Softbricked Xperia Z3 - locked bootloader, disabled USB debugging, no recovery access
Hey, I'm in big need for help in reanimation of my Xperia Z3. I've been trying to install CM 12.1 on rooted Lollipop 5.0.2. In TWRP, after doing a full wipe I've checked ROM on sdcard and started installation. After some time, phone prompted sth like: "there's no root acces, click ok to install SU". Guided by intuition rather than by wisdom I've clicked it, and here started my problems. After reboot phone was stuck on Sony logo screen. So, I've do some research and started to apply solutions one by another.
- After trying to manually access recovery mode, there's only a short flash of green LED and that's all, black screen. Propably there's no more TWRP aboard. Other ways to access it are blocked: I can't use any apk because of softbrick, and can't use ADB commands because USB debugging is disabled after wipe.
- I can access fastboot mode visible for Flashtool; when phone is in this mode, blue LED lights permemently. I've tried to unlock bootloader: program gives message, that there's no possibility of it on my phone. By the way, I would prefer to stay with blocked bootloader. I was trying to flash custom kernel, but there was an error. I don't remember exactly what it was, but it was about lack of permissions, i think that it's also because of USB debugging disabled. The same error shows when I'm trying to flash any other ROM - stock 5.0.2, prerooted 6.0.1 or Paranoid Android.
Most of solutions in similar topics around the web tells to use recovery mode, Flashtool or ADB commands. All af that failed for me and I'm stuck with no ideas what to do next. Now I'm trying to repair or recover stock, unrooted ROM with Xperia Companion, but I'm really afraid of this process because I can't check battery or load it normally while stuck in boot loop. Maybe it will help, then I'll edit or delete this post. I hope you can help me somehow.
Thank you in advance and best regards,
BW
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Softbricked Xperia Z3 - locked bootloader, disabled USB debugging, no recovery access
Hey, I'm in big need for help in reanimation of my Xperia Z3. I've been trying to install CM 12.1 on rooted Lollipop 5.0.2. In TWRP, after doing a full wipe I've checked ROM on sdcard and started installation. After some time, phone prompted sth like: "there's no root acces, click ok to install SU". Guided by intuition rather than by wisdom I've clicked it, and here started my problems. After reboot phone was stuck on Sony logo screen. So, I've do some research and started to apply solutions one by another.
- After trying to manually access recovery mode, there's only a short flash of green LED and that's all, black screen. Propably there's no more TWRP aboard. Other ways to access it are blocked: I can't use any apk because of softbrick, and can't use ADB commands because USB debugging is disabled after wipe.
- I can access fastboot mode visible for Flashtool; when phone is in this mode, blue LED lights permemently. I've tried to unlock bootloader: program gives message, that there's no possibility of it on my phone. By the way, I would prefer to stay with blocked bootloader. I was trying to flash custom kernel, but there was an error. I don't remember exactly what it was, but it was about lack of permissions, i think that it's also because of USB debugging disabled. The same error shows when I'm trying to flash any other ROM - stock 5.0.2, prerooted 6.0.1 or Paranoid Android.
Most of solutions in similar topics around the web tells to use recovery mode, Flashtool or ADB commands. All af that failed for me and I'm stuck with no ideas what to do next. Now I'm trying to repair or recover stock, unrooted ROM with Xperia Companion, but I'm really afraid of this process because I can't check battery or load it normally while stuck in boot loop. Maybe it will help, then I'll edit or delete this post. I hope you can help me somehow.
Thank you in advance and best regards,
BW
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Hi and welcome to XDA.
Your device has a dedicated forum here:
> Sony Xperia Z3 > Xperia Z3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting
All questions regarding your device belong in the forum linked above. You'll need to create an account first so you can post in the main forums.
Good luck
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hi bit stuck here iv got a xperia ray unlocked bootloader cmw and 4.0.2.a.0.62XYH-MOD-Last custom rom kernel 2.6.32.9-v3 iv been trying to get honeycomb blue circle battery with no luck iv got some zip files but when i try and apply them my status bar dissapears any suggestions would be extremely helpful
Is that the icon with the thin blue circle and the number in the middle?
I am unfamiliar with your rom and kernal but I know a similar battery display is available included in other roms like CM9 and such.
Others have had the issue of a vanishing statusbar depending on the CPU governor they are using? Try changing the governor to ONDEMAND or INTERACTIVE if you have the option.
Good luck
Xperia ray bootloop
first off, i'm a noob.
I rooted my xperia ray (ST18i) yesterday and also installed ClockWorkMod 5+ on my phone, as well as ROM manager
I tried installing ROMs and bootanimations; i always got status 7 error, but that's another story
anyway, i tried installing CM10 on my xperia phone
again i got the "asset failed: status 7" error thing
I backed up and tried to reboot but now i'm stuck in a bootloop and i'm even unable to access CWM :crying:
anyone help please?
Thanks in advance
BarnabasEdubio said:
first off, i'm a noob.
I rooted my xperia ray (ST18i) yesterday and also installed ClockWorkMod 5+ on my phone, as well as ROM manager
I tried installing ROMs and bootanimations; i always got status 7 error, but that's another story
anyway, i tried installing CM10 on my xperia phone
again i got the "asset failed: status 7" error thing
I backed up and tried to reboot but now i'm stuck in a bootloop and i'm even unable to access CWM :crying:
anyone help please?
Thanks in advance
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Ideally you should have created a separate thread for your query since it does not relate specifically to the topic on this one However,
I have found that the best way with these things is to keep it simple. There are two ways to flash a kernal to your phone depending also on the type of file it is.
For CM roms and kernals you can either follow the instructions provided on the CM website using the CMD window (if you use windows OS) or using flashtool v0.9.10.
Flashtool is much easier since all you do is install it, then install the drivers for your phone that come bundled with the software. After that connect the phone in fastboot mode (Hold the volume up button while connecting the USB cable) and then open the fastboot toolbox. You can flash the boot.img file that comes with all CM roms that way and then reboot the phone.
***Before flashing your phone you must ensure that you had "Developer Options" enabled with "USB Debugging". This allows for Flashtool and other methods to access and flash the phone with no problems***
CM10 boot.img contains CWM boootloader and to enter recovery you toggle the volume buttons while the phone starts up. The LED will change colour and CWM Recovery will show up.
Most if not all this information is available under the Ray development section of the forums here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1351
Good luck
The device just keeps rebooting endlessly, I flashed moonbreaker rom and when rebooting the device this happened.
No idea what to do to resolve it, please can someone assist me, the device is completley unsuable. Only option is to return it and hope for a new one I'm guessing?
It would be better if you asked in respective ROM thread ,not opening a new one, just sayin..
You can either :
- enter recovery,flash disable exposed zip,you can find in moonbreaker thread,and see if it solved it.
- clean flash prerooted rom ,you can find one in general section
If all fails,you can enter fastboot mode and flash ftf via flashtool or even try with PC Companion if everything else fails.There should be a repair option within PC companion,haven't used it though,but you should find it easily.
I went into twrp and factory reset the phone and it is still broken! i really need someone to help me im very stuck here!!!
Can you report the exact steps you took prior to this happening? Which files you flashed and in what order? Also which version of the Z3 do you own?
Have you tried restoring a nandroid if you made one?
If your boot loader is locked you can just repair with pc companion.
Hello everyone this is my first post on this forum.Greetings to everyone!
I have Lenovo A536 android 4.4 smartphone rooted with Kingroot app
I tried to update vibeUi this morning despite the warning of rooted device:angel:.Update failed and i removed the battery when screen stopped cause device didnt turn off from power button
>Phone now enters only Boot recovery menu and reaches till lenovo logo.The phone doesnt recognise SD Card
I tryed to wipe data/factory defaults and cache so far from boot recovery menu.The other options didnt work.
>Tried so far stock roms A536_S175_150105_ROW
, A536_S147_140910_ROW with Smart Phone Flash Tool a
nd Sp Flash Tool without any luck.Also Installed SDK Tools with 4.4.2 and run through CMD line
but commands wont respond.(trying adb bridge)
Please provide me with info explain me with details what should i do, because i am total amateur using
android tools.I know it was dumb to do those things to phone so i am paying the price now (The warranty of the phone is on if i messed it badly).
Thanks in advance.
AndroidNoobUser said:
Hello everyone this is my first post on this forum.Greetings to everyone!
I have Lenovo A536 android 4.4 smartphone rooted with Kingroot app
I tried to update vibeUi this morning despite the warning of rooted device:angel:.Update failed and i removed the battery when screen stopped cause device didnt turn off from power button
>Phone now enters only Boot recovery menu and reaches till lenovo logo.The phone doesnt recognise SD Card
I tryed to wipe data/factory defaults and cache so far from boot recovery menu.The other options didnt work.
>Tried so far stock roms A536_S175_150105_ROW
, A536_S147_140910_ROW with Smart Phone Flash Tool a
nd Sp Flash Tool without any luck.Also Installed SDK Tools with 4.4.2 and run through CMD line
but commands wont respond.(trying adb bridge)
Please provide me with info explain me with details what should i do, because i am total amateur using
android tools.I know it was dumb to do those things to phone so i am paying the price now (The warranty of the phone is on if i messed it badly).
Thanks in advance.
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Hi,
Thank you for using XDA assist
There is no dedicated forum for your device. However there is a general forum for android here http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/help where you can try to ask to get the expert's help
Good luck.
Hi, I'm a noob to this site and is my last call of action ive tried everything to get my phone working but I'm at a lost end now and getting frustrated.
If anyone can help me with my problem it will be much appreciated and a lot of pressure taken off me. to start with I towel rooted my xperia sp (c5303) which gave me root. I then installed a recovery called philz which worked great. installed lollipop all fine booted up but no data signal bar had explanation mark. I tried the data fix through recovery did not work so I thought il flash my device again to see if it rectifies my problem so I deleted all data cache delvic cache chose the file off sd card that I previously used but this time I got an error. and the phone just restarted . so I assume there is nothing on my phone now no firmware as it turns on comes up with the sony logo but hangs after a minute or so my phone turns its self off. I plug my phone into pc usb and the lightbar turns green at the bottom then after 40 seconds goes red with the sony logo again then after a minute reboots to green and so on in a boot loop state. I have tried flashing my phone to stock with flashtools but it gets so far then gives error that I don't have usb debugging and unknown sources enabled. I cant have them enabled as I cant access my phone. I have gone into flash tool drivers folder downloaded flashmode drivers and fastboot and viskan board it starts to install them comes up with welcome to device driver installation . sony(winusb) says failed. Google inc (winusb) says failed sony ericsson mobile communication says failed I assume it cant see my phone. I just don't understand what to do next.
If any body has had this problem could you please shed a little light, Thanks for taking time out to read this.
Chris
chris10286 said:
Hi, I'm a noob to this site and is my last call of action ive tried everything to get my phone working but I'm at a lost end now and getting frustrated.
If anyone can help me with my problem it will be much appreciated and a lot of pressure taken off me. to start with I towel rooted my xperia sp (c5303) which gave me root. I then installed a recovery called philz which worked great. installed lollipop all fine booted up but no data signal bar had explanation mark. I tried the data fix through recovery did not work so I thought il flash my device again to see if it rectifies my problem so I deleted all data cache delvic cache chose the file off sd card that I previously used but this time I got an error. and the phone just restarted . so I assume there is nothing on my phone now no firmware as it turns on comes up with the sony logo but hangs after a minute or so my phone turns its self off. I plug my phone into pc usb and the lightbar turns green at the bottom then after 40 seconds goes red with the sony logo again then after a minute reboots to green and so on in a boot loop state. I have tried flashing my phone to stock with flashtools but it gets so far then gives error that I don't have usb debugging and unknown sources enabled. I cant have them enabled as I cant access my phone. I have gone into flash tool drivers folder downloaded flashmode drivers and fastboot and viskan board it starts to install them comes up with welcome to device driver installation . sony(winusb) says failed. Google inc (winusb) says failed sony ericsson mobile communication says failed I assume it cant see my phone. I just don't understand what to do next.
If any body has had this problem could you please shed a little light, Thanks for taking time out to read this.
Chris
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I have fixed it myself took me a week but I unlocked bootloader from sony did a full install of own rom, works perfect now. please close thread
chris10286 said:
I have fixed it myself took me a week but I unlocked bootloader from sony did a full install of own rom, works perfect now. please close thread
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Glad you managed to fix it yourself.
If you have further questions, feel free to ask in the help thread for the Xperia SP
http://forum.xda-developers.com/xperia-sp/help
Thread closed.
Hey guys i regularly follow ur posts and those are really helpful but its the first time i am writing as i am ****ed up with my xperia c4 device. Recently i upgraded my xperia c4 to android 6.0.1 marshmallow using your flash tool flash method as i had unlocked my bootloader. after that i found that my device isn't booting into recovery mode. whenever i tried to boot into recovery it stucks at sony xperia logo and after some while it restarts automatically to the system. So i thought the recovery might be deleted when i was flashing the firmware. i was using twrp recovery made by u guys
PHP:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/xperia-c5-ultra/development/bootloader-unlocked-custom-recovery-t3285521
so I flashed that again using fastboot mode and it failed to flash and after that my phone gone totally black. Now none of the switches are working when pressing the power key its not even vibrating. when plugging it to pc via usb top notification led shows red and its not blinking. and the phone is automatically disconnecting after a while. i tried to flash the rom again through flash tool but it is showing "the device is connected usb debugging is off".
I am going crazy. please guys help me to fix this.:crying:
Thanks
Kirito69 said:
Hey guys i regularly follow ur posts and those are really helpful but its the first time i am writing as i am ****ed up with my xperia c4 device. Recently i upgraded my xperia c4 to android 6.0.1 marshmallow using your flash tool flash method as i had unlocked my bootloader. after that i found that my device isn't booting into recovery mode. whenever i tried to boot into recovery it stucks at sony xperia logo and after some while it restarts automatically to the system. So i thought the recovery might be deleted when i was flashing the firmware. i was using twrp recovery made by u guys
PHP:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/xperia-c5-ultra/development/bootloader-unlocked-custom-recovery-t3285521
so I flashed that again using fastboot mode and it failed to flash and after that my phone gone totally black. Now none of the switches are working when pressing the power key its not even vibrating. when plugging it to pc via usb top notification led shows red and its not blinking. and the phone is automatically disconnecting after a while. i tried to flash the rom again through flash tool but it is showing "the device is connected usb debugging is off".
I am going crazy. please guys help me to fix this.:crying:
Thanks
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Greetings and welcome to assist. I can see you have already found the correct place to ask your question here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3370395
so I'll close this one up
Good Luck
Sawdoctor