Question Un-bricking my Nord N200

[Travisholt92]

Anyone able to provide a super.img file? Currently I have a bricked device after flashing a blank vendor.img while installing a GSI. I have extracted the firmware and am able to flash the majority of images except any related to the super.img.

Is the super partition the same for both slot A & B or is each slot individual? If it's individual to each slot then slot A should still be available since B was deleted during GSI install, correct!?
Any help flashing the main images would be appreciated.

Also, if I am unable to get a copy of the super partition, would flashing the images that are successful and using a GSI work?

I'll be uploading the 11.0.5.0 N/A (latest stock unbranded software) if on a carrier variant you'll have to use either a payload dumping tool or fastboot enhanced to flash that firmware version before the super.img I have will work. But at the same time I haven't successfully gotten it to flash via fastboot, only by dd terminal commands in TWRP ‍

 

[jerryhou85]

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[jerryhou85]

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Don't ask me why, but I tried to upload a GSI using fastboot to my N200. And that didn't work. So I then read online about other people getting the same error I had, and their fix was deleting the "product" partition and erasing the system partition

Now my phone is stuck in fastboot and won't boot from an image, take a recovery image, etc. etc. it's kinda completely messed up and it's my fault for trying to tinker with commandline tools.

The problem is there is no MSM recovery for my phone, and even if there was virtualbox can't detect my phone's USB(I've already tried with just the nord MSM, I run linux and I was using a win10 VM)

Is there any hope? Do I have to go to a repair shop?

until there is a msm fix use fastboot enhanced i was able to fix 20 de2117 phones with it Excellent Program from Developer

 

[sabresfan]

until there is a msm fix use fastboot enhanced i was able to fix 20 de2117 phones with it Excellent Program from Developer

I'm thinking of getting this phone. All you did was flash the payload.bin with fastboot enhanced from the stock ota to recover the phone? I already have fastboot enhanced just doing some research before buying.

 

[Travisholt92]

I'm thinking of getting this phone. All you did was flash the payload.bin with fastboot enhanced from the stock ota to recover the phone? I already have fastboot enhanced just doing some research before buying.

Fastboot enhanced can be used for flashing full OTA firmware package on this device to "unbrick" the device. As long as you don't delete the dynamic partitions ( odm, product, system, system_ext, vendor)

 

[Travisholt92]

I'm thinking of getting this phone. All you did was flash the payload.bin with fastboot enhanced from the stock ota to recover the phone? I already have fastboot enhanced just doing some research before buying.

Honestly I would recommend the N10 or upcoming N20 because of the faster charging speeds and better display. The N200 display quality is offensive. Even in comparison to the N100's 720p display. It was at least much cleaner looking and was a LG HDR panel.

 

[fassystuck82]

Excellent! This will be of so much help to many folks out here who have bricked their phones. Look forward to your sharing the tool.

Is the MSMDownload tool, that you got, for the Tmobile version or the unlocked version/retail or both?

forgive me if i dont know site dos and donts,i have a nord n200 5g i can flash either lineage recovery or twrp,in twrp ive tried switching both slots changing file format type i always get cant mount storage...i assume its cause of encryption i had no pin lock on my device tried several solutions none work i get 4 errors when trying to flash rom system.root odm vendor then cant mount storage is the last error.not sure what to do...i can reboot to recovery,fastboot,or edl whats my best option?ty

 

[harryspar]

Fastboot enhanced can be used for flashing full OTA firmware package on this device to "unbrick" the device. As long as you don't delete the dynamic partitions ( odm, product, system, system_ext, vendor)

My odm, product, system, system_ext, vendor partitions are gone, is there a way to restore or create them?

SOLVED, see post #94 below​

 

[harryspar]

@oCAPTCHA I am trying to follow your instructions but fastboot says:

Any ideas or suggestions?

 

[scanman0]

@oCAPTCHA I am trying to follow your instructions but fastboot says:

View attachment 5708741
Any ideas or suggestions?

You should install the latest Android Platform Tools: Currently v33.0.3
Old versions of platform tools will cause fastboot commands to FAIL!!

Make sure you are in fastbootd mode as well:

Fastbootd is the second stage loader, which can handle the dynamic partitions.
it is reachable by the very poorly named command
fastboot reboot fastboot
(which should have been named fastboot reboot fastbootd).
It reboots to a special version of the Recovery mode, running Fastbootd.
It is a black screen with the one plus logo and the word "fastbootd" at the top, and some touch menus.

 

[harryspar]

You should install the latest Android Platform Tools: Currently v33.0.3
Old versions of platform tools will cause fastboot commands to FAIL!!

Make sure you are in fastbootd mode as well:

Fastbootd is the second stage loader, which can handle the dynamic partitions.
it is reachable by the very poorly named command
fastboot reboot fastboot
(which should have been named fastboot reboot fastbootd).
It reboots to a special version of the Recovery mode, running Fastbootd.
It is a black screen with the one plus logo and the word "fastbootd" at the top, and some touch menus.

Thanks. I am on the latest fastboot version. But I think my fastbootd is no good. When I type fastboot rebbot fastboot I get "fastboot: error: Failed to boot into userspace fastboot; one or more components
might be unbootable."

 

[michaelwaycraig67]

Don't ask me why, but I tried to upload a GSI using fastboot to my N200. And that didn't work. So I then read online about other people getting the same error I had, and their fix was deleting the "product" partition and erasing the system partition

Now my phone is stuck in fastboot and won't boot from an image, take a recovery image, etc. etc. it's kinda completely messed up and it's my fault for trying to tinker with commandline tools.

The problem is there is no MSM recovery for my phone, and even if there was virtualbox can't detect my phone's USB(I've already tried with just the nord MSM, I run linux and I was using a win10 VM)

Is there any hope? Do I have to go to a repair shop?

i had this same problem but i unbricked mine if you pm me or get a hold of me i could help you out but its better to have a windows device as i dont know if there is a linux verson of the programe you need

Thanks. I am on the latest fastboot version. But I think my fastbootd is no good. When I type fastboot rebbot fastboot I get "fastboot: error: Failed to boot into userspace fastboot; one or more components
might be unbootable."View attachment 5708769

i had the same problem you need fastboot enhancer tools and to download the android 12 c17 and flash it with the ignore error box checked then that should let you get into fastboot d if not boot to the other slot and try again its tediouse

 

[harryspar]

i had the same problem you need fastboot enhancer tools and to download the android 12 c17 and flash it with the ignore error box checked then that should let you get into fastboot d if not boot to the other slot and try again its tediouse

This worked! I flashed both slots and then it was better, thank you.

 

[michaelwaycraig67]

so did you get just fastbootd or do you have your phone fully back ? because afterwards you can boot to fastboot d and use the same tool to reflash the same software the same way should fully restore

 

[Oswald Boelcke]

if you pm me or get a hold of me i could help you out

Hello and good morning, @michaelwaycraig67

Please refer to my announcement here. Thanks a lot.

Regards
Oswald Boelcke

 

[michaelwaycraig67]

Hello and good morning, @michaelwaycraig67

Please refer to my announcement here. Thanks a lot.

Regards
Oswald Boelcke

Hello and good morning, @michaelwaycraig67

Please refer to my announcement here. Thanks a lot.

Regards
Oswald Boelcke

fixed said problem from anouncment

 

[huramentzefix]

I have flashed lineage on my 2117 succesfully but when I start lineage I can't go through setup because it won't accept any screen inputs.
The buttons on the side work fine, I can adjust the volume and take screen shots but I can not run through setup.
Also once the screen saver comes on it won't let me get the screen back on again to display anything.
Is that heard of and is there a solution to my problem?

 

[AiM2LeaRn]

I have flashed lineage on my 2117 succesfully but when I start lineage I can't go through setup because it won't accept any screen inputs.
The buttons on the side work fine, I can adjust the volume and take screen shots but I can not run through setup.
Also once the screen saver comes on it won't let me get the screen back on again to display anything.
Is that heard of and is there a solution to my problem?

you would have better luck asking that question under the correct thread, which would be the linage 20 thread located here:

[ROM][OFFICIAL][dre][13] LineageOS 20

LineageOS is a free, community built, aftermarket firmware distribution of Android 13, which is designed to increase performance and reliability over stock Android for your device. LineageOS is based on the Android Open Source Project with extra...

forum.xda-developers.com

 

[huramentzefix]

OK thank you