Have a Galaxy S2 that I broke the screen on moving heavy equipemnt at the weekend. It is insured, but I want to try and get my data off before replacing it.
The phone appears to work, but obviously there is nothing on the screen. When I connect it to the PC it keeps asking me to enter the password on the phone. I had a numerical password setup (not the slider).
How can I get around this in Kies? Anyone got any ideas? The phone wasnt rooted.
Thanks.
i reckon you could try my way :
1) root ur phone
2) go into CWM > mouths and storage > mouth usb storage
3) copy whatever files you want to PC
4) done !!
those steps is done without touching a screen
If you've used Samsung Dive, you could try the Unlock My Screen function there.
http://www.samsungdive.com
Can you access your phone via adb? If yes, you can install a VNC server in the phone and then you can have a remote screen on your computer, which allow you enter the password by computer keyboard.
I haven't ever installed a VNC server, so I don't know whether your phone needs to be rooted.
kobellza said:
i reckon you could try my way :
1) root ur phone
2) go into CWM > mouths and storage > mouth usb storage
3) copy whatever files you want to PC
4) done !!
those steps is done without touching a screen
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Problem is that his screen cant display anything so how could he navigate on cwm? Let alone booting into recovery..
I might had a solution, I once messed up with chainfire's night mode and it makes my screen go blank *duh* so i use android commander to copy my precious data before restoring the fw.. its a decent app and it could access your phone without having to mount it to usb storage.. (i think root is required) give it a shot!
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1.You can blind boot into CWM, and connect the mobile to PC, then you can use the adb commands to copy your data.
2.Specify the kernel you are using, so that others having the same kernel can tell you the number of blind press needed and the direction to mount it in your pc.
Theres some good ideas here, i am liking it! Will put some to the test.
Thanks everyone.
I dropped my phone and the screen is toast. With the latest version of Kies(2.0.3) there is an option to "View in Explorer". Both internal and external memory is accessible.
To get there, click on you phone in the left pane and you will see basic information about your phone with the "View in Explorer" buttons next to the bars showing how your internal and external memory is allocated.
Good luck, I was able to back everything up to my hard disk.
How can you break Gorrila Glass?
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How can you break Gorrila Glass?
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Quite easy my friend....it's not break proof.
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Greetings,
I have two Vibrants - one I bought from TMobile (and running stock everything), and one I later bought on eBay (running Froyo thanks to TeamWhiskey). I bought the second phone so that I could mess around with flashing ROMs and be able to brick a phone without it mattering. Hah.
Last night, for no reason I can discern, my stock TMobile Vibrant phone spontaneously soft bricked itself. My eBay test phone is fine.
I don't hugely care WHY the Tmobile phone bricked itself, but what I do care about are the pictures that are on the internal storage area.
I used Odin last night to flash in T959UVJI6.tar (but I did NOT use the 512.pit file). One of the posts I read said that doing so should fix a soft brick, without messing up the internal user storage area where pictures are located. No change - when I power on the Tmobile phone it hangs at the Galaxy S logo and then goes black.
Does anyone have any suggestions of how to access the internal storage area of a soft bricked Vibrant? And/or, can someone explain or point me at an explanation of what impact using a PIT file (vs not) and checking the "reformat" box in Odin (vs not) will have on the internal storage area? I don't care about overwriting the apps - I am just hoping there is some way to pull off the pictures or unbrick the phone WITHOUT deleting them.
Many thanks!
Wrong section..probably going to get flamed. Odin again with the pit file and you still wont lose pics and stuff. But next time...Q and A section...not being a ****, but that's where you ask all your questions.
sent from the other side of my galaxy.
jmercil said:
Wrong section..probably going to get flamed. Odin again with the pit file and you still wont lose pics and stuff. But next time...Q and A section...not being a ****, but that's where you ask all your questions.
sent from the other side of my galaxy.
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Thanks for the reply. Is there some way I can move my post to the Q&A section? Or is that something only a Mod can do?
Also, do I check the reformat box or leave it unchecked?
Thanks again.
noise said:
Thanks for the reply. Is there some way I can move my post to the Q&A section? Or is that something only a Mod can do?
Also, do I check the reformat box or leave it unchecked?
Thanks again.
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No need to reformat.
That's only for special occasions, really. And yeah, as far as I've seen, only mods can move posts.
yeah i would also like to know to that. the other day i deleted the 3d gallery app apk odex files because it was annoying the hell out of me with it's referenced folders - i tried clearing the default folder and but it was still showing random pictures from the shutdown folder and where ever else - so what did i do? i backed up the apk and odex file then deleted them from the system folder. rebooted w/o any issues - then i tried installing the apk... nothing - kept giving me a failed app install notification. i tried this 3-4 times then gave up. at this point i restored the apk/odex file to the system folder and rebooted the phone - nothing... gets past the galaxy s animation screen then screen goes black... nothing....
tried multiple reboot and keeps getting to the same black screen of doom - the other odd thing is windows do recognize it after it gets past the galaxy s boot screen and into the blank screen when i check in the device manager
ADB pull /sdcard/"whatever u have on ur phone"
Learn ADB
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I'd also like to know if there are anyways to access the internal memory of a soft bricked phone. I know I can use ODIN, but I could fix the problem right now sans computer or USB if Clockwork recovery could access my sd card; I flashed a new kernal on stock JI6 and apparently needed to to flash a backsupport.zip first.
So, I don't have a cable with me, so can't use ODIN, clockwork recovery doesn't restore kernals and doesn't access the SD so... I'm screwed until I get home (not a huge deal). Alternatively, I could also not get clockwork to USB mount so I don't think that works either.
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ADB pull /sdcard/"whatever u have on ur phone"
Learn ADB
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lol thanks man. but i also tried that. adb can't recognize it - and i found out it's the hard lock t-mobile version where doing the three button power up does not get you into the recover screen. unless i read that wrong? lol
Update: I used Odin again, this time with both the TAR and the PIT file. Same result as last time. Odin appears to have completed copying everything over successfully, but upon reboot, I still get the soft-brick Galaxy S that doesn't go away.
I didn't try ADB earlier because all the posts/various docs I read thus far seemed to imply that ADB needed a normally functioning phone - not one that got stuck at the Galaxy S logo. I was wrong.
Here's what I did, hope it helps someone else. [Commands below assume you're using windows, and want to copy the entire contents of the internal SD memory (called "/sdcard") on your PC that you created (e.g., "c:\sdcard"]
1. Install ADB
2. Plug in soft-bricked phone and power on
3. Run command prompt and navigate to the directory where adb.exe is located. In my case, it was C:\Program Files (x86)\Android\android-sdk-windows\platform-tools.
4. From the command prompt:
adb pull /sdcard c:/sdcard
NOTE: the c:/ slash should be as shown - not c:\ as you would normally type under Windows.
392 seconds later, I had all 8G of photos on my PC.
I still don't know why the stupid phone won't boot properly, but now I don't care and can blast everything away. Thanks to everyone who contributed. Next time I'll be sure to post in Q&A instead.
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So ive had my galaxy s 2 for a few months now, downloaded hundreds of songs, taken near a thousand photos, and yesterday the digitizer/lcd was shattered after being sat on. I can't replace this phone, and my parents who own the contract didn't purchase insurance for it. I am nearly broke, and the repair costs for this part is over 200$, and my parents refuse to pay for this. All I need to do is copy all of the files from my phone to my computer, but i cannot enable mass storage to access the pictures/music on the internal storage because the screen is out. Does anyone have an idea as to how I could fix this, or move the files off of the phone? A thousand thanks to whoever could help me in this/:
1) Questions belong in Q&A.
2) You can probably pull the files off your phone using ADB on your PC despite the screen being broken, as long as the phone boots.
I'm not going to tell you how to do this because it is detailed, somewhat complicated & is a very steep learning curve if you've never done it before. Do a Google search with "broken phone backup files with ADB" with XDA appended to your search terms & you should get a veritable mountain of results (I did).
Unfortunately, if you're looking for an easy way to do this, there isn't one. It's going to take a fair bit of work on your part if you really want those files.
Good luck.
MistahBungle said:
1) Questions belong in Q&A.
2) You can probably pull the files off your phone using ADB on your PC despite the screen being broken, as long as the phone boots.
I'm not going to tell you how to do this because it is detailed, somewhat complicated & is a very steep learning curve if you've never done it before. Do a Google search with "broken phone backup files with ADB" with XDA appended to your search terms & you should get a veritable mountain of results (I did).
Unfortunately, if you're looking for an easy way to do this, there isn't one. It's going to take a fair bit of work on your part if you really want those files.
Good luck.
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Can't he just adb pull /sdcard/ ??? I've used adb pull /sdcard/DCIM/ to pull the whole dcim directory with all files in it.
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Yep. Absolutely.
I was trying to convey that using ADB tends to be a bit of a stretch for n00bs & requires a bit of thought/reading/effort. Plenty of people find it difficult to get their head around it, and I'm not about to answer 20 questions about the process.
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Can't he just adb pull /sdcard/ ??? I've used adb pull /sdcard/DCIM/ to pull the whole dcim directory with all files in it.
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So ive had my galaxy s 2 for a few months now, downloaded hundreds of songs, taken near a thousand photos, and yesterday the digitizer/lcd was shattered after being sat on. I can't replace this phone, and my parents who own the contract didn't purchase insurance for it. I am nearly broke, and the repair costs for this part is over 200$, and my parents refuse to pay for this. All I need to do is copy all of the files from my phone to my computer, but i cannot enable mass storage to access the pictures/music on the internal storage because the screen is out. Does anyone have an idea as to how I could fix this, or move the files off of the phone? A thousand thanks to whoever could help me in this/:
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Visit the following threads to learn how to replace your screen.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1253969
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1175772
Usb debugging...?
kyleforge said:
Can't he just adb pull /sdcard/ ??? I've used adb pull /sdcard/DCIM/ to pull the whole dcim directory with all files in it.
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I think usb debugging should be turned on before you can use adb...and its not on by default
DaltonCope said:
So ive had my galaxy s 2 for a few months now, downloaded hundreds of songs, taken near a thousand photos, and yesterday the digitizer/lcd was shattered after being sat on. I can't replace this phone, and my parents who own the contract didn't purchase insurance for it. I am nearly broke, and the repair costs for this part is over 200$, and my parents refuse to pay for this. All I need to do is copy all of the files from my phone to my computer, but i cannot enable mass storage to access the pictures/music on the internal storage because the screen is out. Does anyone have an idea as to how I could fix this, or move the files off of the phone? A thousand thanks to whoever could help me in this/:
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THAT'S whatcha get for not having a backup of your SD card, which is just like having a backup of your PC's hard drive.
But yeah, your ONLY option to the best of my knowledge is to do an adb pull:
adb pull /sdcard/ "where these quotes are you put the name of the folder where you want all that stuff offloaded to"
So since you didn't research before you screwed up then you will have to research now to learn how to use adb and how to enable it without the phone being on
good luck newbie
cdzo72 said:
THAT'S whatcha get for not having a backup of your SD card, which is just like having a backup of your PC's hard drive.
But yeah, your ONLY option to the best of my knowledge is to do an adb pull:
adb pull /sdcard/ "where these quotes are you put the name of the folder where you want all that stuff offloaded to"
So since you didn't research before you screwed up then you will have to research now to learn how to use adb and how to enable it without the phone being on
good luck newbie
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Go easy on him man, we were all learning at some point
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So ive had my galaxy s 2 for a few months now, downloaded hundreds of songs, taken near a thousand photos, and yesterday the digitizer/lcd was shattered after being sat on. I can't replace this phone, and my parents who own the contract didn't purchase insurance for it. I am nearly broke, and the repair costs for this part is over 200$, and my parents refuse to pay for this. All I need to do is copy all of the files from my phone to my computer, but i cannot enable mass storage to access the pictures/music on the internal storage because the screen is out. Does anyone have an idea as to how I could fix this, or move the files off of the phone? A thousand thanks to whoever could help me in this/:
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As MB said, if you really want them it's going to be hard work.
3 other possible ways to do it:
1) Easiest way without adb - connect to your TV via HDMI/HML cable. You can now see your screen on the TV. If touch is somehow still working then copy the files from the internal card to an external one. If touch doesn't work, this won't help. Unless you already have Bluetooth on and have previously paired with a Bluetooth mouse.
2) Very messy way - If you've got a very good friend with an s2 who will allow you to swap motherboards over then copy your stuff to PC. Doubtful though.
3) Messy way - If you don't have an sd card or access to one, flash an ics rom like lpq with Odin. Yes I know you can't see the screen but boot into download mode using a jig or the 3 button method. Just hold them together for a while. Then flash once Odin detects the phone. You will lose your apps but music, pics etc will remain.
The reason I say ics is that when I was on it, it automatically displayed the sd cards on pc without me having to select / touch anything.
But I believe USB debugging may need to be activated, but not 100% sure. If not, your in luck.
If it does, connect via HDMI to your TV. That way you can see the screen and check the debugging option, assuming touch still works. Then connect to PC and copy/paste.
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The best and efficient way is to flash a kernel with recovery that can mount your internal and external cards.
Just ask someone who uses similar kernel recovery to make note of the number of.key press and direction required to mount your SD via recovery and follow the same for your mobile and now you can copy all the files you wwant
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Thanks everyone, I've used adb in the past with my nexus one. I just tried using it on my phone but it seems like my debugging isnt right so I cant use that. I have CWM flashed to the kernel (not sure if thatd make much of a difference??) Anything else i could possibly try out?
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Thanks everyone, I've used adb in the past with my nexus one. I just tried using it on my phone but it seems like my debugging isnt right so I cant use that. I have CWM flashed to the kernel (not sure if thatd make much of a difference??) Anything else i could possibly try out?
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You can try doing it in recovery. But you'll probably need to mount the internal SD card before you can pull from it.
1. boot to recovery
2. plug in your phone, start adb shell
3. su (if you don't have the "#" prompt)
4. mount /emmc (if you are interested in what is on the internal SD card. /sdcard is your external SD card while you're in recovery)
At this point, /emmc should show your internal SD contents. You should be able to exit from the adb shell and do an adb pull on /emmc/<whatever folder>
EDIT: BTW, I just tested this on my phone. I have CWM recovery installed via Siyah, turned USB debugging off, rebooted to recovery, and did all this, and was able to pull multiple files off my internal SD.
why dont u just buy the parts cheap off ebay that u need ?? and install them urself ... if not ... ull hav to do as every1 else has said and pull those files :|
My Samsung galaxy s2's screen reciently got smashed, nothing comes up but I believe the rest of the system works. Now when I connect to my computer it just charges. So I was wondering if there is any way to retrieve my contacts, internet favorites, pictures, and memos without replacing the screen.
Thanks
i cant do too much research at the moment, but I have an idea.
Assuming that you have clockwork recovery installed:
I think there is a way to mount the file system using clockwork recovery.
*You should try looking up the key combo to get into the recovery screen in boot
*Then look for specific instuctions on how to mount the file system.
*Since clockwork recovery is entirley controlled with harware keys you should be able to navigate without seeing what you are doing
*(just look at the instructions and press the appropriate keys, the appropriate amount of times to get to where you need to be)
Its a shot in the dark (bu-dum-chi) but I think it might be your best bet.
This should point you in the right direction:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/ClockworkMod_Recovery
If not, there may be a way to remove the internal storage and put it into a simmilar device and get the data that way. But I cant really help with that.
assuming it does turn on, turn it on and plug it to your pc, then use adb (android debug bridge) which comes with the android sdk to pull files out of your phone.
as for the contacts you can pull the sqlite db file:
http://www.droidxforums.com/forum/droid-x-rescue-squad/30987-acquire-contacts-via-adb.html
you can also parse them directly on phone with the sqlite3 command while in adb shell.
Is there any feedback on this.
dziridz said:
Is there any feedback on this.
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I've just used Samsung Kies and was able to retrieve data, now I am looking for a way to format the internal memory.
Howdy folks,
Yesterday, I was the proud owner of a sleek little TCT.Alcatel OneTouch A554C, formally know as a Virgin Mobile Venture running Android version 2.3.5.
It was successfully and surprisingly easy to root by utilizing 2 cool little apps, Ministro and Poot-Debug.
After root, I subsequently downloaded some root tools (eg., Titanium Backup Pro, Superuser Elite, System App Uninstaller).
That was last week.
Yesterday, I got a bit cocky. I needed to clear up some internal memory so I used "System App Uninstaller" to uninstall a few apps. If I remember correctly, the apps were as follows: Google Maps, Google Maps Street View, Calculator, Digital Clock, Setup Wizard, Android Live Wallpaper, Live Wallpaper Picker, Magic Smoke Wallpaper, Music Visualization Wallpaper, and the TouchPal Keyboard French and Spanish Language Packs.
So far so good, right? However, I believe I may have snarfed-up when I uninstalled the Setup Wizard. But I'll get to that in a minute.
Now with Titanium Backup, I moved some apps to the sd card. Included was the stock launcher, Smart Launcher Pro, SPB Shell, AVG Anti-Virus, and Superuser Elite. Then I rebooted through Titanium Backup and I haven't viewed any pornographic material since!
After reboot, the phone got stuck on the final boot animation frame. I panicked, pulled the battery, booted into recovery then rebooted a 2nd time.
This time it booted to the pull-down lock screen. I unlocked and seen:
"Sorry! The application com.android.setup wizard has stopped unexpectedly. Please try again." Along with a "Force Close" option. I forced closed and the screen went black with the exception of the status bar. The phone is still on but otherwise...nada.
When I press the power button, same thing happens: pull-down lock screen, screen goes black. Or sometimes, it will turn on and boot loop.
Major panic time!!! I booted into recovery again and performed a factory reset to no avail.
Another clue to note: I can connect & access the sd card via usb to desktop.
Also, I did have the good sense to backup all apps, system and user, through ES File Explorer and stored them both on sd card and in the cloud via Yandex Disk prior to this bricking fiasco. Now, what do I do with them? I now realize it was possibly a mistake moving all 3 launchers to the sd card. How do I get the stock launcher back to the phone?
Or, should I:
1- Attempt a base rom reinstall or
2- Attempt a custom rom install or
3- Use it solely as a time piece/mass storage device or
4- Throw it very hard and very ******* far away from me!?
I realize this is an obscure little cheap phone but it's the only one I have. Any valid feedback would be greatly appreciated.
You can go to the Play Store on any browser and choose a launcher to install. Or if you have USB Debugging on, you can side load an launcher apk. Or if you install a custom recovery, you can install another rom or sideload an apk there. Or you can flash the original firmware via SP Flash Tool.
Lots of options and none of them need to be throwing it against the wall.
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You can go to the Play Store on any browser and choose a launcher to install. Or if you have USB Debugging on, you can side load an launcher apk. Or if you install a custom recovery, you can install another rom or sideload an apk there. Or you can flash the original firmware via SP Flash Tool.
Lots of options and none of them need to be throwing it against the wall.
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Hmmm...Ok, thanks. Dig your username, by the way.
First thing is, install from play store would be possible if I had data service or if I was able to enable wi-fi. I only have calling & texting service on this phone and as for wi-fi, I can't enable it due to the problem of not being able to access the settings menu. All I have when it does boot, and it only fully boots when it is connected to a PC, is the pull-down lockscreen displaying time, date, status bar and the original wallpaper. Pull it down and the screen goes black with status bar still displayed along with time & battery level.
Secondly, USB debugging was enabled prior to all of this but I panicked & performed a factory reset. Don't think it's still on.
And lastly, is installing either a custom recovery, (which, to be frank, I'm just not that savvy) another rom or flashing original firmware even possible without a PC? Because I only have access to a PC without administrative privileges so therefore...no installing exe's without a password. Maybe this program lab will allow me, quite possibly not.
Hell, would I even still have root after a reset/data wipe?
Thanks, anyway, Esoteric Chaos
Off subject: The Joker was an Agent of Chaos. Loved Heath Ledger as The Joker.
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Hmmm...Ok, thanks. Dig your username, by the way.
First thing is, install from play store would be possible if I had data service or if I was able to enable wi-fi. I only have calling & texting service on this phone and as for wi-fi, I can't enable it due to the problem of not being able to access the settings menu. All I have when it does boot, and it only fully boots when it is connected to a PC, is the pull-down lockscreen displaying time, date, status bar and the original wallpaper. Pull it down and the screen goes black with status bar still displayed along with time & battery level.
Secondly, USB debugging was enabled prior to all of this but I panicked & performed a factory reset. Don't think it's still on.
And lastly, is installing either a custom recovery, (which, to be frank, I'm just not that savvy) another rom or flashing original firmware even possible without a PC? Because I only have access to a PC without administrative privileges so therefore...no installing exe's without a password. Maybe this program lab will allow me, quite possibly not.
Hell, would I even still have root after a reset/data wipe?
Thanks, anyway, Esoteric Chaos
Off subject: The Joker was an Agent of Chaos. Loved Heath Ledger as The Joker.
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You can go to ANY browser - even on the PC and log into your account and hit Install and it will send the command to your phone to install it. Pretty nifty. But you did say you factory reset, so that isn't actually going to work. Sorry.
The rest of the stuff would require a PC, though I don't think admin rights are needed, so there's that...
If you don't have your phone logged into Google or USB Debugging enabled, you're kind of stuck without a PC.
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You can go to ANY browser - even on the PC and log into your account and hit Install and it will send the command to your phone to install it. Pretty nifty. But you did say you factory reset, so that isn't actually going to work. Sorry.
The rest of the stuff would require a PC, though I don't think admin rights are needed, so there's that...
If you don't have your phone logged into Google or USB Debugging enabled, you're kind of stuck without a PC.
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Well, on these PCs it certainly does. I thought I was on track yesterday and tried to install a copy of Odin that I found. Can't install without a frigging admin pass.
Someone else just suggested I try a stock rom flash. Might as well, right? Happen to know where I could find a good reliable copy? That also happens to be free?
Not sure why you were trying to use Odin for a non Samsung phone...?
The stock rom flash would only be possible via PC or if you had a custom recovery installed.
Here's what you would need to do for the Virgin Mobile Venture:
Download CWM: http://www.sendspace.com/file/4gt04i
Download adb/fastboot: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2317790
Download rom: http://goo.im/devs/LeslieAnn/Venture/Stock_Venture.zip - Put on SD card.
Drivers: http://pdanet.co/bin/PdaNetA4150.exe (this program is for USB tethering and installs the adb drivers for your phone as well as many others)
The CWM img will need to be in the folder you unzipped for adb/fastboot. You'll need to boot to fastboot mode by powering on with while holding Volume Up.
Open a terminal prompt and change directories to your adb/fastboot folder. Then run this command:
fastboot flash recovery nameofrecovery.img - fill in the nameofrecovery with whatever the CWM file name is.
(if this doesn't work - make sure that your PC is reading the phone correctly by using the command: fastboot devices . If you don't get anything back, make sure you check the Device Manager for errors. If you have them, try reinstalling the drivers and rebooting the PC)
Then pop the battery out and then reboot to recovery via powering on while holding volume down. Once there, you should be able to do a factory reset and then install the stock rom zip. The volume keys should scroll through selections and the Enter key for accept, or Power if that doesn't work. Not really sure about this particular phone.)
Actually, you might just be able to use adb to install a launcher apk once you have CWM installed. Might be a little easier.
launcher apk must be in adb folder then while in CWM:
adb install nameoflauncher.apk
Note: You can rename zips and apks to be easier to type the commands.
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Not sure why you were trying to use Odin for a non Samsung phone...?
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Yeah, me either. I was all over the place yesterday grasping at anything. So Odin is only for Samsungs, huh? Guess I can delete the exe file from my sd.
Right then. I'm about to proceed with your advice. Cross your fingers and toes.
Thanks mate!
The CWM img will need to be in the folder you unzipped for adb/fastboot.
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launcher apk must be in adb folder then while in CWM
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Wait, what? Please excuse my ignorance, but am I missing something. ADB didn't come in a zip. It's an installer. I think you may have to dumb this down a bit more, mate.
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Wait, what? Please excuse my ignorance, but am I missing something. ADB didn't come in a zip. It's an installer. I think you may have to dumb this down a bit more, mate.
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Sorry, I meant in the folder that it extracts the files too.
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Sorry, I meant in the folder that it extracts the files too.
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Right, got it.
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Right, got it.
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If you can't run the exe file, then let me know, and I'll just upload a zip / folder with the necessary files. You do not need admin access to run the adb commands.
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If you can't run the exe file, then let me know, and I'll just upload a zip / folder with the necessary files. You do not need admin access to run the adb commands.
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That would be really cool, actually. But check this out:
I talked someone into allowing me to utilize his laptop. I installed ADB, moved the Launcher APK to the folder suggested, ran the commands but the command prompter responded with "waiting for device" and progressed no further. Could it be a driver issue? I was under the impression that if the PC recognizes your device (which it did) then a new driver install was not necessary.
Dude was real cool about it even though I ran his battery down quite significantly and didn't even accomplish anything.
So, if I had the ADB files then I could just copy them to...say the PC desktop and run the command prompter from there? If so, then yes please upload and I'll just try it that route rather than rely on someone's personal PC. Know what i mean?
I do appreciate all of this. I'm getting quite the education here. If you ever get married, let me know and I'll come and dance as my favor to you.:good:
Peace...I'll return tomorrow.
What mode were you in when trying to install? The laptop had the most up to date drivers? You checked the Device Manager to make sure there was no yellow exclamation mark next to the phone? It's not unheard of for the PC to recognize in one mode, but not load the correct drivers in another, as there are different drivers for the phone depending on if it is booted, in recovery, or download mode or whatever they call it for that phone. Just make sure to get the PDAnet drivers installed and reboot. That should do the trick.
Everything else you should need will be in here:
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/9903887/adbfastboot.zip
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What mode were you in when trying to install? The laptop had the most up to date drivers? You checked the Device Manager to make sure there was no yellow exclamation mark next to the phone? It's not unheard of for the PC to recognize in one mode, but not load the correct drivers in another, as there are different drivers for the phone depending on if it is booted, in recovery, or download mode or whatever they call it for that phone. Just make sure to get the PDAnet drivers installed and reboot. That should do the trick.
Everything else you should need will be in here:
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/9903887/adbfastboot.zip
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I was in Recovery and I was also attempting to install the just the Launcher versus the entire ROM. And I was also feeling a tad bit rushed, cause dude was right there informing me of his battery status. "Well, it's down to 30%." Then 2 mins later.."Ok, looks like it just fell to 25%."
Haha...so yeah, with him pressuring me, I spaced on checking the device manager. This desktop that I'm on today seems to be cool. Just checked the manager & it informs me that my device is 'working properly'.
Off to give it another bloody joust, mate. Wish me luck...
Can you fully explain how to do this
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Not sure why you were trying to use Odin for a non Samsung phone...?
The stock rom flash would only be possible via PC or if you had a custom recovery installed.
Here's what you would need to do for the Virgin Mobile Venture:
Download CWM: http://www.sendspace.com/file/4gt04i
Download adb/fastboot: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2317790
Download rom: http://goo.im/devs/LeslieAnn/Venture/Stock_Venture.zip - Put on SD card.
Drivers: http://pdanet.co/bin/PdaNetA4150.exe (this program is for USB tethering and installs the adb drivers for your phone as well as many others)
The CWM img will need to be in the folder you unzipped for adb/fastboot. You'll need to boot to fastboot mode by powering on with while holding Volume Up.
Open a terminal prompt and change directories to your adb/fastboot folder. Then run this command:
fastboot flash recovery nameofrecovery.img - fill in the nameofrecovery with whatever the CWM file name is.
(if this doesn't work - make sure that your PC is reading the phone correctly by using the command: fastboot devices . If you don't get anything back, make sure you check the Device Manager for errors. If you have them, try reinstalling the drivers and rebooting the PC)
Then pop the battery out and then reboot to recovery via powering on while holding volume down. Once there, you should be able to do a factory reset and then install the stock rom zip. The volume keys should scroll through selections and the Enter key for accept, or Power if that doesn't work. Not really sure about this particular phone.)
Actually, you might just be able to use adb to install a launcher apk once you have CWM installed. Might be a little easier.
launcher apk must be in adb folder then while in CWM:
adb install nameoflauncher.apk
Note: You can rename zips and apks to be easier to type the commands.
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I have a old ass iMac desktop that has not been used in 5plus years at all and I'm a mother of 3 with no clue how to do any of this if you can dumb it down for me that would be very help full as well I have no clue where to download any of the needed files please help. My email is [email protected]
Thank you
I TAKE NO CREDIT OTHER THAN GATHERING AND CLARIFYING THE PROCESS
Seems as though there isn't any device specific directions do this at your own risk if you wake up in the middle of the night and your android is walking around you can blame that on me
Ok start by downloading this http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/development/intel-android-devices-root-temp-cwm-t2975096
This will get you a temp clock work recovery
Also you need su UPDATE zip. To your external sd card http://download.chainfire.eu/supersu
you need the Asus drivers from att http://dlcdnet.asus.com/pub/ASUS/Mo..._Android_USB_drivers_for_Windows_20131202.zip
Ok now to get the phone ready pull the handset loose from tablet
Go to settings/ about/ software information
Tap build number 7 times. Your now a developer
push back once go to developer options
Tick USB debugging
go back go to storage
top right corner tap USB symbol
Select camera ptp
Now plug phone into PC install the drivers you downloaded
when that's done your pc should see phone and ask you what you want to do close all that open the Intel android file you downloaded just unzip to desktop open file and double click launcher look at phone it should be asking you to trust computer click ok
Cap locks on type accept the option t3 and just wait
when your phone is done and in clock work install zip from sd card then go back wipe cache go to backup backup to external SD card you can back up internal but it takes a bit of space now reboot and enjoy root
I want to thank you profoundly for taking the time to do this, truly. Before reading your guide I was going absolutely nuts! I had stumbled through all the relevant guides but for some reason I wasn't piecing it together. Thank you.
evolvedmod said:
I TAKE NO CREDIT OTHER THAN GATHERING AND CLARIFYING THE PROCESS
Seems as though there isn't any device specific directions do this at your own risk if you wake up in the middle of the night and your android is walking around you can blame that on me
Ok start by downloading this http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/development/intel-android-devices-root-temp-cwm-t2975096
This will get you a temp clock work recovery
Also you need su UPDATE zip. To your external sd card http://download.chainfire.eu/supersu
you need the Asus drivers from att http://dlcdnet.asus.com/pub/ASUS/Mo..._Android_USB_drivers_for_Windows_20131202.zip
Ok now to get the phone ready pull the handset loose from tablet
Go to settings/ about/ software information
Tap build number 7 times. Your now a developer
push back once go to developer options
Tick USB debugging
go back go to storage
top right corner tap USB symbol
Select camera ptp
Now plug phone into PC install the drivers you downloaded
when that's done your pc should see phone and ask you what you want to do close all that open the Intel android file you downloaded just unzip to desktop open file and double click launcher look at phone it should be asking you to trust computer click ok
Cap locks on type accept the option t3 and just wait
when your phone is done and in clock work install zip from sd card then go back wipe cache go to backup backup to external SD card you can back up internal but it takes a bit of space now reboot and enjoy root
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problem rooting
Hey, thanks for posting the step by step guide.
unfortunately haven't get mine to work yet.
I noticed that the "UPDATE-SuperSU-v2.46.zip" in external drive doesnt seem to be visible in the CWM session :/ I do see an Update.zip, however nothing happens when I choose to install from zip.
One question about
the step where we have to "select camera ptp"
why do we have to do that?
I noticed that under "Intel Android Devices Root / Temp CWM Session" the phone had problem accessing the external SD card.
Not sure if it is because the SD card was from my previous android device, will try again after it is reformatted.
When I boot the phone whit de .bat into CWM mode
only shows me a quarter of the image, to be exact the upper left ,
not let me run any commands by usb or touch nowhere.
if I put the phone to the tablet does not work in that state. any suggestions?
frankerebus said:
When I boot the phone whit de .bat into CWM mode
only shows me a quarter of the image, to be exact the upper left ,
not let me run any commands by usb or touch nowhere.
if I put the phone to the tablet does not work in that state. any suggestions?
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That's because you're using twrp, use option 5. cwm.zip it should work fine... use volume up and down to navigate and power to confirm.