Dead Nexus 4 unroot?

[yuh25]

so my nexus 4 got the red light of death. And I've tried pretty much everything except unrooting it.

 

I currently have a temp quick fix where I charge the battery(not through the usb port) with direct contact. After that I reconnect the battery and use what I assume is a extremely slow charge(1hour = -10%)

 

My major problem is USB has decided to kill itself somehow, rendering most unrooting solution useless.

 

Is there a way I can unroot it still?

and does the back of the phone need to be on for USB data to work?

 

Also the phone drains the battery even while completely off.

Stupid thing is, I was about to unroot it right before all this happened  =\

[mgsstar]

You would do wireless ADB to unroot it by flashing the stock firmware.

[Snake]

Take the back off and unplug the battery and plug it back in.

Thats what most people says that works.

[yuh25]

Take the back off and unplug the battery and plug it back in.

Thats what most people says that works.

I've done that, thats why I have to charge it manually. I can get the OS to boot but once it dies it will go back to the red light so i have to charge it again.

[Snake]

I've done that, thats why I have to charge it manually. I can get the OS to boot but once it dies it will go back to the red light so i have to charge it again.

Hmm thats very strange iv not ran in to this problem with mine yet so im not sure.

Are you running a stock kernel ? i had a kernel on mine that killed my USB so i had to flash it to a different kernel then flash it back to stock when the USB worked.

[yuh25]

If you have a stock clockworkmod image i could try that would be amazing. I've been looking everywhere for one but only googles one pops up

Edit: Also USB does not work while in the bootloader either.

Is it a software or hardware issue?

[Snake]

If you have a stock clockworkmod image i could try that would be amazing. I've been looking everywhere for one but only googles one pops up

Try flashing this kernel http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2021437

 

Make sure you get build 37

 

thats the one i used when my USB messed up and from there i think used ADB to flash the stock boot.img you could just flash the whole factory image.

[yuh25]

Didn't seem to work, it still only gets a charge from the USB port but nothing else =(

[Snake]

Didn't seem to work, it still only gets a charge from the USB port but nothing else =(

USB debugging on mine will not be picked up unless its on now.

[yuh25]

Nope tried both off and on.

This is getting annoying, my phone is killing itself =( 

This can't be because I rooted it can it?  It must be faulty Nexus 4 right?

[Snake]

Nope tried both off and on.

This is getting annoying, my phone is killing itself =( 

This can't be because I rooted it can it?  It must be faulty Nexus 4 right?

Iv rooted my Nexus 4 and this did not happen and im not sure about it being faulty. Try USB debugging on with that kernel and also try redownloading the USB drivers for you PC.

http://adbdriver.com/

 

 

Also if you plan on RMAing i wouldnt while the bootloader is unlocked and rooted they wont take it. Try to fix this issue then RMA it.

[yuh25]

The adb drivers should be fine, I had it working right before the deviced died(Used it as a mic, once i finished - it went on the stock charger and died)

[Snake]

The adb drivers should be fine, I had it working right before the deviced died(Used it as a mic, once i finished - it went on the stock charger and died)

It died after using the AC charger ?

[yuh25]

Well It was charging, it got extremely hot while charging (has done this before). So I took it off to try and cool it down. It didn't. And the battery dropped like a stone.

[Snake]

Well It was charging, it got extremely hot while charging (has done this before). So I took it off to try and cool it down. It didn't. And the battery dropped like a stone.

Hmm thats very strange iv never changed mine from the wall i charge mine from my PC.

To be honest i have no idea now best bet would to call LG and trouble shoot it see if they can help or make a thread on XDA see if anyone knows

[yuh25]

I tried XDA thinking i'd get heaps of posts by the morning. and well... forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=43942727

[Snake]

I tried XDA thinking i'd get heaps of posts by the morning. and well... forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=43942727

Not a single post wow :/

Well try giving LG a call or use there live support thing see if they have any advice but id try to stay away from RMAing until you can unroot as they will charge you.

[yuh25]

Im not sure if i can call anyone, since my phone is out I have to use skype to call people and im on the free student subscription so i dont think i can call 1800 numbers.

[Zappy]

I had the same problem with my Nexus 4, what I did was send it in for a warranty swap. It's not an issue with root that causes this so don't worry about that.

 

But anyway here's a step by step guide for return to stock without a usb port. Just follow it carefully and it should work out fine.

 

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=34749844&postcount=2

[yuh25]

thanks so much for that guide ill give it a shot. Yea I thought it was a hardware fault

[yuh25]

I had the same problem with my Nexus 4, what I did was send it in for a warranty swap. It's not an issue with root that causes this so don't worry about that.

 

But anyway here's a step by step guide for return to stock without a usb port. Just follow it carefully and it should work out fine.

 

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=34749844&postcount=2

That worked, thank you so much for that!