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[Q] Possible Brick?

I'm selling my Nexus 7 and I think I got a little click happy while clearing it out.
I had reinstalled 4.3 and then for some reason I formatted the data. Got stuck in a boot loop.
When I try to install the image again I get the following:
Updating partition details...
E:error opening '/data/media'
E:error: no such file or directory
Any help would be appreciated!

"90% of the time, when someone says something's bricked, the only brick is their head." - Koush
All this means is that your userdata partition got all jacked up. It's restored when you boot into a rom, but of course you can't boot into a rom cause something else must have also went awry. So I suggest you wipe everything and start over. Follow along with me, this will be fun!
Boot into fastboot, send fastboot unlock command if your bootloader isn't already unlocked "fastboot oem unlock." Accept on screen. Reboot back into bootloader/fastboot. Issue FASTBOOT ERASE USERDATA, FASTBOOT ERASE RECOVERY, FASTBOOT ERASE CACHE, FASTBOOT ERASE SYSTEM. Then flash TWRP recovery using FASTBOOT FLASH RECOVERY [NAME OF TWRP GROUPER IMG]. Then adb push your rom and gapps back to your tablet using ADB PUSH [FILE] /SDCARD, then flash your rom and enjoy a fresh clean tablet!

That's why I prefixed with 'possible'...
Thanks - I followed this guide later in the evening and got it all up and going again.
http://goo.gl/BsiewY
0vermind said:
"90% of the time, when someone says something's bricked, the only brick is their head." - Koush
All this means is that your userdata partition got all jacked up. It's restored when you boot into a rom, but of course you can't boot into a rom cause something else must have also went awry. So I suggest you wipe everything and start over. Follow along with me, this will be fun!
Boot into fastboot, send fastboot unlock command if your bootloader isn't already unlocked "fastboot oem unlock." Accept on screen. Reboot back into bootloader/fastboot. Issue FASTBOOT ERASE USERDATA, FASTBOOT ERASE RECOVERY, FASTBOOT ERASE CACHE, FASTBOOT ERASE SYSTEM. Then flash TWRP recovery using FASTBOOT FLASH RECOVERY [NAME OF TWRP GROUPER IMG]. Then adb push your rom and gapps back to your tablet using ADB PUSH [FILE] /SDCARD, then flash your rom and enjoy a fresh clean tablet!
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Nexus 7 Bricked??/Broken

Nexus 7 was rooted,unlocked bootloader and was running paranoid anroid 3.90+ i think . i plugged it into the computer to get a new rom using nexus root toolkit v1.7.2. i was asked to update a few things, so i clicked yes. i then tried to flash stock + unroot and chose 4.3 cause i wanted to try the new OS. but i guess something happened because when i turned my nexus 7 back on i was stuck on the load screen (GOOGLE image with a unlocked lock) i could cycle thru a few options using volume keys (start,recovery,power off) .all of them seemed useless as they would just bring me back to where i was.when clicking start "booting failed" come up on the upper left side. when trying to flash stock +unroot using NRT i get up to the sending "bootloader" part and my nexus 7 just freezes, how do i fix this. please and thanks

download the factory image from the google factory image and extract the archive.
try flashing the bootloader manualy with fastboot.
locate your fastboot binary and copy the bootloader image to that directory.
open a commandline in that directory and type
fastboot flash bootloader name-of-bootloader.img
after that you can try to flash the whole factory image with the flash-all.sh script.

Simple
dieselmonkeyy said:
i could cycle thru a few options using volume keys (start,recovery,power off) .all of them seemed useless as they would just bring me back to where i was.when clicking start "booting failed" come up on the upper left side.
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Boot failed??? That's a bad flash of the stock ROM. I had the same problem at my first attempt trying to flash Stock ROM, but don't worry! Let's do this:
WARNING: Before you continue you are accepting that I'm not responsible of anything can happen to your Nexus and your battery is fully charged.
When you download the stock ROM you have to uncompress the zip file. You will find the bootloader and another zip.
Uncompress that zip file, put fastboot program, the bootloader and the files together.
Then start your Nexus into bootloader mode, connect it to your PC, open a console (cmd for Windows, Terminal for Linux and Mac OS X) and type this:
fastboot erase boot
fastboot erase cache
fastboot erase recovery
fastboot erase system
fastboot erase userdata
WARNING: Your Nexus is FULLY EMPTY!!! Don't reboot it because it can get a full brick (It will not turn on any more).
Now type this:
fastboot flash bootloader bootloader-grouper-X.XX.img
NOTE: Replace X.XX with your version.
Now type:
fastboot reboot-bootloader
Your Nexus will reboot.
Type this:
fastboot flash boot boot.img
fastboot flash cache cache.img
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
fastboot flash system system.img #Will take a very long time. DON'T INTERRUPT THE PROCESS!!!!!
fastboot flash userdata userdata.img
Now reboot again with:
fastboot reboot-bootloader
Re-unlock bootloader to get a full wipe:
fastboot oem lock
Reboot again:
fastboot reboot-bootloader
And then unlock the bootloader:
fastboot oem unlock
Press "Yes" to the petition screen and reboot:
fastboot reboot
Ready the Nexus!
I had the same problem and I did this.
I hope I can help you.
Sorry for my bad English. I'm from Argentina and I'm learning.
Well,
Good luck!

MlucianoEze said:
Boot failed??? That's a bad flash of the stock ROM. I had the same problem at my first attempt trying to flash Stock ROM, but don't worry! Let's do this:
WARNING: Before you continue you are accepting that I'm not responsible of anything can happen to your Nexus and your battery is fully charged.
When you download the stock ROM you have to uncompress the zip file. You will find the bootloader and another zip.
Uncompress that zip file, put fastboot program, the bootloader and the files together.
Then start your Nexus into bootloader mode, connect it to your PC, open a console (cmd for Windows, Terminal for Linux and Mac OS X) and type this:
fastboot erase boot
fastboot erase cache
fastboot erase recovery
fastboot erase system
fastboot erase userdata
WARNING: Your Nexus is FULLY EMPTY!!! Don't reboot it because it can get a full brick (It will not turn on any more).
Now type this:
fastboot flash bootloader bootloader-grouper-X.XX.img
NOTE: Replace X.XX with your version.
Now type:
fastboot reboot-bootloader
Your Nexus will reboot.
Type this:
fastboot flash boot boot.img
fastboot flash cache cache.img
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
fastboot flash system system.img #Will take a very long time. DON'T INTERRUPT THE PROCESS!!!!!
fastboot flash userdata userdata.img
Now reboot again with:
fastboot reboot-bootloader
Re-unlock bootloader to get a full wipe:
fastboot oem lock
Reboot again:
fastboot reboot-bootloader
And then unlock the bootloader:
fastboot oem unlock
Press "Yes" to the petition screen and reboot:
fastboot reboot
Ready the Nexus!
I had the same problem and I did this.
I hope I can help you.
Sorry for my bad English. I'm from Argentina and I'm learning.
Well,
Good luck!
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what do i type into cmd inorder to be able to type
fastboot erase boot
fastboot erase cache
fastboot erase recovery
fastboot erase system
fastboot erase userdata
and get it to work. im a noob . thanks in advance

You have to be in the folder with fastboot inside else those commands will not work.
It will be easier if you put the images extracted from the zip into the zip together with the fastboot program.
If you don't understand yet I'll try to be more specific.
Sent from my Nexus 7 using xda app-developers app

dieselmonkeyy said:
what do i type into cmd inorder to be able to type
fastboot erase boot
fastboot erase cache
fastboot erase recovery
fastboot erase system
fastboot erase userdata
and get it to work. im a noob . thanks in advance
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It can be intimidating... and the so-called tool-kits don't help you learn
I assume you are using Windows.
follow the unzip instructions from the previous poster. (not quoted here). note the directory.
find the directory containing your android tools... ADB.exe and FASTBOOT.exe.
transfer your unzipped files to this directory. Open your CMD prompt window and change to this directory if necessary.
plug in your Nexus.
type fastboot device at the prompt. MAKE SURE YOUR NEXUS 7 is listed (serial number)
proceed with the complete instructions from the previous poster.
that should do it.

YES!!!
thanks alot for the instructions, it worked!!! i hope people use ur instructions as reference if they have the same problem. THANKS ALOT!!!

dieselmonkeyy said:
thanks alot for the instructions, it worked!!! i hope people use ur instructions as reference if they have the same problem. THANKS ALOT!!!
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I'm glad the problem is solved. Do not forget to click the THANKS button.
Sent from my Nexus 7 using xda app-developers app

Hello. My brother's Nex 7 is also has this issue. I cannot follow any of the steps as it gets stuck on erasing any of the partitions. I tried erasing those partitions in any order and they still get stuck. His device was stock and bootloader locked too. When I try to unlock the bootloader, it gets stuck as well at the erasing userdata part. I suspect a bad memory chip. Anyone else experience this?

Yes, mine is sticking on the (bootloader) erasing userdata on bootloader unlock as well.
It also sticks on any fastboot ERASE command.
Factory reset had a bunch of errors and no longer comes up. none of the FLASH commands work because the BOOTLOADER is locked.
And since it freezes on the unlocking bootloader commands I believe I am screwed.
This was a factory installed, never flashed, unlocked or rooted Nexus 7 wifi 2nd gen. After installing the 4.4.2 that popped up it loaded once then crashed and never loaded again
I have tried every tool I can find. They all stick on the erase part.

jophisdrazin said:
Yes, mine is sticking on the (bootloader) erasing userdata on bootloader unlock as well.
It also sticks on any fastboot ERASE command.
Factory reset had a bunch of errors and no longer comes up. none of the FLASH commands work because the BOOTLOADER is locked.
And since it freezes on the unlocking bootloader commands I believe I am screwed.
This was a factory installed, never flashed, unlocked or rooted Nexus 7 wifi 2nd gen. After installing the 4.4.2 that popped up it loaded once then crashed and never loaded again
I have tried every tool I can find. They all stick on the erase part.
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Send your device for repair. My brother did so. My suspicions were correct. A faulty chip. They replaced the whole board, according to my brother.
Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk

No Os No Recovery & Boot failed

Guys, i need some help. i was messing with my nexus 7. then i tried to start fresh again by re-installing the stock 4.4.4. It's been a while since i flash Stock roms. So i find this tutorial, Erase boot, erase userdata etc. then when i tried to flash the bootloader, it always fail (unknown error). So im stuck with a OS-less Nexus 7 and no recovery. I can go to Fastboot. My device is recognizable through Fastboot devices. My old Rom was 4.4.4 stock. Please help me guys

Hello @vyrus027,
flash the files inside the factory image manually with these commands, it'll do the trick:
fastboot erase boot
fastboot erase recovery
fastboot erase system
fastboot flash boot boot.img
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
fastboot flash system system.img
fastboot format userdata
fastboot reboot
Keelah se'lai,
GethPrime

nexus 7 bricked! need help

so i tried flashing the 4.3 stock image i downloaded from the google website for the grouper. i had already bricked this tablet before by accidentally unplugging it while it was flashing the boot loader. I just paid 30 dollars and received a new motherboard from eBay last week, and started playing with my nexus 7 again. This time, I made sure to not touch the boot loader as I noticed that the bootlaoder on my grouper and the one in the image archive were both 4.23. So first I issued the commands
Code:
fastboot oem unlock
fastboot erase boot
fastboot erase cache
fastboot erase recovery
fastboot erase system
fastboot erase userdata
i went ahead by issuing the command
Code:
fastboot -w update image-nakasi-jwr66y.zip
it started flashing, but my annoying brother came in and closed the screen of my macbook. When I opened it again, the fast boot mode was still showing on my nexus, but the flashing on terminal had stopped. i quit terminal and opened it again. i typed:
Code:
fastboot devices
and my tablet showed up as normal. However, when I tried to issue any command, terminal would just display a blank space. I then selected reboot boot loader on my nexus, but the device just turned into a black screen, exactly the way it appeared last time i bricked it. I'm so frustrated and confused. Why is the device refusing to go into the boot loader using power-volume down if I didn't even touch the boot loader? At the most my device should only be soft bricked. I checked the contents of image-nakasi-jwr66y.zip and the contents were
Code:
android-info.txt
boot.img
recovery.img
system.img
userdata.img
I don't think these have anything to do with the boot loader?
the flash log didn't show any evidence of touching the bootloader except the check part where it checked the boot loader version, which was reported as 4.23.
If someone could provide me with assistance it would be greatly appreciated!

[Q] Android won't boot even after flashing stock ROM

It started acting weirdly after shutting down while it was updating some apps. First, it would only function normally when on the charger (it was really erratic off it, shutting down when turning on the data/wifi).
After one day it got briefly stuck in a bootloop, and afterwards it would just display the Google logo and shutdown (or, if on charger, reaching the "Optmizing apps.." screen, and shutdown).
I attempted a "wipe cache", "Factory Reset", and flashed different stock ROMs using the Skipsoft Toolkit, all for no avail.
Is there anything else that can be done?

I suggest manually flashing each partition, including the userdata.img file. After flashing the userdata.img file, boot directly into recovery from fastboot, factory wipe, reboot. Hopefully, this will allow the phone to boot.

audit13 said:
I suggest manually flashing each partition, including the userdata.img file. After flashing the userdata.img file, boot directly into recovery from fastboot, factory wipe, reboot. Hopefully, this will allow the phone to boot.
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Thanks. I flashed each partition manually, but it then gives mount erros on mount/cache/recovery/log and the boot never ends. These are the steps I took:
fastboot erase boot
fastboot erase cache
fastboot erase recovery
fastboot erase system
fastboot flash bootloader "name of bootloader"
fastboot reboot-bootloader
fastboot flash radio "name of radio"
fastboot reboot-bootloader
fastboot flash system system.img
fastboot flash boot boot.img
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
fastboot flash cache cache.img
fastboot erase userdata
fastboot flash userdata userdata.img
I also tried directly fastboot -w update "zipfile", but it then shutdowns after booting.

After flashing userdata.img, you boot straight to recovery without trying to boot the rom? For mine phones, it's normal for there to be an cache mount error in recovery. After performing a factory wipe in the stock recovery, everything gets formatted and the phone is able to boot.

audit13 said:
I suggest manually flashing each partition, including the userdata.img file. After flashing the userdata.img file, boot directly into recovery from fastboot, factory wipe, reboot. Hopefully, this will allow the phone to boot.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2160124 try this, but be careful

I am not the person having a problem with the nexus 4.

ftkg said:
It started acting weirdly after shutting down while it was updating some apps. First, it would only function normally when on the charger (it was really erratic off it, shutting down when turning on the data/wifi).
After one day it got briefly stuck in a bootloop, and afterwards it would just display the Google logo and shutdown (or, if on charger, reaching the "Optmizing apps.." screen, and shutdown).
I attempted a "wipe cache", "Factory Reset", and flashed different stock ROMs using the Skipsoft Toolkit, all for no avail.
Is there anything else that can be done?
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oh sorry, bump op
always first post is full-sized so I didn't see

mesaj said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2160124 try this, but be careful
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Thanks, but maybe you intended to refer to this? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2099784
I'm not sure of the purpose of converting from 8G to 16G of internal storage

ftkg said:
Thanks, but maybe you intended to refer to this? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2099784
I'm not sure of the purpose of converting from 8G to 16G of internal storage
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This is the same, I posted for N4 which is basically the same as G but G is more detailed. Try it it should format your device, helped me after similar brick issue. Btw. I used NRT instead Skipsoft.