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Tutorial: Fix Xperia C softbrick with red led and no Sony logo

Fix Xperia C Red Light brick
Are you facing that the red led on your device blinks and there is no other signs of life? Then you are in the correct thread, I faced this issue when flashing a corrupted recovery but then I found out a easy way to fix it without opening the device or sending it in to Sony.
Requirements:
Xperia C with red light softbrick
MicroUSB Cable
Sony Update Service
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1. The first thing you need to do is to make sure that you have downloaded Sony Update Service and have installed it onto your PC from the link above, if not, do it now.
2. Now launch Sony Update Service and select Xperia C in the list and then press Next.
3. Hold the Volume Up button and plugin microusbcable while doing so, if that doesn't work for you, hold power + volume up and plugin the microusbcable while doing. Keep holding button combination for a few seconds and wait for a green light on your phone, if it appears check on
your PC so that it's detected.
4. Wait while the firmware is being downloaded and reinstalled on your phone and enjoy your working device!

Have tried this on my bricked xperia c red led
Few weeks back no success
Logic
If you flash wrong recovery there is no way to boot in any mode
I can say this with 100% confident as I had spent full 3 days and tried every thing...
If u wona check goto custome mod for xperia c thred and get recovery installed
Then try this and share results
All the best

chauhanjayc said:
Have tried this on my bricked xperia c red led
Few weeks back no success
Logic
If you flash wrong recovery there is no way to boot in any mode
I can say this with 100% confident as I had spent full 3 days and tried every thing...
If u wona check goto custome mod for xperia c thred and get recovery installed
Then try this and share results
All the best
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I flashed a faulty recovery using mobileuncles and there was no signs of life other than a red led liggt, and holding power + volume up works just fine and it went into flashmode.

I have the same issue.
I organized xperia light rom for our xperia c, I flashed it from custom recovery. Phone is completely dead now.
There is a just red light, phone does not go into download or fastboot mode. Pc Companion, Sony Update Center, Wmshua Flashtool do not recognize the phone.
Any suggestion with that?
I don't have warranty, my last option is to pay money for technical service.

this worked for me but instead of POWER+VOL UP i used POWER+VOL DOWN

thanks
thank, i like this forum

worth to try... (hope it won't happen to me :laugh: )

I have experienced this too, however, instead of using the Sony Update Service, I used the Sony PC Companion. At first it was not working, so I did a hard reset on the phone (press the button at the back). I held the power+up button while inserting the cable, and finally it was detected by Sony. It will reset your device to factory settings though.

seiferfury said:
I have experienced this too, however, instead of using the Sony Update Service, I used the Sony PC Companion. At first it was not working, so I did a hard reset on the phone (press the button at the back). I held the power+up button while inserting the cable, and finally it was detected by Sony. It will reset your device to factory settings though.
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How did it
How Catch 4 buttons simultaneously
Please reply to the importance of

Im in the same scenario.. I tried all the procedures here but i failed.. I noticed that when i connect it, it disconnects after a while along with blinking of led light then reconnect again. And my PC detects it as unknown device.. I tried to install ADB driver but it also fails. Please help me.. Thanks. Sorry about my English

zergmac023 said:
Im in the same scenario.. I tried all the procedures here but i failed.. I noticed that when i connect it, it disconnects after a while along with blinking of led light then reconnect again. And my PC detects it as unknown device.. I tried to install ADB driver but it also fails. Please help me.. Thanks. Sorry about my English
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If you flash a different device's rom, it happens. If you replace your motherboard, it will work again.

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TacoNikky said:
If you flash a different device's rom, it happens. If you replace your motherboard, it will work again.
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Which probably crying::crying::crying:

yeubeo168 said:
Which probably crying::crying::crying:
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I have bought motherboard from china http://www.yoybuy.com/en/show/37431065583/ from this seller.
It took 20 days to arrive to Turkey. I have changed my motherboard and my phone is back right now :victory:
It works like a charm. Model number changed, it shows s39h but phone works like old days :good:

A detailed guide :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/sony-xperia-c/general/how-to-install-restore-stock-android-t2832005

It worked!!!!!
GethPrime said:
Fix Xperia C Red Light brick
Are you facing that the red led on your device blinks and there is no other signs of life? Then you are in the correct thread, I faced this issue when flashing a corrupted recovery but then I found out a easy way to fix it without opening the device or sending it in to Sony.
Requirements:
1. The first thing you need to do is to make sure that you have downloaded Sony Update Service and have installed it onto your PC from the link above, if not, do it now.
2. Now launch Sony Update Service and select Xperia C in the list and then press Next.
3. Hold the Volume Up button and plugin microusbcable while doing so, if that doesn't work for you, hold power + volume up and plugin the microusbcable while doing. Keep holding button combination for a few seconds and wait for a green light on your phone, if it appears check on
your PC so that it's detected.
4. Wait while the firmware is being downloaded and reinstalled on your phone and enjoy your working device!
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It worked for my Xperia M (rooted on JB 4.3) with a locked bootloader which was STUCK on bootloop screen and when I did the whole thing with holding the power and volume up button (after I let the battery die after so many bootloops it did), FINALLY I was able to take it to flashmode, while I had selected from Sony PC Companion to repair my phone, and after 3-4 tries, I DID IT!!! Thank you so much for this thread ( I DEFINITELY pressed the "thanks" button), it really SAVED ME time and money (because I was planning to send it to Sony to fix it and you ALL know how bastards Sony is)!!!! And to all those of you who are DESPERATE to fix their phone (I hope you read this thread), DON'T PANIC, and DON'T GIVE UP!!! It took me 2 days of searching the web, and FINALLY I MADE IT!!! There are ALWAYS solutions to these kinds of problems!!!!

red light
dear friends please help me. I wanted to install cwm recovery with mobile uncle tools. when I placed recovery.img to phone memory(not in any folder), it didn't find the file, but when in sd card(not in any folder) it succesfully find. I selected and flashed, but the phone shut down and didn't start anymore. yesterday, when plugging to charge the red light under the screen was blinking. but today, it just stays on, not blinking, but after some time, goes off again, and start blinking. when I connect to PC, first it connects, after some time connection is lost and green light passes to red again, after some time it again connects. I tried Sony Update Service and PC Companion, didn't work. Please help...

Need help
same here only red light is blinking,,,i tried doing Power+vol up and Power+vol down and by inserting cable also...it just show a red light when plugged in

i'm also having the same problem....somebody please help!!!!really need to use it
kamran.kerim said:
dear friends please help me. I wanted to install cwm recovery with mobile uncle tools. when I placed recovery.img to phone memory(not in any folder), it didn't find the file, but when in sd card(not in any folder) it succesfully find. I selected and flashed, but the phone shut down and didn't start anymore. yesterday, when plugging to charge the red light under the screen was blinking. but today, it just stays on, not blinking, but after some time, goes off again, and start blinking. when I connect to PC, first it connects, after some time connection is lost and green light passes to red again, after some time it again connects. I tried Sony Update Service and PC Companion, didn't work. Please help...
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i'm also having the same problem....somebody please help!!!!really need to use it

chauhanjayc said:
Have tried this on my bricked xperia c red led
Few weeks back no success
Logic
If you flash wrong recovery there is no way to boot in any mode
I can say this with 100% confident as I had spent full 3 days and tried every thing...
If u wona check goto custome mod for xperia c thred and get recovery installed
Then try this and share results
All the best
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Does that mean phone is dead?

choxx said:
Does that mean phone is dead?
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no all you need stock kernel
you can either google it or download ftf and check all except kernel
done

[Q] JLo bricked

Hello.
I'm in a bit of a pickle. I installed slimbean on my friends Xperia J and it booted properly and everything. The only problem I had was that the IMEI was blank and the phone could not get the network established. Now I wish that was still the problem. It looks like the phone is totally bricked. I left it on over night and it was fully charged, but in the morning it was turned off. I tried turning it on, taking out the battery, but couldn't get it to turn on. I tried getting into fastboot mode, but to no avail.
When I press the fastboot button (volume down) and connect it, the windows doesn't recognize it and failes to install the drivers. After that, when I plug it in, I can hear the failed usb connect sound. And that is about it. Please guys, work your magic. Thanks.

cikamatko said:
Hello.
I'm in a bit of a pickle. I installed slimbean on my friends Xperia J and it booted properly and everything. The only problem I had was that the IMEI was blank and the phone could not get the network established. Now I wish that was still the problem. It looks like the phone is totally bricked. I left it on over night and it was fully charged, but in the morning it was turned off. I tried turning it on, taking out the battery, but couldn't get it to turn on. I tried getting into fastboot mode, but to no avail.
When I press the fastboot button (volume down) and connect it, the windows doesn't recognize it and failes to install the drivers. After that, when I plug it in, I can hear the failed usb connect sound. And that is about it. Please guys, work your magic. Thanks.
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Use flashtool and flash Stock ICS, To put your device in flashmode you hold the Volume + and plug the USB in, The LED Light should light up green, The reason your IMEI was gone and you have no network was because you must've flashed straight from Jellybean? The way to solve this is by flashing from ICS to your desired rom, Goodluck!

Hussain_Salam said:
Use flashtool and flash Stock ICS, To put your device in flashmode you hold the Volume + and plug the USB in, The LED Light should light up green, The reason your IMEI was gone and you have no network was because you must've flashed straight from Jellybean? The way to solve this is by flashing from ICS to your desired rom, Goodluck!
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Thanks for your response, but the biggest problem is that I can't get into flashmode. Windows just makes a failed connect usb sound and that's it. And the device is listed in the device manager as unknown device.
But, really, thanks for the response.

cikamatko said:
Thanks for your response, but the biggest problem is that I can't get into flashmode. Windows just makes a failed connect usb sound and that's it. And the device is listed in the device manager as unknown device.
But, really, thanks for the response.
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Windows won't detect anything if you get into flashmode, try again, plug the usb and wait 0.001s and press "Volume +"button
[0.001 s means that do not press button and plug usb at the same time,but need fast action]

lhkakex said:
Windows won't detect anything if you get into flashmode, try again, plug the usb and wait 0.001s and press "Volume +"button
[0.001 s means that do not press button and plug usb at the same time,but need fast action]
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No luck, just keep hearing the usb failed connect sound and that's it.

cikamatko said:
No luck, just keep hearing the usb failed connect sound and that's it.
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I've been through this before, another method is installing Sony PC Companion have it opened up, and attempt to put your device in flash mode

Hussain_Salam said:
I've been through this before, another method is installing Sony PC Companion have it opened up, and attempt to put your device in flash mode
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Nope
I guess that's it.

cikamatko said:
Nope
I guess that's it.
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You said your battery was completely flat right, so what's happened is your phone doesn't have enough power to do anything, What you need to do is leave the phone on charge (Best to do it overnight) One you've done this Take your battery out for 5 minutes, After place your battery back in and use flash tool and Flash Stock ICS (If you want to flash to slimbean again) if not goa head and flash Stock JB, Your device should run normally

Sony Xperia J Bricked help

Hello,
I cant seem to start my Xperia J back up. I get three blinking led lights when trying to turn the phone on. If I hook up to wall charger I get a solid green, if I hold Vol Up, I can get Solid Blue.
When I connect to PC, I can get into Fastboot and Flashmode. I tried reflashing to stock, no luck. I cant get the phone to boot, battery is too low.
ANy ideas?

Recharge you battery on some other phone (I keep wall chargers just in case).
Do you have drivers instaled? Does Flashtool give any error?
Sent from my ST26i

Dzepar said:
Recharge you battery on some other phone (I keep wall chargers just in case).
Do you have drivers instaled? Does Flashtool give any error?
Sent from my ST26i
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Don't have another phone to recharge with I do have drivers installed and flashtools gives no errors.

I tried to charge the battery by cutting a usb cord and holding the black and red cable to + and -. Now I just get a blinking green light when attempting to power the phone on.

kommie27 said:
I tried to charge the battery by cutting a usb cord and holding the black and red cable to + and -. Now I just get a blinking green light when attempting to power the phone on.
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What you try do do? Did you flash some rom?
You usuali need to flash stock kernel via Flashtool after flashing rom so the phone turn on.
When you posting problem tell:
- What was the phone state ( stock rom JB 4.1.2. workin battery 40%)
- I was flashing Rom, kernel etc
and whats you problem now.
Youll have beter chance to get help

Dzepar said:
What you try do do? Did you flash some rom?
You usuali need to flash stock kernel via Flashtool after flashing rom so the phone turn on.
When you posting problem tell:
- What was the phone state ( stock rom JB 4.1.2. workin battery 40%)
- I was flashing Rom, kernel etc
and whats you problem now.
Youll have beter chance to get help
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Phone State was flashing from Cyanogen to Stock. I am trying to go back to Stock. Flashing stock ftf
I get a green light now only when hitting power.

kommie27 said:
Phone State was flashing from Cyanogen to Stock. I am trying to go back to Stock. Flashing stock ftf
I get a green light now only when hitting power.
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Try this:
Open Flashtool, select ftf that you want to flash, wait till it tells to connect the phone, conect phone ( hold volume down and connect usb) wait till the process finish.
Good Luck.
Sent from my ST26i

Flash completes successfully. When I try to turn phoneon. Green Led blinks and nothing happens. If I connect to charger solid green.

No clue. Did your phone fall or something? It looks that you screen is broken.
Sent from my ST26i

[Q] Xperia C Dead Bricked no power only red led when connect to pc or charger

I install custom rom to my xperia c when it low battery (around 20%) and after that my phone turn out to bricked. It look like a no battery phone right now and it only have red led when connect to pc or charger. I've tried everything they told ( power button, volume up,down, sus, perfect flash, flash tool, pc companion, reset button on the back, charged for long hours) but nothing work. Please help me!!!

Emotionless said:
I install custom rom to my xperia c when it low battery (around 20%) and after that my phone turn out to bricked. It look like a no battery phone right now and it only have red led when connect to pc or charger. I've tried everything they told ( power button, volume up,down, sus, perfect flash, flash tool, pc companion, reset button on the back, charged for long hours) but nothing work. Please help me!!!
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This is an old way but works
http://forum.xda-developers.com/sony-xperia-c/general/how-to-install-restore-stock-android-t2832005

iSiddharth said:
This is an old way but works
http://forum.xda-developers.com/sony-xperia-c/general/how-to-install-restore-stock-android-t2832005
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Thanks, but It didn't detects my phone and now i sent it to Sony center.

Emotionless said:
I install custom rom to my xperia c when it low battery (around 20%) and after that my phone turn out to bricked. It look like a no battery phone right now and it only have red led when connect to pc or charger. I've tried everything they told ( power button, volume up,down, sus, perfect flash, flash tool, pc companion, reset button on the back, charged for long hours) but nothing work. Please help me!!!
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There is no other way buddy
you have to go to service centre for this
i had done the same thing with my xperia c
i was installing custom rom without unlocking bootloader and but custom rom was installed but after few seconds my phone switch's off and that is hard brick not a single button was working same thing that happens with you
the problem was that there was a issue in the hardware in the motherboard
and ultimately they changed my phone's motherboard which is a single solution left!

Xperia Z5 not booting up/red blinking light after update = Bricked?

Hi gang,
My Xperia Z5 (E6603) would not boot up after the latest update. I'm guessing it must've died during the update.
I tried:
Reset (Pwr + Vol+/-) and OFF button in sim card tray. All reset attempt was done several times with and without the simcard tray.
I noticed the phone did not vibrate when I tried Pwr + vol+ or with the OFF button by itself. It only vibrate when the OFF and Pwr button were held down simultaneously.
To rule out it was battery, I let it charged for almost 2 days now without any success. I still get the slow blinking red light and no solid red or orange or green light indicating the device is fully charged. I also check the integrity of the battery at the stored and it is at 4.0 V, so I believe the battery is not the problem.
Unplugging battery method: Tried unplugging the battery and connect to the computer then plugged it back in with no luck.
Flashtool was not recognized after holding Vol- and connect to the computer.
I also tried different charger and usb
i read from many forum that the battery needs to die in order to reset the kernel. Should I just let the battery discharged? Or are there others ways that are more efficient?
I'm not sure what to do at this point. Any suggestion will be greatly appreciated.
Thank you!

try change battery

Alvian_P said:
try change battery
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I believe the battery is ok. I brought it to the store to check the charge and it was sufficient
thank you,

Flash phone using Flashtool.

El Solido said:
Flash phone using Flashtool.
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Unfortunately, the phone is not recognized by flashtool.
Thank you,

maybe bootloader corrupt. bootloader in emmc. try bring your phone to phone services, JTAG flash may help.

Alvian_P said:
maybe bootloader corrupt. bootloader in emmc. try bring your phone to phone services, JTAG flash may help.
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What software can I use to fix the bootloader? I have an unlocked phone so my service provider will not take care of it.
Thank you!

myphonedied said:
What software can I use to fix the bootloader? I have an unlocked phone so my service provider will not take care of it.
Thank you!
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Go to phone repair outlets in your city, not in Sony Service Center. usually they can fix hardware problem. I dont know what software are used. I only know with Jtag can repair bootloader via test point.

Alvian_P said:
Go to phone repair outlets in your city, not in Sony Service Center. usually they can fix hardware problem. I dont know what software are used. I only know with Jtag can repair bootloader via test point.
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Does the bootloader need to be unlocked on the phone previously for the JTAG method to work?
Thank you for the suggestion,

myphonedied said:
Does the bootloader need to be unlocked on the phone previously for the JTAG method to work?
Thank you for the suggestion,
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not sure. locked or unlocked should work, because the files inject directly to emmc
by the way, have you try to change another battery?

ave you tried to boot the phone into download mode?
Have you tried the actual Sony Tool and the Recovery-Process?
With that i unbricked my Z5 from that symptons i think 2 or 3 times already after the flash went somehow wrong because it stopped midway.

Alvian_P said:
not sure. locked or unlocked should work, because the files inject directly to emmc
by the way, have you try to change another battery?
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I ordered a new battery, will try that and let you know
Thanks!

Seelbreaker said:
ave you tried to boot the phone into download mode?
Have you tried the actual Sony Tool and the Recovery-Process?
With that i unbricked my Z5 from that symptons i think 2 or 3 times already after the flash went somehow wrong because it stopped midway.
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The phone won't boot into download mode. It's not recognized by PC companion so I can't carry out the recovery process.
Thank you for the suggestion!

myphonedied said:
I ordered a new battery, will try that and let you know
Thanks!
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Ok... :good:

myphonedied said:
The phone won't boot into download mode. It's not recognized by PC companion so I can't carry out the recovery process.
Thank you for the suggestion!
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Another thing - on my Laptop i can't access fastboot mode because it restarts everytime (showing the blue led and then it reboots), therefore i have to attach the Z5 to the Dockingstation.
But it seems like it is completeley dead right?
just to be sure - press and hold vol up and then connect your usb-cable. If the LED stays blue - gg
Then you just have to install the fastboot driver in Test-Mode (reboot to f8 and deactivate the Enforced Driver Signature) and then you may be able to atleast flash or better first boot the phone with a new kernel. If the boot works and then crashes you have your first step to unbrick the phone.
fastboot boot "kernel-image"
Altough i don't have any idea which Kernel you should choose

Seelbreaker said:
Another thing - on my Laptop i can't access fastboot mode because it restarts everytime (showing the blue led and then it reboots), therefore i have to attach the Z5 to the Dockingstation.
But it seems like it is completeley dead right?
just to be sure - press and hold vol up and then connect your usb-cable. If the LED stays blue - gg
Then you just have to install the fastboot driver in Test-Mode (reboot to f8 and deactivate the Enforced Driver Signature) and then you may be able to atleast flash or better first boot the phone with a new kernel. If the boot works and then crashes you have your first step to unbrick the phone.
fastboot boot "kernel-image"
Altough i don't have any idea which Kernel you should choose
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Red blinking red in Sony phones mean bricked motherboard

Try on different computer. Use USB 2.0 port and original sony cable.

EugenStanis said:
Red blinking red in Sony phones mean bricked motherboard
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Any way to fix a bricked motherboard?

myphonedied said:
Any way to fix a bricked motherboard?
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Yes, replacing it

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