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Bricked...?

Hi all,
I have a Magic 32b and recently put the Modaco_custom_1_51 rom on, with the Amon Ra's recovery image (as recommended on unlockr)
It was working ok, not great, a bit slow and mms wouldnt work, so...
I decided to change the rom, unfortunately I was in a bit of a rush and I kind of forgot what I was doing...
I went straight to the Recovery mode and clicked 'part sd: fat32+ext2+swap'
Then I put the new rom on using usb storage mode, I clicked on applied update.zip and of course it wouldnt work (all without applying any recovery image when the phone was working and wiping first), I rebooted the phone and now after the vodafone image I just get a blank black screen...
I then woke up and realised what i'd done.
I have tried searching what to do when this happens but I couldnt find anything... I've never used abd or commands and dont really know how the commands work... I just flashed and applied the rom using the 'one click' method on unlockr.
I dont think its bricked... I can boot in Recovery and fastboot...
I would appreciate any help you can give, theres propably a simple way to do it (well simple for you guys) but I just cant work it out, if anyone can give me some instructions it would be really grateful.
Im new here so take it easy on me
I got no reply when I asked before so I'd really like someone to help
Regards
Gino

this happend to me
okay the process is to,
1. put something else on ur sdcard
2. Right click on ur computer Icon. once inside click on ur SdCard rout. which is or i can be j,k,l,m,p what ever yours is then
3. right click put saftly remove. once done that click on Storage off on ur Ra' Recovery
4. Then Click reboot, and press home button once ur screen goes black. u'll go back to ur recovery Images and u should have the things there, and if u dont then u know what that means ur SD card is fried.

Thanks for the reply...
This is what I done..
(Remember I cant get into the phone to do anything)
-Booted phone into recovery
-Wiped data
-Part sd card fat32+ext2+swap
-Took sd card out, put new rom on
-Put sd card back in
-Wiped again for safety
-Applied update.zip
-Rebooted phone and then...
Went past vodafone screen and stuck on Black screen again....
What am I doing wrong?
Someone must know
Thanks

What rom are you trying to flash? Have you tried any other roms? Are you sure it's actually flashing your new rom?

Thanks again for the reply... I think the problem was the rom. I tried the new Evil Hero rom -3s final... but it seems pretty slow for me.
Do I have to increase swappiness or anything... I dont know how to do that or even check it?
Thanks

Anyone have any idea why its so slow?

Gino_x said:
Anyone have any idea why its so slow?
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How big is your swap partition? Most hero roms seem to require a lot of swap (96Mb+) and that will need to be configured either in swapper (app from market) of by editing user.conf if the rom has one.

Help! Blank SD Card?!?!

Can anyone tell me what happened? I was in the process of rooting the phone and got through toasts root instructions. Then once the phone booted again, I tried rebooting into Recovery mode and was left only with the "!" sign over the phone with no recovery options.
I had to take the battery out to get the phone to reboot. Once the phone started up I tried rebooting again into recovery mode with the same results. Once I rebooted again I got a message in the notifications saying "blank SD card SD card blank or has unsupported file system" And now it wants me to reformat.
Is there anyway to recover my SD card? I really don't want to loose my backup. Does anyone have any suggestions?
Thanks ahead!

you didnt run the .bat file included in the evorecovery folder you downloaded. You did download that file right?

tkrechel said:
you didnt run the .bat file included in the evorecovery folder you downloaded. You did download that file right?
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I did, and it booted into recovery mode that time. Is that how you have to boot into recovery mode every time? With the phone plugged into the computer? and loading it through CMD?

My1es said:
I did, and it booted into recovery mode that time. Is that how you have to boot into recovery mode every time? With the phone plugged into the computer? and loading it through CMD?
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Yup for right now..there is a topic to use Rom manager now though.
Sent from my EVO using Tapatalk!

MrDSL said:
Yup for right now..there is a topic to use Rom manager now though.
Sent from my EVO using Tapatalk!
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Ugh, I wish I would have paid more attention to detail. Any suggestions to getting my SD card recovered? Or am I SOL and I should just format it?

more info. What point in Toast Root did you get this !
Also, like above, did you download the EvoRecovery zip and extract it to your desktop? and follow all instructions?
Also, if possible, always make a backup of your sdcard to your computer before doing any of these things.
However, If you did everything correctly, and it is still doing this....
I think you still could get to your SDCard, if there is anything on your SDCard, (unless it is the EVO SDCard issue)... If you can get to your sdcard thru usb or by taking it out AFTER turning off phone. You could either make your Backup of the card, or put your Backup back on your Card and start over.

ferfy67 said:
more info. What point in Toast Root did you get this !
Also, like above, did you download the EvoRecovery zip and extract it to your desktop? and follow all instructions?
Also, if possible, always make a backup of your sdcard to your computer before doing any of these things.
However, If you did everything correctly, and it is still doing this....
I think you still could get to your SDCard, if there is anything on your SDCard, (unless it is the EVO SDCard issue)... If you can get to your sdcard thru usb or by taking it out AFTER turning off phone. You could either make your Backup of the card, or put your Backup back on your Card and start over.
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I got through all of Toasts Root before this happened. It happened when I was trying to boot back into recovery mode to flash the new ROM and Radio.
Fortunately I just found my Micro SD card reader and everything is still there. I'm now copying it to my HD. So all is well.
I guess now I'll just reformat the card so the evo can read it, load everything back on to the sd card and go into recovery mode with the phone plugged into the computer using the CMD. Hopefully everything will work out.
EDIT: WTF, now the SD card reads fine after putting it back in the phone. So weird. I guess now I'll just try recovery mode, Flash, then restore my back up.

My1es said:
I got through all of Toasts Root before this happened. It happened when I was trying to boot back into recovery mode to flash the new ROM and Radio.
Fortunately I just found my Micro SD card reader and everything is still there. I'm now copying it to my HD. So all is well.
I guess now I'll just reformat the card so the evo can read it, load everything back on to the sd card and go into recovery mode with the phone plugged into the computer using the CMD. Hopefully everything will work out.
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yeah you should be fine. and yeah for now i'd just use the adb reboot recovery command then run the .bak file to get into custom recovery. once you get everything up and running you can work on getting the update.zip custom recovery method going which the link is posted below. Will save you from having to hook up to the computer to get into recovery.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=699043

Okay all is well. I'm now rooted with flipz .6 and the point .05 radio. That was kind of scary there for a second.

My1es said:
Okay all is well. I'm now rooted with flipz .6 and the point .05 radio. That was kind of scary there for a second.
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Don't let it scare you too much. It's very hard to brick your phone unless you're flashing radios that you should not be. As long as your loading evo roms you'll be fine

[Q] phone is dead , can only enter in cloxkworkmod recovery

Hi all expert,
my nexus s is unrooted. i installed ADB in my win7. I did wipe out all data/sd card without any back up. so my phone cant go anywhere ,except into clockworkmod recover. when I try to boot, error say it cant find any image. I cant instal image if i cant get in to the phone and set the usb connection. So my question is how to force install image into the phone without enablimg the usb connection? Please help. thank you

rongsokan said:
Hi all expert,
my nexus s is unrooted. i installed ADB in my win7. I did wipe out all data/sd card without any back up. so my phone cant go anywhere ,except into clockworkmod recover. when I try to boot, error say it cant find any image. I cant instal image if i cant get in to the phone and set the usb connection. So my question is how to force install image into the phone without enablimg the usb connection? Please help. thank you
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you have clockwork recovery right? theres an usb storage option in the recovery itself. connect it to your computer, turn on the usb storage. download a rom(and gapps) to your computer, copy/paste into the device, turn off usb storage, then flash the files in clockwork recovery. then reboot.

After you do what he said, either do alot of research about rooting, and flashing roms and kernels or sell your phone.
Sent from my Nexus S 4G using xda premium

simms22 said:
you have clockwork recovery right? theres an usb storage option in the recovery itself. connect it to your computer, turn on the usb storage. download a rom(and gapps) to your computer, copy/paste into the device, turn off usb storage, then flash the files in clockwork recovery. then reboot.
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So I did follow your instruction. I went storage->mount usb storage->unmount(I can only select this, I try reboot the phone still give me this only option). so I also tried mount sdcard, mount system, all that.
Finlally, I got removable disk on my computer, but it show 0 byte, when i click on it, it says plz insert a disk into removeable disk. so i went click
property->hardwares->highlight Android UMS composite usb device(type: disk drive) and property. then I select driver-> and there is driver details, update driver. So do I update this driver? If so which driver?
I try to format it, it gives errorlz insert a disk into removeable disk
I have clcokworkmod recovery v5.0.2.0 and it is unrooted. thank you for the help!

I also install PDAnet into my computer but it keep saying connecting to your phone..... I try using different usb port and no luck.

rongsokan said:
So I did follow your instruction. I went storage->mount usb storage->unmount(I can only select this, I try reboot the phone still give me this only option). so I also tried mount sdcard, mount system, all that.
Finlally, I got removable disk on my computer, but it show 0 byte, when i click on it, it says plz insert a disk into removeable disk. so i went click
property->hardwares->highlight Android UMS composite usb device(type: disk drive) and property. then I select driver-> and there is driver details, update driver. So do I update this driver? If so which driver?
I try to format it, it gives errorlz insert a disk into removeable disk
I have clcokworkmod recovery v5.0.2.0 and it is unrooted. thank you for the help!
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By the way you just click on mount usb storage and LEAVE IT there for a few seconds. It takes a little time for the computer to recognize it usually. You only click unmount when your done...

ok i got it. now i could put files into the sd storage. Do you guys know what i need to put for stock, out-of box image?
I need to reset this to factory setting and root the phone.
I did some serach but the file needed to download is not working anymore. anyone know? thank you

rongsokan said:
ok i got it. now i could put files into the sd storage. Do you guys know what i need to put for stock, out-of box image?
I need to reset this to factory setting and root the phone.
I did some serach but the file needed to download is not working anymore. anyone know? thank you
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Here is a thought... read some more before messing with your phone instead of asking questions which have been already answered many times.
Sent from my Nexus S 4G

I have been reading reading again... the whole day today. I just dont want to install the wrong drive or file. for nexus s tehre is so many version. the one i got for bootloader is i9020xxka3
for baseband version- i9020xxkf1
fastboot mode stil showing- NO BOOT OR RECOVERY IMG
I give up may be I am too idiot.

obsanity said:
Here is a thought... read some more before messing with your phone instead of asking questions which have been already answered many times.
Sent from my Nexus S 4G
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Coming from someone that also finds conditions & situations similar but not precisely like my own in the multitude of answered threads..... Some of us can get to a certain point but get stuck, and since these are devices we need to work we want to be sure we don't do something to turn an expensive device into a pretty paperweight.
You learned by fiddling and asking questions did you not? If you are sick of the same old question don't answer the thread.
Sorry, I have no great advice for the OP, you aren't an idiot you are uninformed [just yet] of the proper fix for your problem. I'm still trying to fix something myself so the couple of snipes hit a nerve this morning.

I read read read and read again, its been almost a week. Good god I cant get the solution or may be i dont undderstand it. I try go to cmd prompt and "type fast boot lock" to get it rooted. No luck
my phone situation:
No back up or recovery ( I wipe all sd/back up/system)
fasboot mode-no boot or recovery img
Lock state- unlocked
can only go into clockwork mod
my Goal: lock the phone and flash it to factory stock setting.
I just own nexus s for 7 days and did a ton of research coz stuck at google X animation keep loading and install MIUI and unroot the phone. Soooo stupid of me now that I broke the warranty. Softkeys is no even working!!!!!! when i suscessfully get into the phone.
is there a proper step by step to do this? is there any expert here that can point to the right direction? I am checking this post every 5 minutes

Clearly this is too much phone for you.
Sent from my Nexus S 4G using xda premium

Ok I'll try to help you.
According to what I gather from your posts, you've been successful in unlocking the bootloader and managed to flash CWM recovery, that's a good first step.
Your goal is still unclear. Ok, you want to re-lock the phone and 'restore to factory stock settings'? Does that mean you want a stock firmware on your phone or would you settle for a custom firmware, like Cyanogenmod or MIUI? Either way, visit the Nexus S Development forum, there's a full list of firmwares , just pick whichever you want and download that.
Here's a fantastic topic with a list of all firmwares and also plenty of links to guides:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1067813
Enter CWM recovery mode (VolumeUP + Power button and select Recovery in the Bootloader options).
Go to mounts and storage. We want to mount or SDcard so we can transfer files from the PC to the SDcard as a USB mass storage device. Make sure the phone is connected through USB.
So, select the option: - mount USB Storage. Wait for a few seconds, it takes a while to get initialized by the PC.
Once it's recognized by your PC, copy the downloaded firmware to the SDcard. It should have a .zip extension and be approximately 100mb (of course depending on which flavour you picked, but that's somewhat the standard).
Once it's copied, go back in the CWM main menu and select "Install zip from sdcard". If you want, you can first wipe your cache and Dalvik cache, but since you clearly wiped everything already this shouldn't be necessary, so anyway; install zip from sdcard and select your firmware.zip file. Select it and press the power button to execute the install.
It will install the firmware plus the kernel that it's packed with, all this should be enough to get your phone booted. So reboot your phone and it should work.
Once you've successfully booted into your device, you can do whatever you like. If you want to lock the bootloader again though, you'll need to reverse the steps you took to unlock it. This is through ADB and Fastboot. But this topic explains it step by step and in detail, all credits to the OP: (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=875630).
If the bootloader is locked again, you shouldn't have any issues with the warranty. It's a Nexus...
Some of your posts were a bit contradictory so I can only assume what your current status is with your phone.
Maybe you should also understand what everything means and does instead of blindy formatting disks and running random commands. Learn what ADB is, learn what Fastboot does. See how the bootloader works and where the recovery comes in, read up on the different firmwares and what kernels do. It might seem like a big investment of your time, but it will help you understand the boot process of the Nexus.
Good luck,
Greetz

Stuck On Boot Screen (HTC quietly brilliant)

I just installed the Android Revolution HD 6.5.2. On the first boot, it's been stuck on the "HTC quietly brilliant" screen for like 15minutes. Did I do something wrong during the install? How do I fix this? Prior to the install, I used superwipe, flashed my phone then installed the Android Revolution HD 6.5.2.

Did you install the right firmware before flashing rom?

kualmente said:
Did you install the right firmware before flashing rom?
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I may or may not have. Could you care to elaborate about the correct firmware? Thanks, it would help a lot. Kinda crapping my pants right now :/

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1098849
"It's necessary to flash new firmware package before flashing this ROM ---
--- Firmware package contains newest radio for 6.5.x ROMs ---"
Need to know what is your cid in order to install the new firmware but it should be this one
Download firmaware and put on sd card. Then reboot into bootloader while pressing vol down + power button. It will install the right firmware. Be patient untill the entire process is finished and prompted to reboot.
The screen may goes black a couple of times before the process is completed, no panic and just wait it to finish.
Later, remember to delete the PG58IMG from sd card.
Hope it helps

That's the exact guide I used to root my htc sensation. The problem is, my phone is stuck on the boot screen "HTC". Is there a way to access the SD card to reverse the installation of the rom? Thanks.

andrevvc said:
That's the exact guide I used to root my htc sensation. The problem is, my phone is stuck on the boot screen "HTC". Is there a way to access the SD card to reverse the installation of the rom? Thanks.
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Need a sd card adapter or another phone

Is there anyway to start my phone? Is it bricked?

if you are able to reboot into bootloader you are not bricked.
Pull out the battery and reinsert, power on while pressing Volume down + power button and tell me what happens and what it says.

It boots into 4EXT Recovery. The only zip i have on my phone is superflash and Android_Revolution_HD-Sensation_6.5.2. I tried formatting all the data, and doing a clean install of Android_Revolution_HD-Sensation_6.5.2 but it keeps freezing on the screen that says "HTC quietly brilliant" when i reboot? Is there anyway I can get this working with what I have? Thanks man really appreciate the help.

I told you. Download the right firmware and put it in sd card, then reboot into bootloader and it will install the new firmware. Read my previous posts
In 4Ext recovery there should be an option like "togle usb" or something like this. If so, you are able to see the content of sd card and you can put the PG58IMG on it from pc

Yeah i hear you, but is there a way to access my root folder? It's not showing up as a removable drive. I dl'd the PG58IMG.zip, but I can't drag it into the folder, because when I plug my usb into my computer, it's not reading my phone as a removable drive = /

probably you dont have the htc driver installed. Download from Here

I downloaded the htc driver prior to rooting my phone. What are my options now?

So, your pc dont see your phone right?
In this case you need a sd card adapter and work from there.
Clearly you didn't install the firmware before flashing the rom. If you look at my previous posts I gave all the instructions.
Find a way to read your sd card from pc (adapter?) then put the firmware (PG58IMG) in the root of sd card and reboot into bootloader to install the firmware.
Later, remember to delete PG58IMG when you are done.
Then, all should work fine.
Good luck!
PS. hitting thanks button wouldn't hurt me by the way!

kualmente said:
So, your pc dont see your phone right?
In this case you need a sd card adapter and work from there.
Clearly you didn't install the firmware before flashing the rom. If you look at my previous posts I gave all the instructions.
Find a way to read your sd card from pc (adapter?) then put the firmware (PG58IMG) in the root of sd card and reboot into bootloader.
Then, all should work fine.
Good luck!
PS. hitting thanks button wouldn't hurt me by the way!
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Yeah im new to the forum, ill definitely hit the thank button. I looked in the 4EXT Recovery program and I found there's an option called "USB mass storage device". Now I can drop the file into the SD card. Before I install the PG58IMG.zip, should I run superwipe first since I installed the Android_Revolution_HD-Sensation_6.5.2? Thanks

andrevvc said:
Yeah im new to the forum, ill definitely hit the thank button. I looked in the 4EXT Recovery program and I found there's an option called "USB mass storage device". Now I can drop the file into the SD card. Before I install the PG58IMG.zip, should I run superwipe first since I installed the Android_Revolution_HD-Sensation_6.5.2? Thanks
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Yes better superwipe again even if you did before. Let's say start from the beginning just to be on the safe side
1) install firmware
2) superwipe
3) install rom

Hmm weird problem. I tried installing the PG58IMG.zip and it says ..
Finding update package...
Opening update package...
Installing update...
Installation aborted.
Any clues?

andrevvc said:
Hmm weird problem. I tried installing the PG58IMG.zip and it says ..
Finding update package...
Opening update package...
Installing update...
Installation aborted.
Any clues?
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You dont have to install PG58IMG from recovery.
Just off the phone (pull the battery out and reinsert). Power up by pressing volume down + power button (keep it pressed until hboot screen appears). The PG58IMG is automatically recognized by device and you will be prompted to update. Say yes by pressing volume up. Then be patient and wait for the entire process is completed as I told few post ago.

Sorry I forgot I had to install it in bootloader xD god, I hate roms! I wish I got into phone modifying long time ago. Im such a noob it's so sad

When you are done, remember that first boot takes a while so be patient and just wait

Guys,i need SERIOUS help! PLEASE!

first off, im not sure if im putting this in the right forum section, forgive me if im not also this is long, but please read on.
anyway heres whats up.
Recently the Nexus S line started receiving their 4.1 update. I have a Nexus S 4G (so obviously Sprint). Angry - again- that the 4G model did not get the update (or will be anytime soon) i rooted my phone again after some time.
after some random issues with it (apps would crash constantly) i attempted to switch to CM10. that didnt work. so i went to CM9 and then CM10. everything was fine until the phone would reboot on its own from time to time and every now and then i would pull the battery. After some time the issues stopped.
NOW, the other night my phone died. this morning i decided to charge it. after charging for about 20 minutes i attempted to turn it on, but i ended up getting stuck at the bootlogo (Google with the unlock) i pulled the battery, and tried again. Same thing. I proceeded to go into recovery and flash a ROM that i knew was safe to boot into, except, the SD card would not mount- saying there was an error. Thats where im at now. the SD will not mount, and im stuck at the bootlogo. I believe i "bricked" my phone.
heres what i need help with. I locked the bootloader with Fastboot,but i still have CWM on the phone. i cant delete CWM without getting into the SD card, but the SD card refuses to mount. I want to get CWM off, so that i can send the phone in for repair/a new one. my warranty - although void now - still has a 5 months left on it. Im not worried about switching the ROM because the phone wont boot anyways,which means that when i give in, they wont be able to do anything besides see that its not rooted.
TL;DR
i think i bricked my phone, but i still have hope for it. SD wont mount, and im stuck at bootloader. i need a way to either fix this, or delete CWM somehow. Im on a Nexus S 4G.
PLEASE! Any suggestions are appreciated!

Do u have a backup showing when u go to backups?
Or is it SD card not mountable at all?
Next can u mount via USB?
If so copy ur SD to then format it.
Do u have a backup of ur SD card on ur computer b4 this happened?
If so then try to format SD card then put ur backup in it and then flash a backup or new ROM.
Vs Nexus S 4G

if you have fastboot then you can flash factory images... read this guide a couple times before trying it
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1572307
but you need a ns4g image from here
https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images#sojus

vidaljs said:
Do u have a backup showing when u go to backups?
Or is it SD card not mountable at all?
Next can u mount via USB?
If so copy ur SD to then format it.
Do u have a backup of ur SD card on ur computer b4 this happened?
If so then try to format SD card then put ur backup in it and then flash a backup or new ROM.
Vs Nexus S 4G
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no backups at all, but even if i did, the backups would be stored on my SD card,which i cant access. when i go into CWM and go to install zip from SD card, it says "error mounting SD card"
AlphaEchoViktorSierra said:
if you have fastboot then you can flash factory images... read this guide a couple times before trying it
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1572307
but you need a ns4g image from here
https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images#sojus
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ill check that out. another issue im having is that i think i found a way to fix this, but i can only fix it if my bootloader is unlocked, which, in attempt to mask my errors, i locked, and now i cannot unlock it. when i press "yes,unlock my bootloader" the phone freezes up. i need some way to unlock my bootloader OR enable USB debugging from my computer. thing is, while i DO have all the drivers for my phone, the computer will not recognise the phone. It makes a sound when i plug in the phone, to show something IS plugged in, but it does not show up in my drives.

Is the phone locked by a provider?
CWM works? Format all - data & system & cache & SD CARD.
Then use ODIN to flash a proper stock firmware, unlock & root your phone one again.
A lot of work but necessary...:fingers-crossed:

doa4ever said:
Is the phone locked by a provider?
CWM works? Format all - data & system & cache & SD CARD.
Then use ODIN to flash a proper stock firmware, unlock & root your phone one again.
A lot of work but necessary...:fingers-crossed:
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heres the catch about CWM, i can format all my data and system and wipe the cache. When i format the system, that also formats the SD.BUT under the advanced options in CWM, i cant format ONLY the SD. it gives me a mounting error. And i believe i found a solution through linux, but i need the bootloader unlocked, which i locked up again. Everyone says odin is the way to go but i cant get it on because the SD is unmountable.
is there some sort of adapter i can plug into the USB port at the bottom of the phone that lets me attach an external SD? i believe if i can attach an external SD card which contains the things i need such as a stable ROM, then i can get the phone working. i came across a website which repairs bricked phones. In a video of a Nexus S brick repair, the tech guy installed some files through a "jig"(?) do you think if i can get my hands on one of those i can fix my phone?