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Root Bricked Virgin Mobile Supreme (N9810) Stuck at Android Logo

troy_cummings

troy_cummings

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So, this is the 3rd time I have bricked a n9810. I know, I should be more careful, but I did not expect this. I'll give a run down- A while ago, I replaced the system gallery/camera app with a newer version (4.2 I think) and all went well. I moved it to system/apps to keep it there, which I thought was a "good move." Earlier today, I tried to do a panoramic photo, but it forced-closed the app. Seeing this, I went on Chrome to find a new stock camera app, and each time I would download one, it would say I was replacing an app, but I didn't care, but each one didn't install. I remembered seeing somewhere that moving an app to system/apps would help it, so that's what I did (I moved the camera/gallery app I had just installed to system/apps), and rebooted.

Looking back on this, I realized how stupid that was.

It must've been a corrupt app, or something like that, because when it "tried" to turn back on, it didn't even go to the boot animation. It just stopped at the green android. I can go into recovery mode; I've already formatted my /cache and /data. Still doesn't do anything. ADB half recognizes it, but I don't know how to use ADB. Nor do I know how to flash a ROM without CWM. I have deleted other system apps, so the recovery.zip built into my phone won't work because I have other system apps than what it recognizes it.

I have come to this obvious conclusion; it was a corrupted app that didn't install, and I replaced my gallery app with it, and put it into my system/apps. If someone could show me how to flash the stock Virgin Mobile Supreme ROM without CWM, much would be appreciated. I could get this phone replaced for free, but I'd rather not, and I think knowing how to flash a ROM would be invaluable. Thanks so much to whoever reads this, and thanks a bunch more for whoever decides to help! If I don't respond, try my Gmail at troyc.1215@gmail.com

I'll be willing to install any ROM honestly.
 
This might help you... or not

http://androidforums.com/vital-all-things-root/820524-guide-zte-vital-supreme-unbrick-guide.html

Deleting or renaming the boot sound to a .bak file wouldn't brick your phone. I don't think replacing the Gallery/Camera app would do anything either. The worst that could happen is that the gallery and/or camera app would get corrupted. The phone would still run.

You probably accidentally added a corrupt boot animation or something. Or maybe when you put the app in system/app, it replaced or corrupted something important instead of the camera app.

Check that link though, it's helped a lot of people
 
David Dubz said:
This might help you... or not

http://androidforums.com/vital-all-things-root/820524-guide-zte-vital-supreme-unbrick-guide.html

Deleting or renaming the boot sound to a .bak file wouldn't brick your phone. I don't think replacing the Gallery/Camera app would do anything either. The worst that could happen is that the gallery and/or camera app would get corrupted. The phone would still run.

You probably accidentally added a corrupt boot animation or something. Or maybe when you put the app in system/app, it replaced or corrupted something important instead of the camera app.

Check that link though, it's helped a lot of people
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It recognizes my phone (ADB), and commands work, such as "reboot" and "reboot recovery" but whenever I type a command that contains "system.img" or "recovery.img" it says that their is no file/directory of that name.
 
C:\Users\Troy>adb devices
List of devices attached
? device


C:\Users\Troy>adb shell
shell@android:/ $ su
su
root@android:/ # mount -o rw,remount -t ext4 /data
mount -o rw,remount -t ext4 /data
root@android:/ # chmod 777 /data/media/
chmod 777 /data/media/
root@android:/ # exit
exit
shell@android:/ $ exit
exit

C:\Users\Troy>adb push recovery.img /data/media/
cannot stat 'recovery.img': No such file or directory
 
troy_cummings said:
It recognizes my phone (ADB), and commands work, such as "reboot" and "reboot recovery" but whenever I type a command that contains "system.img" or "recovery.img" it says that their is no file/directory of that name.
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You need to download the stock system.img and the stock recovery.img for this phone to your computer to get this to work. Then put those files in the same folder where adb is. But... let's just put cwm on your phone instead, it'll be way easier to unbrick!

I'll help you through this man, it isn't as bad as it seems.

Download cwm to your computer from here, http://androidforums.com/vital-all-things-root/809158-cwm-beta-working.html

Now, rename quantum_cwm.img to recovery.img

Put that in the same folder as adb.

Now follow the steps on the unbrick forum, only don't flash system.img. Just ignore all the code that flashes system.img. Type in all the code that flashes the recovery.img

please copy cwm recovery.img in your relative path of ADB folder.

Code:
adb devices

See, If your devices get detected.

Then

Code:
adb shell
su
mount -o rw,remount -t ext4 /data
chmod 777 /data/media/
exit
exit
After that for flashing recovery.img follow this steps..

Code:
adb push recovery.img /data/media/
adb shell
su
dd if=/data/media/recovery.img of=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/recovery
reboot recovery
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Now, wait until cwm comes up. If it doesn't come up, pull out the battery, reboot the phone, and hold down power and volume down while it's booting.

Now factory reset it and flash any ROM! Including stock! Ta da! (just put the ROM .zip on your sdcard)

Lemme know if you have any more problems.
 
C:\Users\Troy>adb devices
List of devices attached
? device


C:\Users\Troy>adb shell
shell@android:/ $ su
su
root@android:/ # mount -o rw,remount -t ext4 /data
mount -o rw,remount -t ext4 /data
root@android:/ # chmod 777 /data/media/
chmod 777 /data/media/
root@android:/ # exit
exit
shell@android:/ $ exit
exit

C:\Users\Troy>adb push recovery.img /data/media/
cannot stat 'recovery.img': No such file or directory

C:\Users\Troy>adb shell
shell@android:/ $ su
su
root@android:/ # dd if=/data/media/recovery.img of=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.
1/by-name/recovery
of=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/recovery <
/data/media/recovery.img: cannot open for read: No such file or directory
1|root@android:/ # reboot recovery
reboot recovery

C:\Users\Troy>adb push system.img /data/media/
cannot stat 'system.img': No such file or directory

C:\Users\Troy>adb shell
shell@android:/ $ su
su
root@android:/ # dd if=/data/media/system.img of=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/
by-name/system
=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/system <
/data/media/system.img: cannot open for read: No such file or directory
1|root@android:/ # reboot
reboot

C:\Users\Troy>
 
David Dubz said:
You need to download the stock system.img and the stock recovery.img for this phone to your computer to get this to work. Then put those files in the same folder where adb is. But... let's just put cwm on your phone instead, it'll be way easier to unbrick!

I'll help you through this man, it isn't as bad as it seems.

Download cwm to your computer from here, http://androidforums.com/vital-all-things-root/809158-cwm-beta-working.html

Now, rename quantum_cwm.img to recovery.img

Put that in the same folder as adb.

Now follow the steps on the unbrick forum, only don't flash system.img. Just ignore all the code that flashes system.img. Type in all the code that flashes the recovery.img



Now, wait until cwm comes up. If it doesn't come up, pull out the battery, reboot the phone, and hold down power and volume down while it's booting.

Now factory reset it and flash any ROM! Including stock! Ta da! (just put the ROM .zip on your sdcard)

Lemme know if you have any more problems.
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I downloaded it, renamed it to "recovery" and put it in my adbfastboot folder on my "Local Disk (C:)"

After I did that, I did all the stuff in the thing you quoted, but it still says
C:\Users\Troy>adb push recovery.img /data/media/
cannot stat 'recovery.img': No such file or directory

DO I have to move my "adbfastboot" folder to C:\Users\Troy\?
 
troy_cummings said:
C:\Users\Troy>adb devices
List of devices attached
? device


C:\Users\Troy>adb shell
shell@android:/ $ su
su
root@android:/ # mount -o rw,remount -t ext4 /data
mount -o rw,remount -t ext4 /data
root@android:/ # chmod 777 /data/media/
chmod 777 /data/media/
root@android:/ # exit
exit
shell@android:/ $ exit
exit

C:\Users\Troy>adb push recovery.img /data/media/
cannot stat 'recovery.img': No such file or directory

C:\Users\Troy>adb shell
shell@android:/ $ su
su
root@android:/ # dd if=/data/media/recovery.img of=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.
1/by-name/recovery
of=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/recovery <
/data/media/recovery.img: cannot open for read: No such file or directory
1|root@android:/ # reboot recovery
reboot recovery

C:\Users\Troy>adb push system.img /data/media/
cannot stat 'system.img': No such file or directory

C:\Users\Troy>adb shell
shell@android:/ $ su
su
root@android:/ # dd if=/data/media/system.img of=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/
by-name/system
=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/system <
/data/media/system.img: cannot open for read: No such file or directory
1|root@android:/ # reboot
reboot

C:\Users\Troy>
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Make sure that recovery.img is in there

tada.PNG


It's saying that it can't find the recovery.img

Aslo, is adb.exe in C:\Users\Troy?

Try putting the recovery.img in too
 
troy_cummings said:
What ROM should I flash
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Yay! Awesome!

Mine of course. Pssshhhhhhh

http://androidforums.com/vital-all-things-root/841174-rom-update-origin-v2-0-4-27-14-a.html
#selfpromoting

Stock is good too. I like Mobstergunz's Mobster Rom S a lot too

Stock http://androidforums.com/vital-all-things-root/838359-rom-supreme-stock-b09-deodexed-unmodified.html

Mobster Rom S http://androidforums.com/vital-all-things-root/825084-rom-supreme-mobster-rom-s-03-30-14-a.html

Those are the only ROMs out right now I think
 
troy_cummings said:
Sorry I am bombarding you, but CWM is working, but how exactly do I flash a rom? WHich one should I use?
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Don't worry about it. I remember freaking out when my phone was bricked.

Download one of the ROMs from the links above. Anyone you want. They all have different features. For example, my ROM and the Mobster Rom S have white statusbar icons (the Krazy Kat version of mine anyway). Those ROMs also have swapped sd cards (to put apps on the bigger sd card instead). Etc. Pick one with the features you want!

After you picked one that you wanted, put the .zip file of that ROM on your sd card (the removable one). Then reboot the phone completely and hold volume down and power until CWM boots. Then scroll down to wipe data/factory reset using the volume buttons and select using the power button. Then, after it does that, hit "install Zip". Then "choose zip from sdcard". Then find the .zip file of the ROM in your sd card. then select it and install it! Then reboot.

Also, just a warning, all your apps will be deleted. Stuff like that. Your camera photos won't be probably. But, at least your phone boots
 
David Dubz said:
Don't worry about it. I remember freaking out when my phone was bricked.

Download one of the ROMs from the links above. Anyone you want. They all have different features. For example, my ROM and the Mobster Rom S have white statusbar icons (the Krazy Kat version of mine anyway). Those ROMs also have swapped sd cards (to put apps on the bigger sd card instead). Etc. Pick one with the features you want!

After you picked one that you wanted, put the .zip file of that ROM on your sd card (the removable one). Then reboot the phone completely and hold volume down and power until CWM boots. Then scroll down to wipe data/factory reset using the volume buttons and select using the power button. Then, after it does that, hit "install Zip". Then "choose zip from sdcard". Then find the .zip file of the ROM in your sd card. then select it and install it! Then reboot.

Also, just a warning, all your apps will be deleted. Stuff like that. Your camera photos won't be probably. But, at least your phone boots
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How do I put the ZIP on my SD card?
 
troy_cummings said:
How do I put the ZIP on my SD card?
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You need an external SD card. You know how you can put another SD card into the phone right? The little slot behind the back cover. You need to put the zip file on that. Plug it into your computer and put it on there. Then, put the sd card into your phone. Then reboot your phone and hold down volume down and power until cwm comes up. Then follow the steps I told you
 
David Dubz said:
You need an external SD card. You know how you can put another SD card into the phone right? The little slot behind the back cover. You need to put the zip file on that. Plug it into your computer and put it on there. Then, put the sd card into your phone. Then reboot your phone and hold down volume down and power until cwm comes up. Then follow the steps I told you
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I have an external SD card, but how do I move Origin v2.0 to it?
 
troy_cummings said:
I have an external SD card, but how do I move Origin v2.0 to it?
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Do you have a way to plug that external SD into your computer? Like an adaptor or something? Just take it out of your phone and plug it in to the computer like a flash drive or something. Then drag the zip over to the SD card. Then when its done, just unplug it and put it back into your phone

PS nice ROM choice :D hahahaha
 
David Dubz said:
Do you have a way to plug that external SD into your computer? Like an adaptor or something? Just take it out of your phone and plug it in to the computer like a flash drive or something. Then drag the zip over to the SD card. Then when its done, just unplug it and put it back into your phone
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I might, but is there a way to do it without one?
 
troy_cummings said:
I might, but is there a way to do it without one?
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Not right now unfortunately.... The file transferring for the cwm for our phones is broken. That's the only thing that's broken..... :(

The only way to do it for right now is to plug the SD card into the computer.

I personally use an adaptor myself since my computer doesn't take SD cards. They're pretty cheep if you need to buy one
 
David Dubz said:
Not right now unfortunately.... The file transferring for the cwm for our phones is broken. That's the only thing that's broken..... :(

The only way to do it for right now is to plug the SD card into the computer.

I personally use an adaptor myself since my computer doesn't take SD cards. They're pretty cheep if you need to buy one
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Could I move it through ADB somehow? Because I don't actually think I have one...
 
As it turns out I did! I just installed it from my SD card... The moment of truth... OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG THANK YOU SO FREAKING MUCH OH MY GOD YOU ARE AMAZING GOD PRAISE YOU
 
troy_cummings said:
Could I move it through ADB somehow? Because I don't actually think I have one...
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Hmmmmmm try this

Make sure the ROM zip is in the same folder as adb.exe. Also, make sure there's a copy of the zip in C:\Users\Troy just in case.

If you downloaded the Krazy Kat version of my ROM -
adb push Origin v2.0 - Krazy Kat.zip /sdcard/Origin v2.0 - Krazy Kat.zip

If you downloaded the Happy Bean version of my ROM -
adb push Origin v2.0 - Happy Bean.zip /sdcard/Origin v2.0 - Happy Bean.zip
 
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