How to put phone in flash mode - XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hello, Im trying to flash my phone with Jerpelea`s tutorial, but I cant put this phone in Flash mode, it says to hold the Back button after power it off, but it seems to have no effect at all...
also hold the back buttom while powering the phone doesnt work...
can someone help me please??

Hold back button down first then plug USB in and continue to hold back button

Hello A have the same problem is there a other whay?
Thanks

you have to switch the phone off.. take out the battery for 5 seconds (min).. then.. this is the bit you need three hands for... you need to hold the back button whilst plugging in the USB cable.. continue to hold the back button until the software tells you to let go..

Whill this work for de x10i ??

Resisting the temptation for sarcasm....
Yes, it's the x10i method.
Sent from my X10i

Sorry, I don't understand.. because on my x10 with froyo beta2 hotfix1 of zdzihu, this method does not work...

Italiano38 said:
Sorry, I don't understand.. because on my x10 with froyo beta2 hotfix1 of zdzihu, this method does not work...
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There is only only method for the X10a/i/mini/mini pro/1.6/2.1/2.2 into flashmode, as Mr Iceman has already explained, if it doesn't work for you you're doing something wrong or your phone is broke. To save having to use 3 hands, plug the lead into the phone first, then attaching it to the PC is a much simpler task.

Oki, thank you, I will test it later because I have a bigger problem like I said here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=10781800#post10781800

Is this method work for the latest xperia mini pro[SK17i] ?? pliz.. im newbie here..

My xperia sola cannot be put into into flashmode. as i connect the usb while holding the volume down key the green light appear and after 5 seconds the green light is out and change to red one and the phone shows the sony logo.
please help me how to install or connect my xperia sola to flash mode. tnx

tsoytsoy1880 said:
My xperia sola cannot be put into into flashmode. as i connect the usb while holding the volume down key the green light appear and after 5 seconds the green light is out and change to red one and the phone shows the sony logo.
please help me how to install or connect my xperia sola to flash mode. tnx
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Xperia sola is different than x10
so if you ask in xperia S forums you will get your answer

Teio said:
Hello, Im trying to flash my phone with Jerpelea`s tutorial, but I cant put this phone in Flash mode, it says to hold the Back button after power it off, but it seems to have no effect at all...
also hold the back buttom while powering the phone doesnt work...
can someone help me please??
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Hey Teio, check if that video works for you, avoid all the information just pay attention on the hardware process:
Turn off phone or take out battery
Conect your USB cable to PC
Open Flashtool
Select Kernel that you wanna flash
Wait for pop up message
Connect your phone
Hold back button
Re Insert Battery
Put Xperia x10 in flash mode
Regards

Press volume down button
radiation626 said:
Is this method work for the latest xperia mini pro[SK17i] ?? pliz.. im newbie here..
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Since back key is feather touch button it won't work while phone is switched off....., So those phone you should press volume down button instead...

vijay.pushkin said:
Since back key is feather touch button it won't work while phone is switched off....., So those phone you should press volume down button instead...
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I have the same problem, this metod don´t work in the xperia mini pro[SK17i], 'press volume down button' isn´t recognized
whit a command according to forum 'supported devices' . How can i flash this model of xperia now?

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[Q] Helpplease !!!! x10 mini bricked

Hello everyone, i'm sorry for my bad English, I accidentally moved the "app" folder from the system to the sd card using root explorer, and I have lost almost all applications (market, root explorer, astro, ecc...), then I try to resolve this problem doing a hard reset , but now the phone goes on and after about 1 minutes goes off again again and again, and I can not stop it. also does not connect to pc .. anyone knows a way to fix it? I think I'll take it in assistance, the phone is still under warranty but it was rooted
Thank you guys
maicolboss said:
Hello everyone, i'm sorry for my bad English, I accidentally moved the "app" folder from the system to the sd card using root explorer, and I have lost almost all applications (market, root explorer, astro, ecc...), then I try to resolve this problem doing a hard reset , but now the phone goes on and after about 1 minutes goes off again again and again, and I can not stop it. also does not connect to pc .. anyone knows a way to fix it? I think I'll take it in assistance, the phone is still under warranty but it was rooted
Thank you guys
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flash using binarys guide or repair from seus
Unfortunately i can't connect my phone in flash mode...
maicolboss said:
Unfortunately i can't connect my phone in flash mode...
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they should stick this solution lol
to connect the phone use this:
put the seus ready to repair
connect the cable to phone and pc
press both midle and right button at the same time and press the power button
when phone goes down keep pressing only the right button
reconpt said:
they should stick this solution lol
to connect the phone use this:
put the seus ready to repair
connect the cable to phone and pc
press both midle and right button at the same time and press the power button
when phone goes down keep pressing only the right button
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You're a genius!!!!.... I thought my phone was dead.... but now is resurrected ... thank you so much!!
reconpt said:
they should stick this solution lol
to connect the phone use this:
put the seus ready to repair
connect the cable to phone and pc
press both midle and right button at the same time and press the power button
when phone goes down keep pressing only the right button
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Dude, you're a machine - my phone wouldn't power off so i was waiting for it to run flat lol... your post helped a ****load to get my phone repaired.
Thanks!
reconpt said:
they should stick this solution lol
to connect the phone use this:
put the seus ready to repair
connect the cable to phone and pc
press both midle and right button at the same time and press the power button
when phone goes down keep pressing only the right button
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had the same issue of not being able to connect my phone to pc to repair with seus. thanks loads the "press both midle and right button at the same time and press the power button" trick!!!
I tried your solution but seus just tell me my mini it's up-to-date and there's no more the button for installing anyway android.
The phone just reboots over and over
I seem to have a slightly different problem. I tried the process and right after it said that the phone is connected, the green light on the phone goes out and it looses connection to the phone and prompts me to reconnect. My phone is stuck on the sony ericsson logo, will not shut off and will not boot, can not be detected by the computer. I think I have little more than a very expensive hockey puck.
reconpt said:
they should stick this solution lol
to connect the phone use this:
put the seus ready to repair
connect the cable to phone and pc
press both midle and right button at the same time and press the power button
when phone goes down keep pressing only the right button
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THANKYOU THANKYOU THANKYOU THANKYOU THANKYOU
Could never live without my phone, thankyou your the best
lije87 said:
I tried your solution but seus just tell me my mini it's up-to-date and there's no more the button for installing anyway android.
The phone just reboots over and over
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try this mate
http://forum.xda-developers.com/archive/index.php/t-981935.html
I have the same problem SEUS says my phone is "up-to-date" what can we do?
Hey yhis helped me too thanks !
something similiar too...
Hi,
Here is my problem.
I have Xperia x10 mini/ yesterday , but mistake, I installed the firmware of the X10 mini PRO !!!
Now, once I understood the mistake, I want to flash with x10 mini firmware.
In order to flash I need to have FLASHTOOLS and need to press the BACK button - the problem is that since the phone is using now the wrong firmware, the BACK button (needed for the flushing ) doesn’t do anything and thus, I cannot install the correct firmware. I tried pushing all other buttons without any luck.
Any idea how I can overcome this problem ? I can’t use my phone now.
ramimos said:
Hi,
Here is my problem.
I have Xperia x10 mini/ yesterday , but mistake, I installed the firmware of the X10 mini PRO !!!
Now, once I understood the mistake, I want to flash with x10 mini firmware.
In order to flash I need to have FLASHTOOLS and need to press the BACK button - the problem is that since the phone is using now the wrong firmware, the BACK button (needed for the flushing ) doesn’t do anything and thus, I cannot install the correct firmware. I tried pushing all other buttons without any luck.
Any idea how I can overcome this problem ? I can’t use my phone now.
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The flashmode is initialized before any firmware is loaded, so that isn't your problem
It should always work when your phone is turned off, you press the back-button and attach it to your usb-cable, it should enter flashmode.
If you can't turn it off, connect your phone to your pc, press home and power together till the screen goes black, and then press the back-button.
Well,
I managed to turn the phone off ( using the home+power button), then release the two of them, pressing the BACK button and connecting the USB cable .
nothing hapenns till i release the BACK button and then the phone starts to load with the previous problem.
before installing the the wrong firmware, using the BACK button was OK.
any idea?
update
I managed to hold together the HOME+BACK button and then pushed the POWER button and flashed the E10i 2.1.1 A.0.6 firmware!!!!
while doing it, i noticed for a meesage that the phone is not rooted.
upon finishing the flashing, the phone doesnt boot up, i managed to see the green light and thats all.
i also downloaded the S1 tool in order to root the phone but it says that it can not detect the phone....
what should i do now?
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update #2
phone doesnt boot up.
when i connect the flashtool i get the message "Device connected in flash mode".
how to continue from that point ?

[Q] [QUERY] HELP !! Help me Restore x10 mini to a usable condition..

Help me ppl ! I screwed up big time !!
I originally got X10 mini with Android 2.1 and relatively old firmware ...anyway I rooted my phone, took the backup and then Flashed a CWM Recovery on it !
Factory WIPED all the data for the new ROM ......
Then I was about to Flash this CM 7.1 ROM when all of a sudden it displayed the message that it wont work wihout the Latest Firmware .... so from there on I had no choice but to Restore my Backup and go back to a working OS, so I could easily proceed with Firmware update ...... but that never happened !!!
The Backup couldnt be recovered ...it failed for i dont know what reason ....ever since then the device never worked beyond the WHITE Sony Ericsson LOGO !!! Im stucked ..... even the CWM Recovery isnt working now !!
I'm stucked !! I've been looking for a solution for almost 3 days now .... but had no luck !!! dont know what to do from here on!! KINDLY HELP !! plzz plzz plzzz !! I desperately need to fix this !! the device even aint mine !!!
restore to stock by using sony ericsson update service
First, don't panic
And you have to notice and make this a lesson; if CWM said that your baseband is incompatible, it means, CWM is not flashing anything to your phone, yet.. So you only have to restart the phone, instead of recovering your CWM backup, and you'll be back to your default OS
Second, now find a tool named FlashTool, and also find a 2.1 stock firmware.. now proceed to flash with USB cable, you'll find the instruction together with the tool
Third, you'll be OK, trust me
first of all moedjs man !! Thx for sympathy n giving me courage !!
but could you kindly confirm that FlashTool would still work even If I'm unable to mount USB anywhere !! coz USB would charge phone but since I'm stuck on Sony Ericsson Logo and cant go beyond that point I'm unable to update my Firmware via PC Companion tool by Sony Ericsson tooo !!!
Thats the main reason I was panicking mate !! Kindly Kindly confirm that for me !! n I'm already liking your positive attitude ..so I do trust ya !! THX again !!
i don't understand why you can't use official seus? afaik it doesn't need anything beyond the se logo. power off phone, run seus on the pc, plug the cable while pressing the back key, etc; right?
dr.norton said:
i don't understand why you can't use official seus? afaik it doesn't need anything beyond the se logo. power off phone, run seus on the pc, plug the cable while pressing the back key, etc; right?
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Sir I've been through that .... for some reason it didnt work for me beyond "plug the cable while pressing the back key" STEP !! i dont know why !! i didnt have any effect watsoever, therefore I couldnt proceed with the 3rd STEP of Updating it ! =(
and is there anyway to Remove the battery !! coz once I use Home+Power Key combo it restarts device ...... is there any other combo to power off the phone, so I can atleast save battery !! anyway m also givin FLASHTOOL a try !!
can't power off? well, try these steps:
start seus on pc
connect phone and pc with usb cable
press both middle and right button at the same time and press the power button
when phone goes down keep pressing only the right button
dr.norton said:
can't power off? well, try these steps:
start seus on pc
connect phone and pc with usb cable
press both middle and right button at the same time and press the power button
when phone goes down keep pressing only the right button
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Man I just tried turning on my device for the first time today !! Battery was discharged i guessed so Initially I got Red blinking LED light .... now even that its stable on Green .... !! my device isn't turning on !! not even showing that white Sony Ericsson logo now ! i dont know whats happening here !!
I'm trying to be calm but stuff like that keeps happening to me !! Kindly guide me with that !! its still green I hold power button n yet its showing no sign of turning on ! =(((
do you see charging battery in your screen? have you waited enough to boot it again and try the steps above?
still, if you need to disconnect the battery, here is a disassembling guide: http://goo.gl/jDd6q
dr.norton said:
do you see charging battery in your screen? have you waited enough to boot it again and try the steps above?
still, if you need to disconnect the battery, here is a disassembling guide: http://goo.gl/jDd6q
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Wow thanks for that Dis-Assembling guide ..... !! I'll ultimately have to try this if everything else fails ....
well I never saw Battery charging on screen !! i think not even when it was working fine !!
I think i'll give it some more time with charging !! coz it just showed me that SE logo again .... but when I tried to restart it .... the screen didnt turn back on !!!
also when SE Logo appears it appears automatically ......dont have to turn on the device ... and then also green LED light turns off ..... Im not sure whether its still charging at that time or not !! I think NOT ! this is kinda dodgy ! what do you reckon ?
no led light, no charge, i think. have you tried triple keys way again? it's kind of tricky, do it carefully.
Yeah I did !! I pressed HOME+Back at the same time and then had to Hold the Home button to turn the screen off ! then I repeatedly kept pressing the BACK button!
actually from there on it started blinking that RED Led light again .... ! I think its still needs more charging .... but then again If it charges enough to power the screen on automatically ..... the Green LED disappears .... so M kinda stuck in the loop here !
Oh God Help me !!
devilzeye793 said:
I pressed HOME+Back at the same time and then had to Hold the Home button to turn the screen off ! then I repeatedly kept pressing the BACK button!
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it sounds not right pal
but by:
Middle Key : u meant HOME
Right Key : u meant BACK
isn't it ??
devilzeye793 said:
but by:
Middle Key : u meant HOME
Right Key : u meant BACK
isn't it ??
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yes, but there's power key too. and there's no repeating but holding the back key constantly.
dr.norton said:
yes, but there's power key too. and there's no repeating but holding the back key constantly.
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I did try this method ....it has no effect ..!! it keeps on waking screen on !! and sony ericsson logo doesnt go away !!
NEITHER is FLASHTOOL working for me !! =(
a. Unplug your USB cable from PC
b. Power off your phone
c. Press back button and keep your finger on button
d. Plug USB cable to PC
e. Check if the green LED appear
f. On popup message press "OK" button
That OK Button never appears for me !! I dont knw wat to do next
Kindly help !!!!
i think flashtool needs a working system.
can you power off your phone or not? if able to do so, seus should work.
so, you have just one option if you can't start recovery: using seus.
and you've two options to start seus: the standart way, or the triple buttons way.
if you can enter recovery, you can try to wipe everything and flash a rom.
these are all i can say about it. hope you can solve it.
dr.norton said:
i think flashtool needs a working system.
can you power off your phone or not? if able to do so, seus should work.
so, you have just one option if you can't start recovery: using seus.
and you've two options to start seus: the standart way, or the triple buttons way.
if you can enter recovery, you can try to wipe everything and flash a rom.
these are all i can say about it. hope you can solve it.
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When charged enough there's no way to turn the device off ! I've tried both HOME+POWER & HOME+BACK then POWER (holding the back Key towards the end) button none of them actually works ! The Screen keeps powering back on, showing up that Sony Ericsson Logo !
Could it be USB Bricked or something ? (Apparently, since I cant access recovery I cant mount the device)
Try:
- turn off phone
- wait for 1 minute, phone still off
- connect to usb with flashtool
I have almost the same problem, my phone have been breaked several times but every time i had access to xrec or internet to solve problem.But this time when phone dischared for first time n I wanted to start it again I found that it's not gonna boot! Stuck on SE text logo... (I flashed CM7)
now it's charged ( although the screen was on, showing SE) n I have flasher n a rom.
but when i start to flash after showing "start Falshing" on screen (CMD) some seconds pass n CMD shows "write failed" n other things...
When i connect my phone to pc red LED shows itself for some seconds n after it disconnects itself while i'm pressing the back key...
And two questions:
1. Does it matter what the name of the ROM file -in firmware folder- is?...
2. I have to ftf files. on is about 108 MB n the other one 280 MB. Eachone can be a ROM?(I have tested Flasher with both of them.)
tnx

x10 mini upgrade to minicm7-2.13 crashed

i am using minicm7 2.11,use cwnrecovery to update 2.13,boot in cwm then select install zip select file,after have error,now halt on start up "Sony Ericssion",can't power off,just can reboot,but press back up also no respond,please help me
eritang said:
i am using minicm7 2.11,use cwnrecovery to update 2.13,boot in cwm then select install zip select file,after have error,now halt on start up "Sony Ericssion",can't power off,just can reboot,but press back up also no respond,please help me
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did you unlock bootloader?
did you flash naa v5 kernel?
everything is explained in the first page of minicm thread..
if you think you are not able to do that please revert to stock via repair option in sony-ericsson pc companion software
Gx3 said:
did you unlock bootloader?
did you flash naa v5 kernel?
everything is explained in the first page of minicm thread..
if you think you are not able to do that please revert to stock via repair option in sony-ericsson pc companion software
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THANKS,i have try it,but the step of press back key and plug usb have problem,because i can't power off the phone,any solution?
eritang said:
THANKS,i have try it,but the step of press back key and plug usb have problem,because i can't power off the phone,any solution?
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you can power off the phone by pressing and holding simultaneously back and power button until it reboots (equivalent to power off), when the screen goes blank release and press and keep back button pressed
@eritang: You can repair it with PC Companion and go back to stock firmware for short. Use under support the repair phone function. It's a little bit problematic to find the phone when it reboots all the time.
Press home button (middle), back button (right) and power button at the same time. Your device is shutting down completly.
You will be asked to connect your device for flashing ...
Press power to turn it on and fast after that the back button (hold) and insert the usb cable. Then, you're in flashmode.
After flashing, restart your device and be happy
I hope, this can help ;-)
P.S.: You can try to install the custom rom this time correctly. I can give you some help !!!
P.P.S.: My E10i is running fine with nAa Kernel 05 & miniCM7-2.1.3 ^^
Schmiddie23 said:
@eritang: You can repair it with PC Companion and go back to stock firmware for short. Use under support the repair phone function. It's a little bit problematic to find the phone when it reboots all the time.
Press home button (middle), back button (right) and power button at the same time. Your device is shutting down completly.
You will be asked to connect your device for flashing ...
Press power to turn it on and fast after that the back button (hold) and insert the usb cable. Then, you're in flashmode.
After flashing, restart your device and be happy
I hope, this can help ;-)
P.S.: You can try to install the custom rom this time correctly. I can give you some help !!!
P.P.S.: My E10i is running fine with nAa Kernel 05 & miniCM7-2.1.3 ^^
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Sorry,i use flash tool sucessful,power on now no show sonyericsion just reboot,help
use SEUS (Sony Ericsson Update Service),when phone reboot,klik and hold back button 30 sec.SEUS download oryginal firmware and flash your phone
marcinwlkp said:
use SEUS (Sony Ericsson Update Service),when phone reboot,klik and hold back button 30 sec.SEUS download oryginal firmware and flash your phone
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but update service said my software most update,no update
now i use flash tools show this error,i have not unlock bootloader?i try method to unlock but still not work,and now power on x10i just blank screen,no sony ericssion now,please helpthank you
Why not using PC Companion with phone repair function? Look under "support". Reflash the stock firmware and your device will be working ;-) After that, you can try all other things
Sent from my E10i using xda premium

[Q]soft brick

hey all, i have a small brick with my x10 mini
currently the phone it stuck at the sony ericsson screen
and when i connect my phone with SEUS, it just tells me to mount the phone but since its stuck on the sony ericsson screen, i can't do that
what do i have to do to restore the stock 2.1 onto my x10 mini?
thanks~
Listen tu me...
Do you have installed flashtool, if you have then you must go to the Drivers folder and install the gg-setuup... something like that is called... Install it... then put the phone into flash mode with two buttons... middle button below the keyboard where the three keys... button to turn on the cell phone... These two buttons are pressed and keeps... pres the thanks button if i helped you...
well the problem i'm having is that the phone will not turn off since its stuck at that screen
so i can't boot it into flashmode @[email protected]'
lil-devil said:
well the problem i'm having is that the phone will not turn off since its stuck at that screen
so i can't boot it into flashmode @[email protected]'
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Not sure tho.. Connect your phone to pc.. Then give adb reboot command ( considering you know what ia adb ) your phone will reboot ( as u mini.,i guess u cannot pull out ur phone battery )
Sent from my U20i using xda premium
no i can't pull the battery out, or i would of already >.<;
and i can't give it adb commands because during the bootup screen the adb function is not enabled yet otherwise i could use the flashtool to do it =/
Listen tu me...
put the phone into flash mode with two buttons... middle button below the keyboard where the three keys... button to turn on the cell phone... These two buttons are pressed and keeps... pres the thanks button if i helped you... I had the same problem... I solve it so I put cell phone in flash mode with two buttons that I have mentioned...
i took the phone a part slightly so i was able to access the battery to disconnect it
and i tried to boot the phone into recovery or flashboot and i wasn't able to
i tried power + down volume key
and power + home key
wasn't able to get in
does anyone have any idea?
Thanks~
I'm with the same problem, but the recovery nor flashmode is accessible :/
follow this step..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=981935

[Q] Xperia P possible brick. Need help

Hello everyone!
I am new to this forum, but i find it the best place to find answer to my problem...
I own a Sony Xperia P and wanted to install MIUI on my phone, i had it rooted before, installed an CWM Recovery today and installed MIUI from ZIP. (Followed the instructions on the ROM page) and then it said to "Again Boot Into CWM" so i rebooted the phone and then my problem started... The phone does an vibration after booting but no screen or LED is coming up only an vibration. I got nervous and started to search over for solutions, tried to flash stock kernels or use SUS but it seems it doesn't detect phone at flashmode. When i plug in USB i get the green LED and then it comes to an short red one and dissappears. That's all i know for now if anybody of You could help me i would be really grateful
Download latest ics ftf from here
http://d-h.st/baN
And then follow this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2023135
It shows for gb rom bt it works for ics also
drsanket_xperia_u said:
Download latest ics ftf from here
http://d-h.st/baN
And then follow this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2023135
It shows for gb rom bt it works for ics also
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Tried it but i still have an problem that it doesn't detect my phone When i press power+Vol down it gets green light which goes into an short red one and then nothing happens
You're pressing the Power button which is the issue mate. Turn off the phone, Connect usb cable to computer, start up Flashtool and when Flashtool prompts you, holding down the Vol Key, plug in the phone and it'll work fine
Hope it helps
Cheers
Min3r said:
You're pressing the Power button which is the issue mate. Turn off the phone, Connect usb cable to computer, start up Flashtool and when Flashtool prompts you, holding down the Vol Key, plug in the phone and it'll work fine
Hope it helps
Cheers
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No it was only the Vol. down button i mistaken it
tuningsea said:
Hello
Wysłane z XP z HoNAmi mOonWalKEr v6.
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Hi. How are you?
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Hi. How are you?
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What?

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