[Q] Please help me flashing my x8 - XPERIA X8 General

Hi everyone, after some attempts to flashing 2.1 on my x8 (it's a prototype) i can't boot again, i get the sony ericsson logo that loops forever..
I've tried to repair it using seus, but it says that there are no updates for my phone and i don't get any repair options..
So i'm trying with bin4ry's flash tool, but with no luck, i've almost put every rom found here on xda but after the flashing process ends with no errors, i reboot the phone and nothing happens. the only thing i can access is xrecovery, but I have no backup to recovery from.
can someone help me??
Cheers
Luca

It also happen to me. Did you tried with pc companion? Go to software update, and click repair. This will install a clean android 2.1

savin2 said:
It also happen to me. Did you tried with pc companion? Go to software update, and click repair. This will install a clean android 2.1
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
thanks for the reply, but i can't connect to pc companion because the phone doesn't start, so i can only go in flash mode, no debug or usb..

Try to find prototype (brown) fw somewhere... if you know someone with setool box, i think he can get you prototype fw from support area...
Sent from my X8 with bootloader removed

blagus said:
Try to find prototype (brown) fw somewhere... if you know someone with setool box, i think he can get you prototype fw from support area...
Sent from my X8 with bootloader removed
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
mmmh i'm looking for a brown firmware but still with no luck..
but having xrecovery working is not possible to just recovery with someone else's backup?

blagus said:
Try to find prototype (brown) fw somewhere... if you know someone with setool box, i think he can get you prototype fw from support area...
Sent from my X8 with bootloader removed
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
ne slušajte purgera :hiha:
btw. use flasher.

Tehouster said:
ne slušajte purgera :hiha:
btw. use flasher.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
? i'm using the flasher, the point is to find a prototype compatible rom i think...

When you go to flash your phone with X10FlashTool, select the option wipe data user, (or something like that, i can't remember now).. at least, it works for me.. XD
Sent from my E15i using XDA App

Related

My Xperia X10 will not work

I got this update on my phone, but then when I saw PC Companion saying that I can get the legit 2.1 version, I tried it out, but now my phone will not turn on.
This is the update I got.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=825201
Is there a way to fix my phone without sending it in?
Yes there is download the new flasher and reinstall its you can't go wrong just follow the instructions
Thank you very much.
I will try it and see how it goes.
Actually, could you link me to the page where I can download it?
peterrchoi said:
Actually, could you link me to the page where I can download it?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
YEa try http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=928343
Good luck!
Thank you very much.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=920746 and do the dual touch, it works. to root, find the newer version of the flashtool. i had the same problem, this fixed it right up, plus its way faster once you remove some stock apps
Sent from my X10a using XDA App
peterrchoi said:
I got this update on my phone, but then when I saw PC Companion saying that I can get the legit 2.1 version, I tried it out, but now my phone will not turn on.
This is the update I got.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=825201
Is there a way to fix my phone without sending it in?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
tell me more about the problem. i had the same problem with an update that i did and i ended up having two problems. one my data cable was trash and two the flash tool i was using was trash. i will be glad to help in any way i can. please pm and ill do what i can to assist you in getting it up and running
SErooted said:
tell me more about the problem. i had the same problem with an update that i did and i ended up having two problems. one my data cable was trash and two the flash tool i was using was trash. i will be glad to help in any way i can. please pm and ill do what i can to assist you in getting it up and running
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Here is a link to the flasher http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=920746 . You say that the phone does not work, could you explain on that, is it that your phone keeps rebooting or is it that it gets stuck at the Sony ericsson boot logo?

[ASK]Indonesian Eclair/Donut Original ROM

as the title said, i wonder if anyone here has the original eclair or donut ROM from Indonesia which is preinstalled with Kaskus, Bhinekka, etc.
I really need it, because i want to complain to SE about my phone, because the charger and the battery's warranty sticker already worn out/broken when i unbox it at my home.
Please help me.
Thanks before.
Right now i use Black X8 with WORLD Eclair ROM
aldee_s said:
as the title said, i wonder if anyone here has the original eclair or donut ROM from Indonesia which is preinstalled with Kaskus, Bhinekka, etc.
I really need it, because i want to complain to SE about my phone, because the charger and the battery's warranty sticker already worn out/broken when i unbox it at my home.
Please help me.
Thanks before.
Right now i use Black X8 with WORLD Eclair ROM
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Can you give me SI of eclair world please
as-mario said:
Can you give me SI of eclair world please
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
1240-6018
for what?
aldee_s said:
1240-6018
for what?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
So we can get REAL generic firmware... Current one is RU World... Can you give the revision number too? It looks like R1A, R2B or something like that...
Sent from my X8, so sorry for gramatical inaccuracy
blagus said:
So we can get REAL generic firmware... Current one is RU World... Can you give the revision number too? It looks like R1A, R2B or something like that...
Sent from my X8, so sorry for gramatical inaccuracy
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
how can you differ between REAL Generic firmware and RU World firmware?
in my software info, phone software version, its GENERIC - user
its R2B
i dont know when my phone end up being updated with generic firmware, i really want my regional firmware. do you know how to get back to regional firmware? i try editing build prop file, replacing the customization version with the one that is written in the phone box, but it doesn't work, it still updating with generic firmware.
Please help me..
Thanks for the info.
You can get your original SI number by looking under the battery
aldee_s said:
Please help me..
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Update the phone with PC Companion. If they ask you about the filmware just say that you Update it with the program wich was in the phone.
(You will also tell the truth lol)
GreatApo said:
Update the phone with PC Companion. If they ask you about the filmware just say that you Update it with the program wich was in the phone.
(You will also tell the truth lol)
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
well, when i try to update it with pc companion, in the downloading process, the program said that it was unable to start update service or something like that because i forgot the line.
well, good solution though, im really mad when i realize that the charger and the battery's warranty sticker was already broken, and i bought it new.
thanks for answering
Try this...
GreatApo said:
First of all, do not panic (i say that because i was in panic myself the first time i bricked my phone).
I suggest you to install the stock rom from pc companion (then install what ever you want). You will LOOSE ALL your data (exept the ones in your SDcard), but it's better that a bricked phone
PC companion will work, follow the steps:
1. Go to "Support Zone" (in Pc Companion)
2. Click "Start" (without to connect the phone)
3. A window will pop up, click the "Repair phone" link
4. Click "continue"
ATTENTION: Somewhere here the program will ask you to choose you phone, i can't tell when because i have choose mine the first time i did it. After this it will ask you to connect it pressing the "Back" button.
5. A window will pop up to inform you somehow that you will lost you data, ckeck the box and click "next"
6. The PC Companion will download the final version of your stock rom, just wait... and then it will install it.
(the phone will connect throught flash mode)
P.S.:This will work, that's how i fixed my X8 when i had the same problem...
I hope that i helped you
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Yours, GreatApo
(Sent from my Xperia X8)
GreatApo said:
Try this...
Yours, GreatApo
(Sent from my Xperia X8)
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
yes i did it like that. but when in the preparation for updating process, it shows an error message. BUT STRANGELY, just now i used hongkong's eclair, and i try to use the PC Companion, it doesnt give any error. I dont know why, but it wont matter if it works because i dont want a hongkong's stock ROM.
Can't you take it to the strore for a guaranty now? or maybe they fix it... then you can install the rom you want...
GreatApo said:
Can't you take it to the strore for a guaranty now? or maybe they fix it... then you can install the rom you want...
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
that is the reason why i want the original regional firmware, i want to complain to SE about my phone's package.

Sony Ericsson blocked repairing of broken software

Look here : http://talk.sonyericsson.com/message/78719#78719
Sony was just blocked repairing of our phone i dont know why but its blocked it.
I doubt they've done it so we rooted users don't get our warranty back. What's the point?? Even unrooted users may face problems with their software so they must run SEUS or something. There must be a way.
We can flash original software thorugh Flashtool
And PCCompanion allows repairing.
OMG, the link in the first post here is a false alarm: the people who can't repair his phone was a littlebit unaware. I mean he pulled out his phone during updating, and then SEUS can't repair the software on the phone. So there is no talking about SE blocked repair! It's just messed up the ROM, and SEUS can't recognize it. End of story...
A couple of months ago I changed build.prop (for JiT). Phone works. After that I tried to restore the firmware via SEUS, but repair button was blocked.
Maybe need to use stock build.prop to repair phone?
@as-mario - you should be banned from xda...
is this true or not?
No it works, if you follow the instructions correctly, meaning DON'T UNPLUG YOUR PHONE WHILE UPDATING!
Yes, I noticed it too, that sometimes you need the original buld.prop to repair phone. Maybe something writes some line in it and SEUS can't do anything.
I didnt brick my phone but what noob will done if he cant repair trought pc comp and seus does not have repair option
Sent from my X8 using XDA Premium App
as-mario said:
I didnt brick my phone but what noob will done if he cant repair trought pc comp and seus does not have repair option
Sent from my X8 using XDA Premium App
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
He gets X10 flash tool and flashes original software, thats what an n00b should do if he cant use SEUS
OMG! Repair option is actually BLOCKED!!!! SEUS now is capable of recognizing whether the phone is rooted or has installed a custom ROM!
Check this out:
http://talk.sonyericsson.com/message/79099#79099
OMG, please guys! Read some! Repairing hasn't been blocked! Only thing is you need an original build.prop file for your phone in some cases! That's all. END.
Asycid said:
OMG, please guys! Read some! Repairing hasn't been blocked! Only thing is you need an original build.prop file for your phone in some cases! That's all. END.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
how do i get an original build prop if i screw it up?
SimonL98 said:
how do i get an original build prop if i screw it up?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I don't know. I can find myself an original build.prop on hungarian forums, but I think these files are only working with hungarian X8s. So I suggest you to save the original .prop file before you make any changes on your phone, OR If you can restore orig. ROM with SEUS, then do it, and save prop, if you can't then I don't know. Maybe ask a build.prop from your country: friends/ family members, etc.
Dont use pc companion,use phone upadate software,search in se website for phone update software
Sent from my E15i using XDA App
the thread creator, is the most useless person on our forums, he just complains, tells bull**** like mui rom, and gives us wrong details like this, and complains about other developers works like the modified roms
please admins give him a proper warning
OrangeAssassin said:
the thread creator, is the most useless person on our forums, he just complains, tells bull**** like mui rom, and gives us wrong details like this, and complains about other developers works like the modified roms
please admins give him a proper warning
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
+100000
I said this about 1000 times.
This thread should be DELETED. It's just confusing people.
Same as "Google will update us, not sony" - i mean - LOL!
hi guys im noob here..
i flashed custom rom gingerfroyo recently, im facing the same problem,.. i tried flashing back stock using xrecovery, then used seus n pc companion same error repeated...
If you pulled the phone while updating, then you have an expensive paperweight!
Don't people read instructions?

[GUIDE] Fix a Hardbricked Xperia X8

How to fix a Hardbricked X8
I have worked out how to fix a hardbricked X8 WITHOUT using PC Companion or Flashtool. You can even use it if xRecovery doesn't work!
First, Download the executable here
Install on a Windows PC
Once installed, Update Service should start automatically. If not, find it in the Start menu.
Find the X8 from the list
It will ask you to connect your phone by taking out the battery, waiting 5 seconds before putting the battery back in again, then pressing and holding the Back button while inserting the MicroUSB cable into the X8
Release the back button when told to do so
Update Service will download the latest ROM, then flash it to your phone
Unplug your phone, then turn it on and it is guaranteed to work if you follow the instructions step by step
I hope this helped, and if it worked for you, hit the Thanks button!
SEUS isn't supported by SE anymore, but it works better than PCCompanion for fixing our phone
Everybody knows this and why do you say you don't need SEUS if you are actually explaining how to use it?
Sent from my E15i using XDA App
NathanBookham said:
How to fix a Hardbricked X8
I have worked out how to fix a hardbricked X8 WITHOUT using PC Companion, Flashtool or SEUS. You can even use it if xRecovery doesn't work!
First, Download the executable here
Install on a Windows PC
Once installed, Update Service should start automatically. If not, find it in the Start menu.
Find the X8 from the list
It will ask you to connect your phone by taking out the battery, waiting 5 seconds before putting the battery back in again, then pressing and holding the Back button while inserting the MicroUSB cable into the X8
Release the back button when told to do so
Update Service will download the latest ROM, then flash it to your phone
Unplug your phone, then turn it on and it is guaranteed to work if you follow the instructions step by step
I hope this helped, and if it worked for you, hit the Thanks button!
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
First why did you post tutorial how to use SEUS every fool could use it it can read letters.
Second if I'm no wrong SEUS is not supported by SE anymore.
Any update?
Is this really work?
Yes it does.
Why do you post this? It's really already posted like a thousand times
Enviado desde mi E15 usando Tapatalk
my friend have hardbrick x8..cannot run flash mode...no respone from x8 went holding back button and plungin usb using SEUS..phone also cannot turn it on..
Sent from my X8 using XDA Premium App
Sorry for my late reply as I have been finishing off my Android app and helping with CyanogenMod on the.Ace. I mainly posted this, not as a guide, but a way to download the latest version of SEUS, as it is hard to get hold of. I got this off a Sony Ericsson employee, and thought others may find it useful.
Sent from my Samsung Galaxy Ace (CyanogenMod 7.2 RC1) using xda premium
silentw said:
SEUS isn't supported by SE anymore, but it works better than PCCompanion for fixing our phone
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
SilentW, this version of SEUS was recently released internally, and is still supported by Sony Ericsson.
Sent from my Samsung Galaxy Ace (CyanogenMod 7.2 RC1) using xda premium
Seus suport x8,just they move it from official page for x8
Sent from my E15i using XDA App
hi
I have also problem on my x8. When i switch on the phone, it displays only "sony ericsson" can't go further than that. This problem started when i was trying to update my android version to 2.3.7 cyanagenmod with invavid xrecovery. I also try the update service, but nothing happens.so plz help me to find the solutions. Thank you
Whai if kernel crashes ?Not even turning on?What should one do then ?
seazon4u said:
I have also problem on my x8. When i switch on the phone, it displays only "sony ericsson" can't go further than that. This problem started when i was trying to update my android version to 2.3.7 cyanagenmod with invavid xrecovery. I also try the update service, but nothing happens.so plz help me to find the solutions. Thank you
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
try PCC to repair phone or use flashtool
G.Trenchev said:
Whai if kernel crashes ?Not even turning on?What should one do then ?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I got one x8 die brick after not succes unlock bootloader..cannot on,no led when usb connect to pc,cannot run flash mode..i send back to SE Center because still under waranty..today i got it back in original condition...
Sent from my E15i using XDA Premium App
XperianPro said:
First why did you post tutorial how to use SEUS every fool could use it it can read letters.
Second if I'm no wrong SEUS is not supported by SE anymore.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Hi, I've seen in your signature that you achieved a Quadrant Score of over 1700: what smartphone have you achieved this score on? If it's an XPeria X8 what have you done on it to achieve such a high score? I've never been able to get past about 1025-1030 (my X8 is both rooted, overclocked @ 729.6Mhz and JIT enabled, plus nAa kernel and bootloader unlocked). With that I've too never been able to get a Quadrant score above 1025. So would be curious to know what you have managed to do on this smartphone to get such a high score.
LBTRAVA said:
Hi, I've seen in your signature that you achieved a Quadrant Score of over 1700: what smartphone have you achieved this score on? If it's an XPeria X8 what have you done on it to achieve such a high score? I've never been able to get past about 1025-1030 (my X8 is both rooted, overclocked @ 729.6Mhz and JIT enabled, plus nAa kernel and bootloader unlocked). With that I've too never been able to get a Quadrant score above 1025. So would be curious to know what you have managed to do on this smartphone to get such a high score.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
in adb shell or in terminal emulator write this:
su
mount -t tmpfs tmpfs /data/data/com.aurorasoftworks.quadrant.ui.standard
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
or if you have quadrant advanced write this:
su
mount -t tmpfs tmpfs /data/data/com.aurorasoftworks.quadrant.ui.advanced
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I don't understand the difference between SEUS and PCC
I always use PCC. Whats so good about SEUS?
_Sparks said:
I don't understand the difference between SEUS and PCC
I always use PCC. Whats so good about SEUS?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
for me, its kinda a little bit faster.
Sent from my XPERIA X8 using xda premium
Thankkkkkkkkkkk you a lot !!

how to downgrade from ICS to gingerbread on xperia x10

HI,
How can i downgrade from ICS to android 2.3.x? Please help. Thanks
thehao511 said:
HI,
How can i downgrade from ICS to android 2.3.x? Please help. Thanks
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
If you want to return to the stock rom 2.3.3 uses PcCompanion
http://www.sonymobile.com/gb/tools/pc-companion/
press support zone--->update phone-->repair and follow the guide
if you want to go back to a 2.3.x you just flash the rom with respective FlashTool
Use the repair option in PC companion to go back to stock unrooted 2.3.3
computer cannot recognize my xperia x10
hi,
PCCompanion can detect my phone, but it said i have to mount my phone. i stuck in this step. dont know how to mount phone in ICS. it does not have anything scroll down and tap usb connect... like in android 2.3.3. Did you actually try? Thanks.
thehao511 said:
hi,
PCCompanion can detect my phone, but it said i have to mount my phone. i stuck in this step. dont know how to mount phone in ICS. it does not have anything scroll down and tap usb connect... like in android 2.3.3. Did you actually try? Thanks.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
use sony update service.
in that use the repair option
and when asked connect the device in flash mode as per the instructions
you can find the download over here.
OR
you can flash stock kernel and then the stock firmware using the flashtool
i think it is because of build.prop becauz in cm9 i think it is xperia x10 instead of X10i or a
Solved
Hi guys,
Thanks for your help. I choose repair instead of update and it works. have a great day.
are you using stock ics rom?
Sent from my Xperia X10i using Tapatalk 2
is it possible to repair or update x10 in SEUS when youre on unlocked bootloader?
Kaito_Kuroba said:
is it possible to repair or update x10 in SEUS when youre on unlocked bootloader?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
yes, but ur bootloader will remain unlocked which is a good thing. who will want to lock bootloader? :fingers-crossed:
Devin-J said:
yes, but ur bootloader will remain unlocked which is a good thing. who will want to lock bootloader? :fingers-crossed:
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
THANKS!

Categories

Resources