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[Q] Totally bricked XPERIA X10 Mini Pro (U20)

Hi there.
Yesterday, for no apparent reason de device stopped syncing my Gapps data. OEM 2.1 ROM. I did a backup and reset the device to factory defaults. Even if battery went to 100% and the USB cable were connected, the phone did not finished the process and now I have a non turning on mini pro. Mac does not feel it, neither Windoze or Linux with dmesg. PC Companion won´t see it neither. Neither FlashTool. I tried to flash it with the original ftf but the phone do not turn on and of course FlashTool won't see it. Tried pressing home and on/off but nothing. I searched like a dork for "bricked xperia x10 mini pro" but there´s a lot of crowd calling a semi-bricked, bricked. Which is not, because a semi-bricked can be repaired with SEUS or even FlashTool.
I know is a whole different animal, but once I bricked a Nokia and with some trickery the device came to life.
Guys, you`re my only hope. I really like this phone for texting and everything.
Thank you for reading. Best regards.

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Please help me out! At least tell me anything.
Thanks.

same issue
hi,
I am facing the same problem. If u find any solution plz help me.

Guys, i have exactly same problem. I tried connect my U20i using usb cable, but it wont detect my phone. It only charge the phone and wont sync it. Its happen when i restore to factory setting. So if somebody can help me, i really appreciate it. Anyway sorry for my broken english.
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PC Companion dont need to see device for repair as u can see at here
bad quality but i think its no hard to see how to do it, hope it will help u

DemoSK said:
PC Companion dont need to see device for repair as u can see at here
bad quality but i think its no hard to see how to do it, hope it will help u
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What do you mean?
When PC Campanion says "hold back key and connect phone to USB" then It detects the device.
I have bricked SE Xperia X10 mini pro, same simptoms phone doesn't react to anything it's absolutely silent, no image, no text.
And yes I tried SEUS, PC Companion, Flashtool (with ggsetup) and Omnius. Nothing hepled.
May be a battery is down but I can't check it as well.

Same here. The phone doesn't react to "off" button, No LEDs, no display, no sound, won't get recognized by Flashtool when USB plugged in with "back" held, a total, real brick, dark and dead and invisible to all software.
The battery was full - it was full when the phone got bricked by installing a kernel for ICS.

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sharp_fang said:
Same here. The phone doesn't react to "off" button, No LEDs, no display, no sound, won't get recognized by Flashtool when USB plugged in with "back" held, a total, real brick, dark and dead and invisible to all software.
The battery was full - it was full when the phone got bricked by installing a kernel for ICS.
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I have the same problem please help:crying:

When you put the tick called "preloader" in Flashtools - then the phone is dead... now only jtag method may can help you(in some phone service)

I remember that one morning I found my Xperia Arc S with stock GB 2.3.4 rom like dead although it was fine when I plugged the charger in before I slept. In the morning I couldn't turn it on, removing and replacing battery did nothing. No light when I charged it. It was really looking like it was forever dead. After a few days, in despair, I tried every reset method I could find about Xperia phones, except the one that finally worked:
I holded the back or menu button (I forgot which one) then plugged in the USB cordon to the computer. I got a green or blue light! I learned later that it was Fastboot mode or Flash mode. Then I unplugged the device, and it started like if nothing happened. I only had this problem once again. Since I rooted it and installed a custom rom, I never had this issue again.
If you didn't try this yet, that is worth trying

Bricked Sony Xperia X10 Mini Pro (U20)
Hi, I really need your help.
I have bricked my Xperia x10 Mini Pro (u20)
I had CM7 Custom Mod running on my phone,
I update CWM 2.0 to 5. something and suddenly it stop working.
It hangs at the Sony Ericsson Boot Logo.
It won't enter into Recovery Mode.
I tried the PC Companion Repair, but it won't go past the "press and hold the back Key"
Because my PC won't recognize my Phone. (I had the SEMC USB drivers installed already)
Please help!!! Thank you

nihilon said:
Hi there.
Yesterday, for no apparent reason de device stopped syncing my Gapps data. OEM 2.1 ROM. I did a backup and reset the device to factory defaults. Even if battery went to 100% and the USB cable were connected, the phone did not finished the process and now I have a non turning on mini pro. Mac does not feel it, neither Windoze or Linux with dmesg. PC Companion won´t see it neither. Neither FlashTool. I tried to flash it with the original ftf but the phone do not turn on and of course FlashTool won't see it. Tried pressing home and on/off but nothing. I searched like a dork for "bricked xperia x10 mini pro" but there´s a lot of crowd calling a semi-bricked, bricked. Which is not, because a semi-bricked can be repaired with SEUS or even FlashTool.
I know is a whole different animal, but once I bricked a Nokia and with some trickery the device came to life.
Guys, you`re my only hope. I really like this phone for texting and everything.
Thank you for reading. Best regards.
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best solution is to find a person who can jtag

[Resolved] [Q] Xperia Ray OTA Brick Problem

My phone bricked after OTA. I checked all tutorials but whenever i try to flash ftf files, flashtool is keeping to say open debugging.
Before trying flashtool i flashed it several times with wotanserver.
Please help me.

Did you try to repair it using PC Companion?
This will do a clean flash with a complete original Image.

Thanks for your help i fixed it with flashtool

USB Connection constantly up and down
Hi guys,
I made an OTA update to my xperia Ray ST18 because the guy that sold me the phone didn't warn me it has been unlocked. Now it's dead!
I'm really desperate.
I tried Sony Update Tool to try to flash the new ROM. It detects the phone and says it has flashed OK. Then I disconnect the cable and try to turn on the phone but it doesn't start.
The only response I get when I try to restart the phone is a short vibration but the phone still doesn't start.
I don't know if it's normal but when I put the phone to charge there's no light turning on. Is it normal?
I'm also trying to flash with Flashtool but the phone now keeps loosing USB connection.
Any tips would be highly appreciated.

Nuno Ferreira said:
Hi guys,
I made an OTA update to my xperia Ray ST18 because the guy that sold me the phone didn't warn me it has been unlocked. Now it's dead!
I'm really desperate.
I tried Sony Update Tool to try to flash the new ROM. It detects the phone and says it has flashed OK. Then I disconnect the cable and try to turn on the phone but it doesn't start.
The only response I get when I try to restart the phone is a short vibration but the phone still doesn't start.
I don't know if it's normal but when I put the phone to charge there's no light turning on. Is it normal?
I'm also trying to flash with Flashtool but the phone now keeps loosing USB connection.
Any tips would be highly appreciated.
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Hi,
Normaly is Sony Ericsson Update Service (SEUS) the best Way
to repair your Phone.
If the Phone loos USB-Connection, check USB (ADB+SDK) Driver
or install new.
Maybe a other Way is "S1tool" it´s a small and crippled subset of SETOOL2 service tool.
Install it, all USB Driver inside.
Shut down your Virusprogram an startet it.
Press the Restore Button in S1
Bring Phone in Fastboot
(Loudness Button UP and USB Connect, you see blue Light on the Home Button)
Wait arround 5 Second..... Finsh
I had the same Problem about flash on my Ray.
The Phone was dead, only the Vibration works on started.
If i press the Start-Botton again, the Home-Botton-Light flash,
that´s was all.
New flashing with SEUS brought no success
S1 is also a good Tool for easy "unblock Bootloader in 10 Second"
And the CyanogenMod 7.20
(original update-cm-7.2.0-RC1-urushi-signed)
ist the best Firmware for the Ray.
Absolut fast, so overclocking ca do.
My Ray works with 1,6 GHz without Probs.
All what you need find it here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1444841
FOR THE FUTURE, NO OTA UPDATE IF BOOTLOADER IS OPEN - THE FIRMWARE IS THEN BLOCKED FOR OTA
Greeting Onex1

Don't know if anyone can help me in my situation but I have a major problem arising from an OTA update too, my phone just refuses to read my SIM card. In fact, it doesn't even ask me for my PIN number, it just boots as normal but I have no connection to any network. I've tried using the SIM card in another phone and it works fine, therefore the problem is with the phone itself.
I'd recently had my phone network & bootloader unlocked by wotanserver using the test point method - because of this I thought the DRM keys would be fine (e.g. TrackId & Timescape still worked). However, when I was updating OTA my phone bricked!
So, I searched high and low for a solution and ended up using s1tool to restore the locked bootloader. Then I used flashtool to flash a stock ICS ftf file. It seemed to work (the phone rebooted) but it was then I noticed that the SIM card wasn't being recognised. Also, in the Flashtool log I noticed that a blue line was there saying 'this file is ignored simlock.ta'.
I've tried everything I can think of to fix this.. Hard resets, updating with Sony Update Service but nothing works. There's just so much conflicting info out there that I'm really confused at this stage. I have a perfectly good phone in that everything works bar the SIM and I'd hate to have to buy another one!
Any suggestions anyone or is my phone screwed for good? :/

[Q] Xperia ST23i won't power on after factory reset interruption.

Hello there!
so here's the deal. I was getting a phone of my sister, a Xperia Miro ST23i, she decided to factory reset it, halfway through the format process it was taking a while so she decided to take the battery out "wasn't a good idea" and now it won't power on, shows no sign of life.
i've tried getting it into flashmode to use with flash tool but no success, pc companion doesn't bring up the phone and neither does Sony Update Service, it said "unknown device" in device manager until i installed Gordons Gates, now it says "ZEUS flash device" i've searched Google and xda but found nothing, also shows no sign of it charging now when i plug it in.
So now i'm completely stuck and would appreciate any help someone has to offer

OptimusBrown1988 said:
Hello there!
so here's the deal. I was getting a phone of my sister, a Xperia Miro ST23i, she decided to factory reset it, halfway through the format process it was taking a while so she decided to take the battery out "wasn't a good idea" and now it won't power on, shows no sign of life.
i've tried getting it into flashmode to use with flash tool but no success, pc companion doesn't bring up the phone and neither does Sony Update Service, it said "unknown device" in device manager until i installed Gordons Gates, now it says "ZEUS flash device" i've searched Google and xda but found nothing, also shows no sign of it charging now when i plug it in.
So now i'm completely stuck and would appreciate any help someone has to offer
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Same problem here.... could you solve your problem and revive your phone?

same problem i have miro st23i

Looks like you just bricked it...
Can you put your phone in fastboot?(Not flashboot)
And does that phone have unlocked Boot loader?

same problem i have miro st23i

EmadHassan said:
same problem i have miro st23i
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Same problem here, Im taking the phone is skrewed then? Fastboot mode and flash wont work. No led's no life what so ever

[Q] XPERIA L bricked or what?

Hi everyone, I think I might have bricked my Sony XPERIA L after I tried to partition my External SD card. After partitioning it to Fat32 and Ext4, I put back my SD card into my phone but after that my phone like never turned ON. Without being able to boot into bootloader, I can't flash stock firmwares. Seeing from all other threads that my phone might be dead, I came across something different today. I plugged in my phone (either to a PC or a Wall Charger) and a 'Light' Green LED was lit. Does it mean that I can do something to bring it back to normal usage?
p.s I love my Xperia L

Anyone, pliss?

bassil.alzoubi said:
just flash a new firmware with flashtool
and your phone is not dead
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That's the thing. My phone isn't being detected by PC. Phone doesn't go into Fastboot mode either.
Flashing via Flashtool didn't work.

bassil.alzoubi said:
so try another usb port or another usb cable
and double check your battery
i was facing this problem on my xperia arc
when i connect the phone to my the phone shows green led
i flashed my phone with a new ftf and its works
note : flashing the phone with flashtool need flashmode (volume down botton) not fastboot
and double check your drivers
hope your problem slove
sorry for my bad English:silly:
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Tried many things.. But I sent it to repair and the guy said that I have an external issue. But Thanks!

WaleedAhmad98 said:
Hi everyone, I think I might have bricked my Sony XPERIA L after I tried to partition my External SD card. After partitioning it to Fat32 and Ext4, I put back my SD card into my phone but after that my phone like never turned ON. Without being able to boot into bootloader, I can't flash stock firmwares. Seeing from all other threads that my phone might be dead, I came across something different today. I plugged in my phone (either to a PC or a Wall Charger) and a 'Light' Green LED was lit. Does it mean that I can do something to bring it back to normal usage?
p.s I love my Xperia L
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hi,
first of all connect your phone to pc in flashmode via flashtool !
now it will ask you automatically to select phone model !!
ok if still your phone is not recognized in flashtool then go continue and click on THUNDER ICON and select flash mode !!
now here again it can ask you ur phone mode ..
still if your device is not recognized then go continue .. and flash with your phone with original stock.. now here again it will ask yor model number !!
ok if still you are facing problem !! then cancel flash .. and again click on Thunder ICON ... and select FASTBOOT MODE ... and after clicking fastboot mode it will ask to remove your phone from pc and reconnect by pressing Volume UP button and hold then connect to pc .... now this time it will ask your model number or it will detect automatically !!
then install kernel again .. and rebot your mobile and start in boot mode .. and clean chache , clean to install new rom then select your rom and it's done !!
now i m sharing this with becoz i faced same issue and i was trying all way to get my phone on back ... so i had flowed these steps and it works !

SONY XPERIA Z3 fatal problem !! HELP ME !!

Hello people , I have a huge problem , I hope someone of you can help , in fact I have a Sony XPERIA Z3 . Today, after a rather silly procedure attempting to install CM 12 I accidentally wiped the entire partition of the device , and the device can not even turn over , and we PC does not recognize the device when you connect to a PC , although I installed all drivers and cell phone is properly dealt with these drivers before this accident , going to the service is not an option , please save me thanks

TomiZD said:
Hello people , I have a huge problem , I hope someone of you can help , in fact I have a Sony XPERIA Z3 . Today, after a rather silly procedure attempting to install CM 12 I accidentally wiped the entire partition of the device , and the device can not even turn over , and we PC does not recognize the device when you connect to a PC , although I installed all drivers and cell phone is properly dealt with these drivers before this accident , going to the service is not an option , please save me thanks
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The main problem is that device do not show that Is even charging when is connected to power.........

This morning when I plugged a mobile phone to a PC red LED turned on or after that absolutely nothing , I was unable to launch mobile phone in the FlashBoot mode , please help

TomiZD said:
This morning when I plugged a mobile phone to a PC red LED turned on or after that absolutely nothing , I was unable to launch mobile phone in the FlashBoot mode , please help
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Did you try flashtool??

titijuli said:
Did you try flashtool??
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Hmm but how ? When windows dont see phone on usb when I connect it ?

but, did you try?
also there is a yellow button in the right tap, pressing it for 120 seconds resets the phone, but don't think it can be useful for you at the moment...

titijuli said:
but, did you try?
also there is a yellow button in the right tap, pressing it for 120 seconds resets the phone, but don't think it can be useful for you at the moment...
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Hmmm yes I did try it, but nothing happened, is there any way to flash it somehow even the phone can not turn on?