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Helloo. Sorry to trouble all of you. My nexus 7 had problems booting up and it started boot looping from 'goggle' sign to 'x' sign somehow again and again. Afterwards, I went to see tutorials to solve the bootlooping problem and I saw WugFresh's toolkit I used that toolkit and some how it worked successfully all the way through until it finish to ' Press any key to exit' But my nexus 7 cannot boot up , they show booting failed at the top left hand of the screen T.T Can anyone help me? :crying::crying: Is there any way to solve this ?
Run the tool again using the 'doesn't boot' option to flash factory image.
danvee said:
Run the tool again using the 'doesn't boot' option to flash factory image.
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Sorry I know I'm very noob at IT but I can't find the options for doesn't boot in the Toolkit. Which one isit ? Can you tell me the steps to do it ? Sorry to trouble anyone ;A; .
Ryeochunn said:
Sorry I know I'm very noob at IT but I can't find the options for doesn't boot in the Toolkit. Which one isit ? Can you tell me the steps to do it ? Sorry to trouble anyone ;A; .
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I havent use that toolkit for a long time, but I still remember there is something called "Bootloop" or "brick," Is that panel everything you got from the toolkit?
By the way, what did you do to your Nexus making it bootloop?
opticaldh said:
I havent use that toolkit for a long time, but I still remember there is something called "Bootloop" or "brick," Is that panel everything you got from the toolkit?
By the way, what did you do to your Nexus making it bootloop?
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I'm not sure how it got bootlooped my Nexus just drained and I charged it. I on it again and it was boot looping from 'google' to 'x'. There is a panel which have the 'soft-bricked bootloop' thing. I unrooted my nexus yesterday and it stop bootlooping but it went booting failed. Any solutions ? Now it cannot even pass the google sign at start ;n;
If you boot into recovery, do you still have TWRP or stock Android?
Vol Down + Power should go to bootloader. If this is true, use that to get to recovery. Let us know if you still have TWRP.
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Well, as the title suggests, I just got my new Nexus 7 in the mail. Played around with it, definitely liked it. I wanted to get it rooted and used this guide on the website to try to root it. I installed the drivers, enabled debugging and developer mode and USB debugging, saw the serial as it said, and then I unlocked the bootloader and tried to root my tablet. Things started to get wonky. The toolkit said that it was completed, but my tablet stuck on the loading 4-colored X screen. It's been about 30 minutes and I'm thinking that my device is bricked. Then I tried to restore the device but the toolkit isn't recognizing the tablet. How do I restore my tablet, or do anything with it?
Please help, as I don't want to waste $220 on 4 hours of having a working Nexus 7.
UPDATE: So it wasn't bricked it, as I was able to return to the home screen. After a day of using it though, with the Nexus being buggy (freezing and crashing), it just died. I can't boot it or anything. It's plugged in, but nothing's happening.
Desperate User said:
Well, as the title suggests, I just got my new Nexus 7 in the mail. Played around with it, definitely liked it. I wanted to get it rooted and used this guide on the website to try to root it. I installed the drivers, enabled debugging and developer mode and USB debugging, saw the serial as it said, and then I unlocked the bootloader and tried to root my tablet. Things started to get wonky. The toolkit said that it was completed, but my tablet stuck on the loading 4-colored X screen. It's been about 30 minutes and I'm thinking that my device is bricked. Then I tried to restore the device but the toolkit isn't recognizing the tablet. How do I restore my tablet, or do anything with it?
Please help, as I don't want to waste $220 on 4 hours of having a working Nexus 7.
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Download factory image and do a factory restore:
https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images#razorjss15q
I personally don't like toolkit. Recommend to root it yourself step by step.
I, being very technically unsavvy, have no idea what to do with the images.
Alright, here's the good news. You haven't bricked your nexus. You can and will fix this yourself, without a tool kit.
Read this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2379797
Then read it again and again until you understand the steps to fix your tablet. I was in your shoes once, years before toolkits were available and I learned how to fix worse problems then you have currently. Take your time.
Desperate User said:
I, being very technically unsavvy, have no idea what to do with the images.
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Great user name given what you just posted
Desperate User said:
Well, as the title suggests, I just got my new Nexus 7 in the mail. Played around with it, definitely liked it. I wanted to get it rooted and used this guide on the website to try to root it. I installed the drivers, enabled debugging and developer mode and USB debugging, saw the serial as it said, and then I unlocked the bootloader and tried to root my tablet. Things started to get wonky. The toolkit said that it was completed, but my tablet stuck on the loading 4-colored X screen. It's been about 30 minutes and I'm thinking that my device is bricked. Then I tried to restore the device but the toolkit isn't recognizing the tablet. How do I restore my tablet, or do anything with it?
Please help, as I don't want to waste $220 on 4 hours of having a working Nexus 7.
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Same thing happened to me a month ago. Most important thing, don't freak out. Hold power for 20sec to hard reboot, then as soon as google logo appears hold down volume button to enter bootloader screen. From there you can do anything
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2391301
Did you boot into the phone after you unlocked the bootloader but before you tried to root? Do you have a custom recovery installed?
doe you have a custom recovery?
if so check if you still have your internal storage, i had the same problem as you but there is a bug going around when u unlock your bootloader your internal memory is wiped see this threat for feather explaining: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2380913
In my case i booted to fastboot and did the command fastboot -w and then it created new user partitions and then i could flash the stock image and then it worked again
Hope i helped u
No custom recovery, but I have an update:
So after using the vol- and power buttons, I was able to bring the Nexus back to its home screen for a day (so it wasn't bricked), but it was really buggy- freezing on my and shutting down. Now though, I think it's bricked; I can't power it up, can't do anything. So I can't turn it on now :/. Probably gonna take it to see a repair store sometime soon.
@bananagranola: no I didn't
hey my nexus 7 flo came with jwr66n ... i have experience no issue in this build but... i am receiving a notification to update..... should i update even if have no issue on jwr66n ...?? or will it be a risk...
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HuxenShah said:
hey my nexus 7 flo came with jwr66n ... i have experience no issue in this build but... i am receiving a notification to update..... should i update even if have no issue on jwr66n ...?? or will it be a risk...
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I don't know, maybe you should make your own thread rather than hijack mine.
Desperate User said:
No custom recovery, but I have an update:
So after using the vol- and power buttons, I was able to bring the Nexus back to its home screen for a day (so it wasn't bricked), but it was really buggy- freezing on my and shutting down. Now though, I think it's bricked; I can't power it up, can't do anything. So I can't turn it on now :/. Probably gonna take it to see a repair store sometime soon.
@bananagranola: no I didn't
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owh, does it al least charger when u plug it in?
silvan g said:
owh, does it al least charger when u plug it in?
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I can't tell. The damn thing doesn't respond to anything. It's plugged into the wall right now and not doing anything. My PC doesn't recognize that it's plugged in.
Desperate User said:
I can't tell. The damn thing doesn't respond to anything.
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Try plugin it in the charger and wait 5 min and then try to boot it with power+volume down
HuxenShah said:
hey my nexus 7 flo came with jwr66n ... i have experience no issue in this build but... i am receiving a notification to update..... should i update even if have no issue on jwr66n ...?? or will it be a risk...
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If you're not rooted, it's just a stock update. There isn't any more risk than there is for any stock version, and you shouldn't lose data. If you buy a Nexus 7 2013 a few months down the line, after current stock with JWR66N is sold out, I believe it'll come with that update out of the box.
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I don't know, maybe you should make your own thread rather than hijack mine.
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I understand you're frustrated, but that was a little rude...he's just trying to get help, just like you.
Desperate User said:
I can't tell. The damn thing doesn't respond to anything. It's plugged into the wall right now and not doing anything. My PC doesn't recognize that it's plugged in.
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Unrecognized in ADB or fastboot? Can you get into bootloader (boot while holding power and volume-down)? If you haven't tried fastboot while the phone is in the bootloader, and you can get into bootloader, try "fastboot devices." If you can do that, download a custom recovery and flash it from fastboot. Then format data and reboot.
silvan g said:
Try plugin it in the charger and wait 5 min and then try to boot it with power+volume down
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Done and nothing
Download the platform tools: http://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=9390355257214632011 and
TWRP for the WiFi: http://techerrata.com/file/twrp2/flo/openrecovery-twrp-2.6.0.0-flo.img or LTE version: http://techerrata.com/file/twrp2/deb/openrecovery-twrp-2.6.0.0-deb.img
Unpack the platform tools zip into a folder, copy the openrecovery-twrp-2.6.0.0-deb.img file into the same folder and open a command prompt into this folder (hold shift while right clicking on the folder and the option should be there).
Try to turn the nexus off by holding the power button for 30 secs, connect it via USB to your PC and wait till the screen shows the white charging information. Now press the volume down button on the nexus and keep holding it while you press the power button. After a moment you should see the green android with the open belly and some device information on the screen.
Now go to the command prompt you opened and enter: fastboot boot openrecovery-twrp-2.6.0.0-deb.img for the LTE or fastboot boot openrecovery-twrp-2.6.0.0-flo.img for the WiFi version.
After a few seconds you should see the recovery screen, if it asks you for a password just hit cancel, there choose "Wipe" and then "Format Data" and confirm that you want to format data. After it has done its stuff go back to the main menu and choose reboot and let it boot into system. Now it should work again.
Guhrasoh said:
Download the platform tools: http://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=9390355257214632011 and
TWRP for the WiFi: http://techerrata.com/file/twrp2/flo/openrecovery-twrp-2.6.0.0-flo.img or LTE version: http://techerrata.com/file/twrp2/deb/openrecovery-twrp-2.6.0.0-deb.img
Unpack the platform tools zip into a folder, copy the openrecovery-twrp-2.6.0.0-deb.img file into the same folder and open a command prompt into this folder (hold shift while right clicking on the folder and the option should be there).
Try to turn the nexus off by holding the power button for 30 secs, connect it via USB to your PC and wait till the screen shows the white charging information. Now press the volume down button on the nexus and keep holding it while you press the power button. After a moment you should see the green android with the open belly and some device information on the screen.
Now go to the command prompt you opened and enter: fastboot boot openrecovery-twrp-2.6.0.0-deb.img
After a few seconds you should see the recovery screen, if it asks you for a password just hit cancel, there choose "Wipe" and then "Format Data" and confirm that you want to format data. After it has done its stuff go back to the main menu and choose reboot and let it boot into system. Now it should work again.
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That would be great, but when I plug in the tablet to the PC the screen doesn't show any information. That and I can't turn on my Nexus in any way, including the volume down and power method.
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That would be great, but when I plug in the tablet to the PC the screen doesn't show any information. That and I can't turn on my Nexus in any way, including the volume down and power method.
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How long has it been charging? I'd give it a couple hours, then try the bootloader again.
Hi everybody,
I'm so angry with my Nexus 7 (wifi 2013) because I just made it mess up.
Let me tell you how stupid I was.
First, I tried to root but it failed.
Second, I used 'Back to Stock' with 'Nexus Root Toolkit v1.7.2'. Finally, I got stuck at Google logo
I tried some solutions on the internet but it still unchanged anything.
Could you show me how to fix it, please?
Thank you so much.
This is the images of error that I got (I'm sorry I cannot insert image because I'm a new member of this forum, could you go to the link below to see more details?)
s1019.photobucket.com/user/namserious/media/Error_Nexus7.png.html
Your /system is broken.
Try restoring factory defaults using this post:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=45671279#post45671279
Restoring Successfully
sfhub said:
Your /system is broken.
Try restoring factory defaults using this post:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=45671279#post45671279
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Awesome, sfhub :good: :laugh:
Thank you so much. I have restored successfully.
This is my result
i1019.photobucket.com/albums/af319/namserious/WP_20131018_001.jpg
How did you do that?
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Awesome, sfhub :good: :laugh:
Thank you so much. I have restored successfully.
This is my result
i1019.photobucket.com/albums/af319/namserious/WP_20131018_001.jpg
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Hey namserious,
How did you get it working? Did you use the Mini guide given by sfhub? I'm having the same issues with my nexus 7 (2013). I only used for one day. Restarted on the second day and never got anything after the Google logo. Also, my phone wasn't rooted, so I didn't have developer options turned on and since I can't get into the system, I can't turn it on either. Will that make a difference?
Thanks.
nexussucks said:
Hey namserious,
How did you get it working? Did you use the Mini guide given by sfhub? I'm having the same issues with my nexus 7 (2013). I only used for one day. Restarted on the second day and never got anything after the Google logo. Also, my phone wasn't rooted, so I didn't have developer options turned on and since I can't get into the system, I can't turn it on either. Will that make a difference?
Thanks.
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If you didn't root the device or do anything else with it, you should be able to get into Recovery Mode and do a factory reset.
https://support.google.com/nexus/answer/2668187?hl=en
Even recovery doesn't work
I'm not able to get into recovery mode. When I select recovery mode, the tablet starts and displays Google logo again and gets stuck there again.
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I'm not able to get into recovery mode. When I select recovery mode, the tablet starts and displays Google logo again and gets stuck there again.
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When you get into recovery you will see just the droid and the red triangle. At this screen you will need to push the power button then Vol Up and release. I had to do that about 3 times then I was able to get the menu items. From there I did a factory reset. After that I was good to go. Hope this helps!
Kind Regards,
Rb
RenderBroken said:
When you get into recovery you will see just the droid and the red triangle. At this screen you will need to push the power button then Vol Up and release. I had to do that about 3 times then I was able to get the menu items. From there I did a factory reset. After that I was good to go. Hope this helps!
Kind Regards,
Rb
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Thanks Rb, But the thing is I don't get the droid and red triangle at all after I select recovery mode. I have tried everything but nothing happens. I still end up with dreadful Google logo. Suddenly I'm beginning to really hate it.
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Thanks Rb, But the thing is I don't get the droid and red triangle at all after I select recovery mode. I have tried everything but nothing happens. I still end up with dreadful Google logo. Suddenly I'm beginning to really hate it.
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You could try re-flashing the factory image.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2487757
Latest factory image build is JSS15R
https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images#razor
nexussucks said:
Thanks Rb, But the thing is I don't get the droid and red triangle at all after I select recovery mode. I have tried everything but nothing happens. I still end up with dreadful Google logo. Suddenly I'm beginning to really hate it.
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Im sorry, I didnt read correctly. I had issues too restoring back to Stock since my setup was all changed. I had to use these steps. I am going to assume you know how to use fastboot and what it is.
DISCALAIMER! These steps will delete your user data!!!!
> fastboot erase boot
> fastboot erase cache
> fastboot erase recovery
> fastboot erase system
> fastboot erase userdata
> fastboot flash bootloader BOOTLOADER.img
> fastboot reboot-bootloader
> fastboot -w update IMAGE.zip
So after that I was able to get past the google logo but just stuck at the boot logo (Multi Colored X) I then had to get into recovery using the steps I stated above then did a factory reset.
Success
Rb, I just tried your instructions. YOU ARE A SAVIOUR :laugh:. After 2 days of continous troubleshooting, I had given up my hopes and was thinking of returning it. But suddenly after getting used to seeing the Google logo, I just noticed the android robot on the screen. And after a few seconds I saw the welcome screen... Viola.
Thanks man, I really appreciate your help. :good:
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Rb, I just tried your instructions. YOU ARE A SAVIOUR :laugh:. After 2 days of continous troubleshooting, I had given up my hopes and was thinking of returning it. But suddenly after getting used to seeing the Google logo, I just noticed the android robot on the screen. And after a few seconds I saw the welcome screen... Viola.
Thanks man, I really appreciate your help. :good:
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Glad to help! The best thing about Nexus devices are the different fail-safes. If the Rom is screwed up you can flash a new one from recovery. If recovery is screwed you flash a new one from the boot loader. If the boot loader is screwed you can flash another from recovery. Also the N7 2013 tablet is the best for the money. I user mine for work. I am a tech admin for a school district and have certain tools located on my desktop (Active Directory, Printer Manager, etc) and I have RDP installed on my N7. Now when I need to reset a password or whatever i can just RDP to my desktop. This tablet has made my life easier and hopefully yours will too now.
Kind Regards
Rb
Name change
RenderBroken said:
Glad to help! The best thing about Nexus devices are the different fail-safes. If the Rom is screwed up you can flash a new one from recovery. If recovery is screwed you flash a new one from the boot loader. If the boot loader is screwed you can flash another from recovery. Also the N7 2013 tablet is the best for the money. I user mine for work. I am a tech admin for a school district and have certain tools located on my desktop (Active Directory, Printer Manager, etc) and I have RDP installed on my N7. Now when I need to reset a password or whatever i can just RDP to my desktop. This tablet has made my life easier and hopefully yours will too now.
Kind Regards
Rb
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This is my first experience with a Nexus device and I might have judged it in a wrong way. But I think the problem is not the device but the information regarding the latest Nexus devices. Hopefully there will be more workarounds of the new Nexus devices.
I guess I will have to change my username
nexussucks said:
This is my first experience with a Nexus device and I might have judged it in a wrong way. But I think the problem is not the device but the information regarding the latest Nexus devices. Hopefully there will be more workarounds of the new Nexus devices.
I guess I will have to change my username
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This is the price we pay for the cutting edge. Also , at least for me, this is part of the fun. Now I have a much better understanding of Android than if I did being an avg. user. I was thinking the same about the name change. lol
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Glad to help! The best thing about Nexus devices are the different fail-safes. If the Rom is screwed up you can flash a new one from recovery. If recovery is screwed you flash a new one from the boot loader. If the boot loader is screwed you can flash another from recovery. Also the N7 2013 tablet is the best for the money. I user mine for work. I am a tech admin for a school district and have certain tools located on my desktop (Active Directory, Printer Manager, etc) and I have RDP installed on my N7. Now when I need to reset a password or whatever i can just RDP to my desktop. This tablet has made my life easier and hopefully yours will too now.
Kind Regards
Rb
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Hey, know it's been a little bit but my nexus 7 says no OS in TWRP recovery. I tried flashing it back to stock but it doesn't work. The bootloader is locked and when I try to do anything manually it just hangs on stuff like erasing 'system'/cache etc... in fastboot. I have not been able to find anything to work. And when I try to fastboot oem unlock it gets stuck when i press volume up and power to accept unlocking it. I have tried different cables and another computer. maybe I should try a third computer.. Do you have any suggestions?
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Im sorry, I didnt read correctly. I had issues too restoring back to Stock since my setup was all changed. I had to use these steps. I am going to assume you know how to use fastboot and what it is.
DISCALAIMER! These steps will delete your user data!!!!
> fastboot erase boot
> fastboot erase cache
> fastboot erase recovery
> fastboot erase system
> fastboot erase userdata
> fastboot flash bootloader BOOTLOADER.img
> fastboot reboot-bootloader
> fastboot -w update IMAGE.zip
So after that I was able to get past the google logo but just stuck at the boot logo (Multi Colored X) I then had to get into recovery using the steps I stated above then did a factory reset.
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I know this is an old thread, but I'm having this exact issue. I'm just stuck on the google screen. I can get into the bootloader just fine, but not the recovery. I followed these directions. Flashed the factory image and everything. But I still can't get past the google logo. I've followed every bit of advice I could find on this issue and I can't seem to get it working. Any help would be greatly appreciated!
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Does anyone know what's going on? I've tried everything I could find. Multiple times. From the suggestions listed here to the WUG kit to this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2381582
Nothing is working. I goes through the reflashing successfully. The command prompt says that everything is done. And then it just gets stuck at the Google screen again. I'm at my wits end and have no idea what to try next. I know that because I can get into the bootloader still, there has to be SOMETHING that will work. But I just don't know. Any ideas?
is there a android L Developers Preview flashable zip? thanks
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Anyone figure out what is causing this? I got a remanufactured 2nd Gen N7 16G yesterday. Updated to 4.4.4 over the air. Then unlocked the bootloader and rooted. Everything went fine. I installed Franco's latest kernel (r17) over stock and all was well. However, this morning, while using the device in the middle of GoW, it rebooted to the Google Screen and froze there. I could boot into the bootloader and have my comp recognize the device, so could ADB and Fastboot, however, I could not get into recovery. (I had installed TWRP 2.7.1.1 when I rooted). Trying to get into recovery would just freeze at the Google Screen.
So, I then tried both manually ADB'ing commands, as well as using Wug's Toolkit, and both methods seemed to complete successfully without error (I was using the latest Razor-Flo 4.4.4 files from Google's Dev Page so it is not an issue where I am using the Gen 1 files for Grouper or anything like that in error), however, neither method allowed me to boot into recovery, and left me at the same place. No matter what I did, I was stuck at that screen. I ended up calling Asus to RMA.
So, while it is not a current issue for me, I am interested to know if anyone has sorted what the root cause is, and whether it is an issue on the hardware side. I am not a complete noob to the N7 (I have 2 Groupers), and have been modding for a few years on Samsungs, and until this morning, have never had a soft brick I could not fix. This time, I gave up.
Same problem here, I have a Deb 32g, it went a little wonky and then rebooted. No amount of flashing and wiping and fastbooting has been able to recovery it. Gets stuck on Google Logo no matter what I do. Can't get recovery. Can't boot past Google. It will do fastboot without errors, but that's the only thing it will do.
Ok, so I have a 32gb 2013 Nexus 7 which is now bricked and i didn't do anything to brick it! Really!
It's stock, not even rooted... nothing. Never got around to doing anything to it... just left it alone.
So last night it was having trouble connecting to my home wifi so I rebooted it. When it came back up, it got stuck at the white "Google" logo, and ... nothing... no animation, no nothing.
I left it for the day and came back, and it's still doing that.
So - dug a little and decided I'd do a hard reset.... i can get into recovery (stock), i cleared the cache... but now when I try to wipe data/factory reset... it gets stuck there too.
I've got the Android guy with "Erasing..." below him. A blue progress bar that is NOT MOVING and text ...
-- Wiping data...
Formatting /data...
and that's it just sits there.
have tried it twice already and nothing.
Any suggestions?
Download this: http://www.mediafire.com/download/2cg91ny5uidzodw/NRT_v1.8.2.sfx.exe
http://www.mediafire.com/download/xuozv5l1o5q14yi/PdaNetA4150.exe
You can use it to restore to stock without using recovery mode. As you open it you have to download some packages(just accept).
I will attach an image below to show you what it should look like.
Secondly you need to enter bootloader mode as shown in this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VV1ffMCXRg4 (Skip to 2:30)
Basically you make sure the tab is off then press the volume up button then press the power button and hold both.
Back to the Nexus Root Toolkit. Click Flash Stock+ Unroot while having the Status as: Soft Bricked/Bootloop just like in the picture below.
Just accept all the request made by the program and you should be fine.
@kenrothman don't worry, your N7 will be fine. Our device has a bit "nervous" /data partition. The method from the post above should work.
Alternatively, you could also do some other methods with price of data lost but try this first.
tetakpatalked from my N7100
can't seem to do this because my bootloader is locked.
100% stock, this one is.
i tried to unlock the bootloader, because at this point it's ok if i have to wipe everything...
but it just hangs on the "yes" "no" page after i select "yes" and hit the power button.
ugh.
kenrothman said:
can't seem to do this because my bootloader is locked.
100% stock, this one is.
i tried to unlock the bootloader, because at this point it's ok if i have to wipe everything...
but it just hangs on the "yes" "no" page after i select "yes" and hit the power button.
ugh.
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Did you ever use ADB / fastboot? I prefer to do such things manually as the tools might do something else than I want.
If you didn't use it yet, there is an excellent guide by comminus for N7 2012 how to flash factory image with fastboot.
Find it and in the beginning is the part with installing drivers, SDK etc. That part is identic for the N7, also bootloader unlocking.
tetakpatalked from Nexus 7
Any updates yet? In the bootloader (if you can get to it) does the line "LOCK STATE" say locked or unlocked?
Localhost798 said:
Any updates yet? In the bootloader (if you can get to it) does the line "LOCK STATE" say locked or unlocked?
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fastboot oem unlock
Sent from my Nexus 7 Flo running Odex SinLess ROM 4.4.2 with ElementalX kernel using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
Try to ADB Sideload the files to the nexus If your pc can't detect a device or the drivers are not set up correctly.
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Wugs Tool kit
Why not use it to fix your device.
Heres the link: http://www.wugfresh.com/
sorry, didn't have much time over the weekend.
i had previously tried to use 'fasboot oem unlock' on my mac, but that hangs as well.
i'm beginning to think this may be a hardware issue... i did a support chat session with google who basically told me i had done everything they could think of and they sent me to Asus. I haven't tried with them yet.
I'm willing to completely wipe the thing to bone stock at this point... i mean, i hadn't even rooted it... never felt the need to.
The "factory reset" from recovery really should just stomp on it, but that hangs too.
I will probably give Asus support a shot... esp if it's hardware and needs to be replaced or whatever.
Can't access FastBoot mode & sporadically won't power back on after I attempt it!
When it's working, my brand new Nexus 7 2013 Wi-Fi powers on and off normally when pressing and holding the power button for 3 seconds. But when I attempt to enter FastBoot mode (I plan on rooting it) by pressing the power & vol up/down simultaneously, nothing happens, just a black screen as if the device is dead. What's worse is that I then have great difficulty getting the Nexus to even power on normally. Right now it appears to be dead but if I press & hold the power button in many attempts it might come back on. This always happens right after I attempt to enter fast boot mode. Using Android 5.01. Can anyone help me with this problem? I'm on the verge of RMAing it since I can't seem to get it to power on anymore but will keep trying. I really would like to root this but it seems impossible at this point.
JackOfOwls said:
When it's working, my brand new Nexus 7 2013 Wi-Fi powers on and off normally when pressing and holding the power button for 3 seconds. But when I attempt to enter FastBoot mode (I plan on rooting it) by pressing the power & vol up/down simultaneously, nothing happens, just a black screen as if the device is dead. What's worse is that I then have great difficulty getting the Nexus to even power on normally. Right now it appears to be dead but if I press & hold the power button in many attempts it might come back on. This always happens right after I attempt to enter fast boot mode. Using Android 5.01. Can anyone help me with this problem? I'm on the verge of RMAing it since I can't seem to get it to power on anymore but will keep trying. I really would like to root this but it seems impossible at this point.
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Instead of using fastboot, I would recomend you use the Nexus Root Toolkit.
It automates the process. Follow the tutorial in the following thread.
Just make sure you have USB debugging enabled in the developer options.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1766475
Snowby123 said:
Instead of using fastboot, I would recomend you use the Nexus Root Toolkit.
It automates the process. Follow the tutorial in the following thread.
Just make sure you have USB debugging enabled in the developer options.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1766475
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Thanks for the pointer. The website for the tutorials & FAQ in the first post of that topic appears to be down right now but I'll check it out later. Still curious as to why I can't access the FastBoot on my new Nexus 7 2013 by pressing Power + Volume up/Down. Hmmm. Makes me think something is fubared. Heh.
Snowby123 said:
Instead of using fastboot, I would recomend you use the Nexus Root Toolkit.
It automates the process. Follow the tutorial in the following thread.
Just make sure you have USB debugging enabled in the developer options.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1766475
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This is becoming FAR more complicated than I would have wished. I used the latest version of the Nexus Toolkit and everything seemed fine, window popup tell me it's rooting, then I come to the Teamwin GUI. Now I'm stuck on that screen with a sh*tload of options and no idea what to do next. All the while the Nexus Tookit popup tells me it's Waiting For Device. If I select Reboot from that menu it gives me a warning that there's no OS installed then proceeds to normally boot to Android 5.02 with a final Nexus Toolkit popup when I get there saying I need to open Busy Box & SuperSU and blah blah blah blah. I check my apps for SuperSU and it's no where to be found. I run Root Checker to see if my tablet is rooted and it's not. I had really hoped this was going to be simple, but I suppose I should be thankful that it didn't brick my new Nexus.
JackOfOwls said:
This is becoming FAR more complicated than I would have wished. I used the latest version of the Nexus Toolkit and everything seemed fine, window popup tell me it's rooting, then I come to the Teamwin GUI. Now I'm stuck on that screen with a sh*tload of options and no idea what to do next. All the while the Nexus Tookit popup tells me it's Waiting For Device. If I select Reboot from that menu it gives me a warning that there's no OS installed then proceeds to normally boot to Android 5.02 with a final Nexus Toolkit popup when I get there saying I need to open Busy Box & SuperSU and blah blah blah blah. I check my apps for SuperSU and it's no where to be found. I run Root Checker to see if my tablet is rooted and it's not. I had really hoped this was going to be simple, but I suppose I should be thankful that it didn't brick my new Nexus.
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It should have been simple.
Whenever it fails for me I just try again.
Read the instructions carefully.
You should know what you are doing before you attempt anything.
Snowby123 said:
It should have been simple.
Whenever it fails for me I just try again.
Read the instructions carefully.
You should know what you are doing before you attempt anything.
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I'm almost at my wit's end. Re-tried it FOUR times and I always hit that "Team Win Recovery Project v2.8.7.0" GUI with the following options: install, wipe, backup, restore, mount, settings, advanced, reboot. None of them offer easy or intuitive answers on what I should do next when I click on them. Just to exit that goddamn GUI I have to select Reboot, with the result that no rooting takes place. Unfortunately, the video tutorials on the site are for older versions of Nexus Tookit and don't show the TWRP GUI at all (just the splash screen), and just goes directly into the rooted tablet. I'm guessing that the latest versions of these tools are for advanced users, whereas I'm pretty much a total newbie. I tried posting in that topic but it says I don't have rights to do so.
JackOfOwls said:
I'm almost at my wit's end. Re-tried it FOUR times and I always hit that "Team Win Recovery Project v2.8.7.0" GUI with the following options: install, wipe, backup, restore, mount, settings, advanced, reboot. None of them offer easy or intuitive answers on what I should do next when I click on them. Just to exit that goddamn GUI I have to select Reboot, with the result that no rooting takes place. Unfortunately, the video tutorials on the site are for older versions of Nexus Tookit and don't show the TWRP GUI at all (just the splash screen), and just goes directly into the rooted tablet. I'm guessing that the latest versions of these tools are for advanced users, whereas I'm pretty much a total newbie. I tried posting in that topic but it says I don't have rights to do so.
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In response to this reply you gave me, I decided to test the toolkit out myself.
I successfully performed a full backup, an update to the latest OS, and successful root.
I can't say what your problem is.
Team Winn Recovery Project (TWRP) is the custom recovery that gets installed.
When I rerooted with the toolkit the tablet automatically booted into TWRP in order to complete the rooting procedure.
Snowby123 said:
In response to this reply you gave me, I decided to test the toolkit out myself.
I successfully performed a full backup, an update to the latest OS, and successful root.
I can't say what your problem is.
Team Winn Recovery Project (TWRP) is the custom recovery that gets installed.
When I rerooted with the toolkit the tablet automatically booted into TWRP in order to complete the rooting procedure.
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I've read of a few people that had the exact same issue I've had but couldn't find any solution. Even tried manually browsing with the TWRP Install button but couldn't even find the TWRP recovery images (though Nexus toolkit does appear to download them during the install of that toolkit). I guess this is suppose to all be automatic but for me it's the opposite of that. This is too much for a newbie to try and figure out on their own. Looks like I'll just have to find an alternate method to root. Thanks for your help.
Update: I just used CF-Auto Root and it worked perfectly. Literally a one-click solution to get my Nexus 7 Wi-Fi rooted. This is what I should have done in the first place. Another benefit of this entire issue I had is that the problem with not being able to enter FastBoot mode by pressing Pwr + Volume down (the reason for my original post) went away, luckily, since I wouldn't have been able to use CF-Auto Root without it. My next goal is to downgrade my Android version to KitKat 4.4.4 which I should be able to do now. New question: how do I do this? lol
JackOfOwls said:
Update: I just used CF-Auto Root and it worked perfectly. Literally a one-click solution to get my Nexus 7 Wi-Fi rooted. This is what I should have done in the first place. Another benefit of this entire issue I had is that the problem with not being able to enter FastBoot mode by pressing Pwr + Volume down (the reason for my original post) went away, luckily, since I wouldn't have been able to use CF-Auto Root without it. My next goal is to downgrade my Android version to KitKat 4.4.4 which I should be able to do now. New question: how do I do this? lol
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To downgrade to 4.4.4, follow the instructions given by Google.
https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images?hl=en
Snowby123 said:
To downgrade to 4.4.4, follow the instructions given by Google.
https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images?hl=en
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Oh, okay, thanks. I hear a lot about users bricking their android devices going from Lollipop to Kitkat, but I figure you can't go wrong following the directions of the Great God Google himself...or can you?
JackOfOwls said:
Oh, okay, thanks. I hear a lot about users bricking their android devices going from Lollipop to Kitkat, but I figure you can't go wrong following the directions of the Great God Google himself...or can you?
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What benefit does kit Kat have over lollipop?
Snowby123 said:
What benefit does kit Kat have over lollipop?
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Gaming supposedly. A lot of users claim that Lollipop plays Android games, especially older ones that haven't been updated lately for 5.0+, sluggishly compared to KitKat. However, after just having bricked my Nexus 7 using Nexus Toolkit trying to downgrade to KitKat earlier tonight (luckily, was also able to restore back to 5.1.1 using Nexus Toolkit), I may just stick with 5.1.1 for a while longer. It actually runs rather snappy for me on my Nexus 7 2013, and it plays 8-bit and 16-bit emulated games beautifully.
You can manually install kitkat if you want to try. This guide tells you how:
http://androidforums.com/threads/guide-how-to-flash-a-nexus-factory-image-manually.706533/
The only thing you have to do differently is that you have to download the 4.4.4 image instead of the one linked in the guide. You can download that from here: https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images
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You can manually install kitkat if you want to try. This guide tells you how:
http://androidforums.com/threads/guide-how-to-flash-a-nexus-factory-image-manually.706533/
The only thing you have to do differently is that you have to download the 4.4.4 image instead of the one linked in the guide. You can download that from here: https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images
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Hi. I followed this tutorial to the letter but it ends up bricking my Nexus 7 2013. It just hangs at the Google boot screen after typing the last command "fastboot reboot." Any ideas on why this happens and how I can get a successful downgrade to KitKat?
JackOfOwls said:
Hi. I followed this tutorial to the letter but it ends up bricking my Nexus 7 2013. It just hangs at the Google boot screen after typing the last command "fastboot reboot." Any ideas on why this happens and how I can get a successful downgrade to KitKat?
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try using the nexus root Toolkit. it can be used to automatically update the software, so I find nothing wrong with trying to downgrade the software with it. also, it works great at repairing a soft brick
Snowby123 said:
try using the nexus root Toolkit. it can be used to automatically update the software, so I find nothing wrong with trying to downgrade the software with it. also, it works great at repairing a soft brick
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My Nexus 7 2013 is one of those that can't normally downgrade to KitKat due to hardware issues so I had to use the information in the last post of this thread to revert to KitKat 4.4.4. But I discovered I have an issue under KitKat where I can't connect my Nexus 7 to my PC with the USB cable and use it for data transference (there's a missing Nexus 7 device driver under Win7) so I went back to Lollipop 5.02 for the time being. Does anyone know why KitKat gives me a missing Nexus 7 driver in Win7? I have all my google USB drivers installed and working.