25 April 2017 - 15:46
hello everybody,
and firstly thanks to Mr. Jurij for creating a to the point and easy to follow guide, i happened to have bricked my Xperia Z1 C6903 and for over 3 weeks i have been trying to unbrick it, so far no luck.
i have tried a ton of different things but failed with no clue as to what i might be doing wrong.
for a summary, my phone was full stock, bootloader locked, but rooted once using Kingoroot app, then unrooted from kingoroot app, and flashed stock 5.1.1 firmware using flashtool and used it for over 2 weeks without issues
used it as second phone for mostly internet and youtube, only apps installed were ES File explorer, MX player and UC browser
at time of brick it was unrooted and bootloader was never unlocked
it's a really long story but if any one is interested on how i bricked my Xperia Z1 C6903 here are a few links to my whole story.
How i bricked it
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=71808603&postcount=696
a little progress explained here (can get into fastboot and Flashmode but nothing works)
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=71885258&postcount=698
when using S1 tool i used to get this error
Welcome S1 Tool [06.02.2015]. That is small and crippled subset of SETOOL2 service tool. SELECT FIRMWARE PACKAGES YOU CAN SELECT SEVERAL PACKAGES WITH CTRL BUTTON CHECKING PACKAGES ... TO CONNECT NEXT PHONES X10 Xperia,E10 Mini,E15 Xperia X8,U20 Mini Pro LT15 Xperia ARC,MT15 Xperia NEO,R800 Xperia PLAY PRESS AND HOLD "BACK" BUTTON... ST18 Xperia RAY,ST15 Xperia Mini,SK17 Xperia Mini Pro and Sony Xperia phone PRESS AND HOLD "Volume Down" BUTTON... PLEASE ATTACH TURNED OFF PHONE NOW Waiting for phone ... PROCEDURE STOPPED BY USER Elapsed:4 secs. SELECT FIRMWARE PACKAGES YOU CAN SELECT SEVERAL PACKAGES WITH CTRL BUTTON CHECKING PACKAGES ... DETACH USB CABLE FROM PHONE REMOVE BATTERY FROM PHONE ATTACH TESTPOINT PRESS "READY", THEN ATTACH USB CABLE TO PHONE will use Sahara protocol ... REMOVE TESTPOINT NOW, THEN PRESS "READY" PROCESSING ... SERIAL NUMBER : 346FA206 HARDWARE ID : 00000000E1007B00 PRODUCT DETECTED: "MSM8974 Unfused" HASH :CC3153A80293939B90D02D3BF8B23E0292E452FEF662C74998421ADAD42A380F Emergency loader uploaded ... RUNNING S1_PRELOADER VER "MSM8974_23_4" LOADER AID: DEAD can't get S1 command header LOADER NOT RESPONDING Elapsed:54 secs.
Then following one of your posts here
http://sony.yt/topic/7799-sony-xperia-z1-c6903-software-problem-dead-handset/#entry44741
i did the 120 second reset thing (as 10/15/20 seconds won't do anything)
and then repeated the S1 tool steps again
This time results were different!!!!
this time it doesn't give me the old "can't get S1 command header - LOADER NOT RESPONDING" error, instead it show's a bit more progress, but surprisingly the results are a bit different with two different versions of S1 tool
here are the logs from S1 tool
Log from S1 tool version 6/2/2015
Welcome S1 Tool [06.02.2015]. That is small and crippled subset of SETOOL2 service tool. SELECT FIRMWARE PACKAGES YOU CAN SELECT SEVERAL PACKAGES WITH CTRL BUTTON CHECKING PACKAGES ... DETACH USB CABLE FROM PHONE REMOVE BATTERY FROM PHONE ATTACH TESTPOINT PRESS "READY", THEN ATTACH USB CABLE TO PHONE will use Sahara protocol ... REMOVE TESTPOINT NOW, THEN PRESS "READY" PROCESSING ... SERIAL NUMBER : 346FA206 HARDWARE ID : 00000000E1007B00 PRODUCT DETECTED: "MSM8974 Unfused" HASH :CC3153A80293939B90D02D3BF8B23E0292E452FEF662C7499 8421ADAD42A380F Emergency loader uploaded ... RUNNING S1_PRELOADER VER "MSM8974_23_4" LOADER AID: DEAD DEVICE ID: 06A26F34 FLASH ID: "0015/01000005" LOADER VERSION: "LOADER_RELEASE_MSM8974_23_4_AID_4" WRITING PACKAGES ... Processing package C:\Users\Qamar Yamin\.flashTool\firmwares\14_2_A_0_290.APP_SW_Hon ami_GENERIC_1272_6084_S1_SW_LIVE_6732_PID1_0005_MM C.SIN_FILE_SET WILL UPDATE BOOT TO : 1270-3115 S1_BOOT_MSM8974_LA1.04_15 PARSING: "DEVELOPMENT" value OTP_LOCK_STATUS_1 : UNLOCKED, match UNLOCKED PROCESSING : dbi_S1_Boot_MSM8974_LA1_04_15_AID_1_S1-SDI2-TEST-B316-PID1-0001-SDI_S1-BOOT-TEST-B316-0001-MMC.sin PROCESSING : emmc_appsboot_S1_Boot_MSM8974_LA1_04_15_AID_1_MSM8 974-TEST-HWID007B00E1-0001-SWID09_S1-BOOT-TEST-B316-0001-MMC.sin PROCESSING : S1_SBL_S1_Boot_MSM8974_LA1_04_15_AID_1_MSM8974-TEST-HWID007B00E1-0001-SWID65_S1-BOOT-TEST-B316-0001-MMC.sin PROCESSING : sbl1_S1_Boot_MSM8974_LA1_04_15_AID_1_MSM8974-TEST-HWID007B00E1-0001-SWID00_S1-BOOT-TEST-B316-0001-MMC.sin PROCESSING : tz_S1_Boot_MSM8974_LA1_04_15_AID_1_MSM8974-TEST-HWID007B00E1-0001-SWID07_S1-BOOT-TEST-B316-0001-MMC.sin MINOR ERROR [ 0x801E003F_, err: 0017 ] error while uploading final DATA block Break. FINISHED Elapsed:17 secs.
Welcome S1 Tool [19.05.2015]. That is small and crippled subset of SETOOL2 service tool. SELECT FIRMWARE PACKAGES YOU CAN SELECT SEVERAL PACKAGES WITH CTRL BUTTON CHECKING PACKAGES ... DETACH USB CABLE FROM PHONE REMOVE BATTERY FROM PHONE ATTACH TESTPOINT PRESS "READY", THEN ATTACH USB CABLE TO PHONE will use Sahara protocol ... REMOVE TESTPOINT NOW, THEN PRESS "READY" PROCESSING ... SERIAL NUMBER : 346FA206 HARDWARE ID : 00000000E1007B00 PRODUCT DETECTED: "MSM8974 Unfused" HASH :CC3153A80293939B90D02D3BF8B23E0292E452FEF662C7499 8421ADAD42A380F Emergency loader uploaded ... RUNNING S1_PRELOADER VER "MSM8974_23_4" LOADER AID: FFFF DEVICE ID: 06A26F34 FLASH ID: "0015/01000005" LOADER VERSION: "LOADER_RELEASE_MSM8974_23_4_AID_4" WRITING PACKAGES ... Processing package C:\Users\Qamar Yamin\Desktop\Xperia Z1 Unbrick\Xperia Z1 C6903 Guide\C6903\14_2_A_0_290.APP_SW_Honami_GENERIC_127 2_6084_S1_SW_LIVE_6732_PID1_0005_MMC.SIN_FILE_SET WILL UPDATE BOOT TO : 1270-3115 S1_BOOT_MSM8974_LA1.04_15 PARSING: "DEVELOPMENT" value OTP_LOCK_STATUS_1 : UNLOCKED, match UNLOCKED PROCESSING : dbi_S1_Boot_MSM8974_LA1_04_15_AID_1_S1-SDI2-TEST-B316-PID1-0001-SDI_S1-BOOT-TEST-B316-0001-MMC.sin PROCESSING : emmc_appsboot_S1_Boot_MSM8974_LA1_04_15_AID_1_MSM8 974-TEST-HWID007B00E1-0001-SWID09_S1-BOOT-TEST-B316-0001-MMC.sin PROCESSING : S1_SBL_S1_Boot_MSM8974_LA1_04_15_AID_1_MSM8974-TEST-HWID007B00E1-0001-SWID65_S1-BOOT-TEST-B316-0001-MMC.sin PROCESSING : sbl1_S1_Boot_MSM8974_LA1_04_15_AID_1_MSM8974-TEST-HWID007B00E1-0001-SWID00_S1-BOOT-TEST-B316-0001-MMC.sin PROCESSING : tz_S1_Boot_MSM8974_LA1_04_15_AID_1_MSM8974-TEST-HWID007B00E1-0001-SWID07_S1-BOOT-TEST-B316-0001-MMC.sin ERROR [ 0x801E003F_, err: 0017 ] SIN file not accepted Break. FINISHED Elapsed:13 sec
Also i saw your this post here
http://sony.yt/topic/7799-sony-xperia-z1-c6903-software-problem-dead-handset/#entry44808
where yous say "If you see SEMC device after you hold vol- button and connect usb cable, try to flash it using flashtool or PC Companion"
so i tried that too but failed, flashtool is stuck at reading device info line
Also if i interrupt the process while S1 tool re-enumerates the USB so that phone is now detected as SOMC flash device and open Flashtool, it will see that the phone is connected in Flash mode
so taking advantage of that, if i try to flash any FTF the flash tool gets stuck on Reding Device information line.
only once it behaved differently, following is the log from Flashtool
25/054/2017 18:54:34 - INFO - <- This level is successfully initialized 25/054/2017 18:54:35 - INFO - Flashtool Version 0.9.23.1 built on 11-01-2017 15:12:00 25/054/2017 18:54:35 - INFO - Executing search strategies to find proxy selector 25/054/2017 18:54:35 - INFO - No proxy found for IE. Trying next one 25/054/2017 18:54:35 - INFO - No proxy found for firefox. Trying next one 25/054/2017 18:54:35 - INFO - No proxy found for java. Trying next one 25/054/2017 18:54:35 - INFO - Syncing devices from github 25/054/2017 18:54:35 - INFO - Opening devices repository. 25/054/2017 18:54:35 - INFO - Scanning devices folder for changes. 25/054/2017 18:54:40 - INFO - Pulling changes from github. 25/054/2017 18:54:41 - INFO - Quietly closing devices repository. 25/054/2017 18:54:41 - INFO - Devices sync finished. 25/054/2017 18:54:41 - INFO - Loading devices database 25/054/2017 18:54:41 - INFO - Loaded 94 devices 25/054/2017 18:54:41 - INFO - Starting phone detection 25/054/2017 18:54:46 - INFO - Device disconnected 25/058/2017 18:58:33 - INFO - Device connected in flash mode 25/058/2017 18:58:45 - INFO - Selected Bundle for Sony Xperia Z1(C6903). FW release : 14.6.A.1.236. Customization : DE 25/058/2017 18:58:45 - INFO - Preparing files for flashing 25/059/2017 18:59:10 - INFO - Please connect your device into flashmode. 25/059/2017 18:59:11 - INFO - Opening device for R/W 25/059/2017 18:59:11 - INFO - Reading device information 25/059/2017 18:59:11 - INFO - Phone ready for flashmode operations. 25/059/2017 18:59:11 - INFO - Opening TA partition 2 25/059/2017 18:59:11 - INFO - Current device : C6903 - BH90433806 - 1277-0154_R2D - 1274-8313_14.6.A.1.236 - EURO-LTE_14.6.A.1.236 25/059/2017 18:59:11 - INFO - Closing TA partition 25/059/2017 18:59:11 - INFO - Start Flashing 25/059/2017 18:59:11 - INFO - Processing loader.sin 25/059/2017 18:59:11 - INFO - Checking header 25/059/2017 18:59:11 - ERROR - Processing of loader.sin finished with errors. 25/059/2017 18:59:11 - INFO - Ending flash session 25/059/2017 18:59:11 - ERROR - 25/059/2017 18:59:11 - ERROR - Error flashing. Aborted 25/059/2017 18:59:11 - INFO - Device connected in flash mode 25/059/2017 18:59:12 - INFO - Device disconnected
i apologize for the really long post, and appreciate the patience of anybody who read it, i just wanted to mention everything to rule out all that i have already tried.
kindly guide me on what i might be doing wrong here.
any help is greatly appreciated
thanks in advance 
PS: this is the current state of my phone,
If i press the power button, there is a short vibration and then nothing, blank display and no LEDs, i then have to force shutdown using PWR + Vol Up because nothing else works. If i Connect Charger >> Red LED, Remove charger >> Still Red LED until i force shutdown using PWR + Vol Up Connect to PC >> Red LED, Remove from PC >> Still Red LED and same response as above (also can't see anything new connected in Device Manager too) and if i Fire Up S1 tool of Sony FlashTool PWR Up + Vol Up and connect to PC >> Red LED for a split Second and then Constant Blue LED!!!!!!! which i believe is the Fastboot Mode (my BL is locked, so falshing any images don't work, and Reboot to Bootloader command shows as successfully finished in ADB Window, but phone is still in the same condition that is constant Blue LED) OR Vol Down and connect to PC >> Red LED for a split Second and then Constant Green LED!!!!!!! (although S1tool or Sony Flashtool still wont recognize the device and Device Manager Shows Unknown Device ) and in both of the above cases, removing the USB cable doesn't turn off the Green/Blue LED, i have to force shutdown using PWR + Vol Up
Thanks
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