Is it possible to brick your phone without crashing the software
the answer is yes
this is for those of you who like me have trackball/jumpy cursor scrolling issues
that area of our phones is poorly built. this is why htc has abandoned the trackball in all phones for the touch pad.
if you are starting to have track ball issues i highly suggest you start take the necessary steps to either a) clean the trackball or b) get a replacement
once your trackball goes you then can no longer have full access to amon-ra recovery like what happened to me.
by my bad luck i flash a bad rom which some how corrupted my usb drivers
so therefore
no trackball means no amon
no usb drivers take the "b" out of "adb"
so to conclude take care of you trackball issues
its not so bad at first but will degrade and completely fail like mine did
and could possibly leave you stuck
Replace it >_>
and yeah I clean mine out once in a while, I loved this thing until it crapped out.
Hungry Man said:
Replace it >_>
and yeah I clean mine out once in a while, I loved this thing until it crapped out.
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yea but the problem with that is that some people like me...are bothered about the fact that i have no choice but to send verizon a hacked phone with a loaded rom on there and cant get it off
but monday my replacement will be here
So magnet it >_>
DS36 said:
so to conclude take care of you trackball issues
its not so bad at first but will degrade and completely fail like mine did
and could possibly leave you stuck
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Amon_RA runs adbd by default, so you can push/pull files to the SD card no matter what OS (even none) is loaded, and the trackball isn't needed for that.
You can also run nandroid-mobile.sh with Amon_RA booted from the command line (from an adb shell) to either backup or restore prior backups. This does not require the use of the trackball; nor does it have any dependency on "USB drivers".
I think that many other entries in the Amon_RA recovery are implemented as scripts, so probably many things you think you can't do (because of a broken trackball) are indeed possible using an adb shell.
It is possible that your trackball assembly got so bolluxed up that it was also responsible for the loss of USB connectivity; in that case none of this matters.
Bottom line, though - even though it won't fix a trackball problem, is that if you have either the 1.49.2000 S-OFF bootloader running on the phone, or Amon_RA, you can "unbrick" from the state you described.
If USB is gone because of a mechanical/electrical issue, things are a bit more grim than that.
bftb0
bftb0 said:
Amon_RA runs adbd by default, so you can push/pull files to the SD card no matter what OS (even none) is loaded, and the trackball isn't needed for that.
You can also run nandroid-mobile.sh with Amon_RA booted from the command line (from an adb shell) to either backup or restore prior backups. This does not require the use of the trackball; nor does it have any dependency on "USB drivers".
I think that many other entries in the Amon_RA recovery are implemented as scripts, so probably many things you think you can't do (because of a broken trackball) are indeed possible using an adb shell.
It is possible that your trackball assembly got so bolluxed up that it was also responsible for the loss of USB connectivity; in that case none of this matters.
Bottom line, though - even though it won't fix a trackball problem, is that if you have either the 1.49.2000 S-OFF bootloader running on the phone, or Amon_RA, you can "unbrick" from the state you described.
If USB is gone because of a mechanical/electrical issue, things are a bit more grim than that.
bftb0
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thank for the great info
but thats exactly my problem the usb drivers were corrupted NO pc connection at all... i confirmed this with my girl friends phone it works fine
also windows says "usb device not recognized"
I really really hope htc/verizon dont charge me up for sending them this hacked phone cause right now i have no choice.
There are no "USB drivers" on the Eris. You could completely erase the main OS on the phone, and that would have absolutely no effect on the behavior of Amon_RA recovery. It sounds more like mechanical or electrical damage of the USB port itself if adb does not work in either the OS or Amon_RA.
I suppose you checked the possibility of a bad cable using the gf-phone test.
The other thing you might be overlooking is that if you put the leak-V3 PB00IMG.ZIP file on your SD card (use a card reader or your gf's phone), installation of that does not require use of the trackball. Your phone will be much closer to a factory state at that point.
bftb0
bftb0 said:
There are no "USB drivers" on the Eris. You could completely erase the main OS on the phone, and that would have absolutely no effect on the behavior of Amon_RA recovery. It sounds more like mechanical or electrical damage of the USB port itself if adb does not work in either the OS or Amon_RA.
I suppose you checked the possibility of a bad cable using the gf-phone test.
The other thing you might be overlooking is that if you put the leak-V3 PB00IMG.ZIP file on your SD card (use a card reader or your gf's phone), installation of that does not require use of the trackball. Your phone will be much closer to a factory state at that point.
bftb0
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great great idea i was thinking of doing this
and also it should reinstall the drivers too will report back on the progress
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Hey, after rooting my phone and installing a few different custom roms, my USB connection has stopped working. whenever I connect the phone to a PC via USB, the device is unrecognised, and mass-storage doesn't work. It's definitely a hardware error, since trying a variety of different roms on a variety of computers, hasn't solved the problem, and even the recovery image doesn't allow mounting the SD card.
Research has suggested that it's affected other people in the past, with the only fix being to replace the motherboard. Hence, I'm looking for advice on un-rooting, rather than advice on fixing (but thank's for your good intentions!).
So I need to un-root my phone (and set it back to factory defaults), so that I can return it to T-mobile and have them fix it under warranty. Of course, because USB isn't working, I can't un-root the "traditional" way, by just installing the RUU update.
So I'm trying to figure out how to set the phone back to its original software, and I thought I'd ask for some advice before I make a mess of things...
As far as I know, there are 2 things that need to be done:
Flash the stock rom back on
- This bit is pretty straightforward; I just use the stock update.zip files found on the Modaco Forums (can't share a link here due to new account), and use the recovery image to update. The lack of a USB connection isn't a major issue for this bit, as I can transfer the zip files using the WebSharing Lite app (which allows me to upload to the phone over wi-fi)
Remove the Amon_Ra recovery image
- This is where I'm having issues. How do I go about clearing the recovery image, without a working USB connection? I'm not really sure how I put the recovery image on in the first place!
If someone could give me advice on how to remove the recovery image (or reset it to the stock one... I'm not sure if there was one initially), I'd really appreciate it. Also, please let me know if I'm missing out anything important.
Assuming everything works, later I'll write out a proper guide for anyone else who's ever in the same position.
Thanks in advance
Maybe this thread could help you?.... Read the last post on the 1st page, something about re-enabling USB.
Worth a shot?
EDIT,..... The link would help wouldn't it,.... Nandroid restore left other stuff around? (No ADB, No SD) [SOLVED]
thanks for your suggestion, but it didn't seem to work. apparently the issue has cropped up for other users, and the only long-term fix is to replace the motherboard under warranty, which is why I'm asking about un-rooting.
k28 said:
thanks for your suggestion, but it didn't seem to work. apparently the issue has cropped up for other users, and the only long-term fix is to replace the motherboard under warranty, which is why I'm asking about un-rooting.
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You sure?... Have you started your phone in fastboot (hold vol- and power)? Try that to make sure if you haven't already. Once it comes up with the white screen and skateboarding androoids it'l say to press back or vol- (not sure which one so read it) to put into fastboot.
But if you have done that already,... Unfortunately I dont know how you can run an RUU .exe without USB.
yep, tried the whole fastboot thing, didn't work. I can connect to fastboot, but using the command "fastboot oem boot" , everything is normal - usb/sdcard are not disabled
(i didn't copy the exact output, and I don't have sdk on this laptop.. but yeh, that person's advice didn't match my situation).
hopefully someone else will have some ideas/comments?
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yep, tried the whole fastboot thing, didn't work. I can connect to fastboot, but using the command "fastboot oem boot" , everything is normal - usb/sdcard are not disabled
(i didn't copy the exact output, and I don't have sdk on this laptop.. but yeh, that person's advice didn't match my situation).
hopefully someone else will have some ideas/comments?
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What?.... It DOES connect in fastboot?... Says fastbootUSB (or something similar) on the screen?
I had same kind of problems with my usb. Try cleaning the "usb-hole"
lol, tried cleaning it but no luck.
from the research I've done, I've sorted out how to put the main ROM in place.
now I just need to find a copy of the recovery image of a T-mobile G2 Touch, and flash it using flashrec
can anyone help with that?
1. recovery - put regular hero recovery od sdcard and try to flash it using flashrec
2. root apk - delete it using root explorer
It is possible to enable USB debug from computer? I need to delete some file from the internal memory that causes the problem. I can't connect through adb at all.
I'm trying to fix my secondary phone (Garminfone) that that loads into desktop, but force close launcher and everything else. The only thing that I can do is connect to the computer for file sharing with the phone.
Thank you in advance.
I'm in a bit of a conundrum, myself...
I am attempting to do this, too, but for a totally different reason.
I am a VZW agent trying to extract contacts for a customer from a Moto. RAZR with a completely non-functional touch screen (no display, no function). Phone boots up fine, no sweat. Stock ROM, no backup :crying:, all of the typical means of transfer have been exhausted.
More or less, the only chance I have at succeeding is to either:
Enable USB debugging through some kind of shortcut or trick, or
Somehow, without USB debugging, figure out the user name for the customer's G-mail account (he has two, and cannot remember/doesn't use the one with all his contacts...)
Wouldn't be surprised if it's simply not possible.... but maybe somebody with a bit more knowledge can let us know! :good:
Edit: Hmm, not possible to run adb from the bootloader, but you can run Fastboot commands. None of those seem to be of use for these purposes though...
as mentioned by PhantasmRezound, It's not possible, However. adb is enabled in most recoveries. Also If the device is unlocked ( and you can flash custom recoveries ) in any way you can flash a custom recovery, back up the boot img. pull that off the device or simply put the sdcard in your computer with unpack that, edit the init.rc to start adb. and reflash it with fastboot not quiet what your after but might do the trick.
or
With the non functioning touch screen issue, If the device acts as a usb host, plug a mouse in and away you go
There's always a way.
Thanks for the input...
I appreciate the feedback, but the way I read it... it's either not going to help in this situation, or it's too technical for a noob such as myself and I'm in over my head
If the device is unlocked ( and you can flash custom recoveries ) in any way you can flash a custom recovery, back up the boot img. pull that off the device or simply put the sdcard in your computer with unpack that, edit the init.rc to start adb. and reflash it with fastboot not quiet what your after but might do the trick.
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Customer's phone is completely stock. Hope I'm following along correctly, but I don't think this is possible without having something like ClockworkMod and pre-existing root access?
With the non functioning touch screen issue, If the device acts as a usb host, plug a mouse in and away you go
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Never really tried this... but, I suspect, this won't work... not only does the touch screen not work, but the display is black.
I suppose it could be possible in combination with HDMI-out... but since the HDMI has never been set to "mirroring," I cannot simply plug it in and go (the best and only result I've gotten in this case is the red "M" logo on the screen...)
I would have given up on this hours ago, but it really bothers me when I can't figure out how to do something that appears to be so fundamental and simple...
Thanks for the inputs :good:
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Customer's phone is completely stock. Hope I'm following along correctly, but I don't think this is
possible without having something like ClockworkMod and pre-existing root access?
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Well, I was thinking about this, and I think you can do adb in a stock recovery, should be able to create a backup image with the right software. It all gets a little hazy and wolly on techinical details, so I'm afraid I can't help anyone there.
jad57pitt said:
appreciate the feedback, but the way I read it... it's either not going to help in this situation, or it's too technical for a noob such as myself and I'm in over my head
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And you're a noob , I fully understand that my casual, off the cuff, do a,b,c etc reply assumes a lot of technical knowledge, If it's not your phone man, don't stress it too much ..... Just hand it back to them look blankly into the middle distance while shaking your head.....use the following phrase " Nah man you've F*ed this up good, did you not sync it up with your google account at anytime "
Sorry man, I'm drunk, probably shouldn't be at this keyboard now
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as mentioned by PhantasmRezound, It's not possible, However. adb is enabled in most recoveries. Also If the device is unlocked ( and you can flash custom recoveries ) in any way you can flash a custom recovery, back up the boot img. pull that off the device or simply put the sdcard in your computer with unpack that, edit the init.rc to start adb. and reflash it with fastboot not quiet what your after but might do the trick.
or
With the non functioning touch screen issue, If the device acts as a usb host, plug a mouse in and away you go
There's always a way.
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Unfortunately, Garminfone is a piece of garbage, lol. There's no custom recovery for it. There is nothing I can do now, I guess. I can't get into fastboot or anything because every time I try adb or fastboot it would not recognize the device.
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Unfortunately, Garminfone is a piece of garbage, lol. There's no custom recovery for it. There is nothing I can do now, I guess. I can't get into fastboot or anything because every time I try adb or fastboot it would not recognize the device.
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If nothing else, you can do a Factory Reset. You'll lose all data but it will be running again.
Make sure the phone is charged up since this will take a while.
With the phone off, hold down left on the d-pad as you power it on. It will show "Wipe User Data" and then you can let go of the buttons. Just leave it for an hour or so, it will go about wiping and restoring system files from it's own recovery partition.
Also, random Garminfone blog with interesting entries to read while waiting on your phone lol. The person started to develop a port for CWM:
http://mygarminfone.blogspot.com/
PhantasmRezound, I've done tons of wipes but no luck and I'm familiar with the website you posted. Everytime I wipe, I get force process com.android.setupwizard stopped unexpectedly on the phone.
@wolftou
Ok.... A couple more tricks to try for your specific device and then I'm all out of ideas plus it's kinda getting away the original question/topic
1 Android Safe Mode:
Android does have a safemode, exactly the same idea as windows safemode, only needed apps are loaded. This might let you remove the troublesome app.
How to get into it on your device? I have no idea and from my limted research ( google as always ), it appears to vary by manufacturer and probably device. I have booted my tablet into it a couple of times by accident but never really stopped to figure out how, that's not important anyway Just I can confirm this mode exists ( In some androids at least ).
2 Flashing an alternative rom:
Have you tried flashing a different rom? I'm not sure of your model number so I don't whether this is relevant to you but have a look at this thread it looks like you can trigger an update using a sdcard swap trick....
I'm thinking about buying one myself now... just to see what's possible with them, fortunately ( for my wallet at least ) they are not available in the UK and I've got plenty of things to fill my Android addiction for now :laugh:
all answer not similliar the question
across tablet 8"
i have 8 inc across tablet,i cannot open my tab,,i think the operating not found,,how can i install it..because i cant open the system ,,unit help me pls...
actually i got canvas doodle 2 with no external sd support nd my usb debugging mode is off nd no backup is there in my phone...
but there is adb sideload...is there any way to enable usb debugging? and my phone is rooted and it is stucked at boot logo
Alternative usb debugging...
Hey my phone is stuck in an bootloop.....is there anyway to enable usb debugging even tho i cant get into the phone
My lenovo vibe s1 is showing black screen
I tried rooting my phone by the steps given by your site and now my phone is showing black screen. i tried pressing volume buttons and power button still it is not working. so when i am connecting my phone to computer it gets connected for 1 min and disconnects and again connects after 1 min. so is there any possible way that i can send my phone to USB debugging through computer.
I need use my samsung j2 mobile on pc bcoz my mobile display is not working.
usb debugging off
Keyah Cort said:
Hey my phone is stuck in an bootloop.....is there anyway to enable usb debugging even tho i cant get into the phone
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mine too... how to enable usb debugging? please help...
trevd said:
as mentioned by PhantasmRezound, It's not possible, However. adb is enabled in most recoveries. Also If the device is unlocked ( and you can flash custom recoveries ) in any way you can flash a custom recovery, back up the boot img. pull that off the device or simply put the sdcard in your computer with unpack that, edit the init.rc to start adb. and reflash it with fastboot not quiet what your after but might do the trick.
or
With the non functioning touch screen issue, If the device acts as a usb host, plug a mouse in and away you go
There's always a way.
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Can you create a step-by-step tutorial? I have a LG Leon. Stock. Bluetooth/Wi-Fi disabled. My Google account won't accept. I've been trying to find ways to enable "Developer Options", "USB Debugging" just so I recover access. ADB and most of the programs I've used required USB Debugging, or wireless access.
Hello Everyone, I hope the you can help me with my request, How can I enable the USB debugging mode in android vers. 2.2.2 to 2.3.4
I really had a hard time since my Huawei Ideos s7-105 screen had been broken. I am not sure if the USB debugging was enabled. I have a really have a good reasons why I need to recover the files from my device.
Hoping for your kind response and help.
Monsterkid09
I'm sorry. I'm in doubt. I have a problem: Navon predator 10 tabs have dropped my gmail account. Adb debug off (or something you see 1-2 programs see something in adb mode but only in device info.If anything else i want always say do not connect. Very strong frp protection.What can I do?
I need help. My htc amaze 4g is rooted and I have s off and super cid and i was running on android revolution hd rom, an app by the name of root mobile odin pro was installed on my phone, it was attempting to create a dump file so that I could give it to the dev so that he could possibly make my cell phone compatible with the app. But now my phone will no longer power on, it does not charge, no led light, the battery is full, has sd card, no sim card. under device manager on windows 7 it comes up as QHSUSB DLOAD. Will not run into recovery mode when vol down and power button is held. Computer does not recognize it. Can not run adb in cmd prompt, no reboot command works because device can not be found. I've tried to do everything on unlimited io page to no avail. When I do connect the phone to the PC it does make a sound to inform me that I just connected it. But the screen remains black and the light remains off.
I am using the UNBRICK PROJECT THAT IS ON http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=25501116
I AM ON UBUNTU BUT WHEN I TYPE IN
./brickdetect.sh
INTO THE TERMINAL IT DOES NOT DETECT MY DEVICE
Please help!
Sincerely,
Desperate Soul
Can you boot into fastboot? Battery pull, replace and Vol Down + Power
I can't
Double0EK said:
Can you boot into fastboot? Battery pull, replace and Vol Down + Power
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No I can not
what recovery? and have you tried a different battery?
my recovery is...
andy55 said:
what recovery? and have you tried a different battery?
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Recovery: 4ext
and my bf has the same phone, I tried his full battery, no response, when plugged in no led light to confirm it's charging.
jlnive said:
I need help. My htc amaze 4g is rooted and I have s off and super cid and i was running on android revolution hd rom, an app by the name of root mobile odin pro was installed on my phone, it was attempting to create a dump file so that I could give it to the dev so that he could possibly make my cell phone compatible with the app. But now my phone will no longer power on, it does not charge, no led light, the battery is full, has sd card, no sim card. under device manager on windows 7 it comes up as QHSUSB DLOAD. Will not run into recovery mode when vol down and power button is held. Computer does not recognize it. Can not run adb in cmd prompt, no reboot command works because device can not be found. I've tried to do everything on unlimited io page to no avail.
I am using the UNBRICK PROJECT THAT IS ON http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=25501116
I AM ON UBUNTU BUT WHEN I TYPE IN
./brickdetect.sh
INTO THE TERMINAL IT DOES NOT DETECT MY DEVICE
Please help!
Sincerely,
Desperate Soul
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What did you do with the app? Did you attempt to flash ANYTHING on the phone? Sounds like you did however and messed up with one of its internal partitions.
EDIT: I'm going to go ahead and say you bricked your phone. I just re-read and... Why would you install something meant for *SAMSUNG* phones, on a *HTC* phone? You messed up right there. The unbricking project only will unbrick HTC Amazes when they're bricked in a certain fashion. It specifically states that it is known to be working for "writesecureflag 3" type of bricks. You could try and see if it will work in your case, but it probably won't. More likely than not, with the app you used, you might have accidentally wiped a partition that would have been safe for samsung devices (but dangerous on HTC devices).
Like he said ^^^ anything odin is for Samsung... u now have a nice coaster
Sent from my Wicked Galaxy S III
devestated
Keylogger_0 said:
What did you do with the app? Did you attempt to flash ANYTHING on the phone? Sounds like you did however and messed up with one of its internal partitions.
EDIT: I'm going to go ahead and say you bricked your phone. I just re-read and... Why would you install something meant for *SAMSUNG* phones, on a *HTC* phone? You messed up right there. The unbricking project only will unbrick HTC Amazes when they're bricked in a certain fashion. It specifically states that it is known to be working for "writesecureflag 3" type of bricks. You could try and see if it will work in your case, but it probably won't. More likely than not, with the app you used, you might have accidentally wiped a partition that would have been safe for samsung devices (but dangerous on HTC devices).
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*** I am so devastated, my cell phone was so valuable to me. Can't believe I was so senseless to make such an error as this. The app was for Samsung but the app said it could create a dump file so that my device would become compatible . But that sounds so stupid to me now . A little too late. I'm so sad. I wish there was some way to fix it. Wish there was a USB jig for HTC's.
IF YOU KNOW OF ANYTHING, ABSOLUTELY ANYTHING THAT MAY HELP PLEASE LET ME KNOW!!!!!!!
(Thank you for all the reply's)
IT happens
Hey it happens, that how we learn thing sometimes, and sometime it can cost us. You could try these things
1) See if it can be JTAGed (cheapest possibility)
2) If it's still under warranty (which it probably isn't) send it off, and say it wouldn't power on after a update.
3) Find a Amaze with a broken or cracked screen, and replace the motherboard yourself.
That's all I can think of. Good luck
Hello all!
My dad recently dropped his HTC Evo 4g LTE in a puddle and now the touchscreen is unresponsive. Sprint will give us a replacement, but I'd like to create a backup first. He is running TWRP 2.3.1.0 and CM10. I used DirtyRacun to set all this up. Without a touchscreen, I cannot create a backup from within TWRP.
Is it possible to send backup commands to the phone from within Linux or Windows? Does anyone have any other ideas for accomplishing a backup post-touchscreen death?
Any help would be very much appreciated.
Thanks.
USB connect your phone (because I'm pretty sure it auto mounts) and temporarily use Clockworkmod would be my best guess because CWM can be used with nothing but hardware buttons (vol +/- to navigate and camera button to select).
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decayer177 said:
USB connect your phone (because I'm pretty sure it auto mounts) and temporarily use Clockworkmod would be my best guess because CWM can be used with nothing but hardware buttons (vol +/- to navigate and camera button to select).
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What he said, mostly. Hook in to your computer, reboot to boot loader, flash CWM. Use CWM to make the backup, copy the backup from the phone to the computer, then use CWM to restore everything after you've got the new phone rooted. After that, just do a good backup with whatever recovery (I still prefer TWRP), and you're set.
You could probably do everything from Adb, but it'd be more trouble (at least, I think it would be.)
Thanks both of you!
Unfortunately, the damage is worse than it seemed. The phone won't mount reliably, Windows continuously mounts and unmounts it, and I can't get Ubuntu to recognize it at all. It looks like my dad is out of luck when it comes to backing this thing up before we replace it.
I appreciate your help nonetheless!
LittlestSneeze said:
Thanks both of you!
Unfortunately, the damage is worse than it seemed. The phone won't mount reliably, Windows continuously mounts and unmounts it, and I can't get Ubuntu to recognize it at all. It looks like my dad is out of luck when it comes to backing this thing up before we replace it.
I appreciate your help nonetheless!
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2124391
Just in case, I thought you might check if you're using the right cable. I have multiple HTC's, but different models use different cables, even though the cables all fit each other. And, when I use the wrong cable, the USB continuously mounts and dismounts.
Title explains it all, although the way I bricked it is honestly the dumbest way to brick a phone. Once upon a time, when cleaning this phone to be ready to sell, I was wiping it to clean it. I wanted to make sure it was all clean for the buyer, so I wiped USB-OTG I believe it's called (literally all storage). I immediately realized what a mistake I had made when I had no ROM, no backups, nothing at all. What is my best bet to go about fixing this now? I can reboot to bootloader and enter fastboot, but it seems like something integral is missing, because my computer no longer recognizes my DNA as a device. I still have TWRP 2.8.0.2 on my device, but I can do nothing with it because I have nothing to flash. I know there is an ADB sideload feature, but I cannot figure that one out either. Someone please help me unbrick this phone :crying:
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Title explains it all, although the way I bricked it is honestly the dumbest way to brick a phone. Once upon a time, when cleaning this phone to be ready to sell, I was wiping it to clean it. I wanted to make sure it was all clean for the buyer, so I wiped USB-OTG I believe it's called (literally all storage). I immediately realized what a mistake I had made when I had no ROM, no backups, nothing at all. What is my best bet to go about fixing this now? I can reboot to bootloader and enter fastboot, but it seems like something integral is missing, because my computer no longer recognizes my DNA as a device. I still have TWRP 2.8.0.2 on my device, but I can do nothing with it because I have nothing to flash. I know there is an ADB sideload feature, but I cannot figure that one out either. Someone please help me unbrick this phone :crying:
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Boot to recovery
adb push NameOfRom.zip /sdcard
Flash rom
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grimpow said:
Title explains it all, although the way I bricked it is honestly the dumbest way to brick a phone. Once upon a time, when cleaning this phone to be ready to sell, I was wiping it to clean it. I wanted to make sure it was all clean for the buyer, so I wiped USB-OTG I believe it's called (literally all storage). I immediately realized what a mistake I had made when I had no ROM, no backups, nothing at all. What is my best bet to go about fixing this now? I can reboot to bootloader and enter fastboot, but it seems like something integral is missing, because my computer no longer recognizes my DNA as a device. I still have TWRP 2.8.0.2 on my device, but I can do nothing with it because I have nothing to flash. I know there is an ADB sideload feature, but I cannot figure that one out either. Someone please help me unbrick this phone :crying:
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Did you ever get your issue resolved?
santod040 said:
Boot to recovery
adb push NameOfRom.zip /sdcard
Flash rom
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That was my plan, but the problem is that ever since accidentally wiping everything, my device will not be recognized.
Code:
adb devices
returns that no devices are connected.
strabo231 said:
Did you ever get your issue resolved?
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Not yet. I'm still stuck trying to get my computer (or any computer for that matter) to recognize my device, but no luck. I'm afraid I've permanently bricked this thing.
grimpow said:
That was my plan, but the problem is that ever since accidentally wiping everything, my device will not be recognized.
Code:
adb devices
returns that no devices are connected.
Not yet. I'm still stuck trying to get my computer (or any computer for that matter) to recognize my device, but no luck. I'm afraid I've permanently bricked this thing.
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Go into the bootloader and select fastboot. fastboot devices
strabo231 said:
Go into the bootloader and select fastboot. fastboot devices
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Same problem, won't show up under devices. It's as if I deleted something essential to being recognized as an android device.
grimpow said:
Same problem, won't show up under devices. It's as if I deleted something essential to being recognized as an android device.
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Kinda doubtful. I do see a usb communication issue though. You say you've tried this on several computers, and I'm assuming they weren't all yours, which leads me to believe that you have been missing drivers. From what you've described I highly doubt the connection issue is stemming from something you deleted off the phone. The DNA is almost impossible to brick to the point of not being able to get it back.
Go here and get HTC Sync. This will ensure that you have all the updated drivers including the proper fastboot drivers. Install the program, and then reboot after installation completes.
http://www.htc.com/us/support/software/htc-sync-manager.aspx
From here you'll want to go in and uninstall it. This will remove the program, which has been known to cause usb connection/communication issues with rooting procedures, but it will leave the drivers behind. Once that completes, restart again. This should fix your fastboot problem. I've had the same problem after reformatting computers and then trying to simply download a driver pack rather than htc sync.
Also be sure to try different usb ports. Sometimes the ones in the front or side will cause problems, but the ones in the back or on the other side work just fine.
If all else fails, mail it to me and i'll fix it for you :good:
Bricked phone, no usb
My dna droid stopped working, loaded htc sync and revoot but still not seen by explorer or adb. Suggestions appreciated.