It fell on it's corner and I just knew to expect the worst!
Anyway,
1) Is there anyway I can perform a titanium backup of what is on there at the moment? I want to (if possible) restore everything to my backup android phone
2) If not, can I retrieve an existing titanium backup off there? It might not have everything, but better than nothing
3) The phone is insured for accidental damage, so I need to get it back to factory. Should I just enter download mode, flash a stock ROM via odin, and send in to the insurer?
Thanks
If you have a USB host adapter, you can plug an USB mouse to the phone and use the mouse to operate Titanium Backup to do all your backups, which you can copy over to the PC using a regular USB cable.
A bluetooth mouse also works, and in either case the mouse replaces perfectly the touchscreen.
On CARPET and this happened?
Wow!
Dropped both my SII and my old HD2 on concrete and ceramic tile. No damage at all.
Simonetti2011 said:
If you have a USB host adapter, you can plug an USB mouse to the phone and use the mouse to operate Titanium Backup to do all your backups, which you can copy over to the PC using a regular USB cable.
A bluetooth mouse also works, and in either case the mouse replaces perfectly the touchscreen.
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Thanks, will this do the job?
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Aftermarket...ef=sr_1_2?rps=1&ie=UTF8&qid=1349899928&sr=8-2
donalgodon said:
On CARPET and this happened?
Wow!
Dropped both my SII and my old HD2 on concrete and ceramic tile. No damage at all.
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I also dropped my S2 on some pretty hard stuff, no damage.. s3 definitely seems more fragile
3473 said:
Thanks, will this do the job?
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Aftermarket...ef=sr_1_2?rps=1&ie=UTF8&qid=1349899928&sr=8-2
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Yes, I use one just like that.
Thanks. It's kinda difficult to see the phone screen though because of the smash, is there anyway I can emulate the phone screen onto my computer monitor so that I can see the whole thing?
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Thanks. It's kinda difficult to see the phone screen though because of the smash, is there anyway I can emulate the phone screen onto my computer monitor so that I can see the whole thing?
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Like this? https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.onaips.vnc
Any VNC server on Play Store might do the job, but they require your phone to be rooted beforehand, and you need to have at least some visibility (even if very limited) of the screen to setup the VNC server. Afterwards you don't even need to look at the screen and you can control everything through the computer.
For a VNC client, there are literally thousands of them free, and the choice depends on your operating system.
Ok now it seems I get no image at all on the screen. It's compltely blank
I was thinking of using a mhl adapter... but then I won't be able to plug the mouse in to navigate
The insurer might not care tbh not worth the risk tho.. You could adb into the device and transfer the sdcard over? The. Flash the new rom via odin..
Ps I'm sure there is a way to use otg cable with mhl
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In Denmark Samsung has given us a few Samsung Premium Service Shops where we can get digitizer + amoled repaired for 525,- Danish Kr, arround 50 quid... Is it only in Denmark we have this offer??
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Hi, im looking at the posibility of installing one of these into the dash of my Jaguar XK8 to use for GPS, media playback, OBD etc. Most of it shound be relatively straightforward looking around the forums.
Sound wise I can link to my head units auxilary input.
GPS looks possible using a bluetooth GPS.
OBD again using a bluetooth device in conjuction with Torque in android.
Possible link up for reversing camera if i use a USB tv tuner maybe?
Power wise i can use a car charger hidden away inside the dash. Question though, will the unit automatically power on if it receives an AC charge in the case where the battery has run flat and the device has turned off beyond being in a suspend mode?
Is pretty much everything controllable on screen? My current plan would leave no access to hard buttons.
USB host - can I connect to a laptop hard drive using a usb to ide adapter? Just thinking for my 100gb media hard disc.
Think that is most of the stuff covered really.
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Possible link up for reversing camera if i use a USB tv tuner maybe?
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Yes, root your tablet, use any by linux kernel supported device and some development skills and you're ready to go. idk a out-of-the-box solution.
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Power wise i can use a car charger hidden away inside the dash. Question though, will the unit automatically power on if it receives an AC charge in the case where the battery has run flat and the device has turned off beyond being in a suspend mode?
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I got my A101 just for development stuff and put the charger in a power strip with a switch. when I turn the power strip on, the A101 just starts up
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Is pretty much everything controllable on screen? My current plan would leave no access to hard buttons.
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the only button would be the power button for shutdown or reboot or the volume control. you would have to have a widget or an app for volume control.
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USB host - can I connect to a laptop hard drive using a usb to ide adapter? Just thinking for my 100gb media hard disc.
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yesno, depends on how much power the harddisc draws. but if you like to attach a camera or livetv adapter as well you have to use an powered usb hub anyway
Wow, thanks for your response... looks like it will do anything that i originally wanted really, which is good news!
Im looking at maybe getting a 7 inch archos - what has prompted this is that I just made the move to android from a windows mobile and so far im dead impressed with it. I also previously had a full windows PC in a car that was unfortunately damaged. Im just looking at fitting something into my replacement car and i thought that a full windows PC is less ideal than an android machine.
I still have my old USB GPS device, which I believe has linux drivers - am I right in saying that if it has linux drivers then it may be possible to get it working under android?
For the most part i cant see the lack of hard keys being a problem. Volume up / volume down will be taken care of by my head unit - so i can set and forget the volume (should be able to set it on screen initially yeah?). Reboot can be handled on screen as well - so far I havent experienced android crashing or freezing, but is this something that tends to happen? If so i guess that will be my biggest problem point.
Also - this is a real long shot - does anyone know if the Archos 70 IT's that are brought as 8gb still have internal laptop hard drive connectors - if so i can just drop in an internal hard drive rather than use usb host.
After having a look at units in store I decided to go with the G9 Archos 80. So far im liking it a lot, its speedy, has a full size usb port on the back which allows me to access my laptop hard drive via a USB -> ide adapter and turns on as soon as it gets power - and has working sat nav. 90% of my goals are already met - just needs some soft finessing and installation in car. Just hoping someone roots the thing soon so I can get her to shutdown / reboot via an app.
Jaguar......xD
Hi!
My Galaxy S2 got beer damaged. Everything but touch-input works. Button works, screen looks brilliant, battery, charging, everything.
Any suggestions for what i could use my phone for?
Is it possible to use it as an extra laptop-monitor via usb/wifi/bluetooth/(HDMI-in??)?
Is it possible, with some PC-software, to control the phone through USB?
Is it possible, without the touch working, to install a firmware-version that allows me to use both keyboard+mouse through USB-host-mode, and is the keyboard/mouse active already from the first android-welcome screen, or should it be activated by touch?
It is SO annoying to have a brilliant tiny computer, with a brilliant display, but no way of controlling it.
Buy a new digitalizer of eBay and fix it
Max. (From my Galaxy 2)
MacaronyMax said:
Buy a new digitalizer of eBay and fix it
Max. (From my Galaxy 2)
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But how can i be sure theres nothing wrong with the digitalizer-receiver-part of the mainboard?
And i might get a new S2 for free from assurance, so this is more like a general question. Any possible alternative usage of a brilliant Android-handset without touch-input working.
Btw: The "Back"- and "Menu"-touchbuttons work. Are they not part of the digitalizer?
You can buy one of those USB OnTheGo cables from eBay, plug in a mouse and control it as if it's a PC.
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Mouse should work with USB-OTG-Adapter.
After you've got that running you could install android vnc server to control it wirelessly via PC.
Also you could use a powered hub, put some massive USB harddrive on it and you got ourself a low-power linux-server
Connect to wifi, connect to TV, pair with a Bluetooth mouse and use as a laptop, movie player etc over TV.
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ok, so today i decided to help my friend fix her SGS2, since it was suddenly going CRAZY after she switched to her spare battery! she has been using it for only..3-4 months with no problems until today AFAIK. she is a normal user, so no rooting nothing.
phone version 2.3.3, zskg2.
so basically the problems that happened were that:
1.) MTP App thing kept flashing for a while, so i tried to turn it off and reboot. after a few times the MTP thing stopped, but then another happened. after powering off, the phone would still turn back on immediately by itself.
2.) Dock screen (as if the phone was docked) kept appearing for no reason
3.) battery life draining like crazy
so i thought it was just a software problem , i could flash a few roms whatever and it would be ok.
we thoguht maybe it was the spare battery's fault, so i eventually changed back to the original Samsung battery when trying to fix. no luck.
so i plugged the phone into usb on my computer. no response WTF? ticked usb debugging tried just usb media storage mode etc neither computer nor phone did anything when usb attached! BUT, the phone is able to charge from electric wall socket. very strange.
HOWEVER, when i ran ODIN, it actually detected somehow?! So i decided to uninstall and reinstall kies, thinking maybe it would help. i think after reinstalling, i plugged the phone in and it did install drivers, or maybe i was confusing it with some other driver installation.. actually i might be confused since i had my own SGS2 with me as well.
so after googling and searching a bit for things like 'usb problems' etc, i thought maybe her usb port was just dirty. currently dont have access to alcohol to clean it a bit but actually out of maybe 50 times of plugging and unplugging the USB cable i got the phone to have a response twice?
Anyway, I managed to flash CF-root and then flashed Litening ROM on her phone. it still does not do anything when i plug in the USB cable.
any ideas people? phone is just charging from socket now. after flashing litening ROM i still had one instance where it randomly changed to the Dock screen. weird as hell.
Maybe its broke and needs a warranty repair. Do you really think you should have tried flashing, making the warranty void?
On a more helpful note I spent hours trying to make my sgs2 connect to my new laptop. It would charge but not connect.
I got it to work by using a USB port on the other side of the PC. Simple as that. Something to do worth more power on USB port that attaches directly to the motherboard.
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From what I read, it surely looks like there is something wrong with the USB/USB port/USB cable to PC.
I don't know an exact answer to solve your problem, but I can only list possibilities to certain fixes.
- Use a different port on your computer
- Try a different computer
- Change USB to PC cable
- Wipe Dalvik Cache
- Wipe Cache Partition
- Wipe Battery Stats
If that doesn't work, you have to go back to your local provider, assuming either Smartone, 1O1O, 3 or PCCW and hope that they would fix it for you IF you didn't reset your counter back to 0. If you want to bring it back and it is under warranty, get a USB jig off eBay, plug it in to the phone, and the custom counter would reset so you can claim your full warranty. (just hope that your USB slot can even recognize the jig when inserted or you're screwed)
uh oh.. crap. she didn't get the phone through the networks but yeah.. guess I might have to usb jig it etc. thanks for advice guys.
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From what I read, it surely looks like there is something wrong with the USB/USB port/USB cable to PC.
I don't know an exact answer to solve your problem, but I can only list possibilities to certain fixes.
- Use a different port on your computer
- Try a different computer
- Change USB to PC cable
- Wipe Dalvik Cache
- Wipe Cache Partition
- Wipe Battery Stats
If that doesn't work, you have to go back to your local provider, assuming either Smartone, 1O1O, 3 or PCCW and hope that they would fix it for you IF you didn't reset your counter back to 0. If you want to bring it back and it is under warranty, get a USB jig off eBay, plug it in to the phone, and the custom counter would reset so you can claim your full warranty. (just hope that your USB slot can even recognize the jig when inserted or you're screwed)
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again, thanks for the advice about this .
this morning i did manage to get the phone to at least register that it was charging when plugged in to the USB, although it would still not do the USB debug or media storage mode at all. Additionally, the 'dock' screen also appeared several times after unplugging the USB. really strange. also tried using another computer and USB ports as well, didn't make a difference either..
i even tried turning off the phone, taking out battery and cleaning the usb port with rubbing alcohol, and it temporarily solved the self booting problem but it came back again shortly.
would you have any experience with whether the samsung repair centres void warranty or not in HK? i am getting a USB JIG just in case though..
just wondering: would I be able to use qtadb program to access the phones sdcard you think? since odin could detect and flash, but not kies or the normal windows driver stuff.
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sounds to me like the usb cable is not working
or your pc case is not giving enought power to be detected properly, try to plug it directly to the motherboard usb ports
i also believe making the warrnty void was not the smartest choice lol
cheers
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just wondering: would I be able to use qtadb program to access the phones sdcard you think? since odin could detect and flash, but not kies or the normal windows driver stuff.
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Easiest way is to place a Micro SD card into the phone, backup all data from the internal SD card to the Micro SD card. Keep it simple
Titanium Backup is a great app for that since you're rooted.
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sounds to me like the usb cable is not working
or your pc case is not giving enought power to be detected properly, try to plug it directly to the motherboard usb ports
i also believe making the warrnty void was not the smartest choice lol
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hi, thanks for the response! it shouldn't be the case since my own galaxys2 works perfectly fine when I plug it in. ah well I'm getting a USB jig today, it should be ok.. the phone responded to Odin , it's not completely dead#! (I hope)
nicholaschum said:
Easiest way is to place a Micro SD card into the phone, backup all data from the internal SD card to the Micro SD card. Keep it simple
Titanium Backup is a great app for that since you're rooted.
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oh good idea, didn't think about backing up with a micro sd. thanks# still wondering if qtadb would be able to access the phone though!
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flafla said:
oh good idea, didn't think about backing up with a micro sd. thanks# still wondering if qtadb would be able to access the phone though!
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You can connect QtADB with your phone via Wifi, so if USB does not work, since the USB does not really work.
Yes, QtADB works with External SD support
How to connect QtADB with Phone via Wifi
1) connect Your phone via usb, when it’s connected choose Connection->WiFi from menu and type phones IP and port (to change connection mode You need to connect QtADB with phone because its changing options in phone, not in QtADB. Next time You don’t have to connect usb before connecting via Wifi)
2) install on phone adbWireless and run. Press green button, it will show Your IP and port on phone screen. Type it to the QtADB and press connect.
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It also breaks down storage info into system partition, data partition, internal and external SD cards etc.
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Download QtADB here: http://qtadb.wordpress.com/download/
hi again all, I didn't manage to get qtadb to work .but anyway, my friends phone started going crazy dockscreen mode again and turning on by itself. so i flashed stock rom and kernel back on friends's phone with odin, and then USB jig worked perfectly fine! thanks for responses and help guys!
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I'm at work and no access to a proper computer, so searching is a bit difficult at the moment. Would appreciate it if you guys could suggest some options for me
Basically my microUSB port has gone faulty, it won't stay connected to any of my 4 USB cables/chargers. It will charge for a bit, but then stop and make the disconnected sound, without being touched. Sometimes wiggling it can get it start charging again, but it needs to be repaired.
So, I need to unroot and put it back to stock. I'm concerned that trying to flash via Odin is going to end badly, if the port suddenly decides to disconnect itself from the computer in the middle of the process.
What should I do? I'm pretty new to Samsung, this is my first one, and I have heard about a mobile Odin - is this an option? If not, then what are my choices?
Thanks.
Bump.
Any ideas, guys/gals? I'm very reluctant to just try flashing a stock ROM through Odin, because I am almost 100% the USB will disconnect during the process. At the moment I have a working phone, and I don't want to change that to a bricked phone!
If there is no way to do this without a reliable USB connection, then does anyone know what Three UK are like when it comes to warranty repairs on modded phones? Do they even check if it's been flashed with custom firmware?
Use Mobile Odin
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Use Mobile Odin
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OK, I found Mobile Odin, I'm gonna buy the pro version. Any "watch out for this" advice? I've literally only used desktop Odin once before, other than that I've just flashed ROMs through recovery....
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OK, I found Mobile Odin, I'm gonna buy the pro version. Any "watch out for this" advice? I've literally only used desktop Odin once before, other than that I've just flashed ROMs through recovery....
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The same advice you get when you use the desktop Odin. I'd used it and no problems at all. GL
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OK, I found Mobile Odin, I'm gonna buy the pro version. Any "watch out for this" advice? I've literally only used desktop Odin once before, other than that I've just flashed ROMs through recovery....
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Yeh mobile Odin should be fine, just make sure it has enough charge and you have done all the triangle away etc. you need first. I guess try and follow this guide but with mobile odin - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1911726 The unroot guide at the bottom should help
I think the voltage is too low. If you use usb extension cords or other chargers the voltages could get too low and the phone reduces the charging power so charging gets very slow. With a loose contact this is also possible. Try to unplug and plug in the phone.
Whoa guys. Hold your horses. Turn into repair? Never do that until its your last option. This problem isn't uncommon tho, and often its an easy fix as well. What it sounds like is a loose connection. So here's how to fix:
1)Turn the phone off. Its not nessisary but its better safe than sorry right?
2) Get something thin, a pocket knife works great, maybe a saftey pin might do the trick?
3) Locate the microUSB port, and since we are on a i9300 forum, its going to be on the bottom, easy to find.
4) Inside that port, is a panel thatsticks out, this has the gold/ metalic panels that connect with the gold/ metalic pannels on the charger that you try to plug in. There is a very small space bellow it, get your tool (knife / saftey pin) and GENTALLY pry up that pannel. Be ohhhh so careful of it, you really dont need much for it to work again.
5) Once satasfied, test it! Turn on the phone and connect it up for a charge/to the computer. It should be working like new.
This is common when you continuesly use the port. This happened to my old nexus s and was an easy fix.
If this doesn't work for you, it might be worth checking inside the phone. There are some good dissasembly guides on Youtube that an assist you. All you would then need to check is the connections the the MicroUSB port. If one appears damaged (which is kinda unlikely) then you may need to solder. If you feel uncomfortable doing that, then by all means, send it to Samsung.
Hope I helped. Any further questions your better of sending me a PM. Cheers!
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Whoa guys. Hold your horses. Turn into repair? Never do that until its your last option. This problem isn't uncommon tho, and often its an easy fix as well. What it sounds like is a loose connection. So here's how to fix:
1)Turn the phone off. Its not nessisary but its better safe than sorry right?
2) Get something thin, a pocket knife works great, maybe a saftey pin might do the trick?
3) Locate the microUSB port, and since we are on a i9300 forum, its going to be on the bottom, easy to find.
4) Inside that port, is a panel thatsticks out, this has the gold/ metalic panels that connect with the gold/ metalic pannels on the charger that you try to plug in. There is a very small space bellow it, get your tool (knife / saftey pin) and GENTALLY pry up that pannel. Be ohhhh so careful of it, you really dont need much for it to work again.
5) Once satasfied, test it! Turn on the phone and connect it up for a charge/to the computer. It should be working like new.
This is common when you continuesly use the port. This happened to my old nexus s and was an easy fix.
If this doesn't work for you, it might be worth checking inside the phone. There are some good dissasembly guides on Youtube that an assist you. All you would then need to check is the connections the the MicroUSB port. If one appears damaged (which is kinda unlikely) then you may need to solder. If you feel uncomfortable doing that, then by all means, send it to Samsung.
Hope I helped. Any further questions your better of sending me a PM. Cheers!
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Thanks, but I don't think it's a good idea for me to start undertaking physical repairs on a six month old phone. I'll let Three Mobile do it or replace it.
By all means though check the first option in attempting to push the connectors up
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There's something wrong with my PC,it gives me electric shock when I touch the case.And when I connect my usb cable with it,I can feel the electric shock on the other end.Once I plug the cable in my gs3,I can feel the electric shock on the pins that connect with the battery.That's the only place I feel it since the gs3 is luckily made of plastic.I don't want to repair my PC because I will be changing it soon anyways,I'm only worried on my phone.Can this damage it in any way ? I have been doing it for a month and nothing happened but I'm afraid something would happen,I don't keep it for long times(only when I need to transfer files).If it can damage it,can I somehow stop it from charging when connected to my PC ?
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There's something wrong with my PC,it gives me electric shock when I touch the case.And when I connect my usb cable with it,I can feel the electric shock on the other end.Once I plug the cable in my gs3,I can feel the electric shock on the pins that connect with the battery.That's the only place I feel it since the gs3 is luckily made of plastic.I don't want to repair my PC because I will be changing it soon anyways,I'm only worried on my phone.Can this damage it in any way ? I have been doing it for a month and nothing happened but I'm afraid something would happen,I don't keep it for long times(only when I need to transfer files).If it can damage it,can I somehow stop it from charging when connected to my PC ?
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i guess you pc doesn't have an earth connection :-/
My old flat had that problem. The wiring in your home might be the issue. Changing PC wont help it.
As far as connecting your phone, well, I never had an issue (charging, flashing, adb'ing).
New verb to adb.
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try a Kernel with charging control and set the current to zero
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i guess you pc doesn't have an earth connection :-/
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My old flat had that problem. The wiring in your home might be the issue. Changing PC wont help it.
As far as connecting your phone, well, I never had an issue (charging, flashing, adb'ing).
New verb to adb.
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Well,I use the same wall socket for other purposes other than connecting my PC's power supply cord and I never had any problems.Highly unlikely it is something wrong with my house's electricity + this only started happening a month ago,I guess it's something with my PC's PSU.Good to know it didn't cause any problems to your device.
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I'm currently using adam kernel and the lowest the current can be set to is 100 mA.Not sure about siyah but I believe it is the same.
in that case it's not possible. use FTP
Glebun said:
in that case it's not possible. use FTP
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Not really as functional as USB but I guess I have to deal with it till I change my PC,better safe than sorry.