[Q] Nexus S Softbrick fix?

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OrbitGum22

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Jun 14, 2013
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I have a Nexus S (Model i9020, I think it's the Korean version since the letters behind the battery are Korean) and I wanted to install one of the custom KitKat ROMs available in the development section. I should have known there was gonna be a problem when the phone wouldn't connect to the computer (Windows 7 was saying there was an issue identifying the device). When that happened, I decided to download the ROM (and GApps) from the phone and then install it via CWM. Here's where it messed up: I factory reset, wiped cache, etc. then install via SD card. It acted like it was gonna install, then came back with Error: Status 7. Now my phone is soft bricked (I can get into download mode and all that). I tried installing drivers for the phone, to no avail. Mounting USB storage doesn't work. Before you ask, I do have experience flashing ROMs on two different phones. What can I do? If I can't do anything it's not that big of a deal since I have another phone I'm currently using. I don't want to have to install Ubuntu just to fix this.
 
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Rushabh22

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Same problem happened today with me because I am on older version of CWM recovery and trying to flash 4.4 ROM so, latest cwm is required when you flash KitKat..
I know what happened with me so, I flash recovery by command prompt after that every thing are fine..
I am using this command to flash recovery FASTBOOT FLASH RECOVERY (RECOVERY NANE).IMG

Sent from my Nexus S using xda app-developers app
 

OrbitGum22

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Same problem happened today with me because I am on older version of CWM recovery and trying to flash 4.4 ROM so, latest cwm is required when you flash KitKat..
I know what happened with me so, I flash recovery by command prompt after that every thing are fine..
I am using this command to flash recovery FASTBOOT FLASH RECOVERY (RECOVERY NANE).IMG

Sent from my Nexus S using xda app-developers app

But how am I supposed to do that if my PC doesn't recognize the phone? Fastboot and adb won't do anything.
 

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    Nobody bothered to help me, and I fixed it myself. The issue was that I had a bad USB cable, haha!