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Nexus S with a fullbrick?

Hi all,
I've a Samsung Nexus S here from a friend of me.
The phone was rooted and flashed with Cyanogenmod 10.1. Without any special action the phone doesn't power on again after a reboot (during a software update CM10.1). There's nothing. Only a black screen. No lights! Nothing...
I've tried to power on it for several times. I've tried to start it into the download mode and the fastboot mode. But only a black screen. My computers Mac, Linux, Windows are detecting nothing when I'm connecting them to the phone.
Do you've any ideas for unbrick this nexus s?
regards
Marco

MarcMarin said:
Hi all,
I've a Samsung Nexus S here from a friend of me.
The phone was rooted and flashed with Cyanogenmod 10.1. Without any special action the phone doesn't power on again after a reboot (during a software update CM10.1). There's nothing. Only a black screen. No lights! Nothing...
I've tried to power on it for several times. I've tried to start it into the download mode and the fastboot mode. But only a black screen. My computers Mac, Linux, Windows are detecting nothing when I'm connecting them to the phone.
Do you've any ideas for unbrick this nexus s?
regards
Marco
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That's exactly what I'm working on right now.. Let's start with the basics.. Do you have a good cable (tested with other micro-usb devices?)? If so, on Linux, under terminal, does the lsusb command show any Samsung devices while connected?

Hi,
I have a similar problem.
My Nexus S suffers from the power button bug with the power button occasionally not working. When I turned it off today (using the terminal as I always do) it shut down as normal. However, when I tried to start it again it, it would not boot. When I press the power button (it usually works to start the phone, it just does not work within the recovery / OS), the backlight turns on but there is no vibration and it does not proceed to the Google logo. Similarly if I try to start it using the charger, the backlight turns on but it does not proceed from there.
Linux does not recognise the device, i.e. neither dmesg nor lsusb show any output. Therefore I cannot use the Unbrickable Resurrection tool.
Would doing that be helpful?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-s/development/i9020t-nexus-s-development-platform-aka-t1566475
I cannot enter Fastboot or Download mode. Again, only the backlight turns on.
Is it a hardware fault?
Has anyone had similar problems?
Thanks.

Yes, it will if yours is a i9020a or t. BUT you need a VERY steady hand and PROPER soldering equipment.. I had mine in Dev mode but it wasn't flashing anything, so I thought I didn't do something right, took it all back apart, and 20 mins and a popped micro resistor (from too much heat from the soldering wand) later, I had a completely dead phone.. So if you attempt it, be very careful.. If you don't feel comfortable you can do it, I would definitely find someone who can..

[q] broken screen need to retrieve files

Hello everyone,
So my screen cracked and my lcd slowly started dying and is now completely black. Touch still works as i am able too unlock the screen and i can hear random noises. Is there any way to retrieve the files of the phone? I can plug it in and the computer recognizes the phone, I just cant mount the SD card. I have all my lecture recordings for school on there! Please help.
if someone could show me with pictures or video how to enable the mass storage so i can enable it blind, that could work too.
Phone is UNROOTED
USB DEBUGGING IS OFF

kallan said:
Hello everyone,
So my screen cracked and my lcd slowly started dying and is now completely black. Touch still works as i am able too unlock the screen and i can hear random noises. Is there any way to retrieve the files of the phone? I can plug it in and the computer recognizes the phone, I just cant mount the SD card. I have all my lecture recordings for school on there! Please help.
if someone could show me with pictures or video how to enable the mass storage so i can enable it blind, that could work too.
Phone is UNROOTED
USB DEBUGGING IS OFF
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If you can't mount then you need debugging on to use adb to pull the files.

Darknites said:
If you can't mount then you need debugging on to use adb to pull the files.
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Thank you for the reply. Yes but can I turn on usb debugging remotely? i can not access the system settings and turn it on.

kallan said:
Thank you for the reply. Yes but can I turn on usb debugging remotely? i can not access the system settings and turn it on.
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Hmm don't think it can. You could try and see if adb is working in the Bootloader.

Darknites said:
Hmm don't think it can. You could try and see if adb is working in the Bootloader.
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how would i get to bootloader on the one s?

kallan said:
how would i get to bootloader on the one s?
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If you trust the 'Power of the Force' lol than just turn off phone completley than hold 'Power & Volume Down' and you should be on 'Fastboot' so just use the 'Volume Down' key and I am 98% sure it is the first option with the click of one down, not sure if this is helpful or just blah blah blah but (maybe) sorry?

While plugged in I held the power button and the soft keys on the bottom blinked 15 times and it went off. then i held "power and vol down" and nothing happened. Then phone vibrated and then the tmobile jingle sound. dont think im doing it right?

If the device boots and the touchscreen works, you can enable usb debugging blind:
- Unlock the device: Swipe up from the bottom
- Notifications: Swipe down from the top
- Settings: Tap on the far right side, between 0.5 and 1.5 cm from the top. (Directly underneath the status bar)
- Developer options: It's the 2nd option from the bottom, so first swipe up a few times to get to the bottom of the menu, then tap between 1 and 2 cm from the bottom.
- USB Debugging: It's the first option from the top, underneath the status bar and the menu title. Tap between 1.5 and 2.5 cm from the top.
- Now you have to confirm a dialog. The OK button is on the right side, about 4 cm from the bottom (or 2 cm below the center).

adb should work in bootloader even with debugging off. It did for me.
To make your life easier when you get it connected through adb, you can use my quick adb tool to get a visual interface of your device.
That way you dont have to mess with adb commands in a command prompt window

SUCCESS!!! in the midst of randomly pressing parts of the screen, I somehow turned USB mass storage on and was able to transfer all my files! lol I dont think I ever got debugging on though..
Thank you to all that helped. I got my lectures! just in time too, Big exam tomorrow!
Thanks again!

[Q] Touchscreen dead, can I swipe unlock it with the keyboard alone? [SOLVED!]

The phone was dropped and the touchscreen no longer works. I can hit the power and then the down arrow keys to tell it to go off or to slient, vibrate, etc. I have pressed every key and there's no way to swipe it unlocked so I can start a backup app and remove my data from the phone.
HELP!
Does anyone have any words of advice or a way to accomplish this?
Thank you!

It may be ROM-dependent, but doesn't opening the kb unlock the screen? I'm guessing it doesn't on the ROM you are currently on...
Also, if the USB port is fine, what about just plugging it into a computer and pulling the data off that way?

arrrghhh said:
It may be ROM-dependent, but doesn't opening the kb unlock the screen? I'm guessing it doesn't on the ROM you are currently on...
Also, if the USB port is fine, what about just plugging it into a computer and pulling the data off that way?
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Good questions! It's stock ROM, directly from Sprint. Sadly, no, when you pop open the screen to reveal the keyboard, the screen comes on, but it doesn't auto-unlock. Since I can't use the touchscreen, I was hoping there was some magical key sequence that would swype it unlocked.
I can plug into USB and it detects it, but because the screen isn't unlocked, it won't allow access to it. It's a lose-lose situation, ugh. I am going to track down Motorola support today. I've downloaded the manual, it says nothing.

gatekpr said:
Good questions! It's stock ROM, directly from Sprint. Sadly, no, when you pop open the screen to reveal the keyboard, the screen comes on, but it doesn't auto-unlock. Since I can't use the touchscreen, I was hoping there was some magical key sequence that would swype it unlocked.
I can plug into USB and it detects it, but because the screen isn't unlocked, it won't allow access to it. It's a lose-lose situation, ugh. I am going to track down Motorola support today. I've downloaded the manual, it says nothing.
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You can connect USB mouse to your phone via OTG cable and control the phone by mouse instead of touchscreen.

kabaldan said:
You can connect USB mouse to your phone via OTG cable and control the phone by mouse instead of touchscreen.
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THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU! THAT WORKED FLAWLESSLY AND I WAS ABLE TO SAVE THE DAY!
I didn't know that the cable existed, but I found it at Micro Center, locally! Woo hoo! This will help me in the future again, I know it. Thank you for being so helpful!
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HELP: I need to recover my data! USB Debugging on, No screen lock yet nothing works

Hello, I appologize if this is not the right place to post this in.
Now, My xperia Z3 has had a very hard time... with 3 bodge wires running thorugh it, and eventually a faulty screen (Sometimes it would turn off, sometimes half off, sometimes colors get inverted) which lead to it getting cracked by my thumb(!) and then to me accidentally shorting out the backlight....
When the screen cracked and was partially broken, i connected an otg mouse and removed the lock screen. I also made sure USB debugging was on. so i should be good and dandy right?
The computer recognizes it but nothing shows up. i know that it automatically sets itself to charge only...
I try to use visor, which works perfectly on my new phone, but it tells me that the phone doesnt have USB debugging on, I know for a fact that the phone is displaying a prompt telling me if I want to allow the computer, the RSI fingerprint and all.....
Phone is stock, no recovery. i have no experience with ADB commands but open for experimentation. all I want is the whatsapp media folder. Thank you!

I appologize for the bad original title. I hope someone can help me now?

Question Stuck in recovery mode PLEASE HELP

I thought this would be a good place to ask this.
A few minutes ago, I accidently pressed the volume up and down buttons for a long time on my zflip 3 and it booted into the recovery menu. Now this normally wouldn't be a problem.. if my power button wasn't dented in.
I refused to fix it due to the sheer cost of the fix and could turn my display off by double tapping. However, this means that I have no way to exit recovery mode. I tried using ADB on both my bac and pc (using usb 2.0, 3.0, and c on my pc and c/thunderbolt ports on mac).
My phone however would not connect of show up under devices, and I am suspecting it is because I have done something to the debugging settings. I let the battery run out and it would just boot back into the recovery interface once charged up. It even once went to a light blue screen that said something along the lines of how a custom os can cause major problems.
I am a noob at phone stuff and I really don't know what to do. I have a bunch of photos of my grandma who passed away last year and they aren't backed up to google cloud. I really need any help I can get. Thank you.

Hi, provided that you have already
- enabled adb debugging;
- installed adb.
Now you have to
1. enter fastboot mode;
2. in adb type
Code:
fastboot erase recovery
then, reinstall recovery if you want to.

s.0105._j said:
I thought this would be a good place to ask this.
A few minutes ago, I accidently pressed the volume up and down buttons for a long time on my zflip 3 and it booted into the recovery menu. Now this normally wouldn't be a problem.. if my power button wasn't dented in.
I refused to fix it due to the sheer cost of the fix and could turn my display off by double tapping. However, this means that I have no way to exit recovery mode. I tried using ADB on both my bac and pc (using usb 2.0, 3.0, and c on my pc and c/thunderbolt ports on mac).
My phone however would not connect of show up under devices, and I am suspecting it is because I have done something to the debugging settings. I let the battery run out and it would just boot back into the recovery interface once charged up. It even once went to a light blue screen that said something along the lines of how a custom os can cause major problems.
I am a noob at phone stuff and I really don't know what to do. I have a bunch of photos of my grandma who passed away last year and they aren't backed up to google cloud. I really need any help I can get. Thank you.
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How about rebooting to system using volume buttons?