentral.com/so...g/415287-open-source-adb-console-wizzrah.html
Then type "adb reboot recovery" i think whilst in dwnload moad to see if at least it tries to....if you see dwnload mode dissapear you know it recieved the command at least...best i can do...a quick google of adb commands will show you more Though
Good luck.

pdolton2000 said:
Maybe your plus key is not working?
If odin detected it, and odin said pass thats impossible unless it really was successful...that recovery is on there alright...its just that plus button must be to blaim...question is how can you test the plus button really works?
EDIT
Hang on did odin say pass when flashing your stock rom before Using rolors's suggestion?
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Ok this is the only other thing you can try. There is a way of using adb commands to kick your device into recovery mode...and adb commands to install roms...first you need this neat piece of software For windows so you can use adb commands to your phone
Then type "adb reboot recovery" i think whilst in dwnload moad to see if at least it tries to....if you see dwnload mode dissapear you know it recieved the command at least...best i can do...a quick google of adb commands will show you more Though
Good luck.
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thanks for your reply i tried adb console while i'm on download mode first i entered "adb reboot recovery " i got "Error: error: device not found" then i entered "adb devices" and there was nothing in "list of devices"

roryror2010 said:
thanks for your reply i tried adb console while i'm on download mode first i entered "adb reboot recovery " i got "Error: error: device not found" then i entered "adb devices" and there was nothing in "list of devices"
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Out of curiosity is there any unknown devices in device manager when its in dwnload mode? Or anything with a yellow exclamation mark...its strange because odin only detects devices with adb drivers installed so this adb software should pick it up really....if everything seems fine in device manager try right clicking on this program and pressing run as administrator....ive never used this program though so ill experiment tomoz myself with it and report back....we will not be beaten lol

roryror2010 said:
thanks for your reply i tried adb console while i'm on download mode first i entered "adb reboot recovery " i got "Error: error: device not found" then i entered "adb devices" and there was nothing in "list of devices"
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You haven't configured adb correctly for your computer. If it was done properly, you would have got your device listed.
Please follow proper instructions before attempting anything worthy to your device.

i did it now i can reach recovery mode and i tried to wipe cache n data but ;i'm facing the same problem i only got to recovery mode while usb cable is connected it gets me battery logo but it doesn't charge it keeps gets on n off i pressed (vol. up +menu +power) i was able to get to recovery mode ,any suggestions

nobody can help me or what ??

Problem Solved
finally i solved my problem i just bought a new battery and it worked like a charm ,
thank you guys for trying.