I have a problem with my S2, my screen is broken. I don't want to replace it because im getting a new phone within a month. I only want to retrieve my data from my internal SD card.
Because my screen isnt working anymore I can't connect my micro usb to the PC anymore and connect my galaxy s2 to the PC. Because you need to connect the usb via a touch on the screen, there is just no way to do it.
So my question is, is there a way to retrieve the data from my phone ( like if you start the phone it will automaticly connect the media storage to the PC?), I can get in download mode and flash roms because you only need the volume,home, shutdown keys to do that.
Thanks for the help.
Mbb15 said:
I have a problem with my S2, my screen is broken. I don't want to replace it because im getting a new phone within a month. I only want to retrieve my data from my internal SD card.
Because my screen isnt working anymore I can't connect my micro usb to the PC anymore and connect my galaxy s2 to the PC. Because you need to connect the usb via a touch on the screen, there is just no way to do it.
So my question is, is there a way to retrieve the data from my phone ( like if you start the phone it will automaticly connect the media storage to the PC?), I can get in download mode and flash roms because you only need the volume,home, shutdown keys to do that.
Thanks for the help.
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Can you get in recovery mode ?
If so what kernel you've used ?
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I can't see whats on my screen because its broken, so I can't get in recovery mode only download mode. Also touching on my screen doesn't work anymore because the inside is broken. I need to find a way to retrieve the data from my internal sd to my pc without having the need to touch the screen
Had you flashed any rom on your phone before he get screwed
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I have now installed a stock rom but it will not work, I just need to find a way to connect the galaxy s2 to my pc without having the ability to touch the screen
Mbb15 said:
I have now installed a stock rom but it will not work, I just need to find a way to connect the galaxy s2 to my pc without having the ability to touch the screen
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That's nasty :sly:
If you had a custom rom installed I could tell you how to use in recovery mode the steps how to mount the usb storage.
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Christian Nothing said:
That's nasty :sly:
If you had a custom rom installed I could tell you how to use in recovery mode the steps how to mount the usb storage.
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Great idea! mayby I can install an old custom rom via odin and boot it in recovery mode, I hope I dont need to use the touch screen to get in recovery and you can tell me the steps to mount usb storage without using the screen.
Do you have an custom rom which you can flash via odin?
YES it worked, with help from a friend he told me the stept i needed to do
Mbb15 said:
YES it worked, with help from a friend he told me the stept i needed to do
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Great I'm glad you managed to fix your problem
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Good for u...
Please add [SOLVED] to the title of ur post...
"To err is human, to forgive is divine"
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Hi all 1st post here and it's already a question so I apologize, , I am pretty new this stuff and recently started messing with my firmware and having a play around. Now the issue I have is I cannot connect the phone to pc by usb at all. I have tried all the usual methods of switching data cables, hard reset, enabled/disabled debugging. The only thing that it does is charge the phone.
On a seperate note, I think my current version of android is corrupt as when i hold down the power button, the only option I get is power off, various other things are not quite right either and would prefer stock to this. The device is rooted using universal androot. If anyone could help me return to stock or change my firmware would be greatly appreciated. Please bare in mind that I am unable to use usb, so kies and odin are just not an option. Many thanks
the information i have is.
PDA: - I5500LUYJP2
PHONE - I5500LUYJP2
CSC: - I5500LAROJP2
The kernal version says
2.6.32.9-perf
tyoon hwang SEP-04 #2
Running 2.2 android
what rom did you put onto it?
Try this one : http://www.madteam.co/forum/development/(release)-motafoca-2-0-9/
Many thanks for the reply, I was a little naive and just downloaded a random linked one Am I able to put the madteams on there just from sdcard?
If you mean install it from sdcard using clockworkmod?
Use this one : http://www.madteam.co/forum/development/(re-release)-motafoca-froyo-2-0-9-rom-clockworkmod-edition/
To be honest, I have been playing with something I know too little about and now i'm trying to fix my mess I have installed rom manager, and applied what i believe to be clockwork mod recovery supplied by rom manager, then added the linked file to my sdcard. When it tries to apply it as an update it says aborted as zip file is bad.
If i could use usb or odin to flash my phone things would be so much simpler, but as it stands I can't seem to do anything with just using the sdcard. I don't know if there is a complete idiots guide to this. But thanks to those who have tried to help so far.
my phone too is not working via usb..i mean not detecting when to flash. Its working fine when in usb mode but when put to downloading mode,the pc dont recon the device..if yu find the solution plz rply .if i get it i will surely answer
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culkaran said:
my phone too is not working via usb..i mean not detecting when to flash. Its working fine when in usb mode but when put to downloading mode,the pc dont recon the device..if yu find the solution plz rply .if i get it i will surely answer
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I don't even get the dialog to connect by kies or mass storage. I plug my phone in and the only thing it does is charge. The computer doesn't even acknowledge there is a device connected, with that in mind i'm certain it is a problem with my phone. Possibly firmware related, or faulty usb phone port I would guess.
Which is why I really hope someone can come along and help with my previous problem of fixing things with sdcard only.
Shady27 said:
To be honest, I have been playing with something I know too little about and now i'm trying to fix my mess I have installed rom manager, and applied what i believe to be clockwork mod recovery supplied by rom manager, then added the linked file to my sdcard. When it tries to apply it as an update it says aborted as zip file is bad.
If i could use usb or odin to flash my phone things would be so much simpler, but as it stands I can't seem to do anything with just using the sdcard. I don't know if there is a complete idiots guide to this. But thanks to those who have tried to help so far.
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Jordanooo said:
what rom did you put onto it?
Try this one : http://www.madteam.co/forum/development/(release)-motafoca-2-0-9/
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if you're wanting to use odin to flash, use that rom i said. download both files from the 'full edition' and extract them
culkaran said:
my phone too is not working via usb..i mean not detecting when to flash. Its working fine when in usb mode but when put to downloading mode,the pc dont recon the device..if yu find the solution plz rply .if i get it i will surely answer
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to flash:
1. download kies
2. download odin
3. download your files for the rom
4. put them all into odin
5. turn phone into download mode and connect to pc
6. wait for it to show up on odin
IF, your phone doesnt show up, try uninstalling kies, re-installing it, restarting your computer and try again
I can't use odin, kies, or mass storage. My phone simply won't accept that it is attached by usb, I tried the original samsung data cable, as well as another I purchased new the mount dialog won't open when I attach a usb with the usual option of kies/mass storage so I know it isn't my pc. Everything I have done has been by removing the sdcard and using a card reader to put files on, then back to my phone.
I tried all the linked files so far, tried renaming them to update.zip on my sdcard, when I boot back to recovery and try to update from sdcard it says bad file, or failed. Also tried extracting the files and updating again no good. If there is no other options to force new firmware to install from sdcard I guess it is a new phone time which I wasn't keen on.
Should be a rom.problem..flash other rom..if odin shows yellow light below com port in odin it means you are ready to go..flash another rom and see if it helps..but if yellow light doesnt display theb its data cable prob or usb port prob..
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I can't use odin, kies, or mass storage. My phone simply won't accept that it is attached by usb, I tried the original samsung data cable, as well as another I purchased new the mount dialog won't open when I attach a usb with the usual option of kies/mass storage so I know it isn't my pc. Everything I have done has been by removing the sdcard and using a card reader to put files on, then back to my phone.
I tried all the linked files so far, tried renaming them to update.zip on my sdcard, when I boot back to recovery and try to update from sdcard it says bad file, or failed. Also tried extracting the files and updating again no good. If there is no other options to force new firmware to install from sdcard I guess it is a new phone time which I wasn't keen on.
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So you already have clockworkmod installed?
Jordanooo said:
So you already have clockworkmod installed?
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I used universal androot and I used an app called 'rom manager' which says it installs clockworkmod recovery. i havnt ever used odin to install.
sorry, i have been away. how did you install clockworkmod when our phone isnt supported by rom manager yet?
Jordanooo said:
sorry, i have been away. how did you install clockworkmod when our phone isnt supported by rom manager yet?
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It may not have installed correctly which is how I managed to ruin my phone, but according to rom manager it did install I never got the chance to check tho as my phone is now dead and hoping to get it fixed under warranty.
you probably installed a version for another phone. If you can, boot your phone into download mode and install clockworkmod found here: http://www.madteam.co/forum/development/(development)-ltsecret-projectgt/
Then, hopefully your phone should be ok, but just to be sure, install the latest cyanogenmod (using clockworkmod).
Hope this helps
Hey guys. So, I bricked my phone. I installed RomManager, then ClockworkMode through it, thus I knew that this phone is not supported. It wasn't there in that list, so I chose Commtiva z71 or something like that. My phone doesn't get in download mode anymore. Could this be fixed at home? I really don't want to take it to a service centre.
Please help me. Thanks!
There's a few people who have done this and I don't think any of them have been able to find a way to get it working again. I think you will have to send it to repairs, sorry
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after rooting my phone samsung galaxy 5 doesnt turn on
i root my phone with universal androot,everything was ok,i reboot my phone and tray with rom manager to do a backup of my rom,i choose a model that wasent my model,and after that i tray to partition my sd card and was there when my phonr turn off and its never turn on again.............,do someone have a solutions!!!!!!
Jordanooo said:
There's a few people who have done this and I don't think any of them have been able to find a way to get it working again. I think you will have to send it to repairs, sorry
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Threw it guys. It sucked anyway.
It doesn't suck, its amazing
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dead ur smart
quebeco said:
i root my phone with universal androot,everything was ok,i reboot my phone and tray with rom manager to do a backup of my rom,i choose a model that wasent my model,and after that i tray to partition my sd card and was there when my phonr turn off and its never turn on again.............,do someone have a solutions!!!!!!
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Exactly as u .i try to backup my rom and my samsung was dead in 5 seconds.I sent them to service twice The firt my motherboard is dead and i wait the second time because i thing is dead again I dont use rom manager never
did you tried to download ClockWorkmodRecovery(cwm) than flash with odin multi downloader and then wipe data?
first step i found in solving this issue
i also flashed the same recovery through rom manager. i think i have found the first step in solving this issue. all now is that i need help of all of you guys.
All I did was removed my battery while still being connected to usb . After this i kept holding the option button (the button on the upper leftmost side) and with this being hold i inserted the battery. Now my pc recognised the device as samsung usb composite device and also the odin recognises it. but whatever i try my phone stucks at setup connection in odin. pls help.
this can help thousands of bricked g5s.:angel::angel::angel::angel::angel:
no need
rstar900 said:
i also flashed the same recovery through rom manager. i think i have found the first step in solving this issue. all now is that i need help of all of you guys.
All I did was removed my battery while still being connected to usb . After this i kept holding the option button (the button on the upper leftmost side) and with this being hold i inserted the battery. Now my pc recognised the device as samsung usb composite device and also the odin recognises it. but whatever i try my phone stucks at setup connection in odin. pls help.
this can help thousands of bricked g5s.:angel::angel::angel::angel::angel:
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no need to pull battery out and insert it back just insert the battery ,hold down the option key & insert usb cable thats it....but none of these gonna work you will need JTag to flash
You can even try JIG. Because, you've messed with recovery and boot partition but not the arm11boot (bml8). So, JIG (search Google, it is as cheap as $2 and you can even make one at home) can help you.
If it didn't, just search for JTAG services nearby your area. They'll charge you $20-$40 and your g5'll be alive.
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You can even try JIG. Because, you've messed with recovery and boot partition but not the arm11boot (bml8). So, JIG (search Google, it is as cheap as $2 and you can even make one at home) can help you.
If it didn't, just search for JTAG services nearby your area. They'll charge you $20-$40 and your g5'll be alive.
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That's not true, sadly. ROM Manager embeds a version of flash_image that will try to flash a boot image to bml8 if the device is not properly recognised. That's what happened for the OP, so a JIG will not resurrect the phone.
Oh...Sorry, I didn't knew that! So, final option left for OP is a JTAG flash.
@psyke83
Seems like out of your 3 bricks, this is one.
Hi All,
Today, dropped my S2 and touch screen got shattered completely.. Phone powers on but no display at all.. I had set password to unlock screen..
I want to take backup before sending for repairs.. Googled a lot but no clear ans or procedure.. Pls help me as i need to backup precious data on my PC. Tried using Kies but reports "connection locked" error asking to unlock the device. Screen not working so cant unlock it :-(
M a newbie so detailed explanation will be helpful..
Rgds,
Broken screen
If you can't connect your mobile to the PC it will be so hard look for backup!
But... I am thinking that...
Maybe you can flash a new ROM...
if you can go in DOWLOAD MODE...
but i suppose that your settings, as the password, will remain active... maybe a modded ROM.
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Can't you just see the internal sdcard when you plug in the USB cable to your PC as a disk?
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Connect fone to Kies once connect you should be able to enter PW via computer. And so be able to back you your fone...
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Connect fone to Kies once connect you should be able to enter PW via computer. And so be able to back you your fone...
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Thanks for your response. I tried but Kies (v2.1.0.11112_41) reports connection locked error and suggests to enter password on connected device. I cant since whole screen is broken and its completely blank :-(
alinefr said:
Can't you just see the internal sdcard when you plug in the USB cable to your PC as a disk?
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Thanks for replying.. I dont have SD card in it.. Just bought phone abt a month ago and was planning to order one..
Skyman1 said:
If you can't connect your mobile to the PC it will be so hard look for backup!
But... I am thinking that...
Maybe you can flash a new ROM...
if you can go in DOWLOAD MODE...
but i suppose that your settings, as the password, will remain active... maybe a modded ROM.
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Humm.. Phone is detected in device manager as Samsung USB composite and Modem device but Kies (2.1.0.11112_41) reports connection locked error. M wondering if there is another tool/driver that can allow to either unlock device from computer or get access to file system on phone. Kindly advise..
brokenscreen said:
Hi All,
Today, dropped my S2 and touch screen got shattered completely.. Phone powers on but no display at all.. I had set password to unlock screen..
I want to take backup before sending for repairs.. Googled a lot but no clear ans or procedure.. Pls help me as i need to backup precious data on my PC. Tried using Kies but reports "connection locked" error asking to unlock the device. Screen not working so cant unlock it :-(
M a newbie so detailed explanation will be helpful..
Rgds,
Broken screen
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how much are u paying for the repair?
i charge 145
broken screen
i also managed to break my gs2 screen today. ive taken it to vodafone however they claim that for data protection they have to wipe all data on the phone if you have found a solution i beg you to get in touch.
simple method:
1.put the phone in download mode
2.download the tar file of a custom kernel(like siyah) which can mount your storage from cwm.
3.flash the file via odin and enter cwm.(press the key combo to enter cwm)
4.now ask some other users who use the same kernel to tell you the number of key press needed(and in which direction) to mount your sd card.
5. now your internal sd will show up in pc.
6. backup all the data now.
you can also backup all your apps +data using step 4
replace it yourself, it is dead easy...google youtube for an instruction video (did replace my daughters SGS2 broken screen in under half an hour)
hello My Samsung Galaxy SII has a broken display and i need to connect it up to retrieve key data but it won`t connect to kies...is there any way that i can?
Display is black. Phone is working ok
Can you help me? :crying:
You should be able to pull your stuff with ADB. Google and/or XDA search should yield you plenty of tutorials/how-to's on using ADB.
Edit - Provided you had debugging turned on prior to the display being broken.
Hi guys.
Tonight I did a data reset via the system settings menu within the OS so that all personal data can be wiped from the phone.
Shortly after I did this, the phone reset, then just started randomly flashing and not booting, occasionally pausing on a totally white screen.
I tried to enter into recovery mode with no luck, and had no luck with download mode either.
My USB jig worked and got me into download mode, and it now also lets me enter download mode via the 3 button method.
I figured I would just use odin to flash a new kernel/ROM, however the phone refuses to come up in odin and is no longer even recognised on my PC (unknown usb device).
I've tried installing and reinstalling drivers, different usb ports, different cable etc and nothing makes any difference.
Anyone have any clue what I can do about this?
PS. The phone was on rootbox rom (unsure of version) and I'm fairly certain it had siyah kernel.
sorry, posted in the wrong section.
please switch it over, mods
No recovery?
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What version were you running? GB, ICS or JB? Which kernel? Did you try to flash tar file? Repartition through Odin?
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It was running ICS, unsure of exact version.
And I did not try to do anything with odin as the phone is not recognised at all any more, doesn't come up in odin..
and yes, I cannot access recovery mode at all via the 3 button method
Didn't it work with the jig?
Tell us what you can do with your device right now.
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as above, I can enter download mode, but absolutely nothing else.
no boot, no recovery, phone is not recognised in odin, phone is not recognised by windows.
Can you find the device in windows device manager as unknown device?
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Wuxar said:
Can you find the device in windows device manager as unknown device?
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yep, that's exactly what it comes up as.
Have you tried with another computer?
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Hold on, i'm going PC Mode.
In the meantime flash siyah v6
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Try these and report back.
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Hold on, i'm going PC Mode.
In the meantime flash siyah v6
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Try these and report back.
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mate, I really appreciate you trying to help me but I'm not entirely sure that you are even reading my posts.
I'm not sure how I am supposed to flash a kernel when my device is not even seen (besides "unknown device") on my PC, and does not display at all in Odin.
ps: i've already tried all of those steps in that link, nothing has helped
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mate, I really appreciate you trying to help me but I'm not entirely sure that you are even reading my posts.
I'm not sure how I am supposed to flash a kernel when my device is not even seen (besides "unknown device") on my PC, and does not display at all in Odin.
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I've read your post?
Have you read mine?
What are we trying to do here?
To make your PC see your device.....am I right?
yes, the objective is to make my PC see the device.
and seeing as the PC needs to see the device for me to flash anything to it, I'm unsure as to how flashing siyah will help me when I cannot in fact flash anything at all
lolthrash said:
yes, the objective is to make my PC see the device.
and seeing as the PC needs to see the device for me to flash anything to it, I'm unsure as to how flashing siyah will help me when I cannot in fact flash anything at all
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yeah yeah
You get unkown device when plugged in? delete that.
Install kies.
Already installed? uninstall it.
Re install.
just figured out the problem with it not recognising it via usb, it was a dodgy USB flex that I'd installed to fix a microphone problem (which eventually turned out to not be hardware related).
just swapped back the original board and hey presto, the damn thing is recognised in windows and in odin.
thanks for the help guys
Be carefull now.
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wrong post, didnt read your post properly
Hi guys,
I have an old S2 (Model: I9100G) that i loved tinkering with, the one with monitor-mode capable wifi chipset.
Well, recently my S2's screen suddenly stopped working. I want to gain access to the internal data (also to be able to crack WIFI's by connecting it to a laptop through ADB ) .
Now, the problem is i have password protected TWRP using an online tutorial (can't post here, but it involved putting ui.zip onto the internal storage). As for ADB, even though Android debugging is enabled, it can only be used after unlocking the screen lock, for which i have a pattern lock.
I know both the TWRP password and the screen lock pattern, but there is no way for me to enter it.
Some things i though of/tried;
1) I've tried with the OTG cable + mouse, but i got frustrated after the first 15 mins of trying to unlock the phone blindly.
2) Reflash recovery using Odin? Won't that wipe the internal data..? And also i haven't been able to find a file to flash via ODIN, only to flash via recovery... Or can i just flash the standard zip file with recovery.img inside in Odin without wiping my data?
3) An HID pattern bruteforcer, except i'd program it to enter only my pattern
Any suggestions?
Thank you!!
The screen turns on?
Erick_guerrero said:
The screen turns on?
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Thanks for your reply.
Nope! Can"t see anything on the screen, but I can hear Android sounds when I turn it on. Sorry for not making that clear!
laci420 said:
Thanks for your reply.
Nope! Can"t see anything on the screen, but I can hear Android sounds when I turn it on. Sorry for not making that clear!
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I do not know what you can do ?
Erick_guerrero said:
I do not know what you can do ?
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I got an idea: use an MHL link to view the screen + otg cable.
I'll report back!
laci420 said:
I got an idea: use an MHL link to view the screen + otg cable.
I'll report back!
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Nope didn't work (no output for some reason?).. Will post again if successful