I think BRICKED MY PHONE - Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I was trying to install CM10.1 for the 10th time and again it didn't work- I was stuck at the CM10.1 boot animation (I tried wiping my whole device, the cache everything). Then I decided to wipe the ROM (using TWRP) and my phone will no longer bootup at all- it is stuck at the "Google" logo. Help

All my Nandroid backups are gone... wtf do I do- is my phone broken for good?!?!?!?! :"O

Fastboot. Flash stock images. There are tutorials if you Google.
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so, instead of wiping data(factory reset), you actually wiped the whole phone clean. you need to install adb on your computer, boot into your recovery, connect to your computer via usb, use the adb option to move your rom/gapps to your phone, then flash them via your recovery. you lost your data btw, youre gonna start fresh. next time, be careful.

If you can get to the bootloader you can flash factory images. Just out of curiosity, if it wasn't working why did you keep trying 10 times?
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simms22 said:
so, instead of wiping data(factory reset), you actually wiped the whole phone clean. you need to install adb on your computer, boot into your recovery, connect to your computer via usb, use the adb option to move your rom/gapps to your phone, then flash them via your recovery. you lost your data btw, youre gonna start fresh. next time, be careful.
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Use toolkit to flash factory image lol

Underground_XI said:
Use toolkit to flash factory image lol
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you know, ive got a bit of irony for you. a bit back, i had to flash the factory image at like 3am. i was a bit intoxicated and feeling lazy, so i decided to use a toolkit. i spent about an hour on it, kept getting errors and other issues with the toolkit itself. it never flashed anything. before i fell asleep, i took the 10 minutes to flash the factory image via fastboot

at4r1 said:
If you can get to the bootloader you can flash factory images. Just out of curiosity, if it wasn't working why did you keep trying 10 times?
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Because I really wanted to try CM10.1 and I was trying different ways. I cleared the cache and tried, then cleared the Devk(something) cache and tried, and factory reset my phone too, it all didn't work- so I tried this and f'ed-up my phone

Underground_XI said:
Use toolkit to flash factory image lol
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Since I was trying to flash CM10.1 can I just flash it with the Gapps from the get-go when my phone has no OS on it? Or does it need to have jelly bean ?

michaelsp9 said:
Since I was trying to flash CM10.1 can I just flash it with the Gapps from the get-go when my phone has no OS on it? Or does it need to have jelly bean ?
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Like others said earlier I would flash the stock images with fastboot.
Tutorial is here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2010312

It's a good thing I made a titaniumbackup and sent it to my drive before all this- at least I won't lose all my apps

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I tried to install a new rom after updating TWRP 2.3.0.0. after all was complete it stuck on the boot screen. I then tried with the Nexus Root Toolkit to use a restore from backup. Same problem. I then tried to flash stock and unroot. Same problem. I then tried a number of things through TWRP from backups I had their. Same problem. At present I have no OS and I can only boot into TWRP, turn if off or look at the GOOGLE screen. I have run out of ideas and would appreciate any help offered.
If you have tried everything else (flashing a ROM zip etc.) Then you should flash the factory image from Google.
Don't use the script/batch file as that will wipe your internal storage.
Just flash system and boot.
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Sometimes a rom takes a long time to boot for the first time, please be very patient. Also, try wiping everything from /system, and then re install a custom rom from your /sdcard partition. also make sure your roms are for the nexus 7 not galaxy nexus or other similar devices. ONE MORE THING 4.1.2 wont flash with 4.1.1 bootloader.
jmtend said:
I tried to install a new rom after updating TWRP 2.3.0.0. after all was complete it stuck on the boot screen. I then tried with the Nexus Root Toolkit to use a restore from backup. Same problem. I then tried to flash stock and unroot. Same problem. I then tried a number of things through TWRP from backups I had their. Same problem. At present I have no OS and I can only boot into TWRP, turn if off or look at the GOOGLE screen. I have run out of ideas and would appreciate any help offered.
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There was a bug in TWRP V2.3.0.0 use fastboot to flash V2.3.1.0 and then reflash the rom
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spaceman860 said:
There was a bug in TWRP V2.3.0.0 use fastboot to flash V2.3.1.0 and then reflash the rom
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Got it working. Thanks all for your suggestions.
jmtend said:
Got it working. Thanks all for your suggestions.
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How did you fix it? I have no OS and my internal SD card was erased too I don't know how to flash from fastboot
Adb push a ROM.
-Brought to you by Marino's Nexus 7-
AshleyPem28 said:
How did you fix it? I have no OS and my internal SD card was erased too I don't know how to flash from fastboot
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I know many people hate the talk about toolkits but I was in the same situation and I used Wug's toolkit and it saved me. I downloaded 4.1.2 image directly from Google, as the toolkit only has 4.1.1.
I tried to return to stock on my own and it just went from bad to worse. I would of spent more time trying to fix it on my own but I was on a very tight time constraint. It will unroot your device but it is easy to root again.
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Billchen0014 said:
Sometimes a rom takes a long time to boot for the first time, please be very patient. Also, try wiping everything from /system, and then re install a custom rom from your /sdcard partition. also make sure your roms are for the nexus 7 not galaxy nexus or other similar devices. ONE MORE THING 4.1.2 wont flash with 4.1.1 bootloader.
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THANK YOU the "ONE MORE THING" is all I needed to know for the same problem!

AOKP rom

So i got my nexus 4 yesterday and Ive always wanted to root an android phone and install a custom rom. So i unlocked the bootloader and rooted it pretty easy. I want to flash AOKP rom. i downloaded the rom file and google apps from their website on the phone. I went into CWM recovery and installed those files from the sd card, and it says its complete. I reboot the device and it just sits on the nexus logo screen. I dont know what i did wrong. Anybody got any ideas
It's normal for it to sit on that screen for about a minute or so.. How long did you give it?
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capcanuck said:
It's normal for it to sit on that screen for about a minute or so.. How long did you give it?
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3-4 minutes
make sure you have the correct files for your N4 or "Mako" device and that you did the steps properly.
wipe data/factory reset in recovery
flash ROM
flash Gapps
reboot
thatguyzx said:
make sure you have the correct files for your N4 or "Mako" device and that you did the steps properly.
wipe data/factory reset in recovery
flash ROM
flash Gapps
reboot
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yeah im pretty sure i did that all correctly, but ill try again. Also for some reason when i try to boot into recovery sometimes, instead of going into CWM, it shows the android robot open with an exclamation mark on him. Any idea what that is
^
I believe that the stock recovery...
When you first boot cmw, it does not stay permanently afterwards...
You can flash it again by downloading ROM manager??
Or somthing else..
Maybe use adb+fastboot to flash ROM..
Just to try if the files aren't broken.
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MarcPlusTwo said:
Maybe use adb+fastboot to flash ROM..
Just to try if the files aren't broken.
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You can't flash a ROM in fastboot, you can only flash images.
You can flash the recovery image through fastboot.
I would let it sit for more than just 3-4 minutes as well.
thatguyzx said:
make sure you have the correct files for your N4 or "Mako" device and that you did the steps properly.
wipe data/factory reset in recovery
flash ROM
flash Gapps
reboot
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Maybe I'm wrong, but I think you have to format /system and format /boot when switching from another rom, otherwise it bootlops.
trillo69 said:
Maybe I'm wrong, but I think you have to format /system and format /boot when switching from another rom, otherwise it bootlops.
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Unnecessary.
Surprised no one has suggested this already. This happened to me before, go back into recovery and wipe davlik cache
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N10 Can't Flash Custom Rom

Hello there, I just got my N10 32MB a few weeks ago and after playing with the stock rom for a bit decided to try some custom roms. I've tried CM10.1M3 and Paranoid and a couple others all with the same result. I flash them and they stay on the loading screen forever. I've used the Nexus 10 Toolkit donater version and I'm no stranger to dropping a custom rom on an android device I've been playing with them since the original Motorola Droid. I would have thought the N10 would have been cake to do this on but nothings is working. The ONLY rom it will take is the stock rom 4.22. I was able to successfully re-install it via adb after wiping all the roms off of the device. If anyone has any insight I would really appreciate it.
Go back in recovery, format /system, wipe data/factory reset, reflash ROM, gapps, reboot. Normal steps for flashing a ROM.
And you didn't use ADB to reflash stock images, but fastboot. Damn toolkits...
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I'm no expert , but my first time I got the same result as you, what saved my bacon
Was that I done a backup first.
If I were to guess what my problem was
Maybe a corrupt donwload
And then make sure you do these steps
In recovery (cwm,tcwm)
Wipe -> Factory reset -> Cache and Davilk cache
Then go in
Install -> ROM -> Gapps
I take no responsibilities in case it bricks yours... but this as work for me.
Plus YouTube makes it really easy to do...if you need a videos tut's...
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Thanks for both the replies. Yes, I've done all this formatted system wiped both cache redownloaded the files tried sending them to the device from different PC's. You're right I didn't flash the rom via adb it was fastboot, I ened up having to sideload something via adb in tcwm maybe it was when I returned it to stock unrooted and relocked it to start all the way from square 1. I'm really at a loss I've let it sit at the boot screen for as long as 30 min and nothing starts up. It only seems to want to run stock 4.22.
ironhelix said:
I'm no expert , but my first time I got the same result as you, what saved my bacon
Was that I done a backup first.
If I were to guess what my problem was
Maybe a corrupt donwload
And then make sure you do these steps
In recovery (cwm,tcwm)
Wipe -> Factory reset -> Cache and Davilk cache
Then go in
Install -> ROM -> Gapps
I take no responsibilities in case it bricks yours... but this as work for me.
Plus YouTube makes it really easy to do...if you need a videos tut's...
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Make sure your boot loader is unlocked. I remember having this issue on my Skyrocket awhile back. It would hang on the custom ROM installs.
cowabunga said:
Make sure your boot loader is unlocked. I remember having this issue on my Skyrocket awhile back. It would hang on the custom ROM installs.
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It is...I even relocked it and unlocked it again as well as unrooted and rooted again to make sure.

For Those Who Semi-Bricked Their Nexus 7 0MB Interal Storage

Hopefully this helps people in my situation.
So on the first day of having my nexus 7 i found a way to have no OS and 0MB internal storage showing in TWRP. Yah i suck.
I tried tons of things but knew a system image was needed.
HOW: I was about to flash the superuser root for 4.3 newly released and forgot to put it on nexus so i then proceeded to exit TWRP, however upon exiting TWRP the recovery detected i havent installed supersu and asked do i want to install superuser? I though why the hell not!
I confirmed to install superuser and then tried to reboot but for 20 minutes device could not boot. TWRP showed 0MB internal storage and pushing adb files in this state yielded nothing as there was no directory
This is how i managed to have a working tablet again
1. FORMAT DATA in TWRP - after doing this your internal storage should be back and not show 0MB
2. reboot to the bootloader
3. On your computer download this file kindly given to us by phuduong and uploaded by Nburnes
https://mega.co.nz/#!PBIiEbBJ!bKpdHxegOVlde12nsu_ulEyRq7UsANLLQab1IZjLIGc
Credit to Nburnes http://forum.xda-developers.com/member.php?u=2918596[/QUOTE]
4. Once downloaded move that system.img file to your adb directory
5. With you nexus 7 in the bootloader, adb open, and file downloaded copy and paste this command into adb terminal
fastboot flash system system.img
6. Now you have an OS but it still would loop and wouldnt start
7. Boot into recovery and Format Data again, because for me 0MB interal storage was back again
8. Then Factory Reset
FINALLY YOUR DEVICE SHOULD BE BACK TO ITS ORIGINAL STATE!!!!!
Is that the factory image? Have you tried going from unlocked bootloader & rooted back to factory using that image?
plbelanger said:
Is that the factory image? Have you tried going from unlocked bootloader & rooted back to factory using that image?
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Google has yet to release the official factory image for the new N7. However, a kind user was gracious enough to make their own. It is likely to be almost identical to what Google will eventually release and should work the same way.
Thank you! Thank you!
good stuff OP. glad you got it working again
You all are life savers! 1000X Thanks!
I tried running through this, but it didn't work for me. I think my situation is different though because I tried to install a factory image for the 2012 nexus, and during part of that process I ran the "flash-all" script which starts by deleting boot, cache, recovery, userdata, and system.
I think deleting boot screwed me up, because even though I can go into recovery now after reinstalling twrp and I can restore my system using system.img, I still can't boot (get stuck on the google logo). Any way to fix that?
So you first tried to restore from the OLD Nexus 7 Image?????
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petersellers said:
I tried running through this, but it didn't work for me. I think my situation is different though because I tried to install a factory image for the 2012 nexus, and during part of that process I ran the "flash-all" script which starts by deleting boot, cache, recovery, userdata, and system.
I think deleting boot screwed me up, because even though I can go into recovery now after reinstalling twrp and I can restore my system using system.img, I still can't boot (get stuck on the google logo). Any way to fix that?
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So you first tried to restore the OLD nexus 7 factory image? Probably gonna have to wait for factory image or exchange yours
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jporter396 said:
So you first tried to restore from the OLD Nexus 7 Image?????
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Yes, I tried to restore from the old image. Obviously fastboot wont let you install the old image, but I didn't realize that until boot, system, cache, etc. were deleted
THANK YOU!!!
This worked perfectly! I had a wiped system folder (no ROM), and obviously no USB debugging enabled. And with the lack of a factory image, I've been counting seconds to seeing somebody post this!
Just follow the instructions carefully. Thank you guys!
petersellers said:
Yes, I tried to restore from the old image. Obviously fastboot wont let you install the old image, but I didn't realize that until boot, system, cache, etc. were deleted
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You can flash old and new image through fastboot. I did 2 times ^_^
This is boot.img for who need
BOOT.IMG HERE
It gives me a fail when I try to wipe data.
Edit: never mind
jarjar124 said:
It gives me a fail when I try to wipe data.
Edit: never mind
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How did you fix it? I still cant wipe data.
Balsta said:
How did you fix it? I still cant wipe data.
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Have you formatted first?
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Have you formatted first?
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I can't, get an error with that too
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OP and nburnes saved my butt!
I did this and now it seems my device is booting and it shows up as N7 when I attach it to my PC. But the display shows nothing at all. It just goes blank after the Google screen. Any ideas?
After flashing everything I could think of and banging my head and the device against the wall for two hours, I finally got it to work. Not sure how exactly but the last thing I did was reflashing bootloader. So if anyone has the same problem, try that.
Thank you.
Note:
Give step 6 a little time be patient.
All main JSS15J .IMGS here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2381438
Glad this helped some of you guys!

[Q] Need some help please

I have a Nexus 7 wifi, It is stuck at the Google screen boot looping. It is unlocked and has TWRP 2.5 which I can access. I have tried every tool kit to no avail. Need some help please!
dont use a toolkit
get to a command line and figure out whats wrong by trying to flash a factory image, or run factory reset in recovery and see if it fixes it.
Pirateghost said:
dont use a toolkit
get to a command line and figure out whats wrong by trying to flash a factory image, or run factory reset in recovery and see if it fixes it.
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I tried factory reset but it fails. I tried to flash a factory image through side load but it fails.
If I go to advanced wipe and do them one at a time they all work except data.
It appears to have nothing on intrenal or external storage.
One other thing is when I try to mount the system in twrp it asks for a password?
I have never setup a password so I don't understand this.
Thanks
Did you encrypt your device?
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No, not at all that's what's so strange.
I purchased it new and it started locking up and after an attempted factory reset here we are.
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Factory reset would wipe data partition leaving nothing in data. Makes sense that it wouldnt let you wipe that when there is nothing there.
Try flashing a factory image from fast boot. Not from recovery.
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Would it not have to be loaded on the device? I tried it with a tool kit and it gets to the end and fails on verification.
I don't remember what version it was so that doesn't help. I think it was 4.1.2
But not positive.
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Pirateghost said:
Factory reset would wipe data partition leaving nothing in data. Makes sense that it wouldnt let you wipe that when there is nothing there.
Try flashing a factory image from fast boot. Not from recovery.
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Okay seems to be a problem with twrp 2.5 as far as the password I'm downloading 2.6 now.
Use fastboot to flash new recovery and system partition. You run fastboot commands from your computer not from recovery and your device needs to be in bootloader not recovery. It does not require you to load it onto the device prior
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Pirateghost said:
Use fastboot to flash new recovery and system partition. You run fastboot commands from your computer not from recovery and your device needs to be in bootloader not recovery. It does not require you to load it onto the device prior
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After reading more I decided to go with CWM for the recovery. I flashed it in fast boot and it works fine but what now?
Thanks for your time!
ugadawg67 said:
After reading more I decided to go with CWM for the recovery. I flashed it in fast boot and it works fine but what now?
Thanks for your time!
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personally i would flash a stock system image in fastboot, root it, and use it....or pick from the hundreds of ROMs available around here.
Pirateghost said:
personally i would flash a stock system image in fastboot, root it, and use it....or pick from the hundreds of ROMs available around here.
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What would I use to flash the stock image in fast boot? a toolkit? I have the stock img downloaded already.
ugadawg67 said:
What would I use to flash the stock image in fast boot? a toolkit? I have the stock img downloaded already.
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you dont need a toolkit
you use fastboot command to flash.....
Pirateghost said:
you dont need a toolkit
you use fastboot command to flash.....
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Sorry I need a little more help with that. Are you talking about from a command prompt?
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you need to do some reading
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1907796
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you need to do some reading
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1907796
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thanks!
okay I removed my sdk folder and started over. I followed the instructions on the link and it says failed cannot load bootloader. It performs all commands until that one.
Any ideas what I'm doing wrong?
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Pirateghost said:
you need to do some reading
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1907796
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okay I removed my sdk folder and started over. I followed the instructions on the link and it says failed cannot load bootloader. It performs all commands until that one.
Any ideas what I'm doing wrong?
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