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[Q] Bricked Phone

Hi,
I recently got asked by a friend to flash his google nexus one phone. like a mug i said yes and now i have a issue where it turns on, vibrates 7 times and stays at the splash screen with the x on it. I can boot into the fast boot / recovery mode but nothing works.
this happened after i tried to root the phone, it said waiting for device and didnt do anything so i killed the app (Superoneclick) the phone disappeared from device manager and now wont go past the splash screen.
Does anyone have any idea how i can get it back? .. thanks in advance for any help.
James

I'm guessing, since you used S-O-C, the bootloader is not unlocked. The only way I know how to fix it is if you OEM unlock it. You'll need fastboot and your Android SDK setup correctly.
Once you have the setup done, change directories to the tools folder, wherever you put your sdk. Boot your phone into fastboot by holding the trackball while powering it on.
Code:
cd C:\asdk\tools\
Plug your phone into USB, and check if the computer sees it
Code:
fastboot devices
Unlock the bootloader (THERE IS NO GOING BACK! You can never re-lock a Nexus)
Code:
fastboot oem unlock
Now you can flash a boot.img and system.img (preferably pre-rooted) from fastboot, and it should boot normally. If the phone boots, the phone is perma-rooted, and won't need any other rooting procedure (you just need to flash a rooted rom). Next time, be a little more careful

Hi wdfowty
at running the risk of asking for more help and making you cross could you post some links to these downloads?
I am a total newbie to these phones and want to make sure i have the right apps.
thanks again for the help and the quick response... and if i manage to get this phone back believe me it will be the last one i try to flash !!
cheers
James

Nah, you've got me wrong. I'm all about helping people that are willing and able to be helped.
Follow this guide, it'll walk you through the steps to set up your sdk and unlock the bootloader. The guide is a little dated, so the info might not be 100%, but it's generally everything you'll need to know. If you get stuck, feel free to ask.

Hi again,
when i run the command fastboot devices i get an error AdbWinApi.dll is missing.
it tells me to reinstall the app but i have done that and also run all the updates and i still get the same error?
Interstingly i also get the phone to fastboot and it says in red text on the phone fastboot.usb but i cant see anything in device manager that says Nexus one etc?
any more help appreciated.... worst case you dont fancy a christmas break over in England do you?
cheers
james

jamesabennett said:
Hi again,
when i run the command fastboot devices i get an error AdbWinApi.dll is missing.
it tells me to reinstall the app but i have done that and also run all the updates and i still get the same error?
Interstingly i also get the phone to fastboot and it says in red text on the phone fastboot.usb but i cant see anything in device manager that says Nexus one etc?
any more help appreciated.... worst case you dont fancy a christmas break over in England do you?
cheers
james
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With the latest version of the SDK tools, they changed the directory for adb and fastboot. Unfortunately I'm not on my Windows machine... but check in the directory where you have the SDK extracted to and look for a platform-tools directory (iirc). From there, you should see fastboot.
So basically where it says this "Type: cd C:\android-sdk-windows\tools" change it to "C:\android-sdk-windows\platform-tools". Keep in mind that directory name may change... again, I'm not on my Windows machine right now.

Hi again,
thanks for the continued help. I have managed to get past that, i have OEM unlocked the phone and managed to copy the flash image to the device using the commands in the link you sent me.
problem i have now is when i go into recovery the phone again just pulls up the splash screen and vibrates 7 times.
i believe what should happen according to the link is to follow the 6 steps below.. even i can do that, but the phone doesnt get that far
//Turn phone off -> Hold Volume Down, hold Power button
//Press Volume Down to highlight Recovery -> press Power to select Recovery
//Backup/Restore -> Nand backup
//Wipe -> Wipe data/factory reset
//Wipe -> Dalvik Cache
//Flash zip from sdcard -> alpha-r##-update-modacocustomrom-nexusone-desire-withadditions-signed.zip (Or whatever other ROM you're using.)
another point is it runs a couple of lines of blue txt relating to the sd card, but it flashes up and dissapears too quickly for me to be able to read it and send across to you.
thanks again and if you can work this out i owe you a beer !!
James

jamesabennett said:
Hi again,
thanks for the continued help. I have managed to get past that, i have OEM unlocked the phone and managed to copy the flash image to the device using the commands in the link you sent me.
problem i have now is when i go into recovery the phone again just pulls up the splash screen and vibrates 7 times.
i believe what should happen according to the link is to follow the 6 steps below.. even i can do that, but the phone doesnt get that far
//Turn phone off -> Hold Volume Down, hold Power button
//Press Volume Down to highlight Recovery -> press Power to select Recovery
//Backup/Restore -> Nand backup
//Wipe -> Wipe data/factory reset
//Wipe -> Dalvik Cache
//Flash zip from sdcard -> alpha-r##-update-modacocustomrom-nexusone-desire-withadditions-signed.zip (Or whatever other ROM you're using.)
another point is it runs a couple of lines of blue txt relating to the sd card, but it flashes up and dissapears too quickly for me to be able to read it and send across to you.
thanks again and if you can work this out i owe you a beer !!
James
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Have you flashed the recovery image using fastboot, or did you only copy the recover image to the sdcard? Step IV in that guide.

It sounds like you need to reinstall your recovery.
Download the recovery found here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=611829
Rename that file to recovery.img and place it somewhere you can remember
Boot the phone into fastboot by holding down the trackball and pressing power button.
Code:
fastboot devices
Code:
fastboot flash recovery C:\path\to\recovery.img
If all went well, there should be no errors. On the phone, use the volume keys to select "Bootloader". It will take you to a white screen with the blue text (ignore it, it's looking for update files like "PASSIMG.zip"). Select recovery, and it'll boot into recovery. If you see menu items, you are good!

I ran the fastboot command and used the flash image ending 2.0.0
this is driving me round the bend !!

What happened when you used the fastboot flash command? Did you see a bar on the top right of the phone?

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It sounds like you need to reinstall your recovery.
Download the recovery found here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=611829
Rename that file to recovery.img and place it somewhere you can remember
Boot the phone into fastboot by holding down the trackball and pressing power button.
Code:
fastboot devices
Code:
fastboot flash recovery C:\path\to\recovery.img
If all went well, there should be no errors. On the phone, use the volume keys to select "Bootloader". It will take you to a white screen with the blue text (ignore it, it's looking for update files like "PASSIMG.zip"). Select recovery, and it'll boot into recovery. If you see menu items, you are good!
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i do that and it accepts the recovery file and the progress bar goes up on the right hand side and the cmd prompt says its all good. then when i select recovery the phone goes to the black background with the four coloured cross and the unlocked padlock, vibrates 7 times and just hangs on that screen
beleive it or not it booted up a moment ago and the phone worked like it did before with v2.2 on it. so i am happy now it can be recovered... i just dont know what to do to straighten it out!

yes. the bar goes up on the right hand side of the phone. and i have definitely unlocked it as it now says unlocked at the top of the menu.

Have you tried to reimage the phone with the passimg method? Directions are provided in the wiki, under the unlock/restore heading:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/wik...des_&_Tutorials#Unroot_.2F_Restore_your_Nexus
Follow PASSIMG method (filename is case sensitive).
The link to the files is on the word "here" on step 2.
Use FRG33.
Sent from my Nexus One using XDA App

My zte axon mini loads well but stays in logo, I have no recovery

Good, after having installed the twrp 3.0 in my zte axon mini, overwriting and flashing the recovery twrp and vuala, my surprise is that I could no longer access the recovery mode ...
The phone loads and my pc detects it as adb android, but unauthorized ... and I can also put it in fastboot mode but it does not let me fklashear the recovery by fastyboot since it tells me that FAILED UNKNOWN COMMAND.
Can somebody help me? I do not know what to do

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Good, after having installed the twrp 3.0 in my zte axon mini, overwriting and flashing the recovery twrp and vuala, my surprise is that I could no longer access the recovery mode ...
The phone loads and my pc detects it as adb android, but unauthorized ... and I can also put it in fastboot mode but it does not let me fklashear the recovery by fastyboot since it tells me that FAILED UNKNOWN COMMAND.
Can somebody help me? I do not know what to do
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Disconnect the USB cable, if connected. Tighten the power button and hold. The first time the phone will reboot in 10 seconds, continue to hold the button. More about 10 seconds will be the second restart, the button does not let go. When, after 5 seconds the screen switches off for the third time, quickly release the button. Phone off. From the off state to enter the rekaveri you can turn on your phone while holding the volume up button.

My phone won't start

Hello,
i think I've broken my phone, I hope you can help me.
I followed this tutorial that you can download here : (I can't post the link because I'm a new user)
I've tried to unlock the boot loader with success, then the installer tried to install a recovery (as the text in the command window said) and the progress stopped, I have waited a couple of minutes but nothing happend and I disconected the phone from my computer (I know that was a bad idea).
Know my phone won't start, not even in the recovery mode. I can hold the Vol +, Vol - button and the power button but only the huawei logo appears, then turns the screen black and nothing more happens. I have also disconnected the battery for some minutes but this didn't change anything.
The only positiv thing is, that Fastboot still recognizes the phone when it's connected to my PC, but I still can't enter the fastboot mode.
I hope you can help me and save my phone,
thankfull Robin

Flash twrp in it, and than install persona's B602 rom.

D1stRU3T0R said:
Flash twrp in it, and than install persona's B602 rom.
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First of all thank you for your reply. But I can't put my phone with my computer and minimal ADB in fastboot mode. The device is found with the command "adb devices" but it has only recovery status. When I type in "adb reboot bootloader" then Huawei logo flashes up and then it goes back to blackscreen.

I fixed it
I fixed the phone by myself. I'm not an expert at all and this is for the people with the same problem.
I think the problem was, that the phone won't leave the recovery mode, because it was listed with "apd devices" as "recovery" for the whole time.
So I tried to install a stock ROM via SD Card with a tool named au_temp.cfg and the phone actually did more then just turning back off when i pressed the Vol+, Vol- and Power key. So the phone actually entered the bootloader but I got the wrong stock image, but this didn't mattered because after one try the phone got back to normal mode and booted quite fine. So I think the main problem was, that my phone was stuck in a recovery mode and needed help to exit it.

Flashed Wrong OS; 4x Won't Power On

1. I have successfully requested and unlocked my 4x.
2. I wanted to install: https://forum.xda-developers.com/xiaomi-redmi-4x/development/rom-2017-08-07lineage-14-1-t3653016
3. First step, install TWRP following this: https://twrp.me/xiaomi/xiaomiredmi4x.html (Fastboot Install Method (No Root Required)
3a. Using version: twrp-3.2.1-0-santoni.img as downloaded from the twrp site
3b. After many reboots and tries, finally get into TWRP. Password not accepted at first, press cancel, get to TWRP menu.
3c. Wipe->Advanced Wipe->System,Cache,Dalvik's/Art cache. Swipe, then get errors. Try again, errors. Press reboot option.
4. 4x OS will not boot. It is stuck in endless cycle of Mi logo, and recovery/TWRP boot (vol+ and power) does not work. Only way to break Mi logo is fastboot (vol- and power).
5. Try to reset phone so I can start entire process (starting at 2) all over again following this: http://en.miui.com/a-234.html
5a. Used this version: http://update.miui.com/updates/v1/fullromdownload.php?d=mido_global&b=X&r=global&n=
5b: Edited the flash_all.bat following this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_osMF9EubhI
5c. Left fastboot mode, device will not power on at all.
And as I type this I realize I put on the "Note 4x" instead of the "4x" version. I should have used this version: http://update.miui.com/updates/v1/fullromdownload.php?d=santoni_global&b=F&r=global&n=
As a potential next step I've identified: http://en.miui.com/thread-693884-1-1.html
I need some expert guidance at this point. Thank you.

Recovery is both volume keys plus power.
Maybe you should reflash firmware as well(v32).

you can try it
download and install last version ADB https://dl.google.com/android/repository/platform-tools-latest-windows.zip
enter to TWRP both volume + power. after choose Advanced - ADB Side load .. run it
run command line on PC after: adb sideload /path/to/rom.zip
wait while rom will be installed... press Reboot to System (if TWRP don't reboot byself)
wait near 5-10 min for first time rom startmust work.

Olezka said:
enter to TWRP both volume + power. after choose Advanced - ADB Side load .. run it.
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Kajuru said:
Recovery is both volume keys plus power.
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I have gotten to recovery with just vol+. Regardless, the phone will not turn on from either combination.

vol+ and power ... have menu for reboot to Fastboot and Recovery .. choose it for reboot to TWRP and flash phone or in Fastboot and flash with Miflash

Olezka said:
vol+ and power ... have menu for reboot to Fastboot and Recovery .. choose it for reboot to TWRP and flash phone or in Fastboot and flash with Miflash
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The phone will not turn on. Not to any menu. Not for any key combination.

zebra321 said:
The phone will not turn on. Not to any menu. Not for any key combination.
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you know,, if you install twrp,, the combination key vol up+power cannot work,,, he work if you hold vol up+vol down+power until MI logo then realease.

This sounds a hard brick to me.
Every replies about Fastboot and Recovery are pointless, because he cannot start the phone in Fastboot.

either it's hard bricked or motherboard stopped working after the wrong flash.
i think you should give it try on test point method once as you have mentioned in this thread (do it on your risk) or you may have to visit service center since any button combination isn't working for you.
what is the status of device when connected to PC or on charge ? is it charging ? does led light blinks ?

I used the guide I posted in OP to fit it, though it wasn't easy. Gonna try lineageOS one more time. Thanks to all who tried to help.

I had this same. I saved my phone using this toturial:
and
http://en.miui.com/thread-693884-1-1.html
Be careful with the screen and sim tray!
My phone was 100% dead (no fastboot or recovery). I have tried everything before and only that works.

No fastboot No recovery

So i accidentally flashed a magisk zip file to my p20 using a program called "TOOL ALL IN ONE" AS a recovery it showed that the process was completed but when i wanted to boot to fastboot it just shows that my phone is booting, same thing with recovery mod.
so basically i need a software that can let me install any recovery or repair my fastboot status as I am no longer capable of doing anything.

have you tried flashing it in ADB? i mean most of these tools are nice but when you type in the commands in adb to get things done then you will understand more and more about how everything works.

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So i accidentally flashed a magisk zip file to my p20 using a program called "TOOL ALL IN ONE" AS a recovery it showed that the process was completed but when i wanted to boot to fastboot it just shows that my phone is booting, same thing with recovery mod.
so basically i need a software that can let me install any recovery or repair my fastboot status as I am no longer capable of doing anything.
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Did you solve this? I'm on the same situation. no recovery no fastboot!

Turn off your phone then press and hold power down button and don't press or hold nothing more. Hold power down and at same time connect your phone by USB to pc. Whoa, you are in a bootloader. It helped for me. Then you can reflash recovery and all will work again.