Looks like dead nexus :(

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vphotographic

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Oct 26, 2011
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Hi

I installed via cmw smoothrom 4.4 and I can't get past the animation boot.

I reboot and the same, I boot into fast boot with power and volume down and can't get into recovery. Even when I connect USB with fast boot the tab freezes.

If I let the nexus boot to animation and plug it in via USB I can access the nexus but there is no folders/files.

I have tried wugfresh/jrom with no luck so I think my days with the nexus are over.

What a shame :(

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RMarkwald

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Aug 4, 2010
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So when you're in the bootloader the tablet freezes?

What OS are you using? I've heard of issues with Win8. You should be able to fastboot flash the bootloader .img file and the zip file from the stock Google N7 images for 4.2.2, have you tried that yet?
 

vphotographic

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Oct 26, 2011
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It freezes as soon as I plug a USB in whether it be a charger or laptop with win xp.

So that root maybe a problem

Paul

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RMarkwald

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When in the bootloader, you don't have to do anything though, so I guess I'm confused here...

If you boot the tablet into the bootloader (Power + Vol Down), then plug in USB, open command prompt and change directories to where fastboot is (which is in the Android SDK - platform-tools directory) and type: fastboot devices

What happens?
 

vphotographic

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Oct 26, 2011
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That's too technical for me I'm afraid.

Nexus 7 paper weight I guess.

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RMarkwald

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For what it's worth:

If you can get to the bootloader there's hope for it, however it will require research, installation of Android SDK Tools, Asus N7 USB drivers, and downloading the N7 factory Google images. There's plenty of how to guides on each of these topics, which in the end is not that hard to get going.

I suggest do a little research, and see what you can do.
 

vphotographic

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Oct 26, 2011
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Very funny guys.

A simple fix guide would be better haha

Paul

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deeproot

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It can seem overwhelming but its easy if you take it step by step.

You need to get fastboot installed on your computer including getting the drivers for your nexus installed.

When this is done you just issue a few commands and you will be back in business.

this gentleman has a guide that will get you most of the way done. You dont need to root but pay attention to the fastboot flashing.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1741395
 

daryllh

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Oct 2, 2008
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I'll also suggest YouTube as a source of knowledge. I can't tell you how many hours I've spent watching videos and reading stickied posts about rooting without a kit. I'm ordering my nexus 7 today and will still probably watch the same videos and reread the threads.
 

filipathtc

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Jun 30, 2011
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AW: Looks like dead nexus :(

If your bootloader is still there everything is alright.

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