Database Users

Nexus S will not start

After power is only a white Google logo in the center of the black screen and then stays.
Can someone help me?
Thanks

I need more information.
Rooted? Rom? Kernel?
What did you do.
Sent from my Nexus S using Tapatalk

Did root. Wanted to put back the original rom will only start after the Google logo

And how did you attempt to put the google rom back on?
Did you have a custom recovery?
Sent from my Nexus S using Tapatalk

I installed the rom on recovery. Unfortunately, the wrong dan grh78 I wanted to make an update on grh41. My Nexus was formerly a rom grh78c

You didnt answer my question. Do you have clockwork recovery or the stock one? If its clockwork then its easy to fix.
Sent from my Nexus S using Tapatalk

Yes i have a clockwork and it isnt working. The problem is that i cannot start my mobile and i just see a google Logo. Unfortunatly i took the wrong rom grh78 instead grh78C. With rom grh78 the startingt phase worked but at the update on grh41 there came a failure message ,,it is not possible to make an update because a wrong rom is installed. I should have taken grh78C,,.
After the failure message I wanted to booten my mobile and after this message there just appears this google Logo.
Thanks for help

deltoro84 said:
Yes i have a clockwork and it isnt working. The problem is that i cannot start my mobile and i just see a google Logo. Unfortunatly i took the wrong rom grh78 instead grh78C. With rom grh78 the startingt phase worked but at the update on grh41 there came a failure message ,,it is not possible to make an update because a wrong rom is installed. I should have taken grh78C,,.
After the failure message I wanted to booten my mobile and after this message there just appears this google Logo.
Thanks for help
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
go into recovery, enable the usb storage option, put the right rom on your "sd" storage, turn off the usb storage option, wipe data(factory reset), flash the right rom, then reboot.

deltoro84 said:
Yes i have a clockwork and it isnt working. The problem is that i cannot start my mobile and i just see a google Logo. Unfortunatly i took the wrong rom grh78 instead grh78C. With rom grh78 the startingt phase worked but at the update on grh41 there came a failure message ,,it is not possible to make an update because a wrong rom is installed. I should have taken grh78C,,.
After the failure message I wanted to booten my mobile and after this message there just appears this google Logo.
Thanks for help
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Okay heres what you do. Is your phone currently off? If it isn't then, pull the battery out. Put the battery back in.
Hold Volume Up + Power.. KEEP HOLDING THESE TWO and you should be in bootloader. Volume down to Recovery. Does it work? Yeah? Clockwork Recovery?
Okay. Now you have two choices:
1) Stock: download: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=968403
Mount the phone via USB in Clockwork Recovery. Download that file and put it in /clockworkmod/backup/ (make sure you put it correct.. otherwise Clockwork wont see the file). Unmount, Check nandroid backup/restore is it there? If it isn't, recheck if you put it correctly. If so, reboot into recovery again.
2) Download a custom ROM such as CM7, Axura, GingerS, NSCollab, MIUI, whatever you want.. mount your phone via USB and put it on your sd card.
Wipe dalvik,cache,factory and flash that ROM (if you flash CM7.. you'll have to flash Gapps right after; MIUI.. flash English Language Pack right after).
Reboot. And it should go past the Google screen.
Alternatively, you should be able to plug your phone in the computer and using ADB by typing "adb reboot recovery" should get you into the recovery as well.
Edit: or do what simms suggested. Either way, you have to go into Clockwork Recovery to fix this.

it isnt working. i just come into a fastboot modus. how should i put the rom into a sd???? The mobile is recognized by the usb.

deltoro84 said:
it isnt working. i just come into a fastboot modus. how should i put the rom into a sd???? The mobile is recognized by the usb.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
yes you're supposed to be on a screen that looks like http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-qW-hye-fsWM/TWJgxyBheCI/AAAAAAAAAEE/dIO-8DPEs1M/s1600/s1.jpg
if you volume down to the third one, it says Recovery.. that should get you into Clockwork Recovery (Orangeish) http://www.addictivetips.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Clockwork-Recovery-3.jpg
if it looks like http://cdn.androidcommunity.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/device2-540x324.jpg (yeah aside from Dell) then you dont have clockwork recovery.
When you get into Clockwork recovery, there is a option in there to mount your USB. If you're able to get into Clockwork, I'd go to either of the steps I linked above.
Stock, CM7, Axura, MIUI, ETC. You need to replace your ROM with one of these.
Since you seem pretty new, I'd just stick with stock because that's what you're most comfortable with.

Zephik is trying really hard to help you here man. You need to read what he has written very carefully, supply more information, and follow the instructions really carefully. Then you can fix your phone without a problem.
Let us know how it goes.

zephiK said:
Okay heres what you do. Is your phone currently off? If it isn't then, pull the battery out. Put the battery back in.
Hold Volume Up + Power.. KEEP HOLDING THESE TWO and you should be in bootloader. Volume down to Recovery. Does it work? Yeah? Clockwork Recovery?
Okay. Now you have two choices:
1) Stock: download: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=968403
Mount the phone via USB in Clockwork Recovery. Download that file and put it in /clockworkmod/backup/ (make sure you put it correct.. otherwise Clockwork wont see the file). Unmount, Check nandroid backup/restore is it there? If it isn't, recheck if you put it correctly. If so, reboot into recovery again.
2) Download a custom ROM such as CM7, Axura, GingerS, NSCollab, MIUI, whatever you want.. mount your phone via USB and put it on your sd card.
Wipe dalvik,cache,factory and flash that ROM (if you flash CM7.. you'll have to flash Gapps right after; MIUI.. flash English Language Pack right after).
Reboot. And it should go past the Google screen.
Alternatively, you should be able to plug your phone in the computer and using ADB by typing "adb reboot recovery" should get you into the recovery as well.
Edit: or do what simms suggested. Either way, you have to go into Clockwork Recovery to fix this.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
If i go into recovery , i have 4 options.
1. reboot system now
2. apply update from/ sd card
3. wipe data/ factory reset
4. wipe cache partition.
Which obe should i choose? What should i do?

deltoro84 said:
If i go into recovery , i have 4 options.
1. reboot system now
2. apply update from/ sd card
3. wipe data/ factory reset
4. wipe cache partition.
Which obe should i choose? What should i do?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
You don't have Clockwork Recovery then. Do you have the SDK installed? You need to go through the guides to set up SDK if you don't have it installed already.
- http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=895545
- Nexus S Drivers: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=878786&highlight=Driver
Pretty much.. you just need to fastboot flash http://koush.tandtgaming.com/recoveries/recovery-clockwork-3.0.0.5-crespo.img
Download the clockwork recovery recovery-clockwork-3.0.0.5-crespo.img image, and save it to the ..\android-sdk-windows\tools directory
renamed it to recovery.img
then type fastboot flash recovery recovery.img and hit enter
you should get something like this, if not your image is corrupted, download it again
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
You need USB drivers for the Nexus S for the device to be recognized on your system.
Once you get Clockwork Recovery up and running (that orangeish recovery that I linked above) you should be able to refer back to my previous post. Once you complete that, your phone should be up and running.

go zephik go!
great display of patience

zephiK said:
yes you're supposed to be on a screen that looks like http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-qW-hye-fsWM/TWJgxyBheCI/AAAAAAAAAEE/dIO-8DPEs1M/s1600/s1.jpg
Snip..
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
This may be the most helpful post ever.
Sent from my Nexus S using Tapatalk

[hfm] said:
This may be the most helpful post ever.
Sent from my Nexus S using Tapatalk
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
cool you love to "troll" me. congratulations
its better than explaining what a bootloader looks like.. especially to a novice user (not insulting anybody).
a picture is a million words. troll me all you want, i really dont care. as long as im helping somebody rather than attempting to insult people over the internet. im doing more than you, so please.. continue "trolling", it'll get you really far in life.

Have you tried using odin to restore to stock?
Sent from my Nexus S using XDA App

bajansurfer said:
Have you tried using odin to restore to stock?
Sent from my Nexus S using XDA App
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Or that.. but Odin isn't very popular with the Nexus S.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=947950
Option is there if you want to go that route. I used to use Odin for the Vibrant but I'm not too familiar with it for the Nexus S as its not as popular. If the OP decides to go with Odin then I can't assist you.

I really want to see how this pans out. He cannot be any more of a noob than I was very recently and I got the hang of it (zephik helped me too) so he should be able to fix it.
It's amazing the help you can get for free on this forum. If zephik was running a mobile phone shop be would be making money with the information he's providing ( although it would be much easier for him to take the phone away from the OP for 15 minutes and flash it himself ;-) ).

stuck in recovery

I am not a computer guy--tried to install latest update and am now stuck in recovery--I tried to install a recovery off an sd card but seemed to fail and now cant get anywhere. Can anyone walk me through a fix??
Thanks

press ctrl+alt+del
not suer

Need more info. Were you on a stock or custom ROM? Are you stuck in stock or custom recovery? What method did you try to install another recovery?
Sent from my SGH-I777 using xda premium

stuck
I was custom but rooted--tried to update tonight and it failed--then tried to deroot but now stuck un clockwork recovery--I am downloading ics -us but dont even know how to access external card with this file on as recovery lets me only onto internal sd which i think i cannot access
Thanks for the help

this worked for me...my situation sounds very similar to yours....
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=23587495&postcount=47

ostism attachable
seems to freeze on cold boot??? says cold booting linux but noting happens
I am stuck in something that says clockworkmod Recovery v5.5.0.4

voodoo_dr said:
seems to freeze on cold boot??? says cold booting linux but noting happens
I am stuck in something that says clockworkmod Recovery v5.5.0.4
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
5.5.0.4 from Koush has a known problem
Follow this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1530337
There are many ways to get out of this situation. Get all the tools (adb, ROM zip files, etc.). Read posts in the thread. Ask for help there.
Good luck.

Put your transformer in APX mode by hold the power button & volume up.. If it turns back on do it again, make sure you have you sync cable plugged in and drivers installed. Now that your in APX download this stock rom then root it with viper (option 1 in viper)
Stock rom
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1334673
Viper root works on transformer & prime for root and unroot!!!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1427125

voodoo_dr said:
I was custom but rooted--tried to update tonight and it failed--then tried to deroot but now stuck un clockwork recovery--I am downloading ics -us but dont even know how to access external card with this file on as recovery lets me only onto internal sd which i think i cannot access
Thanks for the help
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Why you trying a stock ota on a custom rom?
feisty_noodle said:
5.5.0.4 from Koush has a known problem
Follow this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1530337
There are many ways to get out of this situation. Get all the tools (adb, ROM zip files, etc.). Read posts in the thread. Ask for help there.
Good luck.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Yes there's a fix in there towards the bottom of the first post.
If you want to flash another recovery, turn your device on into recovery, connect it to your computer and use adb to push the file to your internal storage.
It should be something like "adb push filename.zip /data/media" then you can use the borked recovery you're on to flash the one you pushed.
tegezee said:
Put your transformer in APX mode by hold the power button & volume up.. If it turns back on do it again, make sure you have you sync cable plugged in and drivers installed. Now that your in APX download this stock rom then root it with viper (option 1 in viper)
Stock rom
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1334673
Viper root works on transformer & prime for root and unroot!!!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1427125
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
No, this is overkill and won't fix his issue.

This will work period
fone_fanatic said:
Why you trying a stock ota on a custom rom?
Yes there's a fix in there towards the bottom of the first post.
If you want to flash another recovery, turn your device on into recovery, connect it to your computer and use adb to push the file to your internal storage.
It should be something like "adb push filename.zip /data/media" then you can use the borked recovery you're on to flash the one you pushed.
No, this is overkill and won't fix his issue.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Yes it will what are you talking about? If he wants his tablet to work again and if he's not worried about the data on it (since he can't access it anyway) then this will work... Overkill lol , call it what you want it will work and it's simple!

tegezee said:
Yes it will what are you talking about? If he wants his tablet to work again and if he's not worried about the data on it (since he can't access it anyway) then this will work... Overkill lol , call it what you want it will work and it's simple!
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
His problem is with it getting stuck in recovery, which is a known issue with Koush's 5.5.0.4, simple fix with adb. No need to reflash the whole rom.

voodoo_dr said:
I am not a computer guy
Thanks
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Well if he's not good with a computer, my method is the easiest especially if he doesn't have it figured out by now...

Thanks for the help everyone--Ended up using NVflash to load a rom called prime 1.6. 3:30 a.m. and I am as good as new. No ICS but at least it is stable

Good to see you got it back working...

nexus 7 help please

my nexus 7 is stuck in bootloader with no recovery ive tried the flash back to stock and unroot option on the wugfresh nexus toolkit 1.5.3 and it works all the way til sending system the little - mark still flashes but i left it for like 20m and it still didnt work ive tried multiple times and i clicked cant boot up option, please help

Hold the power button for over 10 seconds and it will reboot its self

Jordanooo said:
Hold the power button for over 10 seconds and it will reboot its self
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
it stops at the google screen and just freezes

How are you certain your recovery is gone? You might just be stuck in bootloop. Your best bet is to use toolkit to get you into recovery. Whether Twrp or CWM. From there youcan flash a new kernel and see if it fixes it or use it to restore a backup.
I had similar issue where it was stuck on boot screen. I ccouldn't enter recovery normally. Only way was hooking it up to a pc. Then using a toolkit to make the tablet go into recovery. Then from there, I could use recovery on tablet itself and restore a backup. From there I was good again. Problem solved for me.
Try one of the other toolkits, like Sambra one. Make sure drivers properly installed though.

demandarin said:
How are you certain your recovery is gone? You might just be stuck in bootloop. Your best bet is to use toolkit to get you into recovery. Whether Twrp or CWM. From there youcan flash a new kernel and see if it fixes it or use it to restore a backup.
I had similar issue where it was stuck on boot screen. I ccouldn't enter recovery normally. Only way was hooking it up to a pc. Then using a toolkit to make the tablet go into recovery. Then from there, I could use recovery on tablet itself and restore a backup. From there I was good again. Problem solved for me.
Try one of the other toolkits, like Sambra one. Make sure drivers properly installed though.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
i tried to flash cwm back to the tablet and it said couldnt not mount sd card when i went on to it

can you post a link for that samba toolkit please?

wait i just remembered i dont have a backup, any other ways to get it up and working? please help

xfrancis14 said:
wait i just remembered i dont have a backup, any other ways to get it up and working? please help
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
It's an easy fix, just use wug's toolkit and flash the stock Nexus 7 image. It will be like brand new. I don't think you had a very major problem at all to begin with just a minor bootloop, but this far along I'd restore it to stock and start fresh.

CharliesTheMan said:
It's an easy fix, just use wug's toolkit and flash the stock Nexus 7 image. It will be like brand new. I don't think you had a very major problem at all to begin with just a minor bootloop, but this far along I'd restore it to stock and start fresh.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
ive tried that and it gets to sending system and i leave it for like 10 15 minutes and it just still says that when i come back

xfrancis14 said:
ive tried that and it gets to sending system and i leave it for like 10 15 minutes and it just still says that when i come back
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I had the same thing happen, but I ran it again and let it have its time and it went on and completed.

CharliesTheMan said:
I had the same thing happen, but I ran it again and let it have its time and it went on and completed.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
ive tried a few times ill try again tho
UPDATE its still going its been bout since i posted this last post im gonna leave it still but do you think maybe its my computer?

still not working please help

Try using a different cable or re downloading the image file
Sent from Galaxy SIII

i didnt do anythiing and now when i try to flash back to stock it gets to the bootloader thing and finishes that and then it says missing system file 420 000 something kb and then cancels the operation i tried downloading a new system image from google and it still says the same thing help :/ im really worried, i dont wanna broken nexus 7 :/

Please copy paste the terminal (i.e. What you typed in, what outputs it gave you back)
Sent from my Nexus 7 "the most cost-effective iPad yet"

Try locking the boot loader and unlocking it again, then rooting flashing and so on..
Sent from my Nexus 7 using xda app-developers app

now i got it to the point where it goes back to sending system but it still stops, if i do relock the bootloader how would i unlock it? and if i did root it it wouldnt make a difference cause i cant get back to an os

[Q] "Bootloop" Nexus 7

I panicked and probably did something quite stupid...
So I tried to flash the new cyanogenmod rom to have a taste of kit kat, but then I had the status 7 error.
This never occurred to me before, I didn't keep a backup to fall back onto... ( yes, I am an idiot, I learned my lesson, the hard way)
Than the device won't boot, it shows the Google logo twice, and then goes into the clockwork mod, where you choose to flash roms
and I am stuck.
I tried Nexus Root Toolkit, doesn't help because my device is not booting up, no way can it install the drivers properly...
and I think I did something more ingenious... I just tried anything on the Toolkit, and I got my rooted Nexus 7 locked...
But it's still the same, I am stuck at the clockwork mod thing just as before... Wiped whatever I can. and even formatted the sdcard and system...
Some Android Wizard out there... Please help...

If at boot you go to recovery directly... You have had to flash new version of recovery in wrong partition. You must flash it last version of recovery with "fastboot flash recovery yourrecovery.IMG" (see 'recovery' as partition to flash). Then flash boot and system partitions from factory image (in XDA have you multiples threads about it) if you want to keep your data. If not, flash factory image from usual ways (this wipes your data) and then flash recovery like I say above.
After that, try to flash CM again.
PS: I recommend TWRP instead of CWM.
Sent from my Nexus 7 (grouper) using Tapatalk.

but its more serious than that... My computer doesnt recognize the tablet because of some driver issues... I am not sure, at this moment, whether the USB debugging thing still works
i can only get to the clockwork mod page, bootloader and thats it.
I cant flash anything, I cant transfer files from the PC to tablet....
please, please help.

bump!,
Im in a similar boat. I bricked my tablet while trying to force an update. It wouldnt autoupdate (there was always an error about cant find zip file...) so I tied to install it with Skipsoft program. After 20 minutes i realize my computer has frozen....So I waited 2 hours and nada. So I had to reboot my desk top. At that time my tablet is now bricked....what do we do?

Vishnuisgod said:
bump!,
Im in a similar boat. I bricked my tablet while trying to force an update. It wouldnt autoupdate (there was always an error about cant find zip file...) so I tied to install it with Skipsoft program. After 20 minutes i realize my computer has frozen....So I waited 2 hours and nada. So I had to reboot my desk top. At that time my tablet is now bricked....what do we do?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
hello friend.
1. we can pray
2. i think we have to look at some software that can do something more "fundamental" than wugus nexus tool kit, and communicate with the tablet
i am just guessing, i crashed my tablet, so....

dangercl0se said:
hello friend.
1. we can pray
2. i think we have to look at some software that can do something more "fundamental" than wugus nexus tool kit, and communicate with the tablet
i am just guessing, i crashed my tablet, so....
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I think I got it!!!!!!!!!!
using the skipsoft,
first i did option 1, install usb settings; then
I used option #6 force recovery.. I think i did stock rom.
now Im update with kitkat and it updating to 4.4.2

Vishnuisgod said:
I think I got it!!!!!!!!!!
using the skipsoft,
first i did option 1, install usb settings; then
I used option #6 force recovery.. I think i did stock rom.
now Im update with kitkat and it updating to 4.4.2
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
hey
can you post links to where u got the stuff?
coz looks like the skipsoft homepage is not working

dangercl0se said:
hey
can you post links to where u got the stuff?
coz looks like the skipsoft homepage is not working
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
it was already on computer....
make sure you look for "android tool kit"....

[Q] Need to completely restore phone (including partitions)

Hey all,
My nexus 4 got some weird software bug (the UI would crash on boot a few times then screen would go black and I couldn't do anything) and I tried to flash a new rom. Somehow I have managed to corrupt (I think) the partition and now I can't fix it. when I try to flash a rom it tells me that it can't mount /sdcard. I have tried to sideload a rom and it fails and I have also tried to mount /sdcard through adb and it also failed. I tried to follow the instructions on http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1949372 and think I have now completely wrecking the partition. I can still get into recovery and fastboot to run commands but I have no idea how to fix this. If there is a way to completely reformat/set up the phone from scratch that'd be awesome.. otherwise I will need to buy a new phone.
Cheers

lilfellabob said:
Hey all,
My nexus 4 got some weird software bug (the UI would crash on boot a few times then screen would go black and I couldn't do anything) and I tried to flash a new rom. Somehow I have managed to corrupt (I think) the partition and now I can't fix it. when I try to flash a rom it tells me that it can't mount /sdcard. I have tried to sideload a rom and it fails and I have also tried to mount /sdcard through adb and it also failed. I tried to follow the instructions on http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1949372 and think I have now completely wrecking the partition. I can still get into recovery and fastboot to run commands but I have no idea how to fix this. If there is a way to completely reformat/set up the phone from scratch that'd be awesome.. otherwise I will need to buy a new phone.
Cheers
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Have you tried just loading the factory images from Google?

acejavelin said:
Have you tried just loading the factory images from Google?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Thanks for the reply. I did download them but figured if I couldn't flash a different rom I wouldn't be able to go to Google's one.. How would I go about that?

lilfellabob said:
Thanks for the reply. I did download them but figured if I couldn't flash a different rom I wouldn't be able to go to Google's one.. How would I go about that?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
You don't flash it in recovery... Just follow Googles instructions from where you downloaded it.

ahh I see, through fastboot. I tried some stuff in fastboot but not sure if I tried with this - will try again tonight. Thanks again!

After getting home I have tried to get my phone into recovery mode but cannot do it. I have held the buttons for ages and ages and tried some battery reset by holding power and volume up for 60 seconds which also didn't work. I figure this could be a issue with the battery because when I try to enter recovery I get a red led that flashes. The only thing I have been able to get is 'download mode' as shown in this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-4/help/nexus-4-download-mode-t2102412 but I don't know how to use that to flash anything (adb and fastboot cannot see the phone).
The only other thing I have in mind is taking the cover off and disconnecting the battery bridge, apparenly this can fix it. Any ideas?