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[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] AntoniusMaximus:
As I implicitly stated above, the phone doesn't respond to anything, not even a USB jig. So, getting to Download mode seems impossible at this point, making Odin useless.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] FredFS456:
Does it show up in Device Manager at all when plugged into the computer?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Naezor:
Last option before JTAG would be attempting an OMAP Flash. As long as it recognizes without a battery while plugged into the computer.

http://forum.gsmhosting.com/vbb/f634/unbrick-dead-samsung-gt-i9250-galaxy-nexus-32gb-prime-via-usb-cable-freeeeeeeeeeee-1465412/

I use it all the time. I can fix about 4/5 bricks with this - if it doesn't, the processor is fried.

Good luck!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] nodstuff:
Exactly, this is the way to go.

If nothing else responds then this is your only option, otherwise its pretend it got fried in an ota.

And that's fraud, we wouldn't do that now would we.......
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] DLD511:
So you can't reach the boot loader??? =\

Not even get the screen to turn on???
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] AntoniusMaximus:
Nope, the phone is truly unresponsive. My friend is bringing the device over tomorrow, I'll attempt the OMAP Flash and post the results here.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] DLD511:
Man what to do there.....:confused:

I have like 8 different ways to fix this if you could just get that bootloader. But if you did you'd probably fix it in no time.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] AntoniusMaximus:
I have to say this phone is puzzling me more and more. I have never encountered a case like this.

So, the good news are : the OMAP flash resurrected the phone.

The bad news are : I can't get into fastboot or recovery. I get the Phone -- Triangle -- Computer symbol on the screen, which I have never seen before on a Galaxy Nexus (only on Captivates, GS1 and GS2).

So I figured I could use Odin 1.85 and flash Chainfire's stock images. But this is what I get :

<ID:0/011> Added!!
<ID:0/011> Odin v.3 engine (ID:11)..
<ID:0/011> File analysis..
<ID:0/011> SetupConnection..
<ID:0/011> Initialzation..
<ID:0/011> Get PIT for mapping..
<ID:0/011> Firmware update start..
<ID:0/011> bootloader.img
<ID:0/011> NAND Write Start!!
<ID:0/011>
<ID:0/011> Complete(Write) operation failed.
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)
<ID:0/011> Removed!!

As soon as it tries to flash the bootloader portion of the tar file, it hangs and fails after a few seconds. Then the phone reverts to its completely unresponsive state, and I can only get it back to life with another OMAP Flash.

I've done quite a few phones before, but this one leaves me baffled.

Anybody has seen this before?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] AntoniusMaximus:
So here's the final situation...

Here's the current status :

OMAP Flash resurrected the phone

No access to bootloader, download mode or recovery

<Phone--Triangle--Computer> symbol appears regardless of Pwr/Vol key combos

USB Jig has the same effect : <Phone--Triangle--Computer>

Odin recognises the phone

Odin fails to flash anything, getting stuck at NAND Write Start, no matter which partition I try to flash

Checking Repartition and using partition-table-0915.pit on Odin has the same effect, getting stuck at NAND Write Start

To disqualify enthusiasts' advice, here's what I have done so far :

I have used every possible driver that I know of (PDAnet, Kies, GNex Toolkit), but Odin still doesn't get past NAND Write Start

I have used multiple USB cables, including the original GNex cable

I have tried to flash Chainfire's all-in-one Odin package

I have tried to flash the original firmware

I have tried to flash each partition individually (bootloader/radio/pda, etc)

TL;DR - Phone is stuck in <Phone--Triangle--Computer> no matter what I try, and Odin fails to flash.

At this point, I need some major help.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] efrant:
Not sure if I can be of any help, but here goes:

The <Phone--Triangle--Computer> is download mode. At least this is a start.

The only partition that you need worry about at this point is the bootloader. All the others can be flashed from that.

Given that odin is not downloading the bootloader to your device, i only see two possibilities: 1) the physical NAND is corrupt, or 2) that something is messing up when you are trying to use odin.

1) Are you using odin v1.85?

2) Did you do the following step IN ORDER?

1. Enter download mode on your device.

2. Launch ODIN software

3. Press the PDA button and select the .tar file.

4. Make sure in ODIN that "Re-Partition", "Phone EFS Clear", and "Phone Bootloader Update" are NOT checked.

5. After the above, then connect your device to your computer.

6. Press the "Start" button.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] AntoniusMaximus:
Yes to all, of course. This is far from being the first Samsung phone I flash (even though I admit I never had to use Odin for a GNex).

However, I did wipe and repartition the phone with its PIT file, and that allowed me to access Fastboot after an OMAP Flash. So, new development : I got to Fastboot!

However...

Of course it tells me that there's no bootable ROM, and that's fine. Any command, and I really mean any, crashes the phone in a rather spectacular way, heating up dramatically and progressively displaying scanlines until the screen is entirely white.

One exception : the fastboot flash command which doesn't work but displays the following -

D:\Android\platform-tools>fastboot flash bootloader bootloader-maguro-primela03.img
sending 'bootloader-maguro-primela03' (4760 KB)...
OKAY [ 0.456s]
writing 'bootloader-maguro-primela03'...
FAILED (status read failed (Too many links))
finished. total time: 0.551s

... after which the phone becomes dead an unresponsive like in my first post, and I have to defibrillate it with an OMAP flash, and so on and so forth.

So, the new status :

Harmless fastboot commands (like fastboot oem lock) crash the phone with much drama

Flash commands return "too many links" and kill the phone (OMAP Flash needed)

It's not a cable, driver, blah issue - I have another GNex phone here which I have flashed exactly the same way and all these commands worked fine.

This smells strongly of a hardware fault, so I'll be suggesting RMA tonight when I see my friend again (unless someone thinks of something else of course).

Thanks for all your help guys. ;)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] uliaraujo:
Same problem

I have the same problem here with my GNexus :/
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] fixticks:
I have the same problem with my Galaxy S1

I was flashing a new ROM on it, but Samsung Kies was running the background, process failed, (I closed Kies from task manager this time)

I tried to restart the phone in download mode but got the Phone-Triangle-PC icon.

Tried again to put the phone in download mode, then it went dead, unresponsive, absolutely silent, no lights...nara.

Let me try an OMAP flash -not sure how to yet...but google's a friend.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] xanders2615:
I got the similar situation with my GN, the phone boot into fastboot and odin mode but when I try to flash anything the screen goes black and start to show a white lines from top to bottom.

with mine I tried the OMAPFlash and it got stuck in this for hours

» Downloading complete
» Elapsed time: 0:01.445 (33680 bytes/s)
» End loading driver
» Downloading
» Downloading 'Targets\Projects\tuna\MLO_4460_HS_PRO'
» Sending data (131072 bytes) ::::::::::.......... [65536]

I hope you can find a solution to it.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] xrCore:
I have a Nexus that is bricked too. It responds to OMAPFlash but nothing else, no fastboot or download mode. I'm going to try the USB jig today, otherwise I have to sell it.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] roborob1969:
OMG!!!! THANK YOU for the link!!! I accidentally flashed a Nexus 7 Touch recovery on my GNex, and totally killed it. I was just about to post it on eBay as a "for parts only" auction! :D Thank you again!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Garfield.:
Absolutely same situation

@AntoniusMaximus: What did you finally do?

I have a colleague's Nexus which was bootlooping. I tried to install from the factory image.

$ fastboot oem unlock

worked and the phone was unlocked.

$ fastboot flash bootloader bootloader-maguro-primelc03.img

gave the same error: FAILED (status read failed (Too many links))

and the phone could not see daylight again...the phone becomes dead an unresponsive.

I have not tried OMAP Flash. And have no clue as of now how to do that.

However, the battery does warm up when plugged to the charger.

Were you able to find a solution? The phone is just a couple of months old and can be replaced by samsung if i am able to lock it back (to have the warranty). Is there a way to do that?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] AntoniusMaximus:
Sorry about that, I thought this thread was dead and buried.

The conclusion to this ordeal was fairly simple : RMA. This was apparently a NAND issue, one of these very rare hardware bricks. It wasn't caused by flashing, and it happened spontaneously while the phone was operating normally. No custom kernel, no overclocking.

It came to be as the very first device that I had to return, but thankfully I wasn't the culprit. I tend to be excessively cautions.

You can lock back the phone by putting it in Fastboot mode (phone -- triangle -- computer) and issuing the command :

# fastboot oem lock

Theoretically, unless they can find evidence that you overclocked anything, you should be fine.

Cheers,

Antonius Maximus.

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[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] efrant:
The phone--triangle--computer screen is not fastboot mode ;)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mariosraptor:
That is download mode.

But i guess they all had the brick bug on their chips.

So Samsung warranty claim is the way ;)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] zakisays:
nexus rebooting in the nexus symbol

i am able to get into the bootloader, but when i am trying to flash following error comes

stboot-windows.exe flash bootloader bootloader-maguro-primelc03.img

sending 'bootloader' (2308 KB)... OKAY

writing 'bootloader'... FAILED (status read failed (Too many links))
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] efrant:
Try:

1) A newer version of fastboot.exe

2) A different USB cable

3) A different USB port on your PC.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ezeuba:
At my wit's end...

Hello guys,

I have almost the same kind of issue with a Verizon GNex. It fell down about two days before this situation came up, the screen was broken a bit but not much and it was hanging and rebooting when my colleague in the office brought it to me for help. I entered recovery to do a factory reset and bam! no more life on the phone. It only comes up as OMAP 4430 device on Device manager. I downloaded the OMAP Flasher files, installed drivers and tried to flash the phone but I always get this error:

» Download failed (final data response error): Remote: : Driver init error 0x00F

F8080 - MMC CONFIG FAILURE

» Elapsed time: 0:05.105 (9240 bytes/s)

» Operation FAILED (Remote: : Driver init error 0x00FF8080 - MMC CONFIG FAILURE)

I am at my wit's end right now, and wide awake at 3am in the morning looking for a solution. Any ideas? Any help? Please...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] liujian:
i also met this problem wiht my 16G GN. anyone could help us...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] chrisj2:
I get the same error "0x00FF8080 - MMC CONFIG Failure" on my european GNex maguro 16gb.

Can someone confirm if this indicates a hardware error or a configuration problem on my windows machine? Using Windows 7 64bit. The "Omap 4460" device appears in the device manager but I am not sure if there should also be a second "TI" device.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] deadGnex:
Same error here. Someone who knows more about this?

Thank you!
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] harrisfayyaz:
hey i wanted to flash the rocket rom ics ver 2 xxply , i have rooted stock gb rom with base band version xla4, i was wondering if it was safe to flash this rom over my current rom, kindly tell, thank you
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tknguyencsu:
You are not 100% safe. However if you follow the instruction on their website, the chance that you have a problem is small.

a) coming from a rooted GB-ROM:

- download Abyss Kernel 4.2 from here: http://www.mediafire.com/?c65mndvpk6ocbaa

- put zip-file on your USB-storage

- boot in Recovery

- Flash Abyss Kernel 4.2!!!

- boot back in recovery (you find this option under 'advanced')

- FullWipe

- Flash ROM

- reboot system

- ...you are done

I flash many ICS rom using this procedure and I have no problem so far.
[Sony Tablet S] xperiax10.awesome:
Hi guys,

Lets discuss the benefits of ICS upgrade on Sony Tablet S..

I can improved performance, better camera, good browser experience.
[Sony Tablet S] androidlover20:
where is face-unlock feature ???????
[Sony Tablet S] lilmark91:
Still no ics here in Italy
[Sony Tablet S] Vedrick:
Italy still no ics, thats crazy! Im glad there is no face unlock feature, ics 10 out of 10.
[Sony Tablet S] androidlover20:
Performance Good.

Only Flickering Screen, any solution??
[Sony Tablet S] papacarla:
At first, it looks nice. It is more stable and smooth.

I didn't see any screen flickering.

The browser is more fast, stable and smooth, but the opera is better anyway.

The launcher is like CM trebuchet, very nice.
[Sony Tablet S] dioswkg:
I thought I read it somewhere that you can access your SD card directly from SONY apps but I'm unable to do that. Reader still can't scan files on my SD card.
[Sony Tablet S] Mahaco:
Somehow the screen flickering is gone but now if i press resent apps my apps flashes on the homescreen dissappear and reappear nothing spectaculair but in the begin when i pressed the recent app button my screen flickers. Thats over now, i really like ics and about the missing face unlock,,, i don't care because it works 3 times over 10 so it doesn't bother me at all.

Edit: nevermind still have the flickering its just when you have more then 5 apps running i guess..
[Sony Tablet S] ross231:
the will probably be a update fixing this.
[Sony Tablet S] whycb:
Upgraded to ICS yesterday. I dont like the Apps & Widgets (on top right hand). Previously, I can organised them by games, or apps download by my kids, etc, ie, there are separators. Now the only options are arrange them by "newest or A to Z". Its messy. Any suggestions? Tks
[Sony Tablet S] wintermute000:
Use a different launcher???
[Sony Tablet S] BSEmil:
nice thread,

is ics booting faster?
[Sony Tablet S] drsarangaa:
i updated but lost wifi and bluetooth
[Sony Tablet S] noble.paul:
Lost write access to sd card

Now my external SD card is rendered useless.
[Sony Tablet S] stifilz:
See this thread condi's all in one too v3.2 add sd write reenable http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1515720.

Hope this helps,

Chur
[Sony Tablet S] pappcam:
I also thought it was odd that they took away the ability to organize the apps as well. Oh well. ICS is still much better than HC.
[Sony Tablet S] Ataru6:
1080p movies on ICS?

Hi have anyone already tried to play 1080p mkv after ICS upgrade? I've seen a video review where 1080p on HC didn't play or, if yes, they were in "slowmotion" like. Can you do some tests and share experience? And someone noticed a Cam improvement. Is that real? the front camera or rear camera? thanks a lot:)
[Sony Tablet S] dnaswitcher:
But thanks to ICS, it's now possible to organize apps on the homescreen(s) by sliding an icon over another one that you deem related.

This way I've made 'folders', grouping apps by genre (e.g. 'News', 'Media', 'Communication', 'Shopping', etc.)
[Sony Tablet S] dingochutney:
For me, folders were the main reason to upgrade. I've got a nice, uncluttered home screen now, with all of my most-used apps categorised and grouped.

Swiping notifications and apps is nice too, and I like Chrome a lot (still needs work though!)
[Sony Tablet S] CinqUK:
I presume this is for rooted devices only? Started to get fed up with having a read only SD card :(
[Sony Tablet S] Cat McGowan:
Because user media write permissions for SD card (internal and external) was disabled in ICS (Android 4.0.1), you'll find that almost every device running it will have the same problem. Users complaining to the Android OS developers about the problem is our only solution.
[HTC One X] wally80:
Hi all,

in most HTC devices there is an application called FieldTest.apk, which can be launched via a combination of key (e.g. *#*#7262626#*#*).

I used it quite a lot in my Desire to understand what's going on in the radio interface.

It seems that this apk is missing in the HOX.

Has anyone managed to successfully use fieldtest.apk from other devices in the HOX?

Thanks
[HTC One X] ckpv5:
Can't remember what FieldTest looks like. Maybe it is something like this ?

You must have GSD.apk in your ROM, and the key is *#*#3424#*#*
[HTC One X] wally80:
Hi ckpv5.

Thank you for your answer.

Unfortunately that's not what I'm looking for.

Fieldtest tells a lot of information about radio layer, 2g/3g signaling, neighbor cells and powers, codes, spreading factors, rrc states, etc.

If you still have your Desire (i remember you from the desire section :-)), just give a try at the code I wrote in the op. You will see what I mean (although if I remember correctly fieldtest was also removed from the desire gingerbread release.)

When I get home I can post or link some screenshots.

Cheers,
[HTC One X] ckpv5:
It's very nice of you can still remember me ..:)

A screenshot will be nice... I want to know about this too.

Got it run on Desire, this is the one, right ? Not sure anything like this for One X.
[HTC One X] tkolev:
*#*#4636#*#*

Not quite like fieldtest, but still gives you basic cell info.
[HTC One X] wally80:
Yes, exactly. That's the screen I was referring to.

Just realized that the same question arised in the AT&T version subforum.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1620087

Following a link there, there's an apk.

Not sure whether that would work though... Will check...

cheers
[HTC One S] cheddar 151:
I just got my HTC One S on T-Mob. Connected to my wifi network at home and not to T-Mob's network, does browsing add to my data use on T-Mob? Do calls get posted to my voice minutes use?
[HTC One S] stevedebi:
The data does not count towards limits. I don't use WiFi calling.
[HTC One S] WCCobra:
In the U.S., anything you do through WiFi does not count towards your plan min/data.
[HTC One S] ickster:
I think you have to make sure the free wifi calling is "activated" through Tmo here in US. I think. I don't use it either.

I never could get the concept of Tmo charging anything at all for using your own network to route calls. Takes the strain off their system and they charge for it.
[HTC One S] jjmai:
Sorry, the thread title is just too funny. How much "wife data" do you really need?

Wifi data (for web browsing, etc) shouldn't affect your mobile data limit. Wifi calling in theory should not affect your voice minutes, assuming your account and SIM card are set up for it. But I do know the older (2yr+) TmoUS accounts' terms were still deducting minutes even with WIFI calling - if you are not sure, you should call to check.
[HTC One S] WCCobra:
I agree, however it is still funneled through their servers. It might relieve the stress on their towers, but it operates nearly the same on their network (unless you use Google Voice or some other VOIP service).
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] teotoshev:
guys,i have installed cm6.** on hd2 ...work really god,but i do not have a play market..

i try to folow the steps for crack...but still dont have a play store..

enything else work fine... sry for my EN :D
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Justice™:
Have you flashed gaapps?
[LG Nitro HD] osmosizzz:
I know there are many of us that use programs like Airdroid to get files into our phones but transferring large files can be time consuming if. Im not sure if i am the only one but CM9 nighties for the nitro has no USB MASS storage. I was able to mix a couple of things to get it working on the Nitro.

First Head to this thread to download the flash-able zip file or you can follow the given instructions. It is a script that can be flashed with Recovery on our phones that will enable usb mass storage.

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=23880938&postcount=35

once you have that flashed, I cleared my cache and dalvik cache to be safe and flashed it again (you may not need to). When that is ready and your phones has booted, plug the phone to your computer via USB. All of the drivers should install except 1 which should be called MTP USB Device. It will try to install but at the end it will fail.

At this point, go to device manager and look for the MTP USB Device

Note: it should have a yellow triangle next to the icon.

You will then Right click and choose select update driver. Select 'browse my computer for drivers' and then choose "Let me pick drivers to install". You will get two options select the USB Mass storage and click OK.

Note: The new driver will be called Linux file CD Gadget

Unplug your phone from the computer and then back it. When the USB mass storage pops up in your phone, click connect and the media card should appear in the pc like a regular usb card.

Thanks to VAXXi for creating the sript and desean for compiling it into a flashable zip (both at the Samsung Galaxy S II forums in XDA) and thanks to sameer.verma at the androidcommunity forums for the explanation on how to update the MTP driver.

Disclaimer: I have only tried this on Windows 7 (Home Premium) 64-bit computer and on a USB 2.0 Port (will not work on USB 3.0). I am also not responsible for any damages to your phone. DO A NANDROID BACKUP TO BE SAFE! I also do not guaranteeing that it will work for you.
[LG Nitro HD] Malnilion:
*Sigh* You wasted a lot of work. All you have to do is install the LG drivers on your computer and go into USB settings on your phone and change the mode from MTP to USB mass storage.
[LG Nitro HD] drumist:
I've never been able to get USB mass storage to work in CM9 myself. I have LG drivers installed, and even though I have it set to USB mass storage, it still keeps looking for a MTP driver.
[LG Nitro HD] atsim:
Got a link for the lg USB drivers?
[LG Nitro HD] Malnilion:
Ohhh, I forgot, you have to go into device manager and manually update the device driver to use the USB mass storage driver. Once you do it once, though, your device will always be recognized by your PC as a mass storage.
[LG Nitro HD] osmosizzz:
I never knew that this was possible from the beginning. But hey now its out here for others to see.' it didn't take me long. Only like 10 minutes max. I only use this to transfer large files (movies or a large amount of music), everything else I do on airdroid
[LG Nitro HD] scott0:
it took me a long time to figure out where the **** the damn usb settings are,

it's

system settings>>storage>>click the search button bottom left to open usb computer connection settings window, click enable mass storage.

damn thing is buried deep!
[LG Nitro HD] Malnilion:
Yeah it is. It took me a while to figure it out too. My default from the beginning was actually mass storage mode. I had to find it to figure out what people were talking about in regards to MTP. While we're on the subject, MTP also works with the LG drivers, but I find that switching between the two can be a pain in the ass and sometimes requires removing devices from device manager to make device manager select the correct driver.
[LG Nitro HD] bigmama:
.....

At this point, go to device manager and look for the MTP USB Device

I could not find MTP USB Device! there is none!!

I am on Win7 ultimate 32 bits + LG drivers installed + [ROM] HO!NO! CM9 "Full Throttle"
[LG Nitro HD] drumist:
Go to Settings > Storage > press Menu button > USB computer connection > select Mass Storage.

Then connect USB cable and wait until Windows fails to find the driver for MTP USB Device. Then it will show up in Device Manager under the "Portable devices" category.
[LG Nitro HD] bigmama:
Thanx it worked now

The damn hidden Menu button:mad:
[LG Nitro HD] AllstarE4:
I had to use the method in the original post to get it to work. I tried the other methods mentioned here, but the only one that worked was that of the original post. Thanks!