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How will we get are Nexus 4's out of freezes?

With the n4 just getting root I'm sure there's some kernels/ROMs on the way does anybody have any insight on how we'll be able to get out of freezes of course cause no removable battery? That was the only way I knew before. Thanks
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DJ "suMo* said:
With the n4 just getting root I'm sure there's some kernels/ROMs on the way does anybody have any insight on how we'll be able to get out of freezes of course cause no removable battery? That was the only way I knew before. Thanks
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Hold down power button

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BravoMotorola said:
Hold down power button
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Wow the only way I ever knew was to pull the battery you're telling me no matter how bad the phone freezes the power button shuts the phone down?
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DJ "suMo* said:
Wow the only way I ever knew was to pull the battery you're telling me no matter how bad the phone freezes the power button shuts the phone down?
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Just like any PC would, yes.

jacklebott said:
Just like any PC would, yes.
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Wow it's a simple little thing like that you never knew that just blows your mind I've never even tried it that way before
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man how could u not know this already?

DJ "suMo* said:
With the n4 just getting root I'm sure there's some kernels/ROMs on the way does anybody have any insight on how we'll be able to get out of freezes of course cause no removable battery? That was the only way I knew before. Thanks
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Yea because tablets for the past 3 years with non-removable batteries have been bricked after freezes?
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According to Nexus4 guide, which comes with the phone, you have to hold down the power button for 10 seconds to reboot the phone.
I guess that can takes you out of a freeze.

hello00 said:
man how could u not know this already?
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Bro I just never knew nor tried it that way ever always a custom to just pulling the battery
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Knock the phone 3 times and then say "Potatoes eat there". The phone would automatically switch off.

Power and volume down works for me
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I don't trust that method to be 100% reliable, though. Just from experience with my G2x and it freezing. My phone has a button combo that restarts the phone, but sometimes it fails when my phone is frozen and I still have to pull the battery.

partylikeaninjastar said:
I don't trust that method to be 100% reliable, though. Just from experience with my G2x and it freezing. My phone has a button combo that restarts the phone, but sometimes it fails when my phone is frozen and I still have to pull the battery.
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On the nexus 4 the 10sec power button reboot is programmed on the hardware layer(pre-boot) and not the software layer. No matter how bad you freeze your phone in the o/s the power button hold will always reboot it plain and simple.
If you have a hardware issue though then your in trouble no matter what.
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My nexus 4 just froze 2 min ago after trying to quit a game. I waited for it to do something but nothing happened. Holding power button down did NOT help.
I held the power button and the volume button down at the same time and it worked. Just sharing it with you guys! :good:

Reflashing Stock Images on Dead Phone

OK guys, woke up the other day to find the Nexus 4 with a solid (not flashing) red light and couldn't get it to boot or fastboot or anything, whether plugged into PC or not. Phoned google (they didn't ask about root or bootloader or anything) and they have sent a replacement. I will be sending my broken one back to them soon, but is there any chance I'll be able to relock it first? Does anyone have experience of this kind of situation before?

dannycorker said:
OK guys, woke up the other day to find the Nexus 4 with a solid (not flashing) red light and couldn't get it to boot or fastboot or anything, whether plugged into PC or not. Phoned google (they didn't ask about root or bootloader or anything) and they have sent a replacement. I will be sending my broken one back to them soon, but is there any chance I'll be able to relock it first? Does anyone have experience of this kind of situation before?
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Don`t think they will be able to see or take the trouble to check if the phone`s unlocked. No, you cannot flash a image to a dead phone, if you could do that it wouldn`t be bricked

gee2012 said:
Don`t think they will be able to see or take the trouble to check if the phone`s unlocked. No, you cannot flash a image to a dead phone, if you could do that it wouldn`t be bricked
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Well I hope you're right - would be frustrating to be punished for what is clearly a hardware issue!
And of course you can't flash a dead phone, I was wondering if there was some magical key combination that might reach fastboot that I haven't already tried or something like that :laugh:long shot I know...

dannycorker said:
Well I hope you're right - would be frustrating to be punished for what is clearly a hardware issue!
And of course you can't flash a dead phone, I was wondering if there was some magical key combination that might reach fastboot that I haven't already tried or something like that :laugh:long shot I know...
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Volume down while inserting USB cable.
Does it for anything?
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mariosraptor said:
Volume down while inserting USB cable.
Does it for anything?
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Absolutely nothing, although I'd not heard that one before so thanks - with any luck it will just be checked for powering up and then wiped at Google once they can't get it on. I'm sure people must have sent phones to them in this condition before?

Usually by opening the phone and disconnecting the battery you can fix your red light issue, google it, it's pretty common.

yes but that also voids the warranty.

m4r0v3r said:
yes but that also voids the warranty.
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Not if you do it right
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dannycorker said:
Absolutely nothing, although I'd not heard that one before so thanks - with any luck it will just be checked for powering up and then wiped at Google once they can't get it on. I'm sure people must have sent phones to them in this condition before?
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Follow iFixit guide or one similar. You won't void your warranty by taking off the back cover and unscrewing the screws that holding the battery connector.
Then remove and replace battery connector and undo all previous steps.
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Volume up and power for 30 sec then power again does nothing?
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jonapunk said:
Volume up and power for 30 sec then power again does nothing?
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No, no response at all from it whatever I do - might leave it a couple of days to see if the battery fully discharges, seen that in a couple of places as potentially helping. Wouldn't be too keen on taking it apart, seems like tempting fate regarding the warranty to be honest.

No just RMA it
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[Q] No touch response.

Hi! First, sorry for my english, im from Argentina.
I have a huge problem here. I have installed CM 10.1 and works perfects, but, I was not using the Nexus 7 for several days.
Today I unlock the tablet and now, I have no answer for the touch response.
I can do anything, unlock, volume up, down, go to recovery, but still no response of the touch panel.
I can't check the USB Debugging because I can't get it! so I can't use the Wug Nexus root Toolkit.
What can I do?
Thanks.
and again, Im sorry. ^_^

Sounds like a loose flex cable...
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tinchomey said:
Hi! First, sorry for my english, im from Argentina.
I have a huge problem here. I have installed CM 10.1 and works perfects, but, I was not using the Nexus 7 for several days.
Today I unlock the tablet and now, I have no answer for the touch response.
I can do anything, unlock, volume up, down, go to recovery, but still no response of the touch panel.
I can't check the USB Debugging because I can't get it! so I can't use the Wug Nexus root Toolkit.
What can I do?
Thanks.
and again, Im sorry. ^_^
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try wiping screen with a dry cloth...
may b some water caused this...

akshatsourav said:
try wiping screen with a dry cloth...
may b some water caused this...
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It was in my room and far away from water. Maybe the cold?
Ill try.
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Still not working. I have tried all that I can.
any idea ?

Have you opened the back and checked for broken or loose cables?

veeman said:
Have you opened the back and checked for broken or loose cables?
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Nope, it's easy?

Very easy. Google will help you.
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tinchomey said:
Nope, it's easy?
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Yes, it's very easy.
Here's a step by step on how to open it up. http://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Nexus+7+Teardown/9623/1
And here are the display cables you should check. Steps 6-9 here http://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Installing+Nexus+7+Display+Assembly/9945/1
You could also get an OTG cable and then plug in a USB mouse to navigate the system.

veeman said:
Yes, it's very easy.
Here's a step by step on how to open it up. http://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Nexus+7+Teardown/9623/1
And here are the display cables you should check. Steps 6-9 here http://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Installing+Nexus+7+Display+Assembly/9945/1
You could also get an OTG cable and then plug in a USB mouse to navigate the system.
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I had open it and reconnect all the wires, but... Still not working.
The USB Mouse works fine, but I can't do nothing. I had Wipe and nothing again.
The custom touch recovery works fine, but the touch's still not working so... I can't navigate between the Recovery.
Can I do something? Inside I don't see any problem .
Thanks anyways...
and again, sry for my english.

The digitizer sounds like a bad egg... Replacing the whole screen/digitizer assembly will be the easiest way to fix.
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graydiggy said:
The digitizer sounds like a bad egg... Replacing the whole screen/digitizer assembly will be the easiest way to fix.
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where can I get them? dx?
Here in Argentina we don't have a ASUS repair or something else like that :'(
Rly thanks for the reply.

Amazon, ebay, etradesupply. On amazon and ebay, make sure you search for OEM parts. You can and will end up with a counterfeit part if you are not careful.
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Hard bricked Nexus 7 Screen not working,

Device : Nexus 7
Running : Android 4.1.2 Rooted
Problem : I was trying to unroot it and flash a 4.2.2 ROM to the device and i ended up bricking it somehow. I looked around a lot on here and youtube. I found one solution i had not tried which was to get into recovery mod. But the device was stuck on the boot loaded. So i hard shut it down, and pressed the key combination to load the boot loader. And, the screen wasn't loading. I heard the little chimes my computer makes when ever a USB device is active, so i heard the thing load into the boot loader. But its not showing on the screen!
Please help i really shouldn't have done this. But i am literally about to cry.
I tried using Wugfresh's Nexus toolkit to flash the ROM, and it would stop on sending system.
I dont know if i did something wrong, if the kernel was messed up, if the kit wasnt right, please as the video said there is 4 million members here. someone has to know what to do...
-Sean

That is not the bootloader. You need to have your device disconnected from your pc. Then go to your bootloader.
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graydiggy said:
That is not the bootloader. You need to have your device disconnected from your pc. Then go to your bootloader.
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Okay. I disconnected it and started the tree button combination.
Annnnd Nothing is happening.
Should i try plugging it into the wall outlet?

Volume up and power. Its not a 3 button combo.
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graydiggy said:
Volume up and power. Its not a 3 button combo.
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I feel kind of stupid.
Nope. Not working. And its not the battery. its plugged into the wall.
Just a noob guess, Is it possible the device isnt even using the display? Like its so messed up that its per say not even realizing it has a screen?

Try volume down and power. It is possible that the screens flex cable came loose. Pop the back off and check. You should be getting some visual queue. If all else fails hold the power button for awhile. Like around 15 to 20 seconds. I have had to do that a few times. That should fix it.
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graydiggy said:
Try volume down and power. It is possible that the screens flex cable came loose. Pop the back off and check. You should be getting some visual queue. If all else fails hold the power button for awhile. Like around 15 to 20 seconds. I have had to do that a few times. That should fix it.
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OKay. Whats the best tool i should use to get it open?
Also thank you so much for your help.

You can use a fingernail really. The best thing is a plastic spuger. A guitar pic works nicely. Just start at the bottom and work your way around.
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Have you dropped the device at all or sat on it? If you are getting no visual queues, either you have a loos flex cable, or the lcd is cracked or just non functional all together. The best way to check that is to shine a flashlight at an angle into your screen. Look for any odd lines that have a slight or significant curve to them.
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graydiggy said:
You can use a fingernail really. The best thing is a plastic spuger. A guitar pic works nicely. Just start at the bottom and work your way around.
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Have you dropped the device at all or sat on it? If you are getting no visual queues, either you have a loos flex cable, or the lcd is cracked. The best way to check that is to shine a flashlight at an angle into your screen. Look for any odd lines that have a slight or significant curve to them.
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Assuming i found the right cable which was under a copper shielding that was running up from the metal frame under the battery. It was yellow.
It was tucked all the way in.
I didnt see any cracks or lines. I did sit on my pillow was under it.

That could possibly break the device. I just recently broke mine the other day in similar circumstances. The cable is right by the battery on the right. Should be almost centered by the batt.
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graydiggy said:
That could possibly break the device. I just recently broke mine the other day in similar circumstances. The cable is right by the battery on the right. Should be almost centered by the batt.
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Oh. But it was working the other day. Does it just do that?
and Yes i got the right cable. So what can i do now? It was rooted so i cant send it back, Is there anything i could do?

You technically could send it back... They can't confirm it is rooted unless you unlock the bootloader and the little lock thing shows up on the splash screen. And since your screen doesn't work, they can't see it unless they test the device after replacing the screen assuming they don't replace the whole unit. But I don't know their procedures. Most companies just replace the whole thing. The screen shouldn't just go out. Not saying it doesn't happen, but it shouldn't.
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graydiggy said:
You technically could send it back... They can't confirm it is rooted unless you unlock the bootloader and the little lock thing shows up on the splash screen. And since your screen doesn't work, they can't see it unless they test the device after replacing the screen assuming they don't replace the whole unit. But I don't know their procedures. Most companies just replace the whole thing. The screen shouldn't just go out. Not saying it doesn't happen, but it shouldn't.
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Alright. Ill call Google in the morning. I actually was following a guide i saw on a google forums thing where it said to flash the ROM if its not updating as it should. Which is what was happening.

Seanwoodfin99 said:
Alright. Ill call Google in the morning. I actually was following a guide i saw on a google forums thing where it said to flash the ROM if its not updating as it should. Which is what was happening.
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Well good luck. Never thought one could fully brick a Nexus 7. From my understanding, it is damn near impossible. Tell them that you were updating to 4.2.2 and it won't boot up at all now. That should avoid them replacing the screen and checking everything ultimately getting you a whole new device. I know you said it's not the battery, but try charging it overnight and the try to boot it up. I have seen so many people think they bricked, but discovered later on down the line 'up to 6 months later' that their battery was just dead.
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graydiggy said:
Well good luck. Never thought one could fully brick a Nexus 7. From my understanding, it is damn near impossible. Tell them that you were updating to 4.2.2 and it won't boot up at all now. That should avoid them replacing the screen and checking everything ultimately getting you a whole new device. I know you said it's not the battery, but try charging it overnight and the try to boot it up. I have seen so many people think they bricked, but discovered later on down the line 'up to 6 months later' that their battery was just dead.
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Yep its charging now.
Ill call in the AM if its not going. I got a case number and everything and i have Asus's number.
But seriously thanks for all the help youve given me.

Help! Installed Chainfire3D by accident.

This has been accidentally installed (Chainfire3D) on my Rooted SGS4 AT&T 1337 MF3 - Now it is stuck on boot. Anyway to remove it?
Thanks in advance.

One would have to go through the process of clicking yes a few times and starting/setting up the app after installing. This doesn't sound like a full blown accident unless you had no idea what it does. The only way to remove it is through adb.
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Yea, that's a hell of an accident. Sounds like the worst case of suicide I ever saw. Guy shot himself 6 times in the chest with a shot gun. And the shot gun only held 2 shells.

graydiggy said:
One would have to go through the process of clicking yes a few times and starting/setting up the app after installing. This doesn't sound like a full blown accident unless you had no idea what it does. The only way to remove it is through adb.
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jd1639 said:
Yea, that's a hell of an accident. Sounds like the worst case of suicide I ever saw. Guy shot himself 6 times in the chest with a shot gun. And the shot gun only held 2 shells.
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To be honest, I saw the reviews and didn't even think if the app was compatible for the SGS4. Stupid move... I know! Any idea how to do the adb thing. Is there a windows app?

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=How+to+use+adb

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http://lmgtfy.com/?q=How+to+use+adb
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once I get connected with adb... what should I be changing?
Thanks!

sincity said:
once I get connected with adb... what should I be changing?
Thanks!
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You're going to want to delete the chainfire apk (I don't know it's exact file name) from /system/app.

There is also drivers from it that need to be deleted. Google will tell you.
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jd1639 said:
You're going to want to delete the chainfire apk (I don't know it's exact file name) from /system/app.
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There is also drivers from it that need to be deleted. Google will tell you.
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Install adb...
I do a search (adb devices) but not picking up my phone. Any suggestions?

sincity said:
Install adb...
I do a search (adb devices) but not picking up my phone. Any suggestions?
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Did you have enable usb debug checked in the developer options on your phone. If not adb it's not going to work.

That is only to access adb while in the OS if I am not mistaken. Download mode and recovery are not part of he OS and therefore do not need debugging turned on.
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jd1639 said:
Did you have enable usb debug checked in the developer options on your phone. If not adb it's not going to work.
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Yes it was on prior to this...

graydiggy said:
That is only to access adb while in the OS if I am not mistaken. Download mode and recovery are not part of he OS and therefore do not need debugging turned on.
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I never turned it off. I always leave it on.
Its pointing back to waiting... Is there a way to push a different graphics driver over using ODIN.

Chainfire is out of my expertise. I wish i could be of more assistance.
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Chainfire is out of my expertise. I wish i could be of more assistance.
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Thanks for all your help... I'm hoping for a Recovery/ROM to available soon... so I can just flash it with ODIN. That should being me back online... I hope. LOL!

Is a factory restore from recovery not an option for you?
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graydiggy said:
Is a factory restore from recovery not an option for you?
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If it was... I would have already been done.

Well I figured you wee trying everything possible before resorting to that.
There are 2 methods to get into recovery.
Power+volume up
When the splash screen shows, release power.
When the blue text shows in the upper left corner you can release the volume button.
If that method does not work
Volume up+home+power
When the splash screen shows, only release power.
When the blue text pops in the upper left corner you can release home and volume up.
Maybe this can help if you are having trouble getting to recovery.
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Well I figured you wee trying everything possible before resorting to that.
There are 2 methods to get into recovery.
Power+volume up
When the splash screen shows, release power.
When the blue text shows in the upper left corner you can release the volume button.
If that method does not work
Volume up+home+power
When the splash screen shows, only release power.
When the blue text pops in the upper left corner you can release home and volume up.
Maybe this can help if you are having trouble getting to recovery.
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I tried it all... and even other combination not list... LOL!
Once I see the blue text, it pops the "Downloading... Do not tur off target!!!" right away. Even with the steps you mentioned.

That is very strange... It should be booting recovery, not download mode...
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