So, I dropped my G3 and unfortunately the screen entirely shattered. I have zero response from the screen at all. I need to at least get a full backup, but ideally I'd like to get a backup and then revert back to stock, all with only adb commands or other usb access... anyone know how to do this?
Quantumrabbit said:
So, I dropped my G3 and unfortunately the screen entirely shattered. I have zero response from the screen at all. I need to at least get a full backup, but ideally I'd like to get a backup and then revert back to stock, all with only adb commands or other usb access... anyone know how to do this?
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I know the backup and restore commands i.e
"adb backup" &
"adb restore C:
\[restorefile].zip"
Anyone know how to do a restore to factory or anything like that only from USB connection?
\Trying the adb backup, having issues getting it to run at this point.
Quantumrabbit said:
Anyone know how to do a restore to factory or anything like that only from USB connection?
\Trying the adb backup, having issues getting it to run at this point.
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Power off the phone, and boot into the recovery using the back buttons, assuming they still work, if not, "adb reboot recovery" should boot into recovery
I can confirm that TWRP v2.8.0.0 has support for mouse using an OTG cable, if you do not have one they're $0.05 on amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_1?url=search-alias=aps&field-keywords=usb+otg
(The power dongle one is helpful but not necessary)
Use the mouse as you would touchscreen to make a NAND backup.
Then go to the "mount" screen, make sure the button on the bottom right says "Disable MTP" and unplug the OTG cable.
Plug in normal cable to PC, you should have access to the device's internal storage
Pull contents to PC
Pictures are attached showing the mouse on screen for TWRP
2kool4u526 said:
Power off the phone, and boot into the recovery using the back buttons, assuming they still work, if not, "adb reboot recovery" should boot into recovery
I can confirm that TWRP v2.8.0.0 has support for mouse using an OTG cable, if you do not have one they're $0.05 on amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_1?url=search-alias=aps&field-keywords=usb+otg
(The power dongle one is helpful but not necessary)
Use the mouse as you would touchscreen to make a NAND backup.
Then go to the "mount" screen, make sure the button on the bottom right says "Disable MTP" and unplug the OTG cable.
Plug in normal cable to PC, you should have access to the device's internal storage
Pull contents to PC
Pictures are attached showing the mouse on screen for TWRP
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Nice.
Thanks I'll give this a shot
No problem, let us know how that turns out for you!
Hi,
My Z Ultra's screen is cracked and i would like to use it for my TV as a Android-Box replacement, because it's actually still usable i think. Now my Problem isn't finding a suitable Rom(i think) or general knowsledge about rooting.
I think i got all the needed tools like a microsoft bluetooth keyboard with touchpad(regular usb mouse and keyboard too if needed), a MHL/USB(all-in-one) OTG adapter, HDMI cable and the universal USB micro to usb adaptercable.
SO my questions are:
1) Can i root without actived USB Debugging? (i can't activate it due to the cracked screen) ...Most important!
2) Is Towelroot still good? Or are there other easy root methods for newbs?
Thanks for reading any maybe helping
Talentfree said:
Hi,
My Z Ultra's screen is cracked and i would like to use it for my TV as a Andriod-Box replacement, because it's actually still usable i think. Now my Problem isn't finding a suitable Rom(i think), general knowsledge about rooting.
I think i got all the needed tools like a microsoft bluetooth keyboard with touchpad(regular usb mouse and keyboard too if needed), a MHL/USB(all-in-one) OTG adapter, HDMI cable and the universal USB micro to usb adaptercable.
SO my questions are:
1) Can i root without actived USB Debugging? (i can't activate it due to the cracked screen) ...Most important!
2) Is Towelroot still good? Or are there other easy root methods for newbs?
3) anything else i might have forgotten?
4) i think that a Sony Companion free system is usefull for Flashtool or am i wrong?
Thanks for reading any maybe helping
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Have you tried using the USB mouse with the OTG adapter?
I.assume you have seen this guide. http://forum.xda-developers.com/xpe...de-cracked-screen-beast-life-tv-xbmc-t2907921
i just tried, didn't work
...and yes i tried some of it, but usb debuggin not being ebabled seems to be my problem. I will try that script asap
Talentfree said:
i just tried, didn't work
...and yes i tried some of it, but usb debuggin not being ebabled seems to be my problem. I will try that script asap
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I am testing now and mouse works fine with developer options and USB debugging turned off.
Does your phones screen display? I also reread your first post ", a MHL/USB(all-in-one) OTG adapter," the OTG cord I have is just a male micro and female full size USB.
Yes the screen seems to display. i tried it with the z ultra and oneplus one, both didn't respond to a mouse(two different tested with two different otg cables). I still got the S4, will try that on it too later.
Basically you plug it in and you see a mouse cursor or what? i clicked around, but nothing...
Also on my Z Ultra the widget on the screen seems to jump around, just like the stars that move when you touch the screen usually if you get what i mean.
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Yes the screen seems to display. i tried it with the z ultra and oneplus one, both didn't respond to a mouse(two different tested with two different otg cables). I still got the S4, will try that on it too later.
Basically you plug it in and you see a mouse cursor or what? i clicked around, but nothing...
Also on my Z Ultra the widget on the screen seems to jump around, just like the stars that move when you touch the screen usually if you get what i mean.
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Yes I see a cursor (even on the lockscreen) and it does give the shooting stars effect when swiped. Needed to hold down left mouse button when swiping and then release.
my shooting stars "cursor" seems to either jump around or not appear at all, but nothing happens.
Does anything pop up on the top down menu or does it play sound when connected?
Would this from this thread work on the XZU too, due to it being android based?
Reset Nexus into recovery mode (power & volume down)
2. Connect to PC via USB. Install the USB driver from the SDK so that it appears as an ADB device
3. Fire up the updated toolkit. You should see the nexus as a fast boot device
4. Unlock bootloader
5. Using option 10 on the toolkit load up CWM on the phone. This gives you ADB access so can you pull files off the device via ADB although I could access the SD card through programs like Droid explorer.
6. If you want to carry on further and get into Android properly, you'll need to wipe the cache from within CWM
7. Reboot and hold down the volume key to get back into recovery
8. In the toolkit select root options (option 4) and load temporary image (6) If it hangs on the google or nexus logo you've not wiped the cache.
9. With this second phone I couldn't access it through droid explorer as it was popping up as an MTP device but I could pull the files via command prompt or through the toolkit
10. If you have any use of the touchscreen at all you can run the following command which will then mean that any touch will unlock the device
adb shell rm /data/system/gesture.key
11. You can activate bluetooth via adb if you have a mouse or keyboard available but you will need to be able to press okay on the screen
12. Any changes you make in the unstable android image such as lockscreen, bluetooth, enabling debugging, etc will remain in place when you restart the device.
13. You can relock the bootloader if you wish via the toolkit. You just need to be in recovery mode first.
Talentfree said:
Would this from this thread work on the XZU too, due to it being android based?
Reset Nexus into recovery mode (power & volume down)
2. Connect to PC via USB. Install the USB driver from the SDK so that it appears as an ADB device
3. Fire up the updated toolkit. You should see the nexus as a fast boot device
4. Unlock bootloader
5. Using option 10 on the toolkit load up CWM on the phone. This gives you ADB access so can you pull files off the device via ADB although I could access the SD card through programs like Droid explorer.
6. If you want to carry on further and get into Android properly, you'll need to wipe the cache from within CWM
7. Reboot and hold down the volume key to get back into recovery
8. In the toolkit select root options (option 4) and load temporary image (6) If it hangs on the google or nexus logo you've not wiped the cache.
9. With this second phone I couldn't access it through droid explorer as it was popping up as an MTP device but I could pull the files via command prompt or through the toolkit
10. If you have any use of the touchscreen at all you can run the following command which will then mean that any touch will unlock the device
adb shell rm /data/system/gesture.key
11. You can activate bluetooth via adb if you have a mouse or keyboard available but you will need to be able to press okay on the screen
12. Any changes you make in the unstable android image such as lockscreen, bluetooth, enabling debugging, etc will remain in place when you restart the device.
13. You can relock the bootloader if you wish via the toolkit. You just need to be in recovery mode first.
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I have no idea if any of that would work, to me it sound like a lot of it would only apply to Nexus. I checked and the only indication I have that mouse is connected is the scroll wheel lights up. I had three apps that I thought may remotely effect mouse so I uninstalled and rebooted and it still works. I also looked through all the settings menus and can't see anything there.
Is there an app mybe, that would set USB Debugging automatically to enabled just by installing it? I can load apps from playstore to the device
Or do fastboot or recovery mode provide USB debugging enabled?
Talentfree said:
Is there an app mybe, that would set USB Debugging automatically to enabled just by installing it? I can load apps from playstore to the device
Or do fastboot or recovery mode provide USB debugging enabled?
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I found this......
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.vmlite.vncserver
adfurgerson said:
I found this......
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.vmlite.vncserver
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oh man 9eur for trial and error -_- guess i have too :/
Talentfree said:
oh man 9eur for trial and error -_- guess i have too :/
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Or try another mouse, or something because I was able to control via mouse. Here in the states we have a two hour window for refunds, but it is already late here and I should be sleeping or I would offer to test. Here is a YouTube video that shows it working the way it works for me.
http://youtu.be/W8HVEHNOy7I
bought it, but it still needs usb debugging enabled in order to function -_-
thx at least now i know how it SHOULD work :laugh:
it seems i can't use adb driver because this once again needs some android setting enabled.
weird thing is right now that i somehow got into some menu beyond the lockscreen, but still cant do anything :crying:
so close, but so far at the same time
I'm about to buy a fire tv or some other android box and throw the XZU away as it seems its useless in this state without zsb debugging
Talentfree said:
thx at least now i know how it SHOULD work :laugh:
it seems i can't use adb driver because this once again needs some android setting enabled.
weird thing is right now that i somehow got into some menu beyond the lockscreen, but still cant do anything :crying:
so close, but so far at the same time
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Talentfree said:
I'm about to buy a fire tv or some other android box and throw the XZU away as it seems its useless in this state without zsb debugging
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I am 99% sure that OTG mouse should work without USB debugging enabled.
adfurgerson said:
I am 99% sure that OTG mouse should work without USB debugging enabled.
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I'll tell you more, it works without any problem at all. I am using it
i bought another otg cable, gonna try it later. hopefully it finally works
Talentfree said:
i bought another otg cable, gonna try it later. hopefully it finally works
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How old is your Z Ultra? The reason I ask is people have reported very mixed results as to getting screens replaced under warranty. I think I even recall someone who wasn't the original purchaser getting a screen replaced for no charge.
Hello, I Have A Moto E2 2nd Generation Which Boots Up Completely Fine, But Its Display Is Gone. And I Cannot See Anything In Its Screen (But I Am Sure That It Boots Up) So, I Wanna Enable Usb Debugging And Mirror Its Screen In My Pc. But I Am Not Able TO Enable It. Once I Saw Something That Requires To Boot In Recovery Mode And From There We Can Enable USB Debugging But I Am Not Able To Go To Recovery Mode (But I Can Go In Fastboot Mode) Please Help I Wanna Do This, The Thing Shown In This Forum To Recover My Phone
https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s2/help/bypass-secure-usb-debugging-prompt-t2965462
But I Cannot Please Help!!
@YoYo178
On PC run
Code:
fastboot devices
to check for a valid connection. If phone is connected via USB with PC run
Code:
fastboot reboot
to leave fastboot mode ( means re-start phone normally )
Afterwards run
Code:
adb devices
to check for an established connection. If a connection got successfully established
then you force phone to run in adb-mode
Code:
adb shell "svc usb setFunctions adb"
adb reboot
Now you should be able to recover phone's user data. For example
Code:
adb pull /sdcard/DCIM %TEMP%
Code:
fastboot devices
yes it shows, done.
Code:
fastboot reboot
yes it reboots too.
Code:
adb devices
nah nothing shows in adb devices (USB Debugging Isn't Enabled)
And I Do Not Want To Recover Data, I Want To Mirror Its Screen. Well, There Is A Lil Bit Of Data Too.
I Want To Enable USB Debugging And
Code:
push adb_keys
file Which i got From A Authorised Device.
@YoYo178
You can't enable USB debugging by means of ADB: Having USB debugging enabled is THE requirement to make use of ADB.
YoYo178 said:
yes it shows, done.
...
Too.
I Want To Enable USB Debugging And file Which i got From A Authorised Device.
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Hi there, I had the exact same problem with my moto e 2nd Gen LTE (surnia). First of all this isn't a software issue, it's a hardware one ! Displays on some of those phones were faulty and I had to take it to repair it (just to clarify).
I had an immense chance because just before that I installed a screen mirroring app. I opened it through Google now (it was 6 years ago lol) and blind clicked because I remembered the layout of the app.
If you didn't have that chance you can try with USB OTG cable to HDMI port, and connect your phone to a PC with an HDMI cable. I didn't tried that on mine, so idk if HDMI through OTG works. Good luck with that :good:
Raiz said:
Hi there, I had the exact same problem with my moto e 2nd Gen LTE (surnia). First of all this isn't a software issue, it's a hardware one ! Displays on some of those phones were faulty and I had to take it to repair it (just to clarify).
I had an immense chance because just before that I installed a screen mirroring app. I opened it through Google now (it was 6 years ago lol) and blind clicked because I remembered the layout of the app.
If you didn't have that chance you can try with USB OTG cable to HDMI port, and connect your phone to a PC with an HDMI cable. I didn't tried that on mine, so idk if HDMI through OTG works. Good luck with that :good:
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yes i know it is a hardware fault. i want to enable USB Debugging And For That i Need To Go In Recovery Mode Which i Don't Know How To. So Just Tell Me How to Go To Recovery Mode In Moto e 2nd generation 3g Also, My Phone Is 3g Variant Which Doens't Support OTG.
I Have A Question.
What If I Download Stock Rom And Then edit build.prop (idk, somehow) To Enable USB Debugging And Then Flash It?
YoYo178 said:
yes i know it is a hardware fault. i want to enable USB Debugging And For That i Need To Go In Recovery Mode Which i Don't Know How To. So Just Tell Me How to Go To Recovery Mode In Moto e 2nd generation 3g Also, My Phone Is 3g Variant Which Doens't Support OTG.
I Have A Question.
What If I Download Stock Rom And Then edit build.prop (idk, somehow) To Enable USB Debugging And Then Flash It?
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Sorry to hear it doesn't have OTG, I won't be able to help any further as I'm not experimented enough in that field, hope someone else will do tho.
Have a nice day anyway
Hi
Have honor 8 Pro. Screen broken and no display but phone is on only.
Need to take backup.
Adb don't show devices. Can't accept USB debugger
External display via type also don't work.
Mtp is not getting enabled when connect cable
@madroamer
I guess you'll not have any luck, this because USB mode ADB is basically the door to any Android device. Also take note that MTP only works if this USB mode got enabled on Android device.
madroamer said:
Hi
Adb don't show devices. Can't accept USB debugger
External display via type also don't work.
Mtp is not getting enabled when connect cable
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If your bootloader is unlocked it might help, but this case smells like secure startup and I don't know if is it possible to bypass it by changing the boot, system, etc - whatever...
Used the USB-C to USB adapter from computer and connected a mouse to your phone. When the lock screen of your phone appeared, pit the code to unlock the screen. With this your will unlock the phone and turn on USB sharing.
I dropped my phone and touchscreen went dead. It still worked but wasn't registering touch input.
Bought a new screen and replaced it, screen works but still doesn't react in any way.
The otg adapter for some reason doesn't work although it works on my other phone.
Thinking the rom has a otg switch I booted into twrp hoping it would work but unfortunately not.
Did a pc format since i last used adb so even if debugging is enabled on the phone pc isn't authorized and adb devices returns back empty
Data recovery programs don't pick up the usb connection with the phone (also if i plug my phone into the pc it charges, it doesn't mount any storage and device manager doesn't show anything particular connected)
Any ideas if and how i can recover my data?