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[Q] Bootloops/Screen Issues. Perhaps I bricked it?

So recently I applied the stock rooted 4.0.4 rom to my CDMA Nexus. After this, it would have this strange problem where occasionally the screen would just not respond to any touch. I would battery pull many times over before it would start working again. Tonight I finally got fed up and tried to apply the factory image (4.0.2) to it through Wug's root toolkit v1.3. When it completed the phone went into a serious bootloop, not getting past the google logo. What happened? Did I just make a very expensive paperweight?

Restore everything to an earlier time including the bootloader, recovery, radios, and rom through adb. You can also use a toolkit like the one found below to restore your phone to stock then redo everything:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1392310

Yeah, I've tried that a few times and it's still stuck on the Google image and won't move forward. Just restarts and restarts.

Another evidence that 1 click methods leads to ppl doing stuff without any understanding

Thanks for your help, sir. I know I'm not the most knowledgeable but you don't have to rub it in. I'm already down a phone.
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thurstroubadours said:
Thanks for your help, sir. I know I'm not the most knowledgeable but you don't have to rub it in. I'm already down a phone.
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There really are tons of threads here telling you exactly what to do in a case like yours - you just have to use the search and take the time to read through them.
And no, it's not bricked as long as you can get into the recovery.

thurstroubadours said:
Thanks for your help, sir. I know I'm not the most knowledgeable but you don't have to rub it in. I'm already down a phone.
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While I understand your anger, he does also make a valid point. 2 reasons why. If you didn't use a one click method maybe your phone would be working fine. 2nd by doing it the hard way hopefully you learned something and when you have a problem you know how or at least understand what is involved with fixing it.
Hope you get it fixed.
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exactly, my intention was not to make you feel bad.
I was hoping this example would make ppl learn the proper way.
As if you did, you wouldnt be in this predicament.
You would also know that you haven't bricked your device, not freak out over it and just fix it.
Cold hard facts are generally blunt and I understand your frustration, I also appreciate that you didnt start a flame war.
Hope you've sorted it out and and learned something in the process.
Good luck.

Ok. I did manage to fix it by learning how to manually flash the stock image. Perhaps I did need the hard line!
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[Q] IMEI number is 0

Hello, I've been getting EDGE only for the past 2 weeks. Today I checked and my IMEI # is 0. How do I fix that?
Please help!
Thank you guys

Androiduser96 said:
Hello, I've been getting EDGE only for the past 2 weeks. Today I checked and my IMEI # is 0. How do I fix that?
Please help!
Thank you guys
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Odin back to stock and then reflash your ROM. Backup your internal sdcard before, Odin to stock wipes it.
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rani9990 said:
Odin back to stock and then reflash your ROM. Backup your internal sdcard before, Odin to stock wipes it.
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I will try that!

Still IMEI number is 0... ugh.

Androiduser96 said:
Still IMEI number is 0... ugh.
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ugh is right. damn it.
sorry i didn't see this sooner.... sometimes simply rebooting your phone will fix it... it is probably lost indefinitely now. shouldn't have odined the device with it not showing your IMEI, that was bad advice.
in your spot right now, and somebody please jump in here and correct me if i am wrong, i know of no way to fix it. sorry buddy

cobraboy85 said:
ugh is right. damn it.
sorry i didn't see this sooner.... sometimes simply rebooting your phone will fix it... it is probably lost indefinitely now. shouldn't have odined the device with it not showing your IMEI, that was bad advice.
in your spot right now, and somebody please jump in here and correct me if i am wrong, i know of no way to fix it. sorry buddy
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I know there is way to restore it I just don't know how.

Androiduser96 said:
I know there is way to restore it I just don't know how.
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yeah there is, but you have to have a backup of your original IMEI... which i assume you do not have. there is a thread about this issue in the dev section, and toolkit to back up your IMEI
just out of pure curiosity, what recovery are you using?

Nope, I do not have a backup.

Just search in the development section for imei recovery and there is one to get it back even without a backup. Might be issues with you not actually getting 4g again but this way you can return it back to complete stock.
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Will do. Hope I get 4G.. that was my main purpose on T-Mo.

mt3g said:
Just search in the development section for imei recovery and there is one to get it back even without a backup. Might be issues with you not actually getting 4g again but this way you can return it back to complete stock.
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really? wow, well that is good news for him. i was under the impression that once it was gone it cannot be retrieved again.
@OP, i'll dig up the thread right now for you... standby
EDIT>>> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1804123&highlight=imei

cobraboy85 said:
really? wow, well that is good news for him. i was under the impression that once it was gone it cannot be retrieved again.
@OP, i'll dig up the thread right now for you... standby
EDIT>>> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1804123&highlight=imei
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Thanks a lot for your help and the quick reply dude. Greatly appreciated! I did get back my IMEI.
Checking if its right.... stand by... YUP! it is correct. Now, im going to try and get my 4G back.. my main purpose.

Do any of you guys know how to restore 4G?

had the same problem, restored IMEI but still no 4G, luckily was able to still exchange the phone within the 2 week period... good luck

HtownImports said:
had the same problem, restored IMEI but still no 4G, luckily was able to still exchange the phone within the 2 week period... good luck
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most of the phone will cover under warranty for the 1st year.
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How did both of you get your IMEI erased?
Reading this post makes me want to back up my IMEI now.
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flashing without following the instructions
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That's not true. Very experienced android flashers have lost theirs, it's a fluke within the recovery and flashing a rom or modem anything being flashed has been reported to make it being lost. Only thing is I think TRWP hasn't been reported to cause it being lost. Anywho... back it up.
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Unless the s3s in diff batches are really different.
Has to be sloppy flashing. Jumping to jellybean without wiping data or using superwipe from the Hercules or something.
I've tried losing my imei.
I can't do it.
I had 3 s3s in my hand tonight. Posted with 2
Maybe using cwm from a different phone besides Sprint?
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There is a huge thread about the matter with a Google docs spread sheet with some good info deep in the threads somewhere.
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Erasing Phone With Non-Working Screen

Wife dropped her GS 3 and the screen is blacked out now. I can tell the phone is still working because she is receiving calls and SMS's. I want to sell it for parts, but I can't erase it through CWM because I can't see what i'm doing. Any way to erase it withut having to use the screen?

Was the phone rooted? USB Debugging on?
If you were rooted, you can probably just plug into the computer and access everything that way. The you'd just need to manually delete your stuff. And you could back it up as well.
Also, I believe this thread posted today can help you.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=43332836
Its centered more on backing up data, but you can wipe data using this method as well. Ill try to be more specific with help but it'll be a bit later due to time. The thread op there could help you out too I'm pretty sure. I'd ask there too in case he can do so before I can.
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DocHoliday77 said:
Was the phone rooted? USB Debugging on?
If you were rooted, you can probably just plug into the computer and access everything that way. The you'd just need to manually delete your stuff. And you could back it up as well.
Also, I believe this thread posted today can help you.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=43332836
Its centered more on backing up data, but you can wipe data using this method as well. Ill try to be more specific with help but it'll be a bit later due to time. The thread op there could help you out too I'm pretty sure. I'd ask there too in case he can do so before I can.
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Yeah, it was rooted with debug on. Thanks Doc.

[Q] Transfer Settings

I'm running MOAR 7.01 on my phone and my wife's.
Is it possible to transfer my settings to her phone so they are the same?
Thanks, Randy

I'm by no means an expert but could u make a back up on ext sd. Then put that card in her phone and restore it with that backup? Hopefully an expert will chime in to confirm if it'll screw up. I wouldn't try it till then.
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It's never really a good idea to restore settings, especially on a different phone.

acooken said:
I'm by no means an expert but could u make a back up on ext sd. Then put that card in her phone and restore it with that backup? Hopefully an expert will chime in to confirm if it'll screw up. I wouldn't try it till then.
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I was thinking there is probably a file in there somewhere to make it easy. A regular backup would probably screw up the apps.

metalfan78 said:
It's never really a good idea to restore settings, especially on a different phone.
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+1000 as metalfan78 pointed out, it is not a good idea. Can it be done ? Yes, most likely. Is it a good idea ? Definitely not. There are many things that can go wrong. If you want to have the same settings on both devices, the best advice I can give you is to do them each manually. Yes it will be more of a chore. But if you have an issue, it will be easier to track down.

prboy1969 said:
+1000 as metalfan78 pointed out, it is not a good idea. Can it be done ? Yes, most likely. Is it a good idea ? Definitely not. There are many things that can go wrong. If you want to have the same settings on both devices, the best advice I can give you is to do them each manually. Yes it will be more of a chore. But if you have an issue, it will be easier to track down.
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You guy's are the experts so I will follow the great advise.
Thanks, Randy

Factory Reset

Hey guys, is it safe to perform a factory reset if I'm rooted with custom kernel? Recovery is still stock.
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why wouldnt it be?

wase4711 said:
why wouldnt it be?
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Just trying to be safe?? Do you have any valuable input? Or just a troll?
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Doesn't sound like he's really trolling but it appears that it should be fine. But of course if your wiping data, what do you have to lose? Worst case scenario you flash factory images.
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david.degraw54 said:
Just trying to be safe?? Do you have any valuable input? Or just a troll?
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If you are rooting your phone, and installing custom kernels, i sure hope you already know the answer to your "question"..If you dont, you might want to think twice before flashing stuff on your 1000 dollar phone.
Rydah805 said:
Doesn't sound like he's really trolling but it appears that it should be fine. But of course if your wiping data, what do you have to lose? Worst case scenario you flash factory images.
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yep, it should be just fine, and you are right, I wasn't trolling, but some folks just dont get it..

wase4711 said:
If you are rooting your phone, and installing custom kernels, i sure hope you already know the answer to your "question"..If you dont, you might want to think twice before flashing stuff on your 1000 dollar phone.
yep, it should be just fine, and you are right, I wasn't trolling, but some folks just dont get it..
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I've been on these forums for a long time and I know more than well what I'm doing. This device has proven to be quite a bit different then previous devices. It was a simple question and if you knew the answer than you could have simply wrote "yes, everything should be fine." Instead, you decide to sarcastically say "why wouldn't it be?" The Q&A forum is here for a reason.
But on another note @Rydah805, thanks for your reply, it is much appreciated! ?
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