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[Verizon] I think ive really broke it now [Bricked]

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gears177

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Hey guys sorry if this is in the wrong spot or if this is a double thread of another one, but i believe ive really messed my phone up beyond repair. So i was just sitting their one day and my phone died i plugged it back in and it had gotten bootlooped, I thought no problem booted into recovery did all the wipes and re-flashed a rom. then i hit reboot and im now still boot-looped and ive also lost recovery and fast-boot. Im not sure how this happened but i would appreciate any help at all. when i plug it into the comp it will charge but the comp only recognises it in device manager, And when i turn it on it just boot loops. :confused: thx again any help i would really appreciate im stuck with an ally lg if i cant get this fixed :(

ive also tried omap flasher and it worked no errors but still get a bootloop without rercovery/or fastboot :(
 
How did you lose fastboot mode? Fastboot is the main bootloader interface, and without it the phone wouldn't even turn on. If you battery yank and then put it back in and attempt to boot into fastboot (vol up + vol down + power) what happens? If there's no fastboot, but still turns on, can you get into Odin mode (Vol up + power I believe, but it could be vol down+power).
 
jhawkkw said:
How did you lose fastboot mode? Fastboot is the main bootloader interface, and without it the phone wouldn't even turn on. If you battery yank and then put it back in and attempt to boot into fastboot (vol up + vol down + power) what happens? If there's no fastboot, but still turns on, can you get into Odin mode (Vol up + power I believe, but it could be vol down+power).
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im not sure at all vol up or down doesnt do anything but it will still power up and bootloop

EDIT: i believe it may be my volum keys i was able to get it into bootloader mode if this helps at all where the android has his chest open and it says start and points at the power button
 
If you hold down both volume buttons, and then press and hold power with them, the device just simply boots and doesn't go into fastboot mode?

GalaxyNexusFastboot_Bootloader_Mode.jpeg


Or holding volume down (or volume up can't remember) then holding it with power doesn't give odin?

GalaxyNexus-mode-download-odin.jpg
 
gears177 said:
im not sure at all vol up or down doesnt do anything but it will still power up and bootloop

EDIT: i believe it may be my volum keys i was able to get it into bootloader mode if this helps at all where the android has his chest open and it says start and points at the power button
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Alright, if you can get into the bootloader interface, then you should be able to save it. Are you locked or unlocked. Also if unlocked, do you have custom recovery installed?
 
jhawkkw said:
If you hold down both volume buttons, and then press and hold power with them, the device just simply boots and doesn't go into fastboot mode?

GalaxyNexusFastboot_Bootloader_Mode.jpeg


Or holding volume down (or volume up can't remember) then holding it with power doesn't give odin?

GalaxyNexus-mode-download-odin.jpg
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yup thats correct i was able to get into the mode on the top picture one through a program im not sure if this means its fixable or not. when i press vol up or vol down nothing happens im wandering if its my vol keys
 
jhawkkw said:
If you can get to either of the two modes, it's fixable. It might not be painless though because it might require wiping the phone clean. While in the bootloader interface, does it list Lock State as Locked or Unlocked?
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locked state is unlocked wiping it is fine with me :P
 
gears177 said:
locked state is unlocked wiping it is fine with me :P
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Great :)

Since you mentioned the device manager, I assume you are using Windows. That means there are two ways to go about fixings this. One is relatively automated through the use of Wugs Nexus Toolkit, the other is completely manual through the Windows Command Prompt. Just for a starting point, what does the device manager list for your device while plugged into the computer while in the bootloader interface. If the driver is installed, it should say something like Android ADB Bootloader Interface. If not, it should be listed under unknown devices as like Android 1.0 I believe.
 
jhawkkw said:
Great :)

Since you mentioned the device manager, I assume you are using Windows. That means there are two ways to go about fixings this. One is relatively automated through the use of Wugs Nexus Toolkit, the other is completely manual through the Windows Command Prompt. Just for a starting point, what does the device manager list for your device while plugged into the computer while in the bootloader interface. If the driver is installed, it should say something like Android ADB Bootloader Interface. If not, it should be listed under unknown devices as like Android 1.0 I believe.
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yes windows 8 and it lists it as unknown device
 
Alright, I have a pretty decent tutorial I wrote for flashing the factory images. You'll want to grab the Samsung Nexus S/Galaxy Nexus drivers from it, the our forums' Mini-SDK, and the Verizon Gnex factory image from my tutorial. First thing we'll need to do is get the drivers installed. So download them from my tutorial, and run the .exe file to install them.

We'll need to configure them after it's finished installed. To do so, with the device plugged into the computer in the bootloader, right click on the unknown device and click update driver software. After that, click browse my computer, and then let me pick from a list. Once you do that, you'll want to find the list of Samsung Android devices and select the latest version. It should install and then you'll be set to being flashing the image.
 
jhawkkw said:
Alright, I have a pretty decent tutorial I wrote for flashing the factory images. You'll want to grab the Samsung Nexus S/Galaxy Nexus drivers from it, the our forums' Mini-SDK, and the Verizon Gnex factory image from my tutorial. First thing we'll need to do is get the drivers installed. So download them from my tutorial, and run the .exe file to install them.

We'll need to configure them after it's finished installed. To do so, with the device plugged into the computer in the bootloader, right click on the unknown device and click update driver software. After that, click browse my computer, and then let me pick from a list. Once you do that, you'll want to find the list of Samsung Android devices and select the latest version. It should install and then you'll be set to being flashing the image.
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Alright i did all of that im trying to flash a rom now
 
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