[A] Solved the Seven Vibration Brick

[lilj4321]

\\\Disclaimer: I am not responsible if you mess this up & break your phone///

Checking Your Situation:
*Phone only boots to Fastboot
*Phone does/Doesn't charge
*Power button Seems useless
*Phone Turns on and only shows-
the X screen & Vibrates 7x's
*LED Only shows Green/ Orange
indication light

Things You'll Need:
*Wall Charger
*USB Cable
*Computer (duh)
*Battery (of course)
*FRG83 ROM file http://tinyurl.com/6bym3vg
*Android ADB Setup
*Fingers Crossed

(Tip: if you are using the same Sdcard when the phone messed up, reformat it or use a new one)

Step One:
Download FRG83 ROM file http://tinyurl.com/6bym3vg
and unzip the package into your AndroidSDK Tools Folder

Step Two:
Watch the battery trick video
http://youtu.be/2O5adV-jj64 (Thanks n1newbie)
Once you've analyzed the video enough
plug your phone (while it's off) to the wall
charger and while doing the wall trick !!Make
sure you hold down the Volume-Down Button!! so
you can boot into fastboot.

Step Three:
Once established fastboot, plug the phone
to your computer and let your computer discover the
device.
!!Make sure the device says Fastboot USB!!
Open Command Promt (CMD). If you already
know how to use Android ADB type these commands:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

fastboot devices
!!Make Sure You Device ID Shows UP!!
fastboot erase userdata
fastboot flash system system.img
fastboot flash boot boot.img
fastboot reboot
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Let the phone run everything through and you should
be one Froyo.

Step Four:
Power down your phone
Reboot into Recovery (to see if your phone is still rooted)
If you are able to get into recovery flash any ROM
you like and Enjoy your UnBricked Nexus One

 

[taodan]

If anyone needs the fix for this soft brick
let me know so i can post instructions!

You might as well write them out. You never know when someone will need them.

 

[n1newbie]

You might as well write them out. You never know when someone will need them.

+1. will be very useful n helpful when that occurs. so pls explain the method. thanx

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[Pappe18]

+1. will be very useful n helpful when that occurs. so pls explain the method. thanx

Sent from my Nexus One using Tapatalk

+2, hope it won't occurs

 

[n1newbie]

hi lilj4321. thanx for the steps frnd
the youtube link that you provided returns 404 error. so you might use this link for video trick (by myself )
PS- sry if i am wrng. will the device boot into fastboot mode after the seven vibration brick happens
Sent from my Nexus One using Tapatalk

 

[lilj4321]

fixed the link!

no the phone will stay on the X screen until your battery dies
which is why you have to do the battery trick while holding the
volume-down button during the whole process.

 

[n1newbie]

fixed the link!

no the phone will stay on the X screen until your battery dies
which is why you have to do the battery trick while holding the
volume-down button during the whole process.

oh okies. thanx for using my video buddy
will try this if seven vibration brick happens. but ill pray it shdnt happen
will be helpful for all if it is stickied :thumbup:
just my 2 cents ...

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[Jack_R1]

I hoped for something much more useful.
The method of reflashing to stock using fastboot commands has been posted on Nexus One Wiki for 2.5 years now.
And of course, it won't solve any overheating phone, and no "7-vibration brick".

Thanks for trying to help, but the post is kinda (very) useless.

 

[ajaymkd]

Stuck in fastboot

My phone went into this rare phenomonen "7vibrations no boot"... its been 2weeks. Im not able to fix it till now.

Firstly , My phone doesnt respond in hboot screen when the sdcard is inserted. So for entering fastboot, I will take out sdcard and go to fastboot and then put my sdcard when the phone is connected to PC so that it doesnt turnoff when i pullout the battery. this i have been facing for quite long. cudnt fix it.

I tried exactly what you said.. but im stuck in the fastboot now.. im not able to flash anything using adb in fastboot.
im getting errors in fastboot.
when i typed 'fastboot flash system system.img"
it gives an error like "error: cannot load 'system.img' : unknown error"

did "fastboot erase" and it worked.
but flashing is not happening.
please help me out

---------- Post added at 08:22 PM ---------- Previous post was at 08:02 PM ----------

i somehow managed to flash all those things what u said in your post...
but still when rebooted after flashing via fastboot, the same 7 vibrations happening.
My phone doesnt boot..

i havent done the battery trick as you said. Im not able to do it. That video doesnt have any instruction and no audio too.
any instruction on how to do it will be helpful.

 

[nishangrg]

My phone went into this rare phenomonen "7vibrations no boot"... its been 2weeks. Im not able to fix it till now.

Firstly , My phone doesnt respond in hboot screen when the sdcard is inserted. So for entering fastboot, I will take out sdcard and go to fastboot and then put my sdcard when the phone is connected to PC so that it doesnt turnoff when i pullout the battery. this i have been facing for quite long. cudnt fix it.

I tried exactly what you said.. but im stuck in the fastboot now.. im not able to flash anything using adb in fastboot.
im getting errors in fastboot.
when i typed 'fastboot flash system system.img"
it gives an error like "error: cannot load 'system.img' : unknown error"

did "fastboot erase" and it worked.
but flashing is not happening.
please help me out

---------- Post added at 08:22 PM ---------- Previous post was at 08:02 PM ----------

i somehow managed to flash all those things what u said in your post...
but still when rebooted after flashing via fastboot, the same 7 vibrations happening.
My phone doesnt boot..

i havent done the battery trick as you said. Im not able to do it. That video doesnt have any instruction and no audio too.
any instruction on how to do it will be helpful.

After doing all the stuffs, and after fastboot reboot.. The phone on the same state.. Brick state with 7 vibrate + X sign. Why is that so?