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[Q] nexus s just shows google logo after rebooting

So i tried to root my phone using one of the tutorials and ended up with a padlock screen on my phone. after researching i ALOT i decided on hard reseting my phone from the recovery menu. but all i see now is the google logo i believe i have deleted the 2.3.4 while reseting. can someone guide me from here. i am a n00b and i have had this phone for just 2 days. thanks in advance

anyone who can help?

youngballer said:
anyone who can help?
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Please be more specific.
What tutorial did you use?
Did you download clockwork recovery?
Do you have the superuser zip?
If you can enable fast boot and fastboot flash recovery you should be able to mount your usb storage in CWM and then install a ROM and the su zip.

stuck on the nexus s boot screen
Babydoll25 said:
Please be more specific.
What tutorial did you use?
Did you download clockwork recovery?
Do you have the superuser zip?
If you can enable fast boot and fastboot flash recovery you should be able to mount your usb storage in CWM and then install a ROM and the su zip.
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i used the one mentioned in addictive tips website (http://www.addictivetips.com/mobile/how-to-root-nexus-s-with-a-single-click-using-superboot/). i basically followed what these guys had mentioned.
since this failed i read that the other option is to go through fastboot > recovery > and clear everything but this did not change anything.
can someone give me a step by step guideline on how to continue. i dont mind going back to the stock 2.3.4 android. i just bought the phone yesterday

Which version do you have? The sprint or t mobile? Check if you can go into fast boot hold down volume up and then powerbutton. If not you may have to Odin it if not. That super one click looks old..
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chewbz said:
Which version do you have? The sprint or t mobile? Check if you can go into fast boot hold down volume up and then powerbutton. If not you may have to Odin it if not. That super one click looks old..
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I am in Canada but the model is 19020 A. I can get to the fastboot mode but don't know what to do after that.

I have the 4g so I don't want to give you the wrong information and never encountered this situation so sorry dude. Hopefully a more experanced user can help you out.
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Btw if all fails you can Odin it
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its all good thanks for trying to help

If your ROM flashed incorrectly, it would lead to your phone being in a state where it just shows a GOOGLE with a Padlock; kind of like turning on a computer without an operating system.
You would have to read the instructions on rooting your phone, which involves using fastboot and flash recovery from fastboot (All this is in the rooting guide). Simply reflash the recovery so you boot up back in recovery and try flash the rom again.

The same happened to me, I fixed it buy flashing a stock boot.img
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thanks for the replies. how do i flash from the fastboot mode? when i plug it in to my computer i cant see the drive but my computer can detect the nexus s is plugged in

Set up adb first, they have the guides in the dev section, I used wolverines guide, you'll have to look for the software img, I don't know where it is at for the GSM model. Good luck
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Sounds like you're rooted and have recovery installed, but your OS is hosed.
Flash a ROM.

thanks for the replies guys. i have the adb setup on my laptop. i took it to one of the stores and he said he cant reflash it for some reason. he said he needs to get some software off samsung and it will take him a day. my phone is brand new and i didnt wanna trust him. do u guys think i should use odin? one of my friend has a galaxy s and he said odin should work fine on my phone.

Can you get into the ClockworkMod recovery menu? Turn the phone completely off then hold VolUp and Power until you get into Recovery.
If you get there, you're golden. Just download a ROM (I recommend Deck's) and away you go.

i can get into recovery but it gives me option like wipe everything and i selected that. but when i reboot the phone the same locked screen pops up. anyone from toronto here who i can contact?

youngballer said:
i can get into recovery but it gives me option like wipe everything and i selected that. but when i reboot the phone the same locked screen pops up. anyone from toronto here who i can contact?
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Basically with those wipe commands you make the Rom unuseable. You have to flash a new one or apply it via Odin. There are various guides on this forum section. Odin requires less technical knowledge but is a bit more risky then flashing via recovery. Odin and the Roms for that method can be obtained from samfirmware.com. Zipped roms can be found in the development section here.
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Flash baseband without PC?

Hello all, I just updated the baseband on my streak due to data issues. It fixed the problem for me. The problem is my mother bought a streak shortly after I did and I've kept it updated right along with mine. She has the basband that I was on, 345 or 347, can't remember now. Recently she broke the pdmi port and had to buy the battery charging dock setup. Is there anyway I can push the basband via terminal emulator or any other way? Is she just stuck with 347? She has streakmod recovery so I can't upgrade to 354 to change it. If there is a 354 zip around would it update the bb like the pkg file does? Thanks in advance guys.
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I manage to flash streakmod using clockworkmod from the market. I can't remember how but there is a thread on the forum somewhere. May be you can flash the baseband the same way?
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Fazziebear said:
I manage to flash streakmod using clockworkmod from the market. I can't remember how but there is a thread on the forum somewhere. May be you can flash the baseband the same way?
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Thanks. I'll look into it.
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Thanks so much for the tip. I was able to flash the stock recovery via rom manager. If anyone is interested in how i did this just let me know and i'll write up a tutorial.

Interesting... Last time I tried ROM manager on the Streak, it didn't work at all. Were you asked by ROM manager to input the recovery.img for 354? Guess I'll download it again and see what's new.

metal1f3 said:
Thanks so much for the tip. I was able to flash the stock recovery via rom manager. If anyone is interested in how i did this just let me know and i'll write up a tutorial.
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You might want to give details or at least point to your source for info in case someone else is looking for the info.

marvin02 said:
You might want to give details or at least point to your source for info in case someone else is looking for the info.
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Sorry. I have no sources for info. This was all done with my very basic knowledge of how things work. I wanted to make sure someone was interested, before I went to the trouble to explain how I did it. I guess, in the nature of android, I should have been willing to all ready. lol.
First i download rom manager from the market. I was hoping to be able to do it through the option in rom manager "flash alternate recovery", however i could not figure out how to get this to work. So here is what I did.
1. I opened rom manager and selected "Flash ClockworkMod Recovery" and selected Dell Streak, and let it flash the recovery.
2. I then when in to andexplorer, any file explorer will work, and searched for where exactly it saves the recovery. Which was /mnt/sdcard/clockworkmod/download/download.clockworkmod.com/recoveries
3. This is where it saved the recovery unfortunately I've deleted it but I'll use streakrecovery-example.img as an example.
4. I renamed the recovery streakrecovery-example.img to streakrecovery-example.img.bak
5. I then placed the stock recovery into the same folder and renamed it streakrecovery-example.img (make sure its identical to the .bak recovery, only without .bak)
6. I rebooted the phone to make sure rom manager would notice the changes, but you may not need to.
7. I opened rom manager and selected "Flash ClockworkMod Recovery", and let it do its thing.
8. Upon success I then powered down and manually rebooted into recovery and selected option 2. Software upgrade via Update.pkg on SD card, and to my surprise was greeted with the stock recovery options. (Power to preform emergency recovery, or Volume up to Power off device)
9. I pressed power and ran the update. The device is now on stock 354. =)
Edit: This was only useful to me because of the broke pdmi port on my moms streak. If you guys think this would be useful for everyone I will start a new "How to Thread" with this same post as soon as i get time. What would be the appropriate section for How to's, General?

Ive been wondering why I should upgade to newer bb's........im still on 305,2.2,rooted. Ide upgrade to a newer one if there was an improvment.......mine is running fine the way it is......what exactly would newer bb make my phone better......thanks
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{HELP!!} Theme Bricked my Wifi Only Tab

Hello, a theme ( http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1328950 ) did brick my device, am using Task650 version 10 ROM WiFi only model 16GB, i installed the "Layers In Paris V3 theme zip file over his rom and now my device get passed the the booth animation, i wiped/reset factory setting, wiped dalvick, cache, and wiped system, it wouldnt get passed it, now i formatted system from recovery and it won't get passed the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 writing you see when you power the Tab on, i need help on what to do because i can't even access the memory to load a ROM zip to reflash it.
someone wrote to me "to set up adb which lets you push files to your tab"
So the question is this too
What is adb ? "to set up adb which lets you push files to your tab" When i went to mount SD card in recovery, the systems keep telling me that "E:unable to open ums file lunfile (No such file or directory) Couldn't open directory," Then what do i do to load new ROM and flash it again or get my tablet working ? Please i need help here

Well you've just learned rule #1 the hard way. Always do a nandroid backup from CMW.
You could restore back to stock using ODIN. All the files you need are in the How To Root thread.

Jay Evans said:
Well you've just learned rule #1 the hard way. Always do a nandroid backup from CMW.
You could restore back to stock using ODIN. All the files you need are in the How To Root thread.
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Yes i really learnt it the hard way, besides now i know, but can you provide a link to that thread ? but the tablet wouldn't mount on SD Card anymore ? the computer don't see it as a removable drive like it always does, so how would i restore back to stock when i can't load the zip file ?

install Kies at first

zinty said:
Yes i really learnt it the hard way, besides now i know, but can you provide a link to that thread ? but the tablet wouldn't mount on SD Card anymore ? the computer don't see it as a removable drive like it always does, so how would i restore back to stock when i can't load the zip file ?
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This is the wrong place to ask these questions and there will be people telling you that soon
If you can get into download mode, use Odin to flash stock. Thread below with all info how to do that.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1171089

xpakage said:
This is the wrong place to ask these questions and there will be people telling you that soon
If you can get into download mode, use Odin to flash stock. Thread below with all info how to do that.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1171089
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Stock What ? ROM or recovery and after that, what happens since i have wiped off the OS inside it when i did system/format ? Yes i have kies a long time ago in my computer but Kies doesnt see the tab if i connect it to the computer but i can still go into downloading mode.

zinty said:
Stock What ? ROM or recovery and after that, what happens since i have wiped off the OS inside it when i did system/format ? Yes i have kies a long time ago in my computer but Kies doesnt see the tab if i connect it to the computer but i can still go into downloading mode.
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Odin restore will return your device (ROM AND RECOVERY) back to stock. Just boot your tab into download mode then connect to your computer with odin running and you will see a yellow box showing your device is connected. If it doesn't detect it, you need to get the correct drivers.
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zinty said:
Stock What ? ROM or recovery and after that, what happens since i have wiped off the OS inside it when i did system/format ? Yes i have kies a long time ago in my computer but Kies doesnt see the tab if i connect it to the computer but i can still go into downloading mode.
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Cromius said:
Odin restore will return your device (ROM AND RECOVERY) back to stock. Just boot your tab into download mode then connect to your computer with odin running and you will see a yellow box showing your device is connected. If it doesn't detect it, you need to get the correct drivers.
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And then from the stock ROM listed in the provided link, you will then flash the CWM/Recovery to be able to flash a ROM you want to run/flash.

xpakage said:
And then from the stock ROM listed in the provided link, you will then flash the CWM/Recovery to be able to flash a ROM you want to run/flash.
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Ok thanks so much guys, i have flashed the stock recovery with Odin but it still stops at Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 welcome message and won't open the USB Storage for me to load the stock rom, so how do i flash it into the Tab with this Odin i used to restore stock recovery, please i help me one more time, i have learnt my lessons already

Get an ipad

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Get an ipad
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Bro, that's not cool, anyone can make a mistake, besides i was only trying to flash a theme, like i always did, no one told me to choose android, i know the best so i went for it, this a place to help everyone not to laugh at them, if you have answers to my last request, please give it to me, thanks.

Ok thanks so much guys, i have flashed the stock recovery with Odin but it still stops at Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 welcome message and won't open the USB Storage for me to load the stock rom, so how do i flash it into the Tab with this Odin i have used to restore stock recovery, please i need help here one more time, i have learnt my lessons already

One more lesson you need to learn is, post in the right section? You think QaA stands for Quinn and Anderson? Since you didnt even manage to read the forum rules and post right it was only a mather of time before you bricked something
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FLASH STOCK ROM FROM ODIN ALSO FLASH FLASH FLASH ODIN ODIN. You should manage the rest
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zinty said:
Ok thanks so much guys, i have flashed the stock recovery with Odin but it still stops at Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 welcome message and won't open the USB Storage for me to load the stock rom, so how do i flash it into the Tab with this Odin i used to restore stock recovery, please i help me one more time, i have learnt my lessons already
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Try going into download and Odin flash the stock ROM again.
If the stock ROM flashed correctly, after up to a 10 minute wait, it should boot into the stock ROM. Then you will go into download again, Odin flash either the recovery from that link or the newer recovery from the below link. You should be able to place the Rom of choice on the SD and flash through recovery.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1090289

norpan111 said:
One more lesson you need to learn is, post in the right section? You think QaA stands for Quinn and Anderson? Since you didnt even manage to read the forum rules and post right it was only a mather of time before you bricked something
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Isn't there also a rule against flaming, and letting mods do the modding?
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Questions or Problems Should Not Be Posted in the Development Forum
Please Post in the Correct Forums and Read THIS
Moving to General

iaminflames said:
Get an ipad
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+1. Considering the questions, I think a leappad might make more sense.

Thanks guys, my tablet is back, i really appreciate the help and sorry Admin, i didn't know the right place to put the thread, besides that's the side i visit always, that was why i dropped it there, please for some of us, next time, don't joke about things, no one is perfect. Am so happy, thanks everyone.

Help

hi, I rooted my TAB and tried to flash a theme. I did not flash a ROM. Now my tab will not boot. It stops on the samsung logo. Do I have to flash a custom rom. How do I do a full wipe? How do I get access to the SD card? What to do? Please help me - i'm a newbie.

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hi, I rooted my TAB and tried to flash a theme. I did not flash a ROM. Now my tab will not boot. It stops on the samsung logo. Do I have to flash a custom rom. How do I do a full wipe? How do I get access to the SD card? What to do? Please help me - i'm a newbie.
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It depends, do you have a ROM.zip or a backup saved?
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unfortunately I have nothing saved................... Is it possible to get the tab back to its orginally state?

Holding volume - and power will boot into recovery mode, you will find the wipe options there. Go to advanced, wipe dalvik cache. Go back and wipe both cache and data and then reboot. Cross your fingers haha. Worse case scenario just wipe a full ROM if my first suggestion doesn't resolve the issue.
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My friend did the same thing and I am trying to figure it out. I can't even get into odin mode. When I hold down volume down and power nothing happens I get a connect ping on my computer than an instant disconnect ping. No Samsung logo no options menu. What do I do?

Disconnect from PC and hold volume down and power (long) then it should go....
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mullemulle86 said:
Disconnect from PC and hold volume down and power (long) then it should go....
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ok got it now where do I get a rom. any kind of rom to flash with odin. This devices has no roms on its sd. I can't get adb to pick it up and it won't show me usb storage so I have no way to flash anything with it. So im stuck.

I am far from an expert on this stuff but here is an idea.
If you can download an app from the market and are rooted, try installing Samba Sharing which will allow you to see your SD card on your networked PC. If you get that far, you should be able download whatever ROM you want to the PC, transfer it to your SD card and install it.
As part of the process, you should probably try to backup whatever you have on the Tab first.
Bob

Stalte said:
ok got it now where do I get a rom. any kind of rom to flash with odin. This devices has no roms on its sd. I can't get adb to pick it up and it won't show me usb storage so I have no way to flash anything with it. So im stuck.
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Go to recovery wipe everything then boot. It will ask you to setup the tab, input your wifi info, connect to wifi. open a browser find xda search for galaxy tab 10.1, go to development thread, and download the rom of choice. Power off boot into recovery and install rom
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Stalte said:
ok got it now where do I get a rom. any kind of rom to flash with odin. This devices has no roms on its sd. I can't get adb to pick it up and it won't show me usb storage so I have no way to flash anything with it. So im stuck.
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For ROMs you need to just copy them to your storage on your tab, then boot into recovery and flash them. Odin installs .tar files and the likes. Sounds like your best bet is to find a stock recovery image/file and push it through Odin and then re-root and copy a ROM and flash it in CWM.

ZGPAX S5 No OS Installed

Hi, so Im kinda new to the smart watch thing and I have an issue. I recently purchased a ZGPAX S5 on ebay the other day, seller said he tried installing a launcher and soft bricked the device. Upon receipt of the item I found that when powering on the device, it would freeze at the splash screen. After manually booting into TWRP, I found that there was no OS installed. I have been googling solutions, and found the dump files for SPTools, but the device is only recognized for a moment and then disconnects. Because of this I cannot use SPTools to flash. I cant find any other solutions besides the SPTools suggestion.
PLEASE HELP!!!
THANKS!!!

stenkonia said:
Hi, so Im kinda new to the smart watch thing and I have an issue. I recently purchased a ZGPAX S5 on ebay the other day, seller said he tried installing a launcher and soft bricked the device. Upon receipt of the item I found that when powering on the device, it would freeze at the splash screen. After manually booting into TWRP, I found that there was no OS installed. I have been googling solutions, and found the dump files for SPTools, but the device is only recognized for a moment and then disconnects. Because of this I cannot use SPTools to flash. I cant find any other solutions besides the SPTools suggestion.
PLEASE HELP!!!
THANKS!!!
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Load backup of the operating system on an external SD card and plug into the zgpax, then navigate to External SD and restore...
If you sent me the watch i could ADB sideload a TWRP restore and have you up and running... pm me if you want

BigBison420 said:
Load backup of the operating system on an external SD card and plug into the zgpax, then navigate to External SD and restore...
If you sent me the watch i could ADB sideload a TWRP restore and have you up and running... pm me if you want
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Thank You so much for the quick reply!
I tried your solution but the instal failed, its seems that almost everything in twrp fails, wipes, partitions, formats, fix permissions, and to top it all off. the screen is only half the size, the left half specifically, making it impossible to read the labels on the buttons, as they overlap and go "offscreen" , and twice as hard to select anything, any ideas on what might be the issue?

stenkonia said:
Thank You so much for the quick reply!
I tried your solution but the instal failed, its seems that almost everything in twrp fails, wipes, partitions, formats, fix permissions, and to top it all off. the screen is only half the size, the left half specifically, making it impossible to read the labels on the buttons, as they overlap and go "offscreen" , and twice as hard to select anything, any ideas on what might be the issue?
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What exactly did you try to install that failed?
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BigBison420 said:
What exactly did you try to install that failed?
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S5_Backup.zip downloaded from the other thread for this device, the ext_sd in the file manager looks empty, but when i hit install and select external sd the file shows up, it will start to install but ultimately fails.

stenkonia said:
S5_Backup.zip downloaded from the other thread for this device, the ext_sd in the file manager looks empty, but when i hit install and select external sd the file shows up, it will start to install but ultimately fails.
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U can also try reflashing the recovery first and then the s5 zip file. Otherwise the only thing i can think of is using adb side load to flash
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