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[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cassidyjames:
Am I screwed?

Hey guys, another affected Nexus 4 user checking in. Same exact symptoms: was charging, checked something on it, saw a cascade of force closes. Shut it down, then it wouldn't boot past the Google screen. At one point I got it past that to the X screen, but it was stuck there indefinitely (for hours).

I'm running stock 4.2.2 with an unlocked bootloader. Same issues when trying to do anything over fastboot. Had the same idea to flash back to stock with no luck.

So... am I just screwed out of a phone? Or has anyone had luck getting it replaced?
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] XsMagical:
This sounds like an simular issues my LG optimus G had. I would have to flash the misc.img in fastboot to get it to work again due to the misc partition getting corrupt Has anyone tried that yet?
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cassidyjames:
Just got off the phone with Google Play support. They had me run through a few tests (boot to fastboot, go into recovery, try booting from there; boot to fastboot, go into recovery, factory reset, reboot). Same thing: stuck on the "x" screen. I mentioned I wasn't rooted, but they didn't ask about the bootloader being unlocked. They went ahead and treated it as a normal in-warranty RMA. They're sending a new Nexus 4, and then I send the defective one back once it arrives.

If you have this issue with a Nexus 4 bought from Google Play, I suggest you call Google Play hardware support at (855) 836-3987. They were super friendly and helpful. While I'm bummed something went wrong with my phone, I'm glad I don't have to buy a new one. :)

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I don't see a misc.img in the stock image from Google for the Nexus 4. But anything else I tried to do via fastboot failed, which I've never had before.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] inspiron41:
I had the same exact issue experienced with the original poster. The apps were crashing on me like crazy. I was at the dog park. I remember the only app that was being updated at that time was AirDroidv2 just literally like 2 minutes ago before the google apps started to go crazy. I started to shut it down and boot it back up. I got stuck on the "X" screen. after an hour, i went home and tried the toolkit. then i went manual with cmd. all i get is "FAILED (remote: flash write failure)" whenever i attempt to flash it.

after a while, the OS wasn't even booting up. No "google" logo or "X" logo. Only i got was the bootup into fastboot. Now it doesn't even power up unless i connect the usb.

curious, is anyone hearing any rattling sounds in their device and/or red led dot when connecting to usb? I fear it's a bad connection to the battery.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nkedge:
Count me in as one of the unlucky folks as well. I noticed my N4 was auto-updating some apps last night, then later when I went to pick it up I couldn't get the screen to turn on. Held down power until it rebooted, then was stuck at the Google logo and never got any farther. Bootloader mode works, trying to boot into recovery gives a black screen. Tried to re-flash recovery.img from stock but got the same error as others: "FAILED (remote: flash write failure)"

I called Play Support and they were helpful in getting the RMA process started. Unfortunately I expressed some concern about my cracked glass back affecting the return and the CSR mentioned that he'd have to escalate. (As a point of reference, my glass cracked a few months ago). We discussed how common cracked glass backs are with the N4 and how I hoped it wouldn't affect my RMA as the device has been working fine for months. He's waiting to hear back from the specialist before we can move forward.

Really hoping that everything works out.

UPDATE: Warranty claim denied due to the broken glass. Not sure what my next step is. :/
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] VidMan:
Seems like I also just got afflicted with this problem. Apps began to force close and upon reboot, the phone wouldnt go past the X loading screen. I also tried to reflash the system partition via Fastboot but got the flash write error. I managed to erase the system partition but I cant write it back. Can I request an RMA if I no longer have the original packaging to the phone? Thanks
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] IRX120:
I had this same issue with my old galaxy phone, one day I turned it off, and when I turned it back on it wouldn't boot past boot logo, seems like a NAND failure, multiple bad blocks

Sent from my Nexus 4 @1.728 GHz on Stock 4.2.2
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] StuMcBill:
I just had this too, Google are sending me a new one!!
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aster190:
So the only solution is to get a new one from Google? I don't have this problem right now, but I feel like I might happen to me also.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] StuMcBill:
I have just received my new N4 from Google, however, I can't find the box for my original N4, do I need to package it up in the box to send it to Google, or can I just wrap the phone in Bubble wrap and send the phone itself?

Stewart
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheArt.:
12 cases has been reported since 1st May on this topic... it seems that the nexus really dies! I'm with a Galaxy Ace right now (nexus4 next month) and this discouraged me buying it
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jim-hill:
Unfortunately, you can add me to the list of the afflicted - exactly the same symptoms with my nexus 4 (bought on the first day released) - except I'm in the UK and will have to hunt for a suitable google service number.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nhatters:
Sorry to bump an old thread, but I'm also having the same issue. :(
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] WarningHPB:
Call Google and RMA the phone
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Cream$ickleHJ:
$199-$249 gets a new nexus 4

Sent from my Nexus 4
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] khairm01:
Same here

I have the exact same issue.

The device does seem to be read only??? the bootloader locks then reboots and is unlocked again.

On cmd adb devices does not recognise the device however fastboot devices does recognise it. I do not know how to test if the eMMC is fried and anything I have read on it says USB debugging needs to be enabled. I know it is enabled but the device is acting like it is not and since I cant get past the x logo there doesn't seem to be much I can do (unless someone knows the command for it).

I have no idea what is going on but could somebody recommend some things to try.

Recovery does not work after I attempted to install CWRM using the nexus 4 toolkit.

Thank you in advance.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] badhri:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2347060

Try this link.. Not sure whether it'll help you out of your problem or not.. It is for unbricking hopeless nexus 4.. But if you think no other approach bears fruit, you could give this a try.. Thank the OP of that post, if it helped u revive ur device.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] milanista8:
You can chalk up another nexus 4 (rev_10) death to the same issue.:eek:

My phone had nothing special going for it (jwr66y, not rooted, locked bootloader etc), except that I managed to order it on the first day it came out on the play store, so I've had it for almost a year.

Saturday night I was changing my ringtone settings then exited. I tried launching Dots game but it would not load, keeps crashing. I go back to the home screen and I start getting numerous Google/Android errors and app crashes. I thought oh well, I'll just reboot.

Then the phone got stuck on the X logo till the battery died. I plugged her in and tried again, same thing.

So I started looking up stuff, first recommendation on the net was to factory reset. I booted into the recovery mode and did just that. IIRC there was a bunch of errors (unsuccessful) and then it tried to reboot it still got stuck at the X.

Next option was to flash the stock/factory ROM. In fastboot my device shows up so I'm pretty sure it wasn't a driver problem. I followed the steps from http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2010312...

Unlocked the bootloader but then same error as you guys, anything that I try to flash over gives "FAILED (remote: flash write failure)"

Then I tried rebooting my phone... and now it just automatically boots into the bootloader (locked state). there is no Google logo or X. Trying recovery mode just a black screen that's lit. So looks like it's perma-bricked.

And that's my story. I called Google a couple days ago and I'm waiting for the for RMA confirmation. And unfortunately i don't have a spare phone i can use in the mean time.

Now it would be nice if they just sent me an unreleased Nexus 5 as replacement :p
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] incazteca12345:
I'm having the same issue as well. Phone start showing multiple messages of gapps not working. I turned off the phone and upon turning it on was met by the fastboot screen. Phone is rev_10. Any attempts to flash the factory image get met with a flash write failure. Attempts to oem unlock result in it magically becoming locked.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] trfr3ak:
same here... rev.10

wont boot anymore, any attempt to flash anything ends up with the "write failure" message.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SneakyGuyDavid:
same happened to my rev10 like back in the summer , i ended up buying a new mobo and just stashing the rev10 mobo in the box, theres no fix for it, i remember trying to get a J-Tag repair and that didnt do anything either, they personally even called me to let me know it was a emmc problem
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hassi4042:
hey guys i,m so terrified to saw this thread and one more terrifying thing is that i have rev 10 hw too :( i just bought it 2nd hand. and i live in Pakistan where no chance of getting a replacement from google.

i really love this phone. should i sell it? because it happened to you, it may be happened to me anytime.no wonder nexus is cheap because of such drawbacks :(

does that 99%guide thread can revive emmc brick or not?

and if this occur to my nexus, is there a way to replace the emmc chip? or any other method of saving my nexus? there's no support of google here in pakistan no warranty no nothing :(:(
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chikosneff:
Same here ! :crying: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2525851

I am currently in Europe and my warranty will expire in a couple of weeks, I am going to get in touch with the warranty service and see if I can still send it back at my own expenses.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chikosneff:
UPDATE: Mine is back working!

This makes no sense at all: while I was on the phone with a google representative to ask for a RMA the factory reset succeeded and the phone is now working. I'm puzzled. :confused: Hope this problem is not coming back.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sdyr08:
Has anybody found a fix for this issue? Mine has just had the same thing happen to it, and it's JUST outside warranty. Purchased on play store November last year day 1.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] republicano:
to replace the emmc chip requires a new motherboard officially or you can get someone to reball a new one on but the risk is high, Samsung s3 had something similar where the lifespan was shorten due to a emmc bug, im worried about the lifespan of this phone, i was hoping a few years since i dont need to update, most of us are out of warranty now, 4.1.2 introduced TRIM support
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Killua96:
Anyone solved? Or the only solution is to send it at LG?
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hazapez:
Help Recovering EMMC Data?

If my phone is irrecoverable, fine, I can accept that. It took me a awhile to understand what happened to my phone when I rebooted it one morning (2 days ago) and all it would do was bootloop.

I tried installing the recovery via fastboot and get the same old "remote flash write failure".

Is there ANY way I'd be able to recover/backup my pics/vids from the emmc/internal sd card ?? I'm desperate and I'll try anything practical.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] m_zet:
Count me in this sad history - HW revision 10.

6 months ago it was repaired because of faulty screen (no response in the middle).
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] coreyhelton:
+1 failed flash memory

My rev_10 is having the same problem. Using 'adb shell' I tried to 'mount -a' and it said trying to mount all the mmcblk* files was an invalid operation. I suppose that's the nail in the coffin. I was hoping to get at least two years out of it but 1.5 isn't so bad I guess...
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] paolontra:
I have the exact same problem:

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=54021458&postcount=372

there must be some way how to fix this, right?
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alan-31:
I had the same issue, after 3 years of using the phone. Apps force closed and that reboot was the last. A:

fastboot flash recovery recovery.img

Looks like corrupted memory or something. Permament damage.

I was about to get a new phone anyway but I lost an important text.
[HTC One X+] farh_an:
version-bootloader: 1.35.0000

version-baseband: 3.1204.168.32

version-main: 1.17.709.1

product: enrc2b_u

platform: HBOOT-T30S

modelid: PM3511000

cidnum: HTC__621

please help me with stock rom. please give me link of RUU or nandroid backup file

thanks
[HTC One X+] nihat38:
Find it ?

Hello Did you find a suitable RUU for your device ? If you have already could you share with me please. I couldn't find :(((
[HTC One X+] superbay:
What happened to your device? There is one with only slight different main version in the androidruu.com. If you have nothing to lose with your device, i suggest you to flash that ruu instead since wrong ruu flashing will only show error code.The RUU will firstly check if the Model ID and Language ID are compatible with the Android phone before flashing
[HTC One X+] nihat38:
Rooted

Thanks for reply, I did root my Htc One X plus with stock rom. I was using as rooted device and everything was well ...

I couldn't do factory reset when I try it. There is a update for 4.2.2 but I can not do it due to root.

My htc is relocked and S ON now.

Thank you ...
[HTC One X+] qwesta:
wise

may be someone can help me here too.

HBOOT-1.72.0000

enrc2b_u PVT SHIP S-ON RL

cidnum: HTC__J15

RADIO-3.1204.171.33

I have nothing on my HOX+ because I accidentally erased everything. I can boot in the loader and I have TWRP installed. I want to load any ROM which could at least bring me in my phone. I tried the "Adb sideload XXX.zip", but I get nothing showing since there is nothing listed in the:-adb devices..

Any good Samaritan to help me ot of this situation is much appreciated.

Thank you
[Nexus 7 General] Hermantje:
Hey y'all

The Nexus 7 is a great gaming device, you all probably know that already.

But what I'm looking for, is a gamepad that basically wraps around the device.

I'm sure it's possible as it could be connected to the Micro USB port on one side, yet I haven't seen one for the Nexus 7.

It would make the Nexus 7 look a lot like the Archos Gamepad:

http://i.neoseeker.com/n/6/archos_gamepad_thumb.jpg

Or the WiiU controller. Having dual analog sticks on the sides.

Do any of you know about one? Have I perhaps missed one?

I can't be the only one wondering about this!
[Nexus 7 General] random hero:
My first thought:

Whow! How cool is that!!!

Second: you bought a state of the art device with a super modern touchscreen! How could you use this one? Go with Nintendo :)

Anyway back to topic, never seen something like that!
[Nexus 7 General] Hermantje:
How cool would it be to have the Nexus 7 and this gamepad with you all the time, and whenever you feel like it you could snap it on and play away?!

Answer: very cool.

And that's why I'm looking for one. I need the whole to be one piece. I don't want a separate gamepad where I have to put my Nexus 7 on the table or anything. And I also want dual analog sticks :3
[Nexus 7 General] bmf plint:
a side clip on gamepad would be awesome. Something like the razer tablet
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] job.bousix:
Hi all , as we know the running apps are 2 groups in the settings : services ( used ram ) , cached apps ( free ram ) , and in the developper options the limit of apps ,for exemple 3 bachground apps ,are applied to the cached apps wich are contained to the free ram and don't give any changes , i was tired from searching on HOW TO SET LIMIT TO SERVICES PROCESSES : like Facebook , Avast! , Mail , Google play .. ( wich are contained in the used ram) to free it up , that means that i don't want to delite them or freezing them , nither doing any changes in their permissions , just system ( or I , if needed ) choose only as limit for exemple only 4 apps and that's it .

I'm on stock rom .587 , rooted , init.d support , what ever the sollution needs , thank you very much in advance :D
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] abcdjdj:
I am not sure about setting a limit to background services but if you force stop an app like Facebook in settings then it can never start by itself again. Once you finish using an app like fb just force stop it. Google implemented this feature in ics. Also, check out supercharger by zeppelinrox.:)
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] a|\|droid_user:
there is this app called greenify in play store..

it hibernates the apps you select saving you RAM and cpu..

only when you open the app the service is started..

i think you should check this out..

dont hibernate services like avast and secure clock service..they require background activity to function...
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] job.bousix:
Thanks guys for replying , i knew about force stop but it's not enough efficient sollution , i will try the app and thank you very much for your answers after all :D
[Asus Transformer TF700] phillytothemax:
hey guys i would like to know whats the best battery life wise rom you have use. i leave my tab off fr the whole day and it went down 20%. i read someone went down the same amount in a week.
[Asus Transformer TF700] MartyHulskemper:
I wouldn't believe someone actually pulling a month on a single charge (since that is what a 20% decrease in a week implies!). I run about three days on a charge, and that's with the dock attached. (EDIT: I can easily drain the tablet+dock combo in a few hours of heavy (graphical) use.)

You can join in here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2248896

to see if there's an app going haywire. Most of the actual "bad battery life" cases have a rogue app.
[Asus Transformer TF700] phillytothemax:
well this person said it wasnt on screen off time. noooooo use
[Asus Transformer TF700] J_Dutch:
Stand alone tablet without dock? And WiFi on or off? If WiFi is on and it's standalone tablet 20% seems to be fine for a whole day.
[Asus Transformer TF700] ShadowLea:
With everything off (wifi off, gps off, locationservices off, maps disabled, static wallpaper, no moving widgets, apex launcher, etc) and on standby without ever touching it, mine has dropped 4% in 29 hour.

So it is possible.
[Asus Transformer TF700] MartyHulskemper:
Is that avatar you? Damn, you're hot.

:D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D

Anyway, that way it is in deep sleep pretty much the entire period. I haven't stopped handling my 700 for that amount of time yet. (GPS off, Location Services off, static wallpaper and no widgets is my standard setup as well -- all this drain... ugh!)
[Asus Transformer TF700] J_Dutch:
Actually, I bought my tablet to use it. So let it drain!:D
[Asus Transformer TF700] MartyHulskemper:
I fully agree to this^^ statement. I'm not the OP, therefore. :D
[Asus Transformer TF700] ShadowLea:
Yes, that's me :) Thank you.

Well, it's meivakantie, so I've been home mostly. I've been way too absorbed in Divinity 2 xD Which means I'm on my laptop most of the time (except now, I have to pick up my ID card at the police station. And no, I haven't told them I know their WiFi password is ' Politie.'. :laugh: Do they have to prove their stupidity at every possible opportunity?)

I do have some widgets (Zooper 2x and 1 Eweather HD.) But they're both set to update manually only.

An excellent point; none of us bought a 700 euro tablet to stick it in a bag. :D
[Asus Transformer TF700] becomingx:
Which version of Android are you running?

Using 4.1, I was getting results similar to yours. Since upgrading to 4.2 though, it seems to be more like the OP's.
[Asus Transformer TF700] ShadowLea:
Still on 4.1.2. Considering all the mentions of issues with WiFi, Battery and other, I'm a little hesitant to update to 4.2. Also, it looks hideous.
[Asus Transformer TF700] becomingx:
Hmm? Looks the same to me. You mean the new default launcher that ASUS thankfully doesn't ship with by default?
[Asus Transformer TF700] madhits45:
Same as OP

I have the same problem as OP with 4.2 but I have the keyboard dock. I can leave my tf700 for 2-3 days without using it and come back and its dead. This is from a 80-90% charge. I think there must be something with the deep sleep not kicking in.

I am thinking of looking back at the build prop to see if that helps with deep sleep. I have wifi off, gps off, brightness down. I did have location services on but figured I could so that's news to me and the only other thing I have is a moving wallpaper. Could those to really be causing all this drain? There has to be some way of getting deep sleep to truely sleep deep and shut down everything..
[Asus Transformer TF700] J_Dutch:
Haha geweldig, niemand die het begrijpt maar toch!

Fijne vakantie!

Sorry guys. Was a little off topic.
[Asus Transformer TF700] madhits45:
New app to help with deep sleep

I just installed DS battery saver pro and I am hoping it will actually help with deep sleep. I had power switch but it did nothing but pop up and bother me and never actually shut anything down. I am hoping this app will actually do what it says it can do and shut down all apps and everything when the screen is off.
[Asus Transformer TF700] the_punkreas2003:
I am having the same problem since the 4.2 update. I charge my tablet+dock and after 2 days of standby ONLY - no more juice. Everything turned OFF, never touching the tablet.

Any way to downgrade back to 4.1?
[Asus Transformer TF700] berndblb:
Yes, you can just flash the 4.1 firmware to downgrade. The 4.2 bootloader works fine with the 4.1 rom.

Don't forget to wipe cache and dalvic. If you have problems afterwards you may have to do a factory reset and re-install your apps.

There's a guide somewhere, I believe in the General Discussion section, on downgrading.
[Asus Transformer TF700] lafester:
Along with the battery drain my battery is showing 100% and never changes.

Anyone else?
[Asus Transformer TF700] lartomar2002:
Down boy. :D
[Asus Transformer TF700] berndblb:
Nope - everything fine here. The battery seemed to drain very fast after I flashed the first 4.2 rom. But after a few charge/discharge cycles everything seems to be honky dory.

Took a fully charged tablet/dock off the charger about 16 hours ago. Did the usual surfing, reading the forums, email etc, watched a couple of episodes of Breaking Bad, downloaded the latest Cromi-X rom and installed it with mods - I would call it a day of light use.

The dock s now at 9%, the tablet at 90%. :thumbup:

Your battery calibration may be totally off. Have you tried this:

Let the tablet drain to almost 0%, connect it to your PC via USB cable and make sure the PC is on and not going to hibernate or sleep. Let the tablet trickle charge all night - at least 8 hours.

That seems to have helped in some cases....