I have to say, it would be nice that someone write an updated and more concise tutorial on root/unlock phones. I came here, looked easy enough with the gui tool but then lo and behold I ran into an issue with not even a word in the tutorial. You know where you go to unlock phone and you need to press vol up/down and power well there were multiple choices depending on how you pressed those buttons. Nowhere did it mention what exactly do you choose then if that was not enough my drivers which I thought were installed all of a sudden crapped out and I was just left there with a oh oh wtf do I do feeling. I yanked the battery since I couldn't get out of that vol up/down screen on my phone. Cancelling the wizard on the gui did jack all either. Thankfully it didn't F'up my phone. I am just a little paranoid now of doing anything to this phone. Then today I look around the forums some more and I find a thread about how my radio might be messed up after rooting it.
Again, nice to have the tutorials but it would be nice to have someone write a proper tutorial and not cut corners. Lets not forget some of us, like me, had a piece of crap Blackberry and Android is all new to me. What you might consider an afterthought is probably a stumbling block for someone like me.
Honestly, wish I knew someone who could do it for me. This stuff is not for the feint of heart.
Try the Galaxy Nexus ToolKit ! Its really easy ! Its a step by step tutorial
Download--extract--start the program
connect the mobile via USB (must be in fastbootmode)everything else is easy explained/step by step
Hardest part is downloading the Samsung drivers. Really.
For me it wasnt neccessary to install them ! If you have the ToolKit its really easy ! Everything you need ist to start the program und click 4 times a button
Lol dude really, i'm going with user error. Please try a toolkit or go here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1400871, use post 3 if you don't want to use the toolkit. I followed these steps and had my phone unlocked in no more than 15 minutes. I don't even have ADB installed on my PC. It was extremely simple to follow these instructions. So take some time, read the steps carefully and you should be good to go.
guys I followed this tutorial...
theunlockr.com (sorry i can't post links)
As I said, he didn't explain what to do with vol up/down button, what to expect etc. It's at this point too that the driver went crazy and turned to exclamation point and I was stuck in the vol/up/down screen.
I agree, drivers are difficult. When I thought I had it and it was listing my serial number etc I thought I was good to go, up and until the vol up/down power button thing.
P.S. The restrictions on this site are a little overboard no?!? and that image verify, i have to click it a million times before i can even interpret what it says. lol.
How can it be user error when the tutorial I followed that was linked from this site didn't explain what to expect? I've been reading sites for the past week bud just to build the confidence to unlock/root my phone and despite god knows how many hours I ran into problems. I'm happy as heck for you that you did it in 15mins.
Please.. tell me this is user error...
"2. Now, click Unlock under Unlock + Root and wait for your device to prompt you. When it does, select Yes using the volume buttons and wait for it to reboot."
prompt me? ya...
Hey I don't make the instructions, I just follow them. If this is the set of the instructions you are refering to http://theunlockr.com/2012/01/26/ho...-nexus-one-click-method-lte-and-gsm-versions/, are you 100% sure you installed the drivers correctly? That is probably your issue.
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Hey I don't make the instructions, I just follow them. If this is the set of the instructions you are refering to ..link removed.., are you 100% sure you installed the drivers correctly? That is probably your issue.
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I thought I had and I thought things were working but again, when it came to part where to confirm on my phone using vol/up/down pwr I saw device manager then seemingly re-install driver and then in bubble said driver failed. I was then stuck with the vol up/down on my phone.
If I am brave I might give it another go tonight.
I'm not understanding the issue.. if the device didn't prompt you then something went wrong and you should start over..?
When you hold the volume buttons and the power button while booting up it puts you in boot loader mode. You don't have to do anything from here.
Rooting will not **** up your radio either. Whomever said that is stupid.
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I'm not understanding the issue.. if the device didn't prompt you then something went wrong and you should start over..?
When you hold the volume buttons and the power button while booting up it puts you in boot loader mode. You don't have to do anything from here.
Rooting will not **** up your radio either. Whomever said that is stupid.
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Pressing the vol/up/down pwr gave me more than one option.. restart/fastboot etc...can't remember, there was like 3 or 4 options.
This phone has been by far the easiest phone to unlook\root. I'm chalking it up as user error as well. I always read, re-read, and for good measure re-read once more before I even think about trying to do anything to the phone.
Flukester69 said:
Pressing the vol/up/down pwr gave me more than one option.. restart/fastboot etc...can't remember, there was like 3 or 4 options.
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Guys. Shut up with the user error. The OP has stated they came from a blackberry and have probably never seen the boot loader on a phone. It is understandable.
Even if it is user error it isn't necessary for ten people to say it is.
OP, when you hold volume up/down + power it says like reboot, reboot boot loader, and something else, correct? With an android on the screen?
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To unlock the bootloader you need to stay at the bootloader. Where it gives you the three options I do believe are Reboot, Bootloader, and recovery. When at that screen to unlock the bootloader all you type in cmd is fastboot oem unlock and then look to your phone to read the warning and continue with your choice.
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To unlock the bootloader you need to stay at the bootloader. Where it gives you the three options I do believe are Reboot, Bootloader, and recovery. When at that screen to unlock the bootloader all you type in cmd is fastboot oem unlock and then look to your phone to read the warning and continue with your choice.
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The OP is using the toolkit but what you say can apply to the toolkit as well.
OP, when you are at this screen is when you hit unlock on the toolkit and see the prompt on your device.
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thanks for support joshnichols189. The user error was getting on my nerves actually. I won't say it isn't user error but I've been with a lousy Blackberry for years. Cut me some slack guys. Android is new to me. I couldn't do jack all with my BB. Love my android so far.. I'm just really afraid to make mistake and brick my phone.
I believe you are right about the options there joshnichols189. It was stuck there when I saw drivers issue in device manager. I was kinda in panic mode.
I didn't know in cmd prompt you can to type in cmd is fastboot oem unlock, I don't recall that being said in tutorial.. I think it was more like the cmd prompt was saying press any key when ready.. then poof my nexus went to that screen.
I'll give it another go tonight and see what happens.
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OP, when you are at this screen is when you hit unlock on the toolkit and see the prompt on your device.
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Yep. It opens a cmd prompt window (can't remember but) it then ends with some press any key when you are ready then it goes to phone.. depending on how you hit the vol/up/down gives you a few options.
The command times infinity gave you was for if you were unlocking it the manual way. I don't have my nexus anymore or I would do the steps with you but I believe when you hold volume up/down+ power it will put you on the screen you need to be on. At this point it gives you the options to reboot, reboot recovery and reboot boot loader. You don't have to choose any of these because oddly enough you are already in the boot loader. From here ONLY if your drivers are installed correctly should you push unlock on the toolkit. Then when the cmd window opens follow what it says and eventually the phone will prompt you. From there choose yes or whatever it may be on the phone.
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thanks man I understand, I will try it again tonight. Be a joy if I can get this working. At least now I know my phone wont be hosed if I run into this again.
You can always shoot me a PM if it doesn't work out as intended and we can try to sort this out
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100% Stock, Stuck at "X" Logo on boot. "Dead Android" w/ Exclamation (!) in Recovery
Can someone please help me, PLEASE!!
I just want to be able to download the data from my phone, I don't care about getting android working again right now, I just want to download my photos and videos from the phone. I have a Verizon Galaxy Nexus that's completely stock, including locked bootloader. I tried using the toolkit and I am able to have it see the device while it's in fastboot but I can't do any of the functions because it wants to unlock my bootloader which will erase all my data! I was just swapping the battery on my phone when this happened. I wasn't trying to do anything special, it was just supposed to be a normal boot up but it just got stuck on the "X". I'm running 4.1.1. My stock recovery shows a photo of a dead android and an exclamation point. It looks like this: http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-jF4CgOU8c...ASKg/m6YOuDRcs4g/s1600/AndroidRedTriangle.JPG
Can someone please help me? I will seriously send you a paypal for your time, just please help me the data from my phone. I am somewhat savvy, like I said...I am in fastboot, my drivers are installed, and the toolkit can recognize my phone without any issue.
Thank you soooo sooo much in advance!
Why don't you just boot into stock recovery and just wipe cache. Maybe some rogue app is preventing your boot up.
You will not lose any data by only wiping cache.
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mariosraptor said:
Why don't you just boot into stock recovery and just wipe cache. Maybe some rogue app is preventing your boot up.
You will not lose any data by only wiping cache.
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My stock recovery shows a big "!" with a dead android. It looks like this.
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-jF4CgOU8c...ASKg/m6YOuDRcs4g/s1600/AndroidRedTriangle.JPG
I think this might be my only option once I get the phone working again.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1994705
What steps should I take right now though?
Thank you again so much in advance.
Don't fear....
Even if you unlock your boot loader your data is not actually gone. But let's cross that bridge if we get there.
First things first: take your battery out, take your sim card out, put your sim card in and put your battery in. Boot up the phone.
If that doesn't fix you then the next thing to do is try safe mode. Power off the phone. Then, press the power button and BOTH (yes both) the volume up AND the volume down buttons. Hold them until the phone boots up.
If that doesn't work write back. Don't worry though. Your data is safe.
Wartickler said:
Even if you unlock your boot loader your data is not actually gone. But let's cross that bridge if we get there.
First things first: take your battery out, take your sim card out, put your sim card in and put your battery in. Boot up the phone.
If that doesn't fix you then the next thing to do is try safe mode. Power off the phone. Then, press the power button and BOTH (yes both) the volume up AND the volume down buttons. Hold them until the phone boots up.
If that doesn't work write back. Don't worry though. Your data is safe.
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First, thank you so much for replying.
I should have been more clear in my original message, I took my battery out and sim card in and out over 10 times and I even let the phone sit there for 30 minutes while it was at the X animation to no avail.
I have now also attempted a safe mode boot 4 times with no luck. During my safe mode boot attempts, the phone vibrated a few times but the display just remained at the X animation. It even did it after I let go of the volume key. I'm not sure what to make of this but I attempted it twice with holding both volume keys down as soon as the "google" logo appeared and twice with just the volume down key as soon as the "google" logo appeared. Same thing all 4 times, just sits at the X animation.
What would you recommend as a next step to recover the data? I really only care about the DCIM folder, nothing else matters that much.
forumsid987 said:
What would you recommend as a next step to recover the data? I really only care about the DCIM folder, nothing else matters that much.
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So can you get into your boot loader at all?
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"Two hours? I think I could do better than that streaming Netflix with torch on. Something is very wrong there." - mmuzzy
forumsid987 said:
My stock recovery shows a big "!" with a dead android. It looks like this.
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-jF4CgOU8c...ASKg/m6YOuDRcs4g/s1600/AndroidRedTriangle.JPG
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When you see this, press power+ vol up to get to the stock recovery menu. There is a wipe cache option there. It may take you a few tries to press both buttons at exactly the same time, but keep trying. No need to reboot in between tries.
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Winesnob said:
When you see this, press power+ vol up to get to the stock recovery menu. There is a wipe cache option there. It may take you a few tries to press both buttons at exactly the same time, but keep trying. No need to reboot in between tries.
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Thank you for your reply. I was able to get there and I formatted my cache. After that completed I chose the option to reboot the phone. I didn't do anything special during that reboot like trying to hold the volume down button as well for safe mode, I just let it go. It sat at the "X" animation for about 15 minutes before I gave up and tried it again holding the down volume button, again...no luck. I tried it a third time with holding the down and up volume buttons, no luck.
Any other ideas? Again, I know I've said this a few times but believe me when I say...I really appreciate your guys' help.
forumsid987 said:
Thank you for your reply. I was able to get there and I formatted my cache. After that completed I chose the option to reboot the phone. I didn't do anything special during that reboot like trying to hold the volume down button as well for safe mode, I just let it go. It sat at the "X" animation for about 15 minutes before I gave up and tried it again holding the down volume button, again...no luck. I tried it a third time with holding the down and up volume buttons, no luck.
Any other ideas? Again, I know I've said this a few times but believe me when I say...I really appreciate your guys' help.
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I think you need to get into fastboot, unlock the bootloader (if it isn't already) and put a clean factory image on. You'll lose your data when you unlock, but there is a thread in this forum on recovering that information. If you're already unlocked, just flash the boot and system images individually - it may clean up whatever is corrupt.
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Winesnob said:
I think you need to get into fastboot, unlock the bootloader (if it isn't already) and put a clean factory image on. You'll lose your data when you unlock, but there is a thread in this forum on recovering that information.
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Yep. That's pretty much where you are headed now: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1994705
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"Two hours? I think I could do better than that streaming Netflix with torch on. Something is very wrong there." - mmuzzy
Wartickler said:
Yep. That's pretty much where you are headed now: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1994705
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"Two hours? I think I could do better than that streaming Netflix with torch on. Something is very wrong there." - mmuzzy
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Thanks guys. I will be attempting this now. Crossing fingers!
Please post questions and issues in Q&A
Thread moved
Thanks
FNM
Wartickler said:
Yep. That's pretty much where you are headed now: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1994705
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus
"Two hours? I think I could do better than that streaming Netflix with torch on. Something is very wrong there." - mmuzzy
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I tried this, it recovered only 36 files out of a 28 GB data file, and the files it did recover were all just files that have been on the phone since I unlocked the bootloader, flashed a custom recovery and flashed a stock OS so I could boot up and do all this. Frankly it seems like the files recovered were all the ones that were on the phone since I flashed a rom, none of my previous data are there. I followed the instructions to a T. Am I doing something wrong? Is the recovery software limiting me somehow because I am not using the paid version?
You have been so kind and helpful thus far, please assist me in figuring out what else I can do.
Thank you!
How the hell..
You can unlock your bootloader using omap flash, doing so will not cause you to lose tour data..................................
There is a thread on it..
Beamed from my Maguro.
Mach3.2 said:
How the hell..
You can unlock your bootloader using omap flash, doing so will not cause you to lose tour data..................................
There is a thread on it..
Beamed from my Maguro.
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Where were you 24 hours ago??? I am so sad right now, I cannot even begin to describe it. I searched like crazy before I did this, or so I thought.
forumsid987 said:
Where were you 24 hours ago??? I am so sad right now, I cannot even begin to describe it. I searched like crazy before I did this, or so I thought.
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Wasn't around..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2016628
It's legit.
Figured out it's easier to download from dropbox as compared to rapidshare.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/y0aouzpuppdnivo/OMAPFlash_tuna.zip
No matter how many darn times I try or how many different recovery software suites out there I try, I am getting nothing back. This is so disappointing. Can anyone please recommend something to me? A better data recovery solution? A better way to extract the data from the phone? Anything. I am desperate. I am contemplating going to a legit data recovery center and paying the $500 cause I don't know what to do anymore but I don't even know if they'll be able to do anything.
forumsid987 said:
This is so disappointing. Can anyone please recommend something to me? A better data recovery solution? A better way to extract the data from the phone? Anything. I am desperate.
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Which phone are you using? Make sure you are pulling from the correct partition for the userdata of your phone.
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Winesnob said:
I think you need to get into fastboot, unlock the bootloader (if it isn't already) and put a clean factory image on...
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Not sure of the need to flash a new image. May do more harm than good....
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You could have just transferred files using adb and then a factory reset on your phone with the recovery.
Hi, after unlocking bootloader and installing twrp i rebooted and now its bootlooping.
I'm trying to get to bootloader so i can use fastboot, how can i do this manually?
Thanks, i'm getting worried
Nbsss said:
Hi, after unlocking bootloader and installing twrp i rebooted and now its bootlooping.
I'm trying to get to bootloader so i can use fastboot, how can i do this manually?
Thanks, i'm getting worried
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ok i'm in.
For future reference, holding all 3 hardware keys did nothing.
What worked was holding power, then once the Google logo pops up, continue holding power and also hold volume down.
Now to download a rom or system.img....
Edit:
This system.img worked : https://mega.co.nz/#!PBIiEbBJ!bKpdHxegOVlde12nsu_ulEyRq7UsANLLQab1IZjLIGc
fastboot flash system system.img
If you are not good with timing your button presses, you can just press Power+VolDown the whole time until it goes into the bootloader.
sfhub said:
If you are not good with timing your button presses, you can just press Power+VolDown the whole time until it goes into the bootloader.
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That wasn't working for me, dunno why, the only thing that worked was in post #2, scared the crap out of me lol
Most important thing is that you got it going again!! Just be careful with whatever you flash/modify in the future! If it does mess up in the future, at least now you know what to do. I guess that's the positive way of looking at it, this was just a good (even though scary) learning experience!!
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stanglifemike said:
Most important thing is that you got it going again!! Just be careful with whatever you flash/modify in the future! If it does mess up in the future, at least now you know what to do. I guess that's the positive way of looking at it, this was just a good (even though scary) learning experience!!
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Haha thanks, no idea why I got the 0mb data partition like some of the others who deleted system or used the twrp inbuilt supersu. But now that I'm rooted, its nearly unbrickable now, won't forget this though
the whole process went through fine. then at the end it says your device will take 5-10 minutes to reboot. its been 20 minutes and im still stuck at the recovery screen (whatever the screen is called where the droid's stomach is open)
i tried booting into the phone and i can but im still not stock so this obviously isn't working for whatever reason.
any thoughts?
I don't know but the toolkit forum would be the place to ask or read the FAQ on the toolkit.
Next time, don't use a toolkit. Use fastboot.
Sent from a juiced Galaxy Nexus
fux0r99 said:
I don't know but the toolkit forum would be the place to ask or read the FAQ on the toolkit.
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thanks ill give that a shot...
DroidOnRoids said:
Next time, don't use a toolkit. Use fastboot.
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I'm continually amazed that so many people will literally waste more time trying to get a toolkit to work than it would take for them to learn how to use adb/fastboot, and punch in the commands.
I looked at a toolkit once to see what all the hubub was about. It took longer to read the options on screen than it did to learn all adb commands.
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Chances I messed something up? Where do I go from here? Uninstall drivers?
Need some hand holding because I really need it back to stock by weekend end
theboywonder said:
Chances I messed something up? Where do I go from here? Uninstall drivers?
Need some hand holding because I really need it back to stock by weekend end
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we dont know, you used a toolkit. it tells you nothing really.
learn fastboot, there is a thread about the whole return to stock with detailed instructions.
If you can, get into the stock recovery and wipe cache and data. I've gotten stuck at the Google screen once before when I relocked and flashed stock images. Oh and the three posts above are all correct, this is a Nexus, no need for tool kits.
Did system gave you error or something when flashin....i dont know, it is a toolkit!
Did you flash userdata....i dont know, it is a toolkit!
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any way boot into recovery and wipe data and cache, reboot
How can i put my Gnex in fastboot/recovery mode?
Turn off your phone, press and hold down Volume Up and Down keys + Power button at the same time until fastboot (bootloader) mode (image of an Android with Start) appears then release the keys. Press volume up or down and select recovery by pressing power button. (For stock recovery, when you see an android logo with exclamation mark, press power + volume up to see the recovery menu).
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if it didnt work, flash stock images manually with fastboot commands
Well, as the title suggests, I just got my new Nexus 7 in the mail. Played around with it, definitely liked it. I wanted to get it rooted and used this guide on the website to try to root it. I installed the drivers, enabled debugging and developer mode and USB debugging, saw the serial as it said, and then I unlocked the bootloader and tried to root my tablet. Things started to get wonky. The toolkit said that it was completed, but my tablet stuck on the loading 4-colored X screen. It's been about 30 minutes and I'm thinking that my device is bricked. Then I tried to restore the device but the toolkit isn't recognizing the tablet. How do I restore my tablet, or do anything with it?
Please help, as I don't want to waste $220 on 4 hours of having a working Nexus 7.
UPDATE: So it wasn't bricked it, as I was able to return to the home screen. After a day of using it though, with the Nexus being buggy (freezing and crashing), it just died. I can't boot it or anything. It's plugged in, but nothing's happening.
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Well, as the title suggests, I just got my new Nexus 7 in the mail. Played around with it, definitely liked it. I wanted to get it rooted and used this guide on the website to try to root it. I installed the drivers, enabled debugging and developer mode and USB debugging, saw the serial as it said, and then I unlocked the bootloader and tried to root my tablet. Things started to get wonky. The toolkit said that it was completed, but my tablet stuck on the loading 4-colored X screen. It's been about 30 minutes and I'm thinking that my device is bricked. Then I tried to restore the device but the toolkit isn't recognizing the tablet. How do I restore my tablet, or do anything with it?
Please help, as I don't want to waste $220 on 4 hours of having a working Nexus 7.
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Download factory image and do a factory restore:
https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images#razorjss15q
I personally don't like toolkit. Recommend to root it yourself step by step.
I, being very technically unsavvy, have no idea what to do with the images.
Alright, here's the good news. You haven't bricked your nexus. You can and will fix this yourself, without a tool kit.
Read this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2379797
Then read it again and again until you understand the steps to fix your tablet. I was in your shoes once, years before toolkits were available and I learned how to fix worse problems then you have currently. Take your time.
Desperate User said:
I, being very technically unsavvy, have no idea what to do with the images.
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Great user name given what you just posted
Desperate User said:
Well, as the title suggests, I just got my new Nexus 7 in the mail. Played around with it, definitely liked it. I wanted to get it rooted and used this guide on the website to try to root it. I installed the drivers, enabled debugging and developer mode and USB debugging, saw the serial as it said, and then I unlocked the bootloader and tried to root my tablet. Things started to get wonky. The toolkit said that it was completed, but my tablet stuck on the loading 4-colored X screen. It's been about 30 minutes and I'm thinking that my device is bricked. Then I tried to restore the device but the toolkit isn't recognizing the tablet. How do I restore my tablet, or do anything with it?
Please help, as I don't want to waste $220 on 4 hours of having a working Nexus 7.
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Same thing happened to me a month ago. Most important thing, don't freak out. Hold power for 20sec to hard reboot, then as soon as google logo appears hold down volume button to enter bootloader screen. From there you can do anything
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2391301
Did you boot into the phone after you unlocked the bootloader but before you tried to root? Do you have a custom recovery installed?
doe you have a custom recovery?
if so check if you still have your internal storage, i had the same problem as you but there is a bug going around when u unlock your bootloader your internal memory is wiped see this threat for feather explaining: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2380913
In my case i booted to fastboot and did the command fastboot -w and then it created new user partitions and then i could flash the stock image and then it worked again
Hope i helped u
No custom recovery, but I have an update:
So after using the vol- and power buttons, I was able to bring the Nexus back to its home screen for a day (so it wasn't bricked), but it was really buggy- freezing on my and shutting down. Now though, I think it's bricked; I can't power it up, can't do anything. So I can't turn it on now :/. Probably gonna take it to see a repair store sometime soon.
@bananagranola: no I didn't
hey my nexus 7 flo came with jwr66n ... i have experience no issue in this build but... i am receiving a notification to update..... should i update even if have no issue on jwr66n ...?? or will it be a risk...
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HuxenShah said:
hey my nexus 7 flo came with jwr66n ... i have experience no issue in this build but... i am receiving a notification to update..... should i update even if have no issue on jwr66n ...?? or will it be a risk...
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I don't know, maybe you should make your own thread rather than hijack mine.
Desperate User said:
No custom recovery, but I have an update:
So after using the vol- and power buttons, I was able to bring the Nexus back to its home screen for a day (so it wasn't bricked), but it was really buggy- freezing on my and shutting down. Now though, I think it's bricked; I can't power it up, can't do anything. So I can't turn it on now :/. Probably gonna take it to see a repair store sometime soon.
@bananagranola: no I didn't
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owh, does it al least charger when u plug it in?
silvan g said:
owh, does it al least charger when u plug it in?
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I can't tell. The damn thing doesn't respond to anything. It's plugged into the wall right now and not doing anything. My PC doesn't recognize that it's plugged in.
Desperate User said:
I can't tell. The damn thing doesn't respond to anything.
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Try plugin it in the charger and wait 5 min and then try to boot it with power+volume down
HuxenShah said:
hey my nexus 7 flo came with jwr66n ... i have experience no issue in this build but... i am receiving a notification to update..... should i update even if have no issue on jwr66n ...?? or will it be a risk...
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If you're not rooted, it's just a stock update. There isn't any more risk than there is for any stock version, and you shouldn't lose data. If you buy a Nexus 7 2013 a few months down the line, after current stock with JWR66N is sold out, I believe it'll come with that update out of the box.
Desperate User said:
I don't know, maybe you should make your own thread rather than hijack mine.
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I understand you're frustrated, but that was a little rude...he's just trying to get help, just like you.
Desperate User said:
I can't tell. The damn thing doesn't respond to anything. It's plugged into the wall right now and not doing anything. My PC doesn't recognize that it's plugged in.
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Unrecognized in ADB or fastboot? Can you get into bootloader (boot while holding power and volume-down)? If you haven't tried fastboot while the phone is in the bootloader, and you can get into bootloader, try "fastboot devices." If you can do that, download a custom recovery and flash it from fastboot. Then format data and reboot.
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Try plugin it in the charger and wait 5 min and then try to boot it with power+volume down
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Done and nothing
Download the platform tools: http://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=9390355257214632011 and
TWRP for the WiFi: http://techerrata.com/file/twrp2/flo/openrecovery-twrp-2.6.0.0-flo.img or LTE version: http://techerrata.com/file/twrp2/deb/openrecovery-twrp-2.6.0.0-deb.img
Unpack the platform tools zip into a folder, copy the openrecovery-twrp-2.6.0.0-deb.img file into the same folder and open a command prompt into this folder (hold shift while right clicking on the folder and the option should be there).
Try to turn the nexus off by holding the power button for 30 secs, connect it via USB to your PC and wait till the screen shows the white charging information. Now press the volume down button on the nexus and keep holding it while you press the power button. After a moment you should see the green android with the open belly and some device information on the screen.
Now go to the command prompt you opened and enter: fastboot boot openrecovery-twrp-2.6.0.0-deb.img for the LTE or fastboot boot openrecovery-twrp-2.6.0.0-flo.img for the WiFi version.
After a few seconds you should see the recovery screen, if it asks you for a password just hit cancel, there choose "Wipe" and then "Format Data" and confirm that you want to format data. After it has done its stuff go back to the main menu and choose reboot and let it boot into system. Now it should work again.
Guhrasoh said:
Download the platform tools: http://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=9390355257214632011 and
TWRP for the WiFi: http://techerrata.com/file/twrp2/flo/openrecovery-twrp-2.6.0.0-flo.img or LTE version: http://techerrata.com/file/twrp2/deb/openrecovery-twrp-2.6.0.0-deb.img
Unpack the platform tools zip into a folder, copy the openrecovery-twrp-2.6.0.0-deb.img file into the same folder and open a command prompt into this folder (hold shift while right clicking on the folder and the option should be there).
Try to turn the nexus off by holding the power button for 30 secs, connect it via USB to your PC and wait till the screen shows the white charging information. Now press the volume down button on the nexus and keep holding it while you press the power button. After a moment you should see the green android with the open belly and some device information on the screen.
Now go to the command prompt you opened and enter: fastboot boot openrecovery-twrp-2.6.0.0-deb.img
After a few seconds you should see the recovery screen, if it asks you for a password just hit cancel, there choose "Wipe" and then "Format Data" and confirm that you want to format data. After it has done its stuff go back to the main menu and choose reboot and let it boot into system. Now it should work again.
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That would be great, but when I plug in the tablet to the PC the screen doesn't show any information. That and I can't turn on my Nexus in any way, including the volume down and power method.
Desperate User said:
That would be great, but when I plug in the tablet to the PC the screen doesn't show any information. That and I can't turn on my Nexus in any way, including the volume down and power method.
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How long has it been charging? I'd give it a couple hours, then try the bootloader again.
When I boot up my tablet, I get nonstop error messages telling me things have stopped working. I tried getting help from someone else on a different site, and this is what they told me to say: I flashed the GROUPER lollipop ROM onto a FLO. Someone please help me!!! It's a totally clean tablet. no files on it except android.
Go to Google's Nexus firmware page, download the appropriate firmware, follow the instructions: https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images
Only thing I don't know is whether or not you'll have to repartition the internal flash.
I'm a dummy.
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Go to Google's Nexus firmware page, download the appropriate firmware, follow the instructions:
Only thing I don't know is whether or not you'll have to repartition the internal flash.
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i don't understand how to do all that though I'm not good with command prompts... and nexus root tool kit has done me no good. Could you dumb down the instructions for me?
Then it's time for you to learn. The page has step-by-step instructions. There isn't any way too dumb down the instructions.
You have to start somewhere. Now is a good time. If you had learned before, you wouldn't be in this predicament.
So sit down, take a couple deep breaths, then read the instructions a few times. Download the Android SDK and factory image, then get everything set up. Don't panic, it's not nearly as difficult as you're making it out to be. Stop psyching yourself out. Take it step by step. If you get stuck, leave the cmd prompt and post the issue you've run into here.
Might help if you type out the instructions here after you've read them over several times. I'm glad to help but you gotta take ownership of your tablet and put in some effort to learn and educate yourself.
Just try, I'm sure you'll understand it by the end of tonight or the end of the weekend. You don't have to be a master of fastboot and adb, I sure as hell am not. I never recommend the use of toolkits, especially by those with no understanding of fastboot and adb. Once you have a basic understanding of fastboot and adb, go ahead and use any toolkit you want because by then you'll know how to get yourself out of any jams using those 2 tools.
It is almost impossible to hard brick this device, even if you flash the wrong ROM on this device..
Download this utility and it will bring your Nexus back to life....
http://www.wugfresh.com/nrt/
Giving up
nhizzat said:
Then it's time for you to learn. The page has step-by-step instructions. There isn't any way too dumb down the instructions.
You have to start somewhere. Now is a good time. If you had learned before, you wouldn't be in this predicament.
So sit down, take a couple deep breaths, then read the instructions a few times. Download the Android SDK and factory image, then get everything set up. Don't panic, it's not nearly as difficult as you're making it out to be. Stop psyching yourself out. Take it step by step. If you get stuck, leave the cmd prompt and post the issue you've run into here.
Might help if you type out the instructions here after you've read them over several times. I'm glad to help but you gotta take ownership of your tablet and put in some effort to learn and educate yourself.
Just try, I'm sure you'll understand it by the end of tonight or the end of the weekend. You don't have to be a master of fastboot and adb, I sure as hell am not. I never recommend the use of toolkits, especially by those with no understanding of fastboot and adb. Once you have a basic understanding of fastboot and adb, go ahead and use any toolkit you want because by then you'll know how to get yourself out of any jams using those 2 tools.
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I'm officially giving up. Nothing works. It boots into the OS and then pops up a bunch of error messages. I've tried lollipop, kitkat, cyanogenmod, locked bootloader, unlocked bootloader, and I'm done. GR! Thank you though, for your help.
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I'm officially giving up. Nothing works. It boots into the OS and then pops up a bunch of error messages. I've tried lollipop, kitkat, cyanogenmod, locked bootloader, unlocked bootloader, and I'm done. GR! Thank you though, for your help.
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So that means you will sell it to me for $20?
Boucherwayne78 said:
I'm officially giving up. Nothing works. It boots into the OS and then pops up a bunch of error messages. I've tried lollipop, kitkat, cyanogenmod, locked bootloader, unlocked bootloader, and I'm done. GR! Thank you though, for your help.
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Nothing works? Just flash the factory image. Flashing Roms in recovery isn't going to help you. Before you give up, just use wugs toolkit to save it. If you give up without even trying the right procedure (fastboot flash factory image) then i recommend you not root again after you fix it. But wugfresh toolkit will fix it for you with a couple clicks.
I tried NRTK
madbat99 said:
Nothing works? Just flash the factory image. Flashing Roms in recovery isn't going to help you. Before you give up, just use wugs toolkit to save it. If you give up without even trying the right procedure (fastboot flash factory image) then i recommend you not root again after you fix it. But wugfresh toolkit will fix it for you with a couple clicks.
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The toolkit doesn't work. I tried that 9 times, both downloading my own OS to flash, and letting the toolkit download it. Every time it either boot loops it or does the error message spam thing again. That's why I was trying to use SDK... And that didn't work either. And my drivers NEVER INSTALL RIGHT, so it's all just slowly killing me inside...
Make sure fastboots working first. Put the tablet in bootloader mode by shutting it off then holding power and volume down (or up I forget, you want the screen that says start at the top and has device info at the bottom left.)
Connect to computer then go into the platform-tools folder in the SDK folder, hold shift and right click over the window>open command prompt here.
Type fastboot devices and hit enter. Does it show a serial number or does it show nothing? (waiting for device or something like that) If nothing you should uninstall all drivers for the tablet in device manager and install the google usb driver from the sdk manager in the sdk you installed.
Once you see the serial number you're almost done. If your bootloader is locked type fastboot oem unlock
Now from the factory image copy the image-razor.zip, bootloader.img and flash-all.bat to the platform-tools folder.
Double click flash-all.bat
That's it.
I think that it will be beneficial for you to look into using virtual machines (VM's). It allows you to run different operating systems directly from your computer.
The second half to this equation is learning to use Linux (Ubuntu is my choice). Since Android is built from Linux, you don't need special drivers to recognize your devices.
Another option to run Ubuntu is to create a Virtual Hard Drive on your PC, and install Ubuntu onto it (YouTube it, and follow the directions carefully).
Lastly, you can always get a flash drive that is 8gb or greater (16gb or 32gb is recommended), and install Ubuntu onto it was well. It will move little slower than your PC, but your issues will be solved and manageable.
Why am I advocating for Ubuntu? Because it works. PM me if your are interested in learning more, but don't expect me to do all of the work. You need to educate yourself a bit to actually follow my instructions.
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The toolkit doesn't work. I tried that 9 times, both downloading my own OS to flash, and letting the toolkit download it. Every time it either boot loops it or does the error message spam thing again. That's why I was trying to use SDK... And that didn't work either. And my drivers NEVER INSTALL RIGHT, so it's all just slowly killing me inside...
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First off, let me explain that this device is almost impossible to destroy by flashing the wrong rom. Your over reacting due to inexperience, your Nexus is fine as long as you can boot into Fastboot. When the device is powered down, press the power button and the Volume down key for about 30 seconds, if you can boot into Fastboot, your device is just fine.. Nexus devices are extremely hard to hard brick.. RELAX and realize this is a good time to learn something new, this device is the perfect device to experiment with... You seem to not have the patients and you just need to relax watch a few youtube videos.. No one is going to do it for you.. About 5 years ago I was in the same place you are right now, and I took the time to figure how to fix what ever I did to mess it up.. Its not hard once you realize what your doing. The Toolkit is a swiss army knife of tools that can fix, repair and flash stock roms. Did you unlock the bootloader? Take a breather, give it some time and figure it out like we all did at one time or another, none of us here had our hands held during the learning process with Android devices..
Edit: I'm almost sure you did not unlock your device, to know for sure if your device is unlocked you would see a small padlock that appears to be in the unlocked position at the bottom of your screen while powering on.. If you power your Nexus on, and you DO NOT see a unlocked symbol at the bottom of your screen, you DID NOT unlock your device, thus meaning you have to unlock it to flash it properly.. There are dozens of people in this forum right now that would be more than happy to buy your device cheap and fix it themselves.. If they can do it, you can too..
^Yeah like my last post, those are perfectly fine instructions. If that don't work, stuck at "erasing user data" or something you're ****ed. Most likely.Try a different cord/usb 2.0/computer
Tried a few things. Got any other ideas?
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First off, let me explain that this device is almost impossible to destroy by flashing the wrong rom. Your over reacting due to inexperience, your Nexus is fine as long as you can boot into Fastboot. When the device is powered down, press the power button and the Volume down key for about 30 seconds, if you can boot into Fastboot, your device is just fine.. Nexus devices are extremely hard to hard brick.. RELAX and realize this is a good time to learn something new, this device is the perfect device to experiment with... You seem to not have the patients and you just need to relax watch a few youtube videos.. No one is going to do it for you.. About 5 years ago I was in the same place you are right now, and I took the time to figure how to fix what ever I did to mess it up.. Its not hard once you realize what your doing. The Toolkit is a swiss army knife of tools that can fix, repair and flash stock roms. Did you unlock the bootloader? Take a breather, give it some time and figure it out like we all did at one time or another, none of us here had our hands held during the learning process with Android devices..
Edit: I'm almost sure you did not unlock your device, to know for sure if your device is unlocked you would see a small padlock that appears to be in the unlocked position at the bottom of your screen while powering on.. If you power your Nexus on, and you DO NOT see a unlocked symbol at the bottom of your screen, you DID NOT unlock your device, thus meaning you have to unlock it to flash it properly.. There are dozens of people in this forum right now that would be more than happy to buy your device cheap and fix it themselves.. If they can do it, you can too..
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Thank you for your reply. Do you have any suggestions though for my situation? My bootloader was unlocked. I did try locking it then unlocking it several times though. I've tried two seperate stock ROMs, different usb cables, different usb ports, and it now tells me that fastboot is not working. even a link is greatly appreciated. I think it is a driver problem. My tablet does boot into the OS though. I can use the ui for about 10 seconds, then a notification pops up mid-screen: "unfortunately, the process android.process.acore has stopped." Please, even a link is greatly appreciated. I've tried just about everything to get these drivers working, and to get this tablet working. I will continue to research as well. Wish me luck!
Wug's tool has been invaluable to me in the past. I have gone from KitKat to Lollipop, back and forth, different ROMS, stuck boots, bad flashes. Like Zap says if you can get it to Bootloader then get Wug's tool to connect in fastboot, it will do the rest.
A couple times I have ran into problems where my computer has not seen my Nexus 5 because of the drivers, just google nexus usb drivers and install the latest ones.
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Wug's tool has been invaluable to me in the past. I have gone from KitKat to Lollipop, back and forth, different ROMS, stuck boots, bad flashes. Like Zap says if you can get it to Bootloader then get Wug's tool to connect in fastboot, it will do the rest.
A couple times I have ran into problems where my computer has not seen my Nexus 5 because of the drivers, just google nexus usb drivers and install the latest ones.
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Got any ideas on Fastboot.exe stopping working when the flash process begins? it fails sending bootloader and then fastboot.exe fails. It says on the screen when i close the error message it's booting into bootloader, but the tablet never restarts. it stays on bootloader(where i had it in the first place.) It should turn off the screen and go back into bootloader. Please, any feedback is appreciated.
Have you tried selecting the option of hardbrick on the tool?