[Q] Hard Bricked Nexus? - Samsung Galaxy Nexus

This is the only reason why I don't want to root and use custom ROMs. It's the possibility of hard bricking my device.
Is there any way of getting a hard bricked device back to factory settings? I heard a Jig might help, but I want to be sure before I go on with rooting.
By hard brick, I mean a brick where the screen doesn't turn on and it might not charge.
Thanks in advance!

hawkm said:
This is the only reason why I don't want to root and use custom ROMs. It's the possibility of hard bricking my device.
Is there any way of getting a hard bricked device back to factory settings? I heard a Jig might help, but I want to be sure before I go on with rooting.
By hard brick, I mean a brick where the screen doesn't turn on and it might not charge.
Thanks in advance!
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Only flash zip files made for maguro an you will be fine, only heard of people soft bricking their gnex which you can still recover from.
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slayr76 said:
Only flash zip files made for maguro an you will be fine, only heard of people soft bricking their gnex which you can still recover from.
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Should have probably stated that it's a Verizon GNex. So that means I should only flash toro zips right?

hawkm said:
Should have probably stated that it's a Verizon GNex. So that means I should only flash toro zips right?
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In case of rom... Yes
Kernels r not different for maguro/toro/etc
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hard bricked my GN :(

All mode cannot access(download ,fastmode or recovery mode).Pop up "bricked screen".Is anything else same as galaxy S using 301K resistor to activate phone to download mode??
How did you manage to do that?
flash ****ing http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1426207 rom unsuccessfully under download MODE.my phone phone is GSM
Oh god.
I've not tried it on this device, but on SGS devices, we would take the battery out, hold down volume, and then plug in usb...
It would get us into Download/Odin Mode every time.
kachung30 said:
flash ****ing http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1426207 rom unsuccessfully under download MODE.my phone phone is GSM
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you do know that the thing you flashed is in the "CDMA" forums? hence, the thing in RED
*** WARNINGS AND NOTICES ***
** Flashing this will wipe ALL userdata and your sdcard partition!! Make a BACKUP AND COPY IT OFF OF YOUR PHONE!!!
** It will bring your device back to stock running Android 4.0.2 Build ICL53F with EK05 CDMA and EK02 LTE radios.
** It WILL NOT relock the boot loader. You must relock your bootloader after flashing this ODIN to be 100% factory
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yeap, as since this is using odin, most likely different pit file as different internal storage size among other things.
plus wrong radio doesn't sound all that great either.
kachung30 said:
flash ****ing http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1426207 rom unsuccessfully under download MODE.my phone phone is GSM
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you realize its mistakes like yours Google has to remove our phone from official AOSP support.
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Rem3Dy said:
you realize its mistakes like yours Google has to remove our phone from official AOSP support.
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Dude don't make up garbage like that.
You should not unlock a bootloader ever again.
This is amateur amateur idiot mistake.
I think I may need to bump my thread this weekend...
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[Q] Galaxy Nexus can't boot up

Hi,
I have GNex for about 2 months now so I decided to root it. I did it ok and everything worked fine. But than
I decided to install custom kernel so I did it. Well after that I cant boot my Nexus, its stuck at its first boot animation
with white Google in a middle and little lock in a bottom. Only thing I can do is go to bootloader and acces recovery mod.
I tried to do pretty much everything in a recovery menu but its still not booting.
What can I do to restore stock rom with stock kernel or I dont know what can helps here. Pleas I will be realy greatful I am
a little bit noob to this
Reflash your ROM if you have any on your SD card. Also you can use a toolkit and flash the factory image.
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droidmakespwn said:
Reflash your ROM if you have any on your SD card. Also you can use a toolkit and flash the factory image.
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My internal storage is empty, no ROMs or any factory images on it.
toolkit is a good idea but I dont have turned on USB debugging, isnt that problem?
But I will try
I don't think it matters if you are flashing the stock image. You can also Odin in a worst case scenario thing.
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SPyxOff said:
My internal storage is empty, no ROMs or any factory images on it.
toolkit is a good idea but I dont have turned on USB debugging, isnt that problem?
But I will try
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good lord do not use a toolkit.
go back to stock: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1626895
there's instructions on how to root there as well.
droidmakespwn said:
I don't think it matters if you are flashing the stock image. You can also Odin in a worst case scenario thing.
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Thank you very much sir, you saved my life! :good::good::good::good::laugh:
I am in your debt for sure!
GNexus fully working and prepared for rooting again, now without any other stupid activity around it
Zepius said:
good lord do not use a toolkit.
go back to stock: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1626895
there's instructions on how to root there as well.
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I understand the hatred for toolkits because it causes complacency but its extremely easy to fix a device using it. Everyone should know how to use adb but I have used both and they both have worked perfectly for me.
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droidmakespwn said:
I understand the hatred for toolkits because it causes complacency but its extremely easy to fix a device using it. Everyone should know how to use adb but I have used both and they both have worked perfectly for me.
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im sorry, but if you think typing a few commands in to flash the stock images is hard, you really are lazy.
I never said it was hard. What is your major grief with toolkits? How is using a toolkit any different than flashing someone else's ROM? You can compile it yourself but its much more efficient to just flash and go. This will be my last response unless the OP has any more issues he needs help with. Good luck with fixing your phone no matter what method you would like to use.
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droidmakespwn said:
I never said it was hard. What is your major grief with toolkits? How is using a toolkit any different than flashing someone else's ROM? You can compile it yourself but its much more efficient to just flash and go. This will be my last response unless the OP has any more issues he needs help with. Good luck with fixing your phone no matter what method you would like to use.
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because when the toolkit fails, it fails hard and then the user of said toolkit has no idea how to fix anything and posts threads on here saying "i bricked my phone and used such and such toolkit"
the people helping them have no idea where to even begin to try and troubleshoot the problem as you dont know the failure point. the toolkit just says "complete" or "done"
that is my major beef with toolkits.
SPyxOff said:
Hi,
I have GNex for about 2 months now so I decided to root it. I did it ok and everything worked fine. But than
I decided to install custom kernel so I did it. Well after that I cant boot my Nexus, its stuck at its first boot animation
with white Google in a middle and little lock in a bottom. Only thing I can do is go to bootloader and acces recovery mod.
I tried to do pretty much everything in a recovery menu but its still not booting.
What can I do to restore stock rom with stock kernel or I dont know what can helps here. Pleas I will be realy greatful I am
a little bit noob to this
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bro. same problem here. wht can I do
nadun911 said:
bro. same problem here. wht can I do
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You can read the thread instead of necrobumping.
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How does a hardbrick actually happen

What are the ways you can get hard bricked and why does it hard brick?
Flashing a ROM for another phone on this phone.
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Kernel too
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is that the only way
Is that the only ways?
username2013 said:
Is that the only ways?
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Are you trying to brick it? Usually the only way the phone will brick is if you flash a wrong rom on it like a rom meant for another phone or a kernel not meant for the phone.
A ROM can't brick you. It's the kernel that bricks you. If you want to try, flash a ROM from another phone and then flash a kernel for the Hercules and see what happens (bootloop on Samsung logo).
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I hard bricked after flashing AOKP build 3 through CWM 6.0.2.7 a couple weeks ago. I hadn't had any problems with that recovery or my flashing procedure before (nandroid backup, wipe cache, format /system & /data, wipe /dalvik, flash ROM, flash gapps), but I must've goofed somewhere.
richardlibeau said:
Are you trying to brick it?.
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I don't think he's trying to find out how to brick, but more like trying to find out how to avoid bricking. I know I was nervous and took a week to psych myself up just to root my device after getting it since I had no idea how exactly one would brick a device. I just knew it was a possibility and didn't want that, lol.
if you do a odin flash and the phone gets disconnected before its finished flashing the important files like the sbl, zimage, or modem thats a definite way to hard brick! (happened to me when i had a vibrant)
android88 said:
A ROM can't brick you. It's the kernel that bricks you. If you want to try, flash a ROM from another phone and then flash a kernel for the Hercules and see what happens (bootloop on Samsung logo).
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Wait even if you flash a ROM from another phone doesn't it include the kernel leading to a brick?
Or am I just misinformed lol
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Cody42 said:
I don't think he's trying to find out how to brick, but more like trying to find out how to avoid bricking. I know I was nervous and took a week to psych myself up just to root my device after getting it since I had no idea how exactly one would brick a device. I just knew it was a possibility and didn't want that, lol.
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I have a hard brick... is there any way to fix it?
BoomerCosmo said:
I have a hard brick... is there any way to fix it?
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Find a nice girl and maybe she could help....lmao....sorry could not resist...no but you could send it somewhere to get it undone...
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djtheraven said:
BoomerCosmo said:
I have a hard brick... is there any way to fix it?
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Find a nice girl and maybe she could help....lmao....sorry could not resist...no but you could send it somewhere to get it undone...
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Mobile Tech Videos is where I sent mine. I had no luck (bad EMMC controller), but numerous others on this board have.

[Q] I THINK I BRICKED MY NOTE 2!? (Chainfire 3D)

HELP!! I think i bricked my AT&T Canadian Note 2 with 16gb rooted with stock rom and stock kernel
SO i was playing dead trigger and wanted to gave tegra 3 optimizations so i downloaded Chainfire 3D from the play store and i installed the drivers and it rebooted my note 2, but it's stuck at the Galaxy Note 2 logo!! I can still use vol up+home+power and vol down+home+power, i tried factory reset in CWM, still stuck, tried flashing new rom (CM, AOKP) still stuck, so now i just want my phone back up and running again. Anyone know how to fix it problem? I don't need any apps or data back or root back, just back up and running again. Oh and charging still shows the battery picture, and i can still turn off my phone.
Odin factory stock. Should fix it right up.
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pestilencec11 said:
Odin factory stock. Should fix it right up.
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Thing is im kinda new to android so i dont know what most of this stuff is, but i own a mac if that's gonna make a difference.
There is a guide section in the general and the Development sections. Go by there and have a look. 20 mins or less and you can be up and running stock
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pestilencec11 said:
There is a guide section in the general and the Development sections. Go by here and have a look. 20 mins or less and you can be up and running stock
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Can you send me a link to it? thanks
I should have never rooted
help
C00lBeanz said:
help
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Have you tried a factory reset?
Another thing hopefully you made a back up!
Sup you can have something to fall back on!:thumbup:
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Bajanman said:
Have you tried a factory reset?
Another thing hopefully you made a back up!
Sup you can have something to fall back on!:thumbup:
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Unfortunately no for some reason titanium backup didnt work for me
C00lBeanz said:
Unfortunately no for some reason titanium backup didnt work for me
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Ok your going about this all wrong! Titanium isn't going to fix all your problem's!!
You need to reboot into recovery and perform a factory reset! All the instructions are on the all in one thread!
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C00lBeanz said:
Unfortunately no for some reason titanium backup didnt work for me
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When u do a backup u should be using a recovery. For example CW or TWRP2.
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Don't feed the troll.
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borijess said:
When u do a backup u should be using a recovery. For example CW or TWRP2.
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I tried using CWM recovery but it says error
Why do so many people on xda have such a hard time understanding what "bricked" means.
If you can easily fix it, then it isn't "bricked"
It's bricked if it has to go for jtag
If you read the description for chainfire 3d, it distinctly says "not compatible with ICS/Jellybean" so theres your problem why u have troubles... a factory reset might not be the fix. ODIN may be the only way.
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Flash a kernel.. Then rom... U should be fine
borijess said:
When u do a backup u should be using a recovery. For example CW or TWRP2.
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This here^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
C00lBeanz said:
I tried using CWM recovery but it says error
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Then check HERE:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=867032
crixley said:
Why do so many people on xda have such a hard time understanding what "bricked" means.
If you can easily fix it, then it isn't "bricked"
It's bricked if it has to go for jtag
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+1
Yeah it's because they can't get the phone to come back on. So that's why they think it's bricked. Plus it's the only word they know and heard of. There's also soft brick, stuck in a loop, etc. But most of the time when the phone stops working correctly, most thinks it's bricked! Lol
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Bajanman said:
This here^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Then check HERE:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=867032
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Yeah it's because they can't get the phone to come back on. So that's why they think it's bricked. Plus it's the only word they know and heard of. There's also soft brick, stuck in a loop, etc. But most of the time when the phone stops working correctly, most thinks it's bricked! Lol
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For me, even "soft brick" is a stupid term..
A phone is either bricked or not bricked. If it is bricked, there is no fixing it imo (other than jtag)
Odin will fix this, this happened to my S2 while I'm on JB. Just download the latest odin, and the stock rom of your Note 2, probably you can find the rom on sammobile, google will help you out, PM me if you need any assistance. Just relax, it's not broken.
crixley said:
For me, even "soft brick" is a stupid term..
A phone is either bricked or not bricked. If it is bricked, there is no fixing it imo (other than jtag)
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Lol
arkin56 said:
Odin will fix this, this happened to my S2 while I'm on JB. Just download the latest odin, and the stock rom of your Note 2, probably you can find the rom on sammobile, google will help you out, PM me if you need any assistance. Just relax, it's not broken.
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You know when it's someone new they freak out, when there device isn't working the way it was! Before THEY did what they did to it!
Me 2¢®
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arkin56 said:
Odin will fix this, this happened to my S2 while I'm on JB. Just download the latest odin, and the stock rom of your Note 2, probably you can find the rom on sammobile, google will help you out, PM me if you need any assistance. Just relax, it's not broken.
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Ok so I need 4.1.2 of Jellybean, I still don't know what Odin is though
Anyways, i tried factory reset too and it seems like nothing happened

[Q] My Nexus is stuck in 4.1.2 stock

Hey All,
Just got a friends Nexus and it was last used with 4.1.2 jellybean, I tried updating via OTA in settings but there is no update there and says my phone is up to date. I'd like at least 4.2.2 although 4.3 would do well
I've tried using methods of clearing data from the Google framework but that did not work.
Also I have only just installed everything i want on it as i had to factory reset.
Any help?
Thanks in advance
Hunglikeagecko said:
Hey All,
Just got a friends Nexus and it was last used with 4.1.2 jellybean, I tried updating via OTA in settings but there is no update there and says my phone is up to date. I'd like at least 4.2.2 although 4.3 would do well
I've tried using methods of clearing data from the Google framework but that did not work.
Also I have only just installed everything i want on it as i had to factory reset.
Any help?
Thanks in advance
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Which nexus do you have? There are several variants.
How would it find that out?
I'm not this bad with technology but am new to this device aha
Thanks for your help
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Hunglikeagecko said:
How would it find that out?
I'm not this bad with technology but am new to this device aha
Thanks for your help
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Which carrier is it for?
DR3W5K1 said:
Which carrier is it for?
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Its unlocked, Australian. That's all I know, in the about phone section of the settings it says the model is Galaxy Nexus.
Hunglikeagecko said:
Its unlocked, Australian. That's all I know, in the about phone section of the settings it says the model is Galaxy Nexus.
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LOL OKAY... Well you have a GSM model since the phone is outside of US.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-nexus/general/ref-official-google-ota-update-urls-t1419170
Try this ^ guide.
BTW your device is a maguro just so you know.
DR3W5K1 said:
LOL OKAY... Well you have a GSM model since the phone is outside of US.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-nexus/general/ref-official-google-ota-update-urls-t1419170
Try this ^ guide.
BTW your device is a maguro just so you know.
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On that guide there are many code names for different devices, which one do you think that mine would be?
Thank you so much for your help!
CWM->restore = vuole , mmm you have CWM don't you?
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Hunglikeagecko said:
On that guide there are many code names for different devices, which one do you think that mine would be?
Thank you so much for your help!
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Maguro
Search on google for nexus factory images and download adequate for your gnex and flash of course
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remabrate1 said:
Search on google for nexus factory images and download adequate for your gnex and flash of course
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With fastboot. No toolkits of course.
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and to add to this, to find all relevant info on your build I believe you can find it in bottom left when you boot into fastboot/bootloader
which is done by holding both volume buttons and power button down all at the same time
I'm not this bad with technology but am new to this device aha
I think I may have screwed up pretty majorly,
I rooted and installed cwm as usual and tried flashing updates but that didn't work
Then I decided that I would install a custom ROM on it which I wasn't going to, so now I'm stuck as I wiped data and tried flashing both pa and slim but both failed, I assume this is because of an older version of cwm which was used because it was needed to flash the updates.
So now I am stuck without an os and when I boot it just goes through the Google logo twice then goes to cwm.
What is suggested for these situations aha? Thanks
Hunglikeagecko said:
I think I may have screwed up pretty majorly,
I rooted and installed cwm as usual and tried flashing updates but that didn't work
Then I decided that I would install a custom ROM on it which I wasn't going to, so now I'm stuck as I wiped data and tried flashing both pa and slim but both failed, I assume this is because of an older version of cwm which was used because it was needed to flash the updates.
So now I am stuck without an os and when I boot it just goes through the Google logo twice then goes to cwm.
What is suggested for these situations aha? Thanks
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Just use adb sideload. Saved my ass a couple of times too.
Thanks but I found a really good method on XDA because I believe it was soft bricked. I used Odin to flash stock 4.2.2 and that got rid of root and custom recovery. Once that was done I then updated to 4.3 in the settings via ota
Thank you for all you help
I have no idea about any of this adb sideload stuff so I'll learn about it before I screw up next time aha

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