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[Q] The phone Froze and wont boot again

Hi everyone,
I have a friend with a HTC Droid Incredible 2, rooted and running Android 2.3.4. Yesterday the phone just got frozen, he pulled the battery and now the phone wont pass the boot screen. Sometimes it goes into what I believe is the bootloader screen (I attached photos for that).
The thing is, I would recommend him to re-flash the ROM but when he try to go to Recovery, the phone restarts and stays again on the white screen with the HTC logo.
I searched the forum and all suggestions had something to do with the recovery menu but when he select the recovery option (when he is actually able to get the withe background menu, sometimes it goes in sometimes not) it just restarts again and does nothing. Is there a way to fix the problem? I guess there should be a way to solve it, at least through the computer. If there is already a tutorial to do it, much better.

Go here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1846304
download the pg32img.zip to the phones sdcard. You might need to do this not from the phone, but i'll leave that up to you.
This will update the firmware and radio.
Flash a new recovery via fastboot
http://goo.im/devs/aeroevan/cwm/recovery-clockwork-6.0.1.1-vivow.img
Try flashing a new rom.

sjpritch25 said:
Go here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1846304
download the pg32img.zip to the phones sdcard. You might need to do this not from the phone, but i'll leave that up to you.
This will update the firmware and radio.
Flash a new recovery via fastboot
http://goo.im/devs/aeroevan/cwm/recovery-clockwork-6.0.1.1-vivow.img
Try flashing a new rom.
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Thank you!
I will try the recovery via fastboot as soon as I can and come back here later.

sjpritch25 said:
Go here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1846304
download the pg32img.zip to the phones sdcard. You might need to do this not from the phone, but i'll leave that up to you.
This will update the firmware and radio.
Flash a new recovery via fastboot
http://goo.im/devs/aeroevan/cwm/recovery-clockwork-6.0.1.1-vivow.img
Try flashing a new rom.
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I managed to flash the recovery but it does the same things. still cannot go into recovery and flash new rom. any other way to flash a new rom?

By the way, I connected the phone (while off) to the PC and like 15 minutes after it went right into recovery, but when I pressed a volume button it just restarted.

I will recommend flash the PG32IMG first.and then flash a new rom.

android-incredible said:
I will recommend flash the PG32IMG first.and then flash a new rom.
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I did, via the bootloader, and I flashed a new recovery with fastboot, but it keeps restarting when I select the recovery on the bootloader. If I connect the phone (turned off) to the computer some time later it goes alone into recovery but reboots when I select any option, if I turn on the phone it stays like for half an hour on the first HTC screen, then it finishes booting and restart alone again.

try flashing this ruu
http://jellybellys.minus.com/mvivow#1

The phone just started working again after a couple of factory resets via fastboot, then I wiped every cache and was able to boot normally again, and I forgot to come back here and say thanks, so.... Thanks!

Stuck in Google logo in startup

My self:
Totally new i came to know about odin Samsung toolkit today (by the way what is difference between Odin and Samsung tool kit). So please be specify your every point.
My phone
Google Nexus i9250 GSM bought in Pakistan. i was using JBSOURCERY custom ROM
prdct name: tuna
varaint --maguro
hw version -9
bootloader version: primekk15
basband vr.I9250xxkb
carrier info:none
Problem.
Stuck in Google logo in black screen with lock sign in startup.
Problem Reason.
I have accidental formatted erased everything.wiped the cache something in clock revover mod now i think i need to start from scratch.
Option available in phone.
I can either go to the stuck Google logo screen or when i hold the power button and volume +- i get odin mode.
Please help.
Regards,
Khan

1) dont use ODIN.
2) if you want stock back, use fastboot and flash the stock images from google
3) if you want a custom rom, use your custom recovery and setup adb in your custom recovery.

Samsung galaxy nexus bootloader can't make changes to flash

My friend's phone somehow got into a reboot cycle. It loads up, launcher starts, notifications start working. Then there is a nullpointer and a core service that is failing to start then it reboots.
So as a solution I thought try wiping data/cache. When booting the bootloader it was already unlocked - not sure if we did that a while ago or what. So going into recovery, trying the data wipe, it says success and then when I start the phone it is the same, no data is gone, apps are there, reboot problem continues.
So next step, try flashing the os. I downloaded the most recent yakju build, jwr66y. My bootloader version is PRIMELA03 and the build comes with MD04, so I try:
fastboot flash bootloader <bootloader_img>
And it reports success, everything looks fine. So I reboot the bootloader and it says BOOTLOADER VERSION - PRIMELA03.
Try fastboot oem lock, says locked. Reboot, UNLOCKED. Tried flashing the bootloader and the main img with and without restarting but always get the error:
Device version-bootloader is 'PRIMELA03'.
Update requires 'PRIMEMD04'.
when trying to flash the stock rom.
I also can't boot the stock image via 'fastboot boot'. It looks successful up until it says booting and goes to the Google screen with the padlock at the bottom and just hangs.
If I try using adb sideload to push the stock update, it says verifying, then aborts.
I also tried flashing the recovery with a cwm recovery but the same problem - it says writing, OKAY, no error message, everything looks fine, then boot recovery and it's the stock recovery.
What it looks like to me is that the bootloader and possibly the entire system is failing to write to the system flash but for some reason thinks it's succeeding. How is this possible? Is the flash dead? Am I missing something basic? I haven't rooted a phone in a couple years so it's quite possible I'm just missing a step.
Thanks in advance for any advice.

I just tried flashing an older stock (imm76i), starting by flashing the radio, but again the radio flash looks successful but the kernel won't flash because it complains about an out of date baseband and sure enough, the old one is still the one it's reporting, not the one just flashed.

tried fastboot erase system and fastboot erase recovery. Both report success but recovery boots as normal and system boots as normal (still in a reboot cycle).
I should also mention, that after the system boots, there is enough time to uninstall an app. It says successfully uninstalled, but after a reboot, the app is still there (this was the first attempt to stop the reboot cycle as a custom keyboard app was suspected). But again, the changes to flash seem to not be sticking.

Hi,
Have you resolved the problem? I'm in the same situation and I don't know what to do to stop the continuous reboot. I've already tried to flash a stock 4.3 factory image, erase the user data or only unlock the bootloader but nothing works. I'm running Android 4.3 stock without root and my bootloader is locked.
thank you in advance.

[Q] Bricked Nexus 7 (stuck on google logo, can enter fast boot)

Have a nexus 7 in need of help. Hope can get some assistance here.
- Stuck on google screen when boot
- Can enter boot loader mode using power + vol down, and can use fastboot
- successful flash of recovery, rom, boot, boot loader partitions using cmd (fastboot) or wug's kit, but will not restart on its own.
- when tried to restart, it hangs again on google logo.
- Tried recovery mode with power + vol up after reboot, doesn't work. Cant get into recovery. NO "android robot with red !", stuck on google logo
- no access of ADB (since stuck before I can enter Android OS)
- wiped cache and wiped user data no change.
- cannot get into recovery so cannot do a hard reset
- pulled battery in hope of hard reset, same result
Any ideas? thanks in advance

BoredAtWork said:
Have a nexus 7 in need of help. Hope can get some assistance here.
- Stuck on google screen when boot
- Can enter boot loader mode using power + vol down, and can use fastboot
- successful flash of recovery, rom, boot, boot loader partitions using cmd (fastboot) or wug's kit, but will not restart on its own.
- when tried to restart, it hangs again on google logo.
- Tried recovery mode with power + vol up after reboot, doesn't work. Cant get into recovery. NO "android robot with red !", stuck on google logo
- no access of ADB (since stuck before I can enter Android OS)
- wiped cache and wiped user data no change.
- cannot get into recovery so cannot do a hard reset
- pulled battery in hope of hard reset, same result
Any ideas? thanks in advance
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Did you tried flashing stock google image from wug's kit by clicking "Flash Stock+Unroot" option

Further info:
Tried different factory roms, same flash method, same result
4.2.0
4.4.x
4.5.0
all flash using fast boot command shows success on screen.
fastboot recognize device when using "fastboot devices"

supersaayuj said:
Did you tried flashing stock google image from wug's kit by clicking "Flash Stock+Unroot" option
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thanks for quick reply.
Tried Wug's kit (latest version since it auto update), and tried with command line using fastboot drivers (win7 environment)
Same result
Wug's kit logging shows no problems.

BoredAtWork said:
Further info:
Tried different factory roms, same flash method, same result
4.2.0
4.4.x
4.5.0
all flash using fast boot command shows success on screen.
fastboot recognize device when using "fastboot devices"
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Then it should boot man! Try flashing factory image using NRT(wug's toolkit) by "Flash Stock+Unroot" and ticking SoftBricked/Bootloop below that.. hope this works

supersaayuj said:
Then it should boot man! Try flashing factory image using NRT(wug's toolkit) by "Flash Stock+Unroot" and ticking SoftBricked/Bootloop below that.. hope this works
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I have tried exactly that. "flash stock+ unroot" with the nexus in boot loader mode. After complete, the nexus will remain in boot loader mode until I restart it manually (press power button on nexus). Wug's toolkit would not reboot it after successful flashing. Is that normal?
After manual reboot, it still stuck on google logo.

BoredAtWork said:
I have tried exactly that. "flash stock+ unroot" with the nexus in boot loader mode. After complete, the nexus will remain in boot loader mode until I restart it manually (press power button on nexus). Wug's toolkit would not reboot it after successful flashing. Is that normal?
After manual reboot, it still stuck on google logo.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=orZ_iBpkn_g
Get a look at this video... I can't further help... because this is a weird problem I haven't faced with my nexus 7. Mostly flashing stock would solve this kinda problem! :angel:
Reply back if you unbricked it!

Same problem here
I got the same problem here. First ElementalX kernel frozen touchscreen in 5.0, so I used ADB to flash stock image back. After that it get stucked at Google logo. Does anyone have solution?

Is there anyone can help?

micheldjerzinski said:
I got the same problem here. First ElementalX kernel frozen touchscreen in 5.0, so I used ADB to flash stock image back. After that it get stucked at Google logo. Does anyone have solution?
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All of the above posts match my experience with the n7 2013...it has been a downwards spiral of malfunctions at the touchscreen department...ending at this...some time soon, i'm gonna pick up an axe or some other heavy-hitter tool and smash the f*****g thing to atoms!
yes, i have given up....hopefully you don't get to the same conclusion as i....good luck...

BoredAtWork said:
Have a nexus 7 in need of help. Hope can get some assistance here.
- Stuck on google screen when boot
- Can enter boot loader mode using power + vol down, and can use fastboot
- successful flash of recovery, rom, boot, boot loader partitions using cmd (fastboot) or wug's kit, but will not restart on its own.
- when tried to restart, it hangs again on google logo.
- Tried recovery mode with power + vol up after reboot, doesn't work. Cant get into recovery. NO "android robot with red !", stuck on google logo
- no access of ADB (since stuck before I can enter Android OS)
- wiped cache and wiped user data no change.
- cannot get into recovery so cannot do a hard reset
- pulled battery in hope of hard reset, same result
Any ideas? thanks in advance
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I was experiencing this problem last night. However, I used WugFresh's NRT but when it asks to flash stock and unroot, make sure you check the box that says your nexus 7 is softbricked. Also, you may want to note what version of android it was last running before it was bricked. It worked for me and I was able to update to 5.0.1.
*Edit: The only thing you need to do is make sure fastboot is enabled, and you should be good to go.
P.S. DO NOT download the stock images from google to your computer, let the NRT automatically download it for you. It saves you time, storage and stress. Once done, also install the recovery from the NRT, that should be able to do the trick. Not sure why your device won't restart, you may have to flash again.

wugs
I had to use force flash in wugs, go to options and set it there and try a previous version. Best of luck.

It's fixed!
koymoy said:
All of the above posts match my experience with the n7 2013...it has been a downwards spiral of malfunctions at the touchscreen department...ending at this...some time soon, i'm gonna pick up an axe or some other heavy-hitter tool and smash the f*****g thing to atoms!
yes, i have given up....hopefully you don't get to the same conclusion as i....good luck...
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Haha, I found the solution elsewhere in XDA. So if you haven't beaten your Nexus 7 so bad yet, TRY this: press and hold the power button for about 1 minutes. The slate turned off and on several times, and I found nothing. BUT after several minutes (while I was watching Youtube to see how to remove battery; that would be the last method before throwing 5 stories down to ground), the Nexus BOOTED BACK:good::good::good:. Good luck!:laugh:
And I'm using Glitch kernel and turn off flar2's double-tab-to-wake. It's a neat feature, but can get us into big troubles.

That still doesn't work for me. Pretty sure my eMMC is dead, so I'll need to replace the motherboard.
Anyone know if a 16GB motherboard works in a 32GB Nexus 7 2013? 16GB motherboards seem a fair bit cheaper, and less rare.

Galaxy Ace 2 GT-I8160 bricked

Hey. Thought I should flash cyanogenmod 11 into my mom's phone. When I did it, realized that Ace couldn't connect to carrier for some reason. Anyways I decided to get back to stock GB. I've already tried to flash maybe four stock builds of GB and JB (they were all from "SamMobile") through Odin, but none of them really boot up, I get stuck at Samsung logo.
Recovery won't work, even if I flash a new one through odin ( f.e. this one: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2532591 )
Download mode does work.
I saw there was this 3-part GB installation file from a russian guy, which I should have used, but it's already deleted in "Yandex". I live in Lithuania, so I'm supposed to use SEB version of firmware. I was wondering could someone reupload it ?
I tried to fix Ace through Kies, but it says that GT-I8160 recovery isn't available for some reason...
Any answers greatly appreciated.
Thanks!

After flashing the sammobile rom with odin, if it doesn't boot, go to recovery (the original one coming with the original rom), and do a factory reset/wipe data. This helped for me.

The problem is that even if I try to enter recovery (power + vol up + home), it stays stuck at samsung logo

You can try to insist by continuing pressing the 3 buttons for recovery even if the phone reboot. If you're stuck in a boot loop, you can also try to remove the battery to switch it off and switch it on again by pressing the 3 buttons.
For me the odin flash of JB rom + recovery clean up always solved the problem. I don't know any other way.

galac44 said:
You can try to insist by continuing pressing the 3 buttons for recovery even if the phone reboot. If you're stuck in a boot loop, you can also try to remove the battery to switch it off and switch it on again by pressing the 3 buttons.
For me the odin flash of JB rom + recovery clean up always solved the problem. I don't know any other way.
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Do the official ROMs (tar.md5) come with official recovery, or do I have to flash one seperately ?

The official ROM include an official recovery, you don't need to flash another one.

i too needed to go back to the stock from from cm11, because i cannot get wi-fi direct to work.
i flashed an xxmf1 rom, but when the phone rebooted, a message said samsung set up wizard has stopped, and i cannot get past it. this is even after doing a factory reset.
i went back to cm 11, and flashed the stock rom again. this time, the rom flashes in odin, but takes long to go from reset to pass, and windows now says hardware id is missing.
the phone goes black after the samsung logo, and cwm is still installed.
any help would be appreciated.
edit: fixed by flashing the three-part gb rom - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2141930

Turns out I disconnected my Ace 2 too early (dammit). As soon as I saw "RESET" in odin, I thought it has finished flashing and I disconnected it before it goes into recovery and flashes everything. Never thought I could be that stupid.
Thanks for replies tho :good::good::good: