[Q] Soft Bricked my Nexus S - Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I followed instructions here to root/cwm my Nexus S:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=895545
Everything was working fine for a few weeks then suddenly it would randomly turn off and pushing the power button would not turn on the phone. I would have to remove battery then turn it on.
Starting today, it would turn on by removing battery but would be stuck on google screen and not go anywhere.
I went into fastboot and tried to erase/flash nandroid backup but would get:
C:\Nexus S\Stock ROM\2010-12-22.21.06.07>fastboot flash system system.img
sending 'system' (151459 KB)... OKAY [ 29.074s]
writing 'system'... FAILED (remote: Write Fail)
finished. total time: 29.080s
I can flash boot, recovery, cache, but not data.img or system.img
So I try using restore in CWM and everything loads fine from backup/recovery but when I reboot still stuck on google screen... I don't know what else to try. Any one able to help? Thanks!!!

Get the GRH78 Nandroid backup and restore it in clockwork recovery

just download a stable ROM like Bionix 1.2
and use CW recovery to mount the SD copy it over
then install the ROM zip using CW recovery

WIPE data(factory reset), reflash your rom, reflash your gapps(if needed), reboot.

simms22 said:
WIPE data(factory reset), reflash your rom, reflash your gapps(if needed), reboot.
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Im having similar issue with the bionix 1.2, what part of the process is reflashing the rom and what is reflashing the gapps?
Sorry, just trying to figure out why I cant get by the boot screen on custom roms.

kevinpc said:
Im having similar issue with the bionix 1.2, what part of the process is reflashing the rom and what is reflashing the gapps?
Sorry, just trying to figure out why I cant get by the boot screen on custom roms.
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let me ask you this way, since my above statement cant really be simplified... whats your process of loading custom roms?

simms22 said:
let me ask you this way, since my above statement cant really be simplified... whats your process of loading custom roms?
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I have downloaded Bionix NS 1.2 w/stock kernel, moved to sd storage root folder, clockwork recovery, i backed up my stock rom, wipe data/factory reset from clockwork, install zip from sd, install Bionix NS 1.2 w/stock kernel, reboot.
After this i get stuck on the Google screen and have to pull battery.

kevinpc said:
I have downloaded Bionix NS 1.2 w/stock kernel, moved to sd storage root folder, clockwork recovery, i backed up my stock rom, wipe data/factory reset from clockwork, install zip from sd, install Bionix NS 1.2 w/stock kernel, reboot.
After this i get stuck on the Google screen and have to pull battery.
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you're missing to wipe: Factory, Data Cache, Dalvik Cache (Advanced)
after you wipe THREE... then flash bionix NS 1.2 (install zip from sdcard)
then reboot.

yup. wipe wipe wipe...

zephiK said:
you're missing to wipe: Factory, Data Cache, Dalvik Cache (Advanced)
after you wipe THREE... then flash bionix NS 1.2 (install zip from sdcard)
then reboot.
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Well OK, i wiped data/factory reset, wipe cache partiion( i think that is what you mean when you said Data Cache, and cleared dalvik cache and install,
Still stuck at google on Bionix NS 1.2 w/stock kernel. Any other suggestions?

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[Q] Bionix NS 1.2 w/stock kernel Stuck on Boot

I have downloaded Bionix NS 1.2 w/stock kernel, moved to sd storage root folder, clockwork recovery, i backed up my stock rom, wipe data/factory reset wiped cache partition, wiped dalvik cache from clockwork, install zip from sd, install Bionix NS 1.2 w/stock kernel, reboot.
After this i get stuck on the Google screen and have to pull battery.
Does anyone know if I am missing a step?

Any CM7 based Rom hangs on boot

Im having trouble flashing any 2.3 based Rom. VeganTab worked fine and so far Ive tried Corwin's and Kornyone's roms and just hang at the viewsonic boot screen. Im new to the GTAB but not android so I'm quite familiar with CWR and flashing Roms. Follewed directions to the T and have yet to successfully boot using a 2.3 Rom.
Any ideas? Not using SD card, only internal if that matters. Thanks in advance.
I know i had a heck of a time getting my first Ginger to flash, but after the first it was easy to jump between them. Only way i got it to work was in CM to mount and format \system and \cache before flashing the rom. Then after the rom was flashed, wipe data, cache and davlik.
Best of luck
lordgodgeneral said:
I know i had a heck of a time getting my first Ginger to flash, but after the first it was easy to jump between them. Only way i got it to work was in CM to mount and format \system and \cache before flashing the rom. Then after the rom was flashed, wipe data, cache and davlik.
Best of luck
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I tried that numerous times. I tried mounting, formating, then unmounting. Tried it with a reboot in between the format and install and without the reboot. Still no dice, thanks for the response.
Maybe there is something I'm missing. Here are my steps. This starts out running Vegan 5.11 with no issues. So I am nandroided, partitioned at 2048/0, and have no issues with this Rom. Bekit .8 CWR.
1. mount system
2. mount data
3. Format both
4. Format dalvic
5. Install Rom (Tried different CM7 among others)
6. Factory Reset
7. Wipe Cache
8. Reboot
9. Hangs on white viewsonic screen
I also tried wiping again after a reboot into CWR. Still hanging up. Restore Nandroid and back to Vegan. Also tried mounting and wiping boot with no luck prior to install.
techboydino said:
Maybe there is something I'm missing. Here are my steps. This starts out running Vegan 5.11 with no issues. So I am nandroided, partitioned at 2048/0, and have no issues with this Rom. Bekit .8 CWR.
1. mount system
2. mount data
3. Format both
4. Format dalvic
5. Install Rom (Tried different CM7 among others)
6. Factory Reset
7. Wipe Cache
8. Reboot
9. Hangs on white viewsonic screen
I also tried wiping again after a reboot into CWR. Still hanging up. Restore Nandroid and back to Vegan. Also tried mounting and wiping boot with no luck prior to install.
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You need to nvflash your tab. Your partitions are wrong. After nvflash you will have no problems installing GB roms
thebadfrog said:
You need to nvflash your tab. Your partitions are wrong. After nvflash you will have no problems installing GB roms
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I'll give it a shot. Appreciated.

boot recovery image boot loop

okay 1.2 branch of Gtablet loaded cwm v3028 and cm7.1 Rc no problems also did the partition and permissions. Then I decided to push it and loaded vegan 7.0 over the top of CM7.1 RC. So I went back into cwm and cleared all the flash and loaded the rom.
now im stuck in a loop where it boots and goes directly into the recovery mode. the recovery mode has all the commands. So here are the things I have tried.
1. wipe data/factory reset
2.wipe cache partition
3. I have repartitioned sd card and wipe dalvik cache
So any ideas?
I have searched the forum but didnt find any answer
Thanks
well from my experience, when this happens i have nvflash back to stock.. if you go to install zip from the SDcard and there are no directories it didnt flash properly... NVflash back to stock then flash the rom... that always worked for me...
same
I have the same prob. Any solutions?
windsurfnut said:
I have the same prob. Any solutions?
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Here.

CM9 boot animation loop

I have clockworkmod recovery installed and rooted. It's been a few months since I rooted, and can't remember exactly what I did, but OTA updates stopped working. Hence, I am still on gingerbread.
Trying to flash a custom rom now, CM9. I tried the rom manager method several times, found out that wasn't recommended, and then tried the recovery method.
The same thing happens either way: it boots into CM9, but the boot animation keeps playing.
With the rom manager method, I tried wiping nothing, then tried wiping dalvik only, then tried... whatever the other option was, wipe cache and data?
With CMW recovery I downloaded CM9 zip and the appropriate GAPPS, moved onto the internal SD card, booted into recovery mode Wipe data/factory reset, then Wipe cache partition, then install both.
I'm able to restore from backup each time, but this is annoying.
Thank you
1. Install ICS Radio (UCLF6)
2. Wipe Data/Factory Reset
3. Format /System
4. Install CM9.zip
5. Install Gapps.zip
6. Wipe Cache/Dalvik
7. Reboot
:good:
UZ7 said:
1. Install ICS Radio (UCLF6)
2. Wipe Data/Factory Reset
3. Format /System
4. Install CM9.zip
5. Install Gapps.zip
6. Wipe Cache/Dalvik
7. Reboot
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So "UCLF6" appears to be rom that is similar to stock, I'm guessing the idea here is that I'm resetting the phone but retaining root, the idea being that something on my phone is messed up and preventing CM9 from booting but doesn't prevent the current rom from booting?
Two other questions
1. Won't format/system wipe out all my backups in addition to my data?
2. Have you had or seen this problem before? I'm hesitant to commit myself to something, especially with no backups, if it's just a theoretical fix. I do appreciate it either way.
UCLF6 is an ICS modem/radio you need if you're coming from gb.
If you back up though CWM you can restore again later if you want.
Formatting /system will delete the operating system.
Formatting /data will delete your apps/settings/wallpaper etc...
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I727 using Tapatalk 2
I had a similar boot animation loop when I went from stock GB to stock ICS. What seemed to fix it was updating my CWM from 5.0.2.6 (non-touch) to 5.5.0.4 (touch). (BTW, I couldn't find an advantage of stock ICS over stock GB. I have since put on CM9 which I'm liking).
UZ7 said:
UCLF6 is an ICS modem/radio you need if you're coming from gb.
If you back up though CWM you can restore again later if you want.
Formatting /system will delete the operating system.
Formatting /data will delete your apps/settings/wallpaper etc...
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I727 using Tapatalk 2
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Still got the boot loop.
When I did the "Wipe data/factory reset" I did get an error message during one of the processes"
"Error mounting sdcard/.android_secure!
Skipping format"
I had a boot loop problem when I first tried to flash JB. I went from GB to ICS with a custom rom a few months back, but I couldn't get any of the new JB roms to work. I ended up having to upgrade my CWM to the touch version in order to get JB flash to work. Also, a tip-- the boot animation will take a minute or two even when it is working. Don't assume it is still a problem if you see it more than once.

[Q] CM11 - cannot get past the boot screen

Hi,
First, I followed the instructions in this guide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2507905
I installed the CWM recovery and then flashed the CM11-20131228 nightly and then the recommended Google Apps that are linked at their wiki: http://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Gapps#Downloads (I took the 20131208 ones)
Now my phone is stuck in the boot screen with the circle spinning around the cyanogenmod logo (I can boot the bootloader and recovery but when I try to boot CM11 it’s stuck) and I dont know how to get to a working cm11 rom. The guide said that the first boot with a new rom takes longer than usual because the phone rebuilds caches and so on but I think it should not take more than half an hour...
What I already tried is:
- Wiping the chaches with the CWM recovery an then booting cm11 -> still just the arrow spinning around the logo
- Wiping the caches with recovery and then re-flashing the same zip without flashing the google apps afterwards -> did not work
- Wiping and then pushing the newer cm11 nightly via adb so that I could try this one -> recovery did not find the pushed zip on my scdard
- Wiping, then tried to install the new nightly via adb sideload -> cmd prompt said it was send properly and as far as I can say the phone installed it but I was still stuck on that bootscreen ...
- I even restored to the stock 4.4.2 factory image and then flashed the cwm recovery, than wiped caches and then installed the latest cm11 nightly an then the google apps but I still can not get past the boot animation
What am I doing wrong and how can I get past the boot screen?
You talk about wiping caches but are you wiping data too?
Oh, yes. I just didnt mention it. I always did the three steps from the guide:
wipe data/factory reset
wipe cache partition
advanced > wipe dalvik cache
BopItXtremeII said:
Oh, yes. I just didnt mention it. I always did the three steps from the guide:
wipe data/factory reset
wipe cache partition
advanced > wipe dalvik cache
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So you get the bootloop only when trying to install CM and when you flashed the factory image, it booted up fine?
Sent from my Nexus 5
Exactly.
I install the factory image with method 1 from this guide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2513701 and then flash CWM recovery to install CM (factory reset + wipe cache + wipe dalvik cache + install cm-zip + install gapps-zip) and then there is the bootloop.
BopItXtremeII said:
Exactly.
I install the factory image with method 1 from this guide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2513701 and then flash CWM recovery to install CM (factory reset + wipe cache + wipe dalvik cache + install cm-zip + install gapps-zip) and then there is the bootloop.
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Did you check the md5 of the cm download?
BopItXtremeII said:
Exactly.
I install the factory image with method 1 from this guide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2513701 and then flash CWM recovery to install CM (factory reset + wipe cache + wipe dalvik cache + install cm-zip + install gapps-zip) and then there is the bootloop.
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Sometimes formatting all of the partitions (except the sd card) works.
Sent from my Nexus 5
jd1639 said:
Did you check the md5 of the cm download?
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The md5 sum is the same as on the download page.
PhilipTD said:
Sometimes formatting all of the partitions (except the sd card) works.
Sent from my Nexus 5
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Which partitions? boot, cache, recovery and system? Sorry, I'm new to android... And what do I have to install on these partitions after erasing them?
BopItXtremeII said:
The md5 sum is the same as on the download page.
Which partitions? boot, cache, recovery and system? Sorry, I'm new to android... And what do I have to install on these partitions after erasing them?
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Flash the boot.img and reboot
Then see
Sent from my LT26i using xda premium
BopItXtremeII said:
The md5 sum is the same as on the download page.
Which partitions? boot, cache, recovery and system? Sorry, I'm new to android... And what do I have to install on these partitions after erasing them?
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Wipe system, data, dalvik, and cache
jd1639 said:
Wipe system, data, dalvik, and cache
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^^^^^^Precisely^^^^^^
Sent from my Nexus 5
I got another problem now ... The last thing I did was flashing the stock rom. Now I want to flash the latest CM nightly (20131229) but fastboot does not let me install cwm recovery and says
Code:
FAILED <remote: partition table doesn't exist>
I flashed the whole stock rom again but the error still occurs... I have to wipe the partitions after I installed CM, right?
BopItXtremeII said:
I got another problem now ... The last thing I did was flashing the stock rom. Now I want to flash the latest CM nightly (20131229) but fastboot does not let me install cwm recovery and says
Code:
FAILED <remote: partition table doesn't exist>
I flashed the whole stock rom again but the error still occurs... I have to wipe the partitions after I installed CM, right?
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Are you using
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
Where recovery.img is the cwm image file
jd1639 said:
Are you using
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
Where recovery.img is the cwm image file
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I use this command. But I missed a c in recovery so fastboot did not find the partition named "reovery" >_< Ok, CWM is installed. Now I have to install CM11 an then wipe the 4 partitions you mentioned with cwm? Wheres the option to wipe system, I just find the other 3.
BopItXtremeII said:
I use this command. But I missed a c in recovery so fastboot did not find the partition named "reovery" >_< Ok, CWM is installed. Now I have to install CM11 an then wipe the 4 partitions you mentioned with cwm? Wheres the option to wipe system, I just find the other 3.
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I'm cwm just do the other 3
So I installed CM + Gapps and then wiped data, cache and dalvik cache with CWM. Now Im waiting for 8 minutes for the bootscreen to go away, but think it didnt work. By the way, if I wipe the system partition, I delete CM, dont I? I dont understand how that will help booting into CM.
BopItXtremeII said:
So I installed CM + Gapps and then wiped data, cache and dalvik cache with CWM. Now Im waiting for 8 minutes for the bootscreen to go away, but think it didnt work. By the way, if I wipe the system partition, I delete CM, dont I? I dont understand how that will help booting into CM.
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Wipe before the install.
So,
1 Put rom zip on phone internal storage
2 Wipe partitions except internal storage
3 Flash rom
4 Flash GApps
5 Reboot
Sent from my Nexus 5
BopItXtremeII said:
So I installed CM + Gapps and then wiped data, cache and dalvik cache with CWM. Now Im waiting for 8 minutes for the bootscreen to go away, but think it didnt work. By the way, if I wipe the system partition, I delete CM, dont I? I dont understand how that will help booting into CM.
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8 minutes is too long. You have some other problem. Do any other roms work? Wiping system in twrp does not wipe the internal sd card. That's why you didn't find it in cwm.
PhilipTD said:
Wipe before the install.
So,
1 Put rom zip on phone internal storage
2 Wipe partitions except internal storage
3 Flash rom
4 Flash GApps
5 Reboot
Sent from my Nexus 5
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Thats what I did.
jd1639 said:
8 minutes is too long. You have some other problem. Do any other roms work? Wiping system in twrp does not wipe the internal sd card. That's why you didn't find it in cwm.
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I will try the AOKP nightly and post the results. Is it okay to just wipe data, cache and dalvik cache before installing the aokp zip or is it better to flash the stock rom before flashing aokp?
No need to flash stock, just do the wipes

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