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[Q] Google Nexus 4 bricked?

I have a Google Nexus 4, bought direct from Google, I rooted it and it was working well for a while. Then the battery started draining super fast. A friend recommended resetting, so I did and it seemed to fix it for a while. Then the battery issue came up again, so I reset again, expecting the same outcome....however, I wiped the phone completely. It turns on and displays Google, and that's it.. My computer does not recognize the phone when I plug it in, and I cannot get the USB Debugging to even be an option. Every resolution I have found for this situation needs me to enable the USB Debugging mode. Is there any other way to get all the OS files back on this phone or is it bricked?
When I plug it into the PC it tells me to look up drivers, and this is how it sees my phone: Unidentified Device USB\VID_0CF3&PID_3000&REV_0200.
It isn't recognized as a phone at all. It tells me to download Atheros Drivers.
I have searched for days trying to find the solution to this. Any help would be so very appreciated by this noob

Did you try to manually delete drivers from the device manager? Ticking the option that permanently delete the driver from PC.
And after doing this...trying Windows Update for driver installation?
PS: also try to manually flash with Fastboot all the latest Factory Image from Google....
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thesebastian said:
Did you try to manually delete drivers from the device manager? Ticking the option that permanently delete the driver from PC.
And after doing this...trying Windows Update for driver installation?
PS: also try to manually flash with Fastboot all the latest Factory Image from Google....
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Yes, I've done that, there are currently no drivers on my PC. When the phone is plugged into the PC, it tells me to find drivers because it is an unrecognized device.

MrsWhitey said:
I have a Google Nexus 4, bought direct from Google, I rooted it and it was working well for a while. Then the battery started draining super fast. A friend recommended resetting, so I did and it seemed to fix it for a while. Then the battery issue came up again, so I reset again, expecting the same outcome....however, I wiped the phone completely. It turns on and displays Google, and that's it.. My computer does not recognize the phone when I plug it in, and I cannot get the USB Debugging to even be an option. Every resolution I have found for this situation needs me to enable the USB Debugging mode. Is there any other way to get all the OS files back on this phone or is it bricked?
I have searched for days trying to find the solution to this. Any help would be so very appreciated by this noob
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Hold volume up/down and power until it reboots into boot loader mode. Download the factory images from the Google website (search nexus stock images on Google) and plug your phone into the computer and use fastboot to flash the OS back.
Rember, as long as you can get the phone to turn on you can fix whatever other issue your having providing its software related.
To fastboot flash,
You need the android SDK, use Google to figure out how to install it but its not hard.
Run the flash-all bat found in the archive file you downloaded, or manullay flash each partition like this.
fastboot flash [partition] [.IMG name]
Sent from my Nexus 4 @1.944 GHz on Stock 4.2.2

IRX120 said:
Hold volume up/down and power until it reboots into boot loader mode. Download the factory images from the Google website (search nexus stock images on Google) and plug your phone into the computer and use fastboot to flash the OS back.
Rember, as long as you can get the phone to turn on you can fix whatever other issue your having providing its software related.
To fastboot flash,
You need the android SDK, use Google to figure out how to install it but its not hard.
Run the flash-all bat found in the archive file you downloaded, or manullay flash each partition like this.
fastboot flash [partition] [.IMG name]
Sent from my Nexus 4 @1.944 GHz on Stock 4.2.2
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I am having trouble getting the phone to accept anything from the PC...

MrsWhitey said:
I am having trouble getting the phone to accept anything from the PC...
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Download the toolkit and install the drivers
Sent from my Nexus 4 @1.944 GHz on Stock 4.2.2

yea download Google Nexus 4 ToolKit install drivers then you can factory restore using the toolkit to restore
i think i chose option 9 and it downloaded the need restore image

Tried it all
I have tried all those ideas and all have failed. I can never get the computer to see my device. All it says is unknown device. When I click update drivers and direct it to the sdk driver I download it still gives me no connection through fastboot or adb. I have tried selecting various general Android drivers through the update drivers screen, Found some from Google Inc. that specify Nexus 4 bootloader interface and adb interface. Nothing is working. I think I need to have a working Nexus 4 to install to correct drivers first and then I might be able to piggy back off those and use my phone to flash through fastboot or push adb. I have worked with both command lines with reasonable success before rooting samsung tablets and phones and htc's. I am familiar with the process and have read numerous ideas none of which seem to work in this case. Made it all the way to Google search page 12. Anyone know a way to force install the Nexus 4 drivers without having a working phone present? I am thinking I just need to go buy a new one and return it after I plug it in to install drivers. Don't want to have to pay the re-stock fee though. Any other ideas are very welcome.
And I have tried to use the toolkit as well and it does nothing either. I have the stock rom ready to go just need a way to get it onto the phone.

Nexus 7 hangs on loop - cannot recover

My nexus 7 was on 4.2.1 and receive a notification to update to 4.3. It got stuck on no command. Now I cannot get it back even after I wipe data or do anything. I've tried to use NRT to get it running but apparently it requires the usb debug mode to be on and I didn't have this on before the crash. Is there any way I can get this thing up back to factory without having usb debug mode on or can I turn this mode on via command line some how? TIA.

Wugs toolkit can get it back to stock. I'd imagine. I was in similar situation and it saved me.
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I also have this problem, stock unrooted 4.2.2, and I just opend it. First time turning it on, went to the update to 4.3, and stuck on the big X, tried factory reset but nothing.
Im going to try Wugs toolkit, because usb debugging is also off
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Stuck first time root

Hello,
This is my first time rooting anything. I have talked to several people and followed the instructions on here and it seemed pretty straightforward--Until I got stuck. I got the bootloader unlocked and the recovery is loaded correctly I think...but now my computer won't install the nexus 7 drivers that it already had installed, and therefore I can't load a rom onto it...I don't know what to do. I've tried installing the nexus 7 drivers multiple ways from multiple sites with no luck. This is a new device and I really hope it's still fixable. The attached picture is what I think is the recovery mode, which I can navigate in, I just can't communicate between my nexus and my computer. Windows 7 64-bit HP Elitebook laptop.
Thanks

You don't need the pc anymore.
Next step, reboot your tablet, and download the superuser binaries from http://download.chainfire.eu/365/SuperSU/UPDATE-SuperSU-v1.69.zip
Then reboot into recovery by holding down power and volume down together, install the superuser binaries, reboot your tablet, and you're done.
Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk 4

xdhall said:
You don't need the pc anymore.
Next step, reboot your tablet, and download the superuser binaries from http://download.chainfire.eu/365/SuperSU/UPDATE-SuperSU-v1.69.zip
Then reboot into recovery by holding down power and volume down together, install the superuser binaries, reboot your tablet, and you're done.
Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk 4
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Or he can connect to his PC, use ADB and type "adb reboot recovery", just saying.
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LoopDoGG79 said:
Or you can connect to your PC, use ADB and type "adb reboot recovery", just saying.
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Unless, like the OP, you're missing the drivers (though how he got that far without them is a little hazy).
Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk 4

All of the correct drivers were there and it was completely recognized before the root. Now in device manager it shows Nexus 7 with a yellow exclamation point next to it and it won't show up in my connected devices. Because of this I can't connect from the pc. I don't know why the drivers worked and now don't. Also when I try to boot the Nexus 7 it stays on the Google 'X'

schneiderm3709 said:
All of the correct drivers were there and it was completely recognized before the root. Now in device manager it shows Nexus 7 with a yellow exclamation point next to it and it won't show up in my connected devices. Because of this I can't connect from the pc. I don't know why the drivers worked and now don't. Also when I try to boot the Nexus 7 it stays on the Google 'X'
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You're stuck in a bootloop.
Power it down for five minutes and then try rebooting into recovery again. Use the recovery to wipe your cache and dalvik cache. Try rebooting the system again. If you're still stuck in a bootloop, go back to recovery again and wipe data/factory reset.
Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk 4

Thanks Guys! Bootloop fixed it!

Tricky problem with ADB

Hi everyone !
I got a tricky situation there and I need some help. (I googled a lot before posting this.)
Few day ago I tried to root my Nexus 4 using Nexus Root Toolkit.
I'm going to explain step by step what happend :
1. My phone was on Android 4.3 stock rom and I unlocked it with NRT.
2. I did all updates from OTA to get Android 4.4.
3. Then I’ve made a HUGE MISTAKE because I've rooted my phone with the wrong modele selection in NRT. (Android 4.3 was still selected, but my phone was actually in Android 4.4).
4. While rooting, "everything was fine" exept that I’ve got a black screen just after the “Bootloader” and then nothing happend.
5. I’ve restarted my phone manually, by pressing the Power button 5 seconds. It worked, my phone actually booted but it was normal/not rooted.
Since that, ADB doesn’t work anymore on my phone.
ADB was fully functionnal before and I think I have soft-bricked something in my phone.
The problem is not my computer because :
- Yes, ADB is enabled on my phone and I tried unplug/plug USB many times. (doesn’t work)
- I've tried other USB port. (doesn’t work)
- I've tried drivers reinstallation on my computer, and restarting it many times. (doesn’t work)
- I've tried my phone on differents computers (doesn’t work)
Details :
- The “Stock ROM + Unroot” option on Nexus Root Toolkit worked (throught Bootloader mode) but ADB sill doesn’t work.
- I've tried to launch a custom recovery from Nexus Root Toolkit using Fastboot mode but I also get a black screen.
- In the stock recovery mode, the option “Apply update from adb” seems to work. (The drivers test of Nexus Root Toolkit pass, but I need to restart my phone manually to get to the Bootloader mode test.)
Any idea what I can try now ?

Lefjojo said:
Hi everyone !
I got a tricky situation there and I need some help. (I googled a lot before posting this.)
Few day ago I tried to root my Nexus 4 using Nexus Root Toolkit.
I'm going to explain step by step what happend :
1. My phone was on Android 4.3 stock rom and I unlocked it with NRT.
2. I did all updates from OTA to get Android 4.4.
3. Then I’ve made a HUGE MISTAKE because I've rooted my phone with the wrong modele selection in NRT. (Android 4.3 was still selected, but my phone was actually in Android 4.4).
4. While rooting, "everything was fine" exept that I’ve got a black screen just after the “Bootloader” and then nothing happend.
5. I’ve restarted my phone manually, by pressing the Power button 5 seconds. It worked, my phone actually booted but it was normal/not rooted.
Since that, ADB doesn’t work anymore on my phone.
ADB was fully functionnal before and I think I have soft-bricked something in my phone.
The problem is not my computer because :
- Yes, ADB is enabled on my phone and I tried unplug/plug USB many times. (doesn’t work)
- I've tried other USB port. (doesn’t work)
- I've tried drivers reinstallation on my computer, and restarting it many times. (doesn’t work)
- I've tried my phone on differents computers (doesn’t work)
Details :
- The “Stock ROM + Unroot” option on Nexus Root Toolkit worked (throught Bootloader mode) but ADB sill doesn’t work.
- I've tried to launch a custom recovery from Nexus Root Toolkit using Fastboot mode but I also get a black screen.
- In the stock recovery mode, the option “Apply update from adb” seems to work. (The drivers test of Nexus Root Toolkit pass, but I need to restart my phone manually to get to the Bootloader mode test.)
Any idea what I can try now ?
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I foresee a total wipe in your future. First try uninstalling all the Android drivers in the Device Manager, turn off debugging on the phone, plug the phone in, and see what happens.
Sent with my Nexus® 10 minus 3

Berrydroidcafe said:
I foresee a total wipe in your future. First try uninstalling all the Android drivers in the Device Manager, turn off debugging on the phone, plug the phone in, and see what happens.
Sent with my Nexus® 10 minus 3
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Hey ! Thanks for your repy
I tried what you told me, I uninstalled everything related to Android drivers on my computer in Device Manager and with USBDeview. I also uninstalled "Universal ADB Driver" and I restarted my computer.
I pluged my phone back in without USB Debugging and Windows reinstalled every drivers itself.
Everything worked fine, so I've installed "Universal ADB Driver" from NRT, and follow it instructions.
Then I've enabled USD Debugging, I unpluged and pluged back my phone and tried the drivers test.
But ADB still doesn't work...
Windows detect my phone, but my phone doesn't dectect my computer (it doesn't ask me if I want to accept this computer as it should do.).

yo,ve tried to reinstall NRT and to redownload the android sdk
uninstall NRT using iObit Uninstaller (it will totally delete any NRT file from HDD)
after uninstalling it wirh iObit Uninstaller shift delete on android sdk folder
restart
and now download the Android SDK 32bit (even if you have 64bit os download 32bit version is totaaly stable and compatible with the drivers)
open android SDK and install google driver
then install NRT
another thing to do is to change the usb port (allways to be an USB2 port and use the cable that camed with the phone
GOODLUCK

Try to get into fastboot power+volumes then go into toolkit on root and all should be fine
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[Q] Possible Hard Brick?

While using the SkipSoft ToolKit in order to flash a factory image to my Nexus 4, it ran into an error.
I tried again, this time downloading from Google myself, /occam-lrx22c-factory-86c04af6.tgz .
During the process, the toolkit got to "waiting for phone", and that's it. Nothing after that.
The phone won't turn on and won't go into recovery (power+volume down).
If I plug it into the PC again, there is a sound of recognizing a device. Buy not SkipSoft and not wugfresh will recognize it, nothing that ADB and Fastboot aren't working.
Is this a hard brick, or is there something I can do?

If ADB does not respond its maybe hard brick what happens when charging

So far, connecting it does nothing, both to a PC and to a wall charger. But I'll trying and keep it for the night.

If nothing happens jtag may help.
And thats hard. I suggest to get professional help or buy Nexus 5.

;_;

If you can get it into the bootloader there's hope. But if it won't even turn on then it's most likely bricked. Will power + vol up get you into the bootloader?
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Like I said, I cannot get into anything.