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[Q] I think i bought a bricked X8 - help!

hi,
I bought a X8 by mail delivery from the internet and got a bricked phone (so it seems)!
Symptom is phone doesn't connect to GSM network, and although i can scan for networks i can't connect to them. Tried several networks, same result. Everything else seems to work fine.
I'm completely newbie to Android phones, and only bought this one to try to avoid to stay behind, but this was a lousy way to start. I've been browsing through the forum, but there's too much info which only makes it more confusing to me.
I tried connecting the phone to S1tool and msm7227setool but i can't find the SEMC flash drivers, and although i browsed through the forum stickies for them i didn't find them.
So, my questions are:
1- Can someone provide a link to the drivers?
2- Is the following link the best way to solve my problem?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1304258&highlight=no+network
3- I also want to debrand the phone, from the 360 apps i assume the phone is from vodafone. Can you recommend a fast ROM with full features support? And a good noob proof flash tutorial..
4- Will any of the above operations remove my SP unlock?
Sorry if most (or all) of this questions are a repetition of past threads, but starting with a phone this way, i honestly feel like a donkey looking at a palace! (Portuguese proverb, not sure you'll understand)
Thanks, Regards!

madz78 said:
hi,
I bought a X8 by mail delivery from the internet and got a bricked phone (so it seems)!
Symptom is phone doesn't connect to GSM network, and although i can scan for networks i can't connect to them. Tried several networks, same result. Everything else seems to work fine.
I'm completely newbie to Android phones, and only bought this one to try to avoid to stay behind, but this was a lousy way to start. I've been browsing through the forum, but there's too much info which only makes it more confusing to me.
I tried connecting the phone to S1tool and msm7227setool but i can't find the SEMC flash drivers, and although i browsed through the forum stickies for them i didn't find them.
So, my questions are:
1- Can someone provide a link to the drivers?
2- Is the following link the best way to solve my problem?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1304258&highlight=no+network
3- I also want to debrand the phone, from the 360 apps i assume the phone is from vodafone. Can you recommend a fast ROM with full features support? And a good noob proof flash tutorial..
4- Will any of the above operations remove my SP unlock?
Sorry if most (or all) of this questions are a repetition of past threads, but starting with a phone this way, i honestly feel like a donkey looking at a palace! (Portuguese proverb, not sure you'll understand)
Thanks, Regards!
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I have a X8 on Vodafone, and when I repairded my X8 in PCC it removed the vodafone apps and icon from Settings :-D
Sent from my tablet running Honeycomb

IrishStuff09 said:
I have a X8 on Vodafone, and when I repairded my X8 in PCC it removed the vodafone apps and icon from Settings :-D
Sent from my tablet running Honeycomb
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Just 4 curiosity how to make the vodafone icons appear again??just4fun
Sorry for off-topic thing
As irishstuff said u should try to update your phone with pc companion(google it) and try to update the software.After that if u want to root your phone and install recovery search in xda for x8toolbox , is the most noob-friendly thing u will find

X8invisible13 said:
Just 4 curiosity how to make the vodafone icons appear again??just4fun
Sorry for off-topic thing
As irishstuff said u should try to update your phone with pc companion(google it) and try to update the software.After that if u want to root your phone and install recovery search in xda for x8toolbox , is the most noob-friendly thing u will find
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Thanx for clarifying that.
But, if i update the phone via PCC, won't i lose the sp unlock? I'm saying this cuz i read that the no network problem is due to sim lock protection.

madz78 said:
Thanx for clarifying that.
But, if i update the phone via PCC, won't i lose the sp unlock? I'm saying this cuz i read that the no network problem is due to sim lock protection.
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sp unlock? You mean "SIM unlocked"?
No, you won't lose the unlocked SIM by simply flashing back to Stock through PC Companion (in case PCC tells you that there's no update available you need to resort to the Flashtool method).
As for the drivers ... best method would be to install PC Companion. However, if you don't want that crapware on your system I can upload you the drivers (out of PCC) in a ZIP - then you have to point Windows manually to the directory so it can find the appropriate driver (EDIT: shouldn't be much of a trouble if you're familiar with installing drivers by pointing Windows to the directory or the INF file).
The only situation where you might lose your SIM unlock is at unlocking the boot loader to enable installation of custom kernels, but before you head into that you better check the manufacturing date of your phone (sticker below the battery) and then look through this forum to work out if it's a candidate for hard bricking or not.

B.Jay said:
sp unlock? You mean "SIM unlocked"?
No, you won't lose the unlocked SIM by simply flashing back to Stock through PC Companion (in case PCC tells you that there's no update available you need to resort to the Flashtool method).
As for the drivers ... best method would be to install PC Companion. However, if you don't want that crapware on your system I can upload you the drivers (out of PCC) in a ZIP - then you have to point Windows manually to the directory so it can find the appropriate driver (EDIT: shouldn't be much of a trouble if you're familiar with installing drivers by pointing Windows to the directory or the INF file).
The only situation where you might lose your SIM unlock is at unlocking the boot loader to enable installation of custom kernels, but before you head into that you better check the manufacturing date of your phone (sticker below the battery) and then look through this forum to work out if it's a candidate for hard bricking or not.
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Yup, it says up to date, just clicked repair to see if it works. crapware.. lol, yeah i'd appreciate that zip file, thanks.
I think the issue is exactly that, a bad boot loader unlock, at least all symptoms point to that.. all i see in no network threads seems to be pointing there.
Thanx!
P.S.- SP (service provider) Unlocked.

madz78 said:
yeah i'd appreciate that zip file, thanks.
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Download here
The Sony Ericsson X8 (and possibly other SE phones) Android drivers (ADB / Smartphone / USB Flash Device) for Windows (incl. x64 Editions) out of the latest and greatest PC Companion crapware.
madz78 said:
I think the issue is exactly that, a bad boot loader unlock, at least all symptoms point to that.. all i see in no network threads seems to be pointing there.
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Errr... no. A "unsuccessful" boot loader unlock would turn your device into a hard brick (no lights, no vibration, no screen). As you're able to boot up into Android the bootloader and kernel seems to be intact.
IF the previous owner (in case you bought it used) tinkered around with boot loader unlocking ...
Use the s1tool to verify if the boot loader is locked or not. If it's unlocked simply follow the tutorial in the Development section to relock the boot loader or try the trick deedii posted about first (she had the same problem that GSM radio went dead after unlocking the boot loader).
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*ping* driver ZIP download link inserted

Holy crap!
Thanx for the zip btw..
I hit Repair in PCC and it re-flashed the phone. Now, instead of no network, the phone doesn't recognize ANY SIM card!!
I checked boot loader with S1tool, and the phone is locked (i see R).
I'm starting to think maybe it's a hardware problem and not from ROM.
Any ideas? Thanks.

madz78 said:
Thanx for the zip btw..
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No problem, you're welcome.
madz78 said:
I hit Repair in PCC and it re-flashed the phone. Now, instead of no network, the phone doesn't recognize ANY SIM card!!
I checked boot loader with S1tool, and the phone is locked (i see R).
I'm starting to think maybe it's a hardware problem and not from ROM.
Any ideas? Thanks.
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Yes, the "R" means the boot loader is locked.
As for the mSD card ... here's where we enter "trouble reloaded":
- What card? Class? Size? Brand?
- Does the card hold any important data? If not try to reformat the card (FAT32!!!). If Android refuses to format the mSD simply use a card reader and re-format the mSD in Windows.
EDIT: Also, just to make sure everything's vanilla: could you please take a look into Settings -> About phone to confirm you're running the genuine SE baseband/kernel and not some custom kernel?
EDIT 2: Errrrrrrrr.... never mind ... I somehow misread "SIM card" as "SD card". My fault!

X8invisible13 said:
Just 4 curiosity how to make the vodafone icons appear again??just4fun
Sorry for off-topic thing
As irishstuff said u should try to update your phone with pc companion(google it) and try to update the software.After that if u want to root your phone and install recovery search in xda for x8toolbox , is the most noob-friendly thing u will find
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I actually don't have a clue, but I was glad when thety went
I dont like operators branding the phone with the software
The only apps i had by the operator (vodafone IE) were
Gold Rush, Vodafone Music Store, SIM Settings and SIM Toolkit <- I have GDX and i still have toolkit. XD
I had the 'vodafone 360' option in Settings
Sent from my tablet running Honeycomb

B.B.- M76XX-TSNCJOLYM-53404015
kernel- 2.6.29 [email protected] #1
Thanks again.

madz78 said:
B.B.- M76XX-TSNCJOLYM-53404015
kernel- 2.6.29 [email protected] #1
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Yes, that's definitely the genuine baseband and kernel.
However, no matter how hard I think it through I don't see a good reason why it won't accept ANY SIM card, as a SIM unlock (or carrier/operator unlock if you want to put it that way) is as good as permanent unless you play around with unlocking the bootloader and either do something wrong or face the problem that it suddenly reverts back to the original SIM lock (in case it got unlocked and didn't ship unlocked by default).
The only problem I know about is ... if you live in a region where you would actually need a E15a baseband but happen to have the E15i baseband (you know, has to do with the frequencies that get used to transmit between your phone and the tower) flashed - or the other way around - you won't be able to connect to the GSM/3G network - but even then the phone won't reject the SIM card but simply fail to find any network.
In that case the problem resolve would be as easy as swapping out the baseband through flashing by Flashtool.

Good morning,
This keeps getting more and more confusing... thank god you've been such a valuable help BJ!
Dunno if it's "don't accept SIM" as much as don't recognize them.. I usually remove PIN codes from all my SIM's but today i've popped a new one to see if anything different happened.. The phone asked me for pin and validated it, but after this it doesn't recognize it anymore, i get a SIM with a red "!" on top of it in the upper right corner of the screen (same icon you get without SIM in phone).
As for all the other cards, it doesn't appear such icon, the phone starts normally and then asks for language and after asks to "insert SIM and restart phone"..
I don't think baseband is the problem, i think it's definitely related to SIM card reading.
NOTE: Before seemed irrelevant but now seems important to say, before, when i scanned for networks and tried to connect to one (same from SIM), phone gave me a message saying something like "your SIM card doesn't allow connecting to this network".
The problem seems to be definitely SIM card reader, the big doubt is if it's HW or SW.
My best guess is SW, because he can read PIN's but then just locks.. Where is the SIM card reader "driver"? baseband, kernel, ROM? should i try to update all those?
Thanks again!

hello again,
i found this in SETool forum which seems to be exactly my problem.
E15i - (x8) it doesn't read sim card and hangs during unlocking
I've had a problem with XPERIA X8 (E15i) for a long time now and I can't fix it.
I was trying to unlock it. I updated Android to v. 2.1. I have credits, I turn on debugg mode, I installed drivers. I push 1,2,5 and press Unlock/Repair.
Unfortunately it didn't finish, the program froze and switched off (on Vista). It took 5 credits. After turning it back on it wouldn't log to the network, even though it saw the network. But it shows that the phone is unlocked. By Setool I installed the version form after the update. After that it stopped detecting the sim card.
In hosting I read that I should repeat the unlock. I reinstalled the drivers, downloaded setool's previous version (v1.1106), but the program hangs every time in the same place and it doesn't go to the end (see screen below). With v1.1107 there's the same problem. I tried on Vista and XP – no difference. I installed setool on my other computer, where there are no boxes, drivers or antiviruses and still I couldn't succeed.
Does anyone have some expirience with the x8?
Thx in advance for help.
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reflash phone with generic 2.1 firmware, repeat unlock procedure.
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to restore phone to original state, write as script most earlier secunits backup from backup\%imei% folder
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Could this be a bad unlock problem?
Thanx.

IrishStuff09 said:
I actually don't have a clue, but I was glad when thety went
I dont like operators branding the phone with the software
The only apps i had by the operator (vodafone IE) were
Gold Rush, Vodafone Music Store, SIM Settings and SIM Toolkit <- I have GDX and i still have toolkit. XD
I had the 'vodafone 360' option in Settings
Sent from my tablet running Honeycomb
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Sim toolkit is on every phone,not only on vodafone

Been reading more and more, and this seem to be a very common issue in SETool SIM unlocking. can anyone suggest a solution?
Thanks.

Hello again,
I've been trying to run msm7227 setool2 and semc, but seem to be getting nowhere.. enters debugging mode and nothing else. What am i doing wrong?
Also, i've read in the following thread that sometimes boot is unlocked and S1tool says it's locked, but i can't find SEUS to download anywhere in the forum..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1404148&highlight=sim+card
HEEELLP!!!
Thanks.

Hi, madz ...
To pull it together:
- The "SIM reader" is a software that comes as a part of Android in the form of a system app (inside /system/app). You can't exchange the related parts as they are specific to the Android version, in case your thoughts are running into this direction.
- The problem with "SEtool" is more like this ...
Let us assume the phone was originally SIM locked (bound to only allow SIMs of a specific operator/carrier) and then got SIM unlocked. The original SIM lock will jump back into place once the the boot loader got unlocked.
My observation is that this problem should actually go away once the boot loader got re-locked again. That being said I also read various threads where the SIM lock didn't vanish and the phone had to be unlocked anew.
On another note, it also depends on how the phone got unlocked ... there's a difference if it got SIM unlocked through SEtool or through Omious (<-- I hope it's spelled right)
The one fact that remains: simply querying the boot loader status ("R" vs "r") does not make the SIM lock to fire.
- SEUS ... well ...
I found Update Service (SEUS) 2.11.10.7 in the depths of my hard drive. Going to slap it on MultiUpload for you in a minute - though I can't guarantee that it still works; all I know is that SEUS got discontinued (or something along that line). Wait for the edit of the download!
EDIT: MultiUpload swallowed the file --> Download link
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Missed this one ...
madz78 said:
I've been trying to run msm7227 setool2 and semc, but seem to be getting nowhere.. enters debugging mode and nothing else. What am i doing wrong?
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Shouldn't you connect the phone in flash mode instead of USB-Debugging mode?
Flash Mode means:
- Pull the USB cable out of your computer but leave it attached to the phone
- Turn the phone OFF
- Start the software
- Press the Back button and connect the USB cable to the computer
KEEP THE BACK BUTTON PRESSED UNTIL THE PHONE IS RECOGNIZED!
(Note: Windows may want to install the "SEMC Flash Device" driver)

Hi BJ,
The phone is not locked! it accepts pin from all networks, but after this, simply doesn't read the cards anymore. I only talked about this because the thread i found in SETOOL forum explains in detail what's happening to me.
I dunno if what happens to people who have no network or sim locked due to bad boot loader unlock is the same or not. It would be nice to know, but in my thread no one except you steps up.
If unlocked, i believe it's SETool and not Omnius because i only see threads with this issue in SETool support (dozens of complains) and found nothing in Omnius.
I still believe that maybe there's a solution other than unlocking it again, but due to inexperience i fail to see it.
about msm7227: i'm sorry, i meant flash mode, and it detects the phone, sometimes.. but always hangs in 2nd line (can't remember what said, but i'll try it again in a while and post here).
Where exactly is the phone unlocked? ROM, kernel, baseband? Do you think re-flashing it could solve the problem?
Thanks again friend!
Regards.

madz78 said:
The phone is not locked! it accepts pin from all networks, but after this, simply doesn't read the cards anymore. [...]
I dunno if what happens to people who have no network or sim locked due to bad boot loader unlock is the same or not. It would be nice to know, but in my thread no one except you steps up.
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My X8 came SIM unlocked by default. Since it's old enough, and therefore safe for boot loader unlocking, I gave it a try (even been as daring as to unlock while having GDX v021 flashed).
Connected and checked with s1tool that it's suited for unlocking: Pass
Unlocked the boot loader: Pass
Booted up (SIM does not have PIN1 set)...
Connecting to the GSM Network: Pass
Connecting to the APN for 3G Internet access: Pass
Reboot (to make sure it didn't brick): Pass
Re-locked boot loader: Pass
Checked with s1tool that boot loader is locked: Pass
Device still able to connect to GSM/3G: Pass
I didn't try to flash a custom kernel but just stayed with the stock kernel. During the whole testing scenario - from unlocking to re-locking - I didn't have any problems with GSM/3G network connectivity or troubles reading the SIM.
Like I wrote above the PIN1 check was disabled because sometimes GingerDX shows the "Network unlock" screen after inputting the PIN ... that's more-or-less a bug workaround.
madz78 said:
If unlocked, i believe it's SETool and not Omnius
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Thank you for correcting the spelling of "Omnius" ... I was typing it from the top of my head and failed to recall how it's spelled.
madz78 said:
Where exactly is the phone unlocked? ROM, kernel, baseband? Do you think re-flashing it could solve the problem?
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If you refer to "how is the SIM lock lifted" then I think the best persons to answer this question are the guys who cracked the boot loader. I don't know enough about how the low-level init of the phone really works ... the boot loader guys aren't very chatty about telling us how the low-level boot of the X8 works.
Since, in my case, the SIM unlock prevails when flashing a custom ROM on top of the stock kernel (keep in mind I never flashed a custom kernel, so I never altered the "baseband" partition) the unlock can't reside in the ROM partitions.
But ... as the problem only arises when tinkering around with the boot loader but didn't affect my phone during boot loader unlock / re-lock ... and this is now purely guessing ...
The boot loader unlock only replaces the boot loader binary with a altered one. So if the thing that tells the phone that it's SIM unlocked resides in the part of the NAND where the boot loader / kernel / baseband is located it can only be a digital certificate or some sort of a binary that gets loaded through "Stage 1" init (during which the boot loader and kernel gets loaded and all the security checking stuff happens). It can't be in the higher init routines where the initialized kernel is boot strapping the ROM as that would disable the SIM unlock when flashing a custom ROM.
If blagus or the kernel devs have some ideas it would be great to read a few lines from a source knowing about the low-level init routines (to actually understand how the X8 comes to life once the power button is pressed).
On another thought ... the msm7227 CPU also must have some kind of firmware (think of it similar to a BIOS like a PC has) to init itself and the hardware ... maybe the SIM unlock is somewhere in there?
EDIT: On a third thought ... it would seem almost logical that the SIM unlock stuff is stored somewhere in the "security" related part of the NAND (somewhere deep down at the low-level init). If the phone came locked and got unlocked at some point the original SIM lock will most likely spring back into place at boot loader unlocking - so the SIM locked/unlocked thingy has to be somewhere in the low-level boot init; otherwise it wouldn't disable a "soft unlock" once the boot loader got unlocked and replaced past the cracked one which bypasses a whole lot of the security checks so unsigned boot binaries (kernel) can be loaded and executed.

Prototype Xperia Bootloader Unlocking?

I've got a prototype ZL which states that "Bootloader unlock allowed: Yes", however I have been unable to successfully unlock it. Anyone have any experience unlocking the bootloader on a prototype Xperia? Do you still get the unlock key from http://unlockbootloader.sonymobile.com/ ?

Do you know if the device is RED or BROWN? Have access to EMMA? Does Sony Update Service offer you to 'repair' it?

It is a brown device. I'll check the rest when I get back from work.

If it's BROWN you won't be able to unlock it as far as I know. Everything in those phones is signed with test keys and it probably requires another unlock code for the bootloader too. The unlock site probably generates them for RED devices.

Ambroos said:
If it's BROWN you won't be able to unlock it as far as I know. Everything in those phones is signed with test keys and it probably requires another unlock code for the bootloader too. The unlock site probably generates them for RED devices.
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Okay, thanks for your help! Too bad, I was so excited when I saw that the bootloader was unlockable...
If anyone has any ideas on how I can unlock, or get a key please PM me!

REAVER117 said:
Okay, thanks for your help! Too bad, I was so excited when I saw that the bootloader was unlockable...
If anyone has any ideas on how I can unlock, or get a key please PM me!
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You're not even supposed to have a BROWN device There are very, very few out there and you might even be lucky. They usually get beta firmware quite soon, so I wouldn't even attempt to root it. Just keep checking for OTA updates and you might be one of the first with 4.2.2!

Ambroos said:
You're not even supposed to have a BROWN device There are very, very few out there and you might even be lucky. They usually get beta firmware quite soon, so I wouldn't even attempt to root it. Just keep checking for OTA updates and you might be one of the first with 4.2.2!
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Oh, so the OTA actually does work? I thought it was just a place holder and everything had to be done through EMMA.

REAVER117 said:
Oh, so the OTA actually does work? I thought it was just a place holder and everything had to be done through EMMA.
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Well, not much is known about BROWN devices, but OTA should work. Perhaps not for all updates but you'll notice that from time to time it should offer some updates.
I'd give you my EMMA login to try some things, but my account level doesn't include BROWN firmwares If you want to verify completely if it is BROWN and what other specifics EMMA can find send me a PM!

I have a prototype xperia s rooting status does not appear.
can I upgrade from 2.3.7?

Nope! If you have a brown device you'll either have to get someone from Sony to update it over EMMA or you're stuck with the software you're running now.
Sent from my C6903 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app

Hey thanks for reply is there any way I could go about this? Would they do this for me?
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Flashtool recognises the phone but comes up root access denied, or when I try flash another firmware
The screen asking to turn off, hold down etc. Doesnt go away.the green light on the device comes on for a while then
Turns orange and phone just charges

software update for sony xperia z
Ambroos said:
Nope! If you have a brown device you'll either have to get someone from Sony to update it over EMMA or you're stuck with the software you're running now.
Sent from my C6903 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
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Hello,
i would like to ask because i can not find nobody that can help me with my problem.
I have a sony xperia z, it is a black Phone and it is a prototype Phone!
My software update is very old and i can't make a new update, when i connect the Phone to pc companion i get new software already on Phone.
but it is a very old software 4.1.1
So please some help would be nice i want to do a new software update but it does not work.
Thanks in advance
olivier

boldozz said:
Hello,
i would like to ask because i can not find nobody that can help me with my problem.
I have a sony xperia z, it is a black Phone and it is a prototype Phone!
My software update is very old and i can't make a new update, when i connect the Phone to pc companion i get new software already on Phone.
but it is a very old software 4.1.1
So please some help would be nice i want to do a new software update but it does not work.
Thanks in advance
olivier
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You have a BROWN device (it's not a colour, it's an identification. BROWN = prototype, test keys - RED = retail, real keys). BROWN firmware is almost impossible to find, you should probably ask DooMLorD, he's the only one who in some rare occasions gets BROWN firmware.
But, the past has shown that it is nearly impossible to update them without help from Sony, so I'm afraid you're out of luck. You can always contact your local Sony Mobile branch to see if they will exchange your phone, as prototypes are normally not meant to leave Sony.

[Q] Allow unlock bootloader

Hi guys, i have a question, I will go tu buy a XPERIA SP (FACTORY FREE, without any brand), and i want no know if there is a posibblity of they come with ALLOW UNLOCK BOOTLOADER: NO.
Thanks for your answers.

Yes there is the possibility

My phone was like that, I bought it SIM Free and discovered that it showed NO.
After a few mods and rooting attempts, magically it changed to Yes. But remember that you will lose DRM keys, BRAVIA Engine may worke but other GPS functions will stop working forever, right now there's no need to unlock the bootloader. There arent any good kernels/roms...

cachanilla86 said:
My phone was like that, I bought it SIM Free and discovered that it showed NO.
After a few mods and rooting attempts, magically it changed to Yes. But remember that you will lose DRM keys, BRAVIA Engine may worke but other GPS functions will stop working forever, right now there's no need to unlock the bootloader. There arent any good kernels/roms...
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¿Do you remember which mods have you made?
¿Which version are u using?
Sounds rare... I am trying, but nothing... I would like to use the Cm and the KK, but my Sp is locked, and there is no way to have this option...

toniorihuela said:
¿Do you remember which mods have you made?
¿Which version are u using?
Sounds rare... I am trying, but nothing... I would like to use the Cm and the KK, but my Sp is locked, and there is no way to have this option...
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That was MONTHS ago. I just flashed a newer ftf and it became "unlocked". I think it was just a bug.

why dont you try the locked bl cyanogenmod or slimkat both are for locked bl and both are 4.4

ireaper4592 said:
why dont you try the locked bl cyanogenmod or slimkat both are for locked bl and both are 4.4
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Simple my friend... It's because i want to enter into program services across the QPST becuase most of the roms are 2G. and i have 4G service. I use to give service as AP to my lappy on the way, so i will need to cook my own CM with the KK and all the KK are working well with ULB, not with LB... (And most of them in 2G only). Or come back again to the 3G Samsungs...
The key is to alow the bootloader unlock to yes to be with Sony. That's the shame... The air supplier gave me this for my job...
The QPST is a very powerfull tool but only works on the SP with unlocked bootloaders. It's not a simple question of to be root or not. It's a question of to take advantage of the services. 3G is slow, 2G it's impossible for me... No way... 4G is the best... 51Mbps is not 1,5 Mbps... The access to the server by remote takes me 1 hour by instalation of the Wimax access with the 2G... With 4G i make only 10 minutes... (Anyway, also has a high cost, but life is too short).
I will have to wait to have some solution for the bootloader permission... That's life...
(But if you find the version with that bug, will help too much).

[Q] Xperia Z IMEI number problem

Hi,
I am in serious problem with my xperia Z. One of my friend took the device for use. After his returning i have found that the wifi is not working and when i enter a sim card the device could not detect the sim card network (a red cross in the network bar) but its camera, audio, video is working as usually. After checking the settings i found that there is no IMEI number, its hust Blank! i contacted with the xperia customer care they said i would have to change my motherboard, which will cost nearly the phone's price!
Is there anyway i can put IMEI number in the device? I have the IMEI number in the box.

Sazadur said:
Hi,
I am in serious problem with my xperia Z. One of my friend took the device for use. After his returning i have found that the wifi is not working and when i enter a sim card the device could not detect the sim card network (a red cross in the network bar) but its camera, audio, video is working as usually. After checking the settings i found that there is no IMEI number, its hust Blank! i contacted with the xperia customer care they said i would have to change my motherboard, which will cost nearly the phone's price!
Is there anyway i can put IMEI number in the device? I have the IMEI number in the box.
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You can try with flashing new ROM via Flashtool, just find .ftf file that works for you (check your model and build number).

Sazadur said:
Hi,
I am in serious problem with my xperia Z. One of my friend took the device for use. After his returning i have found that the wifi is not working and when i enter a sim card the device could not detect the sim card network (a red cross in the network bar) but its camera, audio, video is working as usually. After checking the settings i found that there is no IMEI number, its hust Blank! i contacted with the xperia customer care they said i would have to change my motherboard, which will cost nearly the phone's price!
Is there anyway i can put IMEI number in the device? I have the IMEI number in the box.
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Ask your friend what he did with the phone...
Besides that do what was mentioned earlier: flash a stock .ftf file and see if it changes

Sazadur said:
Hi,
I am in serious problem with my xperia Z. One of my friend took the device for use. After his returning i have found that the wifi is not working and when i enter a sim card the device could not detect the sim card network (a red cross in the network bar) but its camera, audio, video is working as usually. After checking the settings i found that there is no IMEI number, its hust Blank! i contacted with the xperia customer care they said i would have to change my motherboard, which will cost nearly the phone's price!
Is there anyway i can put IMEI number in the device? I have the IMEI number in the box.
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Are you rooted by any chance with CWM recovery there might be a solution if you are :highfive:

Sazadur said:
Hi,
I am in serious problem with my xperia Z. One of my friend took the device for use. After his returning i have found that the wifi is not working and when i enter a sim card the device could not detect the sim card network (a red cross in the network bar) but its camera, audio, video is working as usually. After checking the settings i found that there is no IMEI number, its hust Blank! i contacted with the xperia customer care they said i would have to change my motherboard, which will cost nearly the phone's price!
Is there anyway i can put IMEI number in the device? I have the IMEI number in the box.
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Changing the motherboard he is idio*:silly:
Just flash FTF with flashtool
Dont forget to backup your data before you do!

The IMEI is stored in the TA partition. If that has somehow been corrupted, then the only fix is to replace the motherboard. Flashing an FTF will not help in that case.
Similar case here. Lots of solutions tried, but the motherboard ended up being replaced.
Sent from my C6603 using Tapatalk

Now I can use camera, audio, video everything except network & wifi. If i flash the device then is there any chance that it would be permanently bricked?

Sazadur said:
Now I can use camera, audio, video everything except network & wifi. If i flash the device then is there any chance that it would be permanently bricked?
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It's very very unlikely that you'll brick your phone with Flashtool. I've never seen anyone say it's happened.
It uses the same method as the official Sony tools to flash firmware to your device, so it's safe.
Sent from my C6603 using Tapatalk

Could any of you please help me with which flashtool i need to to install?
1. i have tried following the procedure mentioned in sonymobile/developer site. i have installed this flshtool given there. when i connected my device it said "Locked bootloader".
2. then i have unlocked the bootloader following sonymobile\unlockbootloader. then i connected the device again
3. now it says "No available services matched the connected device".
did i installed wrong flashtool? what should i do now?

You need the unofficial Flashtool.
www.flashtool.net
By unlocking your bootloader without making a backup of your TA partition, you invalidated your warranty and lost the unique DRM keys from your device forever. You should have asked here before doing that.
Sent from my C6603 using Tapatalk

My warrenty period is over already. Anyway i have installed flashtool that you have mentioned in the earlier comment. So now i have to download the .ftf file for my device. how can i choose which .ftf file will work for me? can you please recommend me one? i cant understand which one to download.my device is c6602 Build number 10.1.1.A.1.253.

Sazadur said:
My warrenty period is over already. Anyway i have installed flashtool that you have mentioned in the earlier comment. So now i have to download the .ftf file for my device. how can i choose which .ftf file will work for me? can you please recommend me one? i cant understand which one to download.my device is c6602 Build number 10.1.1.A.1.253.
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which country u live in?

Bangladesh

Sazadur said:
Bangladesh
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/xperia-z/general/ftf-10-5-0-230-c6602-c6603-journalist-t2759636 download your model specific FTF

Hey I have flashed my device with the C6602_10.5.A.0.230_Customized_US.ftf from your given link. but it has got worse. when i have powered ON the display flashed couple of time then the sony, Xperia logo passes by, then the blue Xperia Z screen for couple of minutes then it restarts again and again.. it is in a boot loop. I had to flash it with the previous C6602_10.1.1.A.1.253_GLOBAL-HSPA.ftf because the battery was draining down... still network and wifi broken

Sazadur said:
Hey I have flashed my device with the C6602_10.5.A.0.230_Customized_US.ftf from your given link. but it has got worse. when i have powered ON the display flashed couple of time then the sony, Xperia logo passes by, then the blue Xperia Z screen for couple of minutes then it restarts again and again.. it is in a boot loop. I had to flash it with the previous C6602_10.1.1.A.1.253_GLOBAL-HSPA.ftf because the battery was draining down... still network and wifi broken
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try flashing only the baseband from the global hspa ftf

I tried flashing the Baseband, but no luck
if i root the device, or flash it with CM ROM would it help ?

Sazadur said:
I tried flashing the Baseband, but no luck
if i root the device, or flash it with CM ROM would it help ?
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as @kingvortex said replacing mo-bo is the only way then

Sazadur said:
I tried flashing the Baseband, but no luck
if i root the device, or flash it with CM ROM would it help ?
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You can give CM11 a shot but i dont think it will help

androidtweaker1 said:
You can give CM11 a shot but i dont think it will help
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You can use edit button instead of making two posts in a row.

[Q] What's wrong with my camera, HELP please

Hi
I am running stock 14.5.A.0.270, rooted and bootloader unlocked. Sony Xperia Z1
My camera app opens up, the camera button on the side of the phone even works. You push the capture area and front camera freezes and normal camera just shows me two buttons and won't do anything.
Please help I do not know what to do. There were a few other threads with a similar problem but I haven't found the resolution yet. Is it because bootloader is unlocked, I have read that I should restore the ta partition and relock my bootloader but I thought I will try here first.
I thought it would be fun rooting and flashing phones but so far just a big timewasting headache. I was on CM12.1 before , nightlies they were good but then it wouldn't recognise my sim card.
RR I tried but I got stuck on the bootloop.
Now I am back on a stock and my camera doesn't work
Help me please, I want to learn more
Many thanks for your time

Nooberoid said:
Hi
I am running stock 14.5.A.0.270, rooted and bootloader unlocked. Sony Xperia Z1
My camera app opens up, the camera button on the side of the phone even works. You push the capture area and front camera freezes and normal camera just shows me two buttons and won't do anything.
Please help I do not know what to do. There were a few other threads with a similar problem but I haven't found the resolution yet. Is it because bootloader is unlocked, I have read that I should restore the ta partition and relock my bootloader but I thought I will try here first.
I thought it would be fun rooting and flashing phones but so far just a big timewasting headache. I was on CM12.1 before , nightlies they were good but then it wouldn't recognise my sim card.
RR I tried but I got stuck on the bootloop.
Now I am back on a stock and my camera doesn't work
Help me please, I want to learn more
Many thanks for your time
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Sorry I'm a bit late it seems but i had the exact same problem, camera wont focus and take pictures, video did still work depending on firmware but unfocused. Chances are your asking here because you lost your TA partition and DRM keys, which is most likely the cause
Solution:
make sure your phones bootloader is UNLOCKED
1. Grab flashtool
2. open Xperifirm via flashtool
3. look for 14.3.A.0.757 firmware (for journalists and media) (MUST be downloaded via xperifirm)
3. Download and unpack automatically, let flashtool do its thing til its ready
4. Relock your bootloader, DO NOT start your phone or touch your phone, keep it in flashmode
5. flash the firmware you just downloaded (14.3.A.0.757)
6. start your phone, camera SHOULD be working
7. Unlock bootloader and Flash any .ftf you like, tick EXCLUDE in the box that says .TA when you flash / if its available
8. Enjoy