Need (expert?) opinion

Hi guys,

I'm posting here after another afternoon messing with my phone.
Here's how the story goes.. My Nexus 4 fell on the ground and broke the glass, the touch screen wasn't working anymore. So i've decided to order a new screen online and replace it. This is the screen i've ordered. http://www.spareslg.com/lcd-e-touch-lg-nexus-4-lg-e960-acq86270901.html

In retrospect i used a bad guide to change it and kinda freestyled replacing the parts. I forgot to move the power and volume button. I've also wrecked my battery in the process of replacing the screen (twice). So I've ordered a new one. (yeah I'd better followed the guide on the page of the item seller, but what's done is done.. right)

Anyway, after many hours struggling with my phone I'm at this point:
The phone boots and i stuck on google logo with a lock symbol at the bottom. If I press volume down and power button I get in the bootloader.
If in the bootloader I select recovery mode the phone boots into ClockworkMod Recovery v6.0..4.3. I get the menu of CWM but and the bottom of the screen I get the following text:

Clockworkmod recovery v6.0.4.3
E: can't mount /cache/recovery/command
E: Failed closing /dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/misco (I/O error)
E: Can't mount /cache/recovery/log
E: Can't open /cache/recovery/log
E: Can't mount /cache/recovery/last_log
E: Can't open /cache/recovery/last_log
E: Failed closing /dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/misc (I/O error)

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Then I go to "Instal zip" install from sideload:
Sideloading works in my command promt. I get 100%

In the phone this happens after the 100%:

Restarting adb...
E: can't open /cache/recovery/last_install
E: faild to open last_install: No such file or directory
Finding update package...
Opening update package...
E: Can't open /tmp/update.zip (bad)
Installation aborted.

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When i try to do factory reset I get

--- Wiping data...
Formatting /data...
Error mounting /data!
Skipping format...
Formatting /cache...
Formatting /sd-ext...
Formatting /sdcard/.android_secure..
E: unknown volume "/sdcard/.android_secure"
Data wipe complete
E: can't mount /cache/recovery/log
E: Can't open /cache/recovery/log
E: can't mount /cache/recovery/last_log
E: can't open /cache/recovery/last_log
E: Failed closing /dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/misc (I/O error)

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So I figure something is wrong with my internal memory. Just guessing. That's why I need some input.
So my question is: What's causing this problems preventing me to flash the 4.4.2 stock rom?
Did I destroy some hardware?

Thanks for reading,

Semi

Riro Zizo said:

yes, that's clearly a fried eMMC... since the recovery can't do anything about that, try flashing stock images via fastboot (because fastboot is "stronger"). if that didn't work, then... well... i hate to say it to a nexus user....

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Thanks for the quick reply!

I've done "fastboot flash system stockrom" and In command prompt everything goes well until "FAILED: flash write failure"

The eMMC is on the motherboard and that costs 180 euro, not really worth it I guess to buy a new one. Is there any possibility that I made a mistake that's reversible by opening the nexus 4 again?


IF someone else could confirm this theory (which sounds credible) that I should replace my main board in order to get the phone working? No disrespect inteded to Riro Zizo, only want to be 100% sure. Thank you!

Riro Zizo said:

sure! you can't be 100% sure until you get others' opinions and experience too... but i say there's no way that that can be fixed by reopening it. not even replacing the eMMC itself could work since the pins are just way too smal to work with.

sorry

Sent from my Nexus 4

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No problem bro. Thank you.

DrFredPhD said:

There's a small chance the new board isn't fitted quite right and it's shorting out or something, but most likely you've damaged something on the board during the repair.

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Well yeah, it's the same board that I've moved. Too bad, lesson learned



I wonder one more thing.. When I was googling on possible causes someone somewhere, suggested that the guy needed to repartition his storage space or sth like that. Any chance that's a possible solution? Just to be 100% sure I can let it go LOL

DrFredPhD said:

You shouldn't need to flash a phone after a mechanical repair. I take it it still booted with the cracked screen? The fact that it doesn't now pretty much proves it's dead.

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Yeah that makes sense. Thanks alot guys. Appreciated.