[Q] Help! Green guy on his back! - Samsung Galaxy Nexus

I flashed a ROM called Chameleon and it really seems to have messed up my phone, a Verizon Galaxy Nexus.
All I have is the screen with the green guy on his back, panel up displaying cyan colored guts.
When I click to Recovery Mode, it flashes briefly and comes back. It says: FASTBOOT MODE - NO BOOT OR RECOVERY IMG
The rest says:
PRODUCT NAME - tuna (?!)
VARIANT - Toro 32GB
HD VERSION - 10
BOOTLOGGER VERSION - PRIMELC03
etc.
Oh, LOCK STATE - UNLOCKED
Is there any way to get a recovery on here or am I actually bricked?
PS Restart Bootloader does nothing.

Fastboot flash.........
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You can use galaxy nexus toolkit - you boot into fastboot mode, flash a recovery from the toolkit, then just switch to recovery mode using your volume keys ...

Don't use a toolkit, if you want to know your stuff.
This is dead easy, like thedudejdog highlighted, just use fastboot, read efrant's "return to stock" thread stickied on General.
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Green man on his back, seems deaf
I'm not getting any indication that there's a connection. e.g. I send "fastboot reboot" and nothing happens. Fastboot devices returns empty.
Fastboot flash? As suggested? Flash what? Into where? I've never ruined my phone quite this thoroughly so I don't know 1) what exactly I'm trying to flash (although I'm guessing a custom recovery would help and 2) how to get my phone to communicate with my computer.
The cable is fine, just checked it on another phone

fakecharles said:
I'm not getting any indication that there's a connection. e.g. I send "fastboot reboot" and nothing happens. Fastboot devices returns empty.
Fastboot flash? As suggested? Flash what? Into where? I've never ruined my phone quite this thoroughly so I don't know 1) what exactly I'm trying to flash (although I'm guessing a custom recovery would help and 2) how to get my phone to communicate with my computer.
The cable is fine, just checked it on another phone
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you need the proper drivers.
please uninstall all drivers that you installed for the phone and follow this only:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1626895

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Unable to flash Rom. Help Suck in bootloader Or Google Logo with Padlock

been looking around on here. im stuck now
Ok iv unlocked and have root and can load into Clockwork 5.5.0.2
But when in Clockwork i get
E:can't mount /sdcard/
When i reboot the nexus now all i get is the Google Logo with the unlock Padlock.
Once it did load back into OS and then rebooted it self now stuck on Google logo and Unlock padlock... i Didnt copy over my ROM too the SDCard....
How do i get back into the OS
Flash the factory Google images via fastboot. Search the forum. There a quite a few threads with step by step instructions.
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Try pressing the volume down button and power button until you reach recovery. When you a red triangle, press Vol+/Vol-/Power at the same time, you will now see a menu, select factory data reset.
I've been in your shoes, and I doubt a factory reset will help. If I were you, I would download the stock images first (lte or GSM nexus?). After that, try seeing if your drivers are configured and that tour phone is being recognized by your computer when it is plugged in with the USB cable. The drivers will need to be configured for when the phone is showing the Google logo, but also configured again when the phone is in the boot loader. (Ask if you need more instructions for this).
OK, what worked for me was locking and then unlocking my phone again. Type fast boot OEM lock, and if the drivers are good then the boot loader will lock. Then type fast boot OEM unlock and it will wipe everything--even Android backups. It shoud also delete the problem. After that you can push files to it from the computer but you might have to configure your drivers again (I did). Hope this helps, it worked for me.
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throwbot said:
I've been in your shoes, and I doubt a factory reset will help. If I were you, I would download the stock images first (lte or GSM nexus?). After that, try seeing if your drivers are configured and that tour phone is being recognized by your computer when it is plugged in with the USB cable. The drivers will need to be configured for when the phone is showing the Google logo, but also configured again when the phone is in the boot loader. (Ask if you need more instructions for this).
OK, what worked for me was locking and then unlocking my phone again. Type fast boot OEM lock, and if the drivers are good then the boot loader will lock. Then type fast boot OEM unlock and it will wipe everything--even Android backups. It shoud also delete the problem. After that you can push files to it from the computer but you might have to configure your drivers again (I did). Hope this helps, it worked for me.
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I can connect the phone and lock n unlock the bootloader. so the USB drivers ar working. but iv got no way of pushing the files onto it
NxsLS said:
I can connect the phone and lock n unlock the bootloader. so the USB drivers ar working. but iv got no way of pushing the files onto it
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Have you tried flashing via fastboot? I would assume if fastboot oem unlock/lock works, then flashing using fastboot/android sdk should work.
...though, as a non dev, i have been wrong before
what do you mean by "pushing the files"? What are you trying to push?
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Good, make sure you boot loader has been unlocked. You can use a program like the root toolkit (I don't think I can put a link to a different website) but he root toolkit for the nexus should help you push the stock image to your phone. Go to droid-life (.com, cough cough) and there is a set of instructions for returning back to stock. You can also use those same instructions to try and get her back up and running. Try the root toolkit they have on there, too. The only problem you might run into is having your phone set to USB debugging after unlocking the boot loader, bit it should still accept fast boot commands while I'm the bootloader
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sorry, by pushing the files I mean pushing the stock image file (the stock software, including the stock operating system, stock bootloader, and stock radios). A rom is a custom tweaked version of the stock software. When you unlock the bootloader, if you don't have stock software on there (which you wont if you were running a rom when it crashed) then it might erase everything, including the from you were running. You will have to push that stock software (stock image file) back to your phone using commands from your computer
no worrys o2 just sending me a new nexus :x
report lost n stolen :x only £30 ex
NxsLS said:
report lost n stolen :x only £30 ex
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I hate that.. because you didn't know what you were doing and screwed up your phone someone is supposed to provide you with a new one? As a few posters have already said, it should be a fairly easy fix. You didn't even acknowledge that you tried any of the suggested fixes. If you're going to mess around with your phone make sure you know what you're doing, or at the very least exhaust all potential options to get yourself out of a soft brick. I'm sure an experienced Android user could have you up and running in 10 minutes. It's no wonder providers don't want to unlock bootloaders on some phones.. Jesus...
i tryed all i got it too boot back into the OS but reset itself and locked in google with unlocked padlock. so gave up and will not make the same mistake of not copying over the rom after the root n unlock.. i have flashed/unlocked my samsung s2 with ODIN which was easy but the Nexus i used Galaxy Nexus ToolKit

[Q] I think I messed up manual update, please help

Hi all,
My OTA update kept failing so I attempted a manual update to 4.04.
I missed updating the boot.img file. I did the system, recovery and radio then relocked the bootloader.
When I turn it on, it stays on the google splash screen. When I go into bootloader mode and try recovery mode, I get the red triangle. My computer does not seem to be recognizing the phone, I get the error: device not found.
Is there something I might try?
Thanks in advance
AV8ing said:
Hi all,
My OTA update kept failing so I attempted a manual update to 4.04.
I missed updating the boot.img file. I did the system, recovery and radio then relocked the bootloader.
When I turn it on, it stays on the google splash screen. When I go into bootloader mode and try recovery mode, I get the red triangle. My computer does not seem to be recognizing the phone, I get the error: device not found.
Is there something I might try?
Thanks in advance
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In fastboot mode (obviously), unlock the bootloader, flash the boot image, and leave the bootloader unlocked. Done.
Thanks for the quick repy efrant! A big question is how do I unlock the bootloader if my computer doesn't recognize the phone. I am getting "device not found" so I seem to be unable to unlock the bootloader in the first place.
AV8ing said:
Thanks for the quick repy efrant! A big question is how do I unlock the bootloader if my computer doesn't recognize the phone. I am getting "device not found" so I seem to be unable to unlock the bootloader in the first place.
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So your GNex is booted in fastboot mode and your computer does not recognize it? If this is the case, it is likely a driver issue, and you should re-install.
It is normal that your GNex is not recognized by your computer when booted not in fastboot mode, when you can't boot.
efrant said:
So your GNex is booted in fastboot mode and your computer does not recognize it? If this is the case, it is likely a driver issue, and you should re-install.
It is normal that your GNex is not recognized by your computer when booted not in fastboot mode, when you can't boot.
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Hey efrant ^^ I'll sort it out ^^ (if you don't mind)
Dude, chec my sig, all the drivers and tutorials needed, can be found in the Win8 thread.
Follow that tut. then the phone should be recognized. Then erase the phone With:
Code:
fastboot erase system
fastboot erase boot
fastboot erase recovery
This ensures, that the flash is successful. If you don't erase first, it's likely, that the phone won't correctly write the files.
Then flash the files, with these codes:
Code:
fastboot flash boot (Always do this first) <Fille directory\file name.img>
fastboot flash system <Fille directory\file name.img>
fastboot flash recovery <Fille directory\file name.img>
DO NOT ERASE/FLASH userdata!! Do that, and you WILL lose ALL of your data!
If you want, I can help you, with tamviewer. I've helped a few people, this way It has always worked
Normally it does recognize the phone, but it doesn't seem to since I messed this up. I will try to re-install the drivers to see if that works. It is in fastboot mode, I hear the tone from the computer that something has connected when I reboot the fastboot, but it doesn't get recognized.
AV8ing said:
Normally it does recognize the phone, but it doesn't seem to since I messed this up. I will try to re-install the drivers to see if that works. It is in fastboot mode, I hear the tone from the computer that something has connected when I reboot the fastboot, but it doesn't get recognized.
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Go into the dev manager, and look for: Android 1.0
If you see that, then Update devuice drivers -> Select from a list -> Samsung ADB Interface
That should do the trick
Thanks much, familyguy59. I'll try this now.
AV8ing said:
Thanks much, familyguy59. I'll try this now.
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No prob. That's what some of us, have made to a "quest" Instead of flaming n00bs, help them, and make sure, they find their place, in this community
Thanks so much efrant and familyguy59! There were a couple of bumps in the road, but I flogged my way through them. I thought I had bricked my phone for sure. Once again, thanks so much.
AV8ing said:
Thanks so much efrant and familyguy59! There were a couple of bumps in the road, but I flogged my way through them. I thought I had bricked my phone for sure. Once again, thanks so much.
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No prob, dude! That's what we're here for
familyguy59 said:
No prob. That's what some of us, have made to a "quest" Instead of flaming n00bs, help them, and make sure, they find their place, in this community
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+1 to this guy XD
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jzero88 said:
+1 to this guy XD
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And the "xD" was neccessary... in what way? ^^ It is true, though.
If you aren't feeling the same, then it's your thing. I'm here, to help others, and help them understand, what, what features do, and what is needed, to do what....

[Q] [Cry] Galaxy Nexus bricked. (Dead fastboot, dead 3e recovery, only safemode

Searched all over and google yada yada yada. So i end up opening a thread here.
Hello guys/babes/kids/oldfags/ifags in disguise . I have a galaxy nexus here that will only boot into
-download mode,
- fastboot (not working at all, pc wont detect its fastboot and buttons all dead when in recovey/fastboot)
- safe mode - will boot into safe mode if i did combo buttons when attached to charger/pc
The story :
When i booted it from batt pull via only power button press, it will go into download mode straight and if i power off or factory reset in safe mode, it will reboot back into safe mode.
I cant flash anything since fastboot is broken. Ive tried Odin back to factory image of Galaxy Nexus GSM ICS and Jellybean but the prob isnt solved and fastboot is still broken. Tried repartition and bootloader update in ODIN yet still fail. And after every successful flash of repackaged stock, it will directly boot into safe mode (for both ICS and JB factory image). Why i didnt flash using fastboot? Fastboot is broken that is. Lets continue...
Other hardwares are still fine as in safe boot, ive tested all the buttons, display, calls, speaker etc. This is fastboot relate i believe as no matter what pc ive tried and all types of gnex drivers i tried. It wont even fart when connecting to pc(win7 x86). ADB works fine though when i booted into the safe mode. Im able to do adb stuffs but whenever i query it to reboot to fastboot or recovery, a dead end again. OMAPflash the tuna edition for omap4460? Tried yet still the same.
Additional facts : The phone was not unlocked and tempered by any way before the prob happened but now the bootloader is unlocked after i flashed the repackaged ODIN (chainfire posted it)
So XDA Gnex'ers, LET THE HUNT BEGIN!
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Have you stumbled across this yet?
http://forum.gsmhosting.com/vbb/f63...-i9100g-via-usb-cable-freeeeeeeeeeee-1465412/
iowabowtech said:
Have you stumbled across this yet?
http://forum.gsmhosting.com/vbb/f63...-i9100g-via-usb-cable-freeeeeeeeeeee-1465412/
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thats omapflash, to be more precise.
op, try that. also, might want to read something more, efrant has a link on it on one of his threads.
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bk201doesntexist said:
thats omapflash, to be more precise.
op, try that. also, might want to read something more, efrant has a link on it on one of his threads.
sent from my i9250
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Yup, tried it but its still the same. Fastboot still dosent work and relashing packaged factory images in odin dosent fix the fastboot
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Saw a Jtag service nearby and thinking of sending it in. Its roughly after conversion from RM(Malaysian Ringgit) around USD$90. Possible recovery from the issue?
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does it try to create an error log? or are you able to pull bug report?
it boots into download mode and safemode so, there's hope.
override182 said:
Searched all over and google yada yada yada. So i end up opening a thread here.
Hello guys/babes/kids/oldfags/ifags in disguise . I have a galaxy nexus here that will only boot into
-download mode,
- fastboot (not working at all, pc wont detect its fastboot and buttons all dead when in recovey/fastboot)
- safe mode - will boot into safe mode if i did combo buttons when attached to charger/pc
The story :
When i booted it from batt pull via only power button press, it will go into download mode straight and if i power off or factory reset in safe mode, it will reboot back into safe mode.
I cant flash anything since fastboot is broken. Ive tried Odin back to factory image of Galaxy Nexus GSM ICS and Jellybean but the prob isnt solved and fastboot is still broken. Tried repartition and bootloader update in ODIN yet still fail. And after every successful flash of repackaged stock, it will directly boot into safe mode (for both ICS and JB factory image). Why i didnt flash using fastboot? Fastboot is broken that is. Lets continue...
Other hardwares are still fine as in safe boot, ive tested all the buttons, display, calls, speaker etc. This is fastboot relate i believe as no matter what pc ive tried and all types of gnex drivers i tried. It wont even fart when connecting to pc(win7 x86). ADB works fine though when i booted into the safe mode. Im able to do adb stuffs but whenever i query it to reboot to fastboot or recovery, a dead end again. OMAPflash the tuna edition for omap4460? Tried yet still the same.
Additional facts : The phone was not unlocked and tempered by any way before the prob happened but now the bootloader is unlocked after i flashed the repackaged ODIN (chainfire posted it)
So XDA Gnex'ers, LET THE HUNT BEGIN!
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First of all, bricked mean there is nothing beside a black screen. Nowaday device are hard to brick. second, One does not simply flash a gnex with odin. It's simply a big wtf that is shining through my head. 3rd, if fastboot is not working, it's because it need a special driver that i suppose you didnt install. If you can boot your phone in fastboot but can connect to it, it's because you have a broken USB port, which is not the case since you can access adb. 4th, i'm still trying to know how you achieved this. It look to me you were following some instruction and it either ended, tl;dr i will skip a few step, hope it will work which didnt or you missed electricity. Install Kies, get your phone in download and recover your phone from it. Never attempt again to play on custom rom. Man, how can someone derp a galaxy nexus, it is like the easiest device to work with.
chadouming said:
First of all, bricked mean there is nothing beside a black screen. Nowaday device are hard to brick. second, One does not simply flash a gnex with odin. It's simply a big wtf that is shining through my head. 3rd, if fastboot is not working, it's because it need a special driver that i suppose you didnt install. If you can boot your phone in fastboot but can connect to it, it's because you have a broken USB port, which is not the case since you can access adb. 4th, i'm still trying to know how you achieved this. It look to me you were following some instruction and it either ended, tl;dr i will skip a few step, hope it will work which didnt or you missed electricity. Install Kies, get your phone in download and recover your phone from it. Never attempt again to play on custom rom. Man, how can someone derp a galaxy nexus, it is like the easiest device to work with.
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Thx for the reply.
Some clarification here, im not the owner of this phone. Im using 9100 and im just helping a friend to recovery. Ive tried few pcs and it wont even fart when i plugged in during fastboot or recovery (i read someone that in recovery you can do some commands) but the pc(s) wont even detect a hardware being plugged in.
Plus, in fastboot, i cant press any of the hardware keys. No vol up or vol down and the power button dosent work in recovery. I only got to the 3e stock recovery via 'adb reboot recovery' during in fast mode where it booted into the relaxing chillin android with the triangle + red exclamation mark on its tummy. Pressed all buttons and it went to the 3e recovery.
At the 3e, only power button works. I cant toggle a bit using the vol keys. Note that the vol buttons work to boot the phone into fastboot and download mode and also during safe mode, all the keys works flawlessly.
So, i tried the odin method to recovery this living Gnex but with a faulty heart and kidney but it will still boot to safe mode regardless of ICS or Jellybean.
How did this happen?
I have no idea. The owner of the phone claimed that he has never rooted or tempered it in any way. Plus it was still on ICS when i first got the phone (all data was still intact but it was in safe mode at that time).
Regarding drivers, ive attempted many pcs with almost every drivers available. Shall i list em here:
- KIES
- Naked Nexus drivers
- PDA.net
- the 'official' gnex verizon driver set which is said working on GSM devices etc.
Tried those and adb+download mode works fine. Pcs detect em and tried to install the hardware n search for the drivers but not in fastboot. Its just dead.
killersloth said:
does it try to create an error log? or are you able to pull bug report?
it boots into download mode and safemode so, there's hope.
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Adb works fine so im able to pull anything when its booted. Im not sure if we can pull anything in download mode. Adb/fastboot didnt work in download mode. Am i correct? Mind to share some light here on this. And in fastboot, none. No vol keys to operate and the 4-5 pc ive tried wont even fart a sound or hint anything saying a hardware connected. Its like its a dead circuit plugged only in fastboot.
This is quite a super rare case here. Most of the dead gnex i found on the next and also in XDA has a working fastboot that only needs drivers to make it working but on this unit, even the vol keys is dead. Awkwarddddd
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override182 said:
Thx for the reply.
Some clarification here, im not the owner of this phone. Im using 9100 and im just helping a friend to recovery. Ive tried few pcs and it wont even fart when i plugged in during fastboot or recovery (i read someone that in recovery you can do some commands) but the pc(s) wont even detect a hardware being plugged in.
Plus, in fastboot, i cant press any of the hardware keys. No vol up or vol down and the power button dosent work in recovery. I only got to the 3e stock recovery via 'adb reboot recovery' during in fast mode where it booted into the relaxing chillin android with the triangle + red exclamation mark on its tummy. Pressed all buttons and it went to the 3e recovery.
At the 3e, only power button works. I cant toggle a bit using the vol keys. Note that the vol buttons work to boot the phone into fastboot and download mode and also during safe mode, all the keys works flawlessly.
So, i tried the odin method to recovery this living Gnex but with a faulty heart and kidney but it will still boot to safe mode regardless of ICS or Jellybean.
How did this happen?
I have no idea. The owner of the phone claimed that he has never rooted or tempered it in any way. Plus it was still on ICS when i first got the phone (all data was still intact but it was in safe mode at that time).
Regarding drivers, ive attempted many pcs with almost every drivers available. Shall i list em here:
- KIES
- Naked Nexus drivers
- PDA.net
- the 'official' gnex verizon driver set which is said working on GSM devices etc.
Tried those and adb+download mode works fine. Pcs detect em and tried to install the hardware n search for the drivers but not in fastboot. Its just dead.
Adb works fine so im able to pull anything when its booted. Im not sure if we can pull anything in download mode. Adb/fastboot didnt work in download mode. Am i correct? Mind to share some light here on this. And in fastboot, none. No vol keys to operate and the 4-5 pc ive tried wont even fart a sound or hint anything saying a hardware connected. Its like its a dead circuit plugged only in fastboot.
This is quite a super rare case here. Most of the dead gnex i found on the next and also in XDA has a working fastboot that only needs drivers to make it working but on this unit, even the vol keys is dead. Awkwarddddd
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Great to know you are not the one who did that . So if i understand correctly, you say download mode work ? If yes, flash another stock rom from chainfire using odin. No one wan't to flash with odin, but if fastboot is not working, you shall at least try it. Also, when you are putting the phone in download mode and connecting it to kies, it should detect it has to be restored. i would say the main reason for it to not work is that android debugging is not ticked in developer options. But that would be strange that adb work on safe mode. There is probably a way to that with adb but you will have to google it. Tell your friend to follow instruction next time. And ffs, do not use odin ! (Little idea too, try to get in fastboot not connected on PC and wait a few minutes then see if you can move with the volume button, then try to connect it on pc)
chadouming said:
Great to know you are not the one who did that . So if i understand correctly, you say download mode work ? If yes, flash another stock rom from chainfire using odin. No one wan't to flash with odin, but if fastboot is not working, you shall at least try it.
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Yes i have already did that few times. Few times of ICS factory image and few with JB. All are repacked version provided by chainfire. Its the full package not the software only with stripped bootloader n recovery. Its still the same
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1392310
download and install toolkit from that thread ^^^^^^
uninstall all gnex drivers you installed
reboot pc, open gnex toolkit, with phone unplugged install the drivers
fastboot should work
killersloth said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1392310
download and install toolkit from that thread ^^^^^^
uninstall all gnex drivers you installed
reboot pc, open gnex toolkit, with phone unplugged install the drivers
fastboot should work
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Thx, tried it on a few pcs but it still wont work. Even the volkeys in fastboot didnt work :8
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override182 said:
Thx, tried it on a few pcs but it still wont work. Even the volkeys in fastboot didnt work :8
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did you try flashing google's factory image in odin??
my fastboot once was unresponsive, but rebooting into it fixed it
from safemode, if you adb reboot bootloader it is unresponsive?
killersloth said:
did you try flashing google's factory image in odin??
my fastboot once was unresponsive, but rebooting into it fixed it
from safemode, if you adb reboot bootloader it is unresponsive?
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Yes i had, still boots to safe mode and the fastboot is still dead. Yes ive tried adb reboot bootloader but its dead in fastboot, again.
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only suggestion left is to just boot into fastboot, leave it alone for awhile (5-10 mins), then try and plug it in and mess with it.
Try doing the whole driver thing mentioned above but instead of flashing a Google image just do the boot loader portion, what settings are you using to flash in Odin?
Sparx639
killersloth said:
only suggestion left is to just boot into fastboot, leave it alone for awhile (5-10 mins), then try and plug it in and mess with it.
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Tried yesterday, nothing happened
Sparx639 said:
Try doing the whole driver thing mentioned above but instead of flashing a Google image just do the boot loader portion, what settings are you using to flash in Odin?
Sparx639
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First tried pda only with auto reboot, no gooding. The i tried with booloader, no good. Then bootloader only, still no good. Then i tested all including pit file, still no good.
Update, sent in for Jtagging few min ago. The phone is not with me now and ill get it back in 3days working or not. I shall report in back after 3 days. Thanks to all by giving suggestion and ideas. See u guys again in 3 days
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chadouming said:
Also, when you are putting the phone in download mode and connecting it to kies, it should detect it has to be restored. i would say the main reason for it to not work is that android debugging is not ticked in developer options.
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adb does not work in download mode/bootloader. adb only works when adbd (adb service) is started, and that happens in android boot process. it means android debug bridge.
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Sorry for the long delay to anyone waiting for the answer/status.
Jtag cant fix it. Returned the device to a friend. Prolly a mobo replacement is the solution but its damn pricy here in Malaysia. It costs 80% of the price to get a new Gnex.
Hell yeah and thx to everyone supporting this.
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[Q] Anyone else experiencing this kind of bootloop?

Hey
I know this is a greatly discussed topic but I have been through countless threads and tried everything so please bear with me! Long story short, my phone is in a massive rut at the moment and nothing seems to get it out of bootloop (tried fastboot, odin etc; yes I'm not an expert at all but I'm not exactly a noob). Odin is/was my last hope and for some reason Windows XP seems to keep crashing it the minute I hit start. I read through numerous posts on the Galaxy Nexus forum and have also tried numerous other methods including trying to go back to stock via fastboot and toolkits, trying to flash .img files individually etc etc etc and I basically need all the help I can get if someone wouldn't mind? The phone does turn on to fastboot and is detected on toolkits and drivers are fine.
For those who need the info its a i9250 GSM maguro (UK version i.e. without google wallet) running JB 4.1.1. I did try to flash maguro ICS 4.0.4 and when I go into fastboot, the bootloader version has changed to PRIMELA03 whereas I'm sure JB isn't that but I may be wrong! The phone crashed 2 nights ago and ever since then it gets stuck in bootloop when switched on, the images are noisy and fuzzy as if the phone has some kind of virus and nothing flashes on it! Fastboot just crashes requiring a battery removal all the time. Odin crashes too so I cannot flash any other firmware. The phone is not rooted but the bootloader is unlocked and I have no SD card (obviously).
Sorry if I have posted in the wrong thread or done anything I shouldn't have -_- I just need help so someone PLEASE guide me in the right direction!
Thank you in advance!!
Update: I just tried to flash JB back over the bootloader version and it changed from PRIMELA03 to PRIMELC03 so the bootloader version does change however nothing else seems to flash!
Update 2: Think i finally managed to mess my phone up. Got the yellow exclamation mark triangle between a phone and pc -__- anyone have any insight on how to go around this? Everything I have read up has more or less got to do with all other variants of Gnex other than GSM!
Read this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1925468
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bk201doesntexist said:
Read this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1925468
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Tried this last night, even now, OMAP works when the phone is connected and runs the .bat file perfectly however it has NO effect on the phone, as soon as I try to boot it just comes up with the > phone!PC < screen, however ODIN does detect the phone so I am convinced it isn't a full brick! Odin however doesn't go through the process of flashing it just says FAIL in red on top once I start the process because I cannot get the phone into download mode or fastboot.
Devzz said:
Tried this last night, even now, OMAP works when the phone is connected and runs the .bat file perfectly however it has NO effect on the phone, as soon as I try to boot it just comes up with the > phone!PC < screen, however ODIN does detect the phone so I am convinced it isn't a full brick! Odin however doesn't go through the process of flashing it just says FAIL in red on top once I start the process because I cannot get the phone into download mode or fastboot.
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Question from me, how did you get fastboot to work on your windows xp?
Keeps crashing as soon as I want to open it on mine
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slim207rc said:
Question from me, how did you get fastboot to work on your windows xp?
Keeps crashing as soon as I want to open it on mine
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Well I didn't use the conventional way; I had a the Wugs nexus toolkit (Yes I know xda doesn't take kindly to toolkits but I only use it to launch the ADB command prompt cos I don't really know how to use the SDK toolkit method) from which I launched the command prompt and used fastboot commands through that to try flash .img files to the phone. Unfortunately it all failed even when I could access fastboot. Now Odin doesn't let me flash anything either; It just says failed.
Sorry if this doesn't answer your question but that's how I went about doing the whole fastboot bit If you mean it crashes when you open cmd maybe try launch cmd through Wugs?
Devzz said:
Well I didn't use the conventional way; I had a the Wugs nexus toolkit (Yes I know xda doesn't take kindly to toolkits but I only use it to launch the ADB command prompt cos I don't really know how to use the SDK toolkit method) from which I launched the command prompt and used fastboot commands through that to try flash .img files to the phone. Unfortunately it all failed even when I could access fastboot. Now Odin doesn't let me flash anything either; It just says failed.
Sorry if this doesn't answer your question but that's how I went about doing the whole fastboot bit If you mean it crashes when you open cmd maybe try launch cmd through Wugs?
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I'll just have to give it a shot. Thanks anyways though:thumbup:
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slim207rc said:
I'll just have to give it a shot. Thanks anyways though:thumbup:
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No problem

[Q] Bricked/Stuck in Odin

Newbie to rooting, using a VZW Galaxy Nexus.
I tried flashing 4.2.2 this evening, and somewhere along the way I bricked my phone. Simply turning on the phone results in the Google and Unlock icon screen, as does pressing Power and Volume Up. I can only boot into Odin mode (with Power + Volume Down), which I discovered by accident, and I've no idea what that does.
At this point, I'd be happy just getting back to stock 4.1.1. Any and all help greatly appreciated.
ODIN has no place being used on a Nexus device. You are in fastboot mode. There are several stickies at the top of this section on how to properly root your device. Read them.
063_XOBX said:
ODIN has no place being used on a Nexus device. You are in fastboot mode. There are several stickies at the top of this section on how to properly root your device. Read them.
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I wasn't trying to use Odin; it's simply the only thing my phone will do at this point. The actual rooting of the phone went fine - I used Nexus Root Toolkit (1.6.3). The phone bricked when I was attempting to restore the backup I'd made.
My computer won't recognize the phone when plugged in. I downloaded drivers from Samsung - nothing. The Toolkit doesn't find the phone when attached.
I'm at a loss.
Again. Follow the stickies right at the top of this section.
You're at a loss because you used a toolkit rather than the slightly more challenging and infinitely more educational "right" way.
Have you tried booting with volume up+down+power, to see if the bootloader is still there?
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bodh said:
Have you tried booting with volume up+down+power, to see if the bootloader is still there?
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Just tried and yes, bootloader is still there. But since my computer won't recognize the phone (I've tried installing and re-installing the ADB drivers), I can't figure out how to flash a ROM (stock or otherwise).
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1626895 You need fastboot drivers in fastboot / bootloader mode. And you're all set.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1626895 You need fastboot drivers in fastboot / bootloader mode. And you're all set.
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So far, so good. Still had issues installing the ADB driver, but finally got it to work. Many, many thanks.
If you can't flash your device in a regular way (via fastboot) there's also a possibility for Odin flash. It's not recommended but it works (it has never let me down). There are few threads about it.
m.kochan10 said:
If you can't flash your device in a regular way (via fastboot) there's also a possibility for Odin flash. It's not recommended but it works (it has never let me down). There are few threads about it.
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Thanks, m.kochan - the problem was getting the computer to recognize the device. It finally came down to trail-and-error with installing and re-installing drivers. I had to boot into recovery, uninstall every Samsung/Google/Android related driver, reboot the computer, then install only the ADB driver. From there, I was able to flash the stock image using efrant's guide for dummies.

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