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[Q] Am i bricked?

Ok hi guys while trying to get AOKP to work i was messing around with the blob tools and i flashed an update .zip with this blob and it just boots straight in to recovery tried the recovery fix no luck im on B80 so unless nvflash for sbkv2 comes out tomorow im guessing im screwed well heres the blob youtube video coming. Heres My recovery log
the first time i rebooted i held down the left rocker and it didn't even ask me if i wanted to wipe data or coldboot it just said wiping data booting to recovery
"wiping user data and indicators before cold booting Linux
Please wait a few minutes
Booting recovery kernel image"

Did you flash a custom recovery agent like CWM?
If not, you could try downloading the latest official ASUS firmware for your device. Unzip the file one time (it will still be a zip file) and put it on the top level of a microSD card and boot.
If you did flash a custom recovery, you will need to know how to get into the custom recovery agent. CWM hold VOL DOWN and POWER for 10-12 seconds and then press VOL UP within 5 seconds to enter recovery.

frederuco said:
Did you flash a custom recovery agent like CWM?
If not, you could try downloading the latest official ASUS firmware for your device. Unzip the file one time (it will still be a zip file) and put it on the top level of a microSD card and boot.
If you did flash a custom recovery, you will need to know how to get into the custom recovery agent. CWM hold VOL DOWN and POWER for 10-12 seconds and then press VOL UP within 5 seconds to enter recovery.
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Thanks for the reply but i have cwm installed and when holding down it just straight boot to cwm with going to the coldboot menu watch the video you'll see
I downloaded the firmware file and it didnt even read it just booted straight to recovery

If you still have cwm recovery, try flashing a stock ROM. That should get you unroot and stock recovery.
You can then root and install cwm again.

baseballfanz said:
If you still have cwm recovery, try flashing a stock ROM. That should get you unroot and stock recovery.
You can then root and install cwm again.
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I've tried flashing custom Rom after custom Rom it doesn't go throught the blob flash animation I don't want to try flashing a stock Rom and losing cwm then ill be completely screwed I think the staging partition might be borked but cwm formats it fine in the morning ill try the super wip script and see if that fixes it I really hope it isn't bricked
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tried the super wipe script with no luck no matter what the thing won't go in to the blob flashing part of the boot when a new blob would be found i don't know why

Mine does the exact same thing. Did you get it fixed?

sixcoronas said:
Mine does the exact same thing. Did you get it fixed?
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Nope not yet I think it might be a problem with the mount points but I'm not sure I'm waiting for say roach or someone who knows about the internal workings of the device because I never really messed with it like I do my o ther devices
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sportsstar89 said:
Nope not yet I think it might be a problem with the mount points but I'm not sure I'm waiting for say roach or someone who knows about the internal workings of the device because I never really messed with it like I do my o ther devices
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I got mine going with nvflash from here:http://www.tabletroms.com/forums/transformer-general-development/976-nvflash-unbricking-forever-root.html

Ohh yeah, the 5.5.0.4 mount points are different- you might have to mount them through adb or flash a rom that is packaged to use the partition names, not mount points.
I think your TF is fine- it's probably just missing a rom so it keeps booting into recovery. Try flashing this- it's just a kernel, but the updater script doesn't rely on the mount points. If it flashes, then your tf is fine other than the lack of firmware.
http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?53oyqaib2jxra3r

gee one said:
Ohh yeah, the 5.5.0.4 mount points are different- you might have to mount them through adb or flash a rom that is packaged to use the partition names, not mount points.
I think your TF is fine- it's probably just missing a rom so it keeps booting into recovery. Try flashing this- it's just a kernel, but the updater script doesn't rely on the mount points. If it flashes, then your tf is fine other than the lack of firmware.
http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?53oyqaib2jxra3r
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Trying now I really hope this works I don't want a broken 500 buck toy
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gee one said:
Ohh yeah, the 5.5.0.4 mount points are different- you might have to mount them through adb or flash a rom that is packaged to use the partition names, not mount points.
I think your TF is fine- it's probably just missing a rom so it keeps booting into recovery. Try flashing this- it's just a kernel, but the updater script doesn't rely on the mount points. If it flashes, then your tf is fine other than the lack of firmware.
http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?53oyqaib2jxra3r
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Ok i flashed it from cwm but nothing happened on reboot just right back in to recovery

sportsstar89 said:
Ok i flashed it from cwm but nothing happened on reboot just right back in to recovery
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No blue progress bar at the eee pad logo?

gee one said:
No blue progress bar at the eee pad logo?
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Nope it just won't go in to that blob flashing action but is there any word on nvflash for sbkv2 because I can get in to apx it has to be something software though so there has to be a way to fix it
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Odd indeed- I wonder if it has to do with how you wiped the /misc partition. I'm not sure if there is other info in there, but if there was, it's gone now.

Problem is, somehow the 'boot into recovery' command got stuck - it won't even get to flash the blob.
You can do the following (fixed my tab when I had the same problem):
1. In recovery, connect to PC
2. ADB Shell into the tab
3. Clean the MISC partition (or whichever holds the boot commands) using dd:
dd if=/dev/block/zero of=(the partition, /dev/block/mmcblk0p[n] where N is the partition number of MISC) bs=1024
4. Flash any blob
5. Reboot for blob to get flashed.

gee one said:
Odd indeed- I wonder if it has to do with how you wiped the /misc partition. I'm not sure if there is other info in there, but if there was, it's gone now.
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Yea no matter what its either not finding the blob or the part of the functionality the sees the blob has been currupted or deleted or something messed up with the mount points. Is the folks at android root.mobi still working on nvflash for sbkv2 or did they stop
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sixcoronas said:
I got mine going with nvflash from here:http://www.tabletroms.com/forums/transformer-general-development/976-nvflash-unbricking-forever-root.html
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What model number do you have

fonix232 said:
Problem is, somehow the 'boot into recovery' command got stuck - it won't even get to flash the blob.
You can do the following (fixed my tab when I had the same problem):
1. In recovery, connect to PC
2. ADB Shell into the tab
3. Clean the MISC partition (or whichever holds the boot commands) using dd:
dd if=/dev/block/zero of=(the partition, /dev/block/mmcblk0p[n] where N is the partition number of MISC) bs=1024
4. Flash any blob
5. Reboot for blob to get flashed.
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Heres the command i ran
Code:
adb shell dd if=/dev/block/zero of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p3 bs=1024
it says no no such file or directory

sportsstar89 said:
Heres the command i ran
Code:
adb shell dd if=/dev/block/zero of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p3 bs=1024
it says no no such file or directory
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I tried mounting staging in recovery and it just says error mounting staging
Edit: After formatting it it let me mount it

[MOD]Reboot into Recovery using typing command

It is impossible to use the bottom command for rebooting into recovery mode in stock ROM.
Code:
$ reboot recovery
Then, I made a patch for solving this problem.
After installing this patch, you can reboot into recovery mode to type the bottom command into ADB or Terminal Emulator application.
Code:
$ reboot-recovery
This .zip file is installed through ClockworkMod Recovery.

iBluemind said:
It is impossible to use the bottom command for rebooting Optimus 3D in stock ROM.
Code:
$ reboot recovery
Then, I made a patch for solving this problem.
After installing this patch, you can reboot into recovery mode to type the bottom command into ADB or Terminal Emulator application.
Code:
$ reboot-recovery
This .zip file is installed through ClockworkMod Recovery.
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Or if your on custom rom you can just go to settings, Privacy and click factory data reset.. it wont delete anything click reset phone and it will take you into your CWM recovery..
It won't delete anything because you do not have the original recovery it will just go to cwm recovery you do what you need to and reboot. You don't lose anything unless you format while your in recovery. Simple solution. But thank you very much for this ...

Meemo23 said:
Or if your on custom rom you can just go to settings, Privacy and click factory data reset.. it wont delete anything click reset phone and it will take you into your CWM recovery..
It won't delete anything because you do not have the original recovery it will just go to cwm recovery you do what you need to and reboot. You don't lose anything unless you format while your in recovery. Simple solution. But thank you very much for this ...
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Oops.. oh my mistake... I edited this thread..
This patch just enable rebooting into recovery mode(like CWM Recovery) easily.
This patch may enable that adding "restart" button into shutting down menu is easy.
Sent from my LG-SU760 using XDA

If you're using CyanogenMod, you can reboot into recovery straight from the power menu

pandaball said:
If you're using CyanogenMod, you can reboot into recovery straight from the power menu
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Yes, I know that.
Sent from my LG-SU760 using XDA

iBluemind said:
Yes, I know that.
Sent from my LG-SU760 using XDA
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You might want to consider re uploading as it is broken lol..

Meemo23 said:
You might want to consider re uploading as it is broken lol..
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OK. I uploaded again.

the file is damaged

Forum likes to kill zip files. Upload it else where

Hello iBluemind and thanks for your work. This is a real "patch" or a replacement binary? I see it is somehow old, now.
Can we use it, for example, on my Samsung GT-S7562 (Duos S) that's rooted and re-flashed with stock 4.0.4 ROM (DDBMJ1) that was deoxed, rooted, optimized, bloatware-removed etc.? The only thing that I am trying to achieve and that's not there is the "Reboot into Recovery" option when selecting power menu… (or even reboot to recovery via SSH command, of course, as it doesn't happen now).
Many thanks to everyone!

Bro just type su before reboot recovery on stock to reboot to recovery!

S7500 cannot boot into recovery - hangs always on logo samsung

Hi, I try to explain my problem :
I wanted to sell this phone ( was rooted and had ADW launcher etc. on it ) . I cleaned all the apps in connection with my gmail adress.
After that i did a restart but nothing happened. Just the start screen and the samsung logo, where it hangs.
What did i try thusfar :
Using ODIN to flash it with CWD to go into recovery ( and do perhaps the necessary factory reset...) but no luck. After unplugging and putting the battery in, pressing volumeUP+power+home...NO recovery mode possible.
Then i tried to flash the stock rom to it for europe using ODIN. Flashing went ok, rebooting..but the Samsung logo stays "turning" and nothing happens even after 15 min...so i think this won't help either.
Is my phone bricked or is there a solution for it ?
Any HELP is welcome !
Thanks!

raystef66 said:
Hi, I try to explain my problem :
I wanted to sell this phone ( was rooted and had ADW launcher etc. on it ) . I cleaned all the apps in connection with my gmail adress.
After that i did a restart but nothing happened. Just the start screen and the samsung logo, where it hangs.
What did i try thusfar :
Using ODIN to flash it with CWD to go into recovery ( and do perhaps the necessary factory reset...) but no luck. After unplugging and putting the battery in, pressing volumeUP+power+home...NO recovery mode possible.
Then i tried to flash the stock rom to it for europe using ODIN. Flashing went ok, rebooting..but the Samsung logo stays "turning" and nothing happens even after 15 min...so i think this won't help either.
Is my phone bricked or is there a solution for it ?
Any HELP is welcome !
Thanks!
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flashing a stock rom should have wiped all your data,
are you sure its a gt-s7500 and not "gt-s7500t" or "gt-s7500l" as that euro rom would only work on gt-s7500 no t or l at end
the rom will take a long time on first boot ..but 15 min is a bit long
can you see it in adb.. try "adb reboot recovery" hopefully you can get to do factory reset

jsgage said:
flashing a stock rom should have wiped all your data,
are you sure its a gt-s7500 and not "gt-s7500t" or "gt-s7500l" as that euro rom would only work on gt-s7500 no t or l at end
the rom will take a long time on first boot ..but 15 min is a bit long
can you see it in adb.. try "adb reboot recovery" hopefully you can get to do factory reset
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Thanks for the reply.
I have used this one : S7500XXLK1_S7500PROLK1_S7500XXLK1_HOME.tar.md5
Seems to me it is for the S7500, no?
Can i use this tread for ADB ? : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1853159

raystef66 said:
Thanks for the reply.
I have used this one : S7500XXLK1_S7500PROLK1_S7500XXLK1_HOME.tar.md5
Seems to me it is for the S7500, no?
Can i use this tread for ADB ? : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1853159
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UPDATE : ok , i can come into ADB ( Teamwin recovery )
What to do next ? before i make anu mistakes

raystef66 said:
UPDATE : ok , i can come into ADB ( Teamwin recovery )
What to do next ? before i make anu mistakes
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UPDATE :
In ADB i did a WIPE - with installation of the superuser AND EVERYTHING IS OK !
So i could only wipe to a factory reset with ADB !
Thanks in advance JSGAGE !:good:

raystef66 said:
UPDATE :
In ADB i did a WIPE - with installation of the superuser AND EVERYTHING IS OK !
So i could only wipe to a factory reset with ADB !
Thanks in advance JSGAGE !:good:
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no worries
adb is our freind adb reboot,adb reboot recovery and adb reboot bootloader, ie fastboot

Stuck in TWRP

I accidentally installed the latest OTU, now the phone won't go past TWRP. I had a nandroid backup so I tried restoring it to see if that would fix the problem but it didn't. No matter what if I power off or restart the phone it goes directly into recovery. Please help.

sracercelica said:
I accidentally installed the latest OTU, now the phone won't go past TWRP. I had a nandroid backup so I tried restoring it to see if that would fix the problem but it didn't. No matter what if I power off or restart the phone it goes directly into recovery. Please help.
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See if using the LG Mobile Support Tool will help. The tool and drivers needed are in this thread I started. Follow the instructions and hopefully that fixes it. If it doesn't work, try and do a hard reset as described here. You will lose everything on your phone, but you should get your phone back.

The LG Mobile Support Tool never worked for me. Kept asking to connect the PC to the internet (which it was). I was able to use the LG Flash Tools and flash a .kdz file and it seemed to work.

sracercelica said:
The LG Mobile Support Tool never worked for me. Kept asking to connect the PC to the internet (which it was). I was able to use the LG Flash Tools and flash a .kdz file and it seemed to work.
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I wonder if that's a driver issue? I never had that issue. In any case, there's a link to the full D80120E KDZ file in the thread if you need it. Good luck!

sracercelica said:
I accidentally installed the latest OTU, now the phone won't go past TWRP. I had a nandroid backup so I tried restoring it to see if that would fix the problem but it didn't. No matter what if I power off or restart the phone it goes directly into recovery. Please help.
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You go TWRP -> Terminal command -> select and type.....
dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/fota
then hit enter
type
dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/misc
then hit enter and reboot.
r u OK

sracercelica said:
I accidentally installed the latest OTU, now the phone won't go past TWRP. I had a nandroid backup so I tried restoring it to see if that would fix the problem but it didn't. No matter what if I power off or restart the phone it goes directly into recovery. Please help.
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You can go into download mode and run the LG flash tool and reinstall at he firmware your on and then you will be able to atleast boot past TWRP into the regular OS and get everything off of it. The file: T-Mobile KitKat D80120A_00.kdz worked when this happened to me. just do a factory reset and stuff after you backup everything you need.

Thank you very much for this......I'm assuming my phone did the same thing as the OP described because when I pulled it out of my pocket, it was stuck in TWRP recover mode. I tried using the LG Mobile Support Tool like I previously did but it kept saying unable to connect to the web, or to that effect. I wish I've seen this thread before I tried restoring my back-up from February of this year though.
If you can, can you explain briefly what those commands did?
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You go TWRP -> Terminal command -> select and type.....
dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/fota
then hit enter
type
dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/misc
then hit enter and reboot.
r u OK
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One plus one Bricked. TWRP recovery loop. Pls help

Friends , My opo is getting booted directly to recoverymode. fastboot is not working. i used OPO recovery tool as wel as twrp cm11 and cm12 flash. stil i am getting only twrp recovery mode only.
I tried this command in Terminal
dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/fota
am getting this error
I get this error
dd: writing '/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/fota': No space left on device
please help me.

prasiforu28 said:
Friends , My opo is getting booted directly to recoverymode. fastboot is not working. i used OPO recovery tool as wel as twrp cm11 and cm12 flash. stil i am getting only twrp recovery mode only.
I tried this command in Terminal
dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/fota
am getting this error
I get this error
dd: writing '/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/fota': No space left on device
please help me.
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1. what did you do to end there?
2. what happens if you try to flash cm12?
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SdtBarbarossa said:
1. what did you do to end there?
2. what happens if you try to flash cm12?
Sent from my Xperia T using XDA Free mobile app
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my phone drenched in rain10 days back . i kept in rice bag for 3 days and after that its getting rebooted to TWRP recovery. i tried flashin CWM as wel as Stock recovery. only once it booted into OS and i used it for sometime and i switched it off and kept in rice bag again. the next day i tried to power on the mobile and again TWRP recovery loop has started. Pls help me bro. even though i flashed cm12 am facing similar issue. pls help

can you do anything in twrp or nothing at all?

This sounds as if your volume buttons might be damaged.
You know, there is the shortcut volume down + power to boot straight to recovery.
Your device is most definitely pressing volume down on itself which results in booting to recovery...
When you connect it to a PC while in Recovery, do you have access to your internal storage?

Have you tried unrooting it?