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SOLVED - I have a bricking situation...please help

Please help me. I recently unlocked and rooted my Nexus 7 and then installed Glazed Jellybean. The ROM was fine apart from borders on the homescreen so I attempted to replace this launcher with the stock launcher from a Nandroid backup using Titanium Backup. Long story short I now have a device that won't go past the boot animation, and to further complicate matters:
1) I believe a general bug on the Nexus 7 is that you can't boot straight into recovery from the bootloader. I have this issue.
2) I cannot boot up to use Rom Manager to get to recovery that way, to reflash the ROM
3) I did not enable USB debugging within the new ROM before this happened so I can't use ADB commands to get to recovery
What can I do? Have I managed to brick an almost unbrickable device.
Please, please, please help me???

Adb works during boot.
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ace7196 said:
Adb works during boot.
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I am pretty sure that the bootloader has adb access in it, so try adb while in the bootloader.

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Adb works during boot.
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I get "Errorevice not found" when trying to execute "adb reboot recovery"

Did you ever have adb working? Just checking
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Thanks for the replies but I posted too soon. I have it all sorted now having pushed a stock image in fastboot. Didn't realise fastboot worked independently of adb.

Boot loop is not as scary as f up the bootloader or recovery
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How do I manually reroot nexus 7??

Ok every guide I looked at said you can easily flash something to gain root again well in order to flash anything you have to have root so it doesn't make any sense and I didn't see any guides on this or related posts and I'm running 4.2.2
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fastboot oem unlock
fastboot flash recovery nameofrecovery.img
boot into recovery
flash the supersu.zip root package.
What is so complicated about that?
you dont need root to flash something, you need an unlocked bootloader and a custom recovery.....
i swear the word root has lost all meaning these days. everyone wants it, but it seems so very few actually understand what it is.

Pretty sure you just need to fastboot flash a custom recovery, then you can flash the superuser binaries by chainsdd (Google the package), then install superuser or superSU from the market.
Not familiar with nexus 7, but this is how I rooted a galaxy nexus. There should be a sticky in your device specific forum with links to the process and files.
From my Evo LTE, yup.

I went to fastboot but when I go into recovery I get an error
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Class_of_punk26 said:
I went to fastboot but when I go into recovery I get an error
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An error?
if you want help, provide info

I'm in the car ATM but when I turn my device off and I go into boot loader I push either up or down like 2 times it shows recovery mode I click it and it shows a android guy with a red thing in the center of him
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Class_of_punk26 said:
I'm in the car ATM but when I turn my device off and I go into boot loader I push either up or down like 2 times it shows recovery mode I click it and it shows a android guy with a red thing in the center of him
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thats stock recovery.....did you ever FLASH a custom recovery, like all the guides tell you to?

I tried downloading clockworkmod recovery from ROM manager but the download failed so I downloaded recovery manager from the play store and downloaded a recovery using the app it said the recovery installed
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Class_of_punk26 said:
I tried downloading clockworkmod recovery from ROM manager but the download failed so I downloaded recovery manager from the play store and downloaded a recovery using the app it said the recovery installed
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Dude,
As the guides tell you, and I lined out above, you need to FASTBOOT FLASH RECOVERY
unless you are already rooted, then downloading ROM Manager or 'recovery manager' from the app store doesnt do any good....
you need a computer to do this in fastboot mode.

Damn I was hoping I could avoid using my friends very slow comp lol
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I'm in the similar situation - I upgraded rooted 4.2.1 via modified OTA (original OTA was failing because of one apk) and now I have 4.2.2, but even though I had SuperSU which was ticked to "survival mode" (should keep the root), it apparently didn't. I don't have TWRP anymore, when I press power+vol dn I get the standard "start" screen (original recovery). Also, when I turn N7 on, it is displaying keychain that is OPEN, that means my bootloader is unlocked?
So my question(s)... my bootloader is probably unlocked? If I do the steps:
fastboot oem unlock
fastboot flash recovery nameofrecovery.img
boot into recovery
flash the supersu.zip root package
will I loose all data/apps? I ask because when I first rooted with toolkit, I lost all apps/data.
Also, where to find supersu.zip ? That is different to the installed SuperSU.apk, right?

Damn I can't make ADB work... I tried 2 computers.... Damn google for making this so [email protected]#[email protected]$ .... Constant problems, nothing else. Any clues? I ofcourse, tried kill-server and start-server, no matter what my device is showing offline....
Just checked with my phone (SGNII) and it is working just fine... no clue why Nexus is showing as offline..

Nexus 4 won't boot, only bootloader and CWM

Hey everyone my Nexus 4 was getting a never ending amount of app force close so I restarted my phone and it just stayed at the CyanogenMod boot animation. I tried booting into ClockworkMod to wipe factory reset and got a list of E: mount fails, I assume something to do with the storage?
I decided to revert to stock by using this method: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2347060
Nothing happens though, the device restarts in bootloader mode and nothing, the message I get in the program is posted as an attachment.
Is my Nexus 4 fried?

Only flash factory image with adb!
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Wtf did you do that for? You should have flashed the stock Google image with fastboot.
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madd0g said:
Wtf did you do that for? You should have flashed the stock Google image with fastboot.
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It seemed like it would fix it, but it actually didn't change anything. I searched Google and XDA, that thread would show up as a top result. If someone could point me in the right direction?

Use http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2015469
[Toolkit] Wug's Nexus Root Toolkit v1.7.2 [Updated 08/26/13]: Nexus 4
Used the flash stock while bricked option.
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Download the stock image from Google and flash with fastboot. Make sure you flash the latest bootloader and radio
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TreatnHerRight said:
Use http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2015469
[Toolkit] Wug's Nexus Root Toolkit v1.7.2 [Updated 08/26/13]: Nexus 4
Used the flash stock while bricked option.
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This is what I used, had some trouble with it and ended up being because I had the USB cable plugged into the front of my case instead of directly to the motherboard.

TreatnHerRight said:
Use http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2015469
[Toolkit] Wug's Nexus Root Toolkit v1.7.2 [Updated 08/26/13]: Nexus 4
Used the flash stock while bricked option.
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That was the first method I tried, nothing happened. Latest attempt was: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2010312
However, at each step in command prompt I would get messages like:
failed: (remote: flash write failure)

clozecall said:
That was the first method I tried, nothing happened. Latest attempt was: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2010312
However, at each step in command prompt I would get messages like:
failed: (remote: flash write failure)
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Wish I could help then, I've successfully used it. Your problem may be different.
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Have you tried this method?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=43164157
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aanonymoushuman said:
Have you tried this method?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=43164157
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Yeah, was mentioned above, nothing happened.

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download sdk pack on PC, download the latest 4.3 zip from google, add it to sdk/platform tools and run flash_all. bat. that should bring your phone to the factory state. hope it helps
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floxrin said:
download sdk pack on PC, download the latest 4.3 zip from google, add it to sdk/platform tools and run flash_all. bat. that should bring your phone to the factory state. hope it helps
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Could you elaborate more on this SDK pack. Where we can download the sdk?

BalaSingam said:
Could you elaborate more on this SDK pack. Where we can download the sdk?
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1. download the pack here: http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html put it in an easy to remember location, like on your C: drive on the PC
2. download the factory image from google here: https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images#occam
u´ll probably want the 4.3 (JWR66Y) - the latest
3. unzip the google image in <your location>\adt-bundle-windows-x86_64-20130729\sdk\platform-tools
4. have your phone in bootloader mode (press power+volume down)
5. run flash-all.bat
hope it helps you...

[Q] Nexus 7 (2012) - TWRP No OS Installed - Are you sure you want to reboot? Bricked?

Hi, I booted into TWRP recovery mode to attempt updating my rooted Nexus 7 from 4.2.2 to 4.3. I wiped system, dalvik cache and cache. I also (stupidly) wiped data and internal storage too. Now I cannot turn on my Nexus 7 fully, it only shows the Google insignia with the unlocked boot loader icon below it.
I can boot into recovery mode and I can USB host, I tried copying a zip of the stock 4.2.2 ROM for Nexus 7 wifi onto my flash drive and tried flashing under the "install" section on TWRP but it always fails (I do not know why).
I cannot connect my Nexus 7 to the computer. Can anyone help me out, please?

Use adb side load in advanced settings
adb sideload nameofrom.zip
adb sideload gapps.zip
Reboot
Profit
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Either flash a custom ROM from recovery or use the Wugfresh toolkit to flash a stock ROM.
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dimbo33 said:
Either flash a custom ROM from recovery or use the Wugfresh toolkit to flash a stock ROM.
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Agreed, the toolkit works like a charm.
I had also deleted the whole Os and fixed it with the help of the toolkit.

Not sure why folks keep telling you to flash a custom rom when you ha e clearly stated that it fails. So, heres my two cents......
Since you already wiped the internal memory and there is no chance of data loss, just download the stock image and fastboot back to a fresh system. And for gods sake, dont use wugs. Just use good ole fastboot. There is a very easy how-to in the stickies of this section. This forum is full of problems arising from toolkits, that could have been easily avoided by fastboot.
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Toolkit to Rescue
dimbo33 said:
Either flash a custom ROM from recovery or use the Wugfresh toolkit to flash a stock ROM.
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I SECOND that use the toolkit from wugfresh for this.
ADB sideload and Fastboot is a real pain with TWRP don't know why the file does not get pushed at all.
Save yourself time and just use the toolkit if it's a Nexus device if Samsung find a similar toolkit tool
The site for toolkit is wugfresh . com ( no urls so the space )
Hope this helps someone
Good luck
Martin

brenmartin said:
I SECOND that use the toolkit from wugfresh for this.
ADB sideload and Fastboot is a real pain with TWRP don't know why the file does not get pushed at all.
Save yourself time and just use the toolkit if it's a Nexus device if Samsung find a similar toolkit tool
The site for toolkit is wugfresh . com ( no urls so the space )
Hope this helps someone
Good luck
Martin
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Why are you necro'ing old threads to spam wug's website?
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TWRP no OS detected HELP!!!

I just installed TWRP on my N4 and have never used it before. I always used CWM and I just wiped it through recovery. My issue is that I wiped EVERYTHING. It says "no OS detected" and won't boot past the Google logo. Can't install drivers when connected to the computer, and I can't for the life of me figure out how to flash a stock image, or fix it with the nexus root toolkit. Could someone PLEASE give me a walkthrough for a noob of how to go about fixing this? I don't understand a lot that deals with ADB and all that. Thank you.
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Google tool adb fastboot drivers. Then Google nexus 4 factory image and download that. Use 7-zip to extract it. Flash the flash-all.bat while your phone is in fastboot mode and connected to your pc
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Do I she the factory image it originally had which was 4.2.2 or do I use the image I updated to which was 4.3? Don't know if it matters, but I've never done this so I don't want to make anything worse.
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If you don't understand, this time right now seems a good reason to learn about it right?
As to you problem, can you boot into recovery..the twrp? If yes, then it is easy. Just sideload a rom (preferably a 4.2.2 rom as it was the last rom on your device). Oh and yeah, sideload does use a bit of adb command (see how important it is for us, the nexus user?).
The other way is to simply use toolkits (which is a shortcut, not good as you will learn nothing of the whole process and it just takes all the fun away). Look in original android dev section for wugfresh toolkits (but I really, really, really hope that you learn ADB. After all, we need to learn to count before we start using a calculator right? ). Good luck. Don't sweat it so much.
p/s: That video there can be used for any android version and any rom of nexus 4.

Sounds easy enough. My only issue has been that I couldn't install any drivers. I can boot into twrp, but that's it. Any guide I've researched says to turn on USB debugging, which I can't figure out how to do since it won't boot past the Google logo, and the drivers won't install correctly when I connect the nexus to a computer.
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Use wugfresh nexus root tool kit to flash a stock rom.
USB debugging is not required to flash a stock ROM via fastboot.

sinndissension said:
Sounds easy enough. My only issue has been that I couldn't install any drivers. I can boot into twrp, but that's it. Any guide I've researched says to turn on USB debugging, which I can't figure out how to do since it won't boot past the Google logo, and the drivers won't install correctly when I connect the nexus to a computer.
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The easiest in my opinion would be sideloading a new rom, like cm11, paranoidandroid etc. Then you could easily install it on your n4
See here how to do it: http://teamw.in/ADBSideload , http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2559200 , http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=45798359&postcount=825

Tried the toolkit yesterday. Didn't work because it couldn't install the drivers
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Install drivers manually. Just Google "nexus 4 USB drivers" download and install. Then get toolkit and flash stock image.
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I'll try again. I was able to figure the drivers out. Tried flashing a stock image I downloaded, but I still wouldn't boot past the Google logo. I flashed it to the system partition, but I didn't know what partition to flash it to. Do I need to use the modified boot image it wants me to download, or am I supposed to flash it to a certain partition?
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FIXED IT!!! thank you all for your help.
For anyone else with this problem, I downloaded "universal naked drivers" and installed them manually, use the Nexus Root Toolkit selected "soft brick, than flash stock/unroot, let it download RETORT and the modified boot image, flash it in fast-food, then when it booted up, re-rooted. (You lose root access when you do this).