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So I was trying to root and install cyanogenmod to my phone, not sure what I did or didnt do. Phone will turn on to LG symbol and then goto Blue LG symbol. I can go into the android recovery mode and scroll through the 4 selections but does not let me select any of them. Any time I try to download anything to help from the forums the links or programs dont seem to exist anymore.
Thanks for any help in advance
I used the following thread to get my phone up and running a long time ago after I stupidly wiped my internal and external SD cards. While I'm not sure of your particular circumstances, Godspeed.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1048274
P.s. if you can recall some of your exact steps, it'll be easier for others to offer help.
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Report your steps... or you'll get answers like this... redo nvflash ...
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Reason I'm asking is:
My Galaxy S had CWM and was running custom ICS and I dropped it and now the display is smashed and touch screen doesn't work. I have a new phone so am going to sell it.
I didn't have debugging activated so I rebooted in download mode and flashed it with a stock ROM using Heimdall.
I'm hoping this would have wiped entire internal memory contents including pics, ebay login, vnc sttings etc.
I think there would be nothing left to identify my on it but wanted to get conformation that it was "clean" of anything identifying me before I sell it.
Thanks
I dont know your phone but after a quick google search I see that it has a internal memory with optional SD card slot. So if its like my g2x then no it wont. When you flash a rom it only wipes the data, system, cache partitions. Not the left over partition(s) which house your user data thats been added per downloads and usb / bluetooth transfers and what not. That wont get touched and needs to be sorted. is the screen not viewable at all? like can read anything at all? I have a few tricks but it is contingent on what you can see or not see.....
No the screen is completely dead.
There was no SD card in the phone when I flashed it if that makes any difference.
Thanks
rough60 said:
No the screen is completely dead.
There was no SD card in the phone when I flashed it if that makes any difference.
Thanks
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so then you may have to adb it... do u have the ability to adb shell to the phone?
Tried that, device wasn't recognized.
There wasnt a sim card in the phone and not sure if debugging is set to on immediately after flashing a new rom?
rough60 said:
Tried that, device wasn't recognized.
There wasnt a sim card in the phone and not sure if debugging is set to on immediately after flashing a new rom?
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um just depends on the dev.. but if u look in the threads u may be able to get a rom that has that setting set on default... or ask a dev to compile a rom with the setting .. or just say eff it turn it on and drop it in a bucket of water.. lol maybe that wouldn't work since your trying to sell it.. hmmm kinda limited with no debugging and no ts...
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I have a captivate, which is the AT&T version of the galaxy s. If you run Odin and put a stock rom on your phone you can completely wipe the phone, internal and all, using the master clear function. I'm sure Heimdall probably has a similar feature but I've only used Odin and know for sure that you can.
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Thanks for your help, I'll look around for rom
Cheers
Thanks gatormatt, I'll check the settings in heimdall
cheers
Try it in CWM?
Adb shell in CWM is possible, right?
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mDroidd said:
Try it in CWM?
Adb shell in CWM is possible, right?
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Is there a menu in CWM I have to be in to do this?
gatormatt said:
I have a captivate, which is the AT&T version of the galaxy s. If you run Odin and put a stock rom on your phone you can completely wipe the phone, internal and all, using the master clear function. I'm sure Heimdall probably has a similar feature but I've only used Odin and know for sure that you can.
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Nope, couldn't find that type of option.
Thanks guys
i recently tried to install jellybean but the rom did not work on nexus s, i stupidly removed the only working rom from my 'sd' card and now my phone only boots into a black screen, i have tried to put a known working rom on my phone but every pc i try to connect my phone to says the device has malfunctioned and windows cannot install software. i have tried to use adb but that also cannot find my device. am i looking at getting another nexus with a broken screen and using my working screen to gain a decent phone back or am i missing a vital programme that will fix my utter cockup? thanks in advance
Are you familiar with adb? Because unless you have the right drivers, you phone won't be recognized. Also, usually your computer won't notify you when you're connected and able to use adb, you have to start the interaction through cmd.exe. this being said, try adb again to move a rom or backup into your device.
Also, can you boot into fastboot? If so, is there a warning message or anything?
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Are you familiar with adb? Because unless you have the right drivers, you phone won't be recognized. Also, usually your computer won't notify you when you're connected and able to use adb, you have to start the interaction through cmd.exe. this being said, try adb again to move a rom or backup into your device.
Also, can you boot into fastboot? If so, is there a warning message or anything?
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i am only famililar with adb to the point of rooting, i have tried to download the drivers but only can see .dll files in the driver folders no option to install said drivers. i can get into power and vol up if that is fastboot?? the problem been is i installed a rom which was meant for the nexus s and i didnt read all comments and later found out it does not work with the nexus. i now cannot access the sd storage to put a working rom onto it . when i open cmd and type adb shell it says device not found. brains ready to explode right now. any help on adb is greatly appriciated
Fast boot is when you phone is off, you turn it on by pressing volume up+power at the same time. Let me know if there is a warning text in red at the top.
Do you know how to flash factory images? Because you may be able to do that to get a stock os on your phone. It would wipe everything, however. Flashing a factory image doesn't require you to open SD storage. I'd link you to the thread with the tutorial, but I'm on mobile :/ ill post it if i get a chance, i know its floating around in the nexus s android forums
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Fast boot is when you phone is off, you turn it on by pressing volume up+power at the same time. Let me know if there is a warning text in red at the top.
Do you know how to flash factory images? Because you may be able to do that to get a stock os on your phone. It would wipe everything, however. Flashing a factory image doesn't require you to open SD storage. I'd link you to the thread with the tutorial, but I'm on mobile :/ ill post it if i get a chance, i know its floating around in the nexus s android forums
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i do not know how to flash factory images, im am very much a noob to rooted phones and playing with software.
i can get into fastboot and at the bottom it says
usb control init
usb control init end
top says fastboot mode
product name herring
hw version rev 11
bootloader version i9020xxka3
baseband version i9020xxkd1
carier info eur
ser 33304eb5103500ec
lock state unlocked
my laptop does not recognise the phone so i dont know how to flash a factory image. this is the cmd sequence i get
adb shell
error device not found
tried mounting sd card and data but no joy
also tried mounting usb storage.
all i get is device has malfunctioned and will not run
tried downloading google usb drivers and samsung drivers all to no avail.
fingers crossed you can tell me something i dont know as i really cant afford to buy a new phone
Well it seems you sdcard isn't dead, which is good! When mine was, fastboot gave me an error.
Now IMO, you should be able to flash a stock recovery image. This will clear everything you have on ur phone, but it should get it back to working condition.
Ill post a tutorial on how to do it tomorrow, that's the soonest i can get on a computer. It is not that hard, and it helps when you're already somewhat familiar with adb. I used to be a noob too, now I'm slightly less noobish!
So as i said, i think i have a solution, ill post how tomorrow, when i have a PC (in on mobile right now).
Cheers, i hope i can fix your phone!
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FirePoncho86 said:
Well it seems you sdcard isn't dead, which is good! When mine was, fastboot gave me an error.
Now IMO, you should be able to flash a stock recovery image. This will clear everything you have on ur phone, but it should get it back to working condition.
Ill post a tutorial on how to do it tomorrow, that's the soonest i can get on a computer. It is not that hard, and it helps when you're already somewhat familiar with adb. I used to be a noob too, now I'm slightly less noobish!
So as i said, i think i have a solution, ill post how tomorrow, when i have a PC (in on mobile right now).
Cheers, i hope i can fix your phone!
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much appriciated and i hope you can too. thank you thank you thanks you
Alright, so this is the guide to install a factory image: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1572307
What a factory image will do, is restore your phone completely to a new like state. That being said, you will lose anything you have on the phone (picture, music, etc..). I don't know of any other way to help, so if you're willing to lose everything, but get your phone working, continue reading.
-First, you have to determine what model on Nexus S you have. If you're on AT&T or Rogers, you have an I9020A, and you have to download the "sojua" factory image. If you're on T-mobile, or have the version with an S-LCD display (as opposed to the normal AMOLED), you have to flash the "soju" factory image. If you're not sure what version you have, let me know what carrier you're with.
-Second, download the Factory image corresponding to your phone from the link I posted, as for version, that's up to you, but I recommend 4.1.2 (JB).
-Third, Make sure you have all the right drivers, and the android-sdk installed. You should already have this, since you've use adb before.
-Fourth, follow steps 1,2,3 and 4A in the link I posted above.
Follow these instruction, and if you do not understand them before doing the procedure, just ask a question here! good luck!
FirePoncho86 said:
Alright, so this is the guide to install a factory image: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1572307
What a factory image will do, is restore your phone completely to a new like state. That being said, you will lose anything you have on the phone (picture, music, etc..). I don't know of any other way to help, so if you're willing to lose everything, but get your phone working, continue reading.
-First, you have to determine what model on Nexus S you have. If you're on AT&T or Rogers, you have an I9020A, and you have to download the "sojua" factory image. If you're on T-mobile, or have the version with an S-LCD display (as opposed to the normal AMOLED), you have to flash the "soju" factory image. If you're not sure what version you have, let me know what carrier you're with.
-Second, download the Factory image corresponding to your phone from the link I posted, as for version, that's up to you, but I recommend 4.1.2 (JB).
-Third, Make sure you have all the right drivers, and the android-sdk installed. You should already have this, since you've use adb before.
-Fourth, follow steps 1,2,3 and 4A in the link I posted above.
Follow these instruction, and if you do not understand them before doing the procedure, just ask a question here! good luck!
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still adb cannot find device.......... any links for known drivers for nexus s on win 7 64 bit?
You might need to reinstall the android SDK and drivers, there should be a link in the link i sent you to show how to do that.. If adb still doesn't recognise, your main board might be fried
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FirePoncho86 said:
You might need to reinstall the android SDK and drivers, there should be a link in the link i sent you to show how to do that.. If adb still doesn't recognise, your main board might be fried
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reinsalled sdk tools, still phone not recognised by laptop. gonna try get a cheaper android and flog this one on ebay as someone else might know how to repair it. thank you for your time and help but it appears its all in vain......... damn stupid phone!
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Rodya234 said:
the phone is probably fine if you can get into fast boot.
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What I'm saying! You can get it to boot, but just not into anything..
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FirePoncho86 said:
What I'm saying! You can get it to boot, but just not into anything..
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i wish someone could just see this, pdanet asks me to connect my phone to finnish installing the drivers, problem is the phone is NOT RECOGNISED i know exactly what you are all saying to do but my phone will not connect at all. more than happy to post it to one of you guys on here to fix but like i said ive tried everything and have pulled nearly all my hair out in the process
Samsung repair? I know what you're talking about, it happened to me, I was completely bricked, all I could so was send it to Samsung repair..
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Damn, if only you could get it recognized you'd probably be able to flash custom recovery through fastboot and I guess you'd be able to install from sd without data loss.
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I'm not sure if this is the right section or not, sorry if it's not, but my phone is really screwed up. I have the htc one S on T mobile that is running the viper one s rom on cwm 10 and will just go to a black screen after displaying the htc screen. I don't have any nandroid backups or copies of working roms either, so I can't boot from those. I did not have USB debugging checked before my phone became corrupt, so I'm pretty sure that ABD will not work, and whenever I try and plug my phone into the computer and access the flash boot menu, it will say that the USB is corrupt and it will not work. The cause of this is because I was messing with the build.prop, I accidentally deleted it, although I have a backup, there is no way if installing it in my phone's current state. It's getting to the point where I honestly don't care if I lose al of my stuff just as long as my phone will work again. Any knowledge shared on this subject would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance!
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I'm not sure if this is the right section or not, sorry if it's not, but my phone is really screwed up. I have the htc one S on T mobile that is running the viper one s rom on cwm 10 and will just go to a black screen after displaying the htc screen. I don't have any nandroid backups or copies of working roms either, so I can't boot from those. I did not have USB debugging checked before my phone became corrupt, so I'm pretty sure that ABD will not work, and whenever I try and plug my phone into the computer and access the flash boot menu, it will say that the USB is corrupt and it will not work. The cause of this is because I was messing with the build.prop, I accidentally deleted it, although I have a backup, there is no way if installing it in my phone's current state. It's getting to the point where I honestly don't care if I lose al of my stuff just as long as my phone will work again. Any knowledge shared on this subject would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance!
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So... that's miserable. You may put a ROM in your phone SD card and install it using ClockworkMod Recovery.
See this link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/HTC_One_S#Guides.2FHow_to
Kou Dou said:
So... that's miserable. You may put a ROM in your phone SD card and install it using ClockworkMod Recovery.
See this link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/HTC_One_S#Guides.2FHow_to
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Yeah I know that that would fix it, but my main problem is that I don't know how I would get a transfer a rom onto my phone...
Have you found a solution yet too your problem?
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ElephantThong8 said:
Have you found a solution yet too your problem?
You can Trust me I'm a Newb... Sent from my World War II bunker In an undisclosed location.
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Nope... Know any pros?
Are you able to boot into recovery okay?
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ElephantThong8 said:
Are you able to boot into recovery okay?
You can Trust me I'm a Newb... Sent from my World War II bunker In an undisclosed location.
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Recovery and fastboot and that's about it.
Get a micro sdcard or if you have one already, get a micro sdcard reader, open case from back of your phone and take out the microsdcard.
Put it in the card reader. Copy the rom/image... put the card back in... boot in recovery... use the rom from sdcard to flash that rom.
Have fun..
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fearthecookie said:
Yeah I know that that would fix it, but my main problem is that I don't know how I would get a transfer a rom onto my phone...
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Hey! Read these guides that will teach you how to flash recovery and ROMs.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/ClockworkMod_Recovery
https://www.xda-developers.com/tag/clockwordmod-recovery/
https://sites.google.com/site/teamr...lopment/flash-clockwork-recovery-via-fastboot
Good luck!
heart_crafter said:
Get a micro sdcard or if you have one already, get a micro sdcard reader, open case from back of your phone and take out the microsdcard.
Put it in the card reader. Copy the rom/image... put the card back in... boot in recovery... use the rom from sdcard to flash that rom.
Have fun..
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Unfortunately, I have the HTC one s,with no removable SD card...
Kou Dou said:
Hey! Read these guides that will teach you how to flash recovery and ROMs.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/ClockworkMod_Recovery
https://www.xda-developers.com/tag/clockwordmod-recovery/
https://sites.google.com/site/teamr...lopment/flash-clockwork-recovery-via-fastboot
Good luck!
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Will do!
The last link might help, but whenever I plug my phone into the computer,it says that it is corrupt and will not work
fearthecookie said:
The last link might help, but whenever I plug my phone into the computer,it says that it is corrupt and will not work
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Well... the only suggestions I can give you now are:
1. Go to this forum to ask for more help.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1528
2. Visit HTC's official websites to find some solutions.
3. Search for other tutorials about flashing recovery via fastboot.
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The last link might help, but whenever I plug my phone into the computer,it says that it is corrupt and will not work
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Have you tried a different port or a different pc?
Take a sceenshot where it says it is corrupt.
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heart_crafter said:
Have you tried a different port or a different pc?
Take a sceenshot where it says it is corrupt.
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Ok,I'll upload a screenshot, but as for a different pc, I only have my laptop. Different usb ports don't seem to have any effect though...
I screwed up an attempt to flash tcard on a Zte Avail and now can only acess the bootup, Fml(or whatever i dont have the phone on hand) and recovery and am unable to load the OS(installation aborted, no error code nothing). i know i screwed up i know im stupid so if your going to say that leave...
I cant find any solution(not even the button by the camera worked)
somebody tell me what to do in basic terms to fix it im an idiot
if there is already a solution post a link
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I screwed up an attempt to flash tcard on a Zte Avail and now can only acess the bootup, Fml(or whatever i dont have the phone on hand) and recovery and am unable to load the OS(installation aborted, no error code nothing). i know i screwed up i know im stupid so if your going to say that leave...
I cant find any solution(not even the button by the camera worked)
somebody tell me what to do in basic terms to fix it im an idiot
if there is already a solution post a link
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i really REALLY hate to do this but given that i NEED to get this worked out
BUMP
if you see this thread and cannot help post something here so that i dont have to bump this again
Did you check the OS to verify the file is good before trying to flash in recovery?
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no i did not im an idiot(and a noob)
as far as i know its a little late for that
is this salvagable. i have an old pc running vista but i dont know what to do with it (besides stop being a cheapskate and move to 7)
Verify the file us good and for your exact model of phone. Then wipe everything and re - flash from recovery. Make sure to install a GAPPs package if you need to.
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Pennycake said:
Verify the file us good and for your exact model of phone. Then wipe everything and re - flash from recovery. Make sure to install a GAPPs package if you need to.
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how do i verify is there a program or something(Noob)? google apps seems easy enough Thx