Hi all..
So got my son he is only ten yesterday a phone not a new phone as he is 9 really just ten yesterday so no edge or iphone6 yet lol.
He asked me will he put a pin on it I said if u wanna but he put a pattern on d bloody thing and now
cannot for the lil life in him remember it omg iv been trying all day to get into recovery by presing
vol up and power on at the same time but it just wil not work, keeps just booting to the lock screen.
Im no neeb iv had soooo many android phones at this stage my signature is a waste of time and I always
root, install custom recovery TWRP my fav but with this E1 I aint got a clue how to reset it for him.
Can anyone help cus the vol+ and power together just aint working.... really wanna get it working for
him he luvs it even do its old he don know all he wants is snapchat, facebook n he is happy.
Thanks all.
By default, Xperia E1 doesn't have Recovery installed
You need to install a recovery either from here, PhilZ: http://forum.xda-developers.com/xperia-e1/general/philz-touch-recovery-xperia-e1-t2941831
Or from here, TWRP: http://forum.xda-developers.com/xpe.../recovery-main-thread-twrp-xperia-e1-t3323159
TWRP requires a custom kernel though.
If your son's bootloader is locked, you need to unlock it, which you can do it If you follow the steps from this thread I made: http://forum.xda-developers.com/xperia-e1/general/xperia-e1-rooting-flashing-recovery-t3051225
If the bootloader is force-locked, you need to reflash a firmware with Flashtool, there's no other way.
If you have any doubts or questions just ask me
K but wud I need USB Debugging on? Its not like. Basically I just want to reset to factory settings.
Thx pal means a lot for any help!! This is why I luv XDA
I Dont think I can do any of tat as I am stuck on the lockscreen, i cant get into the phone he cant remember d pattern at all, tried so many combinations already. How can I reset and get this pattern off?
Yes, but to reset to factory settings you need to have a recovery installed
I don't remember Xperia E1 having a hard reset combination
I done it using the sony companion app 4 windows. Now need to c can I get network unlock, si free like ugh
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Hey guys
I managed to root my device with the first guide (oneclick) and uninstalled alot of LG crap, same time i uninstalled the LG launcer. - Today i got a problem with my device. I couldnt ring and hear people when i manged to get in contact.
I decided to factory reset the phone, but my problem is that i dont have any launcher now. When i do the hard reset thing (vol down + home and power on) i can get to the screen where i can type in pin code, but after that there is black screen cause there is no launcher. The search function dont work but the notification bar is working. so i cant get to the market and install. Mostly it just shows the LG logo when the phone is turned on and the touch screen is working cause it makes the click sound. But nothing else.
Does some one have an idea to how i can get a launcher installed ??
thanks in advance
Please use search function. This problem is already discussed here. You have to use ADB.
Sent from my LG-P990 using XDA Premium App
Sorry the other threads i found was about how to get other launchers. But i will try read deeper into to threads then ;(
nafaikon said:
Hey guys
I managed to root my device with the first guide (oneclick) and uninstalled alot of LG crap, same time i uninstalled the LG launcer. - Today i got a problem with my device. I couldnt ring and hear people when i manged to get in contact.
I decided to factory reset the phone, but my problem is that i dont have any launcher now. When i do the hard reset thing (vol down + home and power on) i can get to the screen where i can type in pin code, but after that there is black screen cause there is no launcher. The search function dont work but the notification bar is working. so i cant get to the market and install. Mostly it just shows the LG logo when the phone is turned on and the touch screen is working cause it makes the click sound. But nothing else.
Does some one have an idea to how i can get a launcher installed ??
thanks in advance
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Hello my fren.. Did u in the 1st place had made backup or ur rom via nandroid before removing stuff from ur rom? If yes then its too bad.. But there is always an alternative..
1. Download a custom available here and place it in ur mmc card.
2. I presume that u have paulobrien 3.0.1.4 r1 - ClockworkMod Recovery for the LG Optimus 2X installed then flash it via clockwork.
3. Enjoy ur new fast phone!!
naah i did not backup.. thought i would never need it.. but i was wrong..
so here is what i did.
When the nortification bar was working i went into the musicplayer from there, in there i managed to get the search funtion in albums wich gave me the opportunity to search on the internet via the browser (wich i could not open or find cause no launcher ).
I went to 4shared from there and found a launcher but i could not install it because the installing from other source funtions was disabled. Fortunately it gave me the option so i could enable it and i did.. AND YEEEHA i manged to install a launcher and retsarted and it dos work !!!
Before when i pressed the home button it just restarted the phone i could do nothing ! only black screen with logo.. so i reset it and tried the above...
it seems that my phone is still rooted, cause i have the "superuser" thing but when i get time i will unroot it and sell this crap of a device and get back my old Nokia N8 again
Don't just root your phone without learning how to actually use the powers it gives you. If you remove anything from /system you will not be able to restore it with factory reset, because factory reset relies on what is in /system. But I guess you figured that out the hard way.
Learn to use ADB and nvflash, nvflash being the easiest based on the guides at 2x.modaco.com. ADB can get you out of most trouble by editing/replacing single files and nvflash will enable you to overwrite all partitions, i.e. with a stock ROM.
Everything you need is in these forums or in the wiki.
yea the hardway was more fun ;-) (actually not )
I was trying the ADB way, but my computer didn regonize the phone so it was difficult
Now i just need the stock apps and launcher so i can unroot it again
start off with this page:
http://android.modaco.com/content/l...rom-release-v10b-dated-1300166062-15-03-2011/
once you have restored the stock rom you can now delete the clockwork recovery by using this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1021554
after that unroot in superoneclick and your all done.
nafaikon said:
naah i did not backup.. thought i would never need it.. but i was wrong..
so here is what i did.
When the nortification bar was working i went into the musicplayer from there, in there i managed to get the search funtion in albums wich gave me the opportunity to search on the internet via the browser (wich i could not open or find cause no launcher ).
I went to 4shared from there and found a launcher but i could not install it because the installing from other source funtions was disabled. Fortunately it gave me the option so i could enable it and i did.. AND YEEEHA i manged to install a launcher and retsarted and it dos work !!!
Before when i pressed the home button it just restarted the phone i could do nothing ! only black screen with logo.. so i reset it and tried the above...
it seems that my phone is still rooted, cause i have the "superuser" thing but when i get time i will unroot it and sell this crap of a device and get back my old Nokia N8 again
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What do you want for the phone - lol?
Funny how when ever some user messes up something - then its the device that is crap
Ehmm the deivce is crap... the sounds is terrible.. and the reason why i messed up was i had problems with the device. When i call some one they cant hear me and i cant hear them.. same with income.. but i can text msg.. and its not my carrier or other stuff.. it is the ceappy device ;-)
Hi...
I have a problem with my nexus one that started when i used to power it on .. it stucked with the boot menu ( the X that appears when u start the phone ) and doesnt boot to android so i rooted it and tried to install a rom but it didnt work... and now when i press the power botton it vibrates 3 times and doesnt boot... also when i try to access the bootloader it doesnt access it...
is there any solution that i can reset it to be able to enter bootloader?? because as i know that i cant do anything if i cant get to bootloader..
please help me with this problem because i am hoping that its not bricked and i dont wanna throw it away...
thank you...
yma900 said:
Hi...
I have a problem with my nexus one that started when i used to power it on .. it stucked with the boot menu ( the X that appears when u start the phone ) and doesnt boot to android so i rooted it and tried to install a rom but it didnt work... and now when i press the power botton it vibrates 3 times and doesnt boot... also when i try to access the bootloader it doesnt access it...
is there any solution that i can reset it to be able to enter bootloader?? because as i know that i cant do anything if i cant get to bootloader..
please help me with this problem because i am hoping that its not bricked and i dont wanna throw it away...
thank you...
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What do you mean you rooted it? Do you mean you unlocked the bootloader (that's entirely different, by the way), or something else?
What exactly have you flashed on it and how (specifically) did you do it?
It's kinda irrelevant how he got there. I can't think of any way to access a phone that won't boot - can you?
Sounds like a hardware failure
i meant by rooting that i unlocked it and installed a rom like cyanogenmod and modaco but both didnt work, i mean when i power it on, it get stuck on the X in the boot menu.. and now it wont boot to this menu and i cant access the bootloader..
well i thought that since i cant access the bootloader then i wont be able to do anything but i thought that i can ask here since guys u are expert with this phone so if u can think of anyway to reset the mobile... and i hope its not a hardware failure :S
anyway thank you so much for answering me
danger-rat said:
It's kinda irrelevant how he got there. I can't think of any way to access a phone that won't boot - can you?
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Not totally irrelevant. Depending on what he tried to flash it could be truly bricked. Sounds like it could be but didn't want to jump to that conclusion.
I have the same problem here... Cant access to the bootloader menu my phone cant do anything except charging and vibrating 3 times while I'm trying to power-on it
cant see nothing on the screen . always black screen
Before what is happening now I tried ROM Modaco & Cynogenmod with recovery image Amon_RA
Note: My Nexus One is bootloader UNLOCKED.
ThankYou Guys..
Not totally irrelevant. Depending on what he tried to flash it could be truly bricked. Sounds like it could be but didn't want to jump to that conclusion
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is it possible to be not bricked coz i kinda hope that its not, and since im newbie i thought asking the experts here might rise the hope
well what informations do u want me to give u that u can judge if we can find a solution??
thank you for following up with me
Hi! Guys This is my first post and i need a huge huge help...
I got my sony ericsson walkman w8 phone(my first android)...
I stared playing with the features of android and i learned to root my phone.
I wanted to use some custom rom on it. I did some search and learned how to install custom rom on it.
I tried to install rom called floyo(I think!) and my phone got bricked.
Then i went to this website and did some search and flashed my phone with SEUS.
Then i learned how to install GinderDX android v2.3.7 rom and i installed successfully.
I used for almost 1 week. Then I came to know about KuyaDroid rom.
I thought i was faster then my GDX rom. So what i did was i tried to install that rom..
It said unsuccessful. So ok i thought i will do a back up with an image which i already done with x recovery.
Ok then the phone rebooted with GDX all was fine.
Now i wanted to try again. I hold down the power button and in the drop down menu instead of xrecovery.
I accidentally selected Clockwork mod recovery.
"THE DISASTER HAPPENED".
My phone rebooted and stuck with "Sony Ericsson" at startup..
Ok i thought i will do a flash again with SEUS.
Now i switched of the phone(I took off the battery since it is stuck).
Now i didnt even touch the power button the phone is automatically starting and stuck with "Sony Ericsson".
WTF!
MY SEUS DOESNOT DETECT MY PHONE.
I cant do anything.............
I also searched XDA for solutions but no help!
So i posted a thread in x8 forum since x8 and w8 are identical.
What shall i do....
options...
a) go to sony ericssons service center...
b) figure it out my self...
C) wait for You guys to help me...
d) Destroy my phone and buy a new one...
Please help me..... i want my first android back alive...
Thanks for reading my story...
read this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1011071 you need to flash your bricked phone using flasher
Ok, I somehow got through using the SEUS.... Dont know how.......
Got tensed when my first android got bricked.........phew!
So I got myself into really funny situation I'm stuck.
I worked with xperia mini pro everything was fine.
Now I got x8 well older one... And all i did was rooted it with flashtool.
Everything was working fine from that point with root rights like root uninstaller (I just tested didn't deleted anything).
And then I made "factory reset" Deletes everything from sd card and bla bla bla well you guys know what i mean.
After that I wanted to install kernel but it's not that easy. So I first read alot and did not do that. Since it would require bootloader unlock and thats pain with 11W29.
So just after factory rest somehow I bricked my phone...
But it's interesting brick... VERY INTERESTING.
It turns on, it has flash mode. I can update it via update setup and tried to do that.
Nothing helps all I get is :
phone loading normally, then there is no menu, not sony ericsson home, not go launcher, no settings available no nothing...
To explain my problem i will upload screenshot.
And I can't flash it now since it's not bootloader unlocked.
And I can't access anything from phone.
This is what you call hard brick?
Hard brick is when You can't turn on phone, so there isn't any way to install ROM again. In Your case it's strange soft brick, cause it looks like ther isn't any launcher If You can enter into flash mode than You should reinstall stock ROM and kernel using flashtool (with version 0.2.9.1 cause it's more stable with older devices, such as x8).
Its not bricked. / You can use android commander to push recovery.
It's stock already and I tried stock launcher via updatesetup of SE,
And I think i need bootloader unlock to flash it ? or I'm wrong.
And Later on i will try with older version of flashtools
thx for answers guys.
No, unlocked bootloader allows You to install custom kernels, but some ROMs works also with stock SE kernel, so You don't have to unlock bootloader to install custom ROM or back to stock ROM
So i'm back again on same problem....
I have a Question if you wanna flash phone from flashmode u don't have to have unknown sources and debugging turned on.
Since i can't do that...
My following actions :
I will try to install fresh win7 32bit, since now i'm on 64 and on this system i was working with mini pro xperia, so maybe that may be the case...
I'll try to flash it with older version of flashtools 0.2.9.1 I guess if i remember it right (but on this windows OS It gives me : Error Flashing. aborted)
And I installed flashtools drivers and everything i'm 100% sure of that.
What I tried :
I also tried flashing it from Linux / ubuntu . same as with windows i get :
Error flashing. Aborted.
PCC gives me error when i try to repair it.
Update Service Dose everything as normal but same problem remains I don't get launcher or something just that empty desktop
And I would love you guys if you would give me few links to stock firmware of
x8 11W29 / E15i
And if you have something else to suggest please help me ;D
Hello, sorry for necroing thread but i have exactly same problem like OP, and as he didnt post solution i would like to ask how to do it.
Thanks for your time!
X8 OFW
deamerz said:
Hello, sorry for necroing thread but i have exactly same problem like OP, and as he didnt post solution i would like to ask how to do it.
Thanks for your time!
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Try Flashing This via FlashTool.
TheScriptKitty said:
Try Flashing
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Hello and thanks for your reply. I tried flashing my x8 with provded ftf file and the problem still remains the same. If it is any help i can normally increase volume, access emergency calls and keyboard and other things. But the screen remains blue. And i also remember that the thing which is supposed to appear here is the language setup, if there is any way to set up main language outside android system i guess that could help.
Again thanks for your reply and your time!
deamerz said:
Hello and thanks for your reply. I tried flashing my x8 with provded ftf file and the problem still remains the same. If it is any help i can normally increase volume, access emergency calls and keyboard and other things. But the screen remains blue. And i also remember that the thing which is supposed to appear here is the language setup, if there is any way to set up main language outside android system i guess that could help.
Again thanks for your reply and your time!
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Try Flashing a Costume ROM for stock kernel via Recovery.
Here is a list of ROMs. Just make sure you download one that says (Stock).
I wanna buy in xperia zr phone but it has a software problem..i know something about root and flashing custom roms to phones but not for xperia zr..the person frome were i wanna buy the phone says that he instaled some apps and now the phone restarts ...sometimes enters in the phone but after some seconds restarts again.
I know that in general a phone that starts and you see the logo meens that the phone is in bootlop..and if you can enter in recovery that phone cane be fix.
Please somewone that knous about these phone can guide me how to enter in recovery or se if the phone can be fix or not...or if i buy it..can i fix it at home?
FyJy said:
I wanna buy in xperia zr phone but it has a software problem..i know something about root and flashing custom roms to phones but not for xperia zr..the person frome were i wanna buy the phone says that he instaled some apps and now the phone restarts ...sometimes enters in the phone but after some seconds restarts again.
I know that in general a phone that starts and you see the logo meens that the phone is in bootlop..and if you can enter in recovery that phone cane be fix.
Please somewone that knous about these phone can guide me how to enter in recovery or se if the phone can be fix or not...or if i buy it..can i fix it at home?
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you can repair/reinstall the software of the phone using Sony PC companion software. OR you can ask that person to do it and then you can check if phone is working properly or not. then buy the phone. Ask him if he has unlocked the bootloader of the phone? If unlocked then you will need to relock using TA partition and DRM keys. otherwise warranty is gone. Also you can not repair it using PC companion if unlocked
ok..but from wath u are saying a can fix him..but with i little hard work...no?
I dont care abouth the warranty i'm only interested to make him work..
The person from were i wana buy says that the phone deosnt have root..si i am thinking that he could not unlock the bootloader...no?
In a scale from 1 to 10...wath chance do i have to fix it?
PS: please tell me how do i enter recoveri mode on this phone...i've nerev had a sony befour.
thx in advance.
FyJy said:
ok..but from wath u are saying a can fix him..but with i little hard work...no?
I dont care abouth the warranty i'm only interested to make him work..
The person from were i wana buy says that the phone deosnt have root..si i am thinking that he could not unlock the bootloader...no?
In a scale from 1 to 10...wath chance do i have to fix it?
PS: please tell me how do i enter recoveri mode on this phone...i've nerev had a sony befour.
thx in advance.
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First of all u will need root to enter recovery using volume up/down buttons. If he repair phone using sony PC companion, there wont be any root.
You can download latest pre-rooted firmwares from development section in this forum and flash it using flashtool version 0.9.13.0 as this is mentioned for all Xperia Z series phones. I am guessing here that bootloader is still locked