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Bricked Nexus S , got only recovery...

Hi
I got Nexus S that currently is bricked for a couple of month now :-(....
the phone is I9020T (US phone).
I have a recovery image "recovery-clockwork-5.0.2.0-crespo.img"
But i cannot access the SDCARD whats so ever ..... to put the ROM, i also tried with ODIN in the past ( now i dont rememer...) and it fail as well it seems that when trying to flash the system it got stuck.
The current status of the phone is:
1.It can be boot into boootloader.
2.it can be boot into fastboot.
3.It can be boot into download mode.
But thats it... , when i try to power it regular it just stop in the blackscreen with Google name on it and the lock at the down and stop there.
What can i do ?
Thanks in advance.

Assuming you can get adb to work you should be able to flash the image to the phone straight from a pc. However that's the most help I can offer as I rarely use adb.
Actually just found this guide: http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/wiki/Nexus_S:_Full_Update_Guide
Read it and modify to your needs, NOTE the part "Installing the ClockworkMod Recovery Image" as I think you could follow that but use your stock image instead.

In CWM did u try to /mount USB storage?
Then put some rom on it, then flash it.

I did try ...
kvaju said:
In CWM did u try to /mount USB storage?
Then put some rom on it, then flash it.
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Thanks for the quick reply..
When i try to mount USB storage from the recovery i get the following error:
"Unable to write to ums lunfile ( No such file or directory)"
What i am doing wrong ?
Thank,
Tomcat383

Try to lock and unlock your boot loader via adb. Maybe try flashing original stock rom. The nexus s is hard to brick. I thought I bricked mine but turned out to be a hardware issue that was fixed by Samsung under my warranty.
Sent from my Nexus S using XDA App

smoka206 said:
Try to lock and unlock your boot loader via adb. Maybe try flashing original stock rom. The nexus s is hard to brick. I thought I bricked mine but turned out to be a hardware issue that was fixed by Samsung under my warranty.
Sent from my Nexus S using XDA App
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What do you mean Lock -->Unlock via ADB ?
And how can i flash the original stock rom with my problem ? ( BTW do you have a link for my Stock ROM ? ,I9020T I9020XXJK1 bootloader...)
Thanks

if you have recovery than u dont have a brick

Ok ...
b1337 said:
if you have recovery than u dont have a brick
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But this is all I got I cannot flash the phone so I can boot it to any rom ... So maybe it's not a brick but in my case there isn't any diffrence ...
I tried with several ways and still didn't found the problem ..
I cannot mount the USB at all I cannot flash it via ODIN ..
Am I missing somthing ??

Do you have the right drivers installed? Also, is it the right recovery? Like for the i9020t, not the nexus s 4g (I made that mistake, me stupid! )
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tomcat383 said:
What do you mean Lock -->Unlock via ADB ?
And how can i flash the original stock rom with my problem ? ( BTW do you have a link for my Stock ROM ? ,I9020T I9020XXJK1 bootloader...)
Thanks
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He means to reboot into bootloader (not recovery), then lock the bootloader with "fastboot oem lock", then re-unlock it with "fastboot oem unlock".
There's sticky threads all over the boards with stock roms, radios, and bootloaders.

Sounds like a bad flash storage. It happens often on these phones. Nothing you can do but to send it to Samsung for warranty. They'll do it free of charge.
Unless you're missing something simple...

I tried Samsung without luck....
obsanity said:
Sounds like a bad flash storage. It happens often on these phones. Nothing you can do but to send it to Samsung for warranty. They'll do it free of charge.
Unless you're missing something simple...
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This is what i think...
But my phone is already out of order for a few month and i got it from over seas and i tried to contact Samsung (UK). but they didn't want to assist.
And they told me to contact US the country that i bought it.
How can i be sure its an HW issue ?
Thanks for the help.
Tomcat383

i got the same problem... after flashing the rom i got stuck at the google image but thank god to nandroid back up and after updating to official image.. now everything working fine

How can I use the same way you did ?
cool_yking said:
i got the same problem... after flashing the rom i got stuck at the google image but thank god to nandroid back up and after updating to official image.. now everything working fine
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Do you think it's possible for me to use the same procedure , I don't have any backup unfurtenetaly ..
Thanks,
Tom

Personally, I'd try reflashing the recovery as a first step. re-download it from cwm just in case of some weird corruption or something, grab the latest one and double or triple check whether you get the right one for your phone
Flash it, using fastboot, straight from the PC to the phone. Try the recovery again, see if that helps. If you still can't mount anything then, you've definitely got a hardware problem :/
If it does mount, use adb to push over a fresh ROM or a stock ROM and flash it after a full wipe (/system, /data, /cache, /boot and a factory reset)..
Good luck!

Been there try that ...
Erythnul said:
Personally, I'd try reflashing the recovery as a first step. re-download it from cwm just in case of some weird corruption or something, grab the latest one and double or triple check whether you get the right one for your phone
Flash it, using fastboot, straight from the PC to the phone. Try the recovery again, see if that helps. If you still can't mount anything then, you've definitely got a hardware problem :/
If it does mount, use adb to push over a fresh ROM or a stock ROM and flash it after a full wipe (/system, /data, /cache, /boot and a factory reset)..
Good luck!
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Thanks for the info , but I allready tried this option a few times without any luck ...
So I think it's a HW issue , so my phone is dead ?
Thanks,
Ram

tomcat383 said:
Thanks for the info , but I allready tried this option a few times without any luck ...
So I think it's a HW issue , so my phone is dead ?
Thanks,
Ram
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When my phone did this I was able to mount it after a few battery pulls. So try doing the procedure to mount USB storage and if it fails pull the battery again. I'd say give it about 100 tries. If it doesn't work it most likely will never mount. However if at one point it will, load and flash a rom. The only problem you will face is again after rebooting you'll have to keep trying to the same way to get pass the Google logo.
I know it sounds strange but this was my situation and that's how I got by until they replaced the unit for me.

obsanity said:
When my phone did this I was able to mount it after a few battery pulls. So try doing the procedure to mount USB storage and if it fails pull the battery again. I'd say give it about 100 tries. If it doesn't work it most likely will never mount. However if at one point it will, load and flash a rom. The only problem you will face is again after rebooting you'll have to keep trying to the same way to get pass the Google logo.
I know it sounds strange but this was my situation and that's how I got by until they replaced the unit for me.
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OK , thanks i will try this .
By the way did you get the same error as mine when you tried to mount the USB ?
Thanks,
Tom

Nothing worked....
Well i tried everything from here and still nothing work ....
I also tried Lock\Unlock and after going back to Lock when i try to unlock again i see the Unlock choose screen but when i try to choose unlock the phone is stuck on this screen forever...
Is there something left for me to do ????
Thanks,
Tom

tomcat383 said:
Well i tried everything from here and still nothing work ....
I also tried Lock\Unlock and after going back to Lock when i try to unlock again i see the Unlock choose screen but when i try to choose unlock the phone is stuck on this screen forever...
Is there something left for me to do ????
Thanks,
Tom
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you could always try beating it with a hammer

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?
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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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!
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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
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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...

Stuck at google logo, recovery mode doesn't work?

I seem to have messed up the process. I successfully unlocked and rooted my Nexus 7 but during wipe process using JROM flasher something didn't go right and now I'm stuck at the google logo screen forever. I can boot into fast recovery mode but that's about it. I can't do anything.
I've had this done before on my nexus phone but it seems I managed to f it up this time.
I thought I had a rom zip file copied on to the Nexus 7 but it doesn't show in the menu. Now I'm stuck at the logo screen not having access to any roms to install. How do I reset all of this to factory? I've already checked most of the threads regarding this and haven't been able to find a solution yet.

calavera-pw said:
I seem to have messed up the process. I successfully unlocked and rooted my Nexus 7 but during wipe process using JROM flasher something didn't go right and now I'm stuck at the google logo screen forever. I can boot into fast recovery mode but that's about it. I can't do anything.
I've had this done before on my nexus phone but it seems I managed to f it up this time.
I thought I had a rom zip file copied on to the Nexus 7 but it doesn't show in the menu. Now I'm stuck at the logo screen not having access to any roms to install. How do I reset all of this to factory? I've already checked most of the threads regarding this and haven't been able to find a solution yet.
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before you do anything, use your recovery to see if the rom zip is located in /data/media/0/. if its there, flash it from that location.

Are you able to boot into recovery?
If yes, it could be as simple as plugging your tablet into the computer and mounting the usb, drag and drop the rom, and flash it without using a toolkit (only recovery). I'm not familiar with jrom flasher, but i will say the more variables there are, the more chance of a problem.
If no, you're best off running the stock factory image through your computer, found here: https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images#nakasi. I had your problem at one point, and could not even boot into recovery. After trying to install cwm through adb (which failed), and a number of toolkits, the factory image was what brought my nexus back to life.
I remember reading that sometimes a wipe can delete your recovery as well as your system (and whatever else you have on your n7), although i dont know if that was ever fixed, as i got my tab replaced a month or two ago and havent rooted it again yet. There was some type of command or .zip or something that should be used to keep recovery after wipes. When i expirienced problems such as yours, it was also from a bad wipe from a toolkit. Using just the recovery afterwards, i never expirienced any issues, even without the recovery fix.
I would definitely try simms suggestion first if you can access recovery. If that fails, try one of the above processes.
PS, even if you can access recovery, if at this point you just want to go completely stock, the factory image will work regardless.
cheers

Thanks for the help guys, I've been struggling for the past 3~4 hours but I found a solution.
What I did was use JROMFlasher and upload a rom zip to the sdcard directly and go from there.

calavera-pw said:
Thanks for the help guys, I've been struggling for the past 3~4 hours but I found a solution.
What I did was use JROMFlasher and upload a rom zip to the sdcard directly and go from there.
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Guys..I have the similar problem..I am not able to upload rom zip to sdcard using JROMFlasher..Also USB mounting is not working for me ..
Is there any other way to move ROM to sdcard?:crying:

appoos said:
Guys..I have the similar problem..I am not able to upload rom zip to sdcard using JROMFlasher..Also USB mounting is not working for me ..
Is there any other way to move ROM to sdcard?:crying:
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ADB
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus

Pirateghost said:
ADB
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus
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This dint work in my windows 8

appoos said:
This dint work in my windows 8
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You're holding it wrong. ADB works on my Win8 machine

Pirateghost said:
You're holding it wrong. ADB works on my Win8 machine
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can you tell me the procedure..

appoos said:
can you tell me the procedure..
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no.
in the other thread that YOU created, you were given links to follow and the instructions are already there. i dont hold hands

I could do it with ADB..thanks guys

Root problems, flashing problems, problems!!!

Hi,
this is really starting to get on my nerves and now I feel like just giving up.
I spent 2 hours trying to get the thing to flash a recovery, just refused to work and eventually it worked. (factory reset several times, several "rooting" procedures).
So got that working, now I downloaded liquid smooth and tried to flash it, it failed to mount /system and /efs then black screened, phone is completely unresponsive.
Is this bricked? why did it just black screen on the recovery?
If i somehow get this to respond, what is causing this failure to mount?

Gibbo3771 said:
Hi,
this is really starting to get on my nerves and now I feel like just giving up.
I spent 2 hours trying to get the thing to flash a recovery, just refused to work and eventually it worked. (factory reset several times, several "rooting" procedures).
So got that working, now I downloaded liquid smooth and tried to flash it, it failed to mount /system and /efs then black screened, phone is completely unresponsive.
Is this bricked? why did it just black screen on the recovery?
If i somehow get this to respond, what is causing this failure to mount?
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Hi,
Which recovery did you manage to install?

malybru said:
Hi,
Which recovery did you manage to install?
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Thank you for the reply, I managed to get TWRP installed.
I also managed to get the phone to start up, doing a restore to my stock rom at the moment.
It just never went passed the part where it mounts /system and /efs.
Also, I rooted the device using CF autoroot and it was a nightmare, it took 4-5 tries before it actually worked, spent an hour trying to get CWM working but it would just constantly boot into android recovery!
Any ideas how to fix the mount problem?

Gibbo3771 said:
Thank you for the reply, I managed to get TWRP installed.
I also managed to get the phone to start up, doing a restore to my stock rom at the moment.
It just never went passed the part where it mounts /system and /efs.
Also, I rooted the device using CF autoroot and it was a nightmare, it took 4-5 tries before it actually worked, spent an hour trying to get CWM working but it would just constantly boot into android recovery!
Any ideas how to fix the mount problem?
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Hi,
Recoveries for the S4 are not all 100% yet.
I have had success with PhilZ.
Sometimes it takes more than one go to install something.
What variant do you have?

malybru said:
Hi,
Recoveries for the S4 are not all 100% yet.
I have had success with PhilZ.
Sometimes it takes more than one go to install something.
What variant do you have?
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Varient of the recovery? not sure, latest one? lol.
the Rom version I was trying to flash was Liquid Smooth 2.9 i believe.
How safe is it to flash from one recovery to another? this will not removed my root in anyway will it? will I also have to create a new backup or will philz recongize the one that TWRP made

Gibbo3771 said:
Varient of the recovery? not sure, latest one? lol.
the Rom version I was trying to flash was Liquid Smooth 2.9 i believe.
How safe is it to flash from one recovery to another? this will not removed my root in anyway will it? will I also have to create a new backup or will philz recongize the one that TWRP made
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Hi,
What variant of the phone do you have?
Flashing one recovery over another is fine.
It will not affect root.
Nandroids should be fine between the recoveries,but it would not hurt to do another.

malybru said:
Hi,
What variant of the phone do you have?
Flashing one recovery over another is fine.
It will not affect root.
Nandroids should be fine between the recoveries,but it would not hurt to do another.
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I have the i9505. Tmobile.
This part of the forums is pretty dead compared to the other S4 areas lol!

[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?
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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....
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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
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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
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it was already on computer....
make sure you look for "android tool kit"....