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Have I hard-bricked my device?

Please excuse me if I'm repeating a prior question but it seems far too specific to trawl through pages of related threads to make sure.
I decided I was going to sit down and root my Xperia Z1....
Steps:
1. I installed ADB and Fastboot via the latest windows Android SDK (r23-.0.2), in fact I had to source a sony version of the fastboot driver in order to get it working but once I'd done that all went ahead as planned.
2. Generally followed this guide (wont let me post a link but google "honami cyanogenmod" and it's the 2nd result)
3. All was going swimmingly, I entered fastboot mode absolutely fine, flashed CWM using fastboot which all loaded up absolutely fine.
3. At this stage ADB was not picking up my device at all, tried different cables, ports, all of the usual. What I didn't do was make a backup, and then I wiped all of the things that it's possible to wipe thinking to myself that I was going to get Cyanogenmod on there so all would be fine...
4. Finally I (quite stupidly) restored from memory card (which had already been wiped) from inside CWM, the device restarted and now I am getting no response AT ALL.
5. Sometimes it will load the Sony 'splash' logo that first appears but sometimes not, when plugged in the device is recognised and ADB actually sees the device but lists it as offline... Interestingly at this stage windows device installer actually installs Sony ADB driver for me automatically.
6. All I'm getting at the moment is a red flashing LED although when I plug in via USB the device is again recognised when I type adb devices but again is offline...
If any more information is needed please, I will be more than happy to give a quick reply.
Thank you in advance

JJrmc said:
I decided I was going to sit down and root my Xperia Z1....
Steps:
1. I installed ADB and Fastboot via the latest windows Android SDK (r23-.0.2), in fact I had to source a sony version of the fastboot driver in order to get it working but once I'd done that all went ahead as planned.
2. Generally followed this guide (wont let me post a link but google "honami cyanogenmod" and it's the 2nd result)
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Were you trying to root your phone or install cyanogenmod? You followed a guide to install cyanogenmod on xperia Z1.

AkiraProject said:
Were you trying to root your phone or install cyanogenmod? You followed a guide to install cyanogenmod on xperia Z1.
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I was trying to end up with a rooted device running Cyanogenmod, I've been putting it off and off looking into the whole rooting scene and mistakenly dived in a little too quick without knowing what I was doing.

after that you move cm-11-20141112-SNAPSHOT-M12-honami.zip to your sd card. Now you have flashed boot.img you can't move zip to your sd card using z1 you had to do that before using fastboot. use some sd card adapter and do it. then put the sd card back in your phone. turn it on then enter the cwm recovery pressing Vol+ for a few seconds when the sony logo shows up. select full wipe data. then install from zip. choose cm-11-20141112-SNAPSHOT-M12-honami.zip. reboot. ADB won't work until you have installed cyanogenmod zip. You have only installed cyanogenmod kernel and custom recovery when you flashed the boot.img.

AkiraProject said:
after that you move cm-11-20141112-SNAPSHOT-M12-honami.zip to your sd card. Now you have flashed boot.img you can't move zip to your sd card using z1 you had to do that before using fastboot. use some sd card adapter and do it. then put the sd card back in your phone. turn it on then enter the cwm recovery pressing Vol+ for a few seconds when the sony logo shows up. select full wipe data. then install from zip. choose cm-11-20141112-SNAPSHOT-M12-honami.zip. reboot. ADB won't work until you have installed cyanogenmod zip. You have only installed cyanogenmod kernel and custom recovery when you flashed the boot.img.
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Firstly AkiraProject thank you for your time on this.
I do realise that in my stupidity I could have loaded the cm-11-20141112-SNAPSHOT-M12-honami.zip to my SD card (if I'd had one or waited and gotten one).
What I did however was wipe everything I possibly could, and then hit restore from sdcard/0/ I believe - it may have been a different directory.
I believe what I have done is restored to a blank image......
WHen not plugged into usb I get a red blinking LED when just pressing the power button once.
When holding volume-up + Power the phone vibrates as if it is trying to boot but is unable to
If I leave it plugged into USB AND then press , the device shows the sony Logo and then proceeds to display a backlit but plain black screen, Sony PC Companion recognises the device as connected but is unable to interact with it. The output of "adb devices" shows my device but says "unauthorized" and windows is attempting to install MTB driver....
The behaviour doesnt seem to be quite the same every time.
I believe the device is soft bricked.... is this likely to be a case of a wiped partition table? Or at least loss of the boot partition?
If I leave the device plugged in via USB it periodically reboots itself, shows the Sony logo, remains on a bank screen then shuts itself down.
Shows in device manager as "USB Input Device" on win 7 x64 pro
Thanks in advance

Pretty certain it's not hard bricked, there will be instructions here you can follow:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2574764
Sent from my C6903 using XDA mobile app

D33KK said:
Pretty certain it's not hard bricked, there will be instructions here you can follow:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2574764
Sent from my C6903 using XDA mobile app
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I have done quite a lot of reading etc on the subject....
according to This thread, Sony Xperias have the bootloader in non-writable mask ROM... so you should always be able to access Fastboot or Flash Mode?
The problem I am having is that I don't seem to be able to activate EITHER Fastboot OR Flash mode in order to flash some new firmware onto my device....
My device is recognized as a "USB Input Device" on Device Manager and windows tries to install MTP driver. I'm going to have a go at the process with a fresh install of windows 7 x64 and 'windows auto-install drivers' turned off.
What is the maximum damage I could have done here?
Thanks

Update
Hard reset (red button inside of the sim-card slot) resets the phone with three vibrates and it restarts.
The phone powers on and displays Sony splash screen and then displays a back-lit black screen.
The phone gets much hotter than normal and powers on to the blank back-lit screen when on charge.
I have NO ACCESS to flash mode or fast boot. Any combination of buttons leads to the same outcome: single vibrate, red LED and the phone shows the Sony splash screen then blank screen, as if the button combinations are just ignored...
Flashtool DOES NOT recognize the device, although it is recognized as C6903 in device manager (I have Sony adb driver installed and have disabled the MTP driver that windows recommends).
Flashtool gives me the red error text about making sure drivers are installed and making sure the device isn't in MTP mode.
I'm at an absolute loss as to what to try next, can somebody shed any light on this? There are plenty of guides but they all seem to rely on EITHER fastboot or flash mode and I can access neither although the phone powers on!
Thanks in advance!

Maybe the partition was corrupted when you flash "blank" image..........
So....JTAG....or send to Sony service....

Shutdown with power+vol up (will vibrate thrice) and see if it doesn't turn on automatically.
If it didn't turn on now check your task manager on windows, go to process tab, kill adb.exe (every adb.exe)
Back on phone connect usb holding down the vol down button (phone have to be off before you connect usb), if green led turns on and doesn't turn off you are on flashmode.
Check on flashtool or flashtool64 (for 64bits) and see if flashtool detects your device. If it detects and recognizes your phone flash the FTF for your device and let it do its job.
As you messed the phone Sony will charge for repairs.

I can`t acces boot screen (power + volume buttons) for a hard reset on Huawei P7

i tryed to root my phone but i fail, now i can`t restart the soft, hard or install any update, any help will be welcome (sorry for bad english)

Hi,
I am going to move your thread to your device section so the experts there can help. It will be moved here, http://forum.xda-developers.com/ascend-p7/help
You will need to register on the site to respond to any replies. :good:
Good luck!

XDA Visitor said:
i tryed to root my phone but i fail, now i can`t restart the soft, hard or install any update, any help will be welcome (sorry for bad english)
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download firmware for your P7 model ( L00, L07, L09, L10, L12 ) with PC, extract archive, take an sdcard make a folded in it, name it "dload", put "update.app" exracted before into the folder.
now turn offf your phone put sdcard in the slot, and do a force update (power, vol+, vol-, in same time)
wait for finish and it's done

Similar issue.
zaabolla said:
download firmware for your P7 model ( L00, L07, L09, L10, L12 ) with PC, extract archive, take an sdcard make a folded in it, name it "dload", put "update.app" exracted before into the folder.
now turn offf your phone put sdcard in the slot, and do a force update (power, vol+, vol-, in same time)
wait for finish and it's done
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Hello there,
I have the same or similar problem, where my P7 won't boot at all, won't go into recovery mode or fast boot mode.
Only thing it does when i have it connected on the charger and try to boot it is flash the LED 4 times red color, then once green, it keeps doing that and that's all it does. i tried what you said and it won't work or boot, it does the same thing.
Your help would be appreciated.

MASTuR44 said:
Hello there,
I have the same or similar problem, where my P7 won't boot at all, won't go into recovery mode or fast boot mode.
Only thing it does when i have it connected on the charger and try to boot it is flash the LED 4 times red color, then once green, it keeps doing that and that's all it does. i tried what you said and it won't work or boot, it does the same thing.
Your help would be appreciated.
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power off your phone by pressing power botton for 10 seconds
after that connect it to pc by usb cable
press "power botton" and "Vol-"
does the phone boot into fastboot mode?

zaabolla said:
power off your phone by pressing power botton for 10 seconds
after that connect it to pc by usb cable
press "power botton" and "Vol-"
does the phone boot into fastboot mode?
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No, it doesn't, however when i connect it to the PC, the PC emits the USB sound (that you've plugged something in) but it doesn't identify or recognize anything.

MASTuR44 said:
No, it doesn't, however when i connect it to the PC, the PC emits the USB sound (that you've plugged something in) but it doesn't identify or recognize anything.
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then there's no way to flash anything to it, the only way is by fastboot and adb commands

zaabolla said:
then there's no way to flash anything to it, the only way is by fastboot and adb commands
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That means it's probably a hardware issue? the motherboard might be fried?

i think yes, sorry for you

Can' access bootloader nor recovery...

Hi,
I have a major issue since the update to CM13.0-20160524-NIGHTLY-huashan. I litteraly spent the whole week trying everything I found on internet in order to solve it without success.
My problem is the following one: I uninstalled the gapps to manually update it for the latest version of Android (Android 6.0.1), when I tried to boot to the recovery nothing happened the phone just restart, same when trying to boot to the bootloader. I tried everything adb reboot recovery adb reboot bootloader, I tried flashtool, I used the developper options to reboot to recovery, I tried manually by holding the volume button while restarting, I tried the flashify application. Nothing, I am not able in anyway to access neither the recovery nor the bootloader. The phone is just restarting, the led is first blue then goes red then green then red and restart. However, I have a root shell on the phone with adb shell.
If anyone have a solution, can help me please do it. An Android phone without the gapps is quite useless.
Thank you very much,

same problem,my phone is now without working android (after i tried instal CyanogenMod 13.0 Unofficial SaberMod.....still loading cyanogenmod logo) and without working fastboot and recovery so im lost :/

Hello, since the LED bar lights up this means your device is soft bricked, in which, mostly are recoverable.
What interests me is that you tried to, quote, "uninstall gapps".. If you previously have gapps, you don't need to "uninstall" gapps in order to update to the next build. Just flash the new build zip and gapps will be preserved. Also I am quite skeptical about what you did, as I never heard of a way to actually uninstall gapps. Basically if someone wants to remove gapps, he needs to format the System partition and then flash the ROM zip again..
Are you sure you failed to boot into flashmode? the correct procedure to do so is
Make sure the device is turned off
Make sure the USB cable is connected to your PC
Hold the volume DOWN button
Still holding the button, insert the USB cable to the XSP
LED will light up green, indicating flashmode
But even so, since you are on an unlocked bootloader, recovering from this brick is rather easy.
Get yourself a TWRP img file from the TWRP basketbuild folder
Open flashtool
Make sure the device is turned off
Make sure the USB cable is connected to your PC
Hold the volume UP button
Still holding the button, insert the USB cable to the XSP
LED will light up blue, indicating fastboot mode
On flashtool, click the lightning icon and select fastboot mode
On the right of the new window that appears, select "Select kernel to flash"
Navigate to your TWRP img file and select it
When flash completes, unplug your XSP from the USB cable
This will flash TWRP into /boot partition. So when you start your device, it will go straight to recovery.
Now, flash the ROM zip

Thanks for your help TechnoSparks, however, as I told you and expected even following your exact procedure my phone just restart. The led brights up bleu for few seconds then the phone put itself in charging mode. And when I said I delete the gapps, I meant that I deleted the google play store from my phone (this app was anyway not working after update). I tried to use flashtool but it is the same, can't get into fastboot mode, the phone just normally starts or put itself in charge. Isn't a manual solution on how to flash a recovery only using adb shell?

AresS31 said:
Thanks for your help TechnoSparks, however, as I told you and expected even following your exact procedure my phone just restart. The led brights up bleu for few seconds then the phone put itself in charging mode. And when I said I delete the gapps, I meant that I deleted the google play store from my phone (this app was anyway not working after update). I tried to use flashtool but it is the same, can't get into fastboot mode, the phone just normally starts or put itself in charge. Isn't a manual solution on how to flash a recovery only using adb shell?
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That seems to be related to your USB cable (since that is the famous issue). Can you try to charge your phone WITHOUT it stop charging (i mean suddenly the LED disappears and when you tap the screen the charging icon doesnt show)?
If it so does happens that your device doesnt want to charge, it seems to me that you are having a loose USB port which possibly from your XSP, or, your USB cable is no longer up for the challenge
You will need to find another reliable USB cable for you to try. Try to charge your XSP to see if that particular USB cable is reliable for you. Try to wiggle the wire a little bit, moving the XSP from different directions and see if it would still charge. If it still charge, then this is the USB cable for you to use. Do the mentioned steps above again.
If you insist and want to use the same USB cable, you will need to find a "sweet spot" so that the connection between your XSP and the USB cable will remain reliable.

Honor 4x Che01-L04 Indian version, bricked, not booting

I did the following things
1. Unlocked the bootloader.
2. Flashed twrp 3.0.2 with fastboot.
3. Flashed a rom cm14 unofficial.
4. Phone stuck into Bootloop.
5. Got update.app file from stock rom.
6. Used HUAWEI update extractor tool and made a flashable zip file for 5.1 Android version.
7. Flashed this file as a rom through twrp.
8. Now phone does not switch on.
9. Not even in bootloader, recovery nothing.
10. Screen completely black, nothing.
11. When connected to PC via USB, qsmusb_hub driver is asked by PC.
12. Adb/fastboot not detecting it.
13. Pressing any combination of volume and power buttons, changes the USB device connection (PC makes sound of USB connection and removal but nothing happens.
The led indicator starts blink after some time, it too goes off if I press volume + the power button. After sometime the indicator starts blinking rapidly.
If anyone can help me how to install stock recovery ir to go to bootloader anyway, will be very grateful
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neerajksw said:
I did the following things
1. Unlocked the bootloader.
2. Flashed twrp 3.0.2 with fastboot.
3. Flashed a rom cm14 unofficial.
4. Phone stuck into Bollywood.
5. Got update.app file from stock rom.
6. Used HUAWEI update extractor tool and made a flashable zip file for 5.1 Android version.
7. Flashed this file as a rom through twrp.
8. Now phone does not switch on.
9. Not even in bootloader, recovery nothing.
10. Screen completely black, nothing.
11. When connected to PC via USB, qsmusb_hub driver is asked by PC.
12. Adb/fastboot not detecting it.
13. Pressing any combination of volume and power buttons, changes the USB device connection (PC makes sound of USB connection and removal but nothing happens.
If anyone can help me how to install stock recovery ir to go to bootloader anyway, will be very grateful.
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When you connect it to a charger while it is off, does the screen show the filling battery animation?

No, it does not show battery filling.
Only led starts blinking blue.

neerajksw said:
No, it does not show battery filling.
Only led starts blinking blue.
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You need to take it to a service center.

When a phone is plugged in and it doesn't show the charging interface, that's a bad sign.

u need drivers and blank_flash file to get it back to life . that case service only these file are not available !

Boot looping after changing system language

Hi xda,
After changing my phone's system language to French (from English) for a school project, I eventually rebooted my phone and now it is stuck in a boot loop. It keeps getting to a point about 5 seconds in to the blue wave animation, then freezes, and reboots again. I have tried booting it into the USB safe mode (hold Volume Up while plugging it into a computer) and I have tried to boot into recovery using ADB, it says it cannot find the device.
I believe it is running Android 4.4.1, although I cannot check this.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance.

Install adb drivers and download flashtool
From Flashtools folder find drivers folder and run exe
Check fastboot and flashmode and xperia z3 compact drlvers. Install and turn off your phone, find your ftf file select it when it asks to connect your phone hold volume down button and insert usb cable and good luck