Hi all, I posted several questions in the Nexus 4 Q&A thread but the situation has gone from bad to worse so decided it would be easier to just create my own thread...
This started off with being unable to boot the phone into the OS, Fastboot and Recovery mode were both accessible although wiping the cache failed to do anything it just returned unable to mount cache errors.
I then attempted to unlock the bootloader so I could load a custom recovery and try repairing, however upon selecting "yes" to unlock the phone the screen flashed the fastboot screen up then went blank and has stayed blank since, all I get now is a qualcomm usb device detected when I plug it in.
Installed Qualcomm drivers and the phone is recognised as being in download mode in QPST but from what i've read on this site so far it seems no one has been able to unbrick a Nexus 4 using QPST?
I read the unbrick guide using LGNPST, the software recognises a device being connected but it keeps prompting that the phone is off or unplugged even though windows is still detecting it as plugged in (qualcomm device detected, no noise for device unplugged etc).
Finally if I hold down vol-/+&power when connecting the USB lead the red LED comes on (solid) for about 3 seconds.
Do I have any option other than RMA?
Hi everybody,
ill try to make it short:
My 6p has entered into the bootlooping mode.
I have never unlocked the bootloader/changed ROM/kernal.
After I let it bootloop until the battery is dead it's changing from bootlooping into blinking red dot. Then when I charge it for a couple of minutes it comes back to life after 10~ min it's bootlooping again - so I have a window of possibilities to play with the setting. In that window I have used the "OEM unlocking" option.
In the bootlooping state when I boot into the bootloader and connect it into the PC the device doesn't recognize that it has been connected and a PC ,and the PC recognize a entry of new device but doesn't recognize it is a Nexus 6p.
this situation is the same when I connect the phone when it is alive.
I have installed adb and fastboot with this software
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2588979
with the 1.4.3 version it shows in the end of the process "0 files copied" and then I tried the 1.3 version and it showed that 4 files were copied but it also showed an error.
I have also downloaded ADB from google site but it does not work either.
When I try to open the powershell in a folder where I have downloaded an img and type in a fastboot command the computer doens't recognize any type of command.
So if anyone can help me ill be glad.
Thanks in advance,
Matan.
matan4442 said:
Hi everybody,
ill try to make it short:
My 6p has entered into the bootlooping mode.
I have never unlocked the bootloader/changed ROM/kernal.
After I let it bootloop until the battery is dead it's changing from bootlooping into blinking red dot. Then when I charge it for a couple of minutes it comes back to life after 10~ min it's bootlooping again - so I have a window of possibilities to play with the setting. In that window I have used the "OEM unlocking" option.
In the bootlooping state when I boot into the bootloader and connect it into the PC the device doesn't recognize that it has been connected and a PC ,and the PC recognize a entry of new device but doesn't recognize it is a Nexus 6p. Matan.
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What is the new device identified as....Qualcomm HS-USB QDLoader 9008? Your phone may be stuck in EDL mode. If that is the case you need to search XDA and attempt solutions for that problem first.
Did you previously have your PC setup properly with the correct USB drivers and it was working OK, or just now trying to get your dead phone to communicate? If the former it may be the EDL issue above. If it was the latter, the communication problem may just be the drivers were never set up in the first place. Have you tried a different cable or port on your PC, or another PC?
With no access to the OS you will be unable unlock the bootloader or access to ADB because those have to be enabled FIRST in the OS, so there's no helping you here until you can actually boot into the OS. Do you have access to Recovery mode? Tried a factory reset? If you don't have recovery, that was a major omission.
Three days ago, my phone went off by itself and I had a hard time starting again, it was just loading the bootanimation, I tried to reinstall the ROM, but it did not go into TWRP, although the message Recovery appears on the screen, I insisted and after several attempts, I got into the recovery, formatted everything and I installed the AICP ROM again, and I had to restart,my phone freezes in the LeEco bootloader, then again I insisted until the ROM finally started, but soon realized that it was taking too long to start (30 minutes waiting and nothing).
So I rebooted again, and from then on, I can not go into any mode anymore, trying to access the TWRP, the phone only stays on the Recovery screen until reboot after 2 minutes, when letting the phone try to start the ROM, it only stays on the LeEco screen and restart after 2 minutes, when entering Fastboot, it enters the screen in Fastboot mode, but is not recognized by the computer, not even as unknown device, the same for Download mode.
Is there anything I can try?
Doesn't seem like a a fried motherboard. In my experience, If you fried the CPU, you would still be able to access Fastboot, if you fried the GPU part of the chip, or if the LCD has failed you would feel vibrations..
Do you thin it is possible that you accidentally put the phone into EDL mode? It can sometimes be hard to get out of, and it will give you similar issues.
To leave EDL press and hold volume down and power for 1 minute or longer.
Try this
Install the All in One tool and use it to update your android and fastboot drivers. Afterwards see if the computer recognises the phone port connection by going to Control Panel>System> Device Manager* ( Even though, you may not see the drive, you will maybe still see unknown device or te port)
Maybe a Brick?
If it does not see the phone or show a unknown USB device with port 9008
Try placing the phone into EDL mode by pressing and holding the Vol Up (+) and Vol Down (-) together while simultaneously connecting the phone by USB cable to the computer. Do you see the port or phone now? If you see port 9008 you possibly are bricked, follow the steps on my unbricking thread., if you can not get back to TWRP, or fastboot,and the phone keeps a charge. Then I would think that you are definitely bricked.
Other possible issues
The issue could be the battery. Have you tried using other USB C Cables? If you can use a different usb cable let it charge for a couple of hours then see if you can get into TWRP again . If you can enter fastboot mode try reflashing TWRP, you can use the All in One tool for this.
tsongming said:
Doesn't seem like a a fried motherboard. In my experience, If you fried the CPU, you would still be able to access Fastboot, if you fried the GPU part of the chip, or if the LCD has failed you would feel vibrations..
Do you thin it is possible that you accidentally put the phone into EDL mode? It can sometimes be hard to get out of, and it will give you similar issues.
To leave EDL press and hold volume down and power for 1 minute or longer.
Try this
Install the All in One tool and use it to update your android and fastboot drivers. Afterwards see if the computer recognises the phone port connection by going to Control Panel>System> Device Manager* ( Even though, you may not see the drive, you will maybe still see unknown device or te port)
Maybe a Brick?
If it does not see the phone or show a unknown USB device with port 9008
Try placing the phone into EDL mode by pressing and holding the Vol Up (+) and Vol Down (-) together while simultaneously connecting the phone by USB cable to the computer. Do you see the port or phone now? If you see port 9008 you possibly are bricked, follow the steps on my unbricking thread., if you can not get back to TWRP, or fastboot,and the phone keeps a charge. Then I would think that you are definitely bricked.
Other possible issues
The issue could be the battery. Have you tried using other USB C Cables? If you can use a different usb cable let it charge for a couple of hours then see if you can get into TWRP again . If you can enter fastboot mode try reflashing TWRP, you can use the All in One tool for this.
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Thanks for answering. I've tried everything.
But I can not see the smartphone when connected. USB drivers are properly installed (I used to recover other LeEco x651, x526 and x520 devices)
I left it restarting for more than hours holding the power button and volume down, no results.
The device does not appear in the Windows device manager in any way, not even as Unknown or 9008 port.
I tried several usb cables.
There is no communication with TWRP or ROM installed and neither with the computer, even though I enter into fastboot / 9008 mode. Only LeEco / recovery logo and Fastboot screen.
I think my main memory is damaged or something.
kakobr said:
Thanks for answering. I've tried everything.
But I can not see the smartphone when connected. USB drivers are properly installed (I used to recover other LeEco x651, x526 and x520 devices)
I left it restarting for more than hours holding the power button and volume down, no results.
The device does not appear in the Windows device manager in any way, not even as Unknown or 9008 port.
I tried several usb cables.
There is no communication with TWRP or ROM installed and neither with the computer, even though I enter into fastboot / 9008 mode.sl Only LeEco / recovery logo and Fastboot screen.
I think my main memory is damaged or something.
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Well that sucks, if you feel like sending to the phone to China for repair, you can find several shops that are offering to repair any damaged Leeco for $10 and an average cost of $30 for resoldering. On the TaoBao website, use Chrome for translation. Some of their ads mention overseas repair
If it's memory it would be an easy fix for them.
If you don't want to fix it, I highly recommend the Mi8 if it's within your budget, its a perfect phone and you can find them for close to $300. My brother has a Redmi note 6 Pro which is also really nice. He paid $190.
Good Luck.
Sent from my Xiaomi MI 8 using XDA Labs
kakobr said:
Thanks for answering. I've tried everything.
But I can not see the smartphone when connected. USB drivers are properly installed (I used to recover other LeEco x651, x526 and x520 devices)
I left it restarting for more than hours holding the power button and volume down, no results.
The device does not appear in the Windows device manager in any way, not even as Unknown or 9008 port.
I tried several usb cables.
There is no communication with TWRP or ROM installed and neither with the computer, even though I enter into fastboot / 9008 mode. Only LeEco / recovery logo and Fastboot screen.
I think my main memory is damaged or something.
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Check out this possible do it yourself fix : https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=79302729&postcount=71
so been trying to update my axon 7 and ended up with no fastboot but unlocked, with stock oreo
played about abit further and phone would show as zte diagnostics dfu when plugged in (using stock cable)
i might of been in edl? mode (not flashing anything or doing anything as no tools would detect phone but was in device manager as zte diagnostics. i think i unplugged it to reboot but now it does nothing at all
no led, no haptic buzz no screen
tried removing sim and microsd, tried long presses and short presses. nothing
pc doesnt detect it when plugging in
any ideas? :'(
So I wanted to flash evolution X, which flashed ok but would only boot into fastboot mode. I then went to flash stock 11 rom using the fastboot rom. It flashed ok but when it came to rebooting, the screen just went black. I cannot enter fastboot, recovery or EDL mode. Regardless of the method to get into EDL mode, the computer wont recognise the phone. Device manager doesnt show anything being plugged in and MSMdownload tool doesnt recognise it either. I have the drivers already installed so the computer should recognise it.
What i did one time was:
Start MSM Tool and press start.
Connected the phone with a third party cable and to a usb hub.
Held vol up, vol down and power button for like a minute or longer.
xtcislove said:
What i did one time was:
Start MSM Tool and press start.
Connected the phone with a third party cable and to a usb hub.
Held vol up, vol down and power button for like a minute or longer.
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nope. didn't work. phone doesn't get recognised by the computer at all.
Roamed around a bit and solved the issue by following this.
Brick Saved!! OnePlus 8 Pro Oxygen OS 12 to Android 11 downgrade brick saved. Methods I used and pitfalls.
Background: OnePlus 8 Pro IN2020 Original OS version is OxygenOS 12 Android 12 How my phone turned into brick: Try flashboot unsupported TWRP and other third party recoveries. After a few tries, eventually causing my phone turning into a brick...
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You likely just haven't installed the proper drivers. You need those Qualcomm ones so your PC recognizes the phone. Also try different USB cables.