so the initial time I downgraded the firmware after getting it back, flashtool made a backup of the TA partitions right. Is restoring them something that could help?
Are you 100% sure, that you have received the same phone with the same imei? Anyway, if your phone can't be detected in flash mode using available tricks and boot is damaged - send it back to Sony service centre. Say that you've tried update it and it's not working anymore. If they will not fix it, buy new phone.
What did you expected? They always flash the phone. Always. And that means all data + modifications are lost, including root.
So I am definitely sure that the IMEI matches up and that's the phone I got. It can be detected in flash mode by flashtool but flashing another .ftf has not fixed my issue. I tried a sim last night from the original carrier network that the phone had pre-unlock and it didn't work either so it seems it's not a sim lock problem.
Is there somewhere specific I should be looking? Some option I need to click when flashing?
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