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[Q] No way of upgrading the phone - Please Help

hi there.
maybe I am using wrong words but I cannot find any post similar to my subject.
I am on stock ICS but it is not working well - I wanted to downgrade, but it looks like it is not possible to downgrade on stock recovery. I know I have to change the recovery to sth else like ClockWork.
I know about fastboot way - and here my problems starts.
I have all the drivers, phone is visible in Device Manager while it is booten into Android. I can go into Fastboot mode BUT
when phone is in fastboot mode it is not visible in Windows Device Manager at all.
It is not a driver problem. There is no new device I can use the driver for.
I tried different computers. Win7 64bit and 32bit and WinXP 32bit
My phone does not show up on any of them.
I think it ia a problem with the bootloader - my current version is XXKL1 - as when I am in the fastboot mode my volume keys are not working, while they work perfectly well in recovery or in the OS.
Any ideas appreciated.
Cheers

My phone wasn't showing in w7 i had turn on usb debugging in settings -> developer options. I m not sure if this helps but might be worth a try
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Thx gm'
It is not an issue for me to connect to Windows when I am booten into android.
Only when I am in fastboot mode the phone is not discovered by windows - and in fastboot mode thre is no USB debbuging - but thx anyway

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vstar said:
Thx gm'
It is not an issue for me to connect to Windows when I am booten into android.
Only when I am in fastboot mode the phone is not discovered by windows - and in fastboot mode thre is no USB debbuging - but thx anyway
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Know what u mean.
Windows finds u phone but not in recovery mode.
Download pdanet for android and this will solve ur problem buddy.
http://junefabrics.com
I just realize that what I done a while ago.
You don't need install pdanet app on ur phone as long u have drivers u might get some errors if u press not install but will work anyway.
Hope this will help.
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XXK1 sounds like the baseband/radio to me. Granted I never actually looked in the bootloader for a model number. You sure that's not the radio?
What rom is on the phone now? Does it work? Are you rooted? If you got working phone with root you can flash custom recovery from inside the os. Boot directly into it via terminal or adb or any app that does it.
The volume buttons not working sounds odd and does worry me though

did you try to boot into bootloader/fastboot without being connected to any machine (holding vol up + power) to check if your volume keys work or not?
your issue might not be driver related, but you can always try if the test above was ok.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1138755
best of luck

OK guys. I am on 4.0.3 stock. Works almost fine. This phone is unlocked but not rooted. So no chance for any other recovery but the stock one as far as I know. So I am not able to downgrade easily. Yes I can boot into fast boot without being attached to USB. Volume keys still not working here. But working in recovery mode no problem. GM no drivers will help if phone does not show in windows device menadzer at all. I have tried Linux approach but it looks phone is not being discovered there in fast boot mode as well. I have tried unbrick software - does not discover the phone.
And yes it says on fast boot screen boot loader : I9020XXK1
I have run out of ideas.
Downgrade would be best but how to put any recovery manager without root privileges
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you can use ROM manager to jump back to 2.3.x

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I am not rooted so I cannot use from manager and I do have stock recovery not clockwork so I cannot install superuser.zip
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And for SuperOneClick phone needs to be visible in fastboot mode.
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vstar said:
And for SuperOneClick phone needs to be visible in fastboot mode.
Sent from my Nexus S using XDA App
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for SuperOneClick phone needs to be visible in usb debugging mode.

Sorry mate but it only starts in USB Debug/Android mode - then it reboots the phone to fastboot shell and then same issue - phone is not discovered by windows hence nothing else happens.
Is there no other way of gaining root access instead of fastboot option - this would solve all my pains
Thx everyone for input

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i suggest just follow zedomax tutorial on how to root your ics phone. He also have the download links for all the files that you will need. once your phone is rooted then you can download the old stock version of your phone.
http://nexusshacks.com/nexus-s-root/how-to-root-nexus-s-or-nexus-s-4g-on-ics-or-gingerbread/

Looks like a driver issue, when phone isn't discovered by windows in fast boot mode. (You are booting with vol up+power, right?)
Forget about any one-click-stuff etc - unlocking and cwm is the way to go. Everything else just makes troubles.
What I don't get is how you unlocked your phone without fastboot working?! That's not possible... for the moment forget about rooting - superuser isn't needed to flash stuff via fastboot/cwm.
Concentrate on getting fastboot to work. After that it's a piece of cake. Check you have drivers and fastboot set up properly on your PC.
Edit:
By this I mean following the sticky-guides, using the sdk from Google (not any downloads pretending to make it quick'n'easy. Go the official way!)
You should also give the 4.0.4-stockrom (ported from ns4g-leak) a try - it's way better than 4.0.3!
Edit: talking about this one: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1474878

OK guys - I have no idea how should I say it in different way - this is not a matter of a driver - the phone is physically not visible to the computer. There is no unknown device of anykind so I have nothing to use a driver for. It is not that fastboot command does not recognize the phone - the phone does not exists in Windows Device Manager. Looks like when phone is in fastboot mode the usb port is dead. So no chance of rooting in standard way.
And I have unlocked it as it was working before. I did realize it is not working when I tried to downgrade recently.
Election Day: I have tried 3 different cables, couple of computers and 3 different operating systems - ubuntu included. How this trick with hairdrier works? If it is a flash why does it work for everything else but not fastboot mode? Should I heat it up without cover and battery? Any specific area? Should I plug in while hot?
Thx guys.

usb working with sys booted up, but broken on bootloader?! makes no sense at all, i hope you can see that for yourself. can't be a hw-failure (then it would be broken everywhere).
have you reinstalled the driver from the sdk? the problem is on your pc, not the phone...
and forget about rooting for the moment, you don't need that to flash a rom. or are you mixing things up?!
that nonsense about heating up the phone with a hair drier was a joke, right?

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[Q] Urgent! Stuck at bootloader but cant do anything

Hi u all!
First of all thank you for your time and sorry for my english, I speak spanish.
I have a nexus s i9023. I was using CyanogenMod 11 experimental 24042014.
I was having many problems and decided to downgrade to the stable version 10.1.2
It downloaded ok, installed all the updates, rebooted and then got stuck in the logo screen when booting.
The problem is that my nexus s has a broken the power button, it doesn't work.
As for right now the olny thing I can do is to enter the bootloader screen, but cant move throgh the options with the volume keys, it's like its stuck.
If I plug in the device when in the bootloader (fastboot mode) screen my PC doesn't recognice it, I search in the device manager but it doesn't appear.
If it helps when I plug in the battery the phone starts on in it's on.
Please, any help is appreciated.
Im really sad because I love my nexus.
Thank you!!!

Same here. Any help for us would be great. Thanks.

shd128 said:
Hi u all!
First of all thank you for your time and sorry for my english, I speak spanish.
I have a nexus s i9023. I was using CyanogenMod 11 experimental 24042014.
I was having many problems and decided to downgrade to the stable version 10.1.2
It downloaded ok, installed all the updates, rebooted and then got stuck in the logo screen when booting.
The problem is that my nexus s has a broken the power button, it doesn't work.
As for right now the olny thing I can do is to enter the bootloader screen, but cant move throgh the options with the volume keys, it's like its stuck.
If I plug in the device when in the bootloader (fastboot mode) screen my PC doesn't recognice it, I search in the device manager but it doesn't appear.
If it helps when I plug in the battery the phone starts on in it's on.
Please, any help is appreciated.
Im really sad because I love my nexus.
Thank you!!!
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kijp15 said:
Same here. Any help for us would be great. Thanks.
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Seems like a driver issue. Can you try installing the drivers in a different system?
If it goes well, then use install cwm touch recovery from fastboot. You can take backup and flash new ROMs after that.
Try Nexus Root Toolkit to install drivers if you don't have access to a different system.

smit.sanghavi said:
Seems like a driver issue. Can you try installing the drivers in a different system?
If it goes well, then use install cwm touch recovery from fastboot. You can take backup and flash new ROMs after that.
Try Nexus Root Toolkit to install drivers if you don't have access to a different system.
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Don't I need to have android debugging enabled? If so, I don't think Nexus Root Toolkit will work. I flashed a ROM to my NS4g & I get boot loops. I flashed the wrong Gapps a few months ago.
I was hoping there would be a way to automatically turn android debugging on. I know it may sound dumb & also probably impossible.
Any other tips.
Tell me I'm screwed. Haha.

kijp15 said:
Don't I need to have android debugging enabled? If so, I don't think Nexus Root Toolkit will work. I flashed a ROM to my NS4g & I get boot loops. I flashed the wrong Gapps a few months ago.
I was hoping there would be a way to automatically turn android debugging on. I know it may sound dumb & also probably impossible.
Any other tips.
Tell me I'm screwed. Haha.
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I disabled USB debugging. Rebooted to bootloader. Fired up 'fastboot devices' on cmd and could see my phone. This tells me that I do not need USB debugging on fastboot.
If you see an unknown device in Device Manager while in fastboot then use Universal Naked Driver to install the drivers. But since you don't, you'll need another PC to do this stuff. Once drivers are installed, you can do a 'fastboot reboot recovery' to get into recovery and fix the the problems. The first thing I advice is to flash a touch recovery. The rest is up to you.

Flash back the original soju firmware back onto your device by first using "nexus s root toolkit v.1.8.2 by wugfresh". It may take a little of your time downloading the roms and installing the drivers but trust me it should be working and your phone will boot into stock android 4.1.2. You can then root your device and install custom recovery as normal. Anything do pm me :laugh: ps, click the bricked option one the software is loaded up and remember to connect your device only and remove other phones from your computer

[Help] Google Nexus 5 might be bricked

Heya. First things first:
My Google Nexus 5 is quite... Well bricked.
I've updated CarbonROM a couple of hours ago and since then the phone's been stuck on the Google Logo, as well as starting automatically after shutting it down.
Here's some specifications:
Recovery: ClockworkMod Recovery v6.0.4.5
ROM: Carbon. The version I updated to was CARBON-KK-NIGHTLY-20140706-0428-hammerhead (Edit: For a strange reason, it didn't update to the latest version available.)
I've tried performing:
Reinstall of the same Rom
Factory reset
Following the many unbricking tutorials that require the computer to actually recognize the phone yet no "Nexus 5" appears... Actually nothing appears in devices other than my regular devices.
Phone has been already rooted (obviously) using tutorials here on XDA.
Please help :3

Almogpas said:
Heya. First things first:
My Google Nexus 5 is quite... Well bricked.
I've updated CarbonROM a couple of hours ago and since then the phone's been stuck on the Google Logo, as well as starting automatically after shutting it down.
Here's some specifications:
Recovery: ClockworkMod Recovery v6.0.4.5
ROM: Carbon. The version I updated to was CARBON-KK-NIGHTLY-20140706-0428-hammerhead
I've tried performing:
Reinstall of the same Rom
Factory reset
Following the many unbricking tutorials that require the computer to actually recognize the phone yet no "Nexus 5" appears... Actually nothing appears in devices other than my regular devices.
Phone has been already rooted (obviously) using tutorials here on XDA.
Please help :3
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if no new devices appear in your device manager we cant yet do much for you. Get the phone recognised in fastboot or in recovery on any pc then restore stock rom or sideload new rom

bitdomo said:
if no new devices appear in your device manager we cant yet do much for you. Get the phone recognised in fastboot or in recovery on any pc then restore stock rom or sideload new rom
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Do you think I should get a new phone or maybe take it to a professional? I just can't get the pc to recognize it even though I have the drivers installed. (Although even if the drivers weren't installed it would still recognize it...)

Almogpas said:
Do you think I should get a new phone or maybe take it to a professional? I just can't get the pc to recognize it even though I have the drivers installed. (Although even if the drivers weren't installed it would still recognize it...)
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hmmm... try lg flashtool. Link in my signature.

Almogpas said:
Do you think I should get a new phone or maybe take it to a professional? I just can't get the pc to recognize it even though I have the drivers installed. (Although even if the drivers weren't installed it would still recognize it...)
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Adb drivers are different when compared to mtp drivers (windows reconizes it as mtp when swtiched on) ... U need adb drivers for pc to recognize it in fastboot mode...will fetch u the link wait
http://developer.android.com/sdk/win-usb.html

doctor_droid said:
Adb drivers are different when compared to mtp drivers (windows reconizes it as mtp when swtiched on) ... U need adb drivers for pc to recognize it in fastboot mode...will fetch u the link wait
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The main problem in all these solutions is that the phone isn't even recognized by the computer. I'm pretty sure it's the computer's problem but you may never know. Tomorrow I'm retrieving my main rig and I'll post if that rig discovers my phone. If it does, it will make me happier than Columbus discovering America. It not, it will make my wallet really sad as I will be obliged to buy a new one.

Almogpas said:
The main problem in all these solutions is that the phone isn't even recognized by the computer. I'm pretty sure it's the computer's problem but you may never know. Tomorrow I'm retrieving my main rig and I'll post if that rig discovers my phone. If it does, it will make me happier than Columbus discovering America. It not, it will make my wallet really sad as I will be obliged to buy a new one.
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Yup if the pc is not detecting the phone best is to try wid another usb cable and a different pc... let us knw tomorrow

Did you install those libraries properly?
Freshly baked from my Nexus 5

This universal ADB driver + this ADB and Fastboot pack always does the trick for me.
When you get either ADB or Fastboot working we can help you recover the device.

wrong boot img flashed. Now phone stuck in bootloop and won't be detected by PC

Hi guys,
Before i start, just be informed that i have tried google all possible solutions and tried them but to no avail. I know its a long shot but perhaps someone may be able to help however small the chances are.
My phone is a Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Snapdragon variant and is rooted.
What happened was, i tried installing TWRP (kenzo version) on my phone and so following the "instructions" in the downloaded file.
I used Flashify to flash the boot.img and then redmi_note_3_Twrp.img then the phone prompted me to reboot.
Now my phone is stuck in bootloop. The only thing i can do is to boot into Fastboot. So i tried accessing fastboot via ADB hoping to be able to some how flash the original boot.img back.
The problem i have now is that i am unable to access the phone at all even though i can go into fastboot. It wont be detected by my PC. I tried Minimal ADB and Fastboot and PdaNet.
Is there any other way for me to detect my phone and run some form of command to get it started again? Any help at all is appreciated. The phone is fairly new and i'm regretting trying to get the latest ROM for it.
I'm hoping i'll have some luck in a helpful community such as this.
Thanks guys.

Omg!! someone with the same problem as me. The same happened to me. Flashed a CWM file now am stuck in a Bootloop and ADB wont find my device either

Marticco said:
Omg!! someone with the same problem as me. The same happened to me. Flashed a CWM file now am stuck in a Bootloop and ADB wont find my device either
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Fret not my friend. For i have found the solution and managed to unbrick my phone. Thank the good guys at MIUI for this.
Head over to the MIUI forum and search unbrick under the Redmi Note 3 forums. I can't post the link here unfortunately
You can also thank me after you unbrick your phone.
This only applies if you are uaing the Redmi Note 3 Pro

yea unfortunately i dont use that phone. I have a Lava Iris x1 Grand (Lollipop). I am still trying to get ADB find my device

Marticco said:
yea unfortunately i dont use that phone. I have a Lava Iris x1 Grand (Lollipop). I am still trying to get ADB find my device
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Well if that's the case i suggest googling how to get into EDM mode for ur phone and using your phone brand's flash tool to flash a new ROM onto your phone. This means you will not be able to save your phone's memory. Is your phone's bootloader unlocked?

willetan said:
Well if that's the case i suggest googling how to get into EDM mode for ur phone and using your phone brand's flash tool to flash a new ROM onto your phone. This means you will not be able to save your phone's memory. Is your phone's bootloader unlocked?
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yes it is unlocked,
i think? When i entered fastboot mode. One of my apps says bootloader enabled and when i typed 'fastboot devices' in the Minimal ADB and Fastboot its shows:
0123456789ABCDEF devices
whereas if I type 'adb devices' i just shows:
List of devices attached
The main problem is the driver, i cant get adb to find my device. I have tried the universal usb drivers like Kouch but no success. My device is listed in the Unspecified section in my computer

impossible to restore Nexus 5 to stock

Hello everyone, I found again my old Nexus 5, I changed few years ago because after changing the OS many time maybe I did something wrong and my phone was stuck.
loop on the ANDROID logo, I can still access fastboot mode.
Today I want to try to restore it to stock, I installed again adb, downloaded the factory img.
Though when I want to use fastboot command, I have a <waiting device> line.
Because I can use my phone, I can't go to developer mod to install drivers. so I try to do it manually by adding legacy drivers, but it didn't seemed to work because I still have the waiting device line ...
If someone can help me to resurrect my good ol' Nexus 5

No one to help me ?

Enterenn said:
No one to help me ?
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try this https://forum.xda-developers.com/go...ol-tool-one-driversunlocktwrpfactory-t3358707
or restore nexus 5 nougat
https://mega.nz/#F!mxhBAKrL!pcsihiNof05gLrv-nY7dJQ
or restore to kitkat
https://mega.nz/#!Ow5DjQCT!vmES1dGhWSc0mxjdl7KyNCzAlHVgUterB6d6gJhh1pE
for these two tools put your phone in fastboot mode and click on recovery nexus 5 bat and see the instruction .
https://forum.xda-developers.com/go...l-06-03-14-one-click-factory-restore-t2513937

The thing is even the tool all in one ask for usb debugging, I don't know if this option on my phone is good, but I can't go on it because it can't boot (bootloop)
And when in fastboot mode, my device doesn't appear in the device list of the all in one

You may try and this ...http://www.wugfresh.com/

No, nothing is working. because my phone is not detected by anything.

You don't need developer mod to install drivers.
1- Boot into fastboot.
2- https://dl-ssl.google.com//android/repository/latest_usb_driver_windows.zip
Download and unzip this.
3- Go to your Windows Device Manager, find your phone and manual install the driver.