Hi
I have bricked my nexus s when I loaded a ROM that I downloaded.
I have used several different ROMs and had no problems.
I asume this ROM was dodgey.. Anyway I get no screen at all, the menu control at the botom of the screen lights up but that is it.
I can get to it using fastboot but it won't load any ROMS. There is no action on the Nexus screen itself.
Is there a guide using fastboot to recover this also what file/files will I need to download?
Thanks in advance any help would be much appreciated.....
If you are here looking for help you need to give us more information.
What model Nexus S do you have?
What rom did you flash?
What have you done sense flashing the rom?
My guess is you flashed a rom that isn't for your model phone. So you either have SAMOLED or SLCD. I'm guessing the rom you installed was for the screen type you don't have.
So let us have some more details so we can help.
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Sounds like a call for the mighty Odin...
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And u can't get into recovery using the button method?
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If you can get fastboot to work, you can flash all partitions including system. Don't worry, this is an easy fix.
Hi Again guys
Firstly thanks a lot for the replys I really appreciate it.
Its a 3g the model no: is GT-19023.
Its SAMOLED that much I know.
I cannot get into recovery I can get fastboot to recognise the phone but nothing on the screen.
I have downloaded a stock rom and extracted the boot, recovery & system.img files.
I have followed the instructions below and all seems to work till I get to the system. it fails with the following message. The other steps seem to work OK.
"FAILED (remote write failed)"
I have also tried this with several other ROMs I know work on wifes Nexus s and still no luck. Some allow the system to be flashed but the phone still won't boot.
1. fastboot flash boot boot.img
2. fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
3. fastboot flash system system.img
4. fastboot erase cache
5. fastboot erase userdata
Any help would be great
I also downloaded ODIN but cant get it to work; It does not recognise that it is connected to the USB, but fastboot does!. (Is there a step by step guide to using it?)
Sorry for sounding like noob, but I have read everything and looked up these forums and tried a lot before asking for help.
GL
If your phone is a Gt-i9023 it is SLCD!!!!! Not SAMOLED.
Again what rom did you flash? Post a link to it. I still think you flashed a rom for SAMOLED when you have SLCD.
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Rem3Dy said:
If your phone is a Gt-i9023 it is SLCD!!!!! Not SAMOLED.
Again what rom did you flash? Post a link to it. I still think you flashed a rom for SAMOLED when you have SLCD.
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BTW, so 9020 ROMs are incompatible with 9023? I am aware of differences between those devices, but when I looked in "Development" section, there is no info, about compatibility with 9020a/t/9023
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=955719
pretty sure that is the link to the ROM.
I tried to restore using another stock ROM (I backed it up from another Nexus that was only rooted and stock)... Yes it was exactly the same phone model etc.
The problem is now the error is saying ===FAILED (remote: Bootloader Locked - Use "fastboot oem unlock" to Unlock)===
I tried that (the unlock command) and the prompt just types three dots (...) and then hangs there. I have tried removing the battery etc and the same issue.
I am happy to erase the phone to nothing and load another image.
It seems that maybe this phone is cooked....
I hope not ==shattered==
k_myk said:
BTW, so 9020 ROMs are incompatible with 9023? I am aware of differences between those devices, but when I looked in "Development" section, there is no info, about compatibility with 9020a/t/9023
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ROMs are compatible between those variants! But, if you're flashing some stock ROM bundles you can flash wrong one. Because bundles contain rom, kernels and radios for specific device with specific drivers. In that case you can flash wrong driver for your display, or even something worse...
Follow what it says, unlock your bootloader first.
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glockman63 said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=955719
pretty sure that is the link to the ROM.
I tried to restore using another stock ROM (I backed it up from another Nexus that was only rooted and stock)... Yes it was exactly the same phone model etc.
The problem is now the error is saying ===FAILED (remote: Bootloader Locked - Use "fastboot oem unlock" to Unlock)===
I tried that (the unlock command) and the prompt just types three dots (...) and then hangs there. I have tried removing the battery etc and the same issue.
I am happy to erase the phone to nothing and load another image.
It seems that maybe this phone is cooked....
I hope not ==shattered==
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Your link still does not tell us which rom you flashed....
You can't flash a rooted rom through fastboot without unlocking the bootloader first. Sounds like you need to restore a factory rom with Odin.
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Hi all
I got this sorted out and am really happy to have my phone going again.
For those interested or in the same predicament I was in please read on as this is how I managed to make this phone go again.
Please rmemeber this phone was really bricked no screen at all jus the menu light like in the picture in my first post.
As I stated I could get fast boot to see the phone. And also Odin. (Still no screen at all)
I had another phone the same with the original rom on board.
I rooted this phone and installed ClockworkMod recovery ad used this to backup the standard ROM.
I then rebooted this phone an copied these files from the backup into my fastboot directory (boot.img, recovery.img, system.img)
I then connected my dead phone up to my PC and ran the following commands.
1. fastboot flash boot boot.img
2. fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
3. fastboot flash system system.img
4. fastboot erase cache
5. fastboot erase userdata
I then removed the battery and to my astonisment the phone booted normally into the standard ROM.
WOW I was over the moon I have since installed my MIUI Rom and using my phone happily...
Thanks everyone for your input..
Rem3Dy said:
Your link still does not tell us which rom you flashed....
You can't flash a rooted rom through fastboot without unlocking the bootloader first. Sounds like you need to restore a factory rom with Odin.
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I've got a phone in the same state I am trying to revive for a guy. With the bootloader locked download mode gives you a locked bootloader screen. Odin sends the flash images to the phone, the phone verifies them but then refuses to flash them (presumably due to the bootloader being locked). The bootloader won't unlock so there is no way to flash a rom to fix the phone.
glockman63 said:
Hi all
I got this sorted out and am really happy to have my phone going again.
For those interested or in the same predicament I was in please read on as this is how I managed to make this phone go again.
Please rmemeber this phone was really bricked no screen at all jus the menu light like in the picture in my first post.
As I stated I could get fast boot to see the phone. And also Odin. (Still no screen at all)
I had another phone the same with the original rom on board.
I rooted this phone and installed ClockworkMod recovery ad used this to backup the standard ROM.
I then rebooted this phone an copied these files from the backup into my fastboot directory (boot.img, recovery.img, system.img)
I then connected my dead phone up to my PC and ran the following commands.
1. fastboot flash boot boot.img
2. fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
3. fastboot flash system system.img
4. fastboot erase cache
5. fastboot erase userdata
I then removed the battery and to my astonisment the phone booted normally into the standard ROM.
WOW I was over the moon I have since installed my MIUI Rom and using my phone happily...
Thanks everyone for your input..
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So it wasn't bricked...... glad you got it working.
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Rem3Dy said:
So it wasn't bricked...... glad you got it working.
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Your lucky your bootloader was already unlocked. Once a phone gets borked like that unlocking the bootloader is impossible and Odin refuses to flash.
jboxer said:
Your lucky your bootloader was already unlocked. Once a phone gets borked like that unlocking the bootloader is impossible and Odin refuses to flash.
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Dude.... stop spreading incorrect information. The bootloader state does not affect Odin. Please understand this!
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Rem3Dy said:
Dude.... stop spreading incorrect information. The bootloader state does not affect Odin. Please understand this!
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Yes it does! Or at least on the phone I am trying to repair it has. On the phone I am trying to repair when you go into download mode you get a screen that says to unlock the bootloader. Odin connects and sends the file but then the phone refuses to flash it. If that is not the bootloader being locked affecting Odin then I don't know what is. I have flashed with Odin hundreds of times with Galaxy S phones so I know what I am doing. I have never seen Odin send a file, have the phone say it is verified and then refuse to flash it, but that is what is happening with this Nexus S with an unlockable bootloader. The files are the correct files and Odin is the correct version. If you are so smart, then you tell me what to do to get Odin to accept the flash and you will be my hero.
I have attached a shot of the phone in "download mode." Notice it is a warning about the bootloader being locked, not the normal screen with the Android bot and a shovel. Odin sees the phone (connected to computer as Samsung device) but once the phone verifies the file nothing else happens. The file is never flashed. Notice in the photo there is no YES and NO selections to unlock the bootloader like you get when you issue the "fastboot oem unlock" command. In Fastboot when that command is issued you get the normal unlock the bootloader screen but when you select YES and press Power nothing else happens. It just hangs no matter how long you leave it. A battery pull is the only thing you can do and when you turn the phone back on the bootloader is still locked.
If you are getting g stuck there you may have a hardware issue. I still think you need to try flashing through fastboot.
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Rem3Dy said:
If you are getting g stuck there you may have a hardware issue. I still think you need to try flashing through fastboot.
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Cannot flash in fastboot. Sends over image then says fail due to bootloader being locked. If you have a signed update.zip with android-info and android-product files that can be flaahed in fastboot mode let me know where it can be downloaded from.
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I tried to update my phone to cy11 but i had some issues then i did format the system without backup
now the phone won't boot .. it just stuck in Google first start window
I tried to do adb sideload but it didn't work
please help me
abikar said:
I tried to update my phone to cy11 but i had some issues then i did format the system without backup
now the phone won't boot .. it just stuck in Google first start window
I tried to do adb sideload but it didn't work
please help me
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Which Nexus device do you have? You can restore your device to working order by flashing the appropriate Nexus factory image for you device found here , using fastboot (If you don't have fastboot setup on your computer this is an easy way to install it). Let me know if you have any questions I'll be happy to answer them for you.
shimp208 said:
Which Nexus device do you have? You can restore your device to working order by flashing the appropriate Nexus factory image for you device found here , using fastboot (If you don't have fastboot setup on your computer this is an easy way to install it). Let me know if you have any questions I'll be happy to answer them for you.
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thank u .. It worked after 5 hours of trying
Hey guys, I received my OnePlus One today yayy!
BUT. I booted the phone, configured everything like I wanted, installed all the apps I wanted and then I got an OTA update so I figured I would do that too!
The phone rebooted and... stuck on the 1+ logo / powered by android.
I asked around and people on the OnePlus forums told me to boot into recovery and perform a factory reset / clear cache.
I did this and my phone booted again. I reconfigured everything, reinstalled everything and I decided to reboot the phone.
It got stuck again on the logo.
Now though... I can't boot into recovery mode. I asked for help again but no answers... through some research, I installed Android SDK and tried to open a command prompt and type "adb devices". Nothing appears in the list.
Can someone help me? I just want to cry...
Before you can use ADB, you need the ADB drivers. Download the OnePlus One Toolkit and use the feature that downloads and installs the correct drivers. Or you can manually look for them.
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TheShoxter said:
Before you can use ADB, you need the ADB drivers. Download the OnePlus One Toolkit and use the feature that downloads and installs the correct drivers. Or you can manually look for them.
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Drivers are already installed, the phone is stuck in the boot sequence.
It's detected by both "adb devices" and "fastboot devices". It responds to commands like "fastboot reboot" but since it cannot reboot, this achieves nothing. I can't "fastboot oem unlock" because the phone doesn't load the OS.
djodars said:
Drivers are already installed, the phone is stuck in the boot sequence.
It's detected by both "adb devices" and "fastboot devices". It responds to commands like "fastboot reboot" but since it cannot reboot, this achieves nothing. I can't "fastboot oem unlock" because the phone doesn't load the OS.
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Ok, and you said that you're on 100% stock? No custom ROM or kernel?
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If you can get fastboot just load everything back to stock and start over.
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You can manually enter into fastboot mode without command.Just press power button+volume up button.Once you enter into fastboot ,unlock bootloader,flash twrp & then flash stock rom
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RISHI RAJ said:
You can manually enter into fastboot mode without command.Just press power button+volume up button.Once you enter into fastboot ,unlock bootloader,flash twrp & then flash stock rom
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Hey, thanks for your reply!
I'm also getting help from the OnePlus forums but here are the latest updates:
I managed to get into fastboot and flash everything (boot, cache, system, recovery etc.). However, everytime I reboot, it still hangs on the boot screen. I have to leave the phone off for about 5 minutes, get into recovery mode, clear the cache and boot into the OS... every... single... time I reboot.
Is there a reason for this? Should I install another ROM (like Paranoid Android or Color OS) instead? Is there a fix to this or is it even software-based?
Unlock bootloader ,flash twrp,flash flashable rom zip.In twrp wipe everything,then go to mount & then uncheck system.Then flash the rom.zip
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I have android Sdk. I tried some of methods to reboot my phone and I was not able to do. It is my first time doing this kind of stuff. i tried Installing the stock firmware but every time it failed. My fastboot get locked after I reboot my fastboot after I unlock my oem. And if I try without rebooting my fastboot. I get error failed while I upload new firmware. my phone is on 5.1.1 (LMY48B). I just wanted to switch on my device with stock firmware nothing else. Help please.
harshsingh04 said:
I have android Sdk. I tried some of methods to reboot my phone and I was not able to do. It is my first time doing this kind of stuff. i tried Installing the stock firmware but every time it failed. My fastboot get locked after I reboot my fastboot after I unlock my oem. And if I try without rebooting my fastboot. I get error failed while I upload new firmware. my phone is on 5.1.1 (LMY48B). I just wanted to switch on my device with stock firmware nothing else. Help please.
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I downloaded the CM update as always and the first time I used the option to update via the CM updater it bricked my phone! COME ON!
Now I can't access y device via adb, fastboot or anyway. I get a blank screen when I select Recovery Mode and when I power on normally.
Adb recognizes the phone but says it's "unauthorized" and won't allow me to do anything. As far as I know the phone is on USB debugging, but I can't check now cause I can't access the phone.... It's also unlocked and rooted and I have never had problems with this when I flashed a zip file or used abd before.
If I try to unlock it via fastboot I get "error" or the eternal "waiting for device". Same as when I try to flash a recovery image.
Please help! I'd like to get my phone back...
Thank you!
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