[Q] Nexus 5 bricked after ota update - Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hello all,
During the update to lollipop, my phone turned off on the "updating your apps" step. After a while with no response, I pressed the power button to turn it on and now its stuck on "Google". Tried restarting multiple time at no avail. When trying to put it in recovery mode I get a screen with "no command" written.
Are there any alternatives that can be used at this point? If it helps, my phone was on developer mode, no rooting or anything like done.
Appreciate the support

Sounds like a full factory flash (including wipe data) may be in order

rootSU said:
Sounds like a full factory flash (including wipe data) may be in order
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Thanks for the quick reply rootSU. Any way to backup data prior to flashing? Had some information not backed up, unfortunately.

Is your bootloader unlocked?

rootSU said:
Is your bootloader unlocked?
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Nope. Phone is/was completely stock

jrbab said:
Nope. Phone is/was completely stock
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In which case there's no way to back up and no options to fix it without losing data.
You can try a wipe of cache only in stock recovery but I really doubt that will help. Sorry.
Unlocking BL and flashing stock factory seems your only option, but maybe the hardware is fried. Maybe warranty?

I can't get past the "updating your apps" screen either. I made a topic about it
http://forum.xda-developers.com/google-nexus-5/help/boot-freezes-crashes-flashing-images-t2940402/

rootSU said:
In which case there's no way to back up and no options to fix it without losing data.
You can try a wipe of cache only in stock recovery but I really doubt that will help. Sorry.
Unlocking BL and flashing stock factory seems your only option, but maybe the hardware is fried. Maybe warranty?
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Unfortunately I bought the device in an UK store; warranty isn't valid for Brazil (where I live). So I'm on my own. Will try unlocking BL and flashing stock image.
To think that I thought I was avoiding trouble by keeping stock... Thanks for the help rootSU. Will let you know how it goes

jrbab said:
Unfortunately I bought the device in an UK store; warranty isn't valid for Brazil (where I live). So I'm on my own. Will try unlocking BL and flashing stock image.
To think that I thought I was avoiding trouble by keeping stock... Thanks for the help rootSU. Will let you know how it goes
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Hey, I bought my Nexus 5 in New York, but I'm in Brazil too
Maybe that has something to do with the freezing on the updating apps screen?

rootSU said:
In which case there's no way to back up and no options to fix it without losing data.
You can try a wipe of cache only in stock recovery but I really doubt that will help. Sorry.
Unlocking BL and flashing stock factory seems your only option, but maybe the hardware is fried. Maybe warranty?
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So, basically the issue I'm facing is on formatting / mounting the data. On stock recovery it gets stuck on "formatting data". With the clockwork recovery I get the following :
E:Can't mount /cache/recovery/command
E:Can't mount /cache/recovery/log
E:Can't open/cache/recovery/log
E:Can't mount /cache/recovery/last_log
E:Can't open/cache/recovery/last_log
Trying to force flashing the image gets me an error on writing bootloader (remote flash write failure)
Any ideas on what to do?
mrcoco99 said:
Hey, I bought my Nexus 5 in New York, but I'm in Brazil too
Maybe that has something to do with the freezing on the updating apps screen?
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I doubt location could affect this... think its just a weird coincidence. Have your device return to functionality?

Nope, it still freezes at the boot animation or at the updating apps screen
But I guess our issues aren't the same, since you are receiving error messages while I'm not

So... after trying once again to flash the stock rom, phone shut off... and I got a hard brick on my hand, amazing!
Guess I'm on a lucky strike
Anyway, contacted google to complain; but as bought from UK, only UK warranty is eligible... will ship to a friend of mine there to fix it and I can get next time I'm around. Hopefully warranty won't give me a hard time to repair/replace.

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[A510] Bricked ?

Hi,
some of them have seen my interest on this tab,
unfortunately, it seems it has gone a bit too far.
today,i made a reset through the parameters, and it stuck (had a custom recovery and root)
trying to hard reset did not help
now, i've got an 0x19000008 error when trying to erase userdata with hard-reset procedure
and i'm struck on iconia tab logo
trying to recover my backup using nikagl recovery without data partition did not help as it remains block
i still have access to fastboot
what is your advice on that ??
which trick might help or is it good for service ?
i have the same problem with you!
then welcome
my tab is at acer service from last monday. status is "under repair'
wiating for news..
jokerzlh said:
i have the same problem with you!
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can you describe clearly what you did and what you have currently ?
BENETNATH said:
Hi,
some of them have seen my interest on this tab,
unfortunately, it seems it has gone a bit too far.
today,i made a reset through the parameters, and it stuck (had a custom recovery and root)
trying to hard reset did not help
now, i've got an 0x19000008 error when trying to erase userdata with hard-reset procedure
and i'm struck on iconia tab logo
trying to recover my backup using nikagl recovery without data partition did not help as it remains block
i still have access to fastboot
what is your advice on that ??
which trick might help or is it good for service ?
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i installed the nikagl CWM recovery (version5.8.5), I entered the CWM and tried to wipe data/factory reset, it stuck!
i reset and back to CWM, this time i only flash the zip, but it stuck again!
after that i can't enter the system anymore, i'm stuck on iconia tab logo like you.
so i try to enter fastboot and install the stock recovery, then i use it to flash the update.zip in SD card, but every time the flash will stuck in 1/5 of the whole progress bar, I changed it with other rom zip, or even change the SD card, it didn't work anyway! but It used to be fine with my tab.
anyone can help us? :crying:
can you use fastboot and try this command
fastboot erase userdata
and
fastboot erase cache
BENETNATH said:
then welcome
my tab is at acer service from last monday. status is "under repair'
wiating for news..
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your tab will be repaired soon, i think.
but i have nowhere to repair, because the A510 doesn't go to market of China mainland this moment!
btw, i really realy hate to fill in the code in the image! so hard for me to read.
jokerzlh said:
your tab will be repaired soon, i think.
but i have nowhere to repair, because the A510 doesn't go to market of China mainland this moment!
btw, i really realy hate to fill in the code in the image! so hard for me to read.
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sad for you the absence of repair service..
can't you get a repair where you purchased (internet vendor) ?
no image for me
BENETNATH said:
can you use fastboot and try this command
fastboot erase userdata
and
fastboot erase cache
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I had a try, but it seems doesn't work.
erasing 'userdata' ... failed <remote:<19000008>>
erasing 'cache' ... failed <command write failed <NO Such file or directory>>
ok, seems your data partition is corrupted.
the only escape way would be to have nvflash tools, which we currently do not have..
so two option:
1) wait until the dev manage to get a solution, with a unusable brick
2) send to repair center and possibly pay to have a working device..
BENETNATH said:
ok, seems your data partition is corrupted.
the only escape way would be to have nvflash tools, which we currently do not have..
so two option:
1) wait until the dev manage to get a solution, with a unusable brick
2) send to repair center and possibly pay to have a working device..
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when i use the command you gave, there're some text on tab screen:
white text: StorMgr Formatting UDA
red text: Failed to process command erase:userdata error ( 0X19000008 )
I think you are right! I can only wait.
thanks for your help
it seems that on some device, keeping trying worth the cost
so i would suggest that if you plan to wait, you should try from time to time some hard reset procedure (vol down + lock switch triggering on boot)
eg . http://forums.lenovo.com/t5/IdeaPad...er-Error-0x19000008-after-Factory/td-p/759121
good news, i just have an email from acer customer service.
they gave me a tracking number to get my device back
Nice
That was a quick repair. Does Acer charge you for anything (repairs or at least shipping)?
it seems that the whole thing was free, will confirm when i have the package
but at least i did not receive any quote before repairing..
and for the first shipment i'd received a free shipping card.
now, i hope that the tab will be completely fixed (partition bricked, and my headphone jack was non working)
BENETNATH said:
it seems that on some device, keeping trying worth the cost
so i would suggest that if you plan to wait, you should try from time to time some hard reset procedure (vol down + lock switch triggering on boot)
eg . http://forums.lenovo.com/t5/IdeaPad...er-Error-0x19000008-after-Factory/td-p/759121
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thanks, but i'm not lucky!
i tried many many times, it still show:
Erasing userdata...
Unrecoverable Bootloader Error (0x19000008)
it's time to give it up:crying:
let it rest a bit, and watch olympic games
then try again one day or the other..
sorry, no other solution. or find a way to have it repaired (send it to me )
BENETNATH said:
good news, i just have an email from acer customer service.
they gave me a tracking number to get my device back
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congratulation!
---------- Post added at 11:29 PM ---------- Previous post was at 11:15 PM ----------
BENETNATH said:
it seems that the whole thing was free, will confirm when i have the package
but at least i did not receive any quote before repairing..
and for the first shipment i'd received a free shipping card.
now, i hope that the tab will be completely fixed (partition bricked, and my headphone jack was non working)
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waiting for your test report.
When you go to get your device back, is that possible to ask Acer for some Official Flash Tool or some thing like that?
that was my initial plan if they asked for some money (ok to pay, but with nvflash tool )
I already tried to ask Acer for a flash tool but they told me they cannot provide any. Updates will ony come OTA.
We have top hope that a tool will be leaked like for the Tegra2 devices.

Boot stops at 'Google', can't mout sdcard in cwm

Hi,
since this morning I have this problem that my Nexus S just boots until the Google logo appears.
I have no idea what caused this. I was just reinstalling the youtube app and rebooted after that and it booted.
Then I noticed that my phone would not change the screen orientation and because it worked in the past I started another reboot. But then it got stuck at the Google logo.
To solve this problem I just wanted to flash my nandroid backup but that didn't work as well cause the recovery was not able to mount the sdcard.
E:Can't mount /sdcard
Does anyone have an idea how to solve this problem? By the way is it possible to pull the Nandroid backup from the phone to my computer with ADB for example. Would be great because (of course) I just have an backup on my phone... (but if not... well, **** happens)
Thanks in advance!
PedroBustamonte said:
Hi,
since this morning I have this problem that my Nexus S just boots until the Google logo appears.
I have no idea what caused this. I was just reinstalling the youtube app and rebooted after that and it booted.
Then I noticed that my phone would not change the screen orientation and because it worked in the past I started another reboot. But then it got stuck at the Google logo.
To solve this problem I just wanted to flash my nandroid backup but that didn't work as well cause the recovery was not able to mount the sdcard.
E:Can't mount /sdcard
Does anyone have an idea how to solve this problem? By the way is it possible to pull the Nandroid backup from the phone to my computer with ADB for example. Would be great because (of course) I just have an backup on my phone... (but if not... well, **** happens)
Thanks in advance!
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flasgh stock via fastboot and wipe everything DONE!
i had this problem when i flashed a non-cm kernel on a cm-based rom. try flashing a different kernel. know what kernel your rom is compatible to,
Cascabreu said:
flasgh stock via fastboot and wipe everything DONE!
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So there's no way to get the content of the sdcard before I wipe everything?
ej8989 said:
i had this problem when i flashed a non-cm kernel on a cm-based rom. try flashing a different kernel. know what kernel your rom is compatible to,
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I'm using ParanoidAndroid with Mamite (the version for cm based roms since PA is also based on cm)
PedroBustamonte said:
So there's no way to get the content of the sdcard before I wipe everything?
I'm using ParanoidAndroid with Mamite (the version for cm based roms since PA is also based on cm)
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Go to mounts and storage in CWM Recovery and "mount usb storage". That will let you get to your SD card to backup. Then I suggest just a clean wipe and start over.
Note: mount /sdcard just mounts it to the phone. You are wanting to mount it to your computer to pull the files off the external.
mdean1981 said:
Go to mounts and storage in CWM Recovery and "mount usb storage". That will let you get to your SD card to backup. Then I suggest just a clean wipe and start over.
Note: mount /sdcard just mounts it to the phone. You are wanting to mount it to your computer to pull the files off the external.
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Yup thank you. Already tried that and a lot of other stuff. Seems like my phone's broken. I can't write on or erase /system or /sdcard. I'll try today to lock the bootloader and then unlock it. Maybe that solves the problem...
It will also wipe everything if I remember well
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PedroBustamonte said:
Yup thank you. Already tried that and a lot of other stuff. Seems like my phone's broken. I can't write on or erase /system or /sdcard. I'll try today to lock the bootloader and then unlock it. Maybe that solves the problem...
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dont lock it cuz u wont be able to unlock it after. unlocking requires being able to erase the sdcard
tested it my self yesterday on a phone with the same issue
Cascabreu said:
dont lock it cuz u wont be able to unlock it after. unlocking requires being able to erase the sdcard
tested it my self yesterday on a phone with the same issue
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Yes you're right. But I really can't think of any thing I could try.
PedroBustamonte said:
Yes you're right. But I really can't think of any thing I could try.
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It's interesting and maybe fortuite that this is happening to you just as something almost equal happens to me (see here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1972447 ) You should also enter the recovery via adb from your computer if you have it, and check if a) you have mmc* files in /dev/block and b) have mmc error messages in dmesg (in the phone: "dmesg|grep mmc" and look for lines with "error" in them).
Btw to the person who suggested flashing stock thorough fastboot, do you mean stock system, system+boot or system+boot+recovery ? and where could I find those stock .img please? Mine's an i9020a
Blissfull said:
It's interesting and maybe fortuite that this is happening to you just as something almost equal happens to me (see here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1972447 ) You should also enter the recovery via adb from your computer if you have it, and check if a) you have mmc* files in /dev/block and b) have mmc error messages in dmesg (in the phone: "dmesg|grep mmc" and look for lines with "error" in them).
Btw to the person who suggested flashing stock thorough fastboot, do you mean stock system, system+boot or system+boot+recovery ? and where could I find those stock .img please? Mine's an i9020a
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Factory Images for Nexus Devices
https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images
Hi ^^
I had the same problem with my Nexus S a long time ago and never found out how to solve it. It seems that the internal memory is corrupted and nothing but replacing the motherboard can solve it. Since I bought mine in the USA but I live in Belgium I never got mine repaired. Sometimes I come back here to see if there is still no solution but each time I'm disappointed...
Sorry.
PedroBustamonte said:
Yes you're right. But I really can't think of any thing I could try.
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Cascabreu said:
dont lock it cuz u wont be able to unlock it after. unlocking requires being able to erase the sdcard
tested it my self yesterday on a phone with the same issue
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I can confirm this. I had the same thing happen to my Nexus S 4G recently. I was never able to salvage any data off the sdcard no matter what I tried (various mounting attempts in recovery, any adb command I thought might be helpful, etc.). As a last resort I tried to lock/unlock the bootloader - once I locked it, I was unable to unlock it again, it just froze up after asking me if I was sure I wanted to unlock. I guess that's what happens when the internal sdcard goes to hell. I ended up taking it to my local Sprint store and they replaced the phone with a refurbished one from Samsung (for approximately $35).

[Q] Stuck in bootloop.

Hi everyone.
I have the following problem with a Nexus 5: During an update, the system crashed. The phone is now stuck in an endless bootloop, trying to install the update. When left long enough, the update screens eventually come up, but you are immediately blasted with a ton of errors and no matter what you do, you are unable to complete the update. This, however, is not the problem.
I have tried various utilities in order to flash the phone back to factory settings. I have made use of Unified Android ToolKit, as well as Nexus Root Toolkit, but a problem with the phone itself is preventing me from flashing it and the problem is as follows: I can access the phone via USB, as well as the bootloader, but when I unlock the bootloader to start the flashing, it immediately locks itself again and I'm unable to start the flash process.
I've searched for other instances in which the bootloader won't unlock, but I can't find any information. Is there perhaps a hardware problem preventing me from unlocking the bootloader or can someone help me find a solution to this problem?
Mystical_Titan said:
I've searched for other instances in which the bootloader won't unlock, but I can't find any information. Is there perhaps a hardware problem preventing me from unlocking the bootloader or can someone help me find a solution to this problem?
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If the lock state reverts on a reboot, 99 times out of 100, it means the internal memory has an issue. RMA.
rootSU said:
If the lock state reverts on a reboot, 99 times out of 100, it means the internal memory has an issue. RMA.
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Thanks for the fast response. :good:
Mystical_Titan said:
Thanks for the fast response. :good:
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No probs. Sounds like the update got stuck at the bootloader flash and corrupted. It's probably not a fatal NAND issue, rather corrupt partition or two but it usually means sending it in.
You can try the LG flashtool as a last resort before doing so though, as you never know...
You can find a link to it in the sticky thread in my signature. Best to stay away from actual "toolkits" though and either use fastboot manually or LG flash tool, although fastboot probably cant help you here - just saying for future ref...
Mystical_Titan said:
Hi everyone.
I have the following problem with a Nexus 5: During an update, the system crashed. The phone is now stuck in an endless bootloop, trying to install the update. When left long enough, the update screens eventually come up, but you are immediately blasted with a ton of errors and no matter what you do, you are unable to complete the update. This, however, is not the problem.
I have tried various utilities in order to flash the phone back to factory settings. I have made use of Unified Android ToolKit, as well as Nexus Root Toolkit, but a problem with the phone itself is preventing me from flashing it and the problem is as follows: I can access the phone via USB, as well as the bootloader, but when I unlock the bootloader to start the flashing, it immediately locks itself again and I'm unable to start the flash process.
I've searched for other instances in which the bootloader won't unlock, but I can't find any information. Is there perhaps a hardware problem preventing me from unlocking the bootloader or can someone help me find a solution to this problem?
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happened to me while installing the new SNAPSHOT version of Cyanogenmod, I wiped everything and reflashed it and it works
BruKnowsBest said:
happened to me while installing the new SNAPSHOT version of Cyanogenmod, I wiped everything and reflashed it and it works
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Can anyone suggest some steps for me to try before I RMA the phone? Although, being unable to unlock the bootloader probably limits my options.
Mystical_Titan said:
Can anyone suggest some steps for me to try before I RMA the phone? Although, being unable to unlock the bootloader probably limits my options.
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I was stuck in the boot animation and when it opened there was a lot of system errors and it would reboot by itself over and over again.
what fixed it was to do a wipe cache and dalvik and reinstall it
BruKnowsBest said:
I was stuck in the boot animation and when it opened there was a lot of system errors and it would reboot by itself over and over again.
what fixed it was to do a wipe cache and dalvik and reinstall it
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I tried the 'wipe cache' as well, but it returns a bunch of errors as well. I'm starting to think the NAND is screwed. What is dalvik?
Mystical_Titan said:
I tried the 'wipe cache' as well, but it returns a bunch of errors as well. I'm starting to think the NAND is screwed. What is dalvik?
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Dalvik cannot break your bootloader. Your only option was use lg flashtool and if that failed, RMA. Let's not get false hopes and waste time not doing this.
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rootSU said:
Dalvik cannot break your bootloader. Your only option was use lg flashtool and if that failed, RMA. Let's not get false hopes and waste time not doing this.
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I completely forgot that you mentioned the LG Flashtool, I feel like such an idiot. I'll try that tomorrow as a last resort.
No worries
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rootSU said:
Dalvik cannot break your bootloader. Your only option was use lg flashtool and if that failed, RMA. Let's not get false hopes and waste time not doing this.
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i thought about LG FLASHTOOL but decided to try reinstaling the rom cuz i had no other option since i forgot to leave a backup rom on the device. So I did it as if I was installing a brand new rom Wiped dalvik, cache and system then reflashed the rom and then the gapps. Even tho it was the same ROM file I had a different outcome. It's working fine now but I did go back to the nightlies after it started working again just to be safe.
Now... people may have a different outcome when trying to solve this issue but this actually worked for me after having a minor heart-attack thinking I was gonna lose all my stuff
BruKnowsBest said:
i thought about LG FLASHTOOL but decided to try reinstaling the rom cuz i had no other option since i forgot to leave a backup rom on the device. So I did it as if I was installing a brand new rom Wiped dalvik, cache and system then reflashed the rom and then the gapps. Even tho it was the same ROM file I had a different outcome. It's working fine now but I did go back to the nightlies after it started working again just to be safe.
Now... people may have a different outcome when trying to solve this issue but this actually worked for me after having a minor heart-attack thinking I was gonna lose all my stuff
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Yes, but your issue is different to the OP's. His bootloader lock state reverts whenever he changes it. This is a pretty much "fatal" issue. What you did cannot help him unfortunately.
rootSU said:
Yes, but your issue is different to the OP's. His bootloader lock state reverts whenever he changes it. This is a pretty much "fatal" issue. What you did cannot help him unfortunately.
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oh ok, I misunderstood
rootSU said:
No worries
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It speaks about a KDZ file. What is it and where would I find it?
Mystical_Titan said:
It speaks about a KDZ file. What is it and where would I find it?
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Not sure, never used it. Are you following the Nexus 5 LG Flash tool guide? If not, have a look. You can get to it via my signature
rootSU said:
Not sure, never used it. Are you following the Nexus 5 LG Flash tool guide? If not, have a look. You can get to it via my signature
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Well, that's that. This phone is done.
Yup. RMA
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[Q] Accidentally bricked Nexus...I think...

Hi all, first post to the forums so forgive me if I'm forgetting some sort of forum etiquette.
My brother's Nexus 5 stopped working a while ago, it'd just go straight to the Google screen on start up and sit there indefinitely. Recovery mode? Non-existent. I could get into the bootloader easy as, but selecting recovery mode just resulted in a black screen that would not accept any commands. So since I've reflashed my own Nexus 5 with various flavours of Android before I decided to just reflash his too, as I figured there's no reason that shouldn't work.
500 attempts later and uh, yeah, I don't think it's working.
I've tried installing the official versions of 4.3, 4.4, and 5.0, but Fastboot results in "failure to write" errors. I even tried sideloading with TWRP and Clockwork, but both of those give me error messages saying failure to mount /cache or /recovery or whatever.
I've spent an entire day (that should have been spent working on certain assignments :s) trying to fix this and looking around forums for a solution yet can't seem to find anything.
If anyone has any idea on how to fix this it would be greatly appreciated, I'm not too sure Google would honor the warranty on this anymore...
D0UBLEJUMP said:
Hi all, first post to the forums so forgive me if I'm forgetting some sort of forum etiquette.
My brother's Nexus 5 stopped working a while ago, it'd just go straight to the Google screen on start up and sit there indefinitely. Recovery mode? Non-existent. I could get into the bootloader easy as, but selecting recovery mode just resulted in a black screen that would not accept any commands. So since I've reflashed my own Nexus 5 with various flavours of Android before I decided to just reflash his too, as I figured there's no reason that shouldn't work.
500 attempts later and uh, yeah, I don't think it's working.
I've tried installing the official versions of 4.3, 4.4, and 5.0, but Fastboot results in "failure to write" errors. I even tried sideloading with TWRP and Clockwork, but both of those give me error messages saying failure to mount /cache or /recovery or whatever.
I've spent an entire day (that should have been spent working on certain assignments :s) trying to fix this and looking around forums for a solution yet can't seem to find anything.
If anyone has any idea on how to fix this it would be greatly appreciated, I'm not too sure Google would honor the warranty on this anymore...
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Is your bootloader unlocked?
Are you getting the images from here, and following all the instructions: https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images
krs360 said:
Is your bootloader unlocked?
Are you getting the images from here, and following all the instructions
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Yes, yes and yes.
Like I said, everything went fine with reflashing my own Nexus 5, but my brother's one is just being so, so, so uncooperative.
D0UBLEJUMP said:
Yes, yes and yes.
Like I said, everything went fine with reflashing my own Nexus 5, but my brother's one is just being so, so, so uncooperative.
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Try locking the bootloader in fastoot. Reboot to bootloader. If the bootloader still says unlocked you have a bad emmc chip.
theesotericone said:
Try locking the bootloader in fastoot. Reboot to bootloader. If the bootloader still says unlocked you have a bad emmc chip.
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Bootloader always relocks when the phone restarts :/
It's a hardware error, a bad emmc chip. Your only choice is to exchange it under the warranty.
BirchBarlow said:
It's a hardware error, a bad emmc chip. Your only choice is to exchange it under the warranty.
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Do you know if Google will still exchange it? It's within the warranty period, but I have been reflashing it and unlocking the bootloader which I doubt they're too excited about. Or is this a sort of special case since it's a hardware error?
D0UBLEJUMP said:
Do you know if Google will still exchange it? It's within the warranty period, but I have been reflashing it and unlocking the bootloader which I doubt they're too excited about. Or is this a sort of special case since it's a hardware error?
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if your emmc is corrupt i don't think they will be able to find out you have been messing with your device and if your bootloader is locked that should do fine. Only thing that i'm not able to confirm is about the tamper flag
nexus.freak said:
if your emmc is corrupt i don't think they will be able to find out you have been messing with your device and if your bootloader is locked that should do fine. Only thing that i'm not able to confirm is about the tamper flag
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I believe you can reset the tamper flag with a bit of luck by booting twrp from fastboot ( fastboot boot twrp.img ) then sideload and flash the tamper resetter.
That being said , anyone know what's the incidence of bad emmc chips on our devices ? And/or if there's a trigger to them ?
Niflheimer said:
I believe you can reset the tamper flag with a bit of luck by booting twrp from fastboot ( fastboot boot twrp.img ) then sideload and flash the tamper resetter.
That being said , anyone know what's the incidence of bad emmc chips on our devices ? And/or if there's a trigger to them ?
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Woohoo! Flag reset!
Judging by what I found when I was looking around it doesn't seem like bad emmc is too common, couldn't find many suffering the same issues as me.
As for triggers, my brother's Nexus worked completely fine just like mine, then powered off, powered on, and broken. So...I guess the message of the story is to never turn them off (or try reflash) and they'll be fine?
If you bought phone of play store you can send it to google, there was a tread here some time ago and it said that google accept to replace phones with temper flag and unlocked bootloader.
Good luck

Nexus 5 bricked - HEEELP!!!

Hi, tonight my Nexus 5 updated after that, he called on google setup screen (as if it were the first boot), and began to see a message saying that the store was full, when I see the 16 GB only 128 Mb was available. I tried to flash the Nexus Toolkit original system, but gives error ... when I try to enter the recovery, gives error mounting partitions. Please help me!!! Note: he's no longer under warranty.
Model: Nexus 5 D821 (E) 16 GB, red
sorry for my English, I am Brazilian, and I wrote this using google translator. :crying:
What error are you getting from the tool kit? Have you tried wiping data? Have you tried manually flashing without a toolkit?
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What error are you getting from the tool kit? Have you tried wiping data? Have you tried manually flashing without a toolkit?
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invalid argument error in recovery, failed (remote write fail) in fastboot, and nexus toolkit
The bootloader is unlocked?
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The bootloader is unlocked?
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Yes! And relock does not work. when you restart, it is as if nothing had happened.
I think the emmc is dead because the amount of available memory is minuscule and the bootloader cannot be relocked.
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I think the emmc is dead because the amount of available memory is minuscule and the bootloader cannot be relocked.
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and there's no way to pack without changing the plate? in Brazil it is very expensive, and care is even more expensive. Perhaps LGNPST?
You could try since you have nothing to lose.
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You could try since you have nothing to lose.
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in your opinion, this maybe work? http://forum.xda-developers.com/goo...o-repairing-corrupted-data-partition-t2577447
Not sure if that will solve the problem. If you have no warranty and you've tried everything else, you could try that method.

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