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Is it A Brick?

So I've searched the forums for an answer to my question and haven't found anything so here it goes...
I downloaded BB v5 from Pete's site and went through one-click root and flashing my rom, and backing up my device. I mounted my SD card to my computer moved bugless beast over to my root, renamed it 'update' and powered off my phone. Powered in recovery and tried to reinstall packages and got an error: error at installation, installation aborted error at write_raw_data or something to that effect. google'd and came to the conclusion that through me trying to hurry to download BB i did not wipe/clear data. Now my phone sits at the "AT&T World Phone" screen and will not go any further. Tried to power down and power back up in recovery and don't have the access to restore my backups. tried to plug my phone back into my computer and i can not access my SD card from my computer to delete the BB zip and add the original 'update' zip. Tried to enter download mode and run Odin3 but still can not access my SD card, so Odin doesn't run, just says 'complete' I'm assuming because it can't find the device.
I've heard these phones are hard to truly 'brick'. Please tell me someone can help me and tell me that this is fixable.
Thanks,
A

Which odin did you use? Odin 1 click jf6? If not you should try that. Dl mode, plug in, press start. It should boot.
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xcentrik05 said:
So I've searched the forums for an answer to my question and haven't found anything so here it goes...
I downloaded BB v5 from Pete's site and went through one-click root and flashing my rom, and backing up my device. I mounted my SD card to my computer moved bugless beast over to my root, renamed it 'update' and powered off my phone. Powered in recovery and tried to reinstall packages and got an error: error at installation, installation aborted error at write_raw_data or something to that effect. google'd and came to the conclusion that through me trying to hurry to download BB i did not wipe/clear data. Now my phone sits at the "AT&T World Phone" screen and will not go any further. Tried to power down and power back up in recovery and don't have the access to restore my backups. tried to plug my phone back into my computer and i can not access my SD card from my computer to delete the BB zip and add the original 'update' zip. Tried to enter download mode and run Odin3 but still can not access my SD card, so Odin doesn't run, just says 'complete' I'm assuming because it can't find the device.
I've heard these phones are hard to truly 'brick'. Please tell me someone can help me and tell me that this is fixable.
Thanks,
A
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Restore stock then try again. I will be moving this thread since its not really a dev thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=731989

tiger4j said:
Which odin did you use? Odin 1 click jf6? If not you should try that. Dl mode, plug in, press start. It should boot.
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You have this wrong, to properly use odin you need to:
-Open Odin
-Power down phone/remove batter (some people suggest removing sim and sd card)
-Plug phone to computer while holding the vol buttons or just up or down depending on phone
-Phone should get to download mode and press start
If this doesn't work its possible your three button combo is dicked.

It worked! thanks for the help guys. I had the phone in download mode before i opened odin, odin cleaned me, sorry for being a noob
Again, thanks for the help guys

Boot Error

Ok so i dont know exactly what happened, but something did. I try to boot it up but i get an error that say the aplication(%1$s) has unexpcetedly quit and it just stays there vibrating. Now i have gotten to the 3e recovery menu and i did put update.zip on the sd card but it starts and then stops and it says it cant be verified. I tried putting into download and recovery mode but i cant. I cant replace or return the phone either. I have adb but when i plug it in it just comes up as an unknown device on windows and is never fully recognized. Please someone help me get this thing fixed. Idc about data being erased i just want to fix it. Thanks
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infamous14 said:
Ok so i dont know exactly what happened, but something did. I try to boot it up but i get an error that say the aplication(%1$s) has unexpcetedly quit and it just stays there vibrating. Now i have gotten to the 3e recovery menu and i did put update.zip on the sd card but it starts and then stops and it says it cant be verified. I tried putting into download and recovery mode but i cant. I cant replace or return the phone either. I have adb but when i plug it in it just comes up as an unknown device on windows and is never fully recognized. Please someone help me get this thing fixed. Idc about data being erased i just want to fix it. Thanks
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Any more details you can provide about what was done on the device before this happened will help.
When trying to boot into download mode what happens?

Yes please more detail will help us help you.
And when you go into dl mode what happens?
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Update: (i rooted with the oneclickroot if that helps anyone)
Well as i said im not quite sure what happened my friend said he was going to put stuff on there and long behold boom there it is. And as for download mode i cant go into it, and i mean i have tried like a kabillion times( sorry for fourth grade talk) and nothing ever happens it just boots into 3e recovery menu or it goes to that screen, neither of which i can do anything about. is there anyway for me to just reset everything or have windows recognize so i can use odin? any sort of mode that i could get into unless you guys can help me get into dl mode or recovery mode(besides the 3e)

no one knows anything?

infamous14 said:
no one knows anything?
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It's kinda hard without know exactly what your friend was doing on the phone.
Have you read http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1069032? And tried the different methods suggested?
If you can boot into recovery you should be able to boot into download mode without any issues.
ODIN will only work if you are in download mode, also if you do the steps to get into download mode and you don't see download mode, but just like a backlit screen:
Open odin, and plug the phone in via USB, odin should still recognize the phone as being plugged in.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Getting Rainbow screen on every boot and when trying to get to recovery mode

Getting Rainbow screen on every boot and when trying to get to recovery mode
For some reason I cannot get my computer to detect my device thus I can not even get into download mode. when I launch Odin and and not able to access my SD. I am at a lost here since now I cannot flash nor can I odin to get back to stock can anyone help here? I think I have tried everything I can find.
I just recently flashed octane 2.x per the instructions under development

rozzko said:
Getting Rainbow screen on every boot and when trying to get to recovery mode
For some reason I cannot get my computer to detect my device thus I can not even get into download mode. when I launch Odin and and not able to access my SD. I am at a lost here since now I cannot flash nor can I odin to get back to stock can anyone help here? I think I have tried everything I can find.
I just recently flashed octane 2.x per the instructions under development
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If you came from Froyo, follow this guide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=16762954
Hope this helps.
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sounds like the bootloader.
flash a froyo rom, then try to odin. AFTER you have tried installing the drivers linked in the previous post. That guide should work.

Did you get this fixed?
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I bought a Jig an can get into download mode but still cant get into recover (because of the rainbow screen) and i cannot get my computer to recognize my my phone either via sd or via odin or i think i could solve this.
thanks in advance

I bought a Jig an can get into download mode but still cant get into recover (because of the rainbow screen) and i cannot get my computer to recognize my my phone either via sd or via odin or i think i could solve this.
thanks in advance
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Go into the control panel & uninstall the USB drivers & kies mini if installed. Then reinstall Kies Mini & use the menu option to reinstall the drivers. See if that helps.
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I re installed drivers several times and used a different machine. I feel like I am stuck and there might now be a solution to this except toss the phone in the ocean!

rozzko said:
I re installed drivers several times and used a different machine. I feel like I am stuck and there might now be a solution to this except toss the phone in the ocean!
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Could it be the cable you're using? I've seen quite a few posts here about people using cables that were bad and/or too long and it prevented the phone from being recognized via USB. People could charge the phone but not use ODIN or anything.
Do you have a different cable to try?

ive tried two different cables, i could try another one thats a good idea. somehow i think maybe i messed up the mounting, i thought i followed the instructions to a t. UMMU .. i will try a few different cables when i get home tonight... actually just tried at work no dice, my system storage is also only showing 126 MB

rozzko said:
ive tried two different cables, i could try another one thats a good idea. somehow i think maybe i messed up the mounting, i thought i followed the instructions to a t. UMMU .. i will try a few different cables when i get home tonight... actually just tried at work no dice, my system storage is also only showing 126 MB
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I thought the phone did not boot up. How are you seeing how much storage you have left?
I'm curious to know what state it really is in. There has to be a way to get it going for you.

the phone boots fine during the boot after the initial boot screen where it says galaxy s 4g it goes into rainbow patterns. so every time i try to get into recovery when I am in the recovery menu (or into where the recovery menu should be) i cannot see anything because of the rainbow screen. I was told maybe i have the wrong boot loaders installed.
because i cant see recovery and I cannot get my computer to see my phone I have no idea what to do get my phone back to stock to start over.
This is why I am stuck.
If i could get my computer to see the phone I think i could odin back to stock, using the dongle is half the battle as i can get in recovery

rozzko said:
the phone boots fine during the boot after the initial boot screen where it says galaxy s 4g it goes into rainbow patterns. so every time i try to get into recovery when I am in the recovery menu (or into where the recovery menu should be) i cannot see anything because of the rainbow screen. I was told maybe i have the wrong boot loaders installed.
because i cant see recovery and I cannot get my computer to see my phone I have no idea what to do get my phone back to stock to start over.
This is why I am stuck.
If i could get my computer to see the phone I think i could odin back to stock, using the dongle is half the battle as i can get in recovery
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Pardon me if I'm not getting it....but yo said it boots fine but then you get the rainbow screen when the Galaxy S 4G logo should appear? The rainbow screen is definitely a boot loader issue. I'm just trying to figure out a way to either get you into a download mode where the phone is recognized or into recovery so you can get it going again.
How are you getting it into recovery mode?
I'm wondering if Heimdall would be your best bet? You could try to download it from here, extract it somewhere, then go into the Drivers folder and double-click zadig.exe. Select Options from the menu bar, select List All Devics then select Samsung Android Composite (something along those lines), then click Install Driver. This is a different driver than the one that comes from Samsung.
After that, maybe try Bhundven's [Heimdall][One-Click][UVKJ6] The KJ6 Heimdall One-Click Collection [12/11/2011]. Select whichever one-click file you want to go for and follow his instructions. They all have the GB bootloaders in them, so you should be set.

Usually both volume buttons power button for a few secs or through rom mgr

rozzko said:
Usually both volume buttons power button for a few secs or through rom mgr
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From what I've read ROM Manager is a no-no on this model phone. I dunno why, but I've read that on a few threads.
Let me know if you're able to install Heimdall and the open source drivers that come with it. If you can, you can get into download mode, and it sees the phone, then you can try the One Clicks or even just flash the boot loaders from a ROM that contains them.

I will try when i go home tonight.
just an fyi every time i plug in my phone, it does not show up on my computer. i have tried using debugging mode and mass storage and neither work.

rozzko said:
I will try when i go home tonight.
just an fyi every time i plug in my phone, it does not show up on my computer. i have tried using debugging mode and mass storage and neither work.
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Ugh...well let's hope for the best. I would uninstall any drivers and programs like Kies you have installed first, then install the Heimdall drivers. Let me know how it goes.

so i uninstalled drivers executed Heimdall and put phone in download mode with dongle. the computer still did not detect phone, however i got my replacement SGS4 today put it in download mode and it was detected immediately.
I dont know what else I can do do get the phone detected or fix the boot loader to get into recovery

rozzko said:
I will try when i go home tonight.
just an fyi every time i plug in my phone, it does not show up on my computer. i have tried using debugging mode and mass storage and neither work.
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Maybe I'm missing something. How are you switching between debugging mode and mass media if you can't boot the phone?
The way I understood the problem, you would get to the SgS logo screen during boot, then the whole screen would be covered by the rainbow effect, which renders the screen unreadable, nd thus the phone unusable. Is that correct, or is the problem different?

the rainbow screen happens right after the SGS Logo then fades out once the lock screen comes on.
it also shows up once I try to get into recovery but from that point I cannot see anything and have to reboot.
Phone works after fully booted
both debugging and mass storage have been tried

You need to flash the "GINGERBREAD" bootloaders. This issue is 100% caused by froyo bootloaders. Once you obtain the GINGERBREAD bootloader, there is a 100% chance that the issue will go away. Flash THISTHIS/download. in heimdall. Get into recovery, then flash a rom of your choice.

Infuse Soft Brick - HELP!

I have a Samsung Infuse that I recently rooted and installed Serendipity on. I then attempted to load CM7, which caused some problems. Now the phone gets stuck on the Samsung logo and doesn't go any further; I can only load into CWM (Red), which can be "updated" to Green, after a hard reset. I've attempted to reflash the ROM from the SD card (even after wiping Dalvik cache, cache partition, and factory reset), but it just gets stuck on the Samsung logo.
My issue is further complicated by the fact that Download mode doesn't want to work - my phone can enter Download mode, but my computer (with Kies installed for the drivers) doesn't recognize the phone being connected. I've occasionally gotten Download mode to work if the battery is removed at just the right moment, but it doesn't last. Due to this, I can't get Odin to work.
Any ideas on what to do next?

kmv_007 said:
I have a Samsung Infuse that I recently rooted and installed Serendipity on. I then attempted to load CM7, which caused some problems. Now the phone gets stuck on the Samsung logo and doesn't go any further; I can only load into CWM (Red), which can be "updated" to Green, after a hard reset. I've attempted to reflash the ROM from the SD card (even after wiping Dalvik cache, cache partition, and factory reset), but it just gets stuck on the Samsung logo.
My issue is further complicated by the fact that Download mode doesn't want to work - my phone can enter Download mode, but my computer (with Kies installed for the drivers) doesn't recognize the phone being connected. I've occasionally gotten Download mode to work if the battery is removed at just the right moment, but it doesn't last. Due to this, I can't get Odin to work.
Any ideas on what to do next?
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You have a soft brick.
Odin or heimdall back to stock.
There are about fifty threads previously posted on this topic.
Just read thru a few...
Gl

qkster said:
You have a soft brick.
Odin or heimdall back to stock.
There are about fifty threads previously posted on this topic.
Just read thru a few...
Gl
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Thanks for the attempt, but as I said before Download mode isn't recognized by the computer, and that is an important component for Odin or heimdall to work.
I have occasionally gotten access to the SD card through CWM, so I can place ZIP files directly on the phone. If anyone has any ideas on what to flash from the phone, I'd love to hear it.
Thanks in advance!

kmv_007 said:
Thanks for the attempt, but as I said before Download mode isn't recognized by the computer, and that is an important component for Odin or heimdall to work.
I have occasionally gotten access to the SD card through CWM, so I can place ZIP files directly on the phone. If anyone has any ideas on what to flash from the phone, I'd love to hear it.
Thanks in advance!
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Try it on another computer. I recommended Odin back to stock first before you start flashing!
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Thanks, I'll give a different computer a try.

kmv_007 said:
Thanks, I'll give a different computer a try.
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make sure you are trying to get into DL mode correctly...
pull battery, hold ONLY the volume buttonS - not the power button -;
insert battery, plug in cable.
if that doesnt work, use a different usb cable.
try different port on the computer
try a different computer or winxp or win7
it's kinda finicky at times.

Finally got it working - needed to use a different computer. Used my brother's laptop and it worked first try. Thanks for your guys' help.