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[Q] Bricked Nexus S that doesn't seem to respond to any of the unbricking methods

[EDIT] Just to avoid confusion, I have the 9023 model [EDIT]
So I've tried all the unbricking methods I could find via Google.
Tried this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1447040
The adam tool doesn't work and Odin doesn't see the phone regardless of what state it's in.
Here are the only two screens I can get on the thing. If I allow it to boot into Android it just starts having to force close everything until it reboots.
It does get detected by my computers (tried to rule out computer's USB ports), but only with the little audio notification you get when a device is connected. Windows has the SDK installed with USB drivers as does my Linux drive. I've tried basically everything I can think of short of tossing it in a blender.
Any ideas?
If it at least boots to those screens, tries to boot into Android, and gives me an audio notification for USB connectivity, I figured someone might have insight as to whether or not it's fixable.
Otherwise it goes in the trash.

kgk888 said:
So I've tried all the unbricking methods I could find via Google.
Tried this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1447040
The adam tool doesn't work and Odin doesn't see the phone regardless of what state it's in.
Here are the only two screens I can get on the thing. If I allow it to boot into Android it just starts having to force close everything until it reboots.
It does get detected by my computers (tried to rule out computer's USB ports), but only with the little audio notification you get when a device is connected. Windows has the SDK installed with USB drivers as does my Linux drive. I've tried basically everything I can think of short of tossing it in a blender.
Any ideas?
If it at least boots to those screens, tries to boot into Android, and gives me an audio notification for USB connectivity, I figured someone might have insight as to whether or not it's fixable.
Otherwise it goes in the trash.
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no need to use linux. go to a windows pc, install the drivers and do this via fastboot commands: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1572307

Cascabreu said:
no need to use linux. go to a windows pc, install the drivers and do this via fastboot commands: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1572307
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Thanks a lot for the suggestion. I will attempt this in the next hour or so and report back.

kgk888 said:
Thanks a lot for the suggestion. I will attempt this in the next hour or so and report back.
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if your fastboot mode works just fine, u will be successful

It just says device not found (and yes I'm in the right directory) or if I skip the adb reboot and go straight to fastboot flash, it says "< waiting for device >"
I hear the sound the plays when something connects via USB and then also a quick 3 tone sound of the same note.

kgk888 said:
It just says device not found (and yes I'm in the right directory) or if I skip the adb reboot and go straight to fastboot flash, it says "< waiting for device >"
I hear the sound the plays when something connects via USB and then also a quick 3 tone sound of the same note.
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unplug all other usbs and reinstall the drivers? and dont know how to help you more

Cascabreu said:
unplug all other usbs and reinstall the drivers? and dont know how to help you more
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That didn't work either.
When I the phone is in recovery mode and I plug it into my computer I hear the USB sound notification but nothing shows up on my computer. It doesn't list as a disk or anything.
No idea where to go from here. I went into diskpart and it doesn't list it either.
It's weird that I get the USB sound notification from the computer but it can't show the device to me.....

kgk888 said:
That didn't work either.
When I the phone is in recovery mode and I plug it into my computer I hear the USB sound notification but nothing shows up on my computer. It doesn't list as a disk or anything.
No idea where to go from here. I went into diskpart and it doesn't list it either.
It's weird that I get the USB sound notification from the computer but it can't show the device to me.....
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at least u can get into fastboot. since an hour ago, mine dont even vibrate when i try to turn it on

Cascabreu said:
at least u can get into fastboot. since an hour ago, mine dont even vibrate when i try to turn it on
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Oh jeez that would suck.
I was thinking of buying a JTAG setup or whatever it's called. There's some polish site there that delivers in the EU. I just don't know what all parts I need for a Nexus S. There's a YouTube video by the company showing them resetting a Nexus S but they don't list the part numbers or tell us what the parts are, which is kind of annotying. So I'm trying to go through their website and add all the parts that seem right from the description/picture. I figured having the JTAG parts would be good for any other of my phones in the future (assuming they're compatible)
Anyone know what JTAG parts I would need? Here's the website and they have an English version.
http://www.multi-com.pl/

What did u do to you phone to get in into that kind of state?

Recover Data Broken Screen

Hello all.
Unfortunately I dropped my phone last week which result in a broken screen (Glass got broken, as well as the lcd, black screen, touch works sometimes). Now I'm sitting here, trying to recover all my important data.
First guides you find on the internet are about some Backup Software for windows. Just connect your phone and youre ready to go.
(Almost, as you need to verify the connection or have to have adb/ usb debugging enabled, which I don't unfortunately.)
So those things about adb backup do not work aswell.
I do have a custom rom installed http://forum.xda-developers.com/g-flex2/general/update-to-marshmallow-t3399953.
Does this custom rom install a recovery? I tried booting into recovery like 100 times by pressing volume down as well as the power button. But without any optical feedback this is hard and I'm not 100% sure if it is even installed.
If not, wouldn't it be an option to install twrp or cwm? Is this possible without usb debugging enabled? I've managed to do this on samsung devices, even without adb through odin, while connecting the device in download mode. Is there something similar for LG?
I think if I get to manage to enable usb debugging it would work perfectly fine, I would be able to backup won't I?
Last thing I would try is buying an slim port to hdmi adapter, connect to pc and verify the connection to the backup software using an hdmi monitor. I think this would work, but maybe theres some way I overlooked which don't need me to buy this adapter.
Thanks for your Help,
Whitz

Unfortunately the Device won't show up when executing "adb devices".
Maybe because the device isnt unlocked at time of being?
The Device isnt recognized by the Computer either, so maybe the connection is unfortunately set on "Only Provide Power" or whatever this mode is called in english
Any further tips?

Broken Screen

Hello guys, my phone dropped today and half of the screen is not working anymore. Also the touch does not seem to work. The problem is I just want to copy my photos to my computer but i cant because of the phone is locked and it needs a pattern password to unlock. Is there anyway without replacing the screen to copy my photos or unlock the phone. Thank you.

Hi,
You can plug an OTG cable and plug in a mouse to work around the touch screen issue. Other possibility is trying to boot in recovery mode to manage the files via USB, though I'm not sure if it would allow you to access internal data using adb or not.
All the best,
~Lord

XxLordxX said:
Hi,
You can plug an OTG cable and plug in a mouse to work around the touch screen issue. Other possibility is trying to boot in recovery mode to manage the files via USB, though I'm not sure if it would allow you to access internal data using adb or not.
All the best,
~Lord
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Hey i do have the USB OTG and i plugged in a mouse to try to enable the adb debugging but the problem is that i can't see the screen so i am working blindly and trying to 'guess' where i should click.
The thing is i can unlock my phone with the fingerprint, but when i connect it to the computer the files do not show, i believe there is a button i have to click to enable MTP ?
I really can't believe its that hard to copy some files from my phone just because the screen is black

Hi,
Yes there is a button to enable MTP and it is in fact hard to enable it without looking at the screen. Have you tried booting in Recovery to access your files?
All the best,
~Lord

XxLordxX said:
Hi,
Yes there is a button to enable MTP and it is in fact hard to enable it without looking at the screen. Have you tried booting in Recovery to access your files?
All the best,
~Lord
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Yea but i have the stock recovery is there a process/way to access my files other than just booting to recovert?
My phone has latest stock rom and rooted.
Please any help to recover my files since i was checking a screen repair will cost me around 200$

You must instal twrp recovery, with odin. After boot into twrp. So i rimember, twrp mtps is active defoult.

levanitit said:
You must instal twrp recovery, with odin. After boot into twrp. So i rimember, twrp mtps is active defoult.
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i tried with my older S3 before doing all this process on the S6. I already have TWRP on the S3 and you are write when i click the button on the right it says MTP is enabled but when i plug it in the PC, the device doesn't show any files? any ideas on how to fix this/ can you try it on your device?
Thanks in advance.

Me too hade same problem. It is usb driver problem. I insttal driver and fixed. but dont rimmeber wich one. Search youtube twrp mtp problem.

Htc U11 US unlocked, Nougat 7.1

My phone is not recognized by any computer even if it's in download mode, I have twrp, and I am willing to do the nandroid backup method, the question is, if this process failed for any reason, would I be able to get a previous working status that I am on right now?
I am on a custom ROM LeeDroid Nougat 7.1 and latest TWRP.
Please advise me on how to get my phone working normally as it was, thanks.

M0EMEN said:
My phone is not recognized by any computer even if it's in download mode, I have twrp, and I am willing to do the nandroid backup method, the question is, if this process failed for any reason, would I be able to get a previous working status that I am on right now?
I am on a custom ROM LeeDroid Nougat 7.1 and latest TWRP.
Please advise me on how to get my phone working normally as it was, thanks.
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is USB debugging enabled under developer options in settings.
also your sdk tools may need updated.

Aldo101t said:
is USB debugging enabled under developer options in settings.
also your sdk tools may need updated.
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Yes, the USB debugging is enabled and also the MTP is mounted as well, but how do I check to update the sdk tools?
If you are talking about the computer, I think the issue is in the phone, and that's because when I discovered this issue I noticed that when I connect my original charger, it was telling me Charging Rapidly, and now ain't say so but still charging well.
Your response is much appreciated.

M0EMEN said:
Yes, the USB debugging is enabled and also the MTP is mounted as well, but how do I check to update the sdk tools?
If you are talking about the computer, I think the issue is in the phone, and that's because when I discovered this issue I noticed that when I connect my original charger, it was telling me Charging Rapidly, and now ain't say so but still charging well.
Your response is much appreciated.
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It's more than likely a USB issue. Try different ports or different cables.

miffymiffy said:
It's more than likely a USB issue. Try different ports or different cables.
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I have tried everything you can imagine, different cables, different ports and even different computers (desktop and laptop) I think the issue is in my device as it used to write rapidly charging while connected to the DC charger with the original cable and tried multiple ones with no success, it still charge well but I think something is missing in recognition the device USB, I am totally lost the connectivity between my phone and the computer even if I am in the download mode and/or recovery mode.
Any further ideas would be much appreciated.
I have found a thread that posted document for RUU installation and that includes Nandroid backup recovery file which is doable for me to copy the file into the recovery folder and to do the restore from the recovery (TWRP latest version) this file has a stock firmware for Oreo version, but I am not sure if I proceed with this what would happen as I mentioned earlier, I have no connection between my device and any computer which is mandatory to recover the device from any brick could happen, I need a confirmation on this step (Nandroid restore) so I can check, thanks in advance.

M0EMEN said:
I have tried everything you can imagine, different cables, different ports and even different computers (desktop and laptop) I think the issue is in my device as it used to write rapidly charging while connected to the DC charger with the original cable and tried multiple ones with no success, it still charge well but I think something is missing in recognition the device USB, I am totally lost the connectivity between my phone and the computer even if I am in the download mode and/or recovery mode.
Any further ideas would be much appreciated.
I have found a thread that posted document for RUU installation and that includes Nandroid backup recovery file which is doable for me to copy the file into the recovery folder and to do the restore from the recovery (TWRP latest version) this file has a stock firmware for Oreo version, but I am not sure if I proceed with this what would happen as I mentioned earlier, I have no connection between my device and any computer which is mandatory to recover the device from any brick could happen, I need a confirmation on this step (Nandroid restore) so I can check, thanks in advance.
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Have you tried installing the HTC Sync Manager on your PC to see if that will recognize your phone. Just a thought.

M0EMEN said:
I have tried everything you can imagine, different cables, different ports and even different computers (desktop and laptop) I think the issue is in my device as it used to write rapidly charging while connected to the DC charger with the original cable and tried multiple ones with no success, it still charge well but I think something is missing in recognition the device USB, I am totally lost the connectivity between my phone and the computer even if I am in the download mode and/or recovery mode.
Any further ideas would be much appreciated.
I have found a thread that posted document for RUU installation and that includes Nandroid backup recovery file which is doable for me to copy the file into the recovery folder and to do the restore from the recovery (TWRP latest version) this file has a stock firmware for Oreo version, but I am not sure if I proceed with this what would happen as I mentioned earlier, I have no connection between my device and any computer which is mandatory to recover the device from any brick could happen, I need a confirmation on this step (Nandroid restore) so I can check, thanks in advance.
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U can try cleaning your charging port also...
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hammered58 said:
Have you tried installing the HTC Sync Manager on your PC to see if that will recognize your phone. Just a thought.
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Yes indeed, I have tried it 1st thing but it was useless, because whenever I connect my phone to the computer it gives me error "The USB is malfunctioned and won't work properly" something like that, it gives me this error once I connect my device.
Any ideas on how to fix this issue?
Thanks in advance.

strive53 said:
U can try cleaning your charging port also...
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I will do it, but I think it's clean already but will double clean it maybe it works, and I will keep you updated, thanks for your interest in my issue, much appreciated, also if you figured out any solution to my case, just let me know, have a nice day.

USB not working after flashing Lineage OS 15.1

Hi all, a couple nights ago I flashed Lineage 15.1-20180806 to my OPO and everything went smooth. This morning I tried to connect it to my pc to transfer some pics and to my surprise the PC doesn't recognize it.
It looks like the PC is "trying" to establish a connection because the led in the phone blinks really fast for some small periods of time. The phone isn't charging when connected to the PC either.
What I have already tried:
- I already enable USB debugging in developer options
- Set MTP as default usb configuration
- Tried 2 different cables and different usb ports in PC.
I will try again in another computer when I get home but, honestly, this doesn't seem to be a problem with my PC or the cable as those were the ones I used when I flashed the rom and I also used the same cable when I transferred files to the same PC in the past. The phone was running Lineage OS 13 before the flash I think.
Any idea what else can I try to get it to work? I'm afraid I will be attached to this rom forever since I won't have a way to flash another ROM right?
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If I go into recovery mode (TWRP) and plug the usb cable the PC recognizes it and I can transfer my files. So I'm 100% sure this is on Lineage OS. Again, when I get home I will see if ADB works while in TWRP but still would like to know if any of you guys has had this issue solved.
Thanks!

do you have anything important on your oneplus one

kallum7 said:
do you have anything important on your oneplus one
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Nothing so far. It will become a back up phone soon.

Hi you need to follow this guide https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/foru...neral/guide-unbrick-oneplus-one-t3013732/amp/ and even though it says it is do not use for soft brick just use it anyways

kallum7 said:
Hi you need to follow this guide https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/foru...neral/guide-unbrick-oneplus-one-t3013732/amp/ and even though it says it is do not use for soft brick just use it anyways
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Thank you, will give it a try and report back later.

adrek09 said:
Thank you, will give it a try and report back later.
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okay

Is Lineage OS 15.1 supporting VoLTE by any way.

Had the same issue... and had this issue always coming back, currently with LOS18 (some devices worked, others didnt - couldnt see a pattern).
I tried all the triggers like setting File Transfer, disabling USB Debugging - nothing worked...
...until I rebooted my device (a YT703L).
In the end, it should be either (not sure which one actually)
File Transfer - always on (in DevSettings Default USB) or
USB Debugging off (also Dev Settings)
AND reboot.