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Flashed Xperia T with DooMKernel - Now Bricked?

Hi Guys,
Flashed v2 of the kernel using flashtool and it seemed to randomly reboot and crash and be quite laggy etc for some reason.
Rebooted the phone a few times and phone seemed to work and went into sleep. Tried to turn phone on and it is acting as if the battery is as flat as a pancake, no lights nothing on the screen and won't turn on.
Have tried to charge it overnight and still nothing.
Only used the phone for 2days so not sure if it has bricked or it is just a coincidence and the phone was faulty?
Xperia T was running Android 4.1.2 Build 9.1.A.0.489 with bootloader unlocked
Thanks

karlywarly said:
Hi Guys,
Flashed v2 of the kernel using flashtool and it seemed to randomly reboot and crash and be quite laggy etc for some reason.
Rebooted the phone a few times and phone seemed to work and went into sleep. Tried to turn phone on and it is acting as if the battery is as flat as a pancake, no lights nothing on the screen and won't turn on.
Have tried to charge it overnight and still nothing.
Only used the phone for 2days so not sure if it has bricked or it is just a coincidence and the phone was faulty?
Xperia T was running Android 4.1.2 Build 9.1.A.0.489 with bootloader unlocked
Thanks
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Flash the stock kernel that i linked in that thread. Its on the first or second page of his thread

gregbradley said:
Flash the stock kernel that i linked in that thread. Its on the first or second page of his thread
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Thanks for your reply
I can't seem to get a response when connecting the phone via USB to the PC.
Tried holding the volume up button whilst connecting the USB and also with the volume down button to no avail.
Any ideas?

karlywarly said:
Thanks for your reply
I can't seem to get a response when connecting the phone via USB to the PC.
Tried holding the volume up button whilst connecting the USB and also with the volume down button to no avail.
Any ideas?
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to get into fastboot try this.
Hold volume up button. Keep it pressed. Insert USB cable. Now press and hold the power button untill the phne vibrates and immediatley let go of both buttons

gregbradley said:
to get into fastboot try this.
Hold volume up button. Keep it pressed. Insert USB cable. Now press and hold the power button untill the phne vibrates and immediatley let go of both buttons
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No joy unfortunately, just tried this on another PC to rule that issue out as well.
It's looking like i'm going to have to send it back for a repair me thinks?

gregbradley said:
to get into fastboot try this.
Hold volume up button. Keep it pressed. Insert USB cable. Now press and hold the power button untill the phne vibrates and immediatley let go of both buttons
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I know i'm probably clutching at straws, but is there absolutely anything else I could try?

Put it on charge and eave it for 24 hours.
Sometimes this brings it back to life.
I take it you have done the hold power button and volume up button for 30-40 seconds untill it vubrates 3 times and then tried to turn it on.

gregbradley said:
Put it on charge and eave it for 24 hours.
Sometimes this brings it back to life.
I take it you have done the hold power button and volume up button for 30-40 seconds untill it vubrates 3 times and then tried to turn it on.
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Yeah, tried that a few times, unfortunately nothing happened no vibrate or anything.
Will try putting it on charge again for 24 hours and then see what happens, had the phone on charge at the plug socket for around 8 hours last night but nothing change, no charging light or anything else.
I will try sending it back to the supplier I got the phone from if it doesn't spring back to life after charging for 24hours , I'm presuming that in the UK it could be just a simple swap?

Depends on the retailer/network. I worked for a UK network for 5 years. Outside of 7 days a device went off for a repair. Cpw do a 28 day exchange, not sure about all networks etc you'd have to check the returns policies.
Sent from my LT30p using xda premium

av4tar said:
Depends on the retailer/network. I worked for a UK network for 5 years. Outside of 7 days a device went off for a repair. Cpw do a 28 day exchange, not sure about all networks etc you'd have to check the returns policies.
Sent from my LT30p using xda premium
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I think what I should be asking really is that if they insist on a repair, would they go the whole hog to test if it had been flashed with non sony stuff, would that be highly likely or just simply swap the motherboards without question?

gregbradley said:
Put it on charge and eave it for 24 hours.
Sometimes this brings it back to life.
I take it you have done the hold power button and volume up button for 30-40 seconds untill it vubrates 3 times and then tried to turn it on.
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I've let the phone charge for a few hours and now when trying to turn on the phone, the notification led now flashes red where as before it would not do anything when trying to turn on.
When connecting the phone to PC it still isn't detected.
Ive tried to search for what the notification colours mean but couldn't really find anything.
Is this anything hopeful?

karlywarly said:
I've let the phone charge for a few hours and now when trying to turn on the phone, the notification led now flashes red where as before it would not do anything when trying to turn on.
When connecting the phone to PC it still isn't detected.
Ive tried to search for what the notification colours mean but couldn't really find anything.
Is this anything hopeful?
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Yes, but leave it on charge untill tomorrow...then try the hard reset and turn on.

Then just keep it on the charger. Red led means low battery
Sent from my phone using XDA Premium

gregbradley said:
Yes, but leave it on charge untill tomorrow...then try the hard reset and turn on.
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Plugged it back in to the wall charger and it had a solid red light for around 5mins which I haven't had before when trying to charge it.
Will leave it plugged in now till tomorrow.
Thanks for your help so far

From my experience the warranty states if you modify the software it voids the warranty. If it's bricked it could be a pcc brick, a friends XT died that way.
So an engineer may just say it's faulty and exchange it. Hard to say but from what you've said it may come back on now it's charging.
Similar issue with my xperia s but it came back on after several minutes
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gregbradley said:
Yes, but leave it on charge untill tomorrow...then try the hard reset and turn on.
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Hi Greg,
Left the phone on charge over night and have tried connecting the phone to PC and managed to get some kind of response when holding either the volume up button or volume down button and connecting to PC and detects the phone as a USB input device for just a second or so, the phone will then have a red LED light again after this.
I connected the phone to PC so I could monitor anything that happened easier and noticed that every now and then the red light will come on for a few seconds and then go off again.
Could I possibly have not left the phone on charge long enough at the plug socket?

Hi,
I had the same problem. When the light turns red wait until the light goes out. Make sure you have flashtool open and make sure you only flash the kernel. Now when the red light goes out hold volume down and plug in the usb cabel connecting to your pc, a green light wil appear. Now really fast flash only the kernel. The phone will go into a bootloop once and goes out again. Now put on the homecharger and wait untill it is about 50 percent. Now put the phone on and everything works as before.
Sent from my LT30p using xda app-developers app

Zoeriva said:
Hi,
I had the same problem. When the light turns red wait until the light goes out. Make sure you have flashtool open and make sure you only flash the kernel. Now when the red light goes out hold volume down and plug in the usb cabel connecting to your pc, a green light wil appear. Now really fast flash only the kernel. The phone will go into a bootloop once and goes out again. Now put on the homecharger and wait untill it is about 50 percent. Now put the phone on and everything works as before.
Sent from my LT30p using xda app-developers app
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Can I flash with any stock Kernel that is made for the Xperia Tor does it need to be a particular one that will match the firmware that is on the phone?

karlywarly said:
Can I flash with any stock Kernel that is made for the Xperia Tor does it need to be a particular one that will match the firmware that is on the phone?
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flash the stock kernel for your FW.
Load the FW into flashtool and exclude everything except kernel.

gregbradley said:
flash the stock kernel for your FW.
Load the FW into flashtool and exclude everything except kernel.
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There doesn't seem to be a Build 9.1.A.0.489 (phone had android 4.1.2 and phone is factory unlocked) in the Kernal section in your thread unless I am missing the point?
Downloaded the stock kernel that was in the DooMKernal thread you posted but that doesn't seem to be compatible with flashtool as it is in img and elf files
Sorry for acting dumb.

[Q] Xperia Z1 C6903 won't turn up, just red light blinking

Hello, sorry if this question had been posted before. I just confusing with my Xperia Z1. It's just blank screen, no Sony logo, no boot animation, etc.
I've tried to hold power+vol up but nothing happen. When i put the charge on and i press the power+vol up, it vibrate three times and nothing happen.
What should i do with this?? I hope it's not hardware failure.
Thx for the answer and suggestion.

did you flash anything prior to it going like that?
Sent from my C6903 using Tapatalk

7supreme said:
Hello, sorry if this question had been posted before. I just confusing with my Xperia Z1. It's just blank screen, no Sony logo, no boot animation, etc.
I've tried to hold power+vol up but nothing happen. When i put the charge on and i press the power+vol up, it vibrate three times and nothing happen.
What should i do with this?? I hope it's not hardware failure.
Thx for the answer and suggestion.
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When you hear the three times vibration then you shutting down your phone and after that the phone is turned off completely, then leave it under wall charger via USB or Dock for minimum 4 hours, if it do not turn on then you have to flash a new Firmware OR Repair via PC Companion. Download Official Sony PC Companion and repair your phone. Other way is to use Flashtool and download the latest FTF from Mega Collection and flash it. Then it should turn on.

hi
i have the same problem with my z1 xperia
the pc companion wont see my phone to preform any kind of repair
any ideas
thanks

if nothing is happening just the LED red blinks even when you put the device in the charge, its hard bricked and will be fixed just with opening the phone and relive it with test point ...
maybe this thread will help you:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2646405

7supreme said:
Hello, sorry if this question had been posted before. I just confusing with my Xperia Z1. It's just blank screen, no Sony logo, no boot animation, etc.
I've tried to hold power+vol up but nothing happen. When i put the charge on and i press the power+vol up, it vibrate three times and nothing happen.
What should i do with this?? I hope it's not hardware failure.
Thx for the answer and suggestion.
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If it's brick, no prob, let's begin
Requirements:
The latest Flash Tools version, the latest FTF file of your phone, or any FTF file you want
Plug your phone to AC charger for about one or two minutes, and if you see red LED, now your phone is OK
1) If your phone has more than 50 percent charges, you can unplug it
2) If it has less 50 percent, let it charge for about an hour or more till it reaches 70 percent
So, no matter the first way or second, after you unplug it, now you can now connect your phone via USB and flash it
If you do everything correctly and if nothing goes wrong, after flashing, you can use your phone without any problem
If you couldn't do it, inform me to help you more

Look at the micro sd slot. Is there a red stripe? Or white?
If red, it's a water damage
Sent from my C6903 using XDA Free mobile app

I had also a blinking light.. it was a broken accu.

l92 said:
Look at the micro sd slot. Is there a red stripe? Or white?
If red, it's a water damage
Sent from my C6903 using XDA Free mobile app
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It happened exactly the same with mine. I was on stock rom, and went to the swimming pool with it. But the stripe is white.
I cannot turn it on and only get the red light blinking when is plugged into the charger...
Help...

Miguel Pereira said:
It happened exactly the same with mine. I was on stock rom, and went to the swimming pool with it. But the stripe is white.
I cannot turn it on and only get the red light blinking when is plugged into the charger...
Help...
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Try the hard brick fix (if you have warranty send to Sony instead). I doubt it'll do anything because it seems by your decription the hardware is damaged physically, but its worth a shot.

kentexcitebot said:
Try the hard brick fix (if you have warranty send to Sony instead). I doubt it'll do anything because it seems by your decription the hardware is damaged physically, but its worth a shot.
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I already sent it to the warranty. Now we play the waiting game...

zony xperia z1 bricked
I have the same problem !! PLS HELP !! THE PHONE IS DEAD !! My pc don`t recognize the phone !! no led... the phone not charging! what to do?? help please my z1 bricked today while updating Monster'$ Rom my Phone is entirely lifeless ... no LED light, NOTHING
When connect to PC... nothing at all happens, doesn't even pick up the phone!
Have tried VOL + and power
VOL - + power
VOL - and power
Still NOTHING... phone is DEAD
Please help me friends

Please Help any Dev!!
Please i need help, i hard bricked my z1 c6903 ,restoring a backup with unlocked bootloader , this time the pone is totally dead. When in plugg in it blinks a red light.Im reading all about this and im a bit confused ,can anyone help me please?I really appreciate if u can.Best regards

SANTUMIL said:
Please i need help, i hard bricked my z1 c6903 ,restoring a backup with unlocked bootloader , this time the pone is totally dead. When in plugg in it blinks a red light.Im reading all about this and im a bit confused ,can anyone help me please?I really appreciate if u can.Best regards
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srichinu said:
I have the same problem !! PLS HELP !! THE PHONE IS DEAD !! My pc don`t recognize the phone !! no led... the phone not charging! what to do?? help please my z1 bricked today while updating Monster'$ Rom my Phone is entirely lifeless ... no LED light, NOTHING
When connect to PC... nothing at all happens, doesn't even pick up the phone!
Have tried VOL + and power
VOL - + power
VOL - and power
Still NOTHING... phone is DEAD
Please help me friends
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7supreme said:
Hello, sorry if this question had been posted before. I just confusing with my Xperia Z1. It's just blank screen, no Sony logo, no boot animation, etc.
I've tried to hold power+vol up but nothing happen. When i put the charge on and i press the power+vol up, it vibrate three times and nothing happen.
What should i do with this?? I hope it's not hardware failure.
Thx for the answer and suggestion.
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ali_assaf said:
hi
i have the same problem with my z1 xperia
the pc companion wont see my phone to preform any kind of repair
any ideas
thanks
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NiM72NiK said:
if nothing is happening just the LED red blinks even when you put the device in the charge, its hard bricked and will be fixed just with opening the phone and relive it with test point ...
maybe this thread will help you:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2646405
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Drain your battery completely
By Pressing and holding volume up and power button for 15 second, no vibration dont worry just hold it for 15 seconds and forget your phone for 1-2 days
Get working charger and usb cable check it then connect charger to phone there should be red light
Leave your phone for 3-4 hours
Now disconnect your phone from charger
Again check usb cable and drivers in pc
Open flashtool and get stock ftf ready for flashing
Once the dialog box appears with phone's animation
press and hold just volume down button and connect your phone with pc and immediately Release volume down button as soon as dialogue box disappears
Then disconnect phone when instructed in flashtool and wait for 4-5 minutes
Now try to turn on the phone.
Main thing is to have patience
This should work as i have my phone in same hardbricked state twice and this brought life in my phone back..!

This fixed mine
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GelRGJrL08s

sony z1 red light blinking problem
i have sony z1 with red light blinking problem while charging or powering on i tried flashtool with ftf and pc companion my pc not recognice it please help me

I've had exactly the same problem, nothing but the blinking red light. I replaced the battery (around $6 on aliexpress) and the phone worked again!

Berenpak02 said:
I've had exactly the same problem, nothing but the blinking red light. I replaced the battery (around $6 on aliexpress) and the phone worked again!
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I hope, your solution works for me too. I ordered a battery and waiting for delivering it. If it won't work, I'll write here to help someone like us who wants to order a new battery.
Edit:
After battery changing, the phone worked. I don't know why, but it had been locked and rebooted repeatedly. Then I resetted to the factory settings. After that, it has been started to run well.

[Q] Xperia Z Brick?

Hello, today I tried to flash a custom rom on my Xperia Z. I only had 23% of Battery.
I wiped all and tried to flash it after that i pressed on reboot, the screen went black and nothing happend.
When I hold the power button for a few seconds the phone vibrates but no LED turns on.
Its not possible to come into recovery menu.
After I pressed Power and another button for a few seconds it vibrated very fastly for a few times. When I connect my phone to the PC it starts bliunking red, but PC Companion cant recognize it and flashtool too.
Please help Me

darkschnitzel said:
Hello, today I tried to flash a custom rom on my Xperia Z. I only had 23% of Battery.
I wiped all and tried to flash it after that i pressed on reboot, the screen went black and nothing happend.
When I hold the power button for a few seconds the phone vibrates but no LED turns on.
Its not possible to come into recovery menu.
After I pressed Power and another button for a few seconds it vibrated very fastly for a few times. When I connect my phone to the PC it starts bliunking red, but PC Companion cant recognize it and flashtool too.
Please help Me
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Does it charge? Maybe the Batter is too low. Try to charge it for a few hours and try to connect it to the pc again. If it won't charge normally try the rubber band method

Thanks for yor reply
It's charging now for an hour or more but the LED is still not red
Whats the rubber band method?
Edit: The LED blinks red

darkschnitzel said:
Thanks for yor reply
It's charging now for an hour or more but the LED is still not red
Whats the rubber band method?
Edit: The LED blinks red
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The rubber band method is to put a rubber band across your phone which constantely presses power and vol up.
The fact that the LED blinks is good, it should turn into a solid light

St.Jimmy90 said:
The rubber band method is to put a rubber band across your phone which constantely presses power and vol up.
The fact that the LED blinks is good, it should turn into a solid light
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Thank you I hope that it will work tomorrow if it works i can use fastboot to flash my stock firmware.
I will charge it over the night (I live in Germany)

Ok now I waited 4 hours, it still blinks so i used the rubber bannds. Now the light is solid then the phone vibrates 3 times, the light disappears and then the LED turns on again. It keeps going like this. Is it usual?

darkschnitzel said:
Ok now I waited 4 hours, it still blinks so i used the rubber bannds. Now the light is solid then the phone vibrates 3 times, the light disappears and then the LED turns on again. It keeps going like this. Is it usual?
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Check PM

Hey I got the device into fastbot mode, but the bootloader is locked
What should i do now?
I can unlock the bootloader and flash the stock firmware right?
I think I have to enter this: fastboot.exe -i 0x0fce oem unlock 0xKEY with my KEY right?
But how do I flash the stock firmware then?

Ok Everything works now androidtweaker helped me so much

darkschnitzel said:
Ok Everything works now androidtweaker helped me so much
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Thanks, have a nice day!:highfive:

:highfive:

HELP Z3 WONT ON just red dot. cant go to recovery either cant detect flashtool

Need help asap plss

Hey there,
So is the red LED just on for a short time then the pone stays on the sony logo, or is it a constant red LED, on the sony logo?
Can you hold down the volume and power buttons and does the phone vibrate.?

nzzane said:
Hey there,
So is the red LED just on for a short time then the pone stays on the sony logo, or is it a constant red LED, on the sony logo?
Can you hold down the volume and power buttons and does the phone vibrate.?
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nope toubleshooting doesnt work either please help

nzzane said:
Hey there,
So is the red LED just on for a short time then the pone stays on the sony logo, or is it a constant red LED, on the sony logo?
Can you hold down the volume and power buttons and does the phone vibrate.?[/QUOTEfor
just for a short time.. please reply asap ty
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DELTAMAX1919 said:
nzzane said:
Hey there,
So is the red LED just on for a short time then the pone stays on the sony logo, or is it a constant red LED, on the sony logo?
Can you hold down the volume and power buttons and does the phone vibrate.?[/QUOTEfor
just for a short time.. please reply asap ty
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If the LED is on for short time it can be recovered
Use Flashtool to flash a new firmware to your phone
1. Get flashtool (get version 0.9.18.6)
2. Download stock firmware for your phone
3. Move downloaded firmware to the flashtool firmware folder
4. make sure you have all ADB drivers - and drivers for your phone
5. In flashtool click on the lighting icon and click the firmware you downloaded and click FLASH (wait for process to finish)
6. When it says, turn the phone off - hold the volume down button while plugging the phone in
7. should start flashing the firmware, just leave it to do its thing
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thanks. if i charge it the led will stay for a short time is this normal??? id bring my z3c different phone technician they say battery problem there another one who told me the board is dead?
ty pls reply asap

firmware is not supported in my country none of the firmware are not from my country?

DELTAMAX1919 said:
firmware is not supported in my country none of the firmware are not from my country?
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Any firmware will do, it doesn't matter
Its all the same, just has different apps suited to the country really, and different basebands - but that no matter
usually when you charge it the red LED should stay on but this is probably due to your phone not completely booting

So my z3 is fine?.
I thought my z3 is dead already hahaha . I was gonna sell the parts ??

I can't turn on the phone. I f I plug it only the led will be on.? No viberate..

driver cnt be read at the flashtool and my computer pls reply asap

cant detect either on the driver reply asap

DELTAMAX1919 said:
I can't turn on the phone. I f I plug it only the led will be on.? No viberate..
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Okay i see now... you have a Z3 in a Z3C Forum..
Okay for Z3 same steps, just use xperiafirm to find the firmware for your phone, and download it

Its z3c mine

Can we do pm?

correction its z3c i mean

I have a z3c too, bought it second hand with 5.0.1 on it. Now a second time it blacked out on me. The first time it just restarted after several days ... Now it wont startup or vibrate, troubleshooting is without any effect. Only red charging led when "charging" (slightly unstable brightness), the led stays on for 1 h or longer then switch off and stays off for 1 hr or longer. Then lights again, all by itself. I tried: powerbutton+volume up, powerbutton+volume down, small yellow button, keeping it away from charging. All nothing. PC-companion doesnot connect. Flashtool doesnot connect. Please advise.

If Flashtool/SUS/And Sony PC Companion don't work, then there is no option but to bring the phone to your nearest Sony Service Center and let them fix it

Dead z1 plzz help me guys

So i was playing gta sanandreas on my z1 and it suddenly turned off itself..it had 68% battery when it shut down..so i tried to turn it back on and it does NOT turn on..i tried charging it a complete day but still nothing..i tried wall chager magnetic cable pc and even power bank..still nothing exept for the red notification light..tried to bring it back to life by using pc companion and flashtool and the laptop doesn't even connect with it..that means it's totally dead..i don't know what to do and i need my z1 back...plzz help me guys..and sorry for bad english

Have you tried vol down and power button to see if vibrates and then powers on if not try it and try power and vol up = hard reset

Yes sir i have tried that but the phone doesn't vibrate

superdroid xtereme said:
Yes sir i have tried that but the phone doesn't vibrate
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Try to connect your phone to PC while pressing on vol. Up
And wait for blue light
If you see blue light ....
You have a chance
Note: be sure that your drivers installed on PC

DectonX said:
Try to connect your phone to PC while pressing on vol. Up
And wait for blue light
If you see blue light ....
You have a chance
Note: be sure that your drivers installed on PC
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Tried just as u told but still nothing..only thing that my phone does when connected to a power source is showing the red led which dies after minute or two...i've tried replacing the battery but still nothing..

may seam a daft question i am sure you tried it but worth a wright up any way, there is a little red reset button next to the sim card tray if you push that in it is like a reset on the phone

tennysonmobile said:
may seam a daft question i am sure you tried it but worth a wright up any way, there is a little red reset button next to the sim card tray if you push that in it is like a reset on the phone
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Already did..nothing happens!!!!!!!

Plzzz somebody help meeee....anybody????