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[Q] Help Nexus S Totally Bricked!

Please help if you can, would really appreciate, dont know how to unbick my totally F$$$$### Nexus S Phone.
Even in recovery/fastboot mode on my Nexus S (Vol up+power), I cannot get my system to recognize the device....in fact, even in Windows, I am not able to get the system to recognize my device in Recovery mode/Fastboot mode....the only way it will recognize the device is if it is turned on the normal way, and hangs on the "Google unlocked icon" screen.
Some background info:
My power button recently stopped working...I thought it had to do with the fact that I updated NexusTools (was running a CyberGR rom...cant remember the name...had V4 Ultimate in it (downloaded from Rom Manager)).
So what I did was download/install (from the same developer) their hybrid ics rom....that did not brick it...but it also did not fix the power button...so after not liking the new rom, and the fact that it didnt fix my power button, I reflashed to the original rom I had installed (wiped everything, including doing a factory reset), and it just hung on "Google unlocked icon"
Now my phone does the following:
- First of all, the only way to power the device up is to plug it in (it automatically turns on and tries to boot without me pressing the non-functional power button)
- If I let it try to boot, it infinity hangs on the Google unlocked icon screen
- If I boot into recovery (by holding vol up button and plugging the phone into a power source), it hangs on the recovery screen...meaning the power button, as well as the volume buttons, as well as any buttons are non responsive.
- If I boot into recovery, the device doesnt even register on my system....
What am I doing wrong? What can I do to try and fix this?
I would truly appreciate if anyone reading this has some insights for me.
THANKS!!

Knightsage said:
Please help if you can, would really appreciate, dont know how to unbick my totally F$$$$### Nexus S Phone.
Even in recovery/fastboot mode on my Nexus S (Vol up+power), I cannot get my system to recognize the device....in fact, even in Windows, I am not able to get the system to recognize my device in Recovery mode/Fastboot mode....the only way it will recognize the device is if it is turned on the normal way, and hangs on the "Google unlocked icon" screen.
Some background info:
My power button recently stopped working...I thought it had to do with the fact that I updated NexusTools (was running a CyberGR rom...cant remember the name...had V4 Ultimate in it (downloaded from Rom Manager)).
So what I did was download/install (from the same developer) their hybrid ics rom....that did not brick it...but it also did not fix the power button...so after not liking the new rom, and the fact that it didnt fix my power button, I reflashed to the original rom I had installed (wiped everything, including doing a factory reset), and it just hung on "Google unlocked icon"
Now my phone does the following:
- First of all, the only way to power the device up is to plug it in (it automatically turns on and tries to boot without me pressing the non-functional power button)
- If I let it try to boot, it infinity hangs on the Google unlocked icon screen
- If I boot into recovery (by holding vol up button and plugging the phone into a power source), it hangs on the recovery screen...meaning the power button, as well as the volume buttons, as well as any buttons are non responsive.
- If I boot into recovery, the device doesnt even register on my system....
What am I doing wrong? What can I do to try and fix this?
I would truly appreciate if anyone reading this has some insights for me.
THANKS!!
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yes, sounds like a dead power button(i have one myself).
try going back into your recovery, do a full data wipe(factory reset), then reflash the rom(and gapps). if still nothing, redownload the rom and try again. in your recovery, there is an usb option. use it to transfer your newly downloaded rom from your computer to phone.

Once I am in recovery mode it "freezes" though...as in not even the volume buttons work...they worked fine before, and even work to get into recovery mode...but once there they no longer work...nor does connecting the device in recovery mode to my laptop....so im kind of at a loss, as I cant even use Fastboot/adb to wipe/push anything on the Nexus S through my laptop

Knightsage said:
Once I am in recovery mode it "freezes" though...as in not even the volume buttons work...they worked fine before, and even work to get into recovery mode...but once there they no longer work...nor does connecting the device in recovery mode to my laptop....so im kind of at a loss, as I cant even use Fastboot/adb to wipe/push anything on the Nexus S through my laptop
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im guessing that your using cwm recovery?
give your phone a few smacks on the back near the power button, your phone thinks its being pressed in.

yes, it definitely thinks it is being pressed in...thats for sure...and makes sense...ill try that haha!
Yes latest CWM Recovery...5.0.2 or something like that...just updated that before phone died...

Weird...so i "smacked" the phone a bit...when I do it in recovery mode, it reboots the phone into recovery....so it definitely thinks its being pressed down constantly...but I have found no way to make it "un-pressed"...only briefly by smacking it...

Knightsage said:
yes, it definitely thinks it is being pressed in...thats for sure...and makes sense...ill try that haha!
Yes latest CWM Recovery...5.0.2 or something like that...just updated that before phone died...
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in twrp recovery, theres an option to not use the power button to select(thats what im using), is there a similar option in the newer cwm recovery? tr\y pressing the soft buttons). also, see if sticking a fingernail in between the power button helps, to pull out the button a bit.

After continuingto smack it...as well as "pulling" on the power button, I am not able to use volume buttons and power buttons within recovery...flashing a new rom now...will let you know if that fixes it...otherwise I will try unbickable in ubuntu again and see if that fixes it thanks for the pro-tip of smacking it, haha!

[Q] AT&T HTC One X Stuck at Viper XL Animation Screen

Hey guys,
I'll apologize in advance, since I'm sure I'm not the only one who's had this problem. I did try to use the search function, google, you name it. Didn't really come across any results that reflected my problem.
That all being said...
Tonight, my phone "died." I've been running Venom Viper XL for sometime now with no issues other than a pretty quick battery drain.
I was logging into 4square to check in tonight and I was getting a GPS error and a Wi-Fi disabled pop up. So I go into settings and check the Location stuff, turn the Google crap back on. Go back into 4square, same thing. I go back to the location settings, they were off again. Turned them back on. Saw that my wi-fi was enabled but "disconnected" so I disabled/enabled. Then my phone drops to the Viper XL splash screen. Tried to hold the power button to recycle it. HTC screen comes up, then to the Viper XL splash and stops. I tried a hard factory reset (volume down + power), same thing.
I can't get to anything. I plug it into my pc, can't get to anything.
I'm not sure what version of the Venom ROM I'm running. As far as I know, I haven't updated it in several months, even though something came out in September.
Am I stuck?

Firstly, volume down plus power isn't a factory reset, it's a hard reset. A factory reset is a very different thing. Have you tried flashing the ROM again or restoring a backup?
Sent from my Evita

timmaaa said:
Firstly, volume down plus power isn't a factory reset, it's a hard reset. A factory reset is a very different thing. Have you tried flashing the ROM again or restoring a backup?
Sent from my Evita
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I just now was able to get into recovery. I'm running a back up and will go from there.
Thank you for responding though.

Ok, cool. In future you should probably exhaust possible options before creating a new thread though.
Sent from my Evita

timmaaa said:
Ok, cool. In future you should probably exhaust possible options before creating a new thread though.
Sent from my Evita
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Like I said... I searched for a couple hours, so I thought I had. I can see how nearly every thread in here is pretty much started with "Search more." I didn't want to be one of those guys.
For anyone else reading that may have a similar issue:
As long as your phone turns on, you should be able to get to the bootloader. My problem was ignorance on this part, I didn't think I was able to.
1. Hold the power button + volume down until you get into the bootloader. I found that if I held these down, release when the screen went blank, then immediately pushed them down and held them, it got me into the bootloader.
2. Boot into recovery.
3. Take a back up of your stuff.
4. Re-install your ROM. If you don't have a copy of your ROM saved on your phone, plug your phone into your computer and mount your storage. This should make your phone storage available to your PC. Copy your ROM over to your phone, re-install.
5. Reboot. Though my phone was stuck in a restart loop after this. I initially did a reflash with the latest version of Viper XL without wiping. I went back into recovery and did a new install with a wipe. Problem solved.
6. Once you're sure your phone is back up and running, reboot into recovery and do a restore of your data from the back up you made earlier.
7. Enjoy having a phone again.

BigJanko said:
1. Hold the power button + volume down until you get into the bootloader. I found that if I held these down, release when the screen went blank, then immediately pushed them down and held them, it got me into the bootloader.
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So many people are confused about how to get into bootloader. The main reason is that vol down needs to be held and not at any point released, until you get into bootloader. But the power button actually has to be released. The easiest way to accomplish this is:
- If the screen is on at all, hold both the power button and vol down until the capacitive buttons flash several times and the screen turns off. Once the screen is off, release the power button but keep holding vol down until you are in bootloader.
- If the screen is still black (or phone was powered off to begin with) simply keep holding vol down, and press the power button for a few seconds, then release it. But again, always holding vol down until the bootloader comes up.
If the phone boots normally, or goes to the boot splash, its almost always because you pressed vol down too late, or let go of it too early. As long as the screen comes on, failure to get into bootloader is almost always due to this user error.
People will often say "Press power and vol down" for bootloader. But this isn't really a complete and accurate description. And likely the reason why a lot of folks get confused.
Aside from this failure to get into bootloader, the remainder of your issue would have been easily solved if you had just originally had a nandroid on your phone. Recovering would have been as easy as:
1) Bootloader
2) Boot recovery
3) Restore nandroid
4) Keep on trucking
I'm surprised how so many people lately seem to be the practice of flashing ROMs or other mods without first making a nandroid backup. This to me is just a fundamental step in the process, and good basic practice. Failure to do so either signifies lack of knowledge, or doing mods in a careless fashion. Either way, its not good.
If you don't want the nandroid taking up all the space on the SD, I can understand that. In that case, have one on your PC that can be easily moved to your phone's SD in case of an emergency.

hi i was using my htc one x with viper xl but now i reset my system extsd cache everything .now when my device is on it shows me viper xl image alone so please kindly help me with this

kknaveenkk24 said:
hi i was using my htc one x with viper xl but now i reset my system extsd cache everything .now when my device is on it shows me viper xl image alone so please kindly help me with this
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I think you have erased system and data partition too if u have done this you must have to flash viper Rom again

bricked my A9

dottech.org/189086/how-to-install-twrp-recovery-on-htc-one-a9-guide/
I was following the guide at the above link trying to install TWRP on my A9. I had already successfully unlocked the bootloader through the HTCDev website. When I attempted to install TWRP , it failed due to S-ON error. Now it is stuck on the initial boot-up screen that says HTC, has a white background, and says powered by android at the bottom. Additionally, now that screen displays "This build is for development purposes only. Do not distribute outside of HTC without HTC's written permission. Failure to comply may result in legal action." in red letters. I have tried every combination of button pushes that I can think of in an attempt to power it down or restart it. It is stuck on that screen and will not respond. At this point I am just waiting for the battery to die.
Has anyone seen this before or have any suggestions. Thanks

don't understand why this guide makes you flash a boot image if you just want TWRP...
Once you're unlock, the only thing you need to do is flash TWRP from the official thread you'll find on this forum (i suggest the 2.8.8.0 version, seems to be the most stable).
You don't need to be S-OFF either...
You should still be able to boot on download mode to flash the recovery again. I've already been on that situation and I managed to get to the download mode by pressing at the same time power + volume down and holding after having restarted the phone with the power + volume up pushing and holding.

exploreresp said:
don't understand why this guide makes you flash a boot image if you just want TWRP...
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Probably because most of these 'How-to' pages are copying from each other and most of them describe not only the installation of TWRP, but also root (su). It is a simple catastrophy how many 'half cooked' and wrong descriptions are out there. I was roaming the net for 3 days now and I'm more confused than before ...
Actually I have my A9 only a week and experienced the opposite . I wanted it to be TWRP AND ROOT and found a page, that didn't mention the modified boot.img. Now I have NO root and wonder, whether I still can flash the altered boot.img (and which! Are all boot.img for unlocked A9s equal? There seems to be only one version). BTW, after flashing TWRP I also though I can enter it with Vol+ & Power but that leads in my case to also a seemingly dead phone with not even the chance to power it down, no matter how long I press that power button (have 2.8.8.0 TWRP). My only reliable way to enter TWRP is to boot into the standard bootloader and from there to reboot 'custom recovery'. Anyway ... on topic :
@TO: while the phone is showing that HTC-logo and is 'dead' for any buttons, is it still listening to the USB-port? I could reboot mine with 'fastboot' (or was it 'adb'). Something like 'fastboot reboot recovery' (or 'adb reboot recovery') helped to get me out of that dead lock. Did you try that?
P.S.: Did I mention how much I miss my removable battery (though, the A9 is beauty because of that built-in battery!)? But actually I don't understand, why that 'universal' 10+ sec. power-button press doesn't switch off the phone! Normally this trick (also on PCs) works with a kind of software independent hardware timer ... well because, to work also in the worst case of software failure. No idea what HTC did there (the A9 is my first HTC).

Try to flash a RUU related to your phone, it should fix it

You have to Press both Volume Buttons and the Powerbutton at the same time for ten Seconds. This have worked for me every Time.

Bootlop / cannot enter TWRP from Bootloader Menu / Power button stuck

Hi guys,
I currently have some issues with my beloved N5. I try to be as specific as I can (therefore the text will be a bit longer)
First things first: My device is experiencing the well known "stuck power button problem".
But I also do have problems which are not related to that one (at least thats what I believe).
Overview:
CM 13.1
ElementalX Kernel
TWRP on 3.0.20
Main issue: I can not start my phone regularly. When not plugged in, it just does not respond at all.
If it is plugged in I can get into the bootloader with only pressing Volume down (because the power button is stuck inside). Weird fact #1: in bootloader the power button should work to confirm a specific task like Start, or boot into recovery but it doesnt. Also: the phone is steady in the bootloader and does not keep rebooting.
Therefore I wanted to perform a backup (nandroid or at least all media) and reflash my ROM to see whether it is more of a software issue. I tried booting into TRWP which is not working (device shuts down after Google logo (might be because of the power button issue?).
I know that I can flash the recovery again through adb or the Nexus ToolKit but obviously I want to save my data first.
As far as I know there is no option as adb pull or through the recovery to save those only being in bootloader mode, am I right?
Question: Can I dirty flash without losing data? If thats not the cure, what else could help?
Other facts to know: while running
Code:
adb devices
I get that the
Code:
"adb server version (36) doesnt match this client (35): killing...
but then:
Code:
*daemon started successfully*
(same in Nexus Toolkit).
If I continue with
Code:
adb backup
it says: no devices / emulators found. Altough the nexus toolkit (and fastboot devices) say:
Code:
FASTBOOT: 03181238e07723e0 fastboot
If you made it until here thank you for reading :good: and I would be even more pleased if someone could help.
Best,
McRacoon

I have this problem to , i cant use my volume and power button in ROM / TWRP ,

I got lost, which data you want to save ?
fastboot flash boot recovery.img | fastboot reboot than gets you to recovery from where you can save data.

@Redchi: not really exactly my problem but if you can get into recovery you can use your touchscreen in TRWP?!
@icrunchbanger thanks for your reply.
I want to save all my data like videos, pictures, whatsapp chats etc.
I know how to flash the recovery (again). The question was whether I can save any data without a working recovery (just from the bootloader). Imo it is not possible but maybe you guys know how to do so.
If I reflash the recovery I still can not enter it as the phone reboots itself every 5 seconds due to the stuck power button. The reflashing operation is not finished (Nexus Toolkit says: "Waiting for your device" and times out after a while) and the battery icon pops up every 3 seconds.
Edit: and yes I tried several workarounds to unstuck the power button like flicking against the button, tapping on table, cleaning etc. The only thing I haven't done is tearing the motherboard apart and replacing the whole button itself.

I recommend removing the motherboard, applying pure alcohol around the area, and then quickly pressing and releasing the power button? If this doesn't work, I suggest replacing the power button.

i can use button to get bootloader + TWRP , but my Button volume up down and power cant use in Rom or TWRP, i do no this software or hardware ,? my nexus normaly use but not have button , I use mikey or double tab to wake get screen on , i use apk to get volume , sorry bad english

Unbricking HTC U12+

Hey guys - I hope you're doing well.
I recently got an HTC U12+, but wanted to try using a custom ROM due to all of the bloatware . Unfortunately I think I've ended up bricking my device. Here are some things I've since tried:
- Restoring to the backup I made beforehand in TWRP - restore works without any errors, but then just hangs at the boot screen
- Method 1 from this thread (https://forum.xda-developers.com/u12-plus/how-to/collection-htcu-u12-ruu-firmware-t3794664) - TWRP always says the zip files are corrupted for some reason
- Method 3 from that same thread - this actually worked before, but I tried installing a custom ROM again, somehow messed up again, and now this method no longer works as it just hangs at the "HTC" boot screen for eternity
- Both methods in this thread (https://www.theandroidsoul.com/how-to-install-htc-firmware-ruu-and-zip/) - the first one leads to a "failed remote 99 ru unknown fail terrible mishap" error, and for some reason my PC doesn't see my phone when I try the second despite being able to see it in file manager
- Probably many other methods that I've now forgotten
I know this is a whole lot of information, but I'm in desperate need of some help. I typically like to troubleshoot things myself, but I've been trying to fix this for quite some time now and could definitely use another set of (much more experienced) eyes. I greatly appreciate any help you guys can provide.
Thanks.

Flash RUU with SD card method
Download RUU from here(important:check your CID): https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1wIRrVQawd5rD-t9VKPQ-SdRK20RcJVZhwD7lhmPIK8w/edit#gid=0
1. rename RUU to 2Q55IMG.zip
2. copy zip in the root of your sd card. - external card / not internal - it will not work
3. reboot to download mode,
4. your device will pick up the zip file and flash it.
5.follow on screen instructions and enjoy your RUU(this method erase all your data)

I'm having an issue with my u12+ where it just continually reboots to a message saying "The boot loader is unlocked and the software integrity cannot be guaranteed. Any data stored on the device maybe available to attackers, do not store sensitive data on this device" and then it shows the white HTC logo that says Powered by Android down the bottom of the screen, it stays like that for about 5 minutes and then reboots and does the same thing over again.
Holding the power down button does nothing, it will not turn off the phone. Holding power and volume down does nothing either. The phone just does this every 6 minutes and reboots and cycle and that's it.
I've tried putting the file 2Q55IMG_IMAGINE_DUGL_O80_SENSE10GP_hTC_Asia_TW_1.53.709.1_Radio_sdm845-000201b-1807311356_release_531499_signed_2_4.zip (renamed to 2Q55IMG.zip) on the root of a 8gb Fat32 formatted SD card, but I just can't get into recovery or download mode.
I've tried holding down all 3 side buttons for minutes, or just the power button, or combination of buttons, they all do nothing to the phone. (it's as tho they are disabled, but sometimes holding a combination of the 3 will make the phone vibrate a little bit, but in no particular time or order)
When the phone is in either state (locked bootloader message or white HTC logo) my Windows 10 PC sees the phone plugged in as a "USB Input Device", not an Android Phone or Android Device. So using ADB or Fastboot commands do not work to it. I've tried to force the driver to the HTC driver but that does not work.
I also tried using the RUU_IMAGINE_UHL_O80_SENSE10GP_NA_Gen_Unlock_1.30.617.2.exe file, but once again it doesn't detect my phone.
Any help would be kindly appreciated.
Cheers!
EDIT: So I was finally able to get into download mode by waiting until the phone done its 6 minute reboot and then holding power down until it vibrated once, then held volume up until it vibrated again, then let go of the power button, I was then able to choose recovery, download etc.
So I managed to get the file 2Q55IMG.zip to install, it said it installed 100% okay. The phone rebooted and now I'm stuck again just at the white HTC logo and Power by Android down the bottom of the screen.
This time the phone is not automatically rebooting itself and no key combinations will make it reboot. I've tried holding them all in certain combinations for periods of time, the phone will not reboot or turn off.
EDIT 2: So maybe I didn't wait long enough after installing the 2Q55IMG.zip file, I finally got the phone to reboot and now I've got a working phone again. happy days :laugh:

whowhatwhen said:
I'm having an issue with my u12+ where it just continually reboots to a message saying "The boot loader is unlocked and the software integrity cannot be guaranteed. Any data stored on the device maybe available to attackers, do not store sensitive data on this device" and then it shows the white HTC logo that says Powered by Android down the bottom of the screen, it stays like that for about 5 minutes and then reboots and does the same thing over again.
Holding the power down button does nothing, it will not turn off the phone. Holding power and volume down does nothing either. The phone just does this every 6 minutes and reboots and cycle and that's it.
I've tried putting the file 2Q55IMG_IMAGINE_DUGL_O80_SENSE10GP_hTC_Asia_TW_1.53.709.1_Radio_sdm845-000201b-1807311356_release_531499_signed_2_4.zip (renamed to 2Q55IMG.zip) on the root of a 8gb Fat32 formatted SD card, but I just can't get into recovery or download mode.
I've tried holding down all 3 side buttons for minutes, or just the power button, or combination of buttons, they all do nothing to the phone. (it's as tho they are disabled, but sometimes holding a combination of the 3 will make the phone vibrate a little bit, but in no particular time or order)
When the phone is in either state (locked bootloader message or white HTC logo) my Windows 10 PC sees the phone plugged in as a "USB Input Device", not an Android Phone or Android Device. So using ADB or Fastboot commands do not work to it. I've tried to force the driver to the HTC driver but that does not work.
I also tried using the RUU_IMAGINE_UHL_O80_SENSE10GP_NA_Gen_Unlock_1.30.617.2.exe file, but once again it doesn't detect my phone.
Any help would be kindly appreciated.
Cheers!
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with the phone off, turn it on,when you feel first vibration
quick release power key and keep push volume down.
Smartphone should boot in bootloader mode.
can you get into this mode with this guide?

fabrizio b92 said:
with the phone off, turn it on,when you feel first vibration
quick release power key and keep push volume down.
Smartphone should boot in bootloader mode.
can you get into this mode with this guide?
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Cheer mates, issue sorted. I just updated my comment in my post.
Not sure if I'm game enough again now to try and put LeeDrOiD and Magisk on it.