Hi guys.
I have for a few weeks one Xiaomi Mi3 16GB Snapdragon (WCDMA). Because I thought it was too slow, I flashed another rom by Mirecovery, but I think I used a wrong one because the phone is completely dead! I am not able to get access to the recovery mode or fastboot. The keys don’t work anymore.
This is the rom I flashed: xiaomi.eu_multi_NX403A_4.7.11_jb-4.2. downloaded on miuiandroid.com.[later I heard this is a rom for zte z5s mini, so really wrong one ]
After installing of MiPhone2.11.6, the first time when I connected the phone with the pc, the red led kept lighting on and the driver wasn't installed, but the phone was recognized by MiFlash(com20, i think): flashing did't work because there wasn't a communication with the port. After that I tried to reinstall MiPhone and afther some attempts, when I connected the phone with the pc, the red led kept lighting on for a few seconds and the driver was installed. But the phone wasn't anymore recognized by Miphone, so again no possibility to flash it.
I’m really desperate because i used the phone just for 2 weeks.
I would really appreciate if somebody would come with a good solution.
Thank you.
chc2918 said:
Hi guys.
I have for a few weeks one Xiaomi Mi3 16GB Snapdragon (WCDMA). Because I thought it was too slow, I flashed another rom by Mirecovery, but I think I used a wrong one because the phone is completely dead! I am not able to get access to the recovery mode or fastboot. The keys don’t work anymore.
This is the rom I flashed: xiaomi.eu_multi_NX403A_4.7.11_jb-4.2. downloaded on miuiandroid.com.[later I heard this is a rom for zte z5s mini, so really wrong one ]
After installing of MiPhone2.11.6, the first time when I connected the phone with the pc, the red led kept lighting on and the driver wasn't installed, but the phone was recognized by MiFlash(com20, i think): flashing did't work because there wasn't a communication with the port. After that I tried to reinstall MiPhone and afther some attempts, when I connected the phone with the pc, the red led kept lighting on for a few seconds and the driver was installed. But the phone wasn't anymore recognized by Miphone, so again no possibility to flash it.
I’m really desperate because i used the phone just for 2 weeks.
I would really appreciate if somebody would come with a good solution.
Thank you.
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if you have no access to recovery or fastboot, the phone is finished
one of the worst things you can do to a device is flash the wrong software, as you see.
Hi all! I have a Sony Xperia Z3 I recently acquired, it seems to be bricked, possibly hard bricked I'm not sure, but the phone refuses to boot into fastboot or flashmode. Here's what I've noticed so far:
EDIT: The bootloader on the device was never actually unlocked! After getting in contact with the previous owner, all he did was use KingRoot to gain root access on the phone, then installed SuperSU and Clockworkmod recovery respectively. After installing the custom recovery the previous owner had then attempted to flash a variant of Cyanogenmod but the flash failed, since the bootloader wasn't unlocked, resulting in the bricked state the phone is currently in.
The phone shows a red LED when left plugged in to charge overnight
If power button + volume up buttons are held, the red led turns off and the phone vibrates 3 times, but nothing else happens
When connected to the computer via USB, the red led will appear again for a couple seconds, then disappear, then appear, and repeats this process until unplugged. While this is happening you can hear the computer recognizing the phone being constantly plugged in and unplugged.
When plugged into the PC, flashtool recognizes the phone as "Device Connected with USB debugging OFF"
Booting into fastboot or flashmode doesn't work, no matter what button combinations I've tried none of them worked to put the phone in either of these modes.
Is there any way I can unbrick the phone? I don't think this is a driver issue as the computer is recognizing the device in device manager and flashtool sees it, however shows "Device Connected with USB debugging OFF". Is there anyway to somehow enable USB debugging in this state?
I've also tried using adb commands to reboot into fastboot, however this is pointless as the phone is not recognized as an ADB device, when you type "adb devices" there is no devices listed.
HUGE thanks to anyone who has any input on my situation, any help is gladly appreciated! Thank you everyone!
I'm not sure you can do anything about it being hard bricked but I did want to ask you a question how was you able to unlock the bootloader on your tmobile z3, that might be why it's acting up cause I heard tmobile z3 bootloader couldn't be unlocked
lavin40 said:
I'm not sure you can do anything about it being hard bricked but I did want to ask you a question how was you able to unlock the bootloader on your tmobile z3, that might be why it's acting up cause I heard tmobile z3 bootloader couldn't be unlocked
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EDIT: I just got in contact with the previous owner, the bootloader was actually not unlocked, the phone was simply rooted via KingRoot, after that SuperSU was installed, then Clockworkmod recovery. After that the previous owner had attempted to flash a new custom rom from clockworkmod but it failed, resulting in the brick. So as it turns out the most probably reason for the brick was because the bootloader was never unlocked, causing the flash to fail, putting the phone in this bricked state. Does anyone have any suggestions on what I can do at this point to unbrick it, now knowing the bootloader was never unlocked? Thanks!
If there's no way for you to plug it into the PC without the constant unplugging by itself it's very difficult to do anything. If you try to get into flash mode/fastboot is the phone just not recognized or is it in the "red led" mode?
Usually if you flash a custom without the bootloader unlocked, the bootloader corrupts the system and shows an error while trying to boot. A full brick is very uncommon. You may just try to plug it in and see if EMMA or Flash Tool recognizes the device in any possible way.
I guess the last thing you could do is get in contact with a repair service and ask them if there's a chance that they unbrick it.
Omario-242 said:
If there's no way for you to plug it into the PC without the constant unplugging by itself it's very difficult to do anything. If you try to get into flash mode/fastboot is the phone just not recognized or is it in the "red led" mode?
Usually if you flash a custom without the bootloader unlocked, the bootloader corrupts the system and shows an error while trying to boot. A full brick is very uncommon. You may just try to plug it in and see if EMMA or Flash Tool recognizes the device in any possible way.
I guess the last thing you could do is get in contact with a repair service and ask them if there's a chance that they unbrick it.
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When I try to go into flash mode or fastboot, nothing happens except for the phone vibrating 3 times and getting the red LED. I've also tried plugging it in and running EMMA however it's not recognized at all by it.
Flash tool recognizes the phone, but throws this message everytime its connected
"Device Connected with USB debugging off"
Is there anything I can do with Flash Tool with the phone being recognized in this state?
I guess as a last option I could try to get in contact with a repair service and ask if they'd be able to unbrick it, however I do not know of any as I've never been to one, hopefully theres another way to unbrick it without having to go here.
Thank you everyone so far who has replied to my thread so far! Please let me know if anyone has the same issue or has an idea for helping unbrick my phone, I appreciate all the tips I've gotten so far.
I searched a little bit and most of the people which got the same problem said that they weren't able to unbrick it it just because the device wasn't recognized at all. Maybe try the Sony Update Service (program) and see if it recognizes it in any way.
If you start adb and type "adb devices" with plugged in phone is adb giving out anything?
Maybe try to hold down the volume down/up while plugging it in but don't release it at all.
Use this tool ( Pc companion by Sony). Install driver and repair phone.. It will fix hard brick d6616. You can find intrustion about this tool on google
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http://support.sonymobile.com/global-en/tools/pc-companion/
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D6616 dont have any custom from now. Dont flash any rom or kernel custom, it will lose boot, and hard brick
Omario-242 said:
I searched a little bit and most of the people which got the same problem said that they weren't able to unbrick it it just because the device wasn't recognized at all. Maybe try the Sony Update Service (program) and see if it recognizes it in any way.
If you start adb and type "adb devices" with plugged in phone is adb giving out anything?
Maybe try to hold down the volume down/up while plugging it in but don't release it at all.
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Hi, thanks for the tips, I just tried downloading and installing the Sony Update Service program however it terminates immediately after opening and checking for updates as Sony has discontinued the program since Sony PC Companion replaces this program.
If I type "ADB devices", the phone does not appear on the list, as for some reason ADB is not finding the phone in the state that it's in. I've tried repeatedly typing in this command numerous times when its plugged with no luck.
I've also even tried holding down the volume down/up buttons with a rubber band as i plug the device into the computer however no change, I still get the same result.
Thanks for the tips though!
tz16 said:
Use this tool ( Pc companion by Sony). Install driver and repair phone.. It will fix hard brick d6616. You can find intrustion about this tool on google
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http://support.sonymobile.com/global-en/tools/pc-companion/
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D6616 dont have any custom from now. Dont flash any rom or kernel custom, it will lose boot, and hard brick
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I've already tried using Sony PC Companion however it does not detect my phone at all in the current state for some reason. I've tried everything the program told me to do, pressing and holding numerous button combinations however the program will not recognize the phone. Thanks for the tip though.
when my d6616 get bricked.. I follow that way n it unbrick my phone. you should try again.
http://imgur.com/a/pyFcs
tz16 said:
when my d6616 get bricked.. I follow that way n it unbrick my phone. you should try again.
http://imgur.com/a/pyFcs
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I've tried this exactly as you showed above, however this is the screen I get stuck on, since Sony PC Companion does not recognize my phone. Look at the picture below. Please let me know if you know how to get past this/get Sony PC Companion to recognize my phone, thanks!
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"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
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Install this driver from Flashtool
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0ByttYFWdXh0kcW1VYVpiWE5iSEE/view?usp=sharing
Picture instruction
http://imgur.com/a/QvXpZ
tz16 said:
Install this driver from Flashtool
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0ByttYFWdXh0kcW1VYVpiWE5iSEE/view?usp=sharing
Picture instruction
http://imgur.com/a/QvXpZ
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Hi, thanks for the link and instructions, I just installed the drivers successfully, however Sony PC Companion still isn't recognizing my Xperia Z3.
Anything else I can try? Please let me know, thanks
Unplug your device
Hold Volume+ ....and plug in back till your pc load device " flashmod"
I remember this way, when i do it my pc reconized my device with other name
tz16 said:
Install this driver from Flashtool
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0ByttYFWdXh0kcW1VYVpiWE5iSEE/view?usp=sharing
Picture instruction
http://imgur.com/a/QvXpZ
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I'd guess the problem isn't anything related to drivers on the PC.
The state the OP's device is in is the problem. You can only install/flash/update a device if it is in the correct state for the process (flash mode for updates/installations, fastboot for flash via adb etc.). I for myself never had a brick where the device wasn't recognized in any functioning way.
Usually if a custom rom is flashed onto locked device the bootloader can't process the system as it compares signature keys which aren't present in the custom ROM. The bootloader then exits the loading of the system and gives out an error message, but the device can still boot into flash mode and fastboot.
Since the OP's device doesn't boot into anything (even with various button combinations and/or hard reset) I'd say that it's now a quite nice looking paperweight.
Like I said before I think the only option is to contact the official Sony repair service.
EDIT: One last question, did you plug your device into a USB3.0 in your PC? Because I remember having problems with it while trying to flash something onto my Z3 once. Maybe try a different USB plug if you haven't already.
Omario-242 said:
I'd guess the problem isn't anything related to drivers on the PC.
The state the OP's device is in is the problem. You can only install/flash/update a device if it is in the correct state for the process (flash mode for updates/installations, fastboot for flash via adb etc.). I for myself never had a brick where the device wasn't recognized in any functioning way.
Usually if a custom rom is flashed onto locked device the bootloader can't process the system as it compares signature keys which aren't present in the custom ROM. The bootloader then exits the loading of the system and gives out an error message, but the device can still boot into flash mode and fastboot.
Since the OP's device doesn't boot into anything (even with various button combinations and/or hard reset) I'd say that it's now a quite nice looking paperweight.
Like I said before I think the only option is to contact the official Sony repair service.
EDIT: One last question, did you plug your device into a USB3.0 in your PC? Because I remember having problems with it while trying to flash something onto my Z3 once. Maybe try a different USB plug if you haven't already.
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Hi, my computer doesn't even have USB 3 ports, I've tried every single USB port on my computer all give the same result..
Do you know how to get in contact with the official sony repair service and would they be willing to unbrick it for free (or for a reasonable price that won't exceed the price the phone is worth) I've tried calling Sony already telling them my Z3 was bricked however they told me that since the phone ran out of warranty 4 months ago, they wouldn't repair it, even if they charged, since apparently Sony doesn't do out of warranty repairs.
If getting the phone repaired via the official sony repair service, I may have found a last option below, however this will require me to take apart the phone.
After doing much more research, I've heard with S1tool, if you take apart the phone and find the testpoint, you can then flash the phone from there in order to get fastboot and flashmode back, then after successful flashing from testpoint, the phone will boot into fastboot/flashmode and allow you to restore the phone normally. Is this possible with the Z3? A quick google search gives you a bunch of threads started for finding the testpoints and recovering those devices for the Xperia Z1, ultra, etc. but I haven't found a specific guide for the Z3. Is this still possible? I've attached pictures below of what I believe is the testpoint for the Xperia Z3, I found these looking them up on the internet.
Thank you everyone who's replied so far, please let me know what I should do at this point. Thanks
sebzter said:
Hi, my computer doesn't even have USB 3 ports, I've tried every single USB port on my computer all give the same result..
Do you know how to get in contact with the official sony repair service and would they be willing to unbrick it for free (or for a reasonable price that won't exceed the price the phone is worth) I've tried calling Sony already telling them my Z3 was bricked however they told me that since the phone ran out of warranty 4 months ago, they wouldn't repair it, even if they charged, since apparently Sony doesn't do out of warranty repairs.
If getting the phone repaired via the official sony repair service, I may have found a last option below, however this will require me to take apart the phone.
After doing much more research, I've heard with S1tool, if you take apart the phone and find the testpoint, you can then flash the phone from there in order to get fastboot and flashmode back, then after successful flashing from testpoint, the phone will boot into fastboot/flashmode and allow you to restore the phone normally. Is this possible with the Z3? A quick google search gives you a bunch of threads started for finding the testpoints and recovering those devices for the Xperia Z1, ultra, etc. but I haven't found a specific guide for the Z3. Is this still possible? I've attached pictures below of what I believe is the testpoint for the Xperia Z3, I found these looking them up on the internet.
Thank you everyone who's replied so far, please let me know what I should do at this point. Thanks
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Ok I think I'm out on this point as I honestly have no idea about the whole test point procedure. About repair service though, I guess they don't repair it because they may have to give warranty on their repaired products. Maybe try a mobile repair service in your neighborhood if there's one, but like you said I don't know if the price for a repair exceeds the devices worth.
I guess if you can find this test point it would be a reasonable option for you and I really wish you good luck with that and your phone.
Here's some more screenshots of where I'm at right now as far as the phone being recognized by the computer. The phone shows up as 2 devices, HID-compliant device, and USB input device. I've attached pictures of this in device manager below as well as the list of Connected Devices I see in flashtool when I go to Devices > Check Drivers
sebzter said:
Here's some more screenshots of where I'm at right now as far as the phone being recognized by the computer. The phone shows up as 2 devices, HID-compliant device, and USB input device. I've attached pictures of this in device manager below as well as the list of Connected Devices I see in flashtool when I go to Devices > Check Drivers
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is your device recognize in fastboot....instead of 'adb devices' try 'fastboot devices' in cmd,
if it does try to use fastboot to reboot into recovery.
ndmuni said:
is your device recognize in fastboot....instead of 'adb devices' try 'fastboot devices' in cmd,
if it does try to use fastboot to reboot into recovery.
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Hi, thanks for the tip, however the phone doesn't seem to be recognized in fastboot devices either. Heres a screenshot of what I get when I type in adb devices and fastboot devices. Thanks
Try installing Minimal adb with fastboot from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2317790
If youconnect your device in fastboot mode....power off, hold vol up ..does your pc sees it?
Good day gents and ladies
Well let me start from the beginning.
I'm was using mi-globe 6.12.22
Last week Friday evening downloaded 7.2.9 mi-globe,read around the mi-globe forum.Didn't see anything funny so flashed via twrp on Saturday morning.Hmmmmmmmm this is when all my problems started.
Basically what I should of done is download 7.2.9,new 3.0.3 twrp for norgat,go into recovery flash new recovery, restart recovery,flash 7.2.9 and then have happy days.But it wasn't to be and now I'm basically sitting with a useless mi4c device.
The device works but warms up and I only get about 4 hours battery life.
If I try boot into recovery I just get black screen.
If I connect device to PC it is not recognized, have tried 3 x different laptop/PC's and different cables.
So fastboot,mi-flash,mi-unlock are all not possible as device is not recognized.
I have been trying different solutions without any success.
I think if it would be possible to root device directly without PC then maybe it will be possible to get flashfire working and I can flash new norgat recovery?
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated?
NB.I have tried loading Qualcomm drivers ,google drivers etc etc.no luck can't connect my device too PC,either get device not recognized or the PC doesn't even see the device.Enable USB debugging etc etc nothing works.Been fiddling for 4 days!!!!!!!
Tried to root with kingoroot,framaroot directly on device etc nothing works?
Please help,else device is a nice piece of plastic that holds paper down on my table.lol
BR
Ant
have you tried fastboot
fastboot oem edl
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then MiFlash to flash official rom
Fastboot don't work,as PC don't see the phone?
DeAntman said:
Fastboot don't work,as PC don't see the phone?
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Is usb charging via pc working and have you tried miui updater? , This seems weird state you have ... If none working might be tried deep flash cable flashing ... Or go to nearest service center. Hope that help. Best luck.
Hi,yes USB chargers device via PC but that's all.
How does one deep flash,could you post link please?
I bought the device in China about 18 months ago,Xiaomi never sold mi4c in my country so doubt they could help me locally.
Seems I have soft bricked the device?Tried every thing no solution.
If it would possible to root without USB cable I could maybe try flash new twrp via flash fire?Then could wipe all and try start again?
DeAntman said:
Hi,yes USB chargers device via PC but that's all.
How does one deep flash,could you post link please?
I bought the device in China about 18 months ago,Xiaomi never sold mi4c in my country so doubt they could help me locally.
Seems I have soft bricked the device?Tried every thing no solution.
If it would possible to root without USB cable I could maybe try flash new twrp via flash fire?Then could wipe all and try start again?
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You havent answered the miui updater part, have you tried flash miui rom.zip, using miui updater apps ?
Does fastboot mode boot on your phone ? i mean the bunny sceen showed up ?
For dfc here the link http://xiaomitips.com/guide/miui-deep-flash-engineering-cable-solution-to-non-edl-device/
Please take dfc as last resort. And do research more on this... Do with your own risk. Good luck
Hi,
Yes sorry I have tried updater, I download rom start updater it starts but after about 2 minutes stops and phones shuts down.
I then have to restart phone with long press of power button. It restarts but nothing has changed.
Wrt fastboot it goes into fastboot but this is useless cause no Pc can see my device and if it sees it it sees unknown device, spent countless hours trying different things without any success.
Seems have soft bricked the device, phone works but gets hot and battery life maybe 4 hours if I'm lucky?
Not sure what more today?
DeAntman said:
Hi,
Yes sorry I have tried updater, I download rom start updater it starts but after about 2 minutes stops and phones shuts down.
I then have to restart phone with long press of power button. It restarts but nothing has changed.
Wrt fastboot it goes into fastboot but this is useless cause no Pc can see my device and if it sees it it sees unknown device, spent countless hours trying different things without any success.
Seems have soft bricked the device, phone works but gets hot and battery life maybe 4 hours if I'm lucky?
Not sure what more today?
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Before this has your pc able to use the miflash ? Try to follow this guide to setup it correctly http://en.miui.com/thread-136188-1-1.html ... I follow this guide and the adb n fastboot even works on an old pentium 4, 512mb ram, win xp laptop.
Ps: I think, its only a matter of incorrect driver setup on your side, best luck.