Cracked and damaged screen, no picture and will not read finger touches. trying to mount it as disk drive to copy internal sd stuff, pics, music, saved files etc but obviously when i plug in the usb and choose the connection type. Things were much easier when I could just pull out the card and put it into a reader
Any suggestions would help, thanks
Try flashing a non touch version of CWM in bootloader by forcing a reboot by holding down power, and when the screen goes off hold volume down as well.
Then put a non touch CWM into your working folder. Flash it in fastboot USB by using the command
fastboot flash recovery recoveryname.img
Then go into recovery by selecting it in the bootloader and use volume keys and power buttons to navigate recovery.
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usaff22 said:
Try flashing a non touch version of CWM in bootloader by forcing a reboot by holding down power, and when the screen goes off hold volume down as well.
Then put a non touch CWM into your working folder. Flash it in fastboot USB by using the command
fastboot flash recovery recoveryname.img
Then go into recovery by selecting it in the bootloader and use volume keys and power buttons to navigate recovery.
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This would be a great idea it it Display would Show anything he wrote no picture. And i Don't think that he knows cmw thatmuch without seeing anything.
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You can download clockworkmod (CWM) from their website (I can't post the link) or by searching the forum. Detailed instructions on how to install CWM can be found on the forum or by searching Google. This is a fairly complex process for those who are not familiar with modding Android. Take your time and search the forum for answers. Once installed, CWM will allow you to mount the sdcard.
Note that this will require you to make heavy modifications to your phone which may brick the device if done incorrectly. Do so at your own risk.
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i bought my phone from a shop called cex here in the uk i enjoyed my nexus i9020 till the power button stopped working i got it exchanged for a i9023 but the phone does not boot up and is stuck on the google part of the boot up where the lock is if your unlock the bootloader. normally i have to boot it though adb which is a hassle is there anyway to fix this ?
I donot know how to fix it completely but it is probably because you don't have any software or system on the phone which is whta happened to my brother's phone. I recommend getting help tto install an android system update manually (google search) and install it using recovery, install from sd card and choose the android system file zip.
Good Luck!
TechKidTarek said:
i bought my phone from a shop called cex here in the uk i enjoyed my nexus i9020 till the power button stopped working i got it exchanged for a i9023 but the phone does not boot up and is stuck on the google part of the boot up where the lock is if your unlock the bootloader. normally i have to boot it though adb which is a hassle is there anyway to fix this ?
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Try entering the fastboot mode by pressing and holding both Vol up and power button once there .. scroll down to recovery with volume down and press the power button on recovery ... once u see the triangle with exclamation mark in center... press but not hold power and volume up (might take a few tries)...once in recovery see if the phone has a Restore on it... if it does.. you are one lucky S.O.B lol
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Since he can't boot Android there's only one (two if you count Odin) option.
unlock bootloader via fastboot.
flash cwm recovery from bootloader menu with adb.
format everything with cwm recovery.
download any rom for your device, eg the stock one from the sticky in general section.
mount usb storage (remember to mount /sdcard first).
copy rom onto storage, unmount storage, install zip from sdcard. done.
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Since he can't boot Android there's only one (two if you count Odin) option.
unlock bootloader via fastboot.
flash cwm recovery from bootloader menu with adb.
format everything with cwm recovery.
download any rom for your device, eg the stock one from the sticky in general section.
mount usb storage (remember to mount /sdcard first).
copy rom onto storage, unmount storage, install zip from sdcard. done.
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He doesn't have to flash cwm. He could just flash the stock rom via fastboot.
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Rem3Dy said:
He doesn't have to flash cwm. He could just flash the stock rom via fastboot.
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How does he copy it on the sdcard though if he can't access Android?
still does not work
Sorry to post this in the main section. A mod can delete it if necessary. I just hoped I could get some help from an expert right away. I'm quite experienced with this process on my Sensation and never had any trouble. Bought a One S today and...
Using the All in One Tool I flashed the latest recovery, and now it appears to be soft-bricked. I can't figure out how to get into recovery or the bootloader. It just brings up the HTC screen with the red text. Help?
Edit: hold tight... bootloader spontaniously started working again. I may survive.
If your device is off just hold down volume down, press and hold the power button for a little bit before you let it go. Keep pressing the volume down button until your in the bootloader
If it's on (or booting ) just press and hold power and volume down, when it has shut down let power button go but keep pressing volume till it has booted
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Habarug said:
If your device is off just hold down volume down, press and hold the power button for a little bit before you let it go. Keep pressing the volume down button until your in the bootloader
If it's on (or booting ) just press and hold power and volume down, when it has shut down let power button go but keep pressing volume till it has booted
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Now holding the bottom rocker is bringing up Recovery, which is unable to mount storage. I'm trying to get into Bootloader now and try to reflash another recovery. Is the TWRP one any good? I've never used it. CWM is giving me no end of grief on this phone.
Update: Installed TWRP. It's working, but it cannot mount USB either, so I have no idea how to install a ROM on the phone.
There is a guide here about how to adb push a rom to your phone, try that
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Habarug said:
There is a guide here about how to adb push a rom to your phone, try that
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when I do the adb push command it just says "device not found." When I do the "fastboot devices" it appears to show the device.
HRMMMM.....
ADB requires the phone to be running and have USB debugging activated, while fastboot requires it to be in bootloader. Also try to get this thread out of dev section.
frdd said:
ADB requires the phone to be running and have USB debugging activated, while fastboot requires it to be in bootloader. Also try to get this thread out of dev section.
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I don't have the ability to move the thread myself and I apologize for the intrusion, but I am pretty desperate to get this sucker running and this is really the only active forum at this hour.
So how do you get something on an internal only SD card when the Recovery can't mount the card? And why can't the recovery mount the card? It's bizarre.
Stay in recovery while doing the adb commands
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Stay in recovery while doing the adb commands
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abd push rom.zip \sdcard
appeared to work. But it didn't appear on my card. Or at least recovery can't read it.
This is nuts. Suddenly I appreciate my trusty sensation.
UPDATE:
Reinstalled CWM 5.8.3.1 off of the clockworkmod website. Same issue.
Mounting USB storage never worked for me with CWM, but I have no problems at all with TWRP... You have the right drivers installed right? You were able to mount when it was on your stock rom?
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Mounting USB storage never worked for me with CWM, but I have no problems at all with TWRP... You have the right drivers installed right? You were able to mount when it was on your stock rom?
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I did everything through the AIO Kit. Yes it worked with stock, and if I remember right it worked once with CWM then I tried to install MIUI. It crashed on boot, and from then on neither CWM or TWRP has been able to mount the storage. Just trick relocking and unlocking the bootloader. No dice.
This thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1630459
Post 8 has instructions. The only one I don't understand is the first one. What does he mean when he says "flash your recovery back to stock." Relock the bootloader, or is there a stock recovery file I need to put in the recovery folder?
In that kit there is a list with the recoveries to the right, isn't stock there?
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In that kit there is a list with the recoveries to the right, isn't stock there?
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Nope. Just says CWM, then TRW, then "your own recovery."
HOWEVER, I found what should be a stock recovery, and tried that with the bootloader locked. No luck. Trying it with the bootloader unlocked now.
Update:
The TWR recovery seems to be behaving slightly differently, but it still won't mount. I'll try the entire process again with CWM now.
PS. This 2 minute posting rule for editing posts is super obnoxious and counter productive.
Update 2:
No luck. CWM says the same thing:
E: Unable to open ums lunfile (No such file or directory)
Sorry, then I have no idea :/ I don't think I've seen any others having problems with TWRP not mounting properly
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Sorry, then I have no idea :/ I don't think I've seen any others having problems with TWRP not mounting properly
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I got it. Apparently the version of TWR or whatever it's called wasn't current. I fount a 2.1.8 instead of 2.1.7 and that worked.
Thanks a TON for the help though. REALLY appreciate it so much. 5 hours on this thing and I finally have a working phone again. =)
Hi,
I tried to restore my Nexus S (european, GT-I9023) which has a broken power button before sending it to Samsung for repair.
I just screwed my ROM flash using Clockworkmod and now my phone only shows a beautiful Google screen.
When I try to use fastboot screen (using vol+/vol-) nothing moves, and even if it moved I wouldn't be able select any option as my power button is broken. I can't also access Odin (vol+ and vol- pressed when the phone is off) as I can't turn off my phone.
What can I do to flash my rom? May I send it to Samsung anyway?
Thanks for your answers!
Txkw said:
Hi,
I tried to restore my Nexus S (european, GT-I9023) which has a broken power button before sending it to Samsung for repair.
I just screwed my ROM flash using Clockworkmod and now my phone only shows a beautiful Google screen.
When I try to use fastboot screen (using vol+/vol-) nothing moves, and even if it moved I wouldn't be able select any option as my power button is broken. I can't also access Odin (vol+ and vol- pressed when the phone is off) as I can't turn off my phone.
What can I do to flash my rom? May I send it to Samsung anyway?
Thanks for your answers!
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I am also facing the exact same problem. Can someone kindly guide us please?
Switch off. Press Volume Up and plug in the charging cable. Now, see if you tackle with the Fastboot mode.
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a2zRulz said:
I am also facing the exact same problem. Can someone kindly guide us please?
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My power button is broken too.
I solved the problem flashing ClockworkMod Touch from Windows Terminal.
DJBhardwaj said:
Switch off. Press Volume Up and plug in the charging cable. Now, see if you tackle with the Fastboot mode.
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He might not be able to. When the power button breaks, it stays in a "on" state and that messed up fastboot as it doesn't let you scroll or initialize properly.
a2zRulz said:
I am also facing the exact same problem. Can someone kindly guide us please?
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If your rom starts booting (you see a quick flash after initial Google logo) you might be able to ADB from there (while it's not booting and the rom logo is showing, I know weird but often works). Check it out.
Edit: Oh and if you get adb access, then what you want to do is "reboot recovery" to reboot to recovery, and then wipe/flash a rom and whatnot.
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He might not be able to. When the power button breaks, it stays in a "on" state and that messed up fastboot as it doesn't let you scroll or initialize properly.
If your rom starts booting (you see a quick flash after initial Google logo) you might be able to ADB from there (while it's not booting and the rom logo is showing, I know weird but often works). Check it out.
Edit: Oh and if you get adb access, then what you want to do is "reboot recovery" to reboot to recovery, and then wipe/flash a rom and whatnot.
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You are absolutely right. The phone thinks that the power button is pressed and doesn't let us move up and down using the volume keys.
Also, even if I get adb access after the Google logo, how do I use fastboot mode? I actually wanted to flash a recovery as my Power button doesn't work even in the recovery. Moreover, I can boot into recovery without adb, from inside the rom power menu.
So adb doesn't help here
a2zRulz said:
You are absolutely right. The phone thinks that the power button is pressed and doesn't let us move up and down using the volume keys.
Also, even if I get adb access after the Google logo, how do I use fastboot mode? I actually wanted to flash a recovery as my Power button doesn't work even in the recovery. Moreover, I can boot into recovery without adb, from inside the rom power menu.
So adb doesn't help here
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What recovery do you currently have? All custom recoveries enable you to scroll with menu and home key, go back with the back key and select with the search key. So if you can get adb while it's "not booting" and reboot to your custom recovery, then you can navigate, mount usb and transfer a rom if needed or flash one that is on your phone.
Edit: Also, I was under the impression you couldn't boot your ROM. If you can, what is it exactly that you are trying to do??
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What recovery do you currently have? All custom recoveries enable you to scroll with menu and home key, go back with the back key and select with the search key. So if you can get adb while it's "not booting" and reboot to your custom recovery, then you can navigate, mount usb and transfer a rom if needed or flash one that is on your phone.
Edit: Also, I was under the impression you couldn't boot your ROM. If you can, what is it exactly that you are trying to do??
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I have ClockworkMod (CWM) 6.0.2.5 Non-Touch from this thread:
Code:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2032337
I flashed this earlier when my power button was working. And I have tried all the capacitive buttons. None of them work with this recovery. That's why I was looking forward to flashing a touch based recovery.
a2zRulz said:
I have ClockworkMod (CWM) 6.0.2.5 Non-Touch from this thread:
Code:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2032337
I flashed this earlier when my power button was working. And I have tried all the capacitive buttons. None of them work with this recovery. That's why I was looking forward to flashing a touch based recovery.
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From the same thread you can simply download any of these (highly suggest ClockworkMod (CWM) 5.8.0.2 Touch, one if not the most reliable) and flash them from within your current CWM.
polobunny said:
From the same thread you can simply download any of these (highly suggest ClockworkMod (CWM) 5.8.0.2 Touch, one if not the most reliable) and flash them from within your current CWM.
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Dear sir,
Please understand. That's what I am trying to tell you. I cannot use power button or any other button to select anything in the recovery. So how will I install this one?
a2zRulz said:
Dear sir,
Please understand. That's what I am trying to tell you. I cannot use power button or any other button to select anything in the recovery. So how will I install this one?
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Ok let's get this right
What is your goal? Flash a different recovery? Then you can flash a recovery from within something such as ROM Manager if your rom still boots.
Yes sir, my goal is to flash a touch based recovery just so that I can flash new ROMs and kernels without the help of the power button.
Koushik charges for in-app flashing of CWM Touch which is otherwise free. So that's the main issue here. I guess I'll have to live with it
a2zRulz said:
Yes sir, my goal is to flash a touch based recovery just so that I can flash new ROMs and kernels without the help of the power button.
Koushik charges for in-app flashing of CWM Touch which is otherwise free. So that's the main issue here. I guess I'll have to live with it
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Ok.
You can use this Flash Image GUI to flash a recovery of your choice from within Android then:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1453617
It's free. Make sure to download the right recovery for your device and select recovery image in Flash Image GUI.
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Ok.
You can use this Flash Image GUI to flash a recovery of your choice from within Android then:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1453617
It's free. Make sure to download the right recovery for your device and select recovery image in Flash Image GUI.
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You sir, are my hero... Many thanks for this :highfive: :victory:
If you are flashing a touch version of CWM recovery, I highly suggest v6.0.1.0. The later version (up to 6.0.2.5) have a bug that will make you unable to mount the SD card within the recovery. Otherwise TWRP is very interesting, but backups made with CWM are not compatible with TWRP.
Thanks, I'll try TWRP this time
I used to own a sky rocket and now i have the hd version.
Besides the resolution, is the rooting flashing roms the same as non-hd?
Thx
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You can't use our roms
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xcrazydx said:
You can't use our roms
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Listen to x, he knows his stuff
I have the skyrocket and also the HD
Below is the instructions to install CWM and root on the S2 HD LTE. (credit to the user dsixda)
Get the required files here
To install CWM Recovery:
If you don't already have Odin, download it from the link above, and extract the zipped file to a folder. Ensure both the .EXE and .INI file have been extracted.
Download the TAR file for ClockWorkMod Recovery (e.g. cwm_recovery_xxxx.tar, or if you want the version that uses finger touch input: cwm_touch_recovery_xxxx.tar). Do not extract the file out of it, keep the TAR file as it is.
Turn off the phone
Put it into Download mode by pressing Power and Volume Down at the same time. The device will vibrate and soon you will see a Warning screen, where you will need to press Volume Up to enter Download mode. (NOTE: You can also use the Galaxy S2 USB Jig to go straight to Download mode. I recommend you get one from eBay just in case.)
While in Download mode, start up Odin and connect your phone to the PC via USB. You should see a status message in Odin saying your device was "added".
In Odin, press the BOOTLOADER button and select the CWM TAR file you just downloaded.
In Odin, press Start. Your custom recovery should be flashed completely in a span of a few seconds, and then it should say "PASS" in Odin. If it doesn't finish and is stuck, then your file was either corrupted during the download or there was an MD5 mismatch (this is not a regular TAR file, it has an MD5 signature).
IMPORTANT: If you downloaded the "Touch" version of CWM, *avoid* using the "Reboot to Recovery" option in the ROM or apps like Quick Boot to boot into recovery. I have found that using such apps with Touch Recovery causes every subsequent reboot to go back into recovery rather than to the system. If you are stuck in this state, re-flash the recovery image so that it boots back to the system. Next time, if you want to get into recovery, use the button combination mentioned in the steps below instead. If you have the non-touch (normal) version of CWM, this issue won't happen.
To enter CWM Recovery:
Turn off the phone
Hold down the Power button to turn the phone on, and then immediately hold down Volume Up + Volume Down at the same time.
The device will then show the word "Samsung". Let go of the buttons at the exact moment you see this.
If you did it on time, you will enter CWM Recovery. Use the Volume keys to move up and down, and press Power to select. The capacitive buttons do this: Menu = DOWN, Back = BACK to main menu, Search = SELECT
NOTE: If you had flashed CWM but are still seeing the stock recovery image, then re-flash CWM and afterwards pull the USB cable immediately after seeing 'PASS' in Odin, while the phone's screen is black. Then do the button combo shown above to get into CWM.
Make sure you make a Nandroid backup of everything the first time you use custom recovery. The backup will be stored under the 'clockworkmod' folder of your SD card.
To root your device through CWM:
This step is only if you want to root the stock firmware that is currently on your device. If you are going to flash a ROM like CyanogenMod, then you can skip this section, since most custom ROMs already have root installed.
You need to first download root_sgs2hdbell.zip from the Dev-Host site linked above. Copy it to your device's internal or external SD card.
Then go back into CWM and flash the ZIP. You should now be rooted, you don't need to do anything else to your stock ROM.
I bought damaged device, now im trying to make it working. As far i noticed guy before me
1. Install wrong CMW
2 install wrong software
Now when in connecting usb i see battery icon for few seconds, when i try to open CMW sometimes its go off by pressing POWER and VOL DOWN. From there i try to do some ADB commands i tried to recovery fastbotmode but device only turned off( or maybe it was ok? and only screen was black?)
In normal way i cant get in fastboot mode only battery icon aper for a few second after i press POWER + VOL DOWN clipboard clips + VOL DOWN only black screen like it doesn't work at all.
Any idea how to fix this? CMW is wrong cause it shows wrong directory for sd card and anything ales.
I would appreciate if u show me direction how to fix it
Problem solved please close topic.
Fully charged battery then open wroing Recovery and connect to PC from adb force reboot in recovery mode( Worked fine) and then instal clear orginasl rom then change recovery to working one for this rom and all was fine
I bricked mine by trying to flash a recovery inside TWRP from the terminal built into the recovery. It sucks because now it won't even boot into recovery it just loops at the Asus logo
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rjmxtech said:
I bricked mine by trying to flash a recovery inside TWRP from the terminal built into the recovery. It sucks because now it won't even boot into recovery it just loops at the Asus logo
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Do you still have fastboot access?