[UPDATED]Recover your dead X8/W8.
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Sv: [UPDATED]Hard brick warning due to BL unlock + Unbricking Guide
Don't spam with these comments!
But agreed, stop saying thanks, use the button !
Cheers
Daniel
There is a button for this, don't spam the thread with a single word post
Don't spam with these comments!
But agreed, stop saying thanks, use the button !
Cheers
Daniel
A little clarification from someone?
So guys, I got an Xperia X10 mini pro during my phone's warranty repairs.
However, the stock rom kinda sucks. So I got here. To the point - there are two numbers on the back of my phone. One is under the battery and it's 11W35, so from what I understand I shouldn't try to unlock it. But there is another number. When I hold the phone upside-down with the back removed it's in the upper-left corner. It says 11W20. So unlockable. Could somebody tell me which one is correct?
So guys, I got an Xperia X10 mini pro during my phone's warranty repairs.
However, the stock rom kinda sucks. So I got here. To the point - there are two numbers on the back of my phone. One is under the battery and it's 11W35, so from what I understand I shouldn't try to unlock it. But there is another number. When I hold the phone upside-down with the back removed it's in the upper-left corner. It says 11W20. So unlockable. Could somebody tell me which one is correct?
your X10 mini can be unlock
do not look at the battery look at the back on upper left corner! 11W20 soo give a try to unlock your bootloader! if stamatis's comment was a spam then what was your comment?
@X10 mini pro users. why the discussion of X10 mini pro in X8 forum? discuss it in X10 mini pro forum. There may be others out there too who have same problem. if you discuss it there they can easily find the answer
@cnc
no need to be rude..
anyone can post in this thread if he has any kind of doubt..
it's not necessary that he has to be from the x8 forum only..
no need to be rude..
anyone can post in this thread if he has any kind of doubt..
it's not necessary that he has to be from the x8 forum only..
Yeah, of course. The thing is it's the same security Sony uses. On X10 mini's unlocking guides there are links to this thread. So it's like a mutual place and I had a better chance of getting an answer here. Sorry if it bothers you much, staying quiet now
Re: [UPDATED]Hard brick warning due to BL unlock + Unbricking Guide
I have nothing against mini pro users..just that if you post in its forum then other people can find that answer. The sentence I used seemed rude maybe. But I had no such intention except for RomWiz...i was sarcastic in his case not mini pro users
Sent from my XPERIA X8 using xda premium
I have nothing against mini pro users..just that if you post in its forum then other people can find that answer. The sentence I used seemed rude maybe. But I had no such intention except for RomWiz...i was sarcastic in his case not mini pro users
Sent from my XPERIA X8 using xda premium
Re: [UPDATED]Hard brick warning due to BL unlock + Unbricking Guide
Yep, its safe
Just follow carefully the unlocking instructions
My U20i is Made 10W42, so is it Safe?
Yep, its safe
Just follow carefully the unlocking instructions
Re: [UPDATED]Hard brick warning due to BL unlock + Unbricking Guide
i read that it restores the simlock, and i bought it used, so after flashing a kernel, will my device be simlocked again? v_v
Sent from my ST26a
Yep, its safe
Just follow carefully the unlocking instructions
i read that it restores the simlock, and i bought it used, so after flashing a kernel, will my device be simlocked again? v_v
Sent from my ST26a
Re: [UPDATED]Hard brick warning due to BL unlock + Unbricking Guide
No it won't be simlocked if you flash a kernel.
sent from my phone using hands and brain...
No it won't be simlocked if you flash a kernel.
sent from my phone using hands and brain...
Sv: [UPDATED]Hard brick warning due to BL unlock + Unbricking Guide
And get another post on your post meter
Regards,
Daniel
I just wanna say thanks a lot.
You just saved my day
And get another post on your post meter
Regards,
Daniel
Hard Brick
I have flashed wrong kernel (X10_V1_BLRelock) on my sony ericsson X8. Unlocking bootloader was ok (11w07).
No signs of life after that one. I was wondering can I use the method with Omnius posted by aze2learn to repair it now?
I will try and find some service shop (since I have no warranty anymore) that can repair it but i want to know weather i can do it on my own.
I have flashed wrong kernel (X10_V1_BLRelock) on my sony ericsson X8. Unlocking bootloader was ok (11w07).
No signs of life after that one. I was wondering can I use the method with Omnius posted by aze2learn to repair it now?
I will try and find some service shop (since I have no warranty anymore) that can repair it but i want to know weather i can do it on my own.
help
i have 2 hard bricked w8 and i have nokia ca-42 cable can you help me?
i have 2 hard bricked w8 and i have nokia ca-42 cable can you help me?
I hard bricked my friend's w8 last week by unlocking bootloader via mssm7227_semc because I forgot to check the manufacture date (clumsy me) .. it had 12W01 under the battery :silly:
So, I search around the internet, digging and reading many forum posts and articles and finally I managed to revive it with omnius (just revive it - never want to try unlock bootloader again on this unit because have no credit on my omnius acct plus had to lend him my hd2 as temporary phone - ouch) .... I had to get a nokia ca-42 cable and build a UART cable out of it (my cable only has 3 wire so it helps me find the rx,tx and gnd quickly). With the help of omnius (I have one month license but no credit - so I guess one day license should be sufficient), I use repair s1-boot function with testpoint and manage to fix it after 2nd attempt. :victory:
Therefore, if anyone had hard brick x8/w8 after unlocking bootloader, you can try repair s1-boot with omnius. The only difficult thing to do is to solder those wires to the board (I tried using tape but didn't work for me - suspect loose connection)
below is the log from omnius (for safety purpose, I remove imei and device id from the log):
Code:Action journal 11:21:36 Repair S1-boot 11:21:36 Repairs the S1-boot via UART. 11:21:36 Operating system: Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition Service Pack 3 (build 2600) 11:21:36 Application version: 1.38.4753 11:21:36 . The action name is 'Repair' 11:21:36 Selected phone type: W8 Walkman. 11:21:36 Selected connection method: UART ROM 11:21:36 i Instructions 11:21:36 i 1. Make sure the phone battery is charged to at least 50%. 11:21:36 i 2. Switch off the phone! 11:21:36 i 3. Remove the phone battery and wait at least 5 seconds, then insert the battery back to the phone! 11:21:36 i 4. Connect UART pins according to the documentation! 11:21:36 i 5. Connect the testpoint to phone's ground (battery negative pole, metallic circuit shielding, GND) and leave it connected! 11:21:36 i 6. (A connection to the testpoint (TP) is not needed when the boot is erased.) 11:21:36 i 7. Shortly press the power button! 11:21:36 i 8. Disconnect the testpoint! 11:21:36 i 9. Click Activate next to the cable icon! 11:21:36 . The action started waiting for the user 11:22:07 . The action finished waiting for the user 11:22:07 Connecting via PL-2303 USB Serial Port (COM24)... 11:22:07 Device driver version: 2.1.30.193 11:22:07 Establishing connection to the phone... 11:22:07 Connection established. 11:22:07 ID: 06010080900000 11:22:08 Sending loader... 11:22:12 Waiting for loader response... 11:22:14 Sending loader... 11:22:23 Waiting for loader response... 11:22:24 IMEI: - remove - 11:22:24 Device ID: - remove - 11:22:24 Minimum loader AID: 0001 11:22:24 Color: Brown 11:22:25 i Waiting for connection to the server... 11:22:29 Receiving news... 11:22:29 i News 11:22:29 i Omnius for Samsung v1.18 - Experimental unlock code read for Samsung Galaxy S II and similar, FREE during test period 11:22:29 i Omnius 1 Year licenses purchased after 1st Oct 2011 now gained unlimited android unlocking! 11:22:34 Writing S1 boot. 11:22:50 s Successfully done. 11:22:50 . The action entered shutdown phase 11:22:50 . The action reported success Additional details --- 16 40 F8 B0 DF 9A 0F B4 83 80 C5 D8 C9 16 E3 CD E5 08
only using 4 wires (3 from ca-42 and 1 loose wire for test point) + omnius account, no need jtag/box. no need micro usb too.
4 - Testpoint - loose wire to ground (I tape it to sim holder and release after pressing power button)
5 - ignore this - no need to attach wire
6 - TX from ca-42
7 - RX from ca-42
8 - GND from ca-42
Try disconnect the ca-42 cable from the usb first before removing the battery after it's finished because on my 1st attempt, the battery fell off while ca-42 cable still plugged in usb resulting no boot. (no idea if it was because of the battery or my mistake)
Once the phone is detected after plugging in the micro usb cable, I simply flash the original 2.1 fw (can download from omnius server if you don't have it - need to use omnius acct detail to login and download). I did this to check if all the functions are good (wifi/signal/camera/gps/etc), then proceed with rooting and install recovery.
Now the phone is alive again with locked bootloader (as long as it's not broken, it's good enough) and currently running gingerdx v028b fw .. horaaayyyy!
My special thanks to Omnius for wonderful software solution and to gingerdx team for wonderful fw that can run on stock kernel.
Wish you all the best in reviving your hard bricked x8/w8
attach is how to connect wires + test point :
CA-42 cable IS a UART cable. Just need to cut the cable to find gnd, tx and rx and connect to phone. Use transformer wire from a broken PSU if you need a really thin wire. Buy a one-day Omnius license and you're good to go.
Please note that you need a good soldering skill if you want to solder those wire to the board. You can use tape but connections might not good.
Sorry, there's no free solution in reviving dead/hard brick sony ericsson x8/w8 .. omnius one day license is the cheapest. Omnius software can be download free from omnius-server.
ps : you can flash/repair S1-boot as many times you want as long as the license is still active.
---------- Post added at 05:42 PM ---------- Previous post was at 05:38 PM ----------
If no, then either use my method with omnius and CA-42 cable or riffbox.
Please note that you need a good soldering skill if you want to solder those wire to the board. You can use tape but connections might not good.
Sorry, there's no free solution in reviving dead/hard brick sony ericsson x8/w8 .. omnius one day license is the cheapest. Omnius software can be download free from omnius-server.
ps : you can flash/repair S1-boot as many times you want as long as the license is still active.
---------- Post added at 05:42 PM ---------- Previous post was at 05:38 PM ----------
Can the phone still be detected by holding back button and insert usb cable (flash mode)? If still can, just flash a stock kernel via flashtool.
If no, then either use my method with omnius and CA-42 cable or riffbox.
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34Unbrick your briked X8/W8 via flashtools
Hi all
I made this thread since some guys were having trouble unbricking their X8/W8 via FLASHTOOLS...
And let me make it clear that the following post wont help you if your phone has bricked in attempt to unlock your bootloader when your phones manufacturing code was above 11W29.
In such a case the only (period) solution is to send it off to SONY to have it repaired.
How to unbrick your Soft Bricked phone..
What do you need?
Flashtools.(thanks to androxyde and bin4ry)
X8 stock firmware.
Or from here.
Or here.
X8 drivers installed.
WinRar
Your X8/W8 phone
A USB cable
A PC
Relaxed mind..
Now lets begin.
1.First of all download and install Flashtools from the link provided above.
2.Download SE firmware in *.ftf file format and put it in Flashtool/firmwares folder.
3. Now, run the FlashTool and click theLighting bolt button to start flash.
4.Now click flashmode and choose Xperia X8 (E15i).
4.Now wait for a while till it says you to "remove your phone,press the back button and hold it and install the USB".
Do it and wait for the flashing proceedure to finish...
If everything works fine then CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!! you have successfully unbricked your phone and installed the 2.1.1.A.0.6 version with 015 baseband, fresh and stock!
If your phone doesnt boots up still, then you might have gone wrong somewhere in the flashing process..
So read the steps carefully and do it again..
[OPTIONAL STEP]
Now as you have successfully unbricked your phone, the first thing you would possibly do is rooting your phone...
So here i show you how to Root your phone with flashtools..
1.Start Flashtool
2.Connect the device to the computer and wait until it's recognized
3.Click the icon with the "Padlock [the second in a row]
4.FT will start pushing files, wait till it finishes. Meanwhile the phone will reboot once.
5.When it's over Flashtool will notify "Root Access Allowed"
6.Open the application list on the phone and look for the app "Superuser".
7.If "Superuser" is there you have Rooted your device successfully.
Congrats!
That's it...........
If you found this thread useful don't forget to click the THANKS button for me...
Thanks to
Bin4ry and androxyde..(for flashtools)
crowds for the original guide..
Leajian for allowing me to use content from his guide.
BlackRabbit1703 for the mirror of firmware.
And all the people who liked my work...
See ya..27I hard bricked my friend's w8 last week by unlocking bootloader via mssm7227_semc because I forgot to check the manufacture date (clumsy me) .. it had 12W01 under the battery :silly:
So, I search around the internet, digging and reading many forum posts and articles and finally I managed to revive it with omnius (just revive it - never want to try unlock bootloader again on this unit because have no credit on my omnius acct plus had to lend him my hd2 as temporary phone - ouch) .... I had to get a nokia ca-42 cable and build a UART cable out of it (my cable only has 3 wire so it helps me find the rx,tx and gnd quickly). With the help of omnius (I have one month license but no credit - so I guess one day license should be sufficient), I use repair s1-boot function with testpoint and manage to fix it after 2nd attempt. :victory:
Therefore, if anyone had hard brick x8/w8 after unlocking bootloader, you can try repair s1-boot with omnius. The only difficult thing to do is to solder those wires to the board (I tried using tape but didn't work for me - suspect loose connection)
below is the log from omnius (for safety purpose, I remove imei and device id from the log):
Code:Action journal 11:21:36 Repair S1-boot 11:21:36 Repairs the S1-boot via UART. 11:21:36 Operating system: Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition Service Pack 3 (build 2600) 11:21:36 Application version: 1.38.4753 11:21:36 . The action name is 'Repair' 11:21:36 Selected phone type: W8 Walkman. 11:21:36 Selected connection method: UART ROM 11:21:36 i Instructions 11:21:36 i 1. Make sure the phone battery is charged to at least 50%. 11:21:36 i 2. Switch off the phone! 11:21:36 i 3. Remove the phone battery and wait at least 5 seconds, then insert the battery back to the phone! 11:21:36 i 4. Connect UART pins according to the documentation! 11:21:36 i 5. Connect the testpoint to phone's ground (battery negative pole, metallic circuit shielding, GND) and leave it connected! 11:21:36 i 6. (A connection to the testpoint (TP) is not needed when the boot is erased.) 11:21:36 i 7. Shortly press the power button! 11:21:36 i 8. Disconnect the testpoint! 11:21:36 i 9. Click Activate next to the cable icon! 11:21:36 . The action started waiting for the user 11:22:07 . The action finished waiting for the user 11:22:07 Connecting via PL-2303 USB Serial Port (COM24)... 11:22:07 Device driver version: 2.1.30.193 11:22:07 Establishing connection to the phone... 11:22:07 Connection established. 11:22:07 ID: 06010080900000 11:22:08 Sending loader... 11:22:12 Waiting for loader response... 11:22:14 Sending loader... 11:22:23 Waiting for loader response... 11:22:24 IMEI: - remove - 11:22:24 Device ID: - remove - 11:22:24 Minimum loader AID: 0001 11:22:24 Color: Brown 11:22:25 i Waiting for connection to the server... 11:22:29 Receiving news... 11:22:29 i News 11:22:29 i Omnius for Samsung v1.18 - Experimental unlock code read for Samsung Galaxy S II and similar, FREE during test period 11:22:29 i Omnius 1 Year licenses purchased after 1st Oct 2011 now gained unlimited android unlocking! 11:22:34 Writing S1 boot. 11:22:50 s Successfully done. 11:22:50 . The action entered shutdown phase 11:22:50 . The action reported success Additional details --- 16 40 F8 B0 DF 9A 0F B4 83 80 C5 D8 C9 16 E3 CD E5 08
only using 4 wires (3 from ca-42 and 1 loose wire for test point) + omnius account, no need jtag/box. no need micro usb too.
4 - Testpoint - loose wire to ground (I tape it to sim holder and release after pressing power button)
5 - ignore this - no need to attach wire
6 - TX from ca-42
7 - RX from ca-42
8 - GND from ca-42
Try disconnect the ca-42 cable from the usb first before removing the battery after it's finished because on my 1st attempt, the battery fell off while ca-42 cable still plugged in usb resulting no boot. (no idea if it was because of the battery or my mistake)
Once the phone is detected after plugging in the micro usb cable, I simply flash the original 2.1 fw (can download from omnius server if you don't have it - need to use omnius acct detail to login and download). I did this to check if all the functions are good (wifi/signal/camera/gps/etc), then proceed with rooting and install recovery.
Now the phone is alive again with locked bootloader (as long as it's not broken, it's good enough) and currently running gingerdx v028b fw .. horaaayyyy!
My special thanks to Omnius for wonderful software solution and to gingerdx team for wonderful fw that can run on stock kernel.
Wish you all the best in reviving your hard bricked x8/w8
attach is how to connect wires + test point :26Hello there fellow X8/W8 users!
This post is intended to point your attention to the simple fact that there's a hardware imposed danger to hard brick your Xperia X8 and W8, applies to E15i/a and E16i/a, at the attempt to unlock the boot loader!
The phones affected by the problem are units being manufactured at, and after, 11W29!
To check if your device is affected by the problem follow this simple steps:
- Turn off the phone and open it up
- Take out the battery
- Look at the sticker below
If the date code on the sticker reads 11W29, or any later date (11W30, 11W31, 11W32, 11W33, ...), DO NOT attempt to unlock the boot loader.
These phones ship with a revamped chipset configuration having the security hole the boot loader unlock uses effectively closed. This means that upon unlocking the boot loader your phone will end up as a hard brick - and you will have NO means to revive the phone yourselves. You either have to send it off to Sony for repair (recommended solution) or find a phone repair shop being able to resurrect shot devices!
The symptom you will experience when unlocking the boot loader on an affected device is like this:
- The boot loader unlock will most likely go through fine
- At restart the phone will show NO signs of life anymore.
NO LED, NO LCD output, NO vibration.
This is the point where you can not do anything anymore yourself to resurrect the device.
You have been warned, DO NOT TRY to unlock the boot loader on phones manufactured PAST 11W29!
But it has been seen that there are few devices with manufacturing code above 11W29 have also successfully unlocked their bootloader.
For example me,i have 11W34 and unlocked the bootloader just fine..
But let me remind you again that this was just a matter of luck.
You might not be so lucky...
Also if you have manufacturing code above 11W29 and are desperate to unlock your bootloader then there are paid methods for it as reported by few users who had successfully unlocked their bootloader with manufacturing date above 11W29.
Update (2012/02/23):
To clear up the "no means to resurrect the phone yourself": This is true unless you are a experienced electronics technician. If you own a JTAG box (RIFF Box, Medusa Box) you may attempt to resurrect the device through JTAG. It may also be possible to resurrect the device through UART flash by using a test pin connection. Google is your friend here to dig up the required informations.
As posted by baiclark: There's an option to unlock the boot loader on 11W29+ devices, though this involves some Software (setool2) where you need to buy credits to perform the unlock. This is an untested procedure. If you decide to jump the gun please report your experience.
Update: Home-Brew unbricking with Omnius
Forum member aze2learn posted a guide about how to unbrick your hard bricked W8/X8 by using a modified Nokia CA-42 cable and Omnius. Find his valuable contribution at this post.
/!\ Be warned that this requires basic electronics skills to make it happen. /!\33
Search in google:roms,kernels x8 xda.on the site there is a list of roms.on the right of rom name says(stock)-stock kernel-YOUR KERNEL,(nAa)-nAa kernel,...BUT FIRST ROOT THE PHONE,INSTALL CWM RECOVERY AND THEN TRY INSTALLING.NOO NEED FOR BOOTLOADER UNLOCK.
EDIT
Ok,download this http://xdaforums.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=729395&d=1316853490 ,then download root explorer,install it and extract the downloaded zip,then go to extracted and open the folder of extracted zip.open the system,then bin folder and copy all three of them to system/bin and replace with existing files.BUT FIRST MOUNT R/W-LITTLE BUTTON TOP RIGHT.then long press on chargemon and select permissions.select:read,write,execute,read,execute,read,execute.save.DO that to other 2 you pasted witlh chargemon.after that,return to sd card,speed software,extracted,cwm folder and go to system,xbin and copy the sh to system/xbin and replace.you will have to copy sh again because system rejects it the first time:no free memory left.after you copyed sh again,change its permissions to read,write,execute,read,execute,read,execute.then reboot and rapidly press the back button when white Sony ericsson logo appears.
PRESS THANKS BUTTON IF I HELPED YOU,IT ISNT HARD..
