[Q] Samsung Galaxy Nexus Bootloop TWRP + Custom ROM - Samsung Galaxy Nexus

Sorry for the bad english...
My Samsung Galaxy Nexus reboots about every 20 seconds if I'm trying to start the System. When I'm in the Recovery (TWRP), everything works fine. Here is a short Video, to show the booting issue:
/watch?v=sGfQDrah55s
(I have not enough posts to post an outside link right now, sorry. But I think you know how to use the part of the youtube URL)
As you can see, sometimes the SGN reboots after a few seconds while showing the bootlogo and sometime (as you can see at the end of the video) it boots until I can make a few things on the system like unlook it. But at least... it always reboots after a short time until the battery is empty.
At the moment, I have a CyanogenMod ROM installed, but it doesn't matter which ROM I'm going to try. Exactly the same bootloop happens with AOKP or SlimROM or even the FactoryImage. I realy don't know how to fix it. I tried so many things until now. The Video is taken with my new Galaxy S4, but the Galaxy Nexus is to good to throw it into the rubbish without any hardware fault...
You need more information? Please ask me!
Thank you for your help.
Jakob Kühne

Did you wipe data before flashing the rom?
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Zepius said:
Did you wipe data before flashing the Rom?
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Sometimes I wiped it before and sometimes not, I tried it so many times and it doesn't make any change to the boot issue :/.

wipe data and cache then flash whatever rom you want.

if it doesnt work, try to flash stock rom.

That is bad zip.
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If any method mentioned in earlier post don't work, then follow this guide thorougly.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1626895

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Phone is possessed

Ok, I am having a VERY strange issue with my gsm galaxy nexus. First off it started acting weird rebooting itself all the freaking time so I got fed up and decided it was time to try a new ROM (currently on stock 4.0.4).
Now here is where the crazyness starts. I tried to root and install CWM but nothing sticks, so I try to ODIN a factory image and when the phone reboots I am back on stock with all my settings and files still in tact like nothing flashed, I try to connect to my computer and transfer a file to my phone and when I reboot or go into recovery the file is gone. I have tried re-locking my bootloader and when I reboot, it is still unlocked. I have even factory reset my phone and all my data is STILL there. I don't understand. It seems as if my memory in my phone is not allowing any writing or something. Please tell me I am not the first to experience this.
Basically no matter what I do or try, my phone stays the exact way I currently have it. PLEASE HELP!!!
I also just noticed that when I enable wifi and then reboot, wifi is disabled and also whenever I reboot, my apps that I have already updated try updating again. It just seems like my storage is not writable.
I think you need to make a video of you doing a factory rest and have it not work. I love paranormal videos.
Have you tried fastboot? If you are using the toolkit, stop, do it manually.
mentose457 said:
I think you need to make a video of you doing a factory rest and have it not work. I love paranormal videos.
Have you tried fastboot? If you are using the toolkit, stop, do it manually.
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Yes, i have tried fastboot both manually and with the toolkit. I have literally tried everything. This makes NO sense. I have had a ton of android devices so I know how things should be working and this thing is busted.
timgt said:
Yes, i have tried fastboot both manually and with the toolkit. I have literally tried everything. This makes NO sense. I have had a ton of android devices so I know how things should be working and this thing is busted.
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Format the internal memory ... last option but it might help, good luck
Are you able to boot into the OS still? Does adb work? Does fastboot work?
I just tried running some commands which should have pretty much wiped my device.
I ran
fastboot erase system
fastboot erase userdata
fastboot erase boot
fastboot erase recovery
fastboot erase cache
When I reboot the phone, all my damn data is still there and everything is in tact.
Interesting...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=25483948
Apparently it's common on gsm models.
Sent from a phone...
I also noticed if I try to uninstall any app the phone reboots itself and if it doesn't when I do reboot it myself the app I uninstalled is back.
I think we can all agree there is only one thing that can be causing this: the ghost of Steve Jobs.
I read somewhere that the exact same thing happened to someone with an SII. I don't think they were able to find a solution.
This is very interesting. I'd contact Samsung.
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My friend has a possessed iPod touch, it just does things automatically.
Kind of funny to watch though.
Sounds like a bad flash chip. I'd suggest the repartition option in Odin but I'm not sure if it works on the GNex or not. Worth a try if you're desperate
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If you do a reset through the settings menu what happens? If nothing it sounds like a bad chip. If it changes that you maybe good to go. I have seen an issue on my wife's phones where it was unable to write to the partition in recovery.
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scoobdude said:
If you do a reset through the settings menu what happens? If nothing it sounds like a bad chip. If it changes that you maybe good to go. I have seen an issue on my wife's phones where it was unable to write to the partition in recovery.
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If i do a reset in the menu, it reboots to recovery with a red exclamation so i press all 3 buttons to bring up the menu and try to wipe data/factory reset in the stock recovery and it says it works but when I reboot all my data is still there.
I called Samsung and apparently they wont help me since it is an international version. So basically I have a phone that can't be fixed and will always be in the current state it is in now.
EDIT: I have now found 3 occurrences of this besides mine. One guy with a Galaxy S2, one guy with a Droid X and one guy with a Dell Streak 7. Nobody ever fixed it. Neat
Maybe there are some more option going through the debug port?
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scoobdude said:
Maybe there are some more option going through the debug port?
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I'm limited on the number of commands I can run because I never rooted this phone. Should have been the first thing I did. Figures the only device I never rooted has this happen to it.
Did you try rebooting?
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[Problems back] daily reboots / warm reset - last_kmsg

Hi guys,
i'm running AOKP Build 3 , fresh install, Apps downloaded through the Play Store and restored data for some apps ( no system apps) via Titanium Backup.
But from time to time i notice hot reboots. I turn the screen off, but it will not get on again. After about 1-2 minutes the phone reboots ( i see the Boot animation).
Except all is running smooth. Also i tried the latest Franco Kernel, but same Problem.
Could someone look into the last_kmsg i pulled right after a hot reboot? Maybe a dev or someone with more knowledge than me can find the Problem.
Thx,
Ebi
https://www.dropbox.com/s/xvetw35abc8yti3/last_kmsg
Pastebin:
http://pastebin.com/wZ1JJVyW
What kernel are you using? And are you using supersu, or superuser? I had the same issue b4 random reboots, it seemed that the issue was root not sticking in and also the Franco kernel, think my phone didn't like it, I had to re-root and re-install cwm recovery, using the toolkit and that seemed to help, I had the issue with every ROM I flashed, hope It helps
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I faced the constant reboot issue on stock JB... apparently, switching to CM10 or AOKP helped (I've stuck to AOKP since it contains the stock apps... sans the bugs present in all AOSP roms).
Are you sure it's a root problem? I'll go try it out now and check.
aeoveu said:
I faced the constant reboot issue on stock JB... apparently, switching to CM10 or AOKP helped (I've stuck to AOKP since it contains the stock apps... sans the bugs present in all AOSP roms).
Are you sure it's a root problem? I'll go try it out now and check.
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I used the Stock AOKP Kernel, and later the Franco. And both had the same issue.
Will try suprakarmas way
It all points at the root not sticking with the Franco kernel app as well for some reason once I started messing with that sucker I started having the reboots, if the problem persist I advice to use the toolkit to reinstall stock ROM, re-root and reinstall custom recovery, I had teamwins but I went back to cwm, it all has been good am on android revolution HD am staying away from aokp and cm10 till there's a stable release
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I was seeing a lot or partition remounts (not sure which one as it was listed as the physical block device) as well as an emergency read only remount in your log.
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geoffcorey said:
I was seeing a lot or partition remounts (not sure which one as it was listed as the physical block device) as well as an emergency read only remount in your log.
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Any idea what could cause this?
EbiEre said:
Hi guys,
i'm running AOKP Build 3 , fresh install, Apps downloaded through the Play Store and restored data for some apps ( no system apps) via Titanium Backup.
But from time to time i notice hot reboots. I turn the screen off, but it will not get on again. After about 1-2 minutes the phone reboots ( i see the Boot animation).
Except all is running smooth. Also i tried the latest Franco Kernel, but same Problem.
Could someone look into the last_kmsg i pulled right after a hot reboot? Maybe a dev or someone with more knowledge than me can find the Problem.
Thx,
Ebi
https://www.dropbox.com/s/xvetw35abc8yti3/last_kmsg
Pastebin:
http://pastebin.com/wZ1JJVyW
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that log is from cm kernel??
Code:
[ 26.531280] Restarting Linux version 3.0.36-cyanogenmod-geb0f696 ([email protected]) (gcc version 4.4.3 (GCC) ) #1 SMP PREEMPT Thu Jul 12 13:52:24 PDT 2012
what's going on? i thought we were dealing with aokp and/or aokp+franco.
No, this was after flashing Francos kernel. Don't know why it is not shown but maybe this was the problem, a bad flash?
What I did was rerooting the phone with the toolkit and re flash Francos kernel. No reboot till then, but what I noticed after switching the phone on this morning the cpu settings are gone. They are back at the defaults...
Is this a known issue?
Will report back after work.
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ahem i wouldnt know. dont run aokp or cm right now.
i would advise you first to learn how to start fresh google way. forget toolkits. read efrant's stickies, they're in his sig. good, know you all about fastboot and adb basics.
reflash latest cwm non-touch. reflash aokp in cwm, you dont need to root to flash a rom. use it like that for a couple of days. no issues risen? reflash franco in cwm. this is how you troubleshoot.
sent from my i9250
So, it seems that for some reason, flashing the Franco kernel thru his app causes the reboots, and, either thru Google or toolkit, going back to stock, re-rooting or no need to do so, reinstalling cwm recovery solves the issue, at least on my end, just my 2 cents \„„/
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Ok work is over and no reboots since about 20hours
I think the rerooting or the re flashing of the recovery, which is one step in rerooting, solved the problem.
Thx everybody
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EbiEre said:
Ok work is over and no reboots since about 20hours
I think the rerooting or the re flashing of the recovery, which is one step in rerooting, solved the problem.
Thx everybody
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please edit the title thread with the [SOLVED] tag.
Hey guys,
me again.
The problems are back
I don't know why, but i don't get a rom to run more than 1 1/2 days without having a reboot.
Today i also tried the Odin Flash. So know i am running a stock Rom, just rooted. The whole day it was fine, i used my phone the normal way. But now i am back at home, and what? I pressed the power button to turn the screen off and instantly a second time to get it back, but it didn't come back. Black screen.. and some seconds later i see the Boot Animation.
After it was back i tried to find the last_kmsg, but it is not there in the stock Rom.
Is ther another place to find something like a log?
Hope to get some help
Cheers
Could someone tell me the most efficient method to go back to full stock, and reroot again?
Maybe i did something wrong during this process !? Everything i tried to do seems not to work :/
EbiEre said:
Hey guys,
me again.
The problems are back
I don't know why, but i don't get a rom to run more than 1 1/2 days without having a reboot.
Today i also tried the Odin Flash. So know i am running a stock Rom, just rooted. The whole day it was fine, i used my phone the normal way. But now i am back at home, and what? I pressed the power button to turn the screen off and instantly a second time to get it back, but it didn't come back. Black screen.. and some seconds later i see the Boot Animation.
After it was back i tried to find the last_kmsg, but it is not there in the stock Rom.
Is ther another place to find something like a log?
Hope to get some help
Cheers
Could someone tell me the most efficient method to go back to full stock, and reroot again?
Maybe i did something wrong during this process !? Everything i tried to do seems not to work :/
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You should have edited thread title again, removing [SOLVED] tag; I just happened to come back because I wasn't sure if I had checked this one already or not.
/proc/last_kmsg should be there. How did you try getting it, adb or from a file explorer on the device? I'm at work so no adb here, but I've just checked and /proc/last_kmsg is there for me. Not sure if factory image from Google doesn't have it, but it should, I'm running my own build from JZO54K (android_4.1.2_r1), and I believe this is the closest to the factory image as it gets.
As for your last question, I already told you: read this thread.
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You should have edited thread title again, removing [SOLVED] tag; I just happened to come back because I wasn't sure if I had checked this one already or not.
/proc/last_kmsg should be there. How did you try getting it, adb or from a file explorer on the device? I'm at work so no adb here, but I've just checked and /proc/last_kmsg is there for me. Not sure if factory image from Google doesn't have it, but it should, I'm running my own build from JZO54K (android_4.1.2_r1), and I believe this is the closest to the factory image as it gets.
As for your last question, I already told you: read this thread.
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Ok i found the last_kmsg but it is really big and i only See a line with omap and while no Data requested... Again and again.
Will have a closer look at it later and Maybe Post it from my PC.
But before that i will follow your guide and hope to solve the issue.
Btw good morning
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I'm back, i followed the guide, did everything and just rooted my Phone. Except that everything is original.
More than 1 day i had no issues, but today... reboot. I didn't do anything, at first it happened in the morning at work, but i think it was not a "full" reboot, because in the about phone menu i saw a on time around 8 hours.
But later the phone was just lying at my table and suddenly i saw the boot animation. I have no idea what to do.
What i got is the last_kmsg, but it's really big again so i was just able to copy a little thing of it. I don't know how to find the exact time of the reboot so i hope it is inside this pastebin:
http://pastebin.com/raw.php?i=xZatKns5
Any ideas? Is the reboot shown there?
What i will try is to get a new sim, mine is very old, maybe this could be a solution!? Except i have no idea .. could it be a hardware issue?
Cheers
Edit: Just an idea, could it have something to do with the baseband? I read a lot of errors or something like that related to omap things.. !?
Can I suggest you they flashing another kernel - one with SmartReflex off? Faux's kernel (v22) works... so long as you have the version WITHOUT SmartReflex.
Well... it works for me. SmartReflex and my phone hate each other (it happened one, random day... no rhyme kr reason to its occurance). And I don't undervolt.
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What exactly is smart Reflex?
Iam still running the Stock Rom just rooted and the Problem changed a bit . I did not have real reboots, 1-2 Times a Day the screen keeps beeing Black if i Switch it on. But After some seconds it is back and runs as if nothing happened. So not real a Reboot But a relatively long break...
Will wait for my New sim now...
Dont know if i should try a custom Rom till then.
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Smart Reflex is some automatic voltage/undervolting the kernel performs in order to save some battery. It comes enabled with the stock kernel... and for me, that's the cause of my reboots (and kmsg wasn't very helpful except for the fact that some MPU clock was being reset... and there's an option [to disable it] with the Smart Reflex parameters).
Soooo.... I turned it off altogether.
Rarely do I see blackouts for a second while my phone screen is on and I'm doing something on it. Before, it would reboot without warning.
If you're in the stipulated warranty timeframe, try getting it replaced and see if your new unit fixes it... else, try a new kernel.
PS: trickster mod is a very useful app... hint hint.
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[Q] Newbie questions

Hi all.
My first post here and a couple of questions.
Per instructions found here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2195283 , I was able to root my phone using TWRP and odin.
The phone works fine but many of the apps are missing (maps, youtube etc). I was able to download the maps 6.14 apk and install it, but the gps takes forever to lock now. Is there a s2 specific app that was somehow wiped out by the rooting process?
Also, the stock browser is set to full screen, but when typing in the address, the address bars flickers on and off and I can only see the google search suggestions untill I press the keyboard again. Im using stock samsung keyboard.
Don't know if it's normal, but the phone doesn't pull my contacs from the sim card before or after root. I used to have HTC Mytouch from T-mobile and the names and phone numbers all came up as soon as I insterted the sim card into that phone when I bought it 2 years ago.
Thank you.
Sorry forgot to add.
The phone is ( was?) stock JB 4.1.2 (t-mobile) and the only thing I did was root it.
The only thing I can think of is to re flash the stock ROM in Odin. Then redo installing recovery. I followed roughly the path to root you described and didn't have any problems.
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tronmech said:
The only thing I can think of is to re flash the stock ROM in Odin. Then redo installing recovery. I followed roughly the path to root you described and didn't have any problems.
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Thanks for the suggestion.
Do you know if the settings and data will be wiped out if I try to reinstall ? I dont have a spare phone I would hate to lose the apps and the texts and etc.
Well, if you have twrp, install it first and make a backup that INCLUDES the preload partition as well as data, system, cache, etc. Then you don't need to worry. But odining stock job over stock job should be harmless since it won't overwrite data -- just be sure repartition isn't checked
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Well, unrooted, rerooted, wiped clean, reinstalled stock 4.1.2 and nothing ...
The gps is crap with all the .conf files tried. And no matter what, once I install SU , the damn apps disappear after reboot. Plus considering that it's a 1.5mhz processor, its slower than my old HTS 1.2mhz Mytouch and even 1mhz ZTE warp. Probably gonna send it back. Too bad, since I like the screen a lot.
You're missing apps can be redownloaded from the play store. As for your GPS problem, download and follow the instructions to install AGPS from this thread and you should be fine.
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iburnhearts said:
You're missing apps can be redownloaded from the play store. As for your GPS problem, download and follow the instructions to install AGPS from this thread and you should be fine.
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Thanks , but I already tried that.
As for the apps, it's really not a big deals, but the fact that the SU app makes them disappear is a bit of a concern. , plus the fact that gps works like crap even after the patch and several new gps.conf files , make this phone an overpriced and kinda overhyped toy. Frankly one shouldnt be looking at patches and fixes on a phone this "good". If an old ZTE and Htc work without a hitch, then this thing is about $150 too expensive for what it is.
And for the life of I cant understand why wouldnt sucksung put a damn led light on the case to alert the user of missed calls or texts instead of us having to resort to the nolite and such..
Thank you for all the help though).Thank you though for the help.
cyclefan said:
Hi all.
My first post here and a couple of questions.
Per instructions found here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2195283 , I was able to root my phone using TWRP and odin.
The phone works fine but many of the apps are missing (maps, youtube etc). I was able to download the maps 6.14 apk and install it, but the gps takes forever to lock now. Is there a s2 specific app that was somehow wiped out by the rooting process?
Also, the stock browser is set to full screen, but when typing in the address, the address bars flickers on and off and I can only see the google search suggestions untill I press the keyboard again. Im using stock samsung keyboard.
Don't know if it's normal, but the phone doesn't pull my contacs from the sim card before or after root. I used to have HTC Mytouch from T-mobile and the names and phone numbers all came up as soon as I insterted the sim card into that phone when I bought it 2 years ago.
Thank you.
Sorry forgot to add.
The phone is ( was?) stock JB 4.1.2 (t-mobile) and the only thing I did was root it.
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Make Sure you Flash it Correctly.. Since you have TWRP Flash other Rom of your preferences and then DO THE CORRECT Wipes!.
Dennisalex said:
Make Sure you Flash it Correctly.. Since you have TWRP Flash other Rom of your preferences and then DO THE CORRECT Wipes!.
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Appreciate the advice.
But Ive done that already. The gps ,when it does finally lock, takes forever. Regardless of the .conf files. And no matter what, after SU gets installed and the phones is restarted some apps are simply gone.
Instead of stock ROM I would give you the suggestion of trying out cyanogen mod since imo its actually much better everything wise over stock ROM
Give it a whirl and tell us what u think
See if the probs went away
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[Q] Probably broke it...[Resolved]

So I was working on putting on a new ROM and when I went to install the PA G Apps zip it said in my recovery that I didn't have enough space in the system storage. Which was a little confusing since I had just wiped it like usual through the recovery before I do a ROM. However I was navigating the recovery since it had been a while and just check out some of the things I didn't notice that changed. Went to the Mounts and Storage area, then I guess I touched "Format /system" and when I realized that it moved to asking me if I wanted to format /system I tried to push NO but apparently I have fat fingers and still pushed yes...So now after having rebooted the phone it is stuck at the screen "Google *small unlocked Lock at the bottom*". And now I'm not sure what to do.
Any advice?
Well this is nothing serious. Just reflash your ROM or flash the new one you werd gonna flash..
P.s. formatting system is a good idea anyway before flashing a new ROM..
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mrgnex said:
Well this is nothing serious. Just reflash your ROM or flash the new one you werd gonna flash..
P.s. formatting system is a good idea anyway before flashing a new ROM..
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Well the issue is it is stuck...I let it sit for at least 5min or so and it just sat there at that same spot. Is that because I need to reflash it? I have the Galaxy Nexus Toolkit, but I haven't used it as of late since I haven't needed it. If you don't mind going into detail I would appreciate it .
Should also mention if I go into the bootloader, it hangs at "Downloading..." so effectively I can't do anything to reflash my ROM or anything. And I probably should be clear that this all happened AFTER I flashed the new ROM and then remembered I needed the PA G Apps. Should have refreshed my memory with doing this sort of thing since I'm not as experienced as I use to be long ways back.
Ysosrslawl said:
Should also mention if I go into the bootloader, it hangs at "Downloading..."
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Did you actually use the right combination to go to bootloader? Because from what I understand, you simply wiped your /system clean, which is a simple matter to fix - just flash any ROM or restore any valid backup to make it work again.
Sent from Google Nexus 4 @ CM11
AndyYan said:
Did you actually use the right combination to go to bootloader? Because from what I understand, you simply wiped your /system clean, which is a simple matter to fix - just flash any ROM or restore any valid backup to make it work again.
Sent from Google Nexus 4 @ CM11
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Volume button then Power button until it vibrates then keep holding down the volume button? Only way I know how to do it, seeing as I've never heard of another way to do it.
Ysosrslawl said:
Volume button then Power button until it vibrates then keep holding down the volume button? Only way I know how to do it, seeing as I've never heard of another way to do it.
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Yeah, make sure you hold BOTH volume keys for bootloader. Hold only VOLUME- for Download mode as you've seen before. If you indeed held both keys but still got to Download mode, chances are you have a broken volume key.
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Yep I'm dumb apparently and misjudged how the buttons were being pressed down...now on to step 2! Hmmm....
Seems like the zip for the ROM isnt in the storage anymore. How do I copy it back on from just being in fastboot mode or recovery? I'm not familiar with ADB at all. I may have figured out the problem so hold on...I think I derped and forgot that I removed the device drivers off my desktop because I wanted to fresh install them way back.
Edit2: Doing this the hard way.
OK SO I feel like a total noob, which I really am. I've never used ADB, never tried pushing files, or anything of the sort. I tried for a very long time to get the Galaxy Nexus toolkit to help me out but it REALLY didn't do ANYTHING for me. None of the options worked like I had hoped, the ONLY thing it did for me was to install the missing drivers I needed. Other than that it was utterly useless. You guys may find this funny, but I really had no idea on how to fix this even in the slightest. Even with the responses put here by some of the community.
However, with a little searching I was able to find the answers to my questions, not found here on XDA unfortunately. What I ended up doing was updating my SDK tools and learning how to open up ADB (had no idea why the adb.exe wasn't just opening for me like I assumed it would). From there I used the sideload option in my recovery to help me get my ROM flashed back on my phone. So now all is well and I can go back to being a noob who just likes to find good looking ROMS and play with them every couple months.
Thanks, my issue is now resolved.

[Q] Galaxy Nexus GT-i9250 Can't Replace ROM

Hi,
I have a Galaxy Nexus GT-i9250. I used to use it to play around with ROMs and all. But the last time I flashed a CM11 and DirtyV Kernel, the phone started stuttering during boot and when I tried to flash a new ROM, the ROM just wouldn't take, it just kept coming back to the same version of CM11. I've even tried returning to stock using Root Toolkit and the like but still doesn't work.
Is there a way to fix it? I really really like my Galaxy Nexus, so I'm willing to spend a few bucks, but not too much that it'd make sense to buy another phone.
Go into recovery mode n see if u can just use one of your backups from there
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rob420jones said:
Go into recovery mode n see if u can just use one of your backups from there
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I tried. No luck.
It's a strange thing. A lot of Galaxy Nexus had that kind of problem in these days, and many thread on xda confirms that.
That thing happened to me as well. No luck. No way to fix the problem by software ways for me.
There was no way to unlock the bootloader, I mean, I did it by fastboot but after every reboot it came back locked.
No recovery worked, even a custom recovery booted temporary didn't help. Wipe data etc but after the reboot the device booted as I haven't wipe anything..
Odin didn't work, same as before. It took time, it seems that was working on something, but no luck after reboot, everything was the same as before, as if I haven't done anything.
Couldn't enable usb debug to use ADB 'cause I activate that but after the reboot (guess what?) it was disabled again..
I tried almost every way..
An xda user said that "if you unlock the bootloader and after the reboot it's locked again, the emmc is fried".
So sad

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