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[Q] T-Mobile Z1S brick

I rooted my z1s today, then i installed recovery then flashed the rom for our phone made by tactic, all was well but everytime i booted the phone it always said android is upgrading, then it went through all the apps, so i thought why don't i just wipe system cache data and dalvik, then install the rom again, big mistake at first it booted to the sony logo got stuck, i kept turning it off then on 3 times, then after that i just went into flash mode with the led turning blue, after that i turned it off to save battery because i didn't download the ftf and flashtool yet, so after all that is downloaded i try to go into that mode again by plugging it into my computer then volume up and power but then it shows a red led for a brief second then stays black screen, not on ithink. When plugged into my computer it shows usb device not recognized so the phone is still alive. so my question is, what can i do to save my phone? pleeease help :crying: and yes i kind of literally cried

LaosPerson said:
I rooted my z1s today, then i installed recovery then flashed the rom for our phone made by tactic, all was well but everytime i booted the phone it always said android is upgrading, then it went through all the apps, so i thought why don't i just wipe system cache data and dalvik, then install the rom again, big mistake at first it booted to the sony logo got stuck, i kept turning it off then on 3 times, then after that i just went into flash mode with the led turning blue, after that i turned it off to save battery because i didn't download the ftf and flashtool yet, so after all that is downloaded i try to go into that mode again by plugging it into my computer then volume up and power but then it shows a red led for a brief second then stays black screen, not on ithink. When plugged into my computer it shows usb device not recognized so the phone is still alive. so my question is, what can i do to save my phone? pleeease help :crying: and yes i kind of literally cried
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You wiped the system and then wonder why there is no system?
Just repair your phone using pccompanion to get back to stock
Or
Flash a Z1S FTF using flashtool.
Then, spend some reading the threads and learning what to do before blindly flashing and wiping stuff.

gregbradley said:
You wiped the system and then wonder why there is no system?
Just repair your phone using pccompanion to get back to stock
Or
Flash a Z1S FTF using flashtool.
Then, spend some reading the threads and learning what to do before blindly flashing and wiping stuff.
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I can't get pc companion or flash tool to read my phone, when it's connected to my computer it says usb device not recognized, but my phone still is alive but no display either

LaosPerson said:
I can't get pc companion or flash tool to read my phone, when it's connected to my computer it says usb device not recognized, but my phone still is alive but no display either
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Have you tried using them yet?
In your last post you say you have not even downloaded flashtool yet?
Download it, run driver.exe from the driver folder in the installation path. Choose flashmode, fastboot and Z1 drivers
then run flashtool and attach the phone with it turned on.
Detach the phone
Attach the phone again in flashmode.
Please post the log from flashtool here

gregbradley said:
Have you tried using them yet?
In your last post you say you have not even downloaded flashtool yet?
Download it, run driver.exe from the driver folder in the installation path. Choose flashmode, fastboot and Z1 drivers
then run flashtool and attach the phone with it turned on.
Detach the phone
Attach the phone again in flashmode.
Please post the log from flashtool here
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My phone doesn't even shutoff, no vibrations etc, just the computer saying device not recognized, and the phone was unplugged while trying to turn it off
flash tool also says device disconnected? and i can't upload the log file

Press and hold the power and volume up until it vibrates 3 times. Then it is off.
Just copy and paste the window from flashtool here.

LaosPerson said:
My phone doesn't even shutoff, no vibrations etc, just the computer saying device not recognized, and the phone was unplugged while trying to turn it off
flash tool also says device disconnected? and i can't upload the log file
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i changed it to zip file but the log is inside

gregbradley said:
Press and hold the power and volume up until it vibrates 3 times. Then it is off.
Just copy and paste the window from flashtool here.
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i tried that, doesn't work

Try it again, that should ALWAYS work, no matter what.
How long are you holding them both for?
Press and hold both of them at the same time

gregbradley said:
Try it again, that should ALWAYS work, no matter what.
How long are you holding them both for?
Press and hold both of them at the same time
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i pressed it for at least 5 seconds, and both

Press it for much longer. If you get to one minutes and it has not worked then we can worry
Also, after seeing your numerous posts all over the forum I see another issue
LaosPerson said:
...so i shut it off then went into flash mode with the blue led then i turned it off from there then when...:
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Blue LED means fastboot, for flashmode you need a green LED
Press volume down for flashmode and volume up for fastboot.

gregbradley said:
Press it for much longer. If you get to one minutes and it has not worked then we can worry
Also, after seeing your numerous posts all over the forum I see another issue
Blue LED means fastboot, for flashmode you need a green LED
Press volume down for flashmode and volume up for fastboot.
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these don't work anymore for some reason, and again windows reognizes the device but doesn't know what it is
time to wrry, it doesn't work the vol up and power after a minute
HELP DEVICE OCNNECTED IN FLASH MODE WHAT DO I EXCLUDE IN THE FLASH ?
NVM I JUST LET it wiothout excluding anything wishh me luck

gregbradley said:
Press it for much longer. If you get to one minutes and it has not worked then we can worry
Also, after seeing your numerous posts all over the forum I see another issue
Blue LED means fastboot, for flashmode you need a green LED
Press volume down for flashmode and volume up for fastboot.
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there's around 2000 files it's sending to my phone, is it normal

OMG YESSS MY PHONE STARTED :victory::victory::victory::victory:

Love you greg, thanks for always coming on xda arouund this time

No worries, My boss is not yet in at work

gregbradley said:
No worries, My boss is not yet in at work
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HEHEHEH what helped me was telling me to hold the vol up and power for a minutes, i went further to like almost two minutes and after that i started stabbing the red button next to the sim card with a toothpick LOL

[Q] Did I just brick my Xperia TL?

So I did a stupid thing and didn't do my homework. I flashed CM 10.2 for Xperia T (Mint) on my rooted Xperia TL but didn't unlock the bootloader first. The phone won't boot. Just a black screen. If I hold the power button, it vibrates once, but nothing comes up on the screen. No LED light indicating charging while plugged in.
Have I just destroyed the phone?

lhamilton1807 said:
So I did a stupid thing and didn't do my homework. I flashed CM 10.2 for Xperia T (Mint) on my rooted Xperia TL but didn't unlock the bootloader first. The phone won't boot. Just a black screen. If I hold the power button, it vibrates once, but nothing comes up on the screen. No LED light indicating charging while plugged in.
Have I just destroyed the phone?
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No. A custom kernel won't work on a locked bootloader, so that is essentially your problem. Just put your phone in flash mode and use flashtool to flash a stock FTF and it should boot up just fine.

Antiga Prime said:
No. A custom kernel won't work on a locked bootloader, so that is essentially your problem. Just put your phone in flash mode and use flashtool to flash a stock FTF and it should boot up just fine.
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Flashtool says my phone is locked and can't be updated.

lhamilton1807 said:
Flashtool says my phone is locked and can't be updated.
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Then maybe put your phone in fastboot mode and flash the kernel first... IDK, I did that once and I'm pretty sure that's how I fixed it. With 7zip you can extract the "kernel.sin" file from the FTF, and use Flashtool in Fastboot mode to flash that kernel.

Thanks. I've been trying to put it into fastboot and can't get it to work. From what I have read, I need to hold power+volDown, right? I've held power + volUp to get it to vibrate three times, then connected it with the power & volDown buttons held and nothing - no blue light for fastboot mode. I've currently got it plugged in (using the oem Sony cable) with a rubber band around the power & volDown buttons. Maybe that'll work... I dunno. The led is just staying red, and I can't see it listed as a fastboot devices by typing "fastboot devcies" when cmd is open in the correct folder in the sdk... Any ideas on how to get this done?
Thanks for your help, everyone.

lhamilton1807 said:
Thanks. I've been trying to put it into fastboot and can't get it to work. From what I have read, I need to hold power+volDown, right? I've held power + volUp to get it to vibrate three times, then connected it with the power & volDown buttons held and nothing - no blue light for fastboot mode. I've currently got it plugged in (using the oem Sony cable) with a rubber band around the power & volDown buttons. Maybe that'll work... I dunno. The led is just staying red, and I can't see it listed as a fastboot devices by typing "fastboot devcies" when cmd is open in the correct folder in the sdk... Any ideas on how to get this done?
Thanks for your help, everyone.
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It's a bit hard to understand what you're trying to do
Fastboot mode = just press vol.up, keep on pressing, connect USB, when you get a blue light release the vol. button
Flash mode = just press vol.down, keep on pressing, connect USB when Flashtool is ready to flash the FTF, when you get a green light release the vol. button
As you can see, you don't have to press the PWR button (only pwr + vol.up to reset, but you already know it).
Usually it's enough to flash a new FTF... I don't know why you get that error: maybe a wrong button combination or maybe you didn't install the drivers needed for flashtool.
If your battery is almost discharged, the fastboot method is good to flash only the kernel in order to recharge the battery and then flash an entire FTF.
I guess your device is ok.
Anyway, have you already seen this guide?

I'll give it a shot. I can't seem to get it into flash mode or fastboot mode, though. When I hold down the Volume up or volume down button and try to plug it in, the light stays red and the computer makes a "connect" sound (Windows 7 - rising tones), then multiple "disconnect" sounds (falling tones). The light stays red and the phone is not connected.
I'm downloading a stock firmware and flashtool and will report back when I've tried it some more.

lhamilton1807 said:
I'll give it a shot. I can't seem to get it into flash mode or fastboot mode, though. When I hold down the Volume up or volume down button and try to plug it in, the light stays red and the computer makes a "connect" sound (Windows 7 - rising tones), then multiple "disconnect" sounds (falling tones). The light stays red and the phone is not connected.
I'm downloading a stock firmware and flashtool and will report back when I've tried it some more.
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I suggest removing the battery, if you have the chance.
Keep the battery removed and press and hold power and volume up buttons simultaneously. Then plug the phone to your computer and you'll enter fastboot mode.
I revived my XV with the same red led that way.
Had to remove the battery before it would work, tho.
Good luck bro!

Sorry it took so long to get to this. I've just been using my backup in the meantime.
I took the battery out and plugged it in like you suggested. Worked like a charm! I've got it flashed and running now. Thanks!

Xperia T - dead? No led blinking..

I was formating sd card in recovery mode, and then I chose "reboot to system" option, for leaving recovery. The telephone turn off. And nothing more. The battery was about 80%.
The telephone don't react on anything. No power button (or holding power button+volumeUp). If I connect usb charger, it doesn't do anything. If I connect PC via USB, there is no new device in PC. No led blinking.
I tried charging for hole day and night, but nothing changed.
I opened the case (it is just on screw) and disconnect and reconnect the battery. But nothing changed.
So I disconnect the battery again and connect usb. The red LED now blinks every second. And when I'm holding the power button, it doesn't do anything. But it is still the same.. black screen, turned off, no computer connection..
Have you any idea, what can I do? What can I try? Thx

-Vosa- said:
I was formating sd card in recovery mode, and then I chose "reboot to system" option, for leaving recovery. The telephone turn off. And nothing more. The battery was about 80%.
The telephone don't react on anything. No power button (or holding power button+volumeUp). If I connect usb charger, it doesn't do anything. If I connect PC via USB, there is no new device in PC. No led blinking.
I tried charging for hole day and night, but nothing changed.
I opened the case (it is just on screw) and disconnect and reconnect the battery. But nothing changed.
So I disconnect the battery again and connect usb. The red LED now blinks every second. And when I'm holding the power button, it doesn't do anything. But it is still the same.. black screen, turned off, no computer connection..
Have you any idea, what can I do? What can I try? Thx
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You shouldn't have rebooted into system after wiping it in the first place, because you have no system now. You might try flashing any custom rom's kernel (boot.img) if your device is unlocked. You do it using Flashtool. First copy the boot.img from the rom's zip and paste it somewhere, then select the lightning bolt icon in flashtool, select fastboot mode. Then connect your phone to pc while holding volume + button and keep holding it until blue led lights up. Then in flashtool on the right side choose to flash kernel and select the boot.img you copied from the rom before. After that you should be able to boot into recovery and install any custom rom. If you do not have any custom rom on your phone, you can only transfer it from pc to your microSd card using the sd card adapter and then put the sd card back in your phone.
If your bootloader is NOT unlocked, then you can only try connecting your phone to pc while holding the volume - button until green led lights up. If it doesn't light up, I believe your phone is hard bricked and you can't do anything much. If it does light up, you can download any firmware for your phone in .ftf format and flash it using the same method as described above, but instead of choosing fastboot mode, you have to choose flashmode and select the .ftf you downloaded.
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finac94 said:
If it doesn't light up, I believe your phone is hard bricked and you can't do anything much. If it does light up, you can download any firmware for your phone in .ftf format and flash it using the same method as described above, but instead of choosing fastboot mode, you have to choose flashmode and select the .ftf you downloaded.
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This. I was in the same situation like you just few hours ago. I decided to install custom stock based rom and I rebooted after factory reset. My phone wasn't turning on or anything, just dead brick. I left it for few hours and then I saw that red led was blinking while I was trying to turn it on. So I plugged it into my PC and it was charging (first success). I used flashtool and after many, and I mean it, errors it managed to flash my stock rom.
Now I am stuck at installing CWM v7 but that is another story ; )

Is my Z1 bricked?

I was on the .270 FW but lost root and the bootloader got locked as upgraded using PC companion. So i downloaded an older fw 534 and downgraded my phone. Then rooted by phone. Till this point the phone was fine. Later i installed the latest dual recovery and unlocked the bootloader using the adb method and then. I had created a 270 pre rooted rom using the prf creater which had the latest dual recovery flashfile and supersu and flashed it using the dual recovery. Then i tried to wipe the device but it kept saying that unable to mount system. Then i rebooted but my device never started.
No led, no screen light, no vibration when using all keycombo. let the phone charging for 12 hours. Now i see red led blinking - for 3 sec the red led will be on and for 2 sec it goes off. Is it kaput or is there a way to revive the phone?

You will have to try and downgrade to the 108 firmware located here: -http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2469191
You cannot upgrade to 270 from android 4.2.2 which is your 534 firmware this is probably why your phone will not turn on.
Get firmware 108 for your device
Using FlashTool to flash 108 to handset
Then root and install Recovery
The install pre-rooted 270

demon148 said:
You will have to try and downgrade to the 108 firmware located here: -http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2469191
You cannot upgrade to 270 from android 4.2.2 which is your 534 firmware this is probably why your phone will not turn on.
Get firmware 108 for your device
Using FlashTool to flash 108 to handset
Then root and install Recovery
The install pre-rooted 270
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How to flash when i cant even start my phone?

ravi_buz said:
How to flash when i cant even start my phone?
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When using Flash Tool, when you have loaded the 108 firmware it when it asks you to plug your phone in, while your phone is turned off, press and hold the volume down button, and connect your phone to the USB cable which is plugged into your PC.

demon148 said:
When using Flash Tool, when you have loaded the 108 firmware it when it asks you to plug your phone in, while your phone is turned off, press and hold the volume down button, and connect your phone to the USB cable which is plugged into your PC.
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I cant do that, thats what i am trying to say. Nothing happens when i do any key combos. if i plug in the usb the led blinks red as i said in op. so flash tool cant detect flashmode

ravi_buz said:
I cant do that, thats what i am trying to say. Nothing happens when i do any key combos. if i plug in the usb the led blinks red as i said in op. so flash tool cant detect flashmode
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4.2.2 upgrade to 5.0 ? What a joke.

ravi_buz said:
I cant do that, thats what i am trying to say. Nothing happens when i do any key combos. if i plug in the usb the led blinks red as i said in op. so flash tool cant detect flashmode
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Press volume up and power button for 10+ seconds..i know there is no response from phone but just do it. And also dont try to press any button unless instructed in later steps..
Now let the phone drain battery just put the phone and forget it for 24 hours+
After 24 hours plug in charger and let phone charge for 3-4 hours
Now open flashtool and prepare flashtool to flash. 108 ftf
Now once dialogue box appear with phone animation
Take yout phone and press and hold volume down and plug in data cable ( check drivers and cable before to make sure the are okay)
Release volume down button as soon as dialogue box disappears..
Report back..!!

kathanpatel1001 said:
Press volume up and power button for 10+ seconds..i know there is no response from phone but just do it. And also dont try to press any button unless instructed in later steps..
Now let the phone drain battery just put the phone and forget it for 24 hours+
After 24 hours plug in charger and let phone charge for 3-4 hours
Now open flashtool and prepare flashtool to flash. 108 ftf
Now once dialogue box appear with phone animation
Take yout phone and press and hold volume down and plug in data cable ( check drivers and cable before to make sure the are okay)
Release volume down button as soon as dialogue box disappears..
Report back..!!
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Got fed up and gave it to a local store, Will hear back from them on monday. If they cant fix it will do what you said.

ravi_buz said:
Got fed up and gave it to a local store, Will hear back from them on monday. If they cant fix it will do what you said.
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No worries.. And remember your phone is not hard bricked if you see any led or vibration in device..
Soft bricked devices can be recovered easily with few tips and tricks never give up..!
I got my z1 in even stranger situation it didnt even showed any sign of life just device got mildly hot and i could feel it, i just waited for it to cool down and then charged it for few hours and tryed to flash ftf, phone got its life back...

flashing issue (help)

hello,
have a c5303 xperia sp and im trying to re-flash the stock rom using flashtool64. the phone doesnt power on but if i hold vol up/down then plug the phone into my pc via usb the respective fastboot/flash mode led colour lights up and it pops up on my computer to confirm it. when i try flash the stock rom, is gives me a error about system.sin, since then i am not able to get into flash/fastboot modes on my phone. as this has happened before (the phone not going into fastboot) im pretty sure i can get it to flash without system.sin then use fastboot to do it after.
the screen is completely blank, not even a backlight. when the usb is plugged in without a mode, it is red on the phones led, when i unplug it and try to turn it on, the red led flashes and nothing happens.
thanks in advance!

fixed it nvm