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ok so i really need some help with this, here's the problem:
My nexus s won't charge or either be recognized by the computer so i've had to charge it with the core cables of the charger connecting the red to the + and the black to the - anyways i need to return my phone to wind but my phone is rooted and they won't accept it so i really need help to relock the bootloader without using my computer because it won't recognize it any suggestions please?
You're out of luck... Unless you used gingerbreak, which I'm not sure if it works either, you need to use computer to unroot your phone... Have you tried another cable maybe?
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yes i try 4 different ones none of them worked
You can unroot it no problem. What you can't do is relock the bootloader.
ye figured that out (after runing again the update to ICS) i guess ill stay with my phone like this now.. Now quick qestion is it possiible to root it again? haha rom manager is not flashing the Clockworkmod :S
You would need a computer to root now. Should have flashed su after you flashed the update.
guess im completly f*cked now, all i want is to restore to where i had my apps.. is that possible?
I had the same charging problem, but realised that it was charging it just doesn't say it anywhere.
The only place it tells you that it's charging is under setting > battery.
I thought my phone was gone too, but just try plugging it in and going into the settings and it might say charging
You can still root, assuming you have a non-stock recovery. Otherwise you may be out of luck.
im trying to find out how to have recovery or restore my phone on different way (not using a pc) rom manager keeps giving an error that it doesnt have permission so i cant flash recovery from ROM Manager
You can't.
so theres no way to make ROM manager work either?
You need to be rooted to flash a recovery with rom manager. Which you are not. You are stuck there .
yeh well after trying everything cant do Sh*t about it im stuck with this phone can't do much now just the basics
Hi all,
I've got a Nexus S 4G CDMA Sprint phone running Stock ICS 4.0.4 IMM76D.
My bootloader is unlocked from previous roots and whatnot.
My problem is that my phone is not being recognized by my computer at all. We're talking complete nonrecognition. No yellow triangle in device manager, no pop-ups, nothing. This phone will just not be read by my computer! I've tried different cords, different computers, re-installation of drivers after resetting my computer, installed PDA net, did a factory reset on the phone, I've literally been on Google for hours upon hours upon hours trying to figure this out and can't figure out why the computer is not recognizing the phone and why the phone is not allowing me to put it into usb mounting. It is however, charging via the computer and wall plug. I can get into stock 3e android recovery, fastboot using V-Up and Power and I can get it into download mode. It is NOT recognized in any modes by the computer nor other computers including my Linux box. The phone states that the usb control initializes but then ends a moment later. I am thinking this is a hardware issue but that leaves me with two issues:
If I was to go to Sprint to have it fixed they would realize my bootloader was unlocked thus voiding the warranty and I'd feel like quite an idiot at the store
If it is hardware related why is the charge working on the device.
I have also tried to bend up the usb plate to make it touch the pins better but that did not help at all. I am at my wits end and really need some help here, I've done everything I could find on Google and here plus more. I want to just return it but with the bootloader unlocked this is really not a possibility. I am looking for help to either become able to lock the bootloader without it having to be connected via the computer so I can then get it fixed if it is hardware related or if I can get the darn thing to be read by the computer once more. so yea, this is where I am at and I would appreciate it so much if someone could help me out, thanks guys!!!
Wireless adb in playstore should help.
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That would be perfect! Only problem is that it requires root access on the phone which I am unable to obtain because I cannot access the phone. Is there a way to root the phone without having to connect it via the computer? Something like an update.zip with files able to be flashed through android recovery 3e? If I can get root access than wireless adb would be perfect.
*ultimately if I could remove signature checking in Android Recovery 3e that would work so I could in turn try to root the phone and install a different recovery to then try a different rom to see if that in turn fixes the issue.
Ebicoustic said:
That would be perfect! Only problem is that it requires root access on the phone which I am unable to obtain because I cannot access the phone. Is there a way to root the phone without having to connect it via the computer? Something like an update.zip with files able to be flashed through android recovery 3e? If I can get root access than wireless adb would be perfect.
*ultimately if I could remove signature checking in Android Recovery 3e that would work so I could in turn try to root the phone and install a different recovery to then try a different rom to see if that in turn fixes the issue.
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You might be able to download your rom of choice and rename it update.zip. I'm not sure if it will flash though....someone else chime in if I'm wrong. You can use wireless file transfer if needed.
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Yea I've tried that, everything gets shot down by the recovery with a E:Signature Verification Failed. Thank you for your help so far but I don't think this is something that is going to be helped. I've put in a ticket to Samsung for a repair under it's warranty. In the past I've sent in a rooted phone and they've fixed it so I think I'm going to give that a shot. Just don't want to be without a phone for 2+ weeks.
Well good luck...you are running stock unrooted so it shouldn't matter. It is a dev phone for damn sake. Sorry couldn't help.
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Well if you want to download a custom rom... Since you are on this forum. Download any rom (preferably CM9 since its quite good from my experience). Flash the stable version and wait till everything is completed. Now when you flash make sure you download a recovery...eg ClockWorkMod Recovery from google market. You should now have a custom rom installed and download wireless adb as chappy said. See if that works
forgot to enable usb debug now i can only get into download mode. am i hard bricked?
Based on the information you posted, I'd have to say yes.
If you post more information, that yes might change to a no.
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jordanishere said:
Based on the information you posted, I'd have to say yes.
If you post more information, that yes might change to a no.
(Help us so we can help you)
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i have a s3 tryed to root it but forgot to enable usb debug now the only thing i can do is go into download mode. it wont let me go into recovery mode. is there still hope
Everything I've read on this forum says that if you can get into download mode you're not hard-bricked, because hard-bricked is when you CAN'T do that.
I'm sure there's something you can do to fix it. I'd just search for your device and what to do to recover from only download mode.
A quick Google search shows solutions to various problems that sound like this. Try that or go to your device's forum and describe the problem so that people there can tell you what you need to do for your specific device.
As much as I know from other samsung devices, you can use odin in download mode to flash a recovery (cwm or twrp).
then flash a new rom from that recovery and let it root.
I do not own an s3 but if you can get into download mode u can flash a diffrent rom using odin. Just look for it here xda.
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I have the same issue
Hey guys, I have the same issue.... do you fixed it?? I need some help.... I don´t know how I can do....
You need USB debugging
D4rkSoRRoW said:
As much as I know from other samsung devices, you can use odin in download mode to flash a recovery (cwm or twrp).
then flash a new rom from that recovery and let it root.
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You need USB debugging on to use those... i have the same problem and it really sucks, i think im gonna throw my phone out of the window and get a new one from the insurance...
sorry for bad grammar/spelling
Sliiipen said:
You need USB debugging on to use those... i have the same problem and it really sucks, i think im gonna throw my phone out of the window and get a new one from the insurance...
sorry for bad grammar/spelling
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In my experience, you don't need to turn USB Debugging on to flash via Odin or CWM. It is recommended to turn it on as a means of getting out of a brick/bootloop when things go wrong.
Which device do u have?
"To err is human, to forgive is divine"
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Find STOCK Rom For Your Phone.. Flash IT Via ODin When The Phone Is Still In Download Mode
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i forgot to enable usb debugging [solved!!!]
rangersfan said:
i have a s3 tryed to root it but forgot to enable usb debug now the only thing i can do is go into download mode. it wont let me go into recovery mode. is there still hope
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Dear
Today I got into same trouble and after lot of experiment was able to manage with my S3(I9300). It's very simple. Just remove the battery and keep for around 2 minutes. That's all. Put battery back and restart.:laugh::laugh::laugh:
Try this
Leave it in Firmware upgrade encontered an issue
Then use odin and do the same proccess
in the Firmware upgrade mode
Pls i need help i switched my samsung galaxy a5 to downloading mode while trying to root using odin3 and i totally forgot to turn on usb debbuging what to i do now, i cant access odin3
Hi,
my friend's Nexus S was stuck in a bootloop. i went into recovery mode and hard reset the phone, so that the phone would come back to stock. however, the phone was being reset when the battery of the phone came off, switching it off.
the phone fails to start. there is no response when i try charging it. Also, it does not go into DOWNLOAD mode or FASTBOOT, so i cant even run any utilities to flash the stock rom back. adb commands as well as the nexus toolkit show that there is no device connected.
can anybody suggest me what to do?? i was gonna try odin but i read somewhere that it is only useful for custom recoveries, not to flash stock roms.
i've gotten some usb drivers mentioned at some thread, saying i would have to update my 'android' device listed in the device manager using them, but i cant seem to find any device mentioned in my device manager either.
any suggestions as to what i should do??
Morphie said:
Hi,
my friend's Nexus S was stuck in a bootloop. i went into recovery mode and hard reset the phone, so that the phone would come back to stock. however, the phone was being reset when the battery of the phone came off, switching it off.
the phone fails to start. there is no response when i try charging it. Also, it does not go into DOWNLOAD mode or FASTBOOT, so i cant even run any utilities to flash the stock rom back. adb commands as well as the nexus toolkit show that there is no device connected.
can anybody suggest me what to do?? i was gonna try odin but i read somewhere that it is only useful for custom recoveries, not to flash stock roms.
i've gotten some usb drivers mentioned at some thread, saying i would have to update my 'android' device listed in the device manager using them, but i cant seem to find any device mentioned in my device manager either.
any suggestions as to what i should do??
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Something like this happened to me a week ago. I have Nexus S 4G. So, I ordered USB Jig from usbjig.com and now I have download mode. It worked! :laugh:
You can buy USB Jig from that site, or build it yourself, or borrow it from someone.
i made a extremely poor decision and was trying to change the boot animation loader when i actually changed the boot cmd and now it boots to samsung then to download everytime,. i can get into the onboard recovery yet i cant access safestrap and none of the many many drivers ive tried i cant get the phone to show to connect, its listed as unknown device in my device manager and ive hand picked the ones im supposed to have to other ones. ADB doesnt see it either and i was wondering if there is cmd for adb to find myu device, if you help me guys i promise ill only practice on hand me down smart phones. Ty:cyclops: [email protected] SM-G870A
This may be a dumb question, but have you tried Odin? I have had situations similar to this with my Samsung devices and always thought i bricked. But as long i could get into download mode, i could Odin back to stock and start over.
MrAwesome75 said:
This may be a dumb question, but have you tried Odin? I have had situations similar to this with my Samsung devices and always thought i bricked. But as long i could get into download mode, i could Odin back to stock and start over.
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ya but i havent even tried loading a file into odin cause it wont see my device
and i have installed the samsung drivers but after this happened my pc wont see the phone
has to be a way to get a connection between the pc and phone
I'm not an expert so I'm not sure. Do you have the correct drivers installed on PC?
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Try different Odin versions. And make sure you have the proper drivers installed on the PC.
ya ive actually read that it probably doesnt have the function running to talk with the pc cause it cant boot. im all set up to reset the phoone. just need it to appear in my odin
..does kies still work?
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i made a extremely poor decision and was trying to change the boot animation loader when i actually changed the boot cmd and now it boots to samsung then to download everytime,. i can get into the onboard recovery yet i cant access safestrap and none of the many many drivers ive tried i cant get the phone to show to connect, its listed as unknown device in my device manager and ive hand picked the ones im supposed to have to other ones. ADB doesnt see it either and i was wondering if there is cmd for adb to find myu device, if you help me guys i promise ill only practice on hand me down smart phones. Ty:cyclops: [email protected] SM-G870A
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When you boot to system
It doesn't show anything right ??
but the touch is still functioning
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when i just boot it goes to download mode and says "could not do do normal boot"
i can access recovery mode and download mode but i cant get drivers to show it, and it used to show it until i did this, can i put a file on my micro SDcard from my pc via card reader then install it in recovery mode ? like firmware or a memory wipe reset?
If you can get into recovery, I believe that would be possible. Couldn't hurt to try. As long as you can get into recovery and all the recovery functions work, I don't see why you couldn't.
fixed it!
well after two nights of reading i got my pc to discover the device by changing ports three different times to find one that seamed to like it. and also installed kies and installed the drivers from them, (figured couldnt go wrong after as many as ive used from samsung and others). so win7 pro / altered boot command and only stock options afterwards sucks big time. ty all for helping me
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