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Installed ROM but freezes at startup, also lost access to CWM

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I have a Sony Ericcson X10 Mini Pro, which had installed a version of CM7 that got at the forums. I learned about rooting and installing custom zips here, so it wasnt my first time.
1) So I decided to try this ROM:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1415026
In the requirements it says I need to unlock the bootloader, have the latest baseband and latest kernel.
2) Followed this tutorial for unlocking the bootloader successfully, no problems:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1254225
3) Followed this tutorial to install the latest kernel and baseband successfully, no problems
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1415012
Still with me? So far I got all the requirements so install the ROM just fine.
4) Followed the guide to install the rom, everything is fine. After the zip was flashed, and flashed gapps too, I restarted my phone and it froze at Sony Ericcsson startup screen.
Tried several things: wiping data, cache, etc. Had done this before, did the usual steps.
BUT I THINK I MADE A FATAL MISTAKE. WHEN THE CWM ASKED ME TO VALIDATE THE CWM, I PUT NO AND LEFT THE CWM SCREEN WITHOUT VALDIDATING THE CWM.
I know that was very stupid.
So my question is:
QUESTION
-How can I boot phone or reinstall CWM to reinstall the ROM again?
-Did I brick my phone? Do I have any solutions for this?
Thanks in advance, and sorry for the long post, I tried to include as much as info as possible.

Auto-Answer:
Sony Ericsson PC Companion can flash over bricked phones and restore to the original system.

find this file "recovery-clockwork-5.5.0.4-ancora.tar.md5" and use odin multi downloader v4.43 theyre to flash this file i assume you know how to use odin, if your phone can still access download mode your phone is not brick.

[Q] will do my ST15i first custom rom flash, but have some questions before

hello all,
yes another new noob here.
i have a xperia mini (st15i) and i will install my first custom rom on it.
i readed so much the last days and many different things, so i have some questions before, just to be sure i am doing right.
i am on stock rom .62 with root CWM 5.0.2.7 installed but bootloader is locked.
I know how to unlock it but this is not what i want to know
i have choosen this rom to flash
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1373435
If i have understand the install instructions, i am on the right boot.img having CWM installed and only need to unlock my bootloader, and then i am similar to this kernel?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1440161
and can start flashing the rom ?
If something is going wrong, can i flash back to stock rom using flashtool or wotanserver? or will it brick because i have something to do first or can i just start flashing over with stock rom then?
Thanks for reading, any help would be nice
greeting, Grody (a brand new noob)

ok i unlocked bootloader and installed hybrom v15 from cwm recoevery menu all was going fine.
after reboot i only see sony ericsson logo and phone hangs, i can only remove battery to turn phone of.
i cant enter the cwm recovery menu only see this sony ericsson logo?
any help pls ?
edit:
Ok i figured it out. I flshed back to stock rom .62 device botted up, everything ok.
Then i flashed the boof kernel and after that i installed the hybrom v15
now everything works fine for me...
thanks for helping me guys xD

Sony Z3 D6653 Root Issue

Morning all,
This is my first post, and I know this may have been asked a thousand times, however, I have searched the forum before asking this question.
I decided to root my Sony Z3, but have now ran into 'serious' issues.
I followed the steps to the T, or thought I did but now have a Sony phone that is stuck on the SONY load screen, and will only boot using TWRP and with only TWRP installed, and no OS. When I connect this to the pc, the only folder in internal storage in the TWRP folder, everything else has gone.
I managed to install Android Studio, the SDK, USB driver and also platform tools. I have also successfully installed TWRP, I also tried to install SUPERSU, but this completes in about 2 seconds if that, and then I'm back to square one.
Luckily there is nothing in the phone I actually need, no pics, files etc. But I have tried to install custom roms with no luck. They always fail, I can get as far as copying this to the phone, using TWRP to install, then it shows the no MD%5 file found, or that it's for D6603 or whatever.
I've clearly done something wrong, and I'm not sure how to recover this, if indeed I can at all. i'm assuming that since I can boot into TWRP, it is fixable, but there is no OS, and i'm struggling to install one.
Even though I think I have installed SUPERSU, when I re-boot it says your device is not rooted, SUPERSU is not installed?
Any help would be highly appreciated, and apologies if this has been asked a million times before.
Cheers
Jay

My suggestion... Use flashtool to install the official KK rom (currently at the office with not much time so this is gonna be quick).
Flash official non rooted Kitkat rom with flashtool.
Then you can follow this guide:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/z3/general/guide-rootrecovery-how-to-root-install-t3017056
Else, you can download a rom from here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/z3/general/d6603-5-0-2-flashable-stock-23-1-0-690-t3056361
I'm using the following one:
D6653_23.1.A.1.28_Customized_AU_SuperSU_XZDR2.8.14 thanx to @Space_pilot
Sorry I can help you much more at this time. Try downloading the rom and install it from TWRP, I'm using TWRP from here http://nut.xperia-files.com/ (download latest version)
Ok got to go... Good Luck, I will try to check this later...

Cannot get past bootloop when installing roms - D2403

Hi everybody!
I have spent the whole day trying to install Slimrom on my Sony M2 aqua D2403, and after I didn't succeed, I also tried cyanogenmod 12.1. I am already past the state of going crazy!! I hope somebody can help me
So, what happens is that after a lot of time I finally got TWRP to work and was able to install the custom roms (I'm a semi-noob, as I have installed custom roms on my old Sony M, but am still not very knowledgable).
I am getting bootloop on both roms that I have tried today, and I have tried it MANY times. Have flashed stock rom with flashtool by Androxyde several times and tried from there (Android 5.1.: 18.6.A.0.175, as well as Android 4.4.: 18.3.1.C.1.17) .
I followed pawcioo132's instruction from the slimrom forum: Quote:
1. Recommend to start at stock LP.
2. Update bootloader via Emma.
3. Flash recovery via fastboot (each i recommend).
4. Full wipe (cache, data, dalvic cache, system)
5. Flash latest ROM.
6. Enjoy.
Part 1 I have already mentioned here.
Part 2 seems to not be possible with the M2 aqua. At least Emma tells there are no services for my device.
So, I found a solution that at least let me enter recovery mode. What I did is i flashed (with flashtool) the FTF made by linuxct (from this post http://forum.xda-developers.com/xperia-m2/development/twrp-2-8-7-0-updated-theme-t3252807), which is supposed to be the same as updating the bootloader through Emma.
Part 3-5 was no problem. Everything went fine (after I succeeded in finding the FTF file mentioned above - which took like 7 hours or so).
The only thing that didn't work was part 6. I have bootloop every time. The boot animation just stays forever (I have tried up to 50 minutes) on both roms I have tried.
Was it maybe because of what I did in part 2?
Does anybody have any idea what I can do? Maybe someone who has succeeded in installing a custom rom for the D2403 could tell me what they did differently or something like that.
This is my first post here. I have done my best to give all relevant information. If there is any important info missing, please tell me!!
The Roms I have tried are
- Slimrom custom 2 from http://forum.xda-developers.com/xperia-m2/orig-development/5-1-1-slimrom-xperia-m2-lte-t3244761
- CM 12.1 beta 2 from http://forum.xda-developers.com/xperia-m2/orig-development/rom-cyanogenmod-12-developement-t2971213
Thanks in advance for any help!

micsras said:
Hi everybody!
I have spent the whole day trying to install Slimrom on my Sony M2 aqua D2403, and after I didn't succeed, I also tried cyanogenmod 12.1. I am already past the state of going crazy!! I hope somebody can help me
So, what happens is that after a lot of time I finally got TWRP to work and was able to install the custom roms (I'm a semi-noob, as I have installed custom roms on my old Sony M, but am still not very knowledgable).
I am getting bootloop on both roms that I have tried today, and I have tried it MANY times. Have flashed stock rom with flashtool by Androxyde several times and tried from there (Android 5.1.: 18.6.A.0.175, as well as Android 4.4.: 18.3.1.C.1.17) .
I followed pawcioo132's instruction from the slimrom forum: Quote:
1. Recommend to start at stock LP.
2. Update bootloader via Emma.
3. Flash recovery via fastboot (each i recommend).
4. Full wipe (cache, data, dalvic cache, system)
5. Flash latest ROM.
6. Enjoy.
Part 1 I have already mentioned here.
Part 2 seems to not be possible with the M2 aqua. At least Emma tells there are no services for my device.
So, I found a solution that at least let me enter recovery mode. What I did is i flashed (with flashtool) the FTF made by linuxct (from this post http://forum.xda-developers.com/xperia-m2/development/twrp-2-8-7-0-updated-theme-t3252807), which is supposed to be the same as updating the bootloader through Emma.
Part 3-5 was no problem. Everything went fine (after I succeeded in finding the FTF file mentioned above - which took like 7 hours or so).
The only thing that didn't work was part 6. I have bootloop every time. The boot animation just stays forever (I have tried up to 50 minutes) on both roms I have tried.
Was it maybe because of what I did in part 2?
Does anybody have any idea what I can do? Maybe someone who has succeeded in installing a custom rom for the D2403 could tell me what they did differently or something like that.
This is my first post here. I have done my best to give all relevant information. If there is any important info missing, please tell me!!
The Roms I have tried are
- Slimrom custom 2 from http://forum.xda-developers.com/xperia-m2/orig-development/5-1-1-slimrom-xperia-m2-lte-t3244761
- CM 12.1 beta 2 from http://forum.xda-developers.com/xperia-m2/orig-development/rom-cyanogenmod-12-developement-t2971213
Thanks in advance for any help!
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If u did all of this and didn't work, you probably have a D2403 with GPIO problem.
There is a lib file to remove to workaround this, but somethings don't work if u do this
(Sorry for bad english)

PauloHHB said:
If u did all of this and didn't work, you probably have a D2403 with GPIO problem.
There is a lib file to remove to workaround this, but somethings don't work if u do this
(Sorry for bad english)
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Thanks a lot, Paulo! Your post made me read a lot about gpio and in the end I decided to try to install the z5 s.t.y.l.e rom by linuxct. It is running perfectly and I am more than satisfied with it. Amazing! Thanks again!

HTC One Max boots into recovery

Hello, everyone. I have a small problem and I hope anyone will help very soon.
I unlocked my HTC One Max (Vodafone) and when I installed Superuser via recovery (TWRP), it wasnt yet rooted, so I guess I was mixin between tutorials. Then I saw the step for the unsecure kernel, downloaded it and flashed it. Now the problem is that my phone won't boot anymore and only takes me to recovery every time I choose reboot or restart system.
Can someone please help or link me to the solution if there was any.
Thanks a lot in advance

Bradypodion said:
Hello, everyone. I have a small problem and I hope anyone will help very soon.
I unlocked my HTC One Max (Vodafone) and when I installed Superuser via recovery (TWRP), it wasnt yet rooted, so I guess I was mixin between tutorials. Then I saw the step for the unsecure kernel, downloaded it and flashed it. Now the problem is that my phone won't boot anymore and only takes me to recovery every time I choose reboot or restart system.
Can someone please help or link me to the solution if there was any.
Thanks a lot in advance
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Flashing SuperSU.zip via twrp is pretty much rooting so we can leave that bit out:silly:
As for the trouble it could be either
1)you installed a wrong kernel not made for your phone
2)the installed twrp and kernel are not compatible together
I think its no.2 mostly and you'll need to make a choice between the two.
Solutions other than doing a hard reset as it will not fix your phone
1)restore a backup if you've made one beforehand
2)flash any ohrt ROM/kernel
3)flashing stock firmware
choose another recovery if you want To install and try your mentioned kernel/ROM
Note : flashing is a risky process so from now on make a backup before doing something and when following a tutorial try not to mix it up.
Try to get a good grip of what you're doing before doing anything good luck