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Softbricked Nexus S

Hi, I have unrooted Nexus somehow its not booting up no just shoing google Logo. I can only enter in dast boot mode and bootloader is locked hence can not load a new rom to it. Tried to unlock the loaded but unable to do so. Used most of the tools in the forumn but sill no success. Its still not boots into android
Any help will be appritiated.

Can you enter recovery? Like stock recovery or clockworkmod. You should be able to.
If you have stock recovery navigate to it using bootloader, then to active the menu press both the power button and the volume keys ( sorry I don't know which one). Wipe data and factory reset. Select it. BUT THIS WILL CLEAR ALL DATA.
If you have clockworkmod again boot into it like above and select wipe data factory reset. This will not delete you data.
If you have TWRP you can for the same as clockworkmod. But go to menu "wipe" and select wipe data factory reset.
Hope this helps,
UselessSniper001

Have you tried Wug's Nexus Toolkit? There's an option in the program for this type of thing. It'll flash full stock on your phone but at least it'll be working again, and from there you can flash CWM and root the phone as usual.
It's in the Nexus S Android Development forum, sorry I can't post links yet since I don't have the 10 posts needs.
Regards,
Bomboholic

scorpionzzz said:
Hi, I have unrooted Nexus somehow its not booting up no just shoing google Logo. I can only enter in dast boot mode and bootloader is locked hence can not load a new rom to it. Tried to unlock the loaded but unable to do so. Used most of the tools in the forumn but sill no success. Its still not boots into android
Any help will be appritiated.
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I am 101% sure that you are missing something while unlocking either the drivers or the fastboot files.
Otherwise nothing can stop you from unlocking. Finally when you unlock, flash the factory image via fastboot and then proceed again towards rooting and customs. :good:

can u please tell me what method you are using to unlock boot loader?
follow these steps:
fastboot oem unlock
fastboot flash bootloader bootloader.img
fastboot reboot-bootloader
fastboot flash radio radio.img
fastboot reboot-bootloader
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
fastboot flash boot boot.img
fastboot flash system system.img
fastboot flash userdata userdata.img
fastboot erase cache
fastboot oem lock

Nothing can be written on internal storage (insert sd card error on camera, etc)

I posted this on reddit...but didn't get much help...i hope the geniuses at xda can help me
As the title says, the camera app (any camera app) won't work because as you start any of them, it asks to insert the sd card, but this is a 2013 Nexus 5...so it doesn't have an sd card.
I've done a fair amount of research and the only thing that seems to be mentioned is factory reset. I've done that...both through the settings and twrp. The phone has a stock marshmallow rom.
I tried to download any other file and it won't let me download anything becauase the "sd card" is not available. So it's as if the internal sd card isn't mounted? how do I fix this? I don't have a computer nearby to do anything with adb...any help would be GREATLY appreciated...
The amount of storage according to the settings is correct (3gb used of 12 gb..16gb nexus 5)...all app permissions are correct. I've reflashed two different stock firmwares with the exact same result.

Try this:
boot into fastboot;
run this fastboot command: fastboot erase recovery (to erase existing recovery);
run this fastboot command: fastboot flash recovery recovery.img (to flash stock recovery from stock ROM)
run this fastboot command: fastboot erase userdata;
run this fastboot command to flash the usedata img from the stock ROM: fastboot flash userdata userdata.img;
boot into stock recovery and perform a factory wipe/reset and wipe cache;
reboot.

audit13 said:
Try this:
boot into fastboot;
run this fastboot command: fastboot erase recovery (to erase existing recovery);
run this fastboot command: fastboot flash recovery recovery.img (to flash stock recovery from stock ROM)
run this fastboot command: fastboot erase userdata;
run this fastboot command to flash the usedata img from the stock ROM: fastboot flash userdata userdata.img;
boot into stock recovery and perform a factory wipe/reset and wipe cache;
reboot.
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I'll try that tonight or tomorrow morning. Where do you suggest I download recovery.img (the stock recovery)?
Thanks for the help one way or another.. Hehe

The stock Google images are here: https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images?hl=en
I assume the phone has an unlocked bootloader since you were able to flash stock ROMs.

What did you do between all being fine and now this problem?
Sent from my Xperia z5 using Tapatalk

Ben36 said:
What did you do between all being fine and now this problem?
Sent from my Xperia z5 using Tapatalk
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I sold the phone to someone I know. I had a rom (i can't remember which)...so before i sold the phone, i encrypted it, wiped it clean, flashed the stock rom (and radio)....and did a factory reset.

audit13 said:
Try this:
boot into fastboot;
run this fastboot command: fastboot erase recovery (to erase existing recovery);
run this fastboot command: fastboot flash recovery recovery.img (to flash stock recovery from stock ROM)
run this fastboot command: fastboot erase userdata;
run this fastboot command to flash the usedata img from the stock ROM: fastboot flash userdata userdata.img;
boot into stock recovery and perform a factory wipe/reset and wipe cache;
reboot.
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Thanks! I used the factory images and flashed everything from the compressed archive and it worked..you're a lifesaver. I guess I had to go further and reset everything..but thanks again!

Nexus 5 Soft-Bricked HELP PLEASE!!!

Although my Nexus 5 is rooted with the toolkit I haven't done anything to it in months (no custom roms or anything)
My phone was working last night but when I woke up and it was in a bootloop.
so i tried fixing the problem myself, here are the things I tried:
- Hitting it (in case the buttons were sticky)
- Flash stock + unroot on the n5 toolkit
- Bootloader>Recovery>Wipe Data/Factory Reset
After that, the boot loop stopped and whenever I try turning it on it goes straight to the bootloader.
So I tried going into the wugfresh advanced utilities and i tried:
- Fastboot Erase*
- Fastboot format*
*flash stock + unroot after both
I have a little bit of hope because I can access the bootloader but I have no idea what else I can try.
Any suggestions?
thank you in advance

Does the bootloader remain unlocked?
Try manually flashing the latest marshmallow. After flashing, boot back into fastboot and run these commands:
fastboot erase userdata
fastboot flash userdata userdata.img (the userdata.img file can be extracted from the stock ROM for flashing in fastboot)
After running the 2 commands, boot back into recovery and perform a full wipe of data and cache, then reboot.

audit13 said:
Does the bootloader remain unlocked?
Try manually flashing the latest marshmallow. After flashing, boot back into fastboot and run these commands:
fastboot erase userdata
fastboot flash userdata userdata.img (the userdata.img file can be extracted from the stock ROM for flashing in fastboot)
After running the 2 commands, boot back into recovery and perform a full wipe of data and cache, then reboot.
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How do i run the 2 command "fastboot erase userdata" and "fastboot flash userdata userdata.img"

Fastboot on Windows
shbm111 said:
How do i run the 2 command "fastboot erase userdata" and "fastboot flash userdata userdata.img"
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Hopefully you are running windows
dottech.org/21534/how-to-install-adb-and-fastboot-on-your-windows-computer-for-use-with-your-android-phone

spacecaptain said:
Hopefully you are running windows
dottech.org/21534/how-to-install-adb-and-fastboot-on-your-windows-computer-for-use-with-your-android-phone
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Yup, I'm running windows.
anyways I don't think the nexus toolkit works on any other platform.

spacecaptain said:
Hopefully you are running windows
dottech.org/21534/how-to-install-adb-and-fastboot-on-your-windows-computer-for-use-with-your-android-phone
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So, I went through the method one adb setup and I still have no idea how to do the fastboot erase userdata
nvm got it.

Were you able to boot the phone?

I'm in the same situation and need help

Update from 5.1.1 to 6.0.1

Hello, i'm trying to upgrade my rooted nexus 5 from 5.1.1 LMY48I to 6.0.1 MOB30H without losing my data, but at first boot, stops at android logo. I follow this steps with nexus root toolkit:
- Erasing Boot, Cache, Recovery and System.
- Flashing bootloader, radio, cache, boot and system with official .img files from Google developers webpage
- Flashing recovery with TWRP .img
After all these steps, stops on android logo...
Any ideas?

marios.v said:
Hello, i'm trying to upgrade my rooted nexus 5 from 5.1.1 LMY48I to 6.0.1 MOB30H without losing my data, but at first boot, stops at android logo. I follow this steps with nexus root toolkit:
- Erasing Boot, Cache, Recovery and System.
- Flashing bootloader, radio, cache, boot and system with official .img files from Google developers webpage
- Flashing recovery with TWRP .img
After all these steps, stops on android logo...
Any ideas?
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Do a factory reset

Do NOT use toolkits!
My first advice is: Do NOT flash using toolkits! You never know what's exactly going on if you don't do it manually. There are plenty of reasons why to not use them...
Okay, now my second advice: Don't flash cache partitions. Caches are built during boot/runtime. However, as far as I know, a corrupted cache partition can lead to bootloops - so it's better to just wipe them before boot...
I don't know what the toolkit did and what not - but try to follow these steps:
1. Install fastboot and adb
Preferred method is via Android Studio command line tools from official source: http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html - Scroll down to "Get just the command line tools". You can decide between an installer or just a zip. It's your choice.
2. Boot your phone in bootloader mode and execute these commands one by one...
fastboot flash bootloader bootloader.img
fastboot flash radio radio.img
fastboot reboot-bootloader
fastboot flash recovery twrp-recovery.img
fastboot flash system system.img
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Use the proper files! Extract bootloader and radio from latest Google factory image and download TWRP from twrp.me!
3. Boot your phone into TWRP and choose wipe -> DO NOT SLIDE TO FACTORY RESET -> advanced wipe -> cache + dalvik ticked, rest unticked -> slide to wipe
4. Try to boot...
Not sure if it works - but that's the only thing I can think of right now
EDIT: @GtrCraft That would definitely solve his bootloop, but he wants to keep his data Hopefully he heeds my advice to keep his hands off of toolkits!

experience7 said:
@GtrCraft That would definitely solve his bootloop, but he wants to keep his data Hopefully he heeds my advice to keep his hands off of toolkits!
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Then he should do all the ota's instead of flashing the factory image
Sent from my XT1562 using XDA Labs

Don't do full-quotes please.
Seriously? His device is rooted and therefore not receiving OTA (over-the-air!) updates. He'd have to catch all of the zips and flash them manually. So why not just use the system.img?

experience7 said:
Don't do full-quotes please.
Seriously? His device is rooted and therefore not receiving OTA (over-the-air!) updates. He'd have to catch all of the zips and flash them manually. So why not just use the system.img?
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Because you have to factory reset the device. That's the downside of being rooted and wanting to update, especially with M

I'm sorry to say that you're terribly wrong. I hope you didn't factory reset your device every single time you did an update just because you're rooted! Actually you can use the flash-all.bat file that's provided with the factory image. Just remove the "-w" flag from the "fastboot update" command. This will stop fastboot from wiping your /data partition.
That's what the OP could use as well - however, for his better understanding I listed the commands separately.

For what it's worth, this is the script that I've been using since the monthly updates started (copied from another XDA thread which I've forgotten - apologies to the OP of this script).
Preparation.
- Take a TWRP backup and save it on your PC.
- Download factory image and unzip all files, including the zip within the zip. Rename the *.img files to the names below. Copy all of them to the same folder as your ADB/fastboot executables.
- Download the relevant TWRP and rename to twrp.img - also put in ADB/fastboot folder.
- Copy SuperSU to device (if root wanted).
- Set USB debugging in Developer options & attach to your PC.
- Open a CMD window and check connectivity with "adb devices". If it's ok, copy & paste each command below into the CMD window and run them - the only lengthy one is the system.img.
1. adb reboot bootloader
2. fastboot flash bootloader bootloader.img
3. fastboot reboot-bootloader
4. fastboot flash radio radio.img
5. fastboot reboot-bootloader
6. fastboot erase system
7. fastboot flash system system.img
8. fastboot erase boot
9. fastboot flash boot boot.img
10. fastboot erase cache
11. fastboot flash cache cache.img
12. fastboot reboot-bootloader
13. fastboot flash recovery twrp.img
14. From bootloader boot to TWRP and reflash SuperSU
Start to finish - 15 minutes, including the rebuilding of the apps. No data loss (because you haven't touched the data/userdata partition).
I don't say that every step is essential (I note the comment from experience7 about cache) - but this works fine for me.
Please feel free to amend or correct...

dahawthorne said:
For what it's worth, this is the script that I've been using since the monthly updates started (copied from another XDA thread which I've forgotten - apologies to the OP of this script).
1. adb reboot bootloader
2. fastboot flash bootloader bootloader.img
3. fastboot reboot-bootloader
4. fastboot flash radio radio.img
5. fastboot reboot-bootloader
6. fastboot erase system
7. fastboot flash system system.img
8. fastboot erase boot
9. fastboot flash boot boot.img
10. fastboot erase cache
11. fastboot flash cache cache.img
12. fastboot reboot-bootloader
13. fastboot flash recovery twrp.img
14. From bootloader boot to TWRP and reflash SuperSU
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Same problem again. I'm trying all 6.x.x versions but same problem. All commands running without error.

In that case all I can suggest is that you bite the bullet and run the flash-all.bat. Back up all your important stuff (photos, etc.) because you'll lose them.
I've seen it suggested often that you should always do a full wipe when upgrading between major versions (e.g. 5 to 6), so maybe this will fix your problem and give you a working phone even if you lose some data and have to set up from scratch.
P.S. Please "Quick reply" - don't repeat the entire previous post. We've all read it; we don't need to read it again.

marios.v said:
Hello, i'm trying to upgrade my rooted nexus 5 from 5.1.1 LMY48I to 6.0.1 MOB30H without losing my data, but at first boot, stops at android logo. I follow this steps with nexus root toolkit:
- Erasing Boot, Cache, Recovery and System.
- Flashing bootloader, radio, cache, boot and system with official .img files from Google developers webpage
- Flashing recovery with TWRP .img
After all these steps, stops on android logo...
Any ideas?
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Search for a full guide thread. I'm sure you will come out with something.
Sent from my GT-I9505 using XDA-Developers mobile app

"Search for a full guide thread. I'm sure you will come out with something."
Excellent advice. It's amazing that so many experienced senior members with all their years of combined knowledge missed that blindingly obvious idea...

Problem solved by unfreezing all frozen apps from Titanium Backup before upgrade.
Thank you!

Nexus 5 - completely erased - bootloader access existent

Hello everyone,
this is about the Nexus 5 16gb.
It has been completely erased and no backup has been done by the previous owner :silly: and he asked for help. I am a complete noob myself and could only do the below listed things thanks to this forum.
It was completely empty when I received it (as far as I can tell), but I can access the bootloader. I put a costum recovery on it with the help of this forum. When in costum recovery mode my computer identifies it as the Nexus 5 with the help of the Google Drivers and the SDK-Android (I presume) I installed previously.
I went to Google and was able to put a factory image on it from their collection of "hammerhead" for Nexus 5 (GSM/LTE).
I tried the 6.0.1 (MOB31E) and installed it via the flash-all.bat via CMD since this version was, according to the owner, installed before. It worked, as far as I could tell - data got copied on the phone.
When I restart the phone, the Google Logo with an opened lock blinks very slowly. The swirly loading screen I have seen on some Youtube videos for this model's OS does not appear. I presume that the phone does not recognize the flashed factory image?
My question is:
Do I need to try all of the factory images from Google until one works? Or is something so fundamentally lost (maybe somewhere in the booting process), that the phone cannot be repaired since the swirly loading screen does not appear?
Do I need to copy something else on the phone besides the factory image for it to start the booting process for the OS that I have installed via the flash-all.bat?
I am very lost - if someone could point me toward the right direction or even just toward the right kind of tutorial, I'd be very grateful.

You can flash the factory image using the following fastboot commands (subtitute file names to match the file names from the unzipped factory image):
fastboot flash bootloader bootloader.img
fastboot reboot-bootloader
fastboot flash radio radio.img
fastboot reboot-bootloader
fastboot flash system system.img
fastboot reboot-bootloader
fastboot flash userdata userdata.img
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
fastboot flash boot boot.img
fastboot flash cache cache.img