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Remote task29 as security

Hi Guys
Is there a application that could execute a remote task29 if phone gets stolen?
Most of theves are dump so would not know how to put the OS back on.
The normal way of IMEI blocking does not work, some networks will not care to block, some will not communicate to others so it will be blocked for example on O2 but not t-mobile... We all also know that you just need to sell a IMEI blocked unit abroad.
Two functions would need to be present:
Function 1 a remote wipe so you send a txt message.
Function 2 is to wipe the phone if new sim is inserted and password is not provided. Such software would need to be able to cook itself in to rom.
Second possibility for Function 2 is each time new sim is inserted a txt message is sent on pre-arranged mobile number and then use remote wipe.

lookout mobile security has that feature of remote wipe.
www.mylookout.com
antivirus, remote wipe, and gps locator all work.

nrfitchett4 said:
lookout mobile security has that feature of remote wipe.
www.mylookout.com
antivirus, remote wipe, and gps locator all work.
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It is not even remotely the same as even if you do wipe the device it is still usable, there is just you data erased. I am talking OS erased so phone does not work, so you can get it to bootloader and only if you know how.

ruscik said:
It is not even remotely the same as even if you do wipe the device it is still usable, there is just you data erased. I am talking OS erased so phone does not work, so you can get it to bootloader and only if you know how.
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considering you cannot even task29 unless you are synced to a computer, how do you suppose this can be accomplished???

nrfitchett4 said:
considering you cannot even task29 unless you are synced to a computer, how do you suppose this can be accomplished???
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I am not a software developer but I would say a app that works just before OS boots.
TBH task29 seems like the best idea as if you were to get the phone back you could get it back online but any app that would brick the phone remotely is what one needs.
I am quite certain something like that could be done.

why not have it flash a bricking radio from sd card or within the rom, if the command is send?

how about an app then makes the phone transform into a plane and fly back to you?
its impossible what you are asking for afaik

davidgk said:
how about an app then makes the phone transform into a plane and fly back to you?
its impossible what you are asking for afaik
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Bolox I can flash radio or OS from SD card. All a app would need to do is get phone to bootloader on command and have, as suggested, a bricked rom for radio on SD card. A bricked radio rom would not need to be big in size so a cab installer would work.

Its a very good idea, hope some1 can do it..

my hats off to you sir, a very good idea!
Now if there is only a developer skilled enough to realise it!

ruscik said:
Bolox I can flash radio or OS from SD card. All a app would need to do is get phone to bootloader on command and have, as suggested, a bricked rom for radio on SD card. A bricked radio rom would not need to be big in size so a cab installer would work.
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but what does this achieve for you???
A phone wiping program would wipe personal data.
What would bricking the phone do except make the phone unusable?
You'll still be out a phone...

nrfitchett4 said:
but what does this achieve for you???
A phone wiping program would wipe personal data.
What would bricking the phone do except make the phone unusable?
You'll still be out a phone...
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Might be so, but if knowledge gets around that more and more phones can (and will) be bricked remotely once stolen, why steal?
I think it would be a very useful feature on any phone.
So I agree with the question for such an app.
Regards,

nrfitchett4 said:
but what does this achieve for you???
A phone wiping program would wipe personal data.
What would bricking the phone do except make the phone unusable?
You'll still be out a phone...
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Well why do you fit a alarm on a car when it is gone it is gone, why do you put alarm in a house when they come they come.
Something odd with this statement. Why would you think it is ok for some one who stole my phone to use it when I had to work for it?
For me best solution would be to have it wired with C4 and 5s in to first phone call boom!!!
As that would be illegal second option brick the phone.

ruscik said:
Well why do you fit a alarm on a car when it is gone it is gone, why do you put alarm in a house when they come they come.
Something odd with this statement. Why would you think it is ok for some one who stole my phone to use it when I had to work for it?
For me best solution would be to have it wired with C4 and 5s in to first phone call boom!!!
As that would be illegal second option brick the phone.
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Since when does a car alarm or home alarm burn down my house or car? That is essentially the same thing. If someone breaks into my house and steals my 60" dlp, I can't remote detonate it either.
I'm guessing that I don't understand. Maybe it is my long history with cdma phones that had esn's that could be blocked making the phones worthless (usually) once stolen.

Ill build it .... i just need a few beta testers?
Any takers?
jk.. i actually like the idea of disabling my phone if i knew it was gone for sure. .but i dont think i would be comfortable running around with this bomb in my phone unless i knew how to fix it.. and a bricked radio (easiest remote detonate solution) is obviously unfixable.

you know I was hoping this topic was headed in a different direction. like the phone company or microsoft running ras commands. like injecting and changing your files around so when you go to flash the seed will be planted for later execution. but dude if your phone gets stolen beat the punk bastards ass. or make sure you have handset protection. stupid topic. its just gonna add to the bricked my phone posts but not before they go on a couple of paragraphs of how they know what there doing but this and but that. wow then its gonna keep spreading like a ****ing plauge of dumb ass questions instead of keeping their cocksucker shut and read and learn. if your not f-ing it up, then your not learning.

i remember the sony ericsson p910, p990, and p1i could have set a sim password that works the same way the bios password works on most laptops with this feature... once the sim changed or the phone is flashed, the password must be entered to boot into the OS, personally i think this should be standard on every mobile OS...
and regardless how much times you reinstall windows, flash the bios, or remove the bios battery, the password remains, kinda annoying but at least it works

There are already some really good apps available for if your phone is lost or stolen. I don't know the names off the top of my head but I did some help on development on one 2 years ago and it was quite advanced and will send you silent text containing the new IME number if changed and the GPS location. Rendering the phone useless would be stupid in my opinion if you intend on retrieving it. let the security software do it's job and be happy to get your phone back.

[Q] How do they know?

Hello all,
new user...this place rocks...and so do you all..etc etc
I was just wondering how they (USCC) know if I root my phone or not?
It's almost like they beg us to void the warranty by not giving any updates or accurate release info....could that be apart of the big plan? Lure us into this excellent online community...(which quite possibly could be an average idiots downfall)?
Couldn't I just load up the stock everything, and they would never know?
cheers

shakeyourmatt said:
Hello all,
new user...this place rocks...and so do you all..etc etc
I was just wondering how they (USCC) know if I root my phone or not?
It's almost like they beg us to void the warranty by not giving any updates or accurate release info....could that be apart of the big plan? Lure us into this excellent online community...(which quite possibly could be an average idiots downfall)?
Couldn't I just load up the stock everything, and they would never know?
cheers
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Depending on what you do they can't. If you have Froyo then obviously you have loaded unofficial software and they could see that. Otherwise I am not sure what you mean by load up on stock everything. If you did that on Eclair then I am not sure why you would want to root to begin with.

all you have to do, no matter what you flash to, is use Odin and you can go back to stock 2.1. even if you where using the fryoy leak with custom boot animations and all kinds of other mods...as long as you can boot in download mode you can go backto the way this phone was right out of the box

As of now this is only possible for mesmerize users, showcase has no 2.1 odin.
Swyped from my Mesmerize

Actually, I doubt USCC even checks. When you take your phone if for warranty, they just send it to the manufacturer and if the manufacturer (samsung) says that it's not warranty worthy then it isn't. At least that's how it worked for my TouchPro.. But all root does is add some files to the system. If you remove those two files it's like your phone was never rooted.

If you only rooted & it's stock firmware, hit the menu key while you're on the home screen then hit settings>factory data reset (THIS DOES NOT TOUCH DATA ON YOUR SD CARD). No way for them to know then. Make sure you have all your data backed up onto your SD card before doing this.

I've actually taken my phone in to the USCC shop a couple of times, the store manager thinks mine is so much better than his because of the theme and density and stuff. He asked me how it was so fast and I told him it was a secret
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they CAN see if you are rooted and you can take that to the bank. but because of a certain thing called the Bill of Rights they can not do anything with the information.
ya know when you download apps and it warns you about how it can collect data?
well every single carrier in the world CAN see EXACTLY what you have on your phone with regards to Firmware and Kernel.... that is a 100% guarentee. i know for a fact they can.
it is the EXACT same way that the network knows if your phone needs an update.
it pings your phone and requests firmware information. if its old it tells you there is an update, if not, it doesnt.
on my old EVO if you were running a non stock firmware, or even one that was modified you would not be told of updates because the network knows your not on a stock rom. the phone sends the servers information it doesnt recognize in regards to what you are running, or it sends info that the servers have listed as not eligible for upgrades and it denies you the upgrade.
now, JUST rooting, thats a little different. it needs more info than just "what firmware do you have Mr. Phone?"
but i can guarentee you that the phone IS sending data to the carriers about what it is running.

This problem is getting annoying...

I was running Inspired Ace. All was good, and I decided to flash LeeDroid.
I used the EXT4 conversion/wipe, then installed LeeDroid.
I had tons of problem with LeeDroid, such as messaging being very slow, FCs when trying to make/receive a phone call, etc. It wasn't my cup of tea... so I decided to go back to Inspired Ace.
Restored the backup, and things aren't working like it used to:
*Flash videos embedded on websites sometimes crash the browser
*Netflix doesn't work at all, regardless of which fix I try (rmk's or fenny's)
*Youtube lags/stutters like mad
So, I did a fresh install:
*Wiping data, system, cache
*Installing fresh Inspired Ace
First boot, LeeDroid default background was showing in the Inspired Ace. There were 2 of every system apps (2 calculators, 2 call histories, etc).
Wiped data/system/cache again, and installed fresh Inspired Ace again (downloaded a new copy, incase the last copy was corrupted).
Same deal... 2 of every system app, and LeeDroid default background.
I decided "whatever" at this point, and installed all my apps, and this time, like previously, nothing that involves videos work (flash embed, netflix fix, youtube).
What's going on?
TL;DR- I installed LeeDroid, didn't like it, did a fresh install of Inspired Ace, components of LeeDroid was still left behind despite formatting system/data/cache, and apps, such as browser, netflix, youtube, doesn't work.

1. Copy ur backup to computer, reformat ur SD, restore the backup to SD.
2. Go to recovery, and clear data, cache and dalvik cache.
3. Try restoring ur back up now. It should work, and not have traces of anything. Apps like dolphin browser store data on sdcard.

Just get a warranty replacement.

knarfl1 said:
Just get a warranty replacement.
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What? Seriously?
That'll help persuade HTC to ease up on their locked bootloader policy. Lots.
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diablo009 said:
1. Copy ur backup to computer, reformat ur SD, restore the backup to SD.
2. Go to recovery, and clear data, cache and dalvik cache.
3. Try restoring ur back up now. It should work, and not have traces of anything. Apps like dolphin browser store data on sdcard.
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Forgot to mention but yes, I have tried formatting my SD card, as well try a brand new one that hasn't been used with this phone before.

Just throwing this out, but would running the RUU possibly get you back to a blank slate from which to start over?
I've never run it myself, but my assumption of what it ends up doing is pretty much returning the phone to its out-of-the-box state, ignoring what's on the phone at the time (aside from S-On/s-off.
I would also assume you'd have to re-root.
Just a thought.
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Also, running the RUU (the new one found at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1058042 ) from HBOOT as Scott_S mentioned would also update your radio if you have not already done so. However, as I found out, you will either have to install a file explorer to delete the PD98IMG.zip from the sd card, or install ROM Manager to boot to CWM in order to flash back to Inspired Ace, or whatever ROM you decide on. I did the same thing two days ago. If you boot to HBOOT with the update file on your ZIP all i could do was install or reboot (as it scans for update then only prompts install and if you say no, it prompts reboot) and the RUU does not include Rom Manger. You probably already knew that but just throwing it out there.
EDIT:Forgot to mention, this RUU is already rooted. No re-rooting necessary other than that, same as original stock un-rooted RUU

Scott_S said:
What? Seriously?
That'll help persuade HTC to ease up on their locked bootloader policy. Lots.
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No worries. The phone will be refurbed and sold for profit again (or fixed and given back as a warranty replacement).
Fyi it is not HTC that wants to lock/encrypt the BLs: It's ATT.
You gonna tell everyone to stop tethering for free?

Scott_S said:
Just throwing this out, but would running the RUU possibly get you back to a blank slate from which to start over?
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Yea, why not. I'll first try the "cracked" RUU, and if that doesn't work, do a full unroot, and reroot it.
And if THAT doesn't work... I don't know.
willwalk93 said:
Also, running the RUU (the new one found at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1058042 ) from HBOOT as Scott_S mentioned would also update your radio if you have not already done so.
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Yea, already have 06.06.30.

knarfl1 said:
No worries. The phone will be refurbed and sold for profit again (or fixed and given back as a warranty replacement).
Fyi it is not HTC that wants to lock/encrypt the BLs: It's ATT.
You gonna tell everyone to stop tethering for free?
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I guarantee even carrier unlocked versions will (and already DO)have signed bootloaders, and I doubt its all att. When people brick their phones, send them in for warranty replacement, its still costing HTC money no matter how you look at it. At the very least, manhours. It might not take long to fix, but it adds up. If they figure the cost for letting us do what we want to do with bootloaders/kernels/roms is more than what they lose by pissing us (very small percentage of total users) modders off, then they have a motive ($) to keep us out.
When you hack a phone, YOU(not you specifically, end user), take a risk knowing you may mess up and brick your phone, if you return it as a brick, the HTC devs are not dumb. I'm sure they know exactly how it happened when they get it.
I still have a bricked atrix that I paid almost full price for from trying to crack the POS. Didn't really feel I had the right to return it, when I f'd up trying to find a way around the bootloader.
And people who use theirs phones as their entire internet service tethering for free don't help either

di11igaf said:
I guarantee even carrier unlocked versions will (and already DO)have signed bootloaders, and I doubt its all att. When people brick their phones, send them in for warranty replacement, its still costing HTC money no matter how you look at it. At the very least, manhours. It might not take long to fix, but it adds up. If they figure the cost for letting us do what we want to do with bootloaders/kernels/roms is more than what they lose by pissing us (very small percentage of total users) modders off, then they have a motive ($) to keep us out.
When you hack a phone, YOU(not you specifically, end user), take a risk knowing you may mess up and brick your phone, if you return it as a brick, the HTC devs are not dumb. I'm sure they know exactly how it happened when they get it.
I still have a bricked atrix that I paid almost full price for from trying to crack the POS. Didn't really feel I had the right to return it, when I f'd up trying to find a way around the bootloader.
And people who use theirs phones as their entire internet service tethering for free don't help either
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Exactly.
It's the attitude expressed by the post you and I responded to that doesn't help our situation. It doesn't matter whether it's ATT or HTC that's driving the bootloader thing, the end result, and most likely the motivation behind it, is the same.
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Printerscape said:
Yea, why not. I'll first try the "cracked" RUU, and if that doesn't work, do a full unroot, and reroot it.
And if THAT doesn't work... I don't know.
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Doesn't work, after flashing MDJ's ViVO.
*sigh*

di11igaf said:
I guarantee even carrier unlocked versions will (and already DO)have signed bootloaders, and I doubt its all att. When people brick their phones, send them in for warranty replacement, its still costing HTC money no matter how you look at it. At the very least, manhours. It might not take long to fix, but it adds up. If they figure the cost for letting us do what we want to do with bootloaders/kernels/roms is more than what they lose by pissing us (very small percentage of total users) modders off, then they have a motive ($) to keep us out.
When you hack a phone, YOU(not you specifically, end user), take a risk knowing you may mess up and brick your phone, if you return it as a brick, the HTC devs are not dumb. I'm sure they know exactly how it happened when they get it.
I still have a bricked atrix that I paid almost full price for from trying to crack the POS. Didn't really feel I had the right to return it, when I f'd up trying to find a way around the bootloader.
And people who use theirs phones as their entire internet service tethering for free don't help either
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Product returns are part of doing business. With over 100 million accounts, there will be millions of phones returned every year for whatever reason. Some people got the Inspire just to tide them over for 30 days until the Atrix was available (or got the Atrix and found out it is a turd and returned it for an Inspire.)
As for the enthuasist segment, though small in terms of percentage, size of the community has passed the critical mass long time ago. BTW, HTC is NOT locking their bootloaders. [updated]
Howbeit should we try to appease AT&T to stay in their good graces? Then modders should:
- Stop using free tethering.
- Get off the unlimited data plan gained via iP2 scheme and go back to 250MB/2Gb plans.
- Removing tweaks that improve data speed.
- Removing hacked Netflix app.
- Un-root.
- Only use phones sold by AT&T on AT&T network.
- etc...
I'm sorry your Atrix is bricked. Sell its parts on eBay?

You did not mention wiping the dalvik cache. That is a must.

Scott_S said:
Exactly.
It's the attitude expressed by the post you and I responded to that doesn't help our situation. It doesn't matter whether it's ATT or HTC that's driving the bootloader thing, the end result, and most likely the motivation behind it, is the same.
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Haha. I spoke one minute too soon. Read the news from HTC about locking bootloaders. Your concern is unwarranted.

Printerscape said:
Doesn't work, after flashing MDJ's ViVO.
*sigh*
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That's not a completely pure RUU, though. Stock recovery and hboot has been removed from that.
Try the pure RUU.
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When you do the EXT4 wipe can it still read the files on your sd card? I did my flashing with another SD than the one I use normally so there was not chance of messing my card up. Do I need to reformat the every day sd card?
Thanks,
Thorsgal

knarfl1 said:
Haha. I spoke one minute too soon. Read the news from HTC about locking bootloaders. Your concern is unwarranted.
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You're absolutely correct... Now.
I wasn't aware at the time of those earlier posts of the latest development, that HTC had gone ahead and scrapped the locked bootloader thing.
Still, I think the least we can do in return for HTC doing right by us, is to mod these phones with a clear head, not carlessly, educating ourselves prior to undertaking some of these processes, and exhaust all resources available to us in trying to solve any problems that result, that are of our own making.
If that fails, then the noble thing to do is ask them how much it would cost to "repair" our ****-ups, not pass the burden back on them under the guise of a "warranty replacement" for supposedly "defective phone."
It's lying, and it just feels morally wrong.
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Scott_S said:
You're absolutely correct... Now.
I wasn't aware at the time of those earlier posts of the latest development, that HTC had gone ahead and scrapped the locked bootloader thing.
Still, I think the least we can do in return for HTC doing right by us, is to mod these phones with a clear head, not carlessly, educating ourselves prior to undertaking some of these processes, and exhaust all resources available to us in trying to solve any problems that result, that are of our own making.
If that fails, then the noble thing to do is ask them how much it would cost to "repair" our ****-ups, not pass the burden back on them under the guise of a "warranty replacement" for supposedly "defective phone."
It's lying, and it just feels morally wrong.
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Exactly. I wish more people were honorable and if they bricked their phones, write it off as tuition in the school of hard knocks and move on. Or, since it is pretty difficult to hard-brick a HTC device, take the time to reflash it stock, then see about a return.
Just a few people not knowing what they are doing and either returning their devices, or trying up HTC's support can mean HTC will re-lock bootloaders just so they don't have to deal with that element, as the returns hit them in the pocketbook big time.

mlts22 said:
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Just a few people not knowing what they are doing and either returning their devices, or trying up HTC's support can mean HTC will re-lock bootloaders just so they don't have to deal with that element, as the returns hit them in the pocketbook big time.
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Some people just waltz into doing these things thinking everything is a "one-click" process, for some phones maybe, but these newer ones it's not quite that simple.
And I think a lot of people who end up doing as you illustrated, warranty returning/tying up their tech support, don't even realize they're dealing with a "*soft*-brick," not a perma-brick -- something that, if they could get out of panic mode long enough, they would realize the fixes are at their fingertips, via XDA.
Apologies to the OP, didn't want to derail the thread, just kinda happened that way...
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[Q] Can I restore without using the screen?

First thread. Be kind
I dropped my Infuse and something inside the screen cracked but not the actual glass and now the screen doesn't power on. I have a squaretrade warranty so I filled a claim today. Not sure if they have refurbs already or if they'll attempt to replace the screen. I would like to wipe my phone clean before I send it back because I've received iPhones under warranty from them and sometimes the last owners info is still on there like email accounts and data from apps they had that I reinstall. I know iPhone is different but still would like to wipe this thing clean if possible.
Thanks

saladbowl831 said:
First thread. Be kind
I dropped my Infuse and something inside the screen cracked but not the actual glass and now the screen doesn't power on. I have a squaretrade warranty so I filled a claim today. Not sure if they have refurbs already or if they'll attempt to replace the screen. I would like to wipe my phone clean before I send it back because I've received iPhones under warranty from them and sometimes the last owners info is still on there like email accounts and data from apps they had that I reinstall. I know iPhone is different but still would like to wipe this thing clean if possible.
Thanks
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You should be able to use gtg's unbrick without any issues. Download it from the dev forum
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ive got a similar situation. The display but not the glass is busted and being warrantied. It was running serendipity . Should I take it back to stock before sending it in? And what would be the method of doing this with no help from the display?

madamimadam said:
ive got a similar situation. The display but not the glass is busted and being warrantied. It was running serendipity . Should I take it back to stock before sending it in? And what would be the method of doing this with no help from the display?
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YES
Clear it out first. Format the internal SD too, not just restoring stock. Too many data privacy issues these days that it better to be safe than sorry.
Plus, there is a remote chance of Samsung billing AT&T full price if they happen to inspect ur device n find u have a custom ROM since it would void all warranties. There is a thread on Captivate forums where a few users got billed by AT&T a couple months down the line.
1. Connect to computer, and use adb to delete all data from internal SD. Not sure if u can format too, but if u can, great!
2. Use GTG's unlock to restore to stock.
Once u restore to stock, u won't be able to access adb (this is cos u won't be able to go to settings due to broken screen). So try to do this first before restoring stock.

Nexus S 4G Bootloop; Won't mount SD; Won't mount USB

As the title says. My Nexus S 4G won't mount the SD or USB. It won't allow flashing or wiping any of the data. It won't even let me clear cache. I'm seeing that it might be a lose flash memory module but I'd like to make sure first. If anyone knows how to fix the phone or can tell me how I can flash back to stock w/ boot loaders locked as I will need to do a manufacturer warranty replacement.

bye bye to your NS4G.. you can send it to samsung for a repair orrrr get this beauty: www.google.com/nexus

I think your Nexus S 4G is trying to tell you that it needs to be retired and you should buy a Galaxy Nexus.
https://play.google.com/store/devic...wyLDcwMCwiZGV2aWNlLWdhbGF4eV9uZXh1c19oc3BhIl0.

Hehe, I like you two. I'm actually going to get the GXN [Sprint] when I go back to maryland. Right now I'm in Georgia so I'm getting a GSII Skyrocket [T-mobile] in the meantime.
I will miss it though. That little bugger that I put through so much. Bugger on.

sounds like your internal sd card card died. if so, it should be a cheap repair(if youre out of the warranty time period). but yea, Nexus Prime(gnex) all the way

I really dont see how having your hardware fail on high end device that is only one year old encourages you to somehow buy another phone from the same vendor.
Frankly I see it the oppisite way. I can understand buttons giving out but the nand? Screw that. That is just not acceptable.

Because the problem was most likely my fault anyway. I flash the hell out of my phones. It probably suffered from being erased to many times. After all, these phones were made to only be fully flashed once or twice. I also manhandle my devices. I don't treat them like babies.
Not to mention I trust Samsung. [Blackjack, Omnia i900, Omnia 2, Samsung Galaxy S, Nexus S 4G]. I don't mean that I won't use another phone manufacturer. I have used plenty of non-samsung phones, and as I have my plan on standby, who knows what phone I will get when I go back to sprint. It probably won't be for a good six or seven months till I go back to maryland and reactive my account.

Just out of interest, what version of CWM are do you have flashed?

It is not your fault. Unless you put the phone in water or something it ain't your fault
Nand should not be failing. Its faulty/****ty hardware.
Samsung also needs to take a page out of HTC's book with its nexus device. Locked or unlocked you fix hardware problems. Even more so on a device that has a relockable bootloader.

adaimespechip said:
Just out of interest, what version of CWM are do you have flashed?
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5.0.2.0
albundy2010 said:
It is not your fault. Unless you put the phone in water or something it ain't your fault
Nand should not be failing. Its faulty/****ty hardware.
Samsung also needs to take a page out of HTC's book with its nexus device. Locked or unlocked you fix hardware problems. Even more so on a device that has a relockable bootloader.
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I'd never knowingly put my device in water. I will agree that they should follow HTC's lead and offer repair for locked and unlocked devices. Even more so on a development device.

Have you tried to put it in DL mode and restore it with odin?

Sadly that wont work. This issue comes up quite often on the forums. It happens to stock users/rooted stock users/crack flashers basically all types of users. Its hardware failer with the nand and there aint a thing you can do about except replace it.

villainhalf said:
Because the problem was most likely my fault anyway. I flash the hell out of my phones. It probably suffered from being erased to many times. After all, these phones were made to only be fully flashed once or twice. I also manhandle my devices. I don't treat them like babies.
Not to mention I trust Samsung. [Blackjack, Omnia i900, Omnia 2, Samsung Galaxy S, Nexus S 4G]. I don't mean that I won't use another phone manufacturer. I have used plenty of non-samsung phones, and as I have my plan on standby, who knows what phone I will get when I go back to sprint. It probably won't be for a good six or seven months till I go back to maryland and reactive my account.
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its a common problem for the nexus s, its in no way your fault. i doubt that there is anyone out there with a nexus s that has flashed their phone as much as i have, and mine is still going strong(just a broken power button)

Bad!
Have you tried reflashing recovery and boot?

OP casts Necro
I couldn't find the Odin files to do it. I'm on tmobile now with a One S but I'd love to get my Nexus S running to play with Jelly Bean.

Same problem here
I think the internal flash microSD card must be corrupt. My stock, unrooted NS4G is stuck at the Google logo upon reboot. Stock recovery won't load, and only shows a green android with red triangle. Target mode USB mode won't activate, so I can't use Odin to flash it. Attempts to unlock the bootloader while tethered fail because it won't let me select YES to confirm the unlock.
Does anyone know how to fix this and how much it might cost (out of warranty)?
Thanks in advance!