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Soft brick ??!!

hey guys,
I think my phone is bricked . I was trying to install a second rom with the help of Mithun's Rom Switcher (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2425946) and when I tried to flash it it said no errors BUT when it shutdown the device didn't boot at all.
th thing that DON'T WORK is my display and my LED(it has to become purple before entering recovery), I already tried to connect the phone with flashtool doesn't see my device
the things THAT work are the LED(when I put in charger), hard reset with vibration(power + vol up 10sec) and hard shutdown with vibration(power + vol up 15sec)
please help me get any rom/recovery back
For the record I have a LTE version Xperia Z (C6603)

laandennis said:
hey guys,
I think my phone is bricked . I was trying to install a second rom with the help of Mithun's Rom Switcher (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2425946) and when I tried to flash it it said no errors BUT when it shutdown the device didn't boot at all.
th thing that DON'T WORK is my display and my LED(it has to become purple before entering recovery), I already tried to connect the phone with flashtool doesn't see my device
the things THAT work are the LED(when I put in charger), hard reset with vibration(power + vol up 10sec) and hard shutdown with vibration(power + vol up 15sec)
please help me get any rom/recovery back
For the record I have a LTE version Xperia Z (C6603)
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my communication with flashtool is restored(windows 8 driver reinstall resolved the communication) but I'm still unable to flash something.

Try SUS. You might lose everything but at least your phone will work.
Whoever said it can't rain all the time never went to England.

Weenz said:
Try SUS. You might lose everything but at least your phone will work.
Whoever said it can't rain all the time never went to England.
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Also you may want to glance over the guide about unbricking any xperia z.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2229250

Trucifix said:
Also you may want to glance over the guide about unbricking any xperia z.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2229250
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thx guys I have my phone working again. I used flashtool on an old xp machine and I managed to flash my pac rom again.

[Q] Xperia z not booting at all

Okay...the story starts like this...2 days back i got an update of 4.4...I had a custom Rom installed which was existenz 7.0 something..I regret that i wanted to install the 4.4 and went on leaving the beatiful custom ROM..really really upset..when i tried to install the 4.4 rom i forgot to install the kernal as well..so then the problem started..my phone dint boot at all and it stuck...Now it's not starting at all..NOT AT ALL STARTING........PLZ HELP ANYONE WHAT TO DO.........I AM REALLY REALLY UPSET WITH IT..:crying::crying::crying::crying::crying::crying:
I went today to sony centre and they said it's not starting so you need to take it to somewhere else in sony centre for hardware if there is hardware issue.
I am only getting a red LED blinking when i keep it on charge..!! it is not at all starting..I just want anyhow to get the phone started once...!!! If it starts atleast or boots I am happy then....!!!
I have kept the phone charge for 5 to 6 hours and it is still charging...!!!
I beg of you someone helping me on this..!! Any help will be appreciated..!!!

ronak123456 said:
Okay...the story starts like this...2 days back i got an update of 4.4...I had a custom Rom installed which was existenz 7.0 something..I regret that i wanted to install the 4.4 and went on leaving the beatiful custom ROM..really really upset..when i tried to install the 4.4 rom i forgot to install the kernal as well..so then the problem started..my phone dint boot at all and it stuck...Now it's not starting at all..NOT AT ALL STARTING........PLZ HELP ANYONE WHAT TO DO.........I AM REALLY REALLY UPSET WITH IT..:crying::crying::crying::crying::crying::crying:
I went today to sony centre and they said it's not starting so you need to take it to somewhere else in sony centre for hardware if there is hardware issue.
I am only getting a red LED blinking when i keep it on charge..!! it is not at all starting..I just want anyhow to get the phone started once...!!! If it starts atleast or boots I am happy then....!!!
I have kept the phone charge for 5 to 6 hours and it is still charging...!!!
I beg of you someone helping me on this..!! Any help will be appreciated..!!!
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Okay, try this.download 4.4.2 official ftf from here https://mega.co.nz/#!Bk0XlY7S!7rhLzB0akH-85_TAN6RvGwZ1HS9NuomXmNTcrI3h4Vc
download flashtool from here http://www.flashtool.net/download.php
after installing flashtool go to c: then flashtool folder
go to drivers install from exe file, select flashboot and fastboot and finish installation
open flashtool, click on the lightning button, select flashboot.
select the firmware downloaded(make sure you cut paste the ftf file in the firmware folder of flashtool folder)
put phone in flashmode when prompted(hold power down key and connect usb)
once flashing is complete disconnect and switch on the phone

androidtweaker1 said:
Okay, try this.download 4.4.2 official ftf from here https://mega.co.nz/#!Bk0XlY7S!7rhLzB0akH-85_TAN6RvGwZ1HS9NuomXmNTcrI3h4Vc
download flashtool from here http://www.flashtool.net/download.php
after installing flashtool go to c: then flashtool folder
go to drivers install from exe file, select flashboot and fastboot and finish installation
open flashtool, click on the lightning button, select flashboot.
select the firmware downloaded(make sure you cut paste the ftf file in the firmware folder of flashtool folder)
put phone in flashmode when prompted(hold power down key and connect usb)
once flashing is complete disconnect and switch on the phone
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Well my phone does not start..!! I have flashtool installed and when i use the tft file to flash it for my C6602, it is stuck at the check header.ini or some .sys file..!!

ronak123456 said:
Well my phone does not start..!! I have flashtool installed and when i use the tft file to flash it for my C6602, it is stuck at the check header.ini or some .sys file..!!
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have you installed flashmode drivers?
have you downloaded ftf from the link I gave?

androidtweaker1 said:
have you installed flashmode drivers?
have you downloaded ftf from the link I gave?
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I will download that..if you dont mind can you please upload on google drive???
Also i have the flashmode drivers installed

ronak123456 said:
I will download that..if you dont mind can you please upload on google drive???
Also i have the flashmode drivers installed
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uploading will take quite some time.
are you having issues downloading from the link I gave?

androidtweaker1 said:
uploading will take quite some time.
are you having issues downloading from the link I gave?
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The download link you gave will take 6 hours to complete, where as google drive link will take 5 mins..that is the reason

ronak123456 said:
The download link you gave will take 6 hours to complete, where as google drive link will take 5 mins..that is the reason
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google up and search for a gd link.

ronak123456 said:
The download link you gave will take 6 hours to complete, where as google drive link will take 5 mins..that is the reason
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GD link https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B2wBhxNWfMQLdVczbDE1ZW1mcDg/edit

ronak123456 said:
Okay...the story starts like this...2 days back i got an update of 4.4...I had a custom Rom installed which was existenz 7.0 something..I regret that i wanted to install the 4.4 and went on leaving the beatiful custom ROM..really really upset..when i tried to install the 4.4 rom i forgot to install the kernal as well..so then the problem started..my phone dint boot at all and it stuck...Now it's not starting at all..NOT AT ALL STARTING........PLZ HELP ANYONE WHAT TO DO.........I AM REALLY REALLY UPSET WITH IT..:crying::crying::crying::crying::crying::crying:
I went today to sony centre and they said it's not starting so you need to take it to somewhere else in sony centre for hardware if there is hardware issue.
I am only getting a red LED blinking when i keep it on charge..!! it is not at all starting..I just want anyhow to get the phone started once...!!! If it starts atleast or boots I am happy then....!!!
I have kept the phone charge for 5 to 6 hours and it is still charging...!!!
I beg of you someone helping me on this..!! Any help will be appreciated..!!!
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Did you try to long press the power + volume up/down combo if it still boots up?
You can thoroughly read this which can greatly help you:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/xperia-z/general/disaster-recovery-getting-z1-zu-z-zl-to-t2229250
I really hope that your phone will return to life again. :angel:

androidtweaker1 said:
GD link https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B2wBhxNWfMQLdVczbDE1ZW1mcDg/edit
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Thanks for the upload..!!

chrisuros said:
Did you try to long press the power + volume up/down combo if it still boots up?
You can thoroughly read this which can greatly help you:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/xperia-z/general/disaster-recovery-getting-z1-zu-z-zl-to-t2229250
I really hope that your phone will return to life again. :angel:
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Yes..I happened to flash my phone again..at 4% battery remaining LOL..!! I dont know how that happen however i just wanted to make my phone run again..in the morning i connected my phone and started flash tool..loaded the 4.4.2 and WOOOP!! It went ahead and flashed the mobile..THANK YOU ALL GUYS FOR REPLYING ME AND HELPING ME..!! REALLY APPRICIATED..!!

ronak123456 said:
Yes..I happened to flash my phone again..at 4% battery remaining LOL..!! I dont know how that happen however i just wanted to make my phone run again..in the morning i connected my phone and started flash tool..loaded the 4.4.2 and WOOOP!! It went ahead and flashed the mobile..THANK YOU ALL GUYS FOR REPLYING ME AND HELPING ME..!! REALLY APPRICIATED..!!
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:good:

Great. Im glad that your phone is alive again!
Sent from my C6603

[Q] Bricked my phone... but weirdly.

Hello... I seem to have bricked my phone but it's a weird brick. I tried a new ROM since I was having problems with my old one, and it got stuck on a reboot loop. I just didn't know what to do and (very stupidly, in retrospective...) just wiped the system partition. Now of course I can't access xRecovery (to be fair, they warned against doing that) and I don't remember if I had CWM installed at the time.
The phone was rooted, stock kernel.
Now, I can boot the phone and get stuck on Sony Ericsson logo... so far so good. But when I try to get it into flash mode, it won't boot. Is there anything I can do to un-brick it?
I tried Flashtool, PCC and SEUS. But since I can't boot into flash mode, it doesn't work.
If there's any more info I can provide please tell me and I will.
Thanks a lot.

Have you tried with flashtool as described in this post: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=35338935&postcount=2 ?

stamatis said:
Have you tried with flashtool as described in this post: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=35338935&postcount=2 ?
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Yes, I tried Flashtool, SEUS and PCC. I un-bricked it from soft bricks quite a few times. But I can't now because I can't boot on flash mode.

TheDogWithoutFear said:
Hello... I seem to have bricked my phone but it's a weird brick. I tried a new ROM since I was having problems with my old one, and it got stuck on a reboot loop. I just didn't know what to do and (very stupidly, in retrospective...) just wiped the system partition. Now of course I can't access xRecovery (to be fair, they warned against doing that) and I don't remember if I had CWM installed at the time.
The phone was rooted, stock kernel.
Now, I can boot the phone and get stuck on Sony Ericsson logo... so far so good. But when I try to get it into flash mode, it won't boot. Is there anything I can do to un-brick it?
I tried Flashtool, PCC and SEUS. But since I can't boot into flash mode, it doesn't work.
If there's any more info I can provide please tell me and I will.
Thanks a lot.
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Dude looks like it just a soft brick ... u can download the official firmware for this model and try to flash it from flashtool..power off phone, hold back button key left on right side and connect the USB to PC at the same time,... PC will detect your phone and turns to blue light..
In my case i totally ****ed up when i tried to unlock the bootloader. Now my phone is totally dead.. can't go to falshmode, phone won't start at all... but in your case at least your phone is turning on in sony ericsson logo which means its just a soft brick ...

heerarana said:
power off phone, hold back button key left on right side and connect the USB to PC at the same time,... PC will detect your phone and turns to blue light..
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That is called booting to flash mode, and that's what my phone can't do... the main reason I'm posting here.

TheDogWithoutFear said:
Hello... I seem to have bricked my phone but it's a weird brick. I tried a new ROM since I was having problems with my old one, and it got stuck on a reboot loop. I just didn't know what to do and (very stupidly, in retrospective...) just wiped the system partition. Now of course I can't access xRecovery (to be fair, they warned against doing that) and I don't remember if I had CWM installed at the time.
The phone was rooted, stock kernel.
Now, I can boot the phone and get stuck on Sony Ericsson logo... so far so good. But when I try to get it into flash mode, it won't boot. Is there anything I can do to un-brick it?
I tried Flashtool, PCC and SEUS. But since I can't boot into flash mode, it doesn't work.
If there's any more info I can provide please tell me and I will.
Thanks a lot.
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if you have unlocked bootloader.
try this. it should go into flash mode this way.
launch flashtool. select some kernel. alfs or nAa.
take the phone battery out. connect the usb and then put in the battery immediately.
it should start flashing the kernel. then you can use the cwm integrated in the kernel

CnC-ROCK said:
if you have unlocked bootloader.
try this. it should go into flash mode this way.
launch flashtool. select some kernel. alfs or nAa.
take the phone battery out. connect the usb and then put in the battery immediately.
it should start flashing the kernel. then you can use the cwm integrated in the kernel
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Thanks! But I don't have unlocked bootloader, mine is one of the ones you can't unlock safely

TheDogWithoutFear said:
Thanks! But I don't have unlocked bootloader, mine is one of the ones you can't unlock safely
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try the same method with seus instead of flashtool

CnC-ROCK said:
try the same method with seus instead of flashtool
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Well... I don't know how since it wasn't working, but I got it to boot in flash mode with SEUS... but it says it doesn't have any software available for my device? Both in SEUS and PCC.

TheDogWithoutFear said:
Well... I don't know how since it wasn't working, but I got it to boot in flash mode with SEUS... but it says it doesn't have any software available for my device?
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that was the point.. to boot into flash mode
:silly:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1597268
get it to flash mode however you got it. seus or battery removal method and then
follow from step C. download the rom in post and install using flashtool
---------- Post added at 07:16 PM ---------- Previous post was at 07:13 PM ----------
or follow this now
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1356349

CnC-ROCK said:
that was the point.. to boot into flash mode
:silly:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1597268
follow from step C. download the rom in post and install using flashtool
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I imagined xD. I just tried with that too.
With flashtool, it gets stuck on "Reading device information" (I wanted to post edit and post this but the forum didn't let me xD). I'll let it try a little bit longer, but it's been a while.

TheDogWithoutFear said:
I imagined xD. I just tried with that too.
With flashtool, it gets stuck on "Reading device information" (I wanted to post edit and post this but the forum didn't let me xD). I'll let it try a little bit longer, but it's been a while.
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if it fails for any reason then try flashing older baseband and then try seus. i dont remember if flashing baseband requires unlocked bootloader but its worth the effort

CnC-ROCK said:
if it fails for any reason then try flashing older baseband and then try seus. i dont remember if flashing baseband requires unlocked bootloader but its worth the effort
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Okay, it's been stuck for about an hour. Tried flashing the older band, it gets stuck on "reading device..." too.

TheDogWithoutFear said:
Okay, it's been stuck for about an hour. Tried flashing the older band, it gets stuck on "reading device..." too.
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try the repair option in seus if its still there.
i once got into this situation had to keep trying seus till it stopped showing the "no software update found" or whatever it is. keep trying with seus. its your only free hope.

Try different basebands...

AlchemistDS said:
Try different basebands...
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desperate to get 10 posts? it was already suggested. please read before posting.

[HELP] Xperia z Bricked Locked Bootloader

hey guys i was trying to get root on my xperia z i followed a guide on here that asked in to install a kernal with Flashtool
after i done that my phone wont stop restarting
iv tried installing a full stock rom but the phone will not stay in flash boot mode!
iv been trying to fix it for hours now and not nowhere i hope this can be fixed as my only alternative phone right not is an iphone and i HATE them lol

flash a stock ROM by flash-tool then hold volume- button while the device restarting and put in the usb cable it should be in fast-boot so u can flash stock ROM

tried with no luck =( i fear iv hard bricked my device

steparker1991 said:
tried with no luck =( i fear iv hard bricked my device
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There is no hardbrick for xperia z , at least not in your situation.
Please try with an older firmware and keep in mind that for the phone to start the flash process you have less than a minute for the phone to be recognized by the pc before it restarts.
Good luck

aaronkatrini said:
There is no hardbrick for xperia z , at least not in your situation.
Please try with an older firmware and keep in mind that for the phone to start the flash process you have less than a minute for the phone to be recognized by the pc before it restarts.
Good luck
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hey sorry forgot to reply, my phone is now all working again i had to flash one of the oldest ROMs for the XZ to get it running again.
thanks for your support

Xperia SP accidentally wiped in recovery, not detected by Flashtool

Hi guys - I did a wipe/factory reset in Philz recovery. It asked me to confirm that I was going to flash a new rom. I said yes. The flash didn't work, I think the files were corrupted. So now the phone's red led comes on when it's plugged in and after awhile the sony logo comes on and stays on but nothing else happens. I have tried to flash stock firmware with flash tool but it's not recognising the phone and won't flash when I plug in and hold volume down. I think there isn't enough info left in the phone to identify it.
Please forgive my ignorance. I would really appreciate any help although I can't help thinking that I have killed the phone...

monkeymind said:
Hi guys - I did a wipe/factory reset in Philz recovery. It asked me to confirm that I was going to flash a new rom. I said yes. The flash didn't work, I think the files were corrupted. So now the phone's red led comes on when it's plugged in and after awhile the sony logo comes on and stays on but nothing else happens. I have tried to flash stock firmware with flash tool but it's not recognising the phone and won't flash when I plug in and hold volume down. I think there isn't enough info left in the phone to identify it.
Please forgive my ignorance. I would really appreciate any help although I can't help thinking that I have killed the phone...
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Same here, tried everything to recover the phone but unsuccessfully, hope someone help us