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Did my friend brick his nexus?

Well a friend of mine got a new nexus couple of weeks ago. He's pretty much an android newbie so he didn't root it, it was SimFree so he just used the system update and got JB 4.1.2 (I think was the version) over the stock ICS. Well today the phone out of the blue just got to rebooting on its own, and now it never boots. It gets to the animated X logo after the Google logo and that's it. I did try booting it up vit vol- + pwr btn pressed and it got into ODIN MODE where it says
Start
Downloading...
do not turn off target!!!
I have no idea what ODIN mode is, since I only had a couple of HTC's,huaweis etc.
Is this ODIN mode the recovery? Is there anything I can do with the phone? Hard reset or something like that?
thx

No, it's not bricked. When you hold both vol buttons + power that's the bootloader. Also just flash it back to stock via fastboot.

If u can get to download mode u should be safe. Work from there. Should fined everything u need in Nexus Forum.
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biscuitownz said:
No, it's not bricked. When you hold both vol buttons + power that's the bootloader. Also just flash it back to stock via fastboot.
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How can I do that?From Odin mode or from the bootloader? I got into bootloader and there's the Start ,restart bootloader,recovery mode,and power off options. I tried getting to recovery mode but it also wont start.
I installed a bunch of roms on motorola cliq,a ton of htcs,a couple of huaweis all from cwm but this ODIN mode is something new for me.I have no idea what it's for

celahudini said:
How can I do that?From Odin mode or from the bootloader? I got into bootloader and there's the Start ,restart bootloader,recovery mode,and power off options. I tried getting to recovery mode but it also wont start.
I installed a bunch of roms on motorola cliq,a ton of htcs,a couple of huaweis all from cwm but this ODIN mode is something new for me.I have no idea what it's for
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This would allow restore via download mode... http://www.theandroidsoul.com/update-galaxy-nexus-to-android-4-0-4-using-odindownload-mode/.

kibmcz said:
This would allow restore via download mode... http://www.theandroidsoul.com/update-galaxy-nexus-to-android-4-0-4-using-odindownload-mode/.
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Thx man that worked like a charm :good:

[Q] My Phone Won't Boot Into Any Mode

So, my Galaxy S3 suddenly shut off on me, so I tried to reboot it, and it would just say "Galaxy s3" then nothing would show. So I figured it was a software brick and I can just restore a backup. When I tried to access Recovery Mode, it would show that its trying to boot into Recovery, but nothing would happen. So I figured I can just go into Download Mode and restore it through ODIN to get all the partitions working again. It would go to Download Mode for a few seconds, and then just shut off on me before I can even do anything. Everytime I take out the battery and put it back in, it tries to auto boot, but it never gets passed the Samsung s3 logo. Do you think this is a software or hardware brick? And would any of you know how I should go about fixing this?
Thanks a bunch

neim81094 said:
So, my Galaxy S3 suddenly shut off on me, so I tried to reboot it, and it would just say "Galaxy s3" then nothing would show. So I figured it was a software brick and I can just restore a backup. When I tried to access Recovery Mode, it would show that its trying to boot into Recovery, but nothing would happen. So I figured I can just go into Download Mode and restore it through ODIN to get all the partitions working again. It would go to Download Mode for a few seconds, and then just shut off on me before I can even do anything. Everytime I take out the battery and put it back in, it tries to auto boot, but it never gets passed the Samsung s3 logo. Do you think this is a software or hardware brick? And would any of you know how I should go about fixing this?
Thanks a bunch
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i think the problem is on power button...
if the power button press contiues will be like that
i meet the same case like u...
sory my englis
press thanks if i help...

I agree, the only way it should turn on when you replace the battery is if power was held down. It would explain everything else you mentioned as well. Try gently knocking it back out. Or if comfortable with it, open the device to have a closer kook.
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DocHoliday77 said:
I agree, the only way it should turn on when you replace the battery is if power was held down. It would explain everything else you mentioned as well. Try gently knocking it back out. Or if comfortable with it, open the device to have a closer kook.
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It just turned on, I guess it was the power button.
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i'm experiencing a similar issue. I can only get any result while it's plugged in. it wont boot past the second splash screen, I got it into download mode and flashed the stock package from sammobile.com with no change. the phone keeps trying to boot into recovery after flashing stock but it goes to the android with the open chest screen and reboots and tries again over and over. i've taken the phone apart and seen nothing wrong, no corrosion, no water damage and i've even replaced the battery with no success. i tried flashing clockworkmod recovery, the flash was successful but it still wont even boot to recovery. the power button isnt stuck, i can manipulate it when i have the bare motherboard in my hands and still it's fine. would replacing the power switch have any affect? please any thoughts would be appreciated
edit: since flashing stock, plugging the phone into the computer with oem cable causes it to vibrate intermittently. holding power causes it to try recovery mode. running windows 7 with samsung drivers properly installed and adb recognizes my galaxy s2 and captivate no problems. someone mentioned on a post i read about using a 3 part stock rom, modem, pda and phone to flash instead of the all in one tar file, any thoughts?
another edit. this phone has never to my knowledge been rooted or had any kernel/rom flashed onto it. as far as i know it's stock from Wind mobile, 3 months past warranty

Nexus is Dead won't boot!

My nexus won't boot up. All I get is the google screen, then nothing, it just shuts off. The phone is rooted or at the very least unlocked and has worked that way very well for months. The only way for me to get the phone into download mode is to plug it in. I need help, I tried to do odin but I don't think I did it right.

GingerBeardMan419 said:
My nexus won't boot up. All I get is the google screen, then nothing, it just shuts off. The phone is rooted or at the very least unlocked and has worked that way very well for months. The only way for me to get the phone into download mode is to plug it in. I need help, I tried to do odin but I don't think I did it right.
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Use Fastboot..
When you get into Fastboot mode then flash stock factory image by using fastboot command or use flash-all.bat which will also wipe everything from your Nexus..
https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images#takju
Fastboot files are in the attachment if you need them..

[Q] issue after rooting Recovery Booting. Set Warranty Bit : Recovery loop

hi, i just decided to root my t mobile note 3 device so the first website was tellin about KINGO 1 step root so i did install KINGO and it said successfully rooted and i clicked finish the phone rebooted and it showed me
Recovery Booting
Set Warranty Bit : Recovery
and this screen keeps looping and i cant even enter recovery mod once the phone turns on it shows me that and it keep looping auto reboot same screen
im not sure if my phone is still alive anymore
any solutions?
thanks.
note 3 t-mobile n900t

Enter download mode (hold [VOLUME-DOWN][HOME][POWER] until buzz, then release [POWER]). At the first download mode screen where it says you can press volume-down to boot normally, press volume-down to boot normally.
Frank

same prob
Frank Westlake said:
Enter download mode (hold [VOLUME-DOWN][HOME][POWER] until buzz, then release [POWER]). At the first download mode screen where it says you can press volume-down to boot normally, press volume-down to boot normally.
Frank
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Same problem as OP, and I can not get into download mode either. If I do as above, it still goes on booting .

saeidzzz said:
hi, i just decided to root my t mobile note 3 device so the first website was tellin about KINGO 1 step root so i did install KINGO and it said successfully rooted and i clicked finish the phone rebooted and it showed me
Recovery Booting
Set Warranty Bit : Recovery
and this screen keeps looping and i cant even enter recovery mod once the phone turns on it shows me that and it keep looping auto reboot same screen
im not sure if my phone is still alive anymore
any solutions?
thanks.
note 3 t-mobile n900t
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If the advice above didn´t work (nothing happened when pressing the usual VOL down - home - power etc), this is how I managed:
I tried booting around 25 times with the power button released at different times. Did not work.
Tried to insert battery when pressing the 3 buttons. Did not work.
I let the battery run completely empty. Started charging the phone and pressing the 3 buttons. Did not work.
I charged the phone full (with booting the whole time....needed to put it somewhere quiet). After estimating it was full, I pulled out the battery, preparing to send it to mobiletechvideos.com (they saved me before). After a few hours I wanted to see the error message so I could write them. When I inserted the battery, I got the regular download mode! Nowthen, would I dare to boot it since I am not really sure what to flash to my phone?
I rebooted, and now the phone is back to normal. OTOH, I will not try to flash CWM/TWRP again, so goodbye custom roms (Omega )

you are a life saver!
Frank Westlake said:
Enter download mode (hold [VOLUME-DOWN][HOME][POWER] until buzz, then release [POWER]). At the first download mode screen where it says you can press volume-down to boot normally, press volume-down to boot normally.
Frank
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I thought I was going to have to factory reset my phone like other forums suggested and lose everything. Thanks to your suggestion I was able to get out of recovery reboot loop. Thank you!

Thanks for your help, you are a lifesaver lol! I saved so much money and time because of you. Have a great day

Frank Westlake said:
Enter download mode (hold [VOLUME-DOWN][HOME][POWER] until buzz, then release [POWER]). At the first download mode screen where it says you can press volume-down to boot normally, press volume-down to boot normally.
Frank
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But how to enter recovery it still says set warranty bit recovery

i am facing problem with set warranty bit: recovery in samsung J5 model...

samsung j5 500f
i have the same problem when i flash twrp recovery..any solution ????

Ghats normal
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My Fix
I held down the Down volume key along with the power and spammed the home button until the download screen came on, just keep spamming it while holding down the other keys, it will reboot just keep spamming, then I plugged it in to my computer, opened Odin and re installed the Root and it booted up fine

ulop3z said:
I held down the Down volume key along with the power and spammed the home button until the download screen came on, just keep spamming it while holding down the other keys, it will reboot just keep spamming, then I plugged it in to my computer, opened Odin and re installed the Root and it booted up fine
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Um. U might wanna flash back to stock. Your phone shouldn't do that. Ur messing up your bootloader. Flash newest firmware via Odin
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Tmobilefan906 said:
Um. U might wanna flash back to stock. Your phone shouldn't do that. Ur messing up your bootloader. Flash newest firmware via Odin
Sent from my Samsung SM-N900T using XDA Labs
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The phone is fine now, it was just stuck on the loop and spamming home was the only way out, its fine now I've had no problems and it boots up fine

This happens...
This happens to almost everyone at some point of time. There is no need to worry as you just need to flash recovery like TWRP or CWM. To shed some light on this issue... boot loops mainly happen when you uses the incorrect version of software with your ROM or stock firmware. By using youtube you can look at the videos of your phone model and find the recovery version number needed.
For anyone who has a Note 3 T-Mobile phone who is still stuck! I am willing to make a video to show how to fix this and provide all the firmware/version numbers + links in one bundled location to make it easier.
ALL PHONES ARE VERY specific... ONLY USE THE CORRECT FIRMWARE FOR YOUR MODEL PHONE
Again, if you have a Samsung Note 3 T-Mobile, model number SM-N900T and are still lost. Let me know so I can shot a video and bundle files needed.
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cdresor said:
If the advice above didn´t work (nothing happened when pressing the usual VOL down - home - power etc), this is how I managed:
I tried booting around 25 times with the power button released at different times. Did not work.
Tried to insert battery when pressing the 3 buttons. Did not work.
I let the battery run completely empty. Started charging the phone and pressing the 3 buttons. Did not work.
I charged the phone full (with booting the whole time....needed to put it somewhere quiet). After estimating it was full, I pulled out the battery, preparing to send it to mobiletechvideos.com (they saved me before). After a few hours I wanted to see the error message so I could write them. When I inserted the battery, I got the regular download mode! Nowthen, would I dare to boot it since I am not really sure what to flash to my phone?
I rebooted, and now the phone is back to normal. OTOH, I will not try to flash CWM/TWRP again, so goodbye custom roms (Omega )
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Don't be scared by this... just choose the correct versions before blindly trying to install a ROM. Also, only use links from main sources if you dont fell like auditing the code!

Hi guys, sorry for might be late about helping you now years later... But recently I've found something interesting about fixing this issue.
*****
Fix: (100% working in Galaxy Grand Prime SM-G530H)
UPDATED: More detailed info!
# Before flashed Recovery or Root:
1. Root device using Odin or any other rooting known workaround.
2. Backup Recovery (optional), and Kernel using Rashr (available on PlayStore).
3. Flash Custom Recovery (TWRP), using Odin PC software or TWRP android app.
4. Flash backed-up Kernel.img file to Boot partition using TWRP install section.
5. Reboot system (It may take a few time to boot)
# After flashed Recovery or Root: (accidentally or without knowing)
1. Search online and download your exact Phone Stock Kernel.
2. Follow *before flashed* above ↑ from 3rd.
Bonus info:
Even after flashing TWRP, you might be able to Boot device yet, by going to TWRP → Advanced → Reboot system. (It bypass bootlooping to Recovery, while: “Set Warranty Bit : Recovery”).
That's all! Try at your own, then share it!

[Q] Note 4 stuck in boot loop. Please Help

I was trying to use twrp to make a backup before I updated to lollipop but when it rebooted it got stuck in a loop. I tried going into download mode but it just says "Downloading.... Do not turn off target!!"
Any way to get out of this?
Thanks

KingKobra813 said:
I was trying to use twrp to make a backup before I updated to lollipop but when it rebooted it got stuck in a loop. I tried going into download mode but it just says "Downloading.... Do not turn off target!!"
Any way to get out of this?
Thanks
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try going into the stock recovery and select factory reset/wipe data.

psmith1539 said:
try going into the stock recovery and select factory reset/wipe data.
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Where can I do that? I can't get into recovery mode. I push "vol down+home+power" and it just says "downloading do not turn off target" Is there another place to factory reset?

Pull the battery and try getting into recovery

dschachm said:
Pull the battery and try getting into recovery
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I pulled the battery and it still just says "downloading.. do not turn off target" and won't go any further
But the strange thing for the boot loop in the top left corner it says "recovery booting" in blue and then its the android guy for a split second and then it reboots.

Pull the battery, then press volume down + home and power and see if you can get into download mode. Then press volume up and Odin stock tar.

dschachm said:
Pull the battery, then press volume down + home and power and see if you can get into download mode. Then press volume up and Odin stock tar.
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I can get there but it just says "downloading... Do not turn off target!!" I have waiting for about 15 minutes and it doesn't change.

If I do volume up it goes into the boot loop. I was trying to make a backup with twrp and I think my phone is stuck in recovery mode boot loop

KingKobra813 said:
I can get there but it just says "downloading... Do not turn off target!!" I have waiting for about 15 minutes and it doesn't change.
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This is what you are supposed to see. Hook your phone up to tour computer, load the stock tar in the PDA slot, make sure you see com# ie. com6 and then hit start. It will flash the ROM and reboot your phone.

dschachm said:
This is what you are supposed to see. Hook your phone up to tour computer, load the stock tar in the PDA slot, make sure you see com# ie. com6 and then hit start. It will flash the ROM and reboot your phone.
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I did that, now I am no longer rooted. Now when I try and root it like I did before I get stuck in a boot loop and can't root my phone.

They going into recovery and doing a factory reset.

I get to 3:50 in this video and it starts a boot loop
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2oOvf5tOCY
I followed the instructions but I'm still stuck in a loop

I did a factory reset but I am no longer rooted and now I can't root.

Stuck in boot loop
so I have been basically in boot loop all afternoon and having issues for 2 weeks now.....finally factory reset and it is stuck there permanently. I am familiar with rooting as I used to root my EVO BUT I think I need some help and guidance.
I am so mad about this awesome stupid phone PLEASE HELP!
Sprint Galaxy Note 4
TIA

nicolemiles said:
so I have been basically in boot loop all afternoon and having issues for 2 weeks now.....finally factory reset and it is stuck there permanently. I am familiar with rooting as I used to root my EVO BUT I think I need some help and guidance.
I am so mad about this awesome stupid phone PLEASE HELP!
Sprint Galaxy Note 4
TIA
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Pull the battery, insert and factory reset again. Pull battery again and Odin stock tar; pick one of the tars in this thread. The steps and tools needed to start are clear.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=56853325
Note: the thread was just updated for lollipop; the support posts and help posts are related to the KitKat tars. Original is last of the three. OB7 I'd most likely what you're after unless looking for Xposed framework compatibility which is KitKat only, for now.