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[Q] HELP: Stuck on the X screen & broken power button

Hi all.
I have a Nexus one , rooted and unlocked. with broken power button
While i was going through an update using ROM MANAGER, the phone restarted then halted on the X screen, I can get in the fastboot screen (recovery) but without the power button i can't select any option and go further than that. and if the phone starts normally it stucks on the X screen.
I tried removing the sim card and SD , and tried the command "C:\android-sdk-windows\tools>fastboot flash recovery recovery-clockwork-2.5.1.4-
passion.img" it succeeds flashing the file .. but what shall i do next???
the google driver (ADB) is installed on the device manager on my PC, and recognized while stuck on the X screen. BUT if connect the device while on the recovery it is recognized as "ANDROID BOOTLOADER INTERFACE"
I also tried using SUPERONECLICK v2.3.3. but didn't work as well.
PLEASE HELP ME

Found an answer
THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO REPLIED TO THE OTHER POST
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1827951
but is there anyway to restore my original data? like the SMS and the call log??

hanitoo said:
THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO REPLIED TO THE OTHER POST
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1827951
but is there anyway to restore my original data? like the SMS and the call log??
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How did you manage to fix your phone with a broken power button? I'm in the same situation; I have copied the PASSIMG.zip to the SD card as well.. how do I run it with a broken power button in bootloader?

hanitoo said:
THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO REPLIED TO THE OTHER POST
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1827951
but is there anyway to restore my original data? like the SMS and the call log??
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Were you having a backup already present (Backed up using an App?) . If yes, then you can restore. But i don't think the other way around is possible.

knaphih said:
How did you manage to fix your phone with a broken power button? I'm in the same situation; I have copied the PASSIMG.zip to the SD card as well.. how do I run it with a broken power button in bootloader?
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Did you try to remove the battery while the nexus are conected to de charger? It must start on bootloader or recovery i didn't remember.

cALiens said:
Did you try to remove the battery while the nexus are conected to de charger? It must start on bootloader or recovery i didn't remember.
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I did. I can get into the bootloader with the battery trick. but I need the power button to flash the PASSIMG file. anyway around this?

knaphih said:
I did. I can get into the bootloader with the battery trick. but I need the power button to flash the PASSIMG file. anyway around this?
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If you plug/unplug 4 or 5 times phone boot itself (with an USB plugged in). Repaired a neighbour's N1 last month this way.
When phone boots, restart to bootloader and flash Blackrose, it uses trackball and volume keys to navigate, then what you want. You doesn't need the power button with this configuration (trackball could unlock the screen and to lock you can install some app or widget).
Anyway, I unassembled N1 several times (to clean it and to reconect the upper chip that it's been disconnected in a fall to the ground), maybe with a little care and seeing some youtube videos you can repair your button!

[Q] Xperia T Boot-Loop after Update

Heyho!
I searched almost the whole day & web to find a solution for my problem, and you are my last instance.
My 1 day old Xperia T got into a Boot-Loop, and only the Sony-Logo shows up after starting the phone.
Previous procedure:
I installed the Sony PC Companion 2.1 and updated to 7.0.A.3.195, after this the phone went into the loop.
Now i can't flash any other software because USB-Debugging is off, and i didn't root the phone yet.
I tried to flash back to LT30p_7.0.A.1.303_Generic DE (found it here) but without Debugging = no flash.
Do you have any idea how i can flash or use any other FW without Debugging or Root?
Flashmode and Fastboot mode work in Xperia Flasher!

If you can stand loosing your data you could try a factory reset via recovery.
Info on how to access recovery menu is in the all-in-one thread.
If I helped, hit Thanks!

VaterFrost24 said:
Heyho!
I searched almost the whole day & web to find a solution for my problem, and you are my last instance.
My 1 day old Xperia T got into a Boot-Loop, and only the Sony-Logo shows up after starting the phone.
Previous procedure:
I installed the Sony PC Companion 2.1 and updated to 7.0.A.3.195, after this the phone went into the loop.
Now i can't flash any other software because USB-Debugging is off, and i didn't root the phone yet.
I tried to flash back to LT30p_7.0.A.1.303_Generic DE (found it here) but without Debugging = no flash.
Do you have any idea how i can flash or use any other FW without Debugging or Root?
Flashmode and Fastboot mode work in Xperia Flasher!
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If you tried this via the official PCCompanion you could always take it back to the shop.
But i do suggest the following
1) Uninstalling pccomapnion
2) Redownload and install PCCompanion
3) Repair phone via PCComapnion. (You do not need USB debbuging for this)

emuX said:
If you can stand loosing your data you could try a factory reset via recovery.
Info on how to access recovery menu is in the all-in-one thread.
If I helped, hit Thanks!
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I can't even enter Recovery because it immediately restarts after the Sony Logo!
gregbradley said:
If you tried this via the official PCCOmpanion you could always take it back to the shop.
But i do suggest the following
1) Uninstalling pccomapnion
2) Redownload and install PCCompanion
3) Repair phone via PCComapnion. (You do not need USB debbuging for this)
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The PCCompanion doesn't even recognize the phone because it always restarts. There are only 2 modes: loop or off.
I will return this brick to the shop, thank you for the proposals!

VaterFrost24 said:
I can't even enter Recovery because it immediately restarts after the Sony Logo!
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You cant enter recovery if you have not unlocked the bootloader, rooted and installed Recovery
The PCCompanion doesn't even recognize the phone because it always restarts. There are only 2 modes: loop or off.
I will return this brick to the shop, thank you for the proposals!
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Your phone needs to be turned off for PCCompanion to flash it....Just go through the steps to update software and choose repair

gregbradley said:
Your phone needs to be turned off for PCCompanion to flash it....Just go through the steps to update software and choose repair
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I know what you mean, but when i plug in the USB-cable, the phone automatically turns on.
The menu is like this: SEARCH -> CONNECT (i plug in the cable) -> RECOGNITION -> at this point the phone is on for a few seconds
but it turns off and aborts the update!
This error appears: "PC Companion could not connect to the phone... please read the document troubleshooting".
But no point in this document helps me. There are only proposals like:
-use another USB port
- turn the phone off and on again
- Use another USB-cable
Seems like Sony bricked it with it's own software

Take it back to the shop then
Sent from the future on my Star Trek communicator.
Sent from my LT30p using XDA premium.

Did you try :
while device is power ON
Volume Up + POWER (for 10 seconds) -> resets the battery, its like removing the battery and putting it back in [device will vibrate once]
Volume Up + POWER (for additional 5 seconds, total 15 seconds) -> will power off hard, device will power down [device will vibrate thrice]
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Maybe nothing will happend but it cost nothing to try...

babylonbwoy said:
Maybe nothing will happend but it cost nothing to try...
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Thanks for the description! While trying things out i noticed the vibration signal but didnt know what it means.
Nothing happened

VaterFrost24 said:
I can't even enter Recovery because it immediately restarts after the Sony Logo!
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You don't have to. You have to put the device in fastboot or flashmode which you reach by holding either vol-up or vol-down BEFORE respectively WHILE hooking the phone up to your pc.
But as greg said, undplug and completely power off your device and put it aside. Then start PC Companion and chose repair. PC Companion will then guide you through the steps necessary to get your phone to a state where it can be reflashed.
because it always restarts. There are only 2 modes: loop or off.
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Not true, it does not restart by itself in either flashmode nor fastboot mode
As pointed out above, theres fastboot mode and flashmode which bypass the failing OS bootup
I will return this brick to the shop, thank you for the proposals!
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You obviously have no clue what a brick is. You have a bootlooping device which is nowhere near a brick. But that's probably a detail you're not interested in.
Try to follow the steps above to repair (=basically a full on, clean reflash in Sony vocabulary) your phone and get rid of the bootloop.

Hi guys.
first ever post in here!(because nearly all of the time i've found an answer here!! cheers!)
i've had exactly the same problem and been looking all over for a solution as i also have the boot loop problem occurring. tried the repair options in pc companion and also SUS. if i'm right the battery has to be above 50% to update and i'm pretty sure it's drained. i remember when flashing my htc one x when that was stuck in bootloop with low battery that to get enough battery I made a battery loop batch file which charged the device. however this was in fastboot mode and i don't think i have that option on my Xperia T. is there any way to charge the battery so as to attempt another repair?
Thanks in advance!

mani234 said:
Hi guys.
first ever post in here!(because nearly all of the time i've found an answer here!! cheers!)
i've had exactly the same problem and been looking all over for a solution as i also have the boot loop problem occurring. tried the repair options in pc companion and also SUS. if i'm right the battery has to be above 50% to update and i'm pretty sure it's drained. i remember when flashing my htc one x when that was stuck in bootloop with low battery that to get enough battery I made a battery loop batch file which charged the device. however this was in fastboot mode and i don't think i have that option on my Xperia T. is there any way to charge the battery so as to attempt another repair?
Thanks in advance!
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Just leave it plugged in. But i have used pccompanion when the battery has been as low as 10%.
I think you could try a hard reset. (Volume up and power button for 5-8 seconds, and then keep it pressed for a further20 seconds, untill it vibrates several times) Then try flashing a stock .303 file from the all in one thread via flashtool

gregbradley said:
Just leave it plugged in. But i have used pccompanion when the battery has been as low as 10%.
I think you could try a hard reset. (Volume up and power button for 5-8 seconds, and then keep it pressed for a further20 seconds, untill it vibrates several times) Then try flashing a stock .303 file from the all in one thread via flashtool
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leaving it plugged in just continues bootloop. sorry should have mentioned i've tried hard reset. i did try flashtool (0.9.9.0 version?) but it was not picking up the device.
cheers

mani234 said:
leaving it plugged in just continues bootloop. sorry should have mentioned i've tried hard reset. i did try flashtool (0.9.9.0 version?) but it was not picking up the device.
cheers
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leave the device turned off....then attach usb with volume down button...send a screen shot of what flashtool says when you do that.

gregbradley said:
leave the device turned off....then attach usb with volume down button...send a screen shot of what flashtool says when you do that.
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got this when i connected with vol- held down
regards

mani234 said:
got this when i connected with vol- held down
regards
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why are you flashing an x10 relock bootloader ftf?
Choose an xperia T stock generic ftf from the all in one thread and place that in the firmware folder of flashtools and choose that when you hit the flash button

gregbradley said:
why are you flashing an x10 relock bootloader ftf?
Choose an xperia T stock generic ftf from the all in one thread and place that in the firmware folder of flashtools and choose that when you hit the flash button
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yes, realised this after i sent you the screenshot my bad. thought the flashtool would've already had ftf's pre-loaded so to speak. will give this a bash once it finishes downloading!
regards

mani234 said:
yes, realised this after i sent you the screenshot my bad. thought the flashtool would've already had ftf's pre-loaded so to speak. will give this a bash once it finishes downloading!
regards
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tried the flashtool with the relevant ftf file but after an initial connection phase it kept bootlooping back out of 'connected mode'. however i left i (trial and error) and it did start to flash the ftf but initially it stopped around 40% then re-bootlooped. i messed around with vol- connection to usb and power plus vol+ shutdown method (which incidentally did not vibrate) serval times left it plugged in and each time it started but stopped flashing around 92-94% complete. having got frustrated i just thought what the hell and left it to attempt to charge overnight (i say attempt as this method never seemed to charge the device once i had this problem). Anyways i must've done something right (or not!:silly as i tried it again but today there must've been some charge applied as it flashed on the second attempt i tried (the first resulted in another aborted flash) it flashed my T no problem!:good:
thank you guys!:laugh:

Glad it worked out for you.

But you activated USB-Debugging before your phone started looping right?
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[Q] my xperia LT30p is dead??

please could any one help?\
i bought my xperia LT30p yesterday and it was working normaly and amzing
today i put it to a charger and the battery was 65% few moments later i was cheking it and the screen was off
and a white led is flashing and flashing and flashing
and its been for hours now..i tried evry thing but it wont start and my pc dont see it
what could it be? plz help

hamed shamass said:
please could any one help?\
i bought my xperia LT30p yesterday and it was working normaly and amzing
today i put it to a charger and the battery was 65% few moments later i was cheking it and the screen was off
and a white led is flashing and flashing and flashing
and its been for hours now..i tried evry thing but it wont start and my pc dont see it
what could it be? plz help
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Press the power button and volume up for 10 -15 seconds.
it will vibrate once, that is like a restart
If you continue to hold for another 10 seconds it will vibrate 3 times. That is like pulling the battery.
Try turning it on after that

gregbradley said:
Press the power button and volume up for 10 -15 seconds.
it will vibrate once, that is like a restart
If you continue to hold for another 10 seconds it will vibrate 3 times. That is like pulling the battery.
Try turning it on after that
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i did it and nothing happend the wihte led is still flashing :S

hamed shamass said:
i did it and nothing happend the wihte led is still flashing :S
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Have you flashed anything to the phone?
Have you rooted it?
Have you unlocked the bootloader?
If you dont know what these mean then you will not have done them.
Please plug the phone into the wall charger and leave it for a few hours then try the power and volume up button again. It is essential you leave the phone alone in this time.
Last question, when you press the power button and the phone is on charge does the red LED come on?

gregbradley said:
Have you flashed anything to the phone?
Have you rooted it?
Have you unlocked the bootloader?
If you dont know what these mean then you will not have done them.
Please plug the phone into the wall charger and leave it for a few hours then try the power and volume up button again. It is essential you leave the phone alone in this time.
Last question, when you press the power button and the phone is on charge does the red LED come on?
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no man i did nothing to the phone it is brand new...i opened it yesterday and it was working fine and i used the charger yesterday normaly
but today as i described it was on the charger and i came to check it and it was like this off and white led flashing
if i connect the phone to the charger now nothing appear only the white led keep flashing no red led even if i press the power button

hamed shamass said:
no man i did nothing to the phone it is brand new...i opened it yesterday and it was working fine and i used the charger yesterday normaly
but today as i described it was on the charger and i came to check it and it was like this off and white led flashing
if i connect the phone to the charger now nothing appear only the white led keep flashing no red led even if i press the power button
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OK, try what I suggested. There may be other things that can be tried but if my phone behaved like that straight out of the box when I had not tampered with it I would take it back to the shop and demand a new one. Even we were to "fix" it via doing something on this site I would always be slightly worried I had a defective device.
Is it possible for you to return it?

gregbradley said:
OK, try what I suggested. There may be other things that can be tried but if my phone behaved like that straight out of the box when I had not tampered with it I would take it back to the shop and demand a new one. Even we were to "fix" it via doing something on this site I would always be slightly worried I had a defective device.
Is it possible for you to return it?
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i went to the shop and he said that the phone was out for 24 hours so its not his responsbily anymore :S

hamed shamass said:
i went to the shop and he said that the phone was out for 24 hours so its not his responsbily anymore :S
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What kind of shop is that? What country are you from? Thats terrible customer services!
Oh well, dont worry.
Have you installed PCCompanion on your PC? If not google it, download and install it. Also, look in the first thread in the development section for a thread called flashtool. Follow the links in that and download and install flashtool. We will need them if we are to save your phone. Also, they are good to have for pimping your phone later...

gregbradley said:
What kind of shop is that? What country are you from? Thats terrible customer services!
Oh well, dont worry.
Have you installed PCCompanion on your PC? If not google it, download and install it. Also, look in the first thread in the development section for a thread called flashtool. Follow the links in that and download and install flashtool. We will need them if we are to save your phone. Also, they are good to have for pimping your phone later...
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yes i have installed pc comapnion but ut doesnt detect my phone i will intsall the flashtool thing now

hamed shamass said:
yes i have installed pc comapnion but ut doesnt detect my phone i will intsall the flashtool thing now
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OK try this.
Run PCCompanion
Click start on support zone
Click on start on phone software update
Click on repair my phone (Its in blue)
Follow the instructions
If asked to pick the model of you phone choose Xperia T
If asked to connect phone in flashmode do so by pressing and holding the volume down button whilst you attach the usb cable
Tell me what happens when you do that

gregbradley said:
OK try this.
Run PCCompanion
Click start on support zone
Click on repair my phone (Its in blue)
Follow the instructions
If asked to pick the model of you phone choose Xperia T
If asked to connect phone in flashmode do so by pressing and holding the volume down button whilst you attach the usb cable
Tell me what happens when you do that
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there is no repair in the support zone!!! there is phone softwear update and xperia care and recycle ur phone :S

gregbradley said:
OK try this.
Run PCCompanion
Click start on support zone
Click on start on phone software update
Click on repair my phone (Its in blue)
Follow the instructions
If asked to pick the model of you phone choose Xperia T
If asked to connect phone in flashmode do so by pressing and holding the volume down button whilst you attach the usb cable
Tell me what happens when you do that
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hamed shamass said:
there is no repair in the support zone!!! there is phone softwear update and xperia care and recycle ur phone :S
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Look again at my instructions

gregbradley said:
Look again at my instructions
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found it

hamed shamass said:
found it
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OK, you will have to wait now while the program downloads the software for your phone.
Once done it will prompt you again.
I may be offline when it has finished, but either tell me what it says next or tell me it worked and then smash my thanks button
If it doesnt work i will give you some more things we can try in the morning (I am inthe UK)

gregbradley said:
OK, you will have to wait now while the program downloads the software for your phone.
Once done it will prompt you again.
I may be offline when it has finished, but either tell me what it says next or tell me it worked and then smash my thanks button
If it doesnt work i will give you some more things we can try in the morning (I am inthe UK)
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the download was finished and the prompt said the hold the down button but nothing happend :S it cant see the phone is still off and white led blinking

hamed shamass said:
the download was finished and the prompt said the hold the down button but nothing happend :S it cant see the phone is still off and white led blinking
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Last thing to try tonight
Download flashtool
Goto the installation folder and then into the driver folder.
Run flashtool drivers
Choose nx for ICS
tx driver
flashmode driver
fastboot driver
Then try again with pccomapnion.
If that does not work, download a stock FTF file from post 3 in the first thread of the Q&A section.Choose any file for the xperia t.
Open flashtool
Once downloaded, drag and drop the ftf file into the open window of flashtool.
When prompted attach the phone in flashmode (press volume down when attaching the usb cable)
Thats me for thenight now.
Let me know how it goes, but I wont be back untill the morning

[ STRIKE]Just to add one thing, before you try connecting it in flash mode, do power plus volume up till you get 3 vibrates. That way you know for sure your phone is off. If your phone isn't off it won't enter flashmode[/STRIKE]
Never mind, as Greg said I just didn't read good enough.
Sent from my LT30p (Xperia T) using XDA Premium.
Did I help? please press thanks button

crazymister said:
Just to add one thing, before you try connecting it in flash mode, do power plus volume up till you get 3 vibrates. That way you know for sure your phone is off. If your phone isn't off it won't enter flashmode
Sent from my LT30p (Xperia T) using XDA Premium.
Did I help? please press thanks button
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We already went through that, and he was not getting any vibrations.

I need help with my Xperia TL (SOLVED)

so the other day i decided to root my phone it went all well i also installed CWM it also worked. so i also decided to install a custom rom i cant remember the rom since it was download to my phones memory. either way i delete everything cache dalvek etc.. after it installed through recovery menu it said it needed a reboot so i did, but when i rebooted it came to the sony logo. since then its been stuck in the sony logo until it runs out of battery i can't access anything it wont go pass that not even the recovery menu. i don't know what to do. ALSO MY COMPUTER WILL NOT DETECT WHEN I PLUG MY PHONE IN SO I CAN'T USE PCC, Flash tool or seus... any help?

killmehere said:
so the other day i decided to root my phone it went all well i also installed CWM it also worked. so i also decided to install a custom rom i cant remember the rom since it was download to my phones memory. either way i delete everything cache dalvek etc.. after it installed through recovery menu it said it needed a reboot so i did, but when i rebooted it came to the sony logo. since then its been stuck in the sony logo until it runs out of battery i can't access anything it wont go pass that not even the recovery menu. i don't know what to do. ALSO MY COMPUTER WILL NOT DETECT WHEN I PLUG MY PHONE IN SO I CAN'T USE PCC, Flash tool or seus... any help?
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im sorry to hear this bro .have u tried holding the volume up key plus the power key together wait for it to vibrate once keep holding it an it would vibrate 3 more times and power off ( this should be done while phone is on that stucked sony logo) . after it turn off then try connecting it with fastboot mode and see if that works " hold volume down then plug in usb "

Have you tried flash mode
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it doesnt connect to the pc i cant do anything.
FaiselW said:
Have you tried flash mode
Sent from my One X using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
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i let it charge for a little and tried the volume up plus power buttom it vibrated but boot it back to sony screen.
Alex5699 said:
im sorry to hear this bro .have u tried holding the volume up key plus the power key together wait for it to vibrate once keep holding it an it would vibrate 3 more times and power off ( this should be done while phone is on that stucked sony logo) . after it turn off then try connecting it with fastboot mode and see if that works " hold volume down then plug in usb "
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killmehere said:
it doesnt vibrate when it turns on. also tried what you said but didnt work. THIS CASE IS RARE AND MAYBE CAN HAVE A SOLUTION. JUST NEED TO DIG IN.
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I think what should be focused on first is getting juice back in that battery. Plug it in to the charger and let it sit for a few hours (like, at least 8 hours). It may boot loop but maybe it will still get some juice? (not sure about this..). Then you can try again to get into Flashmode. (Are you experienced in flashing stock FTF's with flashtool?)

no... i let it charge for a little and tried the volume up plus power buttom it vibrated but boot it back to sony screen.
LaZiODROID said:
I think what should be focused on first is getting juice back in that battery. Plug it in to the charger and let it sit for a few hours (like, at least 8 hours). It may boot loop but maybe it will still get some juice? (not sure about this..). Then you can try again to get into Flashmode. (Are you experienced in flashing stock FTF's with flashtool?)
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By turning it on with VolUp+Power, what were you expecting to happen?

i am not sure. when i tried connecting it. it connects for 5 secs then disconnects.
LaZiODROID said:
By turning it on with VolUp+Power, what were you expecting to happen?
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Alex5699 said:
im sorry to hear this bro .have u tried holding the volume up key plus the power key together wait for it to vibrate once keep holding it an it would vibrate 3 more times and power off ( this should be done while phone is on that stucked sony logo) . after it turn off then try connecting it with fastboot mode and see if that works " hold volume down then plug in usb "
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AT FIRST IT didn't work now it did thanks. how do i put it as solved?

killmehere said:
AT FIRST IT didn't work now it did thanks. how do i put it as solved?
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Go to the original post in this thread and click the Edit Post button. Then near the Save button should be a "Go Advanced" button. You can edit the thread title in there. Glad to hear it worked out for you.

killmehere said:
AT FIRST IT didn't work now it did thanks. how do i put it as solved?
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sure, the very first post u made with your initial question, When you press edit, press on "go advanced and then u can change it up from there :good:

[Q] Cannot boot or go into recovery and stucked in sony logo (rooted)

I have wiped the system accidentally in the twcp recovery. Now I cannot get past the Sony logo and cannot go into recovery mode (i have tried pressing vol up/down after power off but no avail). I have tried the flashtool but cannot detect USB connection. I was able to turn off by pressing power + volume up and that's all I can do. Please help. Thank you

anyone? please help

Power + volume up until it vibrates.
Then, immediately press volume down and connect to PC (or else it goes in bootloop again) and start Flashtool (you need to flash a clean stock firmware now).
You have to be very very fast!
What was your battery charge percentage when it has happened? Don't let it fully discharge, because you are not able to recharge it anymore until you can flash a kernel again. Be careful

eespanol said:
I have wiped the system accidentally in the twcp recovery. Now I cannot get past the Sony logo and cannot go into recovery mode (i have tried pressing vol up/down after power off but no avail). I have tried the flashtool but cannot detect USB connection. I was able to turn off by pressing power + volume up and that's all I can do. Please help. Thank you
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I usually get to recovery by powering off, then power on, as soon as you see the LED come on, tap vol up a few times. Have you tried that.

istux said:
Power + volume up until it vibrates.
Then, immediately press volume down and connect to PC (or else it goes in bootloop again) and start Flashtool (you need to flash a clean stock firmware now).
You have to be very very fast!
What was your battery charge percentage when it has happened? Don't let it fully discharge, because you are not able to recharge it anymore until you can flash a kernel again. Be careful
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Tried flashtool and fastboot but same issue. Says my phone is locked.

eespanol said:
Tried flashtool and fastboot but same issue. Says my phone is locked.
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Open Flashtool and flash a proper FTF stock firmware, when it asks to connect the device, press power and volume-up, and soon after vibrating, connect with volume-down pressed.
It should work...

istux said:
Open Flashtool and flash a proper FTF stock firmware, when it asks to connect the device, press power and volume-up, and soon after vibrating, connect with volume-down pressed.
It should work...
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I was able to connect my phone but say 'the phone is locked'.

Guess I have no other choice but to unlock the bootloader now. ?

eespanol said:
I was able to connect my phone but say 'the phone is locked'.
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No that is just weird. Flashtool allows flashing of ftf on locked or unlocked bootloader. Find a proper generic ftf and flash it.
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It won't go into fastboot. But flashmode yes definitely. First set up flashtool for flashing. And when the prompt comes to connect your phone, connect your phone in flashmode then
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Sadman Khan said:
No that is just weird. Flashtool allows flashing of ftf on locked or unlocked bootloader. Find a proper generic ftf and flash it.
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It won't go into fastboot. But flashmode yes definitely. First set up flashtool for flashing. And when the prompt comes to connect your phone, connect your phone in flashmode then
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+1. If it does not boot into recovery/fastboot, flashmode should be still available. Are you using correct drivers, flashtool, firmware?

eespanol said:
I was able to connect my phone but say 'the phone is locked'.
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It's normal. If it's locked, Flashtool says that it's locked.
It's reading your status, it's not a request.
We all are telling you the same thing, so trust us and follow our instructions with patience.
You don't need to unlock at all.
Don't let it discharge completely or you'll get really in trouble!

Thanks for all your help. However, I was so desperate I just went to unlock the bootloader Now i am able to enjoy my phone again. Downside is drm keys are lost and my all my images are now crap.
Would there be any chance to recover my drm keys? Thanks again for your help!

eespanol said:
Thanks for all your help. However, I was so desperate I just went to unlock the bootloader Now i am able to enjoy my phone again. Downside is drm keys are lost and my all my images are now crap.
Would there be any chance to recover my drm keys? Thanks again for your help!
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If you've never made a TA-backup after rooting, then they are lost forever... no way to get them back.

istux said:
If you've never made a TA-backup after rooting, then they are lost forever... no way to get them back.
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This is why almost every walk through says the first thing you should do is backup your keys to a safe place after rooting. (do not pass go, do not collect $200) The unlocking process specifically overwrites them as the first step. I think the only way to get keys "back" is to pay to have the system board replaced in the phone by Sony with one with new keys. $$$

eespanol said:
Thanks for all your help. However, I was so desperate I just went to unlock the bootloader Now i am able to enjoy my phone again. Downside is drm keys are lost and my all my images are now crap.
Would there be any chance to recover my drm keys? Thanks again for your help!
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You can try this to restore the functions lost with no DRM keys http://forum.xda-developers.com/crossdevice-dev/sony/xperia-z1-z2-z3-series-devices-drm-t2930672

OrBy said:
This is why almost every walk through says the first thing you should do is backup your keys to a safe place after rooting. (do not pass go, do not collect $200) The unlocking process specifically overwrites them as the first step. I think the only way to get keys "back" is to pay to have the system board replaced in the phone by Sony with one with new keys. $$$
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Yes, true.
Anyway, it's easier to sell the unlocked device to someone who doesn't care about it at a low price, add some money and re-buy a locked one
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You can try this to restore the functions lost with no DRM keys http://forum.xda-developers.com/crossdevice-dev/sony/xperia-z1-z2-z3-series-devices-drm-t2930672
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True, but it restores only some functions, but it helps for sure :good:

OrBy said:
This is why almost every walk through says the first thing you should do is backup your keys to a safe place after rooting. (do not pass go, do not collect $200) The unlocking process specifically overwrites them as the first step. I think the only way to get keys "back" is to pay to have the system board replaced in the phone by Sony with one with new keys. $$$
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Actually I had a backup. But I forgot to "backup" my backup files before I surrendered my laptop to my employer. Sucks to be me.

FSRBIKER said:
You can try this to restore the functions lost with no DRM keys http://forum.xda-developers.com/crossdevice-dev/sony/xperia-z1-z2-z3-series-devices-drm-t2930672
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Thanks! Will definitely look into this.