Hi all
Thanks to those who replied though it would be nice if the post was fully read first... for example, I cannot just connect the phone and copy its content via USB!
Here's the problem:
- phone screen is smashed and shows nothing
- phone still powers up though
- it is not rooted
- it has data on its internal memory that I want to copy
- it has pattern lock activated
- computer (MS Vista OS) recognises a USB devise is logged in, but it doesn't read it as a drive, and KIES just idles... no doubt because I would need to change the phone settings, which I can't do with a smashed screen.
QUESTIONS:
- How can I access phone contents to copy them? (repair shop wants $220)
- I was told using ADN....
I installed SDK Tools but how do I start ADN?
Many thanks
the easiest way might be connect to your computer and copy the contents of the internal sdcard if your computer sees the phone.
If you wan to use odin, use file dump to dump the contents of your phone i believe.
I'm quite the noob when it comes to adb scripting, but I believe that
- start a command line within the directory where ADB executable is located
- type in "adb usb" and it should connect to your phone
- then type "adb pull /mnt/sdcard/* X:\path-to-directory\"
commands without parentheses... I hope it will work
Thanks for the replies
I just amended my original post to say the computer does not recognise the phone when USB connected... KIES tries to connect but fails (no doubt because there is no response from the phone).
Did you try and connect it through mass storage?
Settings - Wireless and networks - USB utilities.
Also try uninstalling kies and reinstall
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mattyh77 the screen is broken, I can't see a thing on it so I can't changes settings from the phone...
ANYONE ELSE PLEASE?
E3Y said:
mattyh77 the screen is broken, I can't see a thing on it so I can't changes settings from the phone...
ANYONE ELSE PLEASE?
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adb is it!
open a adb shell if you need to navigate around to where things are..
then do a adb pull to get the stuff you want.
Oh yeah, forgot about that, haha. Sorry.
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Hey everyone. I'm in a bit of a pickle here. My phone was run over (I know, it's hilarious, laugh it out) strangely enough it's still intact except the screen won't turn on (it's cracked to hell as well). So I'm getting a new phone mailed to me, should be arriving in a few days, but I need to get all my contacts and whatnot off of there.
My first instinct was to use Kies, however it looks like I had USB debug mode enabled so Kies cannot detect it, nor can my PC (it sees the phone, but cannot access the storage).
So my question is: how can either a) disable debug mode without my screen or
b) get my contacts and files another way.
Any help is greatly appreciated, thanks in advance!
-Fraz
Have you tried using ADB commands? you could access the internal storage this way, also you didn't use your google account backup settings? if you did, all your contacts would be restored on your new phone.
Yes try true adb. An other question: are you rooted?
Adb is not that hard. Just download the android sdk. Then open a command prompt and browse to the sdk dir.
Then typ:
adb devices (it will give you some serial number, then it's working!) then you could try:
adb pull /data/data/com.android.providers.contacts/databases/contacts.db backup/data/contacts.db
If it's not working post the output you are getting.
And google contacts win.
I always wonder in what kind of cases we need it except theft or lost.
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is you phone fixed?
Hello,
My vibrant got recently run over by a car and the screen doesn't work anymore However, I know that it still can function because I can see the 4 capacitive keys on the bottom light up when I touch them. Is there anyway for me to be able to view the Vibrant's harddrive on my computer without having to switch to USB mode (since my screen doesn't work)?
if you have adb installed and know some basic linux commands you can use ADB to view the contents of your vibrants storage via command prompt and should be able to copy most of your data over. As far as a graphical solution i think there was something being developed called screen cast at some point but i dont think that will be much use to you as i believe it has been abandoned
I am familiar with adb but I can't see my device for some reason when I connect my phone to my computer and run 'adb devices'. I've used adb in the past to push / pull files but I remember having to mount the device from the dropdown menu before it would be recognized. Is there any way to force the phone to be connected? Thank you for your help!
isyiwang said:
I am familiar with adb but I can't see my device for some reason when I connect my phone to my computer and run 'adb devices'. I've used adb in the past to push / pull files but I remember having to mount the device from the dropdown menu before it would be recognized. Is there any way to force the phone to be connected? Thank you for your help!
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are you on a stock rom? ever since i started using custom roms ive always had ADB debugging enabled, unfortunately you may be SOL if you need to enable ADB debugging as both the adb method and screen cast require ADB to work,the other option is to take apart your vibrant and have the internal memory chip read that way tho your stand a good risk of damaging the internal memory chip
Hey guys.
I have Samsung galaxy ace 5839i (stock for 5830i) and I am using it for a few years, but this problem came for the first time.
Always, when I try to connect my mobile to pc using cable, it just won't connect, it won't even show me the notification of connecting.
Before this problem, I connected it to fedora linux and it was succesful, but now? It won't show me that USB sign even in windows.
Any help?
Thanks in advance
@LiQuDiAk, basically s5839i and s5830 i are identical in many areas ,, few questions though,, did you root your device or you are on android 2.3.6 stock version / kernel 2.6.35.7 ?
when you are in your windows device manager ( while you are connected , do you see any exclamation / question marks in front of the corresponding driver), you can always uninstall your old driver, reboot , then try compiled driver in attachment , and reboot to take proper effect in your registry (tested on win xp/7 -32bit) . Also check your device settings>Application>Development > USB Debugging and make sure the option is checked. now lets check your debugging mode through ADB command and see if your device is being recognized. download platform zip attachment, unzip it and put the folder someplace like your desktop. Now open your command prompt (cmd) through whatever means you are comfortable and change directory (cd) to the unzip folder or simply open your folder and drag/drop adb.exe into your CMD to be in the right place very fast. Then type "adb devices" without quotation marks and report for more troubleshooting .Assuming your Samsung cable is not faulty of course.
@ehsanotaku Yes i did root my phone on pheonix fire rom. No i do not see any. And debugging is checked, that was my first guess why it was causing this. I was checking, whether my device is recognized in linux (only available OS in present) and it was NOT, but the cable is not faulty, because it was charging my phone... but i will do recognize process on windows, hope it will get better. But thanks so far!
so, the driver didnt help, but the adb devices got me something long which i do not completely understand (i am a girl and not IT) so...
LiQuDiAk said:
so, the driver didnt help, but the adb devices got me something long which i do not completely understand (i am a girl and not IT) so...
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off topic though, gender discrimination is prejudice,, sorry if you are offended . Learning from each other despite your gender,does not undermine your knowledge EVER mate You might find it hard to believe, but I am quite novice in android stuff myself ( learning a great deal from some female members though ).
Back to topic at hand now,,,So let Perfectly Clear take away the time-consuming tasks and fix some stuff ..1. so you can not access your sdcard's content from either systems,, even if you try some live bootable Ubuntu disk/flash into your system and boot it up,, you can't access the mount drive content , right?
2. screenshot of your device manger while you are connected always help mate
3. those long streams of numbers and words is supposed to be your device name , it means your device is communicating with your pc ( /sdcard/ should not be corrupted). You can push (copy ) some vital files to your device with following command :
again same path >> put some file into your desktop (drag/drop to cmd)
i.e: "adb push C:\Users\ehsanotaku\Desktop\test.txt /sdcard/"
back to your device and check root of your files with whatever file explorer you got to approve the theory
4. forgot to ask , just to be on the safe side your device is not in boot loop process, stuck on samsung splash screen or something like that, right?
okay, thanks!
1. I cannot access it trough USB to mobile way, but from SD card adapter, yeah I can (it is just the weird feeling, when you always have to put out your sd and do it that way, i would like to sort this out)
2. http://s1.postimg.org/nkta50u3x/Untitleddas.png I suppose the unknown device is my phone.
3. Just a question, my phone is not connected, i cannot access it and this doesn't help
4. Nope, it is working, i can access everything, just this connecting problem i have. anything else is running smoothly.
Let's say any of this will work, do you think flashing a stock rom will help? I am not sure, if this is problem of rom or not, so...
And maybe i wasn't clear (my bad if not) but when i plug the cable in my device and pc, pc will make this sound of new device found, but it wont show me anything, so my phone. It will charge, but it wont connect, it is behaving like it is on a charger and not connected to the phone.
@LiQuDiAk, Hasty actions are done in a hurry, sometimes without the necessary care or thought. Now let's not leap to any conclusion about your Android custom Rom and flashing back to stock. lets focus on your first most obvious problems,which is driver related.
You didn't declare your flavor of windows: i.e: Windows x86 based-PC;professional 7
Not so sure of your OS Name/Version and System Type, search "system information" in your search box.
Your task manger depicted ACPI x64 ( 64-bit system, no wonder previous 32-bit compatible didn't work out for you ).
Symptoms observed so far:
1. USB cable only charges ( remember your USB cable data line might be the culprit. Just in case of only charging,checking with another set recommended. Your USB port might be problem, some dirt or faulty data line, checking with another USP port doesn't heart though.
2. Windows recognizes something more (like in your case, struggling to find proper corresponding driver), but cannot see it as a Samsung android device (cannot allocate the installed USB drivers to the device).
-If you got Kies (Samsung proprietary software) installed on your PC, delete it with a descent uninstaller program such as CCleaner free version .Kies might cause driver conflict , use it as only last resort , if all drivers failed to communicate with s5830i device.
-Also Uninstall your previous given driver same way, now restart , back to system and grab set of universal Samsung Drivers from attachment .
3.Can't see your "USB connected" in Android notification bar, so you cant click on it and mount your storage data part while you are connected to your PC.
-Normally, when you plug in your Android device, Windows will recognize it as an MTP (Media Transfer Protocol) device and quietly mount it.
However, if you’ve ever attempted to unlock your device such as to install a new ROM or root it, then such miss behaviors might be expected occasionally .
Before i go for more troubleshooting , please provide a full screenshot from your "About Phone" page in your settings . I am quite curious about this phoenix Rom you have mentioned though . I am quite familiar with at least dozen of discontinued/ported projects, but never heard of such ported Rom from other models into s5830i .
Couple of solutions :
Navigate to your settings,Storage and touch the upper-right corner for the “USB computer connection” options, if you have this part available.
make sure “Media device (MTP)” is selected. ( if you have USB Utilities section or whatever added section in your custom settings go there . Selecting that will do the trick. If it does not, then you likely have a driver problem.
Open your device manager, Right click on your unrecognized device in question,choose update driver software, choose Browse my computer,find it through given x64 drivers in your package ,Restart. ( After a successful installation, restart your PC, you must have something like the picture in attachment ) .
Problem was not resolved, Uncheck your debugging option,power off your phone. Now hold Volume(+) + Home + Power for a couple of seconds simultaneously to get to your Samsung Recovery or your Clockwork Recovery, choose Reboot( might be some process/service in your background, which interfere with your Auto USB connected feature of your device. See if the problem is being resolved .
Problems have been persisting, we might need to format your SD card, but before that, insert it into your card reader, in your file explorer window choose Tools>Folder options>select view tab> tick your select hidden file.folders. Now copy all of your SD card's contents into some folder, safe inside your PC.
We can format your card through your clockwork mod recovery console, or some partition tools such as free mini partition wizard,,
problem still persist? let me know
Hey
After some rest with this, my mobile got it solved (dunno why, just once tried to do it and it works.)
So, thank you very much with your answers!!!!
And about that screenshots, I will PM you
But, really, thanks a lot, mate!!!!
Background:
I have a rooted SM-G900V (Verizon Galaxy S5) running Lollipop with a broken screen. I have Titanium Backup installed and it was supposed to be running weekly but wasn't. I have recovered my photos, contacts, etc. by connecting to my PC and copying the internal storage and from my gmail restore to a new GS5. I want to recover app data from a couple apps. The phone has USB debug turned on and I can connect with ADB.
I thought I could just run an ADB backup, but apparently in order for the backup to initiate I have to press a button on the lower right of the screen...which is broken. I suppose if I could connect via WiFi and then use a MHL cable I could use a keyboard/mouse to click the button on the phone but I don't have a MHL cable right now and I don't know if that would work anyway (WiFi ADB hasn't worked for me to this point).
THE QUESTION:
I've done a lot of reading and found a number of ADB options that sounded viable, but have not been successful. I have TitaniumBackup installed and thought that I could launch the "backup all" batch process but don't see how to make that happen. I have a new GS5 that is identical setup so I could record some actions on that one and play them on the broken one potentially.
I'm open to any suggestions.
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......... THE QUESTION: I've done a lot of reading and found a number of ADB options that sounded viable, but have not been successful..........
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The only thing I can think of is to guide you to the following thread that should, hopefully, be what you need.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2786395
Good Luck!
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I really appreciate the suggestion. FWIW, I sort of came up with a similar approach myself that I almost have working. I turned on ADB WiFi on the device and then plugged in my wireless USB mouse/keyboard. I set up a script that performs a screen capture every 2 seconds and downloads it locally. With Windows7 image viewer, it automatically updates when the image changes so I get a slide show of what's happening on screen. The only issue I have is that the SD card isn't set up for TitaniumBackup apparently since I get an error when I select the backup action. If I can get TitaniumBackup set up correctly, I should be golden!
Thanks for posting that link. Ironically, the solution I developed was very similar in concept. I will give a short description for others who may need to recover data from a phone with a broken screen.
Prerequisites:
* TitaniumBackup - This can be installed from the Play store even if the phone is not functioning
* USB debug mode enabled - Without this, you are stuck. The only issue here is newer phones don't always enable MTP on connection. My old on did but the new one does not. If it doesn't connect via MTP, you will need to install MTPEnabler or similar.
* USB keyboard/mouse combination
* USB cable
* Charged fully functional phone sans screen
* ADB software - You must have the same version on the phone and PC. If not, it won't work reliably/at all. I went with fastboot_adb(1.0.32)_071114_r21 since I have 1.0.32 on my SM-G900V.
Basic steps:
1) Unpack the ADB software on your PC in a convenient location (C:\ADB)
2) Connect phone to PC via USB
3) Send command to enable WiFi ADB connection
4) Disconnect phone from USB
5) Connect ADB via WiFi
6) Run following batch script:
:loop
adb shell screencap /sdcard/screen.png
del screen.png
adb pull /sdcard/screen.png
echo captured
timeout /t 2
goto loop
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This will dump a screen shot every 2 seconds
7) Open screen.png in Windows image viewer. It should automatically update when the image is refreshed.
8) Type "launch titaniumbackup" and press enter on wireless keyboard.
9) Using either tab or mouse, select the check box to launch TB.
10) Using either tab or mouse, select "menu" from upper right.
11) Using mouse, select "batch actions" from the list.
12) Using mouse, select "RUN" next to "Backup all user apps" from the list.
If all went well, you now have your phone backup up all application data to your SD card which can be easily used on a new phone to restore data.
NOTE:
It may be possible to also use the built-in ADB backup function. I attempted this at one point, but it requires selecting a button in the lower right on the phone. Since I was using ADB over USB at the time, I could not click the button on the phone since I only had one device connected (no hub). If you have a hub it may be possible to use that approach. Alternately, if you use ADB over WiFi, it should also work. However, be aware that there is no way to see where you are clicking or confirm that it worked other than looking at the files on the SD card as ADB backup doesn't appear to give any feedback. Also, this isn't as easy as TB when it comes to restoring as you either have to backup every app one at a time or all together. When restoring, it's also a one shot deal so you can't select specific apps to restore from a larger set.
Hey Guys,
Been lurking for a while. I want to get into some Android development. I bought a cheap Galaxy Tab s SM-T800 from ebay. It was a retail unit, so came with the usual retail protection, but that was no issue, I've reflashed it and rooted it, it is now running 6.0.1 with build number MMb29K.T800XXU1CRJ1.
The issue is, there are a bunch of apps and files that appear to be left over from the retail demo mode, and I can't remove them. The apps won't uninstall, it just says "uninstall unsuccessful", and the files, when I try to delete them, it just says "failed to delete".
Even after freshly restoring the new firmware, the storage on this device is pretty much zero, a lot of the space being taken up with the files and apps that I can't remove.
There was just about enough space remaining to install System App Remover, but that couldn't delete the files and apps either.
How are these files being write protected? How do I go about removing the write protection? I'm wondering if this device, because it was a retail demo unit, was configured with some kind of write protected partition, which is why the storage is so low, and why I can't delete the apps?
Any thoughts, this is driving me nuts.
Thanks
Install a file manager that allows to mount the partitions in question as READ-WRITE, thus folders/files can get deleted
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Install a file manager that allows to mount the partitions in question as READ-WRITE, thus folders/files can get deleted
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Thanks, but I can't install any of the file manager apps, as there is not enough free space. I'll need to do it by connecting from Windows. What android partition/file manager would be a good one to use from Windows?
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Thanks, but I can't install any of the file manager apps, as there is not enough free space. I'll need to do it by connecting from Windows. What android partition/file manager would be a good one to use from Windows?
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Because your device is rooted, you use ADB ( read: Android Debug Bridge ) - what you've to install on your Windows computer - to manage this device - you must have turned on Developer options -> USB Debugging on it, of course: IMHO the only the chance you have.
Once done so, you connect your device via USB cable with Windows computer, then in Windows command prompt run the commands as follows - one after one:
Code:
adb devices
adb root
adb shell mount -o rw,remount / -t auto
If success then your Android device completly is switched to READ-WRITE mode, you then via further relevant ADB commands can remove folders/files which you consider dispensable, even apps if you know their package name, and so on ...
jwoegerbauer said:
Because your device is rooted, you use ADB ( read: Android Debug Bridge ) - what you've to install on your Windows computer - to manage this device - you must have turned on Developer options -> USB Debugging on it, of course: IMHO the only the chance you have.
Once done so, you connect your device via USB cable with Windows computer, then in Windows command prompt run the commands as follows - one after one:
Code:
adb devices
adb root
adb shell mount -o rw,remount / -t auto
If success then your Android device completly is switched to READ-WRITE mode, you then via further relevant ADB commands can remove folders/files which you consider dispensable, even apps if you know their package name, and so on ...
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Thanks for your details.
So I tired this but the adb root command wasn't working. It was coming up with the message:
adbd cannot run as root in production builds
So after a bit of research, I found the adp insecure app from Chainfire, that apparently resolves this exact problem. So I've deployed that to the tab and run it, but now when I connect the tablet to my PC, the PC doesn't connect. I get the charging symbol on the tab, so the connection is in place, but it is not detected by the pc, so I can't connect using adb.
Any suggestions would be much appreciated?
Thanks
DotNetDude said:
Thanks for your details.
So I tired this but the adb root command wasn't working. It was coming up with the message:
adbd cannot run as root in production builds
So after a bit of research, I found the adp insecure app from Chainfire, that apparently resolves this exact problem. So I've deployed that to the tab and run it, but now when I connect the tablet to my PC, the PC doesn't connect. I get the charging symbol on the tab, so the connection is in place, but it is not detected by the pc, so I can't connect using adb.
Any suggestions would be much appreciated?
Thanks
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I realise I am responding to my own message!
Now that I am running with adb insecure, I have realisd that the USB debugging mode from developer settings is working in reverse. That is, if I enable it, the tab detaches form the PC. If I disable it, the tab reconnects to the pc. However with that setting disabled, and the pc connected, when I then run the command adb devices, it says there are no devices connected (even though I can browse to the tablet through windows explorer)
From within the adb insecure app on the tablet, when I enable the app, I can see it displays a message that says USB debugging is disabled.
I have no idea what is going on here...
Any help much appreciated?
Thanks
@DotNetDude
May be reading this helps.
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@DotNetDude
May be reading this helps.
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Thanks for this. Actually, adbd insecure was just causing more problems. In the end I have resolved this by extracting the PIT file and re-partitioning. Firmware then restored correctly and all the problems are now gone, and there is plenty of free space remaining.