Phone bricked

[Moniboi]

Basically I bricked my XZ2 Compact. I have tried using Flashtool to no avail, so I moved into trying to use newflasher. Setting my phone to flash mode, newflasher utterly fails to recognize my phone and as such I'm unable to install stock firmware back. Any solution to this?

 

[lba810701]

Where would this folder be? I am not able to find it in my flashtool directory.

Hi! Install Flashtool drivers from the following location ( if you leave install path on default ) : ‘C:\Flashtool\drivers’. Tick bith the “Flashmode Drivers” and “Fastboot Drivers” at install.

 

[Moniboi]

Hi! Install Flashtool drivers from the following location ( if you leave install path on default ) : ‘C:\Flashtool\drivers’. Tick bith the “Flashmode Drivers” and “Fastboot Drivers” at install.

It's not htat simple for me as I'm not using Windows, but Linux. Where folders end up is strange. I'll try dual booting windows once I get a better usb drive that allows me to install windows without an error.

 

[lba810701]

Basically I bricked my XZ2 Compact. I have tried using Flashtool to no avail, so I moved into trying to use newflasher. Setting my phone to flash mode, newflasher utterly fails to recognize my phone and as such I'm unable to install stock firmware back. Any solution to this?

Hi! Maybe try another USB port for newflasher. Or upgarde flashtool's usb driver. Or, try Sony's EMMA program to bring back stock firmware to your phone. ( emma allways worked for me )

 

[Moniboi]

Hi! Maybe try another USB port for newflasher. Or upgarde flashtool's usb driver. Or, try Sony's EMMA program to bring back stock firmware to your phone. ( emma allways worked for me )

I don't use Windows, so EMMA isn't an option really (it did not like wine). Unless I install windows on my hdd or smth.

 

[Moniboi]

Hi! Maybe try another USB port for newflasher. Or upgarde flashtool's usb driver. Or, try Sony's EMMA program to bring back stock firmware to your phone. ( emma allways worked for me )

Also how do I update the flashtool driver? It says a driver is installed in flashtool, but idk anything else about how those drivers work. That could very well be an issue.

 

[levone1]

Also how do I update the flashtool driver? It says a driver is installed in flashtool, but idk anything else about how those drivers work. That could very well be an issue.

What did you do that bricked the phone?

 

[Moniboi]

What did you do that bricked the phone?

Attempted to install a custom ROM, but it decided that it wants to stay in the sony logo forever when booting. It also replaced twrp with its own recovery and installing twrp again doesn't seem to work, so I can't really do anything with it.

 

[levone1]

Attempted to install a custom ROM, but it decided that it wants to stay in the sony logo forever when booting. It also replaced twrp with its own recovery and installing twrp again doesn't seem to work, so I can't really do anything with it.

Do you get a fastboot connection? Why does installing recovery not seem to work?

 

[Moniboi]

Do you get a fastboot connection? Why does installing recovery not seem to work?

Yes, fastboot is usable.However, when I do the usual vbmota whatever disable thing and twrp boot, it simply doesn't boot into TWRP at all. I can go into the Pixel Experience recovery by the usual recovery keys, but I don't think I can do much of anything with that.

 

[lba810701]

Also how do I update the flashtool driver? It says a driver is installed in flashtool, but idk anything else about how those drivers work. That could very well be an issue.

Hi! After installed flashtool, then it's directory contains a flashtool_driver sub directory ( or something similar ) and there will be a "driver pack" . Just use the latest one. ( If you could delete the previously usb drivers, but real... Delete they. For put in order all of the usb drivers, I'm using " usbdview ". that program is very simple, but usefull " https://www.nirsoft.net/utils/usb_devices_view.html " )

 

[Moniboi]

Hi! After installed flashtool, then it's directory contains a flashtool_driver sub directory ( or something similar ) and there will be a "driver pack" . Just use the latest one. ( If you could delete the previously usb drivers, but real... Delete they. For put in order all of the usb drivers, I'm using " usbdview ". that program is very simple, but usefull " https://www.nirsoft.net/utils/usb_devices_view.html " )

Where would this folder be? I am not able to find it in my flashtool directory.