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Whether you are new or a veteran at rooting, you know that rooting is boring!
It's a lot of typing and even making sure you leave the right spaces.. -__-
Last I remember, I posted Ultimate Noob Rooter. It was a great way for people to root, but it had its flaws.
That's when dbzfanatic decided to intergrate some of my ideas with he's and make rooting even easier!!
Very Easy!
I Presend to you:
ULTRA EASY ROOTER
STEPS
1) Download From FileServe - CLICK ME TO DOWNLOAD
2) Extract the .zip folder anywhere you like
3) Open "mt3gs rooter.exe"
4) Read and click "Root Me!"
BIG thanks go to
dbzfanatic - for all his help, efforts, and making the app.
xologist - me, for having the idea to make rooting easier.
nbetcher - who's rooting method we are using
cyanogen - for the .bat he had in he's website that motivated me to making root easier.
As a note this method does use ADB which is included but may require drivers. I will probably be posting a tutorial on ADB setup as soon as I get a reply from svetius about something (proper posting place mainly).
Go ahead and try it though, some systems work "out-of-the-box".
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Problem
I'm trying to root my wifes Slide and am using your program. I don't think it's working with my Dell. When it gets to the step after turning WiFi back on it says Volume up and other steps but the only thing that happens when I hit Volume Up is turns up the volume.
What did I do wrong? I'm a noob to this device, I own a Vibrant and know nothing about the Slide...
Thanks
Alright, does a cmd window pop up on its own?
Edit: also did it find your device? I noticed a bug in my code (accidentally commented a line) that's supposed to kill the program if the phone isn't detected.
I have the same problem and the CMD prompt does come up on its own but its just an endless loop of instructions, press volume button down etc. But nothing happens on the phone it doesn't even restart
I'm also having an issue with not being able to do anything after the menu comes up and says press volume up to apply update. It only turns up the volume. I love how easy this update is, I'm just hoping I'm not making it harder than it seems lol.
Just to update my post, I tried to use the method again and it will not find my phone... It did before twice and now it won't. Strange huh? A little help here please.
Phone is not found and I get the CMD window but never a reboot. I really wanna root this phone with ease!
Just do it the manual way. The root process is fully described here: http://richard.gluga.com/2010/08/complete-guide-to-rooting-and-hacking.html
Good work on trying to make a tool to automate all this, maybe one day we'll get to a true 1-click root method (but by then the Slide will be obsolete and in a museum, lol).
I come from the Vibrant which takes one .zip file and 10 minutes to root with NO PC... So learning all this tech stuff to root the wifes MT3GS is too much. I know others have succeded in rooting with this Ultra Easy Rooter so I'm hoping I can too.
If you can't root this way then there's another way to do it. The method I am reffering to is the no pc root method located here in the forums. Just follow the instructions and it should be pretty easy if you know what your doing. After all it is all going to be done on the phone, which means (no adb required or no pc required)
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Got a link? Wait, we are still talking about the Slide right?
I'm wondering if the person that started this thread is going to comment or help solve the problems going on?
The program works perfectly as long as adb sees your phone and is setup properly. I mentioned you needed adb before, that means you need to be able to run adb from any command prompt and not get a prompt saying "adb is not recognized as an internal or batch command" or whatever. I'm tweaking the code so it should run from the adb file inlcluded, just replace the program. That should solve all the issues except if your phone is not found. If it's not you must install the adb drivers for the mytouch slide (install pda.net,easytether,or the latest htc sync with your phone plugged in,that should give you the drivers. you may need to restart).
Edit: also sorry for the delay, for some reason XDA isn't sending me emails when this thread gets replies, plus I was sleeping.
Edit 2: alright updated program attached. I guess everyone who tested and reported had adb setup like me, sorry guys.
dbzfanatic said:
The program works perfectly as long as adb sees your phone and is setup properly. I mentioned you needed adb before, that means you need to be able to run adb from any command prompt and not get a prompt saying "adb is not recognized as an internal or batch command" or whatever. I'm tweaking the code so it should run from the adb file inlcluded, just replace the program. That should solve all the issues except if your phone is not found. If it's not you must install the adb drivers for the mytouch slide (install pda.net,easytether,or the latest htc sync with your phone plugged in,that should give you the drivers. you may need to restart).
Edit: also sorry for the delay, for some reason XDA isn't sending me emails when this thread gets replies, plus I was sleeping.
Edit 2: alright updated program attached. I guess everyone who tested and reported had adb setup like me, sorry guys.
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Before I read what you posted now, I kept getting the "adb is not recognized as an internal or batch command" so I stopped doing it for awhile to get unfrustrated lol. The program does see my phone but won't write like its supposed to. I'm gonna try it again (I'm determine lol) I have solved the drivers problem(downloaded the htc sync thing) I'm gonna try it again and report back. Thanks for the response and sorry for waking you! *blush*
Don't worry, I woke up on my own . Hopefully this tweaked version works. If you can get adb shell to work in a command prompt and it still doesn't work would you mind sharing the output of a few commands I'll send you so I can figure out what's up?
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Don't worry, I woke up on my own . Hopefully this tweaked version works. If you can get adb shell to work in a command prompt and it still doesn't work would you mind sharing the output of a few commands I'll send you so I can figure out what's up?
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Okay this time it went thru the commands fine but it didn't reboot or anything. Still stock here. *sighs* Noob question but how do I send you commands lol.
Just copy the output from the cmd window. Try clicking the button again, for some reason sometimes it takes 2 run-throughs to function, sometimes it only takes one. I swear adb hates me, fix one problem 30 more pop up.
It won't let me pull the stuff from command thing but I noticed 2 things, something with exploid and an incorrect password input. The rest breezed thru.
I have read many times over now jcase method and have tried it twice now without success- clearly I am doing something wrong. I have working adb on my pc and all the prerequisite files in the correct directory. I seem to be going wrong at the "adb restore backup.ab" point- it says allow it to restore but in my terminal that process is very quick and the phone does nothing. Am I not waiting long enough?...and appears as if nothing else happens so I go to first terminal and stop it as directions say...but after that the next important 5 code steps say failed or file not found-is that what is supposed to happen?...I finish the remaining steps and then head to htc un unlock but it comes back FAILED Anyone with success have any tips?? I'm stumped...but not bricked...yet!
are you connected to the internet during that time ?
Allowing it to restore means to acknowledge it on the phone itself. Touch the appropriate button on the phone.
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Unlock your phone and click the allow button.
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And after touching the "allow" button,, be prepared to wait several minutes. That command is restoring a 300 mob for. It takes awhile.
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Appreciate the help guys! So I should see a message on my phone that requires me to allow? That I did not see or do...sounds hopefull. I have been thinking my adb version was not supporting restore as when I did the restore step all I see is like a help screen, with no direction to allow, or continue or yes/no.....and yes I was connected to internet...should I not be? Won't be able to try this again till tonight but really appreciate the help!
After using the adb restore command, you should turn your phone screen on, and there should be a message waiting that is asking you to confirm that you want to restore.
If you aren't seeing that message after turning your phone screen on, then it sounds like your adb might be too old, our you got a bad download of backup.ab
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rootntootn said:
Appreciate the help guys! So I should see a message on my phone that requires me to allow? That I did not see or do...sounds hopefull. I have been thinking my adb version was not supporting restore as when I did the restore step all I see is like a help screen, with no direction to allow, or continue or yes/no.....and yes I was connected to internet...should I not be? Won't be able to try this again till tonight but really appreciate the help!
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I made this mistake last night
is the backup.ab file in the same folder as the adb command is?
I forgot to move the backup file and that is when you get the help screen..
munchy_cool said:
I made this mistake last night
is the backup.ab file in the same folder as the adb command is?
I forgot to move the backup file and that is when you get the help screen..
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Will check all this stuff out, all sounds like it's pointing me in the right direction and I am a bit complsive so I will get there sooner or later, any other thoughts will be greatly appreciated and investigated...I think my files are where they are supposed to be BUT I will check and re-check
try it and let us know dude ..do not proceed until you are sure backup is done
Ok...some success, did it in win 8 but I think it was my version of adb that was the problem..not version of windows or files-however I had a zillion files and shortcuts on 7 and I was getting confused so I switched.
I did now get the backup to run, unlocked and allowed on phone...let it finish and all seemed great but last step before reboot...the "adb shell dd if=/sdcard/CIDBLOCK.img of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p5" code returned something like permission denied? Anyway I did reboot and did try for the hell of it, to unlock at HTC...but of course It FAILED. I did not factory reset this time so I am thinking maybe that's the problem and will try again later. Any other thoughts on this demise?
Maybe windows 8 is the problem
droid DNA \m/ √[π]¶~™
munchy_cool said:
Maybe windows 8 is the problem
droid DNA \m/ √[π]¶~™
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Could be except that it did work up to that (almost) last step...I did read to factory reboot before trying again but I did not...mostly because I was lazy...but also because the image files were already in my phone storage anyway and that,s what the first few steps do...I started from backup.ab code part so I will do the whole deal over...later-burned at the moment.
Done Deal
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Could be except that it did work up to that (almost) last step...I did read to factory reboot before trying again but I did not...mostly because I was lazy...but also because the image files were already in my phone storage anyway and that,s what the first few steps do...I started from backup.ab code part so I will do the whole deal over...later-burned at the moment.
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Well...It all finally went well!! Can't thank members enough for all the help...I will pay it forward!!
I rooted my lg on my computer, but I have not connected it since. Everytime I try, it says it does not recognize , that one of the USB devices has malfunctioned. I have installed the lg USB driver 3 different times and still can't get it, I have tried all 5 USB ports I have, same thing. Any ideas
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I tried restoring to before my first lg driver install, reinstalled driver software, still same error
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Have you uninstalled the drivers?
If not, with the phone plugged in, go to device manager, find the device, uninstall it, unplug and then replug in your phone.
Yes I did, I'm very computer literate. Turns out a cable can't tell you its bad, the original cable seem to be the problem. Probably why sometimes I get slow charge when plugged into the wall. All may be null and void when I attempt n4 conversion lol , wish me luck!
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Good luck. I recommend having LGNPST prepped to revert to stock, with the DLLs and the BIN/TOT version of the LG ROM. AFAIK, that's the only way to get back, because of how extensive the N4 conversion is. Reverting with a ZIP ROM in CWM is unlikely to work.
Yah , I think I'm going to give up on trying, between the cable thing, now I can only talk to my phone through adb, fast boot won't seem to work. Plus I can't find a lgnpst guide anywhere for our phone. No idea where to get the DLL I'm supposed to flash with, nor where to get the files to flash back. This is my first lg, I've been a HTC guy, so I know nothing about lgnpst. Thanks though
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ripbabey said:
Yah , I think I'm going to give up on trying, between the cable thing, now I can only talk to my phone through adb, fast boot won't seem to work. Plus I can't find a lgnpst guide anywhere for our phone. No idea where to get the DLL I'm supposed to flash with, nor where to get the files to flash back. This is my first lg, I've been a HTC guy, so I know nothing about lgnpst. Thanks though
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The Windows 8 guide works (even if you're in Windows 7):
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2013067
Step 5 refers to a folder in a zip file that you get a link to in IRC.
When you go into irc an you !info lgnpst click on other versions and get phantomphreak53's
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That's the #lg-optimus-g channel on Freenode.
Yes, the DLL refers to "LS970," but it works fine with the E970.
To obtain the files listed in the first four steps, I just Googled them and found Dropbox links.
The TOT/BIN file in question would be this one: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1984545
It will take a while to download; the server appears to average 100 KB/s.
As you can seee, it's kind of a pain to set up LGNPST's environment correctly. I recommend taking all of those files and backing them up to a secure location, so that you never need to hunt them down and re-download them again.
The guide also doesn't mention that your phone needs to be in Download Mode to interact with LGNPST. This is achieved by turning the phone off, plugging it into your computer with a USB cable, then holding down the power button and both volume buttons at the same time until the Download Mode indicator shows up on your screen. It may take several attempts; the process appears to have a low tolerance for poor button press timing.
LGNPST will interact with your phone even if Windows no longer recognizes it. I think that's why it remains popular as a last-resort recovery method.
ripbabey said:
Yah , I think I'm going to give up on trying, between the cable thing, now I can only talk to my phone through adb, fast boot won't seem to work. Plus I can't find a lgnpst guide anywhere for our phone. No idea where to get the DLL I'm supposed to flash with, nor where to get the files to flash back. This is my first lg, I've been a HTC guy, so I know nothing about lgnpst. Thanks though
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Everything you need is on Team Nocturnals website where the conversion thread is minus lgnpst and the nexus 4 drivers.
After you flash the n4 conversion, boot in recovery and then install the nexus 4 universal naked drivers (Google it, should be the first xda link.) Then you can use adb to fast boot -w and flash a recovery. Just read a little more and you'll realize its not hard at all. Just make sure everything is prepared. Good luck if you try it. It was very interesting to me. I've gone back to stock and came back to the conversion after the sdcard fix
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Right now the problem I am having is getting windows to recognize my phone in boot loader/ fast boot which will prevent me from being able to fastboot -w , I have a thread on here should be titled fast boot and recovery. Posted it last night. I'm trying to make sure everything is ready, but my phone and my PC are just trying to fight me every which way lol. I'm going to try another computer and see if things run smoother, I have rooted and unlocked a bunch of phones for friends and myself on my laptop. Wondering if I'm just having a lot of driver conflicts lol
Its not about what you know , but who you know.
You might need to flash your recovery, and possibly lock your bootloader again. What I have seen over my several rooted phones is that sometimes when unlocking them, the binary code doesn't match up and will not allow the battery, USB port, and even screen to work with the software. Won't matter if you unistall or reinstall the drivers. Hope this help!
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You might need to flash your recovery, and possibly lock your bootloader again. What I have seen over my several rooted phones is that sometimes when unlocking them, the binary code doesn't match up and will not allow the battery, USB port, and even screen to work with the software. Won't matter if you unistall or reinstall the drivers. Hope this help!
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Which software are you describing? I have not lgnpst 'd anything yet, it does notice my phone both with phone on and connection settings to lg software, and in download mode. The problem I am currently stuck on is getting my PC to notice my phone in boot loader so I can't use any fb commands. I can talk to my phone when its on through adb commands no problem.
I dont want to get in trouble, the original problem was I could not get windows to notice my phone at all. I fixed that by trying a different USB cord, apparently my original is failing. If you would like to help me more so I don't get yelled at, please post in my other thread titled fast boot and recovery in the qa thread. I really want to attempt this, its my bday. So it would be a awesome little bday present to my flashaholic self
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ripbabey said:
Yah , I think I'm going to give up on trying, between the cable thing, now I can only talk to my phone through adb, fast boot won't seem to work. Plus I can't find a lgnpst guide anywhere for our phone. No idea where to get the DLL I'm supposed to flash with, nor where to get the files to flash back. This is my first lg, I've been a HTC guy, so I know nothing about lgnpst. Thanks though
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Man how you using adb ? i wiped system by mistake and now i can access download mode recovery and i tried adb but my pc doesent recocgnize my device installed drivers and stuff and tried all the ports but nothing..so i can't use any tools right now to unbrick,,i can't flash because i have nothing on the internal memory also i'm on e975 i need adb to push a rom onto the sd card please help
Im in bit of a problem here.
With the new security check in 4.2+ I have to accept my computer on my device when using adb. Fair enough. Problem is I just broke my screen/digitizer and thereby cant accept. I am rooted and have custom recovery. I need adb to extract my data and I want to get screencast work as well.
I hear you say "why not just use the same computer as you rooted it on in the first place". Well thats just not possible anymore..
Device Nexus 7 (2012) android 4.2.2 (rooted and CW recovery)
What options do I have to work around this? All I can think of is downgrading to prior android, but Im not sure how well that will work, neither do I know how to push romfiles without adb.
Help/ideas even opinions is greatly appreciated!
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I have this exact same problem right now.
Would love to get a solution for this.
If you need to extract some files and you have a broken screen do not change android versions as chances are it will make it very difficult to extract any info (as in it will be wiped)
Maybe try a tool like android commander or droid explorer to control device with PC, if this won't work see if you can boot to recovery and use adb in there
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COLDrum said:
I have this exact same problem right now.
Would love to get a solution for this.
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Please post here if you find a working solution for this.
demkantor said:
If you need to extract some files and you have a broken screen do not change android versions as chances are it will make it very difficult to extract any info (as in it will be wiped)
Maybe try a tool like android commander or droid explorer to control device with PC, if this won't work see if you can boot to recovery and use adb in there
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Im on hold when it gets to downgrading so far. Im not familiar with Android Commander, but Droid Explorer requires adb to be working. And that is kinda my whole problem. I cant accept my PC as a secure adb-client since the digitizer is broken (touch input wont work). I hope there is a way to override this through recovery or some other way.
Breakdown:
When connecting device to computer (adb), I have to (on my device) accept my computer as secure. This is a problem since digitizer is broken.
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Like I said if these programs don't work use a recovery, if you current recovery won't work then flash a new one with fastboot, I'm pretty sure you'll be able to use adb in recovery without having to authorize, or if you plan on an exact device replacement just make a nanadroid and restore with new device
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demkantor said:
Like I said if these programs don't work use a recovery, if you current recovery won't work then flash a new one with fastboot, I'm pretty sure you'll be able to use adb in recovery without having to authorize, or if you plan on an exact device replacement just make a nanadroid and restore with new device
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Indeed this seems to be a fix. Thanks!
Do you know if there is a way to get rid of the authorization through adb. Are there any files who could be manipulated? Would be great if I could use some sort of screencast-app eg. Droid Explorer.
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I'm sure being you can use adb shell in recovery that there is a way, can't say off hand but a bit of digging will probably get you there, it couldn't be all that hard I wouldn't think
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Streaker said:
Im in bit of a problem here.
With the new security check in 4.2+ I have to accept my computer on my device when using adb. Fair enough. Problem is I just broke my screen/digitizer and thereby cant accept. I am rooted and have custom recovery. I need adb to extract my data and I want to get screencast work as well.
I hear you say "why not just use the same computer as you rooted it on in the first place". Well thats just not possible anymore..
Device Nexus 7 (2012) android 4.2.2 (rooted and CW recovery)
What options do I have to work around this? All I can think of is downgrading to prior android, but Im not sure how well that will work, neither do I know how to push romfiles without adb.
Help/ideas even opinions is greatly appreciated!
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Are you sure you have only 1 instance of the adb.exe and it's the latest one?
Try where adb.exe from commandpromt, you may have another adb.exe somewhere in Windows directory.
I do have more than one instance of ADB.exe installed yes, but does that matter to my problem? My Nexus isnt even showing up in fileexplorer in windows. So I cant access my files. Or am I wrong here?
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Are you sure you have only 1 instance of the adb.exe and it's the latest one?
Try where adb.exe from commandpromt, you may have another adb.exe somewhere in Windows directory.
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Just to be sure I renamed the other ADB.exe and kept only one (v1.0.31). Still gets unauthorized. :/
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Just to be sure I renamed the other ADB.exe and kept only one (v1.0.31). Still gets unauthorized. :/
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First: Delete all ADB.exe you can find on your computer.
Second: You have to update the ADB, no matter how - download from internet or using the android SDK. But you need to use the latest version!
Optional: replug the cable and run adb devices. This can make the authorization toast to appear.
Then you will get your device authorized.
BR
Max
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maxrfon said:
First: Delete all ADB.exe you can find on your computer.
Second: You have to update the ADB, no matter how - download from internet or using the android SDK. But you need to use the latest version!
Optional: replug the cable and run adb devices. This can make the authorization toast to appear.
Then you will get your device authorized.
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Thanks for trying to help me out here, but are you sure you read my complete firstpost? My problem is I cant accept the authorization on my device. I need a way to get around this security and I hope its possible since I am rooted/unlocked. Just to be sure: I've deleted all instances of ADB and reinstalled it as you suggest. Problem still percists.
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Thanks for trying to help me out here, but are you sure you read my complete firstpost? My problem is I cant accept the authorization on my device. I need a way to get around this security and I hope its possible since I am rooted/unlocked. Just to be sure: I've deleted all instances of ADB and reinstalled it as you suggest. Problem still percists.
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I have had the same problem with my S4.
After updating ADB i did "adb devices" and got my S4 as offline, and i noticed the popup on my phone, accepted and my samsung is now working fine with ADB.
FYI before the above mention operation i have tried everything, even making sure i run the correct adb.exe but there was no popup.
First of all kill the adb server via task manager then when you start the adb command-line type In ADB root this may solve your problem :thumbup:
Hit thanks if I helped
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Somehow I managed to delete the stock OS and CM on my LG G2 (Verizon) and now my device is stuck on the loading LG screen. I am also getting the unauthorized device when checking ADB devices. I've got TWRP running as the bootloader, but just need to be able to push over the CM file to boot and I'll be good to go. Any suggestions on how to force the file over to the phone?
Boot into your twrp recovery and use adb sideload to flash a ROM from there
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Unplug USB from your device
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adb start-server
Replug USB to your device
Go to USB dev
Uncheck USB Debugging
re-Check USB Debugging
*New authorization window should popup*
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VreebieZ said:
Unplug USB from your device
Type:
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adb start-server
Replug USB to your device
Go to USB dev
Uncheck USB Debugging
re-Check USB Debugging
*New authorization window should popup*
Type: adb devices
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I'm having the same problem as the OP... This is impossible. *the screen and digitizer are broken*
The question is "How can I bypass the New authorization, since I can't click anything on my phone". I can't check "USB Debugging" - I need the phone screen and digitizer to do that. come on people, read the post.
Has anyone figured this out? I'm having a similiar problem except my screen isn't broken. I forgot to make a backup and my OS got erased and I'm getting the unauthorized notification in ADB. You have to be able to get into the OS to accept the authorization so I'm at a catch 22. I have a Nexus 7 so I can't swap out a different SD card.
Hello XDA-Developers,
I've been a reader here for awhile now learning things about the android development for my devices and used many of your all members TUTs, but now i have came across a big issue that has broke my phone and need assistance getting it back online to be used with my carrier again. Below I'll explain my situation of what happen and what I need to be done so I can use the phone again or least get it back to factory stock so I can get a new phone... I will also offer someone $5-10 via PayPal for the assistance if you can help me get my phone back to the condition needed.
To start it off, I purchased a phone off a guy on craigslist, a AT&T HTC One M7 (Model: PN07120), when I purchased the device it was unlocked so I could use it on my carrier that was the reason I purchased it because I'm with T-Mobile. When I purchased the phone i went to setup the device to my needs and requirements and after two days of having the device, I noticed that the phone still had the previous owners information stored and was setup based on him, so because I didnt know the phone was rooted or anything, I googled how to factory reset my phone, so that way I could set it up to my wants, and requirements and below I'll explain the steps i'm at and what it is doing...
1. Searched google for the how-to method to factory reset my phone...
2. Went to 'Settings App', Backup & Restore, Reset Phone, Erase everything, Selected OK.
3. Followed the steps, phone rebooted..
4. Loaded up to the HTC (green logo) screen and stayed there...
5. Waited a few moments, phone never powered 100% back online just stayed at the HTC welcome logo when you first power phone back on.
6. So then I did the Boot Menu steps, (Hold Powerkey + Volume Down) to get into the boot menu,
7. When I got there it loaded to the boot manager window and I clicked FASTBOOT
8. Loaded new menu/logo "twrp" logo, then went to a menu "team win recovery project v2.6.3.3" with the list of options: INSTALL/WIPE/Backup/Restore/Mount/Settings/Advanced/Reboot.
9. I went to reboot to try to least get the phone booted, then when I was in the option to reboot, it gave me the warning of "No OS Installed", Continue without OS?"
10A. If I selected yes, it told me Install SuperSU, for root, otherwise phone wont be rooted.
10A1. I tried doing INSTALL SUPERSU did nothing..
10B. Did without installing SUPERSU and did nothing too, just when I boot comes back to this same menu Team Win Recovery Project.
So it seems I bricked my device as what everyone calls it to what I believe, I am unsure though or unsure how to fix this. I need to get the device either back to factory resetted to like the device comes out the box, so that I can use it, or what to do to get it back rooted successfully and working to be able to use the phone like i could at first.
I tried contacting the buyer but hes ignoring me now that I told him he told me the device wasnt rooted but the device was rooted and i seemed to have a major problem happen trying to restore the phone to factory defaults to set it up to my requirements...
My concerns and want is..
- My Carrier is T-Mobile USA LTE - So, I would have to get the device to stay UNLOCKED so I can still use the device on my carrier: T-Mobile, as it is a AT&T HTC One M7 Unlocked (Was working fine on my T-Mobile Sim prior to me trying to factory reset, besides the phone was named to the original owner and had all his settings and customizations that i didnt like or want.
- I NEED to get the phone back in a working condition. So please I'm really asking for your help I tried searching a couple articles here but couldnt find anything related to my situation.. This is why I am offering a payment for someone to be able to successfully restore my device back to working condition. Please help me!
- NOTE: When plugged up to the computer via USB Cord it did not connect or anything also. I also did not perform a backup because I didnt need any information that was currently on the device because it was the content and settings of the original owner i bought it from so I wanted to clear it all and set it up to my own.
- Overall, my phone is messed up because I tried factory resetting the device not knowing it was rooted, during the process found out it was rooted and now seem to have a bricked phone and need to know how i can fix it, and get android OS back installed, as it tells me there is NO OS installed when I reboot or try booting the device, and it remains at the HTC Bootlogo when powering it on without holding the power + volume down key to access a boot menu to perform a reset, install, etc, Like I mentioned I just want to restore my phone back to working condition even if that means to have to root the device again, etc. All I'm asking for is someone to either help me with each step or to write a step by step what I would need to do to recover and restore my phone.
Phone: HTC one m7 (AT&T)
Computer; Windows
Thank you,
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Don't worry you device is not bricked...
Google Android Revolution HD 41.0 for HTC one. Download that ROM.
Second you will have to install android SDK to be able to access adb.exe and fastboot.exe...
Now once you installed the SDK move the ROM ARHD to where adb.exe is located.
run command prompt "CMD" from your computer until you are in the folder where you have you adb.exe
Now on your phone get into recovery TWRP and select advance, in advance the is an option called adb sideload click on it and at the bottom slide the button to initiate that mode.
Back to the computer in which you should be in CMD type command "adb devices" and make sure your device shows up. After successfully seen your device there type "adb sideload file-rom.zip and press enter, make sure the file-rom.zip is the exact name of the ROM you are trying to push into the phone.
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TopoX84 said:
Don't worry you device is not bricked...
Google Android Revolution HD 41.0 for HTC one. Download that ROM.
Second you will have to install android SDK to be able to access adb.exe and fastboot.exe...
Now once you installed the SDK move the ROM ARHD to where adb.exe is located.
run command prompt "CMD" from your computer until you are in the folder where you have you adb.exe
Now on your phone get into recovery TWRP and select advance, in advance the is an option called adb sideload click on it and at the bottom slide the button to initiate that mode.
Back to the computer in which you should be in CMD type command "adb devices" and make sure your device shows up. After successfully seen your device there type "adb sideload file-rom.zip and press enter, make sure the file-rom.zip is the exact name of the ROM you are trying to push into the phone.
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Where can I find this stuff I need to download? I tried doing a search and got a different version, Android Revolution HD 51.0, but could you please link me to the stuff I need to download on my computer, etc?
Okay I've done the steps you've instructed to me and I'm stuck at after launching the sideload feature on my phone; then going back to the computer and running 'adb devices' and under "List of Attached Devices" there isn't anything listed yet, and the phone says "Starting ADB sideload feature..." is the last line, I'm stuck with what to do...
I downloaded android SDK
downloaded the ROM
moved the ROM to the sdk folder where adb.exe and fastboot.exe are
launched adb sideload feature under advanced on mobile device
went back to the computer and ran, 'adb devices', and list of attached devices is none...
so I'm back at being stuck.
djay1127 said:
Hey again,
Okay I downloaded the android SDK, and I'm downloading the correct ROM now to install. Only questions I have for you is the following...
1) You said to move the ROM to where adb.exe is at... What do you mean by this? I don't have that file on my computer...
Where do I move it too once I have the android SDK downloaded and the rom downloaded...
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Follow this video
http://android.mobilenicheapps.com/tag/android-sdk-installation
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Follow this video
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I watched the video and got all of that working and checked based on the video and made sure all was installed, now i'm just still stuck at where you instructed me to do 'adb devices' after launching adb sideload under advanced on mobile, i did that, and i get
List of devices attached...
<nothing>
Then goes back to where I can type another command...
The phone itself screen is on the adb sideload feature, and in the textbox thing, shows the following
Updating partition details...
Starting ADB sideload feature...
then has a Cancel button underneath and then a loading bar underneath that... am I doing something wrong? or missing something?
Do I need to have the USB cord plugged into phone/computer also to do this? or dont have it plugged up...
djay1127 said:
Do I need to have the USB cord plugged into phone/computer also to do this? or dont have it plugged up...
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In order to do a sideload you have to have the cord plugged to both the phone and the computer...
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TopoX84 said:
In order to do a sideload you have to have the cord plugged to both the phone and the computer...
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I tried that and still get no devices attached.
djay1127 said:
I tried that and still get no devices attached.
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Do you have HTC manager installed? If so uninstall it but leave the HTC drivers.
Which windows you are using as well ?
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Do you have HTC manager installed? If so uninstall it but leave the HTC drivers.
Which windows you are using as well ?
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HTC Manager = no
drivers = i dont know.
Note: I never had the phone plugged up to my computer before when it was working. I had just purchased the phone off of craigslist and the guy didnt inform me it was rooted or anything just that it was unlocked and worked on tmobile and when i got it it had all his info on it so i factory resetted it and it messed everything up as you can see.
So, I dont believe i have anything drivers installed and i know when i plug it up, there are 4 things windows says installing/etc, and only the first one says completed the other 3 fail.
I am using Windows 7.
You help me get my phone back in working condition I will personally paypal you $20.
djay1127 said:
HTC Manager = no
drivers = i dont know.
Note: I never had the phone plugged up to my computer before when it was working. I had just purchased the phone off of craigslist and the guy didnt inform me it was rooted or anything just that it was unlocked and worked on tmobile and when i got it it had all his info on it so i factory resetted it and it messed everything up as you can see.
So, I dont believe i have anything drivers installed and i know when i plug it up, there are 4 things windows says installing/etc, and only the first one says completed the other 3 fail.
I am using Windows 7.
You help me get my phone back in working condition I will personally paypal you $20.
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Go to this website and download the HTC sync manager
http://www.htc.com/www/software/htc-sync-manager/
Once installed go to control panel > programs and uninstall a program... Look for the HTC sync manager and uninstall it, but leave the htc drivers alone.
Connect the HTC one to the computer and wait for the drivers to install automatically... After they are successfully installed try to run the CMD adb command adb devices
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Do you have HTC manager installed? If so uninstall it but leave the HTC drivers.
Which windows you are using as well ?
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Okay so I've done all that and after doing what you said, plugging the phone up to the computer everything installs besides the HTC MTP driver when the phone is plugged in. I still tried doing adb devices from cmd prompt to check and that didnt work still, no devices listed.
I get this error under the driver:
This device cannot start. (Code 10)
djay1127 said:
I get this error under the driver:
This device cannot start. (Code 10)
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Based on what I've been reading that code error might be cause by a corrupted driver installed.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/943104
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TopoX84 said:
Based on what I've been reading that code error might be cause by a corrupted driver installed.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/943104
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I answered your PM and awaiting for you to pop back up online... I also sent you a PM with some details and also wanted to let you know TV is installed.
djay1127 said:
I answered your PM and awaiting for you to pop back up online... I also sent you a PM with some details and also wanted to let you know TV is installed.
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was a tough little driver... well the solution as we saw was that instead of trying to make recovery detect the drivers.... what needed to be done first was let fastboot detect drivers "android 1.0" and once that was done... the previous error was gone.
TopoX;
You know this guy right here is clutch in my book.... He actually walked me through step by step, customizing how i needed it, fixing everything, and getting it back up and even though we had to do alot of modifications on my computer-end, him with TeamViewer literally fixed my phone, upgraded my laptop, and got my phone running better then normal and actually showed me how to do everything and taught me things I didn't know how to do with these Android Phones.
I am now very happy and thankful of XDA-Developers for allowing me to get this assistance and for having a great community with members like TopoX who literally saved my ass and restored my phone back to working condition and fixed my laptop all together, even though I was a brand new member with hardly any posts and not really much background, anyone else wouldn't of wasted their time... but he helped and even was up until 3AM ish doing it with me to make sure I got it back to exactly how I wanted...
We had to get the HTC MTP Driver installed correctly which kept failing/getting code error 10 (Unable to start) which if you google the issue it seems ALOT of people get this issue, and we resolved it by fastbooting and letting it install Android 1.0 itself, then manually updating my pc with windows updates and getting rid of the junk to stop corrupting and failing the drivers needed, then getting everything needed to flash my phone and re-root the device getting everything back in a working condition, unlocked, got that done and now phone is working better then before...
I'm currently running Team Win Recovery Project, ARHDOne-61.0 Google Play Edition, Rooted, SuperUser and Unlocked.
I personally wanna thank TopoX for everything he did and dedicating his time to helping resolve the issue for me.
TopoX84 said:
was a tough little driver... well the solution as we saw was that instead of trying to make recovery detect the drivers.... what needed to be done first was let fastboot detect drivers "android 1.0" and once that was done... the previous error was gone.
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Cool story bro. Seriously..... Cool story.
I love XDA.
If anyone is trying too get in contact with "djay1127", please contact me on this user, my original first account djay1127 I can no longer access the account as I set it up with my Google account, gplus login, and I can no longer access that email, it's closed out. So I created a new account with my main email account and username.
I plan to contact a admin after doing some searching to discuss getting my old account removed, and the posts and crap merged into this account instead...
Regards.