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[REQ] Unbricking x8 - need help!

Hello everyone!!
I want if anyone can help me to unbrick xperia x8!!
My phone stucked in SE logo...
I m trying with this flash tool:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=920746
i need firmwares of x8.. 2.1 or 1.6
.ftf extension files..
i downloaded them, but they are in .zip file ..
most of them extensions are .sin .
So i need an .ftf file, which is 2.1 or 1.6 ..
where i can find them? or creating them by those i dowloaded here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=875688
Anyone can help???????

repair it through PCCompanion, if it doesn't recognize your phone, unplug the phone from PC click repair in PCC and follow the instruction, don't worry u don't need to do all that things

Your phone is not bricked just stuck in boot loop.
Just repair your phone using SEUS
google it if you don't know what it is.
Flash tool needs .sin files only unless I am mistaken( I have an old version of flash tool)
And post these questions in general forum next time.
Sent from my X8

the phone its my girlfriend.. and she freaked out!
i made an .ftf file similar to x10, but with x8 files..
and i m curently trying to flash the firmware with the flashtool of b1nary..
i think the process stucked btw..
i will wait a bit more.
i cant do it with pc companion because the phone has to be turned on before seet it to bootloader ..
SEUS can do this?
EDIT: the phone now after the SE logo, has a warning triangle and a phone next to it.. :S :S

Do it with SEUS - Sony Ericsson Update Service. You turn on the program, choose your device, download OS (automatic) and then it asks you to flash your device, so there's no need of turning it on whatsoever

many thanks, all of you guys.. i m just a noob..
PC Companion didn't let me..
But SEUS did it!! The phone started okay!!!
I thought the SEUS was the same with PC companion..
Many many thanks
mods, erase the whole thread if you like, but please put in a little corner, of this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=921652
that if we stuck on SE logo, just use SEUS instead of PC companion!

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=938751

Pc companion can fix it with the repair option (somebody already told it). I had the same problem and that was how i fix it.
Sorry for saying this but the are 3-4 topics with exactly the same question in the general of x8.
Search a little and the post. You will find an answer faster too this way.
Yours, GreatApo
(Sent from my Xperia X8)

If you already download the Official Firmware in .sin format, use flashtool.
click advanced, and choose bundle creation. choose the folder where the .sin files are located, then click ok, then move the files from left box to the right one, then fill the box in the upper right, the value is up to you,then click ok.
then flash it.
done.
boot the phone, wait

please help, my x8 wont boot only black screen.
ive just downgrade my firmware using flash toll 3.0 now it wont boot.\
sorry for my bad english...
thanks

Download some room,move to sd card,turn on the phone,enter to recovery,to full wipe and install custom zip
tosia75 said:
please help, my x8 wont boot only black screen.
ive just downgrade my firmware using flash toll 3.0 now it wont boot.\
sorry for my bad english...
thanks
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Sent from my X8 using XDA App

Help/Ideas on Unbricking my X8 please

i know there are threads on unbricking i have 64 bit windows 7 laptop and seus and pc companion are not working to fix the boot loop on my phone.
i heard of flash tool and all that but it sounds complicated because in the boot loop i cant access the phone to add rom and bin files
.is there any simple solution as in can i do something with the x8 recovery mode

how do you mean, that seus not working?
do you reach the xrecovery? flash tool isnt complicated, just download flashtool and rom, and paste rom in flashtools firmware dir, and press on flash. not a big deal.

thx aerosmith ,seus isnt working because its incompatible then it says update failed and cant install files some other times.is flashtool easy.what did you mean to copy the files somewhere.i cant access the android file system because of this boot loop problem i have.do i put phone into recovery and then click flash on the flash tool
xrecovery thats the custom recovery console ,no i dont have that its the blank screen recovery mode

nvm this post

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1011071
look at this thread. download flashtool to your pc.
unpack.
Download 2.1 generic firmware.
copy this firmware to flashtool firmware folder, and flash it.

thx again ,which rom to get
X8 Shakira E15i_2.1.1.A.0.6_generic.ftf
X8_1.6_clear.ftf
X8_2.0.2_China.ftf
SE x8_2.1_rus.ftf
Also last question what is the baseband download for

shadowkahn said:
thx again ,which rom to get
X8 Shakira E15i_2.1.1.A.0.6_generic.ftf
X8_1.6_clear.ftf
X8_2.0.2_China.ftf
SE x8_2.1_rus.ftf
Also last question what is the baseband download for
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the first one,(X8 Shakira E15i_2.1.1.A.0.6_generic.ftf), just try to flash the rom, you doesnt need the baseband now.

lol that seems less confusing the way you put it.
dont look at the basebands. i took one look at the page and its confussing
because i dont have any of those numbers at the back of my phone and
it mentions loss of signal strength and even more booyt loops
. promise : kinda last question what is basebands for and do i need them for flashtool and how to find out the baseband

shadowkahn said:
lol that seems less confusing the way you put it.
dont look at the basebands. i took one look at the page and its confussing
because i dont have any of those numbers at the back of my phone and
it mentions loss of signal strength and even more booyt loops
. promise : kinda last question what is basebands for and do i need them for flashtool and how to find out the baseband
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i dont have any of those numbers too, but ist working. There are everything you need to repair your phone, Just download flasher and rom, and flash it. I know what i am talking. you dont need it. i think the X8 Shakira E15i_2.1.1.A.0.6_generic.ftf rom has the latest baseband, but if its not, it doesnt matter now, it just an upgrade. if you flash the rom, and your phone starts, you can watch the baseband, and flash it later.

have you done this before what does this rom do as in how does it differ from the pre installed experia rom. so the rom has the baseband in it.i think you can add the baseband later.
im downloading the rom now ill post if it works.

yes, ive done this before. this is a generic factory sony ericsson rom, this is the same rom that was on your phone when you bought it. the rom has a baseband, its 100%.

i f***** give up .talkng about bad luck got this phone after three days and its bricked by its own fault not from rooting also today my pc comppanion and se update dont work so im trying flasher and guess what the five mirrors for the firmware dont work even in premium link generators

what other rom image is good besides X8 Shakira E15i_2.1.1.A.0.6_generic.ftf
because every download i try it gets stuck on 21 mb because of the firefox default download manager idk

i downloaded it 2 days before, and it worked, then try the 2.1 russian rom.

Try this: http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?y3pldh7nd1kdb58
It's from baseband thread folder, I've never tried it, but it might work.

ive tried it before, Its working.

good news.
i got the phone unbricked with the pc companion after 3 hours on a new laptop.with the pc companion it made the phone worse with an erorr hazard message instead of the boot loop.
so after 20 attempts the pc companion started updating through recovery mode.
whats an easy way to get xrecovery on the phone and does the update have the app2sd feature because thats what i think messed up the phone with the phones being installed on the phone partition.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=859571
As for app2sd - flash some custom ROM in xrecovery, they all have app2sd installed by default I use miniCM and it works perfectly

Thanx graveir.wasn't that your post on unbricking x8 .excellent thread

for me, flash it using PCCompanion, easiest way i think, just hold the back button and wait..
PS: if you already have the 2.1 firmware

[Q] Help - Arc stuck at Sony Ericsson Startup Screen

Hi all, any idea how to resolve my arc problem after i accidentally remove framework-res.apk which i wan to enable CRT screen off animation. After the phone reboot it stuck at Sony Ericsson start up screen, any way to recover it as it can't detect from PC Companion..

try SEUS or flashtool.
Sent from The Arc!

Mate, how to use SEUS or Flashtool if phone can't detect from pc?? New with Sony Ericsson phone...

Oh.. found the step... will tried it.. thanks

good luck!
Sent from The Arc!

pagne666 said:
Oh.. found the step... will tried it.. thanks
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I have the same problem
Could you please tell me how to find the "steps"?
regards

SEUS.. go and download Update_Service_Setup-2.11.5.6.exe.

So if you ruin your system somehow you can actually restore it from the official SE software?
if thats the case I might actually pluck up the courage to mod mine >.<

pagne666 said:
SEUS.. go and download Update_Service_Setup-2.11.5.6.exe.
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it works, thanx

tries SEUS but still the same.
the ARC keep on rebooting...
please help

jtc42 said:
So if you ruin your system somehow you can actually restore it from the official SE software?
if thats the case I might actually pluck up the courage to mod mine >.<
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yesterday i was stucked on bootloop cause i've replaced SystemUI.apk with a modded one, SEUS helped me but i've lost all my apps that i didnt move to SD and my phone was un-rooted.
Though today i'll download everything and i'll be back to normal
:s

Retrosid said:
yesterday i was stucked on bootloop cause i've replaced SystemUI.apk with a modded one, SEUS helped me but i've lost all my apps that i didnt move to SD and my phone was un-rooted.
Though today i'll download everything and i'll be back to normal
:s
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I can live with having to reinstall apps. I'm just surprised it'll actually fix a bootloop. That's really good! So as long as it switches on, you can bugger the system all you want and SEUS can factory restore it? Epic

Hi Iceman,
I also own an Xperia Arc with the same build and firmware version as you have. I successfully unlocked the bootloader, but after attempting to root, I cannot get past the SE logo. I cannot connect to the flashing tool (version 0.2.9.1) and I cannot connect to PC companion.
What can you suggest to unbrick my phone?
Thanks, Tom

tomwhome said:
Hi Iceman,
I also own an Xperia Arc with the same build and firmware version as you have. I successfully unlocked the bootloader, but after attempting to root, I cannot get past the SE logo. I cannot connect to the flashing tool (version 0.2.9.1) and I cannot connect to PC companion.
What can you suggest to unbrick my phone?
Thanks, Tom
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You need to give more info as to how u attempted to root?
Did u flash back to 2.3.2 and then update OTA? That would cause it to brick .. Look for the tutorial on how to unbrick the unlocked OTA updated phones in the forum..
If you are unlocked you can simply flash one of the rooted images..again check for the tutorial thread.. there are a couple i think..

Help! My X10 Died

Today I had flashed again my X10, but the rom that I downloaded was HTC rom.. :/
So, during flash by Xrecovery ocurred error and I rebooted X10. Now it show "Sony Ericsson" on boot screen and reboot ever.
I can only flash baseband, but another things I can't. Sony Ericsson PC Companion find the X10 but it reboot soon and it not upgrade, or downgrade.
When I turn on my phone and press back button to enter xrecovery mode it don't work, don't happens anything.
Can someone help me??
And sorry for the English, I'm brazilian and learning it... haha
PLZ HELP!!

sbr.anderson said:
Today I had flashed again my X10, but the rom that I downloaded was HTC rom.. :/
So, during flash by Xrecovery ocurred error and I rebooted X10. Now it show "Sony Ericsson" on boot screen and reboot ever.
I can only flash baseband, but another things I can't. Sony Ericsson PC Companion find the X10 but it reboot soon and it not upgrade, or downgrade.
When I turn on my phone and press back button to enter xrecovery mode it don't work, don't happens anything.
Can someone help me??
And sorry for the English, I'm brazilian and learning it... haha
PLZ HELP!!
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Download SEUS and repair with it rather than PC companion.

batman_112 said:
Download SEUS and repair with it rather than PC companion.
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I'll try it now.
Be right back...

I tried this and it says the have no software available to yout phone. It is up to date.
What can I do now?

You can still do a factory reset from seus.

Hi!
I did it!!
I downloaded X10 unbrick here in xda forum. I've used the files of the zip and make a "new" flashed baseband, so reflashed phone and now it working in android 1.6.
Now, i'm going to flash to Froyo again!! haha
Thanks for help guys!!
Curious, how can I do factory reset by SEUS?

sbr.anderson said:
Hi!
I did it!!
I downloaded X10 unbrick here in xda forum. I've used the files of the zip and make a "new" flashed baseband, so reflashed phone and now it working in android 1.6.
Now, i'm going to flash to Froyo again!! haha
Thanks for help guys!!
Curious, how can I do factory reset by SEUS?
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i use the Flashtool every time something happens i flash back to sony 2.1 rom
then i root and get back to my desired rom!
and again you cant brick a x10 or any other phone!its only the darn psp that can be bricked

Yeah, now I've downloaded a 2.1 full rom to get back if necessary

Stuck At Sony Ericcson Screen! HELP! X10a

Hi everyone, I recently tried to install a custom rom to my sony ericcson x10a running gingerbread 2.3.3. I sucessfully rooted my phone and installed busybox, but when I got to xrecovery, i couldnt install it. So I decided to flash my phone to 2.1. After a sucessful flash, I've been stuck at the Sony Ericsson boot screen. I tried using the Pc Companion but even if it does detect my phone, it gives me these instructions:
1. Drag the status bar downwards
2.Tab USB connected
3. Tap Mount
4. PC Companion will connect to the phone.
And without doing those instructions, it wont connect my phone and i cant do anything. Im like really new to all this and would really appreciated anyones input on my problem!
Thanks

pdm117 said:
Hi everyone, I recently tried to install a custom rom to my sony ericcson x10a running gingerbread 2.3.3. I sucessfully rooted my phone and installed busybox, but when I got to xrecovery, i couldnt install it. So I decided to flash my phone to 2.1. After a sucessful flash, I've been stuck at the Sony Ericsson boot screen. I tried using the Pc Companion but even if it does detect my phone, it gives me these instructions:
1. Drag the status bar downwards
2.Tab USB connected
3. Tap Mount
4. PC Companion will connect to the phone.
And without doing those instructions, it wont connect my phone and i cant do anything. Im like really new to all this and would really appreciated anyones input on my problem!
Thanks
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There may be some options using latest flash tool. You can download it from one of the threads in the development section.
I am presuming you haven't used flash tool yet. That should also install xrecovery.
Cheers,
Lunar.
Sent from my X10i using XDA

Thanks for the reply, I couldn't find anything on the latest flashtool, i think something is wrong with my loader on the phone. But it wont let me flash a new one, i go into flash mode when it asks me and then it magically disconnects and aborts the flash. Is there any other option for me?
Thanks m8

EDIT: My bad for not reading the thread title properly.
Anyways, what were you trying to flash? Can you give us the log of the flashing process?

pdm117 said:
Thanks for the reply, I couldn't find anything on the latest flashtool, i think something is wrong with my loader on the phone. But it wont let me flash a new one, i go into flash mode when it asks me and then it magically disconnects and aborts the flash. Is there any other option for me?
Thanks m8
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try the Androxyde & Bin4ry flash tool.. i had a similar problem. xrecovery wouldn't install thru the apk.. i used the flash tool to install the recovery..
the latest 1 also has a BL unlocking tool.. the flashtool version is v6.8.0 or something as far as i remember..

AdX9170 said:
try the Androxyde & Bin4ry flash tool.. i had a similar problem. xrecovery wouldn't install thru the apk.. i used the flash tool to install the recovery..
the latest 1 also has a BL unlocking tool.. the flashtool version is v6.8.0 or something as far as i remember..
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Thanks for the reply, I'm currently trying to update using SEUS v.2.11.4.11, I'll try using Androxyde and Bin4ry. SEUS is giving me instructions to go into flash mode and i cant now. The phone will just boot to the Sony Ericsson screen and then stop like before.\
I got SEUS working, phone is back to stock state. Thanks for help guys.

pdm117 said:
I got SEUS working, phone is back to stock state. Thanks for help guys.
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How did you do it? I have the same issue my X10 freezes at the boot screen, therefore I can't start the flash mode.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HmX-IYNYqL8

another flash option
Another option is to use the flasher at...
wotanserver
(google it)
sorry I cant include addresses coz I havent hit 8 posts yet
You have to sign up but its free and its easy and it worked for me