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[Q] XZ won't pass "Device connected in flash mode" in SE Xperia Flasher

Hello,
I have some problems trying to flash my XZ. I'm using Xperia Flashing Tool 0.9.10.2 beta6 on Windows 8 x64 and whenever I try to flash my XZ flashing tool "gets stuck at "Device connected in flash mode" message after which it gets reconnected and if I try again same thing will happen.
So my question is, am I doing something wrong and if so, please advise.

Bluffer said:
Hello,
I have some problems trying to flash my XZ. I'm using Xperia Flashing Tool 0.9.10.2 beta6 on Windows 8 x64 and whenever I try to flash my XZ flashing tool "gets stuck at "Device connected in flash mode" message after which it gets reconnected and if I try again same thing will happen.
So my question is, am I doing something wrong and if so, please advise.
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have you correctly installed the drivers for it, connect phone in flashmode and does windows drivers load, also in flashtool go to devices>conected devices and what does it say

Maddhouse said:
have you correctly installed the drivers for it, connect phone in flashmode and does windows drivers load, also in flashtool go to devices>conected devices and what does it say
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I think drivers are installed fine. Screenshot is below.

no doesnt look it, under ADB devices there is no device, Reinstall drivers and try again. Try the way in my sig for win 8

Unfortunately same thing happens - check screenshot below.

Bluffer said:
Unfortunately same thing happens - check screenshot below.
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thats better you now have a ADB device installed, you should now be able to put your phone into flashmode
power off your phone with usb diconnected, hold vol down and reconnect turned off phone to usb and you should now get green led and flashtool will say device connected in flashmode but you only have about a min in flashmode before phone reboots

Thank you for your help and effort but even now it keeps disconnecting device. I don't know where the problem is, maybe I'm not doing something as I should.
This is the procedure I was trying:
1) I select Flash device in flash tool
2) I select Flashmode mode
3) I choose which firmware to flash and click Flash so flash tool can start it's magic
4) When flash tool shows message that I can remove my device from USB and turn it off I do so
5) I also press volume down and reconnect the device with the PC.
6) Problem happens here

what about if flashtool isnt ready to flash file, does flashtool pick it up (4 and 5)
it will say device connected in flashmode with green led

Yeah, it does pick it up and displays a message "Device connected in flash mode" and after awhile "Device disconnected".

Bluffer said:
Yeah, it does pick it up and displays a message "Device connected in flash mode" and after awhile "Device disconnected".
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good yer i think its about a min, now try and download another FTF file
part 1
part 2
that works i have got loads of people to flash that
edit: i made it so its self extract version then there is a FTF file for flashtool

As you suggested the problem was in faulty FTF. It's working like a charm now!
Thank you once again!

Bluffer said:
As you suggested the problem was in faulty FTF. It's working like a charm now!
Thank you once again!
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Good Good, What wasnt helping was you didnt have drivers installed aswell, now you just have to root and your sorted :highfive:

hey i m having same with my x8 after i accidently kept stock rom for nalf kernal... nw i m nt able to open cmw in phone...plz help..

Xperia V 4.3 fastboot...

Having issue running into fastboot mode, my PC detects it as fastboot, but doesn't see my phone. Nothing i can do so i guess it's driver issues. I have BL unlocked, my pc companion says everything is up to date. Installed newest version of flashtool (and the drivers ofc) dunno what else should i try :\ Windows 7 btw..

Got the message driver installed successfully now, but still my PC wont detect device even in CMD with ADB on, i get note no device connected when i check adb devices :\ Was long time a go since i installed ADB (was total newb then) , could it be something with ADB drivers?

USB debug mode enabled in your phone settings ?

arturiu said:
USB debug mode enabled in your phone settings ?
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yup

Have you installed adb drivers?
Sent from my ST18i

Really pissing me off coz i cant root coz of this

Guynan said:
Have you installed adb drivers?
Sent from my ST18i
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yes

Go and install flash tool and there is a drivers folder when it is installed and run the .exe. If you want to do anything to your xperia, flash tool is worth getting to know
Sent from my ST18i

Guynan said:
Go and install flash tool and there is a drivers folder when it is installed and run the .exe. If you want to do anything to your xperia, flash tool is worth getting to know
Sent from my ST18i
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installed them :\ there aint no V drivers but installed tx/vl and flash/fast ofc..

Can't even flash now everytime i try to flash it gets aborted :\ didnt try to flash back to 4.1 stock tho could it be wrong firmwares? But anyway tried everything with drivers and nothing works to get my fastboot on :\

BakiSaN said:
Can't even flash now everytime i try to flash it gets aborted :\ didnt try to flash back to 4.1 stock tho could it be wrong firmwares? But anyway tried everything with drivers and nothing works to get my fastboot on :\
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I somewhat doubt that, you are flashing new ones. Did you flash the wrong rom?

TBH i tried nordic, got error (flashing aborted), global-LTE same ****. Using unbranded Swedis firmware atm (all flashing done through flashtool, i had no problems at all when i flashed it 1st time). I'm not very experienced with flashing, but i guess the FWs i tired to flash should work?
Here are infos:
Phone software version: 1264-2336_9.2.A.0.295
generic-user
Customization Version: 1268-5895_R4J
Active Customization:1268-5895_R4J
S1 Boot version:1264-2289 R11A023
Not sure if i made some nubish mistake (in be4 i did ^_^) i guess i can only use this customization version? Also bootloader unlocked. I've even got note that windows installed fastboot drivers and my PC sees my phone as Sony SA0106 Adb interface driver, but only when plugged in normally, in fastboot my PC just doesn't want to detect my phone :\ Feeling so handicapped

BakiSaN said:
Can't even flash now everytime i try to flash it gets aborted :\ didnt try to flash back to 4.1 stock tho could it be wrong firmwares? But anyway tried everything with drivers and nothing works to get my fastboot on :\
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No I doubt it, you are flashing a new firmware each time. You could try a 4.1 .ftf, but if a 4.3 doesn't work, I don't see what that is going to change. Unless of course your .ftf file is corrupt, in which case I would try another mirror. So I would definitely try downloading the .ftf again or check that the md5 sums match. Because the fact that flashtool aborts is quite puzzling unless you have done some serious damage. But I doubt that too if you flashed the correct rom. You could also try updating flashtool, you might have some incomplete packages(?)
Edit: Sorry, just realised I replied to your last post twice, I'll read this one now. xD
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BakiSaN said:
TBH i tried nordic, got error (flashing aborted), global-LTE same ****. Using unbranded Swedis firmware atm (all flashing done through flashtool, i had no problems at all when i flashed it 1st time). I'm not very experienced with flashing, but i guess the FWs i tired to flash should work?
Here are infos:
Phone software version: 1264-2336_9.2.A.0.295
generic-user
Customization Version: 1268-5895_R4J
Active Customization:1268-5895_R4J
S1 Boot version:1264-2289 R11A023
Not sure if i made some nubish mistake (in be4 i did ^_^) i guess i can only use this customization version? Also bootloader unlocked. I've even got note that windows installed fastboot drivers and my PC sees my phone as Sony SA0106 Adb interface driver, but only when plugged in normally, in fastboot my PC just doesn't want to detect my phone :\ Feeling so handicapped
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Righto, so if your computer detects adb drivers, then in a terminal/command prompt, type 'adb devices' and you should get the response "List of devices: SA0106'. It sounds to me that it is nothing to do with the drivers or the images you flash. You could of course try flashing a rom in through adb and fastboot. Though as this is somewhat hard to do and flashtool should definitely fix it, I think it stil could be an issue with how you are flashing the images. So just to confirm, you select flashmode on the computer and when prompted, you put your phone in 'flashmode' as opposed to 'fastboot' mode? Because they are for quite different things, so I would check that the button that you are pushing to start flashing is in fact the one appropriate for what you are trying to do. Could you also copy in the log of what is happening when the flashing fails? I hope I can help you.
Also, I don't know if this will apply to your device, but are you in MTP or MSC mode? If this is applicable, you will find out in Settings>Xperia>Connectivity>Usb connection mode. Should be in MSC, but if you can't find it, don't worry. I don't have an Xperia V, you see.

I'll try uninstalling flashtool and installing it again today after work (have the latest version currently). Well one of the roms i DLed was definetly the correct one, coz i have it installed (it's a bit buggy so i wanned to try install some other FW). Luckily we might get .299 soon but anyway, my ADB won't detect my phone in fastboot, even when i try with adb devices i just get empty space it just won't detect it.Yeah ofc i went into flashmode for flashing Not sure about MSC/MTP mode really, i guess it has something to do with mass storage? Anyway flashing is least problem for me now, untill .299 comes out at least But this **** with PC not detecting my device as fastboot is killing me :\

MTP currently, shaould i change it to MSC?

Didn't work -_- dunno woot to do, reinstalled everything ADB drivers are installed can't get into bloody fast boot

Tried flashing the same FW i have flashed on my phone, afaik nothing has changed but i always get that aborted message now and just can't flash..

Okay, yes, you should definitely be in MSC mode as opposed to MTP. And when you flash firmwares, you are attempting to get into flashmode as opposed to fastboot. So just to check, you are holding down the volume down when your phone is off when plugging into your computer to begin flashing? And also could you just copy a bit of the log from when flashing fails please?

Now the nordic version worked for me, nothing changed i had the same error after switching to MSC yesterday... I think it was my PC having to much **** running at the momment of flashing or something :\ Will see if fastboot works later on today, flashing is still going on atm but i gotta run

You do have to be in MSC mode though for flashmode. Okay I'm glad that it worked. You should be able to root that now then, and just install CWM and quickly flash a rom haha. I hope I have helped.

[Q] Please help me, i'm giving up!! Nothing works!!

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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Need Help Flashtool? my device?

I don't even know how to start...
Just say, I want to try a lollipop on zr c5502.
and downloaded a fw from Xperifirm (and converted to ftf) and this tread http://forum.xda-developers.com/xperia-zr/general/stock-lollipop-android-5-0-2-build-10-6-t3114391
No error both while downloading.
But, I cant install either via flashtool
Firstly, my device wont get in flashmode green led only flash less than a second before gone. But flashtool said its connected, surely I cant flash anything.
I try fastboot blue led stay there, but flashtool dont show my device was connect in fastboot mode.
Then flashtool always show Device connected in flash mode. and I don't even connect my device to pc.
I've tried reinstall flashtool
change my usb cable and port
remove sd card from my phone
remove other usb component but mouse and keyboard
reinstall all flashtool driver.
Still problem
More data I can provide.
- Flashtool 0.9.18.5
- Xperifirm 4.5.3
- Windows 8.1 x64
- My device still working no bootloop, brick or anything wrong no button stuck or something like that
- Already bootloader unlocked
- My pc too
here a log from flashtool, while I doesn't connect my phone to my pc
23/014/2015 00:14:03 - INFO - Flashtool Version 0.9.18.5 built on 14-02-2015 15:30:00
23/014/2015 00:14:03 - INFO - Executing search strategies to find proxy selector
23/014/2015 00:14:03 - INFO - No proxy found for IE. Trying next one
23/014/2015 00:14:03 - INFO - Strategy firefox failed trying next one : No Firefox installation found
23/014/2015 00:14:03 - INFO - No proxy found for java. Trying next one
23/014/2015 00:14:32 - INFO - Syncing devices from github
23/014/2015 00:14:32 - INFO - Scanning devices folder for changes.
23/014/2015 00:14:37 - INFO - Pulling changes from github.
23/014/2015 00:14:41 - INFO - Devices sync finished.
23/014/2015 00:14:46 - INFO - Device connected in flash mode
can anyone help? thank you

Hi ZervZ,
First off, are you sure you have the proper usb drivers installed ?
also make sure to end any running adb connections by other software, ie: if you have bluestacks, genymotion or any other android emulator, make sure to close it completely and end the adb process using task manager (just to avoid any conflicts)
third, how do you boot in fastboot mode ?
it should be : completely turn off your device, connect the usb cable to the PC usb port (not the mobile yet), now press and keep holding the volume down key, while holding the volume down connect the micro usb to the device and continue holding the volume down key.
If this wasn't what you were doing, try it out and let me know what happend.

I'm surely a usb driver are properly installed. Every device but my phone work properly.
For flashtool drivers. Firstly, I've try installed only my device and flashmode+fastboot drivers = not working
then installed all driver that driver pack delivered = not working too. (both install with driver signing off, all green)
I'm not using or even installed any android emulator on my pc. only one program that I aware of conflict with flashtool is sony pc companion, which I'm not open it at all.
how I get in fastboot, same method as you provide but I used vol up, vol down for flashmode .(neither working with flashtool, even I've a blue led on, they still shown Ive connected in flashmode)
Now I'm try to uninstall a semc flash device driver and s1 service.
I think its a source of my problem, but problem is I can't. haha.
Might be need reinstall my windows
Edit: After I've restore my windows to the point before Ive install any drivers. Problem still persist, now its get worst, because pcc shown Ive connected sony device all the time .(same with flashtool.)

ZervZ said:
I'm surely a usb driver are properly installed. Every device but my phone work properly.
For flashtool drivers. Firstly, I've try installed only my device and flashmode+fastboot drivers = not working
then installed all driver that driver pack delivered = not working too. (both install with driver signing off, all green)
I'm not using or even installed any android emulator on my pc. only one program that I aware of conflict with flashtool is sony pc companion, which I'm not open it at all.
how I get in fastboot, same method as you provide but I used vol up, vol down for flashmode .(neither working with flashtool, even I've a blue led on, they still shown Ive connected in flashmode)
Now I'm try to uninstall a semc flash device driver and s1 service.
I think its a source of my problem, but problem is I can't. haha.
Might be need reinstall my windows
Edit: After I've restore my windows to the point before Ive install any drivers. Problem still persist, now its get worst, because pcc shown Ive connected sony device all the time .(same with flashtool.)
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have you installed the drivers for ZR itself? when u installed Flashmode and fastboot drivers, u must have missed to tick the drivers for Lagan, Fusion3 board which are for ZR. reinstall all 3 I mentioned above and see if it works,
Also what version of flashtool are ou using? I am using 9.13 for my ZR which is recommended by the dev for first Z series phones. u may want to consider that as well

sourabhp said:
have you installed the drivers for ZR itself? when u installed Flashmode and fastboot drivers, u must have missed to tick the drivers for Lagan, Fusion3 board which are for ZR. reinstall all 3 I mentioned above and see if it works,
Also what version of flashtool are ou using? I am using 9.13 for my ZR which is recommended by the dev for first Z series phones. u may want to consider that as well
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Well, yes I installed Lagan board on my my 1st try. Its wasn't work.
Then I just installed all of them, still wont work. Or even no driver installed from driver package. (only flashtool and connect my phone) that wont work too.
Same problem, but it can connected on 1st try, if I try to flash anything they will error and stay connected in flashmode again (Until I uninstalled a driver & reboot my pc)
As I said, flashtool 0.9.18 since its a latest version, might try 0.9.13 :good:
And.. I cant repair my phone via pcc too. Since they need to get in flashmode :crying:

have u tried http://developer.sonymobile.com/downloads/tool/flash-tool-for-xperia-devices/ ?
Bootloader is unlocked so you can not repair using PCC

sourabhp said:
have u tried http://developer.sonymobile.com/downloads/tool/flash-tool-for-xperia-devices/ ?
Bootloader is unlocked so you can not repair using PCC
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Oops. Totally forgot about UB can't use PCC haha.
Emma wont detect my device at all.
Flashtool 0.9.13 same problem persist, always shown connected in flashmode, even I doesnt connect my device
Might be a time to format my pc
Thank you guys :good:

ZervZ said:
Oops. Totally forgot about UB can't use PCC haha.
Emma wont detect my device at all.
Flashtool 0.9.13 same problem persist, always shown connected in flashmode, even I doesnt connect my device
Might be a time to format my pc
Thank you guys :good:
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read in above post about bluestacks, genymotion or any other android emulator,
May be thats the reason why flashtool always showing connected in flashmode, even though u have not connected the device
check and remove everything using adb.
formatting pc is last option :good:

sourabhp said:
read in above post about bluestacks, genymotion or any other android emulator,
May be thats the reason why flashtool always showing connected in flashmode, even though u have not connected the device
check and remove everything using adb.
formatting pc is last option :good:
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Too late bro. hahaha
As I said only program I aware of interfere with flashtool are pcc. and everytime I used flashtool, I never open pcc.
Anyway after format and intstalled flashtool+driver. now its working normally.
Thank you for helping me to enjoy my lollipop :highfive:

ZervZ, I'm glad that you've solved your issue.
enjoy Lollipop

Cant connect to PC and access my data

Hey guys,
long story short: I flashed my device and now my pc wont recognise the usb-connection between my phone and computer. The hardware-manager describes as if the phone cant tell the computer that it is a z3 compact.
Errormessage: Unknown USB-device (Cannot get the device description)
*something like that*
what I did to troubleshoot:
- reflash the device with firmeware: A.1.264 (without this strange script)
- reflash the device with the concept preview (without this strange script)
- installed PC Companion from Sony
- Linux cant see the phone, but can flash it
- USB-Debugging wont work as well
Nothing worked for me so far. Anyone an idea what to do?
thanks in advance

Nummer35 said:
Hey guys,
long story short: I flashed my device and now my pc wont recognise the usb-connection between my phone and computer. The hardware-manager describes as if the phone cant tell the computer that it is a z3 compact.
Errormessage: Unknown USB-device (Cannot get the device description)
*something like that*
what I did to troubleshoot:
- reflash the device with firmeware: A.1.264 (without this strange script)
- reflash the device with the concept preview (without this strange script)
- installed PC Companion from Sony
- Linux cant see the phone, but can flash it
- USB-Debugging wont work as well
Nothing worked for me so far. Anyone an idea what to do?
thanks in advance
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I tried a fresh install of windows 10 and flashed the official 6.0.1 update fia .zip
NOTHING HELPED any ideas?

Nummer35 said:
NOTHING HELPED any ideas?
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Some roms come with the usb functions disabled, removed as bloatware. So it's possible the first rom you tried didn't have the usb functions installed.
Do you have the correct drivers
Presumably flashtool can see your phone and it's still charging, so I'm sure the hardware is ok.
Did you try a repair with PC companion?
Do you have a different usb lead you can try?

Didgesteve said:
Some roms come with the usb functions disabled, removed as bloatware. So it's possible the first rom you tried didn't have the usb functions installed.
Do you have the correct drivers
Presumably flashtool can see your phone and it's still charging, so I'm sure the hardware is ok.
Did you try a repair with PC companion?
Do you have a different usb lead you can try?
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Hey,
thanks for your answere. I found a "solution" to connect the phone via fastboot to the pc and with this I could do a complete reset with the PCC. When the phone is booted however I get the same error message over and over again: Cant get a device description!
Maybe you can look up the specific driver which is used in the device-manager so I can force windows to use this one?

Nummer35 said:
Hey,
thanks for your answere. I found a "solution" to connect the phone via fastboot to the pc and with this I could do a complete reset with the PCC. When the phone is booted however I get the same error message over and over again: Cant get a device description!
Maybe you can look up the specific driver which is used in the device-manager so I can force windows to use this one?
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Did you install the ADB drivers that come with flashtool? Look in the install folder for a folder called 'drivers' run the exe in there and tik the fist two and then Z3c.

Yep, all three unsigned drivers.