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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] Returning to stock after CM7

first off, sorry this isnt in dev. i dont have the post count for it.
What do we need to do to return to stock SE rom after using the CM7 rom? do we need to restore the stock kernel with fastboot before using flashtool?
im asking this because currently with the CM7 kernel, flashtool just wont detect my play. i've tried on 3 different OS'. is this the cause or is it something else?
Thanks

Anyone? :/

dockie91 said:
first off, sorry this isnt in dev. i dont have the post count for it.
What do we need to do to return to stock SE rom after using the CM7 rom? do we need to restore the stock kernel with fastboot before using flashtool?
im asking this because currently with the CM7 kernel, flashtool just wont detect my play. i've tried on 3 different OS'. is this the cause or is it something else?
Thanks
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First off, you did the correct thing not posting this in developent, questions like this should never be posted in developent, that section is for developers only
now, flash this system image
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1097591
and this kernel
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=14821537&postcount=17
This will return you to stock

Thanks.
The problem i have is flashtool wont detect my play, yet fastboot picks it up fine. im not sure if i've done something wrong, but since fastboot picks it up, i cant understand why flashtool doesn't.

dockie91 said:
Thanks.
The problem i have is flashtool wont detect my play, yet fastboot picks it up fine. im not sure if i've done something wrong, but since fastboot picks it up, i cant understand why flashtool doesn't.
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I had this problem mate, you're not doing it right if youi're doing the same thing as me! To get into fastboot oyu hold the search key, to get into the flash mode, you hold the back key!

Hello
You can use your stock rom flash by you observe the following steps.
Flash Tool detects the r800i is not true.
therefore
firstly) Open Flash Tool and click on "FLASH"
second) pick the package that you want to flash -> R800i UK
thirdly) click on ok / flash and then you will appear on your phone the "BACK" button to connect with the computer should.
This program flashes the rom on the unknown phone (r800i)
Reboot and enjoy
greeetz Blizzrar
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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

[Q] How to unbrick my xperia arc??? (newbie)

guys please help me out
i flashed my phone with cm7 and the vibration wasnt working.........but i used it for a month and after i saw the alpha rom ICS cm9 i tried to flash it through clockworkmod in my phone and now its bricked...............can anyone help me please???????
How do i unbrick my xperia arc after it had cm7??????????

Goutham_reddy said:
guys please help me out
i flashed my phone with cm7 and the vibration wasnt working.........but i used it for a month and after i saw the alpha rom ICS cm9 i tried to flash it through clockworkmod in my phone and now its bricked...............can anyone help me please???????
How do i unbrick my xperia arc after it had cm7??????????
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How bricked your phone is? Bootloop or complete brick.
You can try using sony pc companion to repair phone.
Also worth trying is flashtool and standard firmware tft via flashmode.

Did you flash the CM9 kernel?
Sent from my iPad 2 using Tapatalk

I bet it's Bootloop.Because he had forgotten to flash the kernel,cause of it's newbie
experience.Flash the correct kernel and it'll be alright.

Hi,
i too need help unbricking
i initially forgot to flash the kernel but thx to my efforts unbricking i cant flash a new kernel (fastboot says not rooted)
I used Flashtool to flash LT15i_4.0.2.A.0.42.ftf on the phone which did work but before i was "just" stuck at Sony Logo (Text only) and usb connection was permanent. Now it looks like its rebooting every ~20 sec logo disappears and appers a few secs later. The USB Connection is only present for about 1-2sec then it disconnects again.
Fastboot & Flash mode work.
CWM was installed (dunno if the IMG overwrote it.)
Somebody an idea how to get it running again?
Any Help is appreciated
Greetz
Chang

You dont need root to fastboot. Just flash a kernel or install the orginal frimware
Sent from my LT15i using xda premium

Okay....
i dont know WHY but i was able to flash the kernel now. dunno why it before always said error not rooted.
I'm flashing new rom now will edit in few minutes
a big THX to you
Greetz
Chang
EDIT: Yea Phone is running again ! THX again !

need help with samsung galaxy on5

hi everyone ive followed xda for long time now but this is first time posting how ever i hope someone can help because i certainly am stuck ...so here we go ,,i have samsung on5 sm-g550t2 something happen during an update i had it rooted with twrp now when it first had issue i still had twrp recovery which would not work to restore then recovery disappeared so now i have no os installed and screen for download mode and a screen for smart switch pc download which i did but the software says devices not compatible even though phone says to use it to recover ive also tried kies same result.. and now the phone cannot be recognized by my computer or adb
so how would i go about restoring this phone if i have no recovery ..no adb,,and not recognized by pc or software???

SawIsTheLaw said:
hi everyone ive followed xda for long time now but this is first time posting how ever i hope someone can help because i certainly am stuck ...so here we go ,,i have samsung on5 sm-g550t2 something happen during an update i had it rooted with twrp now when it first had issue i still had twrp recovery which would not work to restore then recovery disappeared so now i have no os installed and screen for download mode and a screen for smart switch pc download which i did but the software says devices not compatible even though phone says to use it to recover ive also tried kies same result.. and now the phone cannot be recognized by my computer or adb
so how would i go about restoring this phone if i have no recovery ..no adb,,and not recognized by pc or software???
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You can't apply stock updates on a rooted device with custom recovery, you have to have stock recovery and an unmodified system partition.
If you can't get to download mode then you might have to send the device to a shop that can perform a JTAG service on the device.
I DO NOT PROVIDE HELP IN PERSONAL MESSAGE, I DO NOT TAKE REQUESTS IN PERSONAL MESSAGE, YOU WILL BE IGNORED. KEEP IT IN THE THREADS WHERE EVERYONE CAN SHARE

Yes i understand custom recovery cannot restore stock however mt recovery is gone as well if its still there how can i get it to come back up because the only function i have now is download mode

SawIsTheLaw said:
Yes i understand custom recovery cannot restore stock however mt recovery is gone as well if its still there how can i get it to come back up because the only function i have now is download mode
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I didn't say that you couldn't flash stock in custom recovery.
I said, you can't flash "stock updates" on a rooted device, it requires stock recovery and an unmodified system partition. You just didn't understand.
There ARE, however, stock ROMs that have been converted into flashable zips that can be flashed in custom recovery, but this won't help you right now.
If you can get to download mode then you can flash your full stock firmware via Odin.
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Ok everytime i try it starts to download but then it says writing was stopped how can i change that? Ive tried every diff rom download incase the firmware i downloaded was bad but they all say the same thing

SawIsTheLaw said:
Ok everytime i try it starts to download but then it says writing was stopped how can i change that? Ive tried every diff rom download incase the firmware i downloaded was bad but they all say the same thing
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Here are some troubleshooting steps for a failed Odin flash from the S2 forum, troubleshooting yours should be similar.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s2/general/guide-t2345831
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Thank u so much for your help

SawIsTheLaw said:
hi everyone ive followed xda for long time now but this is first time posting how ever i hope someone can help because i certainly am stuck ...so here we go ,,i have samsung on5 sm-g550t2 something happen during an update i had it rooted with twrp now when it first had issue i still had twrp recovery which would not work to restore then recovery disappeared so now i have no os installed and screen for download mode and a screen for smart switch pc download which i did but the software says devices not compatible even though phone says to use it to recover ive also tried kies same result.. and now the phone cannot be recognized by my computer or adb
so how would i go about restoring this phone if i have no recovery ..no adb,,and not recognized by pc or software???
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ok so update on this on5 i did get back recovery option but still no os i have seen others mention that secure download enabled can cause this what im having difficulty with is what is causing it some say frp my frp says its off ,,,some say its knox,,and some say activation lock my question what is the sorce of my secure download and how can i disable it when i only have recovery and download mode