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[Q] completely dead ns last resort please help

i flashed ics ota update along with superuser zip and all was fine, ics was running perfectly along with root access. google wallet kept forceclosing so i uninstalled it. then i decided i wanted it back to see if i could fix it. without thinking i rebooted to recovery and reflashed the update and su. when i rebooted the phone shut down and wont restart, its completey dead. it wont charge or boot at all. after thinking about it i realize i shouldnt have flashed it since i was already on 4.0 and the update was from 2.3.6 to 4.0. can anyone help me or am i screwed. please help!

Dont know if it is bricked or what, but this may help you:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1397393
but yeah that sucks, good luck

swamp goblin said:
Dont know if it is bricked or what, but this may help you:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1397393
but yeah that sucks, good luck
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tried that but i get some theme error

Can you get to the bootloader?
From off, Power + VOL-UP. If you get the bootloader screen w/4 options, youre phone is not bricked.

nickmv said:
Can you get to the bootloader?
From off, Power + VOL-UP. If you get the bootloader screen w/4 options, youre phone is not bricked.
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no does not power on at all and will not charge

OK got it to boot using unbrickable resurrector everything works great but if I power off or reboot its unresponsive again. Anyone know how to make it stick from terminal emulator. Haven't had any luck with adb or fastboot from my computer and would like to use terminal. Please help, soon close!
Sent from my Nexus S

Try flash a stock full ROM.

Si_NZ said:
Try flash a stock full ROM.
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how? Can I do it through terminal, because I cant power off or reboot to recovery.
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Pm sent...

Everything fixed......thanks
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Please explain how you did it. I bought my phone outright and am scared to brick it.. can be us s be bricked. Can I use a Samsung jig to put in download mode since it is a Samsung Google phone??
Sent from MY Google Nexus S

navykid0211 said:
Please explain how you did it. I bought my phone outright and am scared to brick it.. can be us s be bricked. Can I use a Samsung jig to put in download mode since it is a Samsung Google phone??
Sent from MY Google Nexus S
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The nexus s is pretty hard to permanently brick, but can be a pain depending how bad it is. This time was bad for me. I had already flashed the ics update and flashed superuser zip and all was fine except Google wallet. I uninstalled it with titanium but had second thoughts , so I decided to flash the update again. I know better but just wasn't thinking. The update was from 2.3.6 to 4.0 and since I was already on 4.0 it really screwed it up. It wouldn't do anything absolutely nothing. Apparently the bootloader , boot, and recovery images were completely gone. I did some searching and found unbrickable resurrector. Only problem was it only worked on Linux. So I had to make my laptop duel boot Ubuntu and windows. Ubuntu for unbrickable resurrector and windows for adb/fastboot. Although it sounds rather easy it took about 2 days till I finally figured it all out. I could probably do it now in 30 minutes. And a jig would most likely work but I wouldn't know where to get one. Anyway the resurrector allowed me to boot into fastboot mode and adb/fastboot allowed me to reflash the lost images. Thank God that's over!
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[Q] nexus s 4g bootloop help

i have a nexus s 4g i havent used in awhile because it is stuck on a cm7 bootloop. any think i can do? i havent been on here in awhile since i told myself i wouldnt root another phone. now i want one i can play with so im going to reuse my old one. i dont care if it gets reset considering it hasnt been used.

i4g3t143 said:
i have a nexus s 4g i havent used in awhile because it is stuck on a cm7 bootloop. any think i can do? i havent been on here in awhile since i told myself i wouldnt root another phone. now i want one i can play with so im going to reuse my old one. i dont care if it gets reset considering it hasnt been used.
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First this is the wrong section for this. Second just restore the phone back to stock.
Click HERE !!!!!
Before you do this turn off your device, press volume up and power at the same time !! That should take you to Bootloader Menu !!
I recommend you to stay stock, if you have no experience rooting, flashing or unrooting don't try again BEFORE educating yourself more.

Try going into clockwork mod mount USB in advanced menu download a new rom put it on your SD card and flash it. Just so u know this belongs in q/a not development.
Sent from my Nexus S 4G using xda premium

it doesnt allow me to do anything. and isnt recognized by the computer. and i realized its in the wrong section but its kind of late now.. i just plugged it to let it charge. its doing something it hasnt done before.. its stuck on bootloop but when i unplug it it flashes the lockscreen with status bar searching for media then turns off

i4g3t143 said:
it doesnt allow me to do anything. and isnt recognized by the computer. and i realized its in the wrong section but its kind of late now.. i just plugged it to let it charge. its doing something it hasnt done before.. its stuck on bootloop but when i unplug it it flashes the lockscreen with status bar searching for media then turns off
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Install the drivers on your computer. U cand find them here somewhere and hold volume up + power and try to use fast boot to flash cwm
Sent from my Nexus S 4G using xda premium

Can you access recovery by holding volume + and power? If so, just wipe everything and reflash the rom on your sd.

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[Q]Please Help: Recovery Not Working after installing ICS 4.0.3

I recently flashed ICS 4.0.3 on my Nexus S, and now when I enter Recovery it shows me the Android guy lying on his back with his chest open and having an exclamation mark on top and then the screens turns off.
I tried using a flashlight to read the screen and I tried re-flashing the 4.0.3 but to no success. I wanted to use ClocworkMod's ROM manager to boot but it says my phone is not rooted.
The phone was rooted when I had 2.3.6, but since I've updated I didn't root again.
I looked around the forum and I saw something about fastboot, but I'm a n00b when it comes to these things and I don't know how to use it..
Any idea on how to make it go into Recovery mode again? Thanks

While your phone is off; hold the power button and hold the volume up button, then you should be in recovery.

djquick said:
While your phone is off; hold the power button and hold the volume up button, then you should be in recovery.
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I've done that, I used a flashlight and tried to flash ICS all-over again, but nothing flashes...anything else?

Same problem
A friend of mine has the same problem unrooted stock 4.0.3 when he boots in to recovery black screen. Tried using a torch (flashlight) to see the screen but couldn't see anything on it.
A bit of research has found this section and just trying to find bright lamp to see if works as per a few of the posts on the link below
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1396615
and yes you can just see the text, we have used a bright lamp at different angles but not managed to do the 4.0.4 update yet...
Cheers

I've already used a flashlight and I could see part of the menu. I tried re-flashing the ICS update to 4.0.4 and the original 4.0.3 ROM, but still nothing. I couldn't tell what error it had or it said. I want to know how can I root again and try to install the ROM from ROM manager?
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I remebered I saw this dead droid and seems like need to go into fastboot and download custom recovery again.
I think you should try to load in custome recovery. That is what happen to me and able to have a live droid.

When you see the android guy lying down with his chest open, just hold the power button and push the volume up button, then let it go and you should be in the bootloader menu. Then just use the volume buttons to move it down to recovery, then click install zip from sd card.

djquick said:
When you see the android guy lying down with his chest open, just hold the power button and push the volume up button, then let it go and you should be in the bootloader menu. Then just use the volume buttons to move it down to recovery, then click install zip from sd card.
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I tried that, it doesn't work (i tried flashing 2 ROMs and it didn't do anything to the phone). What custom recovery would you recommend?

Flash back to stock I guess

fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
http://speedy.sh/gdtgM/recovery.img (it's stock)

Iuliano said:
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
http://speedy.sh/gdtgM/recovery.img (it's stock)
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thank you, I'll try flashing and reply whit the result

Finally did it. I used fastboot to re-write the recovery.img. Now it works.
Anyone can recomend a good ICS 4.0.4 ROM?

woolf4ever said:
Finally did it. I used fastboot to re-write the recovery.img. Now it works.
Anyone can recomend a good ICS 4.0.4 ROM?
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I can recommend AOSP+. It's very stable and fast (ROM benchmark 2nd place). It is very stockish, I LOVE IT. The developer is also involved in CodeName Android, a highly customizable ROM, they should update to 4.0.4 soon. If you like STOCK you should go with AOSP+, if you want more options for customization you can install CodeName in version 1.6 or wait for the Update on 4.0.4.
Also very good is Pete's Bugless Beast and Brainmaster's Stock 4.0.4

last night I got OTA for 4.0.4...dk how since I have root. I installed it and it runs sweet. thx for the help guys

how???
do u ve a phone bought in india...i have i9023 carrier airtel chennai india....i am still in 4.0.3 stock rom but manually updated....

woolf4ever said:
I recently flashed ICS 4.0.3 on my Nexus S, and now when I enter Recovery it shows me the Android guy lying on his back with his chest open and having an exclamation mark on top and then the screens turns off.
I tried using a flashlight to read the screen and I tried re-flashing the 4.0.3 but to no success. I wanted to use ClocworkMod's ROM manager to boot but it says my phone is not rooted.
The phone was rooted when I had 2.3.6, but since I've updated I didn't root again.
I looked around the forum and I saw something about fastboot, but I'm a n00b when it comes to these things and I don't know how to use it..
Any idea on how to make it go into Recovery mode again? Thanks
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You can just inter to bootloader, and reflash the recovery image with fastboot tools.

My phone is Bricked? Help

Guys - I need help. I think i just blew my phone.
I flashed THE Sense-O-Maniac ICE ROM after a clean wife and my phone wouldn't boot. It kept getting stock on the Beats Logo. So I rewiped everything and reflashed this ROM. - Same result.
I then thought, maybe I should also update the firmware, though I am pretty sure, that my firmware was up to date.
So i reflashed the firmware on phone but it still wouldnt boot.
I took the memory card out and deleted the the firmware file so that I could not flash another rom. But when I tried to boot in Recovery my screen just went blank.
JUST BLANK
When I switch my phone on, I get a blank screen. The screen does light up though, but nothing shows.
If i connect the phone to USB, then the screen again lights up, even without the batter.
Has my phone gone poof??? Please help.

clean wife.
and why do u keep reflashing sense o maniac? why not try other rom?

Did you update your kernel or tried to use backup or install just old ROM, so far it doesn't sound bricked but just something missing, what was your previous ROM?
Sent from my HTC Sensation Z710e using XDA

Wrong section! This is not Q&A or Sensation General!

guptadh said:
Guys - I need help. I think i just blew my phone.
I flashed THE Sense-O-Maniac ICE ROM after a clean wife and my phone wouldn't boot. It kept getting stock on the Beats Logo. So I rewiped everything and reflashed this ROM. - Same result.
I then thought, maybe I should also update the firmware, though I am pretty sure, that my firmware was up to date.
So i reflashed the firmware on phone but it still wouldnt boot.
I took the memory card out and deleted the the firmware file so that I could not flash another rom. But when I tried to boot in Recovery my screen just went blank.
JUST BLANK
When I switch my phone on, I get a blank screen. The screen does light up though, but nothing shows.
If i connect the phone to USB, then the screen again lights up, even without the batter.
Has my phone gone poof??? Please help.
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try "adb reboot recovery" continuously when booting the phone, ignoring all of the "error: device not found"

Boot while holding the volume down key (meaning power btn+ vol-). that should take you to the boot loader. once you're there, go to fastboot and flash a recovery image. you seem to have corrupted yours.

I had the same troubles with that rom.
Sent from my Sensation using xda premium

frost_icewind said:
Boot while holding the volume down key (meaning power btn+ vol-). that should take you to the boot loader. once you're there, go to fastboot and flash a recovery image. you seem to have corrupted yours.
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I have already tried this continuously. No result with pressing boot with holding the volume key at all!! If I could do that, I knew i would be fine.

jufa2401 said:
I had the same troubles with that rom.
Sent from my Sensation using xda premium
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What did you finally do ?

IMarks said:
Did you update your kernel or tried to use backup or install just old ROM, so far it doesn't sound bricked but just something missing, what was your previous ROM?
Sent from my HTC Sensation Z710e using XDA
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I was using AOSP rom before this! I just can't get anything to show up on the screen no matter how I try!~

guptadh said:
What did you finally do ?
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Use a different ROM?

Moon2 said:
try "adb reboot recovery" continuously when booting the phone, ignoring all of the "error: device not found"
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i have been trying to do this for the past 10 mins, but I cant get anything.
All i keep getting is error:device not found.
The computer too does not give any indication of any device being connected to the Usb port..

You should boot into bootloader (vol- & power) then flash a stock gb ruu. After this you can proceed to s-off, root, firmware ... Etc
Sent from my HTC Sensation XE with Beats Audio Z715e using XDA

guptadh said:
i have been trying to do this for the past 10 mins, but I cant get anything.
All i keep getting is error:device not found.
The computer too does not give any indication of any device being connected to the Usb port..
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have u try install new PG58IMG
with firmware 3.32 in an 4ext recovery in then it will start up in recovery again

Jeeez guys. He can't flash a PG58IMG because he CANT GET TO BOOTLOADER! I'm sorry I don't have am answer for you bit I want these people to stop giving you dumb answers that may lead to false hope. It might be bricked. I can't see anything you could do. Sorry
Sent from my HTC Sensation Z710e using XDA

what is the phone detected as when you connect it to your computer?

Sensation-al! said:
Jeeez guys. He can't flash a PG58IMG because he CANT GET TO BOOTLOADER! I'm sorry I don't have am answer for you bit I want these people to stop giving you dumb answers that may lead to false hope. It might be bricked. I can't see anything you could do. Sorry
Sent from my HTC Sensation Z710e using XDA
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Thanks !! finally for getting it! The screen is just blank.. I can't get into bootloader!

RussianBear said:
what is the phone detected as when you connect it to your computer?
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The phone is not detected on the PC!! I am afraid, the phone might be bricked.
I hope i can get get it repaired in warranty!!

guptadh said:
Guys - I need help. I think i just blew my phone.
I flashed THE Sense-O-Maniac ICE ROM after a clean wife and my phone wouldn't boot. It kept getting stock on the Beats Logo. So I rewiped everything and reflashed this ROM. - Same result.
I then thought, maybe I should also update the firmware, though I am pretty sure, that my firmware was up to date.
So i reflashed the firmware on phone but it still wouldnt boot.
I took the memory card out and deleted the the firmware file so that I could not flash another rom. But when I tried to boot in Recovery my screen just went blank.
JUST BLANK
When I switch my phone on, I get a blank screen. The screen does light up though, but nothing shows.
If i connect the phone to USB, then the screen again lights up, even without the batter.
Has my phone gone poof??? Please help.
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Sjeez mate, what is your problem?
Posting here and in my thread with the same issue.
Without any detailed issue report.
I offered my help in my thread and tried to contact you for several days now via PM.
So i can help you out of this mess via Talk or IRC.
But if you fail to reply to me which i see as not accepting my help.
Sort it out for your self and going on by nailing me down.
But don't say i didn't want you to help.
With regards,
The cook of this rom who seems to killed his phone.

[Q] Will only boot in Download mode

All,
Hopefully this is an easy one. I looked through the board and did not see anything I haven't similar but i can be wrong. Quick background, I rebooted the phone it looked normal on shutdown but it never came back up.. What I have tried is tremove the battery and left it for day and tried to turn on with no luck. A couple of times it showed the battery indicator but would go black screen if i tried to turn it on. I have reloaded the stock rom using ODIN still no luck. The only thing I can make it do is go to the download screen, that's it. This is a stock ATT Skyrocket no mods or anything. It seems to be a software issue but I do not know how to fix it. Any Ideas Thanks

oops!

l33t_killa said:
I'm in the same boat. Root was a confirmed success after the OTA update, but now I can't get pass the download screen while booting up the phone. When I was trying to boot into recovery mode after I did a few quick restarts in a row after rooting phone, to install a debloater .zip, it came to this screen only (see screenshot), the Samsung logo comes up before this and it's all that it does now. Thinking it's a soft brick as this screen is the only thing that keeps coming up after Samsung Logo with no unlock/lock symbol, when I try to reboot the phone in various ways. I know I can't use Odin to reflash back to stock MDL after the June OTA update, as I tried with no luck came up failed like I knew it would. Plug in via usb to computer, PC doesn't recognize it, so I can't check / access anything on the phone. Pulling straws here. PLEASE HELP.......
US ATT SGH-1337 Jelly Bean 4.2.2
(Last night) Stock Firm: I337UCUAMDL
(This morning) OTA Firm: I337UCUAMF3
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Wrong forum bro
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xcrazydx said:
Wrong forum bro
Sent from my GT-P5113 using Tapatalk 4
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Didn't notice that....

l33t_killa said:
Didn't notice that....
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Glad I caught it before you bricked using our files. Good luck!
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