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I was trying to root my device (Xperia Z3 Compact) as instructed here:

DooMLoRD's CWM-Based Recovery Console

Somewhere in between, a mistake was made and being the novice that I am, I can't seem to undo it. I also have no idea what happened, but if what I understood online is right, I screwed up the bootloader which made the recovery console unavailable.

Here is screenshot on Emma:

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Here are the steps I made on the console:

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Also, the phone makes some sort of nice sound, not a beep, although I can't identify it and the screen is always black.

I would pretty much appreciate all the help, with the things I've done, I've pretty much voided the warranty (I think) so I hope you guys can help me out.

Mike Laren
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nagloan
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  • do you correct apply step #4 from this manual http://developer.sonymobile.com/services/flash-tool/use-the-flash-tool-for-xperia-devices/ while trying to connect? – triclosan Nov 22 '14 at 16:25
  • do you able to connect to device with `fastboot`? – triclosan Nov 22 '14 at 16:28
  • Yes, I did both. The first screenshot show my device (D5833). The second screenshot shows the custom boot loader being written to the device. After I did the steps on the second screenshot, the phone won't work, and gets stuck on the black screen. – nagloan Nov 22 '14 at 16:35

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We advise users to check supported devices at Developer World.

The D5833 is now added as a supported device, and I hope it will appear as an available service next time you connect your Z3 compact.

Best regards Carl Sony developer support

Carl Johansson
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Indeed, by rooting device you've lost warranty.

I've faced with fact it's not to easy run Recovery Console while booting device. Sometimes I had to push to volume control buttons very long and fast for achieving result.

Please check is device seen by fastboot now.

I believe if bootloader is really broken you have to take your device to the service. Guys from service should be able to recover it by JTAG.

triclosan
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  • Yup, the device is seen by fastboot. It cost me a lot to buy the phone and I don't think I can afford it just yet to pay for its repair. I'll push my luck and fix the phone because of my stupid mistake. Thanks for answer and advice. – nagloan Nov 22 '14 at 16:45
  • I had similar issue with my Xperia Z. Seems like I've flashed it with wrong image. Device started to boot but stuck while booting. My luck device was seen by `Emma`. Thus `Emma` helped me in that case. But be aware if you will recover by `Emma` you will lose all your data on the device. Any way if device is seen by `fastboot` you always can re-flash with some other image. – triclosan Nov 22 '14 at 17:07
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It seems that you've already flashed a custom kernel.

Key sequence for entering recovery program may change depending on the kernel being flashed. So for my Xperia P I've had to press the power button repeatedly until I get into CWM recovery.

To switch into fastboot : press and hold the volume Up button, and plug in the USB cable; the notification LED will light up Blue

flash mode: press and hold the volume Down button, and plug in the USB cable

Gayan Weerakutti
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