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[Q] Am I bricked?

I'm not sure where to go from here, I rooted my Nexus, installed CWM, and everything was fine. Until my dumbass decided to reboot to recovery from ROM manager, didn't think it would hurt anything. Now, whenever I try to load recovery from my bootloader, the android pops up with the swirling ball for a second, then comes up an android laying down with a red triangle with an ! in it.
I tried factory reset, started from step 1, locked the bootloader and unlocked and rooted again. If I flash CWM, it will work the first time, but anytime after that my little hazardous android symbol pops up again unless I flash CWM again. I'm new to all this obviously, so any help would be very greatly appreciated. Thanks.

I would recommend just flashing a factory .img threw adb. That should do it.
Send, Finally From Lte Galaxy Nexus

I agree. This link helped me do it for mine just a few mins ago.
LTE Instructions:
https://plus.google.com/107538503004482952974/posts/K8wozE8zhzq
GSM Instructions:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1373995

irb123 said:
I'm not sure where to go from here, I rooted my Nexus, installed CWM, and everything was fine. Until my dumbass decided to reboot to recovery from ROM manager, didn't think it would hurt anything. Now, whenever I try to load recovery from my bootloader, the android pops up with the swirling ball for a second, then comes up an android laying down with a red triangle with an ! in it.
I tried factory reset, started from step 1, locked the bootloader and unlocked and rooted again. If I flash CWM, it will work the first time, but anytime after that my little hazardous android symbol pops up again unless I flash CWM again. I'm new to all this obviously, so any help would be very greatly appreciated. Thanks.
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You're not bricked. Flash CWM and then use Root Explorer or another file browser and navigate to /system and delete reboot-from-recovery.p
You will now be able to boot into recovery.

Awesome thanks for the replies you guys are great. The ordeal ended up causing my phone to reject the sim card for some reason...just got back from Verizon. I'm trying the file manager route first but it's telling the file is read only?
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Nevermind...hit the r/w...like I said...noob. Checking recovery now thanks again...
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Andrew C said:
You're not bricked. Flash CWM and then use Root Explorer or another file browser and navigate to /system and delete reboot-from-recovery.p
You will now be able to boot into recovery.
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What if I don't have the reboot-from-recovery.p file in my /system folder?

ironcx said:
What if I don't have the reboot-from-recovery.p file in my /system folder?
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Follow the instructions for How to install CWM in this post. Once you've done that, you'll be able to find the reboot-from-recovery.p in /system. Just delete it and you'll be good.

Rooitng the Gnex

Hi,
I bought the GNexus a month ago, its my 1st android device. (I had a Blackberry for the last 3 years).
I have unlocked my Gnex, and rooted it, then i have installed yakju in order to get rid of my yakjuux ROM, it was my 1st time doing it... Everything worked fine, all my apps were automatically redownloaded and reinstalled from my google account. (Very nice feature).
But for some reason now, I have lost my root acces and I am not sure why or how.. is it normal? I have installed root checker, and supser user returns messages saying he cant get root privileges on my phone.
I tried rooting the phone using superboot. Everyting seemd to have worked fine:
C:\Nexus\r3-galaxynexus-superboot\r3-galaxynexus-superboot>install-superboot-win
dows.bat
C:\Nexus\r3-galaxynexus-superboot\r3-galaxynexus-superboot>fastboot-windows.exe
boot boot.superboot.img
downloading 'boot.img'... OKAY
booting... OKAY
The phone reboted but stayed at the Google logo for like 3 mins. I pulled the battery and after that the phone rebooted normally except superuser cant access root.
Any tips or help is welcome on how to root the phone (already unlocked)
Thanks

You should have left it on there! Mine got stuck on the Google boot logo for around 10 minutes before it was done? I was just about to pull it before it booted up. Go through the process again and give it time
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Go on YouTube and look for zedomax. He has an easy root video with a link to all the software
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when you installed the yakju ROM to change yakjuux it deleted root because you fully wiped your phone for a yakju build. just reapply superboot (or install clockwork recovery and flash su.zip that will give you root) and you'll have root.
either that or flash a custom ROM with clockwork recovery and you'll have root.

Another thing is always make a backup of your current favorite rom before flashing anything. I have my original rom and 1 favorite rooted rom on backup at all times. If you do this and encounter problems you can always go in recovery and restore your custom rooted rom. The only reason I keep a stock rom on is in case I have to return the phone. You can remove your unlock symbol by going in fastboot and typing (fastboot OEM lock) I think! This was how I locked my bootloaders back up on my beloved nexus s, good luck and pm me if you need anything
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zephiK said:
when you installed the yakju ROM to change yakjuux it deleted root because you fully wiped your phone for a yakju build. just reapply superboot (or install clockwork recovery and flash su.zip that will give you root) and you'll have root.
either that or flash a custom ROM with clockwork recovery and you'll have root.
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Didn't know about su.zip option in CWM, where can I find this zip file for the GNex GSM?

mike216 said:
You should have left it on there! Mine got stuck on the Google boot logo for around 10 minutes before it was done? I was just about to pull it before it booted up. Go through the process again and give it time
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I gave it like 30 mins and still the Google logo was displayed. It seems my rooting did not work properly. Maybe i am not using the right tools?

Zedomax has a nicve procedure, but the link to doenload is GalaxyNexusRoot.zip file is dead. I cant use his method..
Thanks for the help.

gabster21 said:
Didn't know about su.zip option in CWM, where can I find this zip file for the GNex GSM?
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I couldn't find it on XDA but I did get it off XDA before and have tested it on 4.0.2 when I used 4.0.2 stock. I just uploaded it: http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?4qq8mhu7w0437ky flash in cwr.
md5: 3450886EA845813637419C10DA01BA9D

[Q] Just got the S3. Did the OTA update. What are my rooting options?

Hey guys,
I a long time IOS user and just moved over to the Android family. I just purchased my S3 from ATT yesterday. Came home, did the OTA update and went to root it.
I just found out that the new OTA prevents you from installing CWM and rooting the traditional ways. So my question is, what is my option to get my phone rooted? I wanna remain on the stock ROM but, just clean it out a little from all the bloatware, use google wallet and be able to tweak some things around.
Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks

I THINK the ota can be rooted through the toolkit...pretty sure I read that before. Maybe someone can confirm that.
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I'm pretty sure the toolkit can do it. Option 4 (I think ... the last option at least) will walk you through using Odin to flash a custom recovery and then flashing a zip file in recovery to root your device.
You may find that when you reboot your custom recovery will be replaced with stock recovery. The OTA includes a script that's run on boot to reset recovery to stock. If that happens to you, then make sure that when you use Odin to flash the custom recovery you don't let Odin reboot your phone. When the flash is done, pull the battery or press and hold power and Vol Up until the phone turns off, then press Vol Up, Power, and Home to get into recovery. Then flash the zip to root your device.
Once you reboot your phone, you can remove /system/recovery-from-boot.p and /etc/install-recovery.sh. You may need to install a custom recovery one more time, but it should stick.

[Q] Help - Cannot do a Factory Reset on my S III - Questions

Hi All,
I just purchased a used Stock S III i747m off Ebay.
I played around with it fine for 20-30 minutes and it worked great.
I then went into settings to do a Factory reset, and the phone powered off and didn't start up again. It flashes the Samsung logo and in top left corner has "Reboot recovery" and then powers off again. I tried for 2 hours (Removing battery, etc) to get it to turn on without luck.
I then found a post that you can hold volume down + home + power to get into download mode. I tried this and it worked. It went into download mode, I then clicked volume down to restart the device, and sure enough, It now boots into Android and works fine. I restarted it a couple times to make sure it worked and it did.
Now I attempted to do a factory reset, and the EXACT same problem happens.
With doing some reading, it appears the Google Recovery is not working properly on this device, which suggests to me it was flashed back to stock by the seller but didn't flash quite right.
I want to use custom Roms on it anyways, but I'm a bit nervous of the device now.
Do you think If I flash TWRP or CWM on it using the Mskip Toolkit, and then flash a custom Rom, it will eliminate this problem? I'm thinking yes as the phone works fine when its on. It just seems to be the Stock Google Recovery is not working.
Thanks!!

bigystyle84 said:
Hi All,
I just purchased a used Stock S III i747m off Ebay.
I played around with it fine for 20-30 minutes and it worked great.
I then went into settings to do a Factory reset, and the phone powered off and didn't start up again. It flashes the Samsung logo and in top left corner has "Reboot recovery" and then powers off again. I tried for 2 hours (Removing battery, etc) to get it to turn on without luck.
I then found a post that you can hold volume down + home + power to get into download mode. I tried this and it worked. It went into download mode, I then clicked volume down to restart the device, and sure enough, It now boots into Android and works fine. I restarted it a couple times to make sure it worked and it did.
Now I attempted to do a factory reset, and the EXACT same problem happens.
With doing some reading, it appears the Google Recovery is not working properly on this device, which suggests to me it was flashed back to stock by the seller but didn't flash quite right.
I want to use custom Roms on it anyways, but I'm a bit nervous of the device now.
Do you think If I flash TWRP or CWM on it using the Mskip Toolkit, and then flash a custom Rom, it will eliminate this problem? I'm thinking yes as the phone works fine when its on. It just seems to be the Stock Google Recovery is not working.
Thanks!!
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Have you tried the Google recovery? Volume+ power and home button?
I would suggest using Odin and download mode to put a stock rom on to guarantee that it was flashed correctly, than you can go from there. Decide if you wavy to root and install any roms or keep it stock.
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KorGuy123 said:
Have you tried the Google recovery? Volume+ power and home button?
I would suggest using Odin and download mode to put a stock rom on to guarantee that it was flashed correctly, than you can go from there. Decide if you wavy to root and install any roms or keep it stock.
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Yes. I should have stated that.
The Google Recovery does not work with Volume Up + Power + Home. It attempts to enter recovery and then phone shuts off.
It has the stock rom on it now, build # and kernel confirmed. Just the Recovery doesn't seem to work.
Odd thing is - I flashed the Stock recovery back on it using Odin a few mins ago. It completed fine and booted into the phone.
I then shut the phone down, and did the volume up + power + home to get into Google Recovery, and sure enough, Phone powers off... Back to the exact same issue. It won't turn on. Just shows "reboot recovery" for a split second in top left and powers off.
I then hold volume down + power + home to enter Download mode, and simply click Volume Down to restart the device, It restarts fine.

bigystyle84 said:
Yes. I should have stated that.
The Google Recovery does not work with Volume Up + Power + Home. It attempts to enter recovery and then phone shuts off.
It has the stock rom on it now, build # and kernel confirmed. Just the Recovery doesn't seem to work.
Odd thing is - I flashed the Stock recovery back on it using Odin a few mins ago. It completed fine and booted into the phone.
I then shut the phone down, and did the volume up + power + home to get into Google Recovery, and sure enough, Phone powers off... Back to the exact same issue. It won't turn on. Just shows "reboot recovery" for a split second in top left and powers off.
I then hold volume down + power + home to enter Download mode, and simply click Volume Down to restart the device, It restarts fine.
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I suggest you go to the Root without tripping flahs counter thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1739426
Flash the stock rooted tar and using the steps given. Then try to get into stock recovery and how it goes. If it doesn't work I suggest you try to install TWRP or CWM. See if that will clear up the problem. Seems like maybe it wasn't a thorough return to stock process by OG owner

hednik said:
I suggest you go to the Root without tripping flahs counter thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1739426
Flash the stock rooted tar and using the steps given. Then try to get into stock recovery and how it goes. If it doesn't work I suggest you try to install TWRP or CWM. See if that will clear up the problem. Seems like maybe it wasn't a thorough return to stock process by OG owner
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Thank You for the help.
I will read the thread over thoroughly. Right away I have a question
I am using a Rogers S III, but the phone has been unlocked by code and I am using it with Telus.
Should I flash the Rogers or Telus files?

bigystyle84 said:
Thank You for the help.
I will read the thread over thoroughly. Right away I have a question
I am using a Rogers S III, but the phone has been unlocked by code and I am using it with Telus.
Should I flash the Rogers or Telus files?
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Odin flash wont really matter because phone will stay unlocked. Flash for whatever carrier you are using it on.

hednik said:
I suggest you go to the Root without tripping flahs counter thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1739426
Flash the stock rooted tar and using the steps given. Then try to get into stock recovery and how it goes. If it doesn't work I suggest you try to install TWRP or CWM. See if that will clear up the problem. Seems like maybe it wasn't a thorough return to stock process by OG owner
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hednik said:
Odin flash wont really matter because phone will stay unlocked. Flash for whatever carrier you are using it on.
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Really appreciate the help.
Looks simple enough and I've used Odin on a Note II before.
Only question - I see quite a few people stated they need to wipe data and cache after flashing this to avoid a boot loop. Are they doing this within Google Recovery? Wouldn't wiping data after a this flash erase it? (not cache, but data)
Thanks again, I will give this a go in a couple hours when I'm back home. Hope it resolves my issues.

bigystyle84 said:
Really appreciate the help.
Looks simple enough and I've used Odin on a Note II before.
Only question - I see quite a few people stated they need to wipe data and cache after flashing this to avoid a boot loop. Are they doing this within Google Recovery? Wouldn't wiping data after a this flash erase it? (not cache, but data)
Thanks again, I will give this a go in a couple hours when I'm back home. Hope it resolves my issues.
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You will just do a factory reset in stock recovery to get it back to out of the box stock to remove any possible conflicts. This is especially helpful if you are going from a 4.1 ROM back to a 4.0 stock ROM. Wiping data means removing everything in your /data folder. You can find the /data folder using a root file explorer like root explorer or es file explorer and see what you have stored in there or might want to backup on an ext SC card. I.E. pictures, videos. It will make the phone as if no one has ever used it before and a clean slate.

hednik said:
You will just do a factory reset in stock recovery to get it back to out of the box stock to remove any possible conflicts. This is especially helpful if you are going from a 4.1 ROM back to a 4.0 stock ROM. Wiping data means removing everything in your /data folder. You can find the /data folder using a root file explorer like root explorer or es file explorer and see what you have stored in there or might want to backup on an ext SC card. I.E. pictures, videos. It will make the phone as if no one has ever used it before and a clean slate.
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Awesome.
It makes sense. I guess I never truly knew what Factory reset means within Recovery. (I've flashed tons of Roms before on other phones but always did Factory Reset before flashing a rom, so I was thinking it an erasing tool)
Thanks. Will report back in a few hours once I get home and attempt this.

I have a feeling the recovery is messed up. The one selling phone took out non stock recovery, but didn't flash stock recovery.
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I just wanted to report back that flashing using the non trip thread above fixed my issues. Everything is back to working including the stock recovery. Thank you so much!

Bootloop and corrupted recovery

So I got an adapter (Finally) for my nexus 5x. Went home and got the WugFresh nexus toolkit. Made a backup, and things were going fine, and then hit root and install twrp. It installed and booted into twrp, and it gave me the not rooted message and rooted me. I restored the backup. So I rebooted it, saw it was doing the boot animation, and came back this morning to it being dead (I had it plugged into my desktop, thought it wouldn't have lost more than 1% of battery when I woke up). I tried booting it up, and it was booting forever and I concluded was bootlooped. Now, when I try to boot into recovery, I get the little android guy dead with the red triangle on top of him. Please help, I'm 14 and don't really know what to do because all my previous rootings went fine. Thanks!

You are on stock recovery. Flash TWRP if you want custom recovery and flash/wipe, or use the factory images to go back to stock. Any experience with adb and fastboot? I'd recommend using fastboot so you have an idea of what's going on and understand how to fix your phone in the future.

Keithn said:
You are on stock recovery. Flash TWRP if you want custom recovery and flash/wipe, or use the factory images to go back to stock. Any experience with adb and fastboot? I'd recommend using fastboot so you have an idea of what's going on and understand how to fix your phone in the future.
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I know fully well about adb and fastboot. I've rooted all my phones before this manually via them, and i just tried the toolkit because a friend referred it to me. Like i mentioned before i'm in a bootloop and i have no access to it in adb. It just doesn't get recognized.

Hold power + volume down till you boot into the bootloader. Flash away.
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PiousInquisitor said:
Hold power + volume down till you boot into the bootloader. Flash away.
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yeah when i try and boot into recovery is when i get the red triangle above the android guy. there is literally no recovery there. Otherwise, yeah i would flash the firmware

Help!!! My Nexus device is totally messed up. It has ______ problem. What do I do?? @ wugfresh.com since you're already using that toolkit.
if your pc/NRT doesn't recognize your phone check the drivers and consider reinstalling them (the toolkit apparently has an option for that as well). also try playing around with the rotation of your adapter/cable. yes, usb c is supposed to work both ways, but some (cheap) cables seems to have different properties depending on the rotation.

Kevinisyoung said:
yeah when i try and boot into recovery is when i get the red triangle above the android guy. there is literally no recovery there. Otherwise, yeah i would flash the firmware
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There is, its just the stock recovery. Go to the bootloader and flash TWRP using fastboot. If you have driver issues you might have to manually select the driver I normally have to the first time.