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[Jurij]

Hello,
 
Today i will show you how to unbrick your Sony Xperia Z C6602 / C6603 / C6606 / C6616 and update boot. Sony Xperia Z smartphone can be bricked because of damaged boot.
 
If after flash your phone is dead and you have warranty - send your phone to Sony - you will get new phone.
 
If after flash your phone is dead and you do not have warranty, this tutorial is for you. Remember, during this process you can damage your phone, everything you are doing on your own risk. For 99% your phone will not be 100% functional, for example it will not be waterproof anymore if you will disassemble or reassemble it improperly.
 
 
Bricked phone symptoms:

• can't power on after flash,
• no lcd or led reaction for power button,
• no lcd or led reaction for charger,
• no lcd or led reaction if phone is connected to PC,
• your PC can't detect your phone with vol-,
• phone does not vibrate when holding vol+ and power together.

Repair procedure:
 
1. Firstly connect turned off bricked phone to your PC. If phone will be detected in device manager as:

qhusb_dload device

you are lucky and this is the end of the first step for you. Just disconnect phone.
 
If your phone can't be detected at all, you must connect it using testpoint. Disassemble your phone using this service manual: Sony Xperia Z C66XX Service Manuals , remove battery and connect this point on main board:

 

 

to metal shield and attach usb cable.

2. Download and install the latest Gordon's Gate Flash Driver from this post:  ggsetup-3.0.0.7.exe   3.58MB   14122 downloads
3. Download and run this s1tool:  s1tool.exe   2.52MB   7231 downloads
4. Download proper APPSW firmware for your Sony Xperia Z:
 
For C6602:  C6602.rar   16.12MB   2262 downloads
 
For C6603:  C6603.rar   16.12MB   3492 downloads
 
For C6606:  C6606.rar   15.57MB   535 downloads
 
For C6616:  C6616.rar   16.12MB   620 downloads
 
5. In S1tool choose S1 EMERGENCY MODE, press Flash button, select correct APPSW .sin_file_set file (or you can select whole firmware if you have it in order APPSW, FSP, Elabel - but you can't use .ftf flashtool files),
 
6. Press Testpoint READY button:
 

 

 


and if your phone is detected as qhusb_dload device, just attach usb cable. If not, perform all steps from point 1 (connect testpoint to GND and attach USB cable).
 
7. When drivers will be installed and phone will be detected, program will ask you to disconnect testpoint. Disconnect testpoint from GND and press Testpoint READY button.
 
8. After that phone will load emergency s1 loader, re-enumerate usb, load s1 loader, update boot in your phone and flash selected firmware.
 
9. Now you have to flash (if not done yet) your phone with all firmware parts (APPSW, FSP, ELABEL) using S1 FLASH MODE, phone will be fixed. Also you can flash your phone using Sony Update Service, Sony PC Companion or any other flasher like current Flashtool.
 
10. Time to reassembly your phone using service manual: Sony Xperia Z C66XX Service Manuals
 
 
Credits: Big thanks to mr the_laser for creating this fantastic software and solution and thanks to anwar726 from Sony.yt for finding Xperia Z testpoint
 
Best regards,
 
Jurij
 

Tutorial worked out for Sony.yt forum - copying is prohibited.

[anwar726]

Dear Sir, Unable to download C6602.rar   16.12MB please upload it again ... and also provide the Test-Point For my Xperia Z C6602

[faflak]

Welcome

File is ok,  please download again

Wy do not have photos of motherboard    if you dissasemble your phone please take a photo  and mark testpoint, and add to this topic.

[rubymunna]

cant download C6602.rar

please help me

[Jurij]

Why? I'm using Firefox 30 browser and have no problem with downloading this file.

[anwar726]

Why? I'm using Firefox 30 browser and have no problem with downloading this file.

i dont know but when i try to download after 25% download i am getting error msg ... i am new here please give me solution

Here Is photo of motherboard Please suggest me the Test Point  ...........  IMG_20140619_112738.jpg   156.51K   53 downloads

Edited by anwar726, 19 June 2014 - 17:02.

[Jurij]

Disable all firewalls, antiviruses, use good internet connection - that file is 100% ok. You must find testpoint by yourself, if phone is not detected as qhusb_dload device.

[rubymunna]

 will use DLOAD protocol ...
6/20/2014 5:05:42 AM llbug: write timeout [Overlapped I/O operation is in progress]
6/20/2014 5:05:42 AM llbug: blk write fail.fatal
6/20/2014 5:05:42 AM qcSendPacket: can't send packet.
6/20/2014 5:05:42 AM Elapsed:70 secs.

[Jurij]

Testpoint done wrong. Perform it properly. Connect testpoint to GND and attach usb cable, when program will ask to do that, then press Testpoint READY button.

[rubymunna]

CAN YOU PLEASE SHOW ME WHERE IS

[Jurij]

I've told you - i don't know where it is, i do not have Xperia Z smartphone. Find it by yourself:

 

 

Disassemble your phone using this service manual: Sony Xperia Z C66XX Service Manuals , remove battery and connect each golden point on main board one by one to the metal shield and attach usb cable. If your phone will be detected in device manager as flash device or something like that - congratulations - you've found testpoint.

 

Then mark it and post it for other users

[anwar726]

Culd you Post For C6602:  C6602.rar this file on 4shared server coz i am not able to download this file from sony.yt          please do the needfull

[fun310i]

hi

after test point c6602

??????????????help

 

[Jurij]

It's a hardware problem, probably with eMMC/SDRAM, not fixable using software.

[bogdanmitrea]

hey,please tell me why my sony z shows up in device manager as qhusb dload..., then after 10 seconds it changes into qualcom hs-usb qdloader 9008?i am using windows 8.1 if that matters.thank you

[Jurij]

Windows is choosing incorrect driver. Just remove that device qualcom hs-usb qdloader 9008, scan for new devices, install correct driver and it should be ok. 

[bogdanmitrea]

thank you so much for replying! but...i removed the hs-usb qdloader 9008 and then it hust installs automatically.what drivers i have to manuayl install? s1tool does not connect to phone.thank you!!!

[Jurij]

You must install Gordon's Gate Flash Driver v. 3.0.0.7 from this tutorial (first post, point 2).

[bogdanmitrea]

got it! i installed gordons gate,but i did not searched it in my computer,ill give it a try. thank you very much

I did it!or to be more accurate, you did it! My phone is fixed!!! I will like to thank you for the effort you made for helping us (me in this case) to fix our broken z's.thank you, you're the man!!!

[Sofrik]

Hello. 

Thanks for this manual. 

But i have this:

30.09.2014 13:11:55 DETACH USB CABLE FROM PHONE
30.09.2014 13:11:55 REMOVE BATTERY FROM PHONE
30.09.2014 13:11:55 ATTACH TESTPOINT
30.09.2014 13:11:55 PRESS "READY", THEN ATTACH USB CABLE TO PHONE
30.09.2014 13:11:55  
30.09.2014 13:12:17 will use DLOAD protocol ... 
30.09.2014 13:12:17 0808010600900000
30.09.2014 13:12:17 0D0F50424C5F446C6F6164564552322E30
30.09.2014 13:12:17 162000000000
30.09.2014 13:12:17 17004000000000E1907100
30.09.2014 13:12:17 180100CC3153A80293939B90D02D3BF8B23E0292E452FEF662C74998421ADAD42A380F
30.09.2014 13:12:17 PHONE NOT SUPPORTED IN THIS MODE
30.09.2014 13:12:17 Elapsed:24 secs.

Mobile - C6603

In the Device Manager i have new installed device "ZEUS Flash Device".

What is wrong?

Thanks.