Hello,
My phone felt down from the 6th floor through the elevator shaft, ending up really damaged: broken screen (fully black, top left corner partly chipped off) !
Yet, the phone is not completly dead:
- The alarm keeps ringing at each time I have scheduled (several each morning )
- I'm able to switch off the alarm by by swiping left through the bottom of the screen, or by pressing the on/off button
- when I plug phone to my PC (win10) I can hear the bip-bip typical of a device connection, but nothing else happens
- On a PC on which the phone had never been connected, Windows recognised the phone and installed the drivers, but again Windows doesn't ask me what to do with the phone
- bluetooth seems to be working as the phone is seen as available by other devices
I'm trying to find a solution to access some of the data in my phone. Primarily the DCIM folder.
I would like to reboot in fastboot mode, as I believe I may have USB debugging on.
However I don't seem to be able to switch off the phone or reboot it.
Any idea how I could switch off the phone? Enter fastboot.
Do you think I could access the phone screen using an OTG device plugged to my computer screen via HDMI. If yes, which OTG device should I purchase?
Any other idea?
As a last resort, do you think it is possible to fully ripp-off the phone, get the flash drive and mount it somewhere in a tool that could be pluggin via USB?
Surfinette said:
Hello,
My phone felt down from the 6th floor through the elevator shaft, ending up really damaged: broken screen (fully black, top left corner partly chipped off) !
Yet, the phone is not completly dead:
- The alarm keeps ringing at each time I have scheduled (several each morning )
- I'm able to switch off the alarm by by swiping left through the bottom of the screen, or by pressing the on/off button
- when I plug phone to my PC (win10) I can hear the bip-bip typical of a device connection, but nothing else happens
- On a PC on which the phone had never been connected, Windows recognised the phone and installed the drivers, but again Windows doesn't ask me what to do with the phone
- bluetooth seems to be working as the phone is seen as available by other devices
I'm trying to find a solution to access some of the data in my phone. Primarily the DCIM folder.
I would like to reboot in fastboot mode, as I believe I may have USB debugging on.
However I don't seem to be able to switch off the phone or reboot it.
Any idea how I could switch off the phone? Enter fastboot.
Do you think I could access the phone screen using an OTG device plugged to my computer screen via HDMI. If yes, which OTG device should I purchase?
Any other idea?
As a last resort, do you think it is possible to fully ripp-off the phone, get the flash drive and mount it somewhere in a tool that could be pluggin via USB?
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Look for force reboot butto combination for your phone usually vol up/down + power button
The mounting option works but its quite advanced and you mmay need schematics or guess work lmao
You really don't want fastboot, you want ADB. Did you have ADB enabled before?
When it's connected to your Windows machines what is it showing? MTP (in File Explorer) or ADB?
Don't wait for Windows to ask questions!
Thank you for your help
When I connect my phone to the PC, there is just the connecting sound ("bip bip"), no ADB, no MTP
Since the phone screen is stuck to black, I don't know what's going on on the phone.
When first using the phone one year ago, I had activated ADB and used it to debloat the phone. I never removed ADB myself on the phone, but maybe it was deactivated (i don't know) after a system update. I would love to be able to check whether adb is still activated
When I type > adb devices in power shell with my OP plugged in, there is no device found.
So I believe this ADB option is off for me
Somehow USB debbugging must have been deactived
Also
Force-reboot doesn't seem to work
It may be that you don't have a Windows driver loaded.
Get UsbView.exe
The left pane should change as you disconnect/reconnect the USB cable.
Find the device that appears and disappears, select it, copy the contents of the right pane and post it here.
Renate said:
It may be that you don't have a Windows driver loaded.
Get UsbView.exe
The left pane should change as you disconnect/reconnect the USB cable.
Find the device that appears and disappears, select it, copy the contents of the right pane and post it here.
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Thanks
Here is the screenshot (sorry my Windows OS is in French).
The new item when I plug my phone is :
[Loc23] DeviceConnected : Composite USB Device
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Ça ne me dit rien. (It doesn't tell me anything.)
I need the information on the right side when you click on Loc23.
Renate said:
Ça ne me dit rien. (It doesn't tell me anything.)
I need the information on the right side when you click on Loc23.
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Ha so sorry, still mixing up right and left
OMG, your device is showing as a MIDI interface.
Er, that's not good.
Did you root your device with Magisk? Do you have anything useful on your desktop, boot.img or the Magisk'ed version?
Did you have TWRP recovery or some other?
Renate said:
OMG, your device is showing as a MIDI interface.
Er, that's not good.
Did you root your device with Magisk? Do you have anything useful on your desktop, boot.img or the Magisk'ed version?
Did you have TWRP recovery or some other?
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No, I've never rooted this device. Never even attempted (with this one), so no Magisk, etc. The only "tweak" I did with it was removing some bloatwares using adb (I did this one year ago, right after purchasing it).
A MIDI interface.... I don't know.... But an alarm clock, for sure
If we're talking about the OnePlus Nord 2, that's a MediaTek.
You could go to a cell phone repair place and let them put in a new screen.
You could buy a screen. You don't need to actually install it. You can just connect it to the old cable and leave it flopping.
I don't think that your device has video out (USB Type C alt mode of DP or HDMI or MHL)
You could pull a copy of your boot image using MTK Client.
You could get someone to give you a boot image or a Magisk'ed image.
A small tweak to the boot image would have it come up as ADB or MTP.
Renate said:
If we're talking about the OnePlus Nord 2, that's a MediaTek.
You could go to a cell phone repair place and let them put in a new screen.
You could buy a screen. You don't need to actually install it. You can just connect it to the old cable and leave it flopping.
I don't think that your device has video out (USB Type C alt mode of DP or HDMI or MHL)
You could pull a copy of your boot image using MTK Client.
You could get someone to give you a boot image or a Magisk'ed image.
A small tweak to the boot image would have it come up as ADB or MTP.
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Thank you so much for your help.
Changing the screen is not an option, given my phone's current state of destruction... it looks like a miracle the alarm clock still works, and the phone is still responsive to wiping the screen to turn it off
I will have a look at MTK Client, but it may be beyond my skill. Would you have a link to a good tutorial? Also, what would be the "small" tweak needed to the boot image?
They call that format of a phone "candy bar", but that doesn't mean that you should nibble on the corner!
This is the open source (Python) MTK client: https://github.com/bkerler/mtkclient
Hey! Any of you OnePlus Nord2 owners have a boot image to share? A Magisk'ed boot image would be even better.
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Hi everyone
My phone screen is completely smashed but it appears that the phone can still turn on. I've connected it to the laptop and it seems to connect (installing driver, etc) but it doesnt come up on windows explorer. Presumably because the phone is encrypt + PIN locked. I tried tapping randomly on the phone screen but my guess is that it is not registering but even if it is it would be impossible to get the right decryption code in.
1. Is there a way to display the screen output either on TV / Monitor / Computer ?
2. Even better can I get the display replicated on the laptop with a USB connection and navigate through that
I suspect the answer to all of this is no and I just have accept the photos are gone. Any ideas are welcome.
Thanks for reading
yeancheant said:
Hi everyone
My phone screen is completely smashed but it appears that the phone can still turn on. I've connected it to the laptop and it seems to connect (installing driver, etc) but it doesnt come up on windows explorer. Presumably because the phone is encrypt + PIN locked. I tried tapping randomly on the phone screen but my guess is that it is not registering but even if it is it would be impossible to get the right decryption code in.
1. Is there a way to display the screen output either on TV / Monitor / Computer ?
2. Even better can I get the display replicated on the laptop with a USB connection and navigate through that
I suspect the answer to all of this is no and I just have accept the photos are gone. Any ideas are welcome.
Thanks for reading
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Mini hdmi. If your screen is unresponsive though there isn't much point.
Sent from Jelly Fuelled SGS2
Screen is smashed pretty bad though - don't think it is going to work. Will the mini hdmi work without the phone turn on pass the decryption password stage. Thanks for your help
yeancheant said:
Screen is smashed pretty bad though - don't think it is going to work. Will the mini hdmi work without the phone turn on pass the decryption password stage. Thanks for your help
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Really unsure. I use cm10 so tv out is unsupported but the mini hdmi cables can be picked up on ebay pretty cheap.
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theres not much you can do if you got a pin or screen security.did you enable usb debugging?
Do full wipe try to look into pictures of recovery.
Send form Galaxy S2. Using XDA Premium
If you had USB debugging enabled, then you can easily use ADB to copy out your files
Paulius7 : what do you mean by full wipe - I can't see anything on the screen at the moment
Jokesy: The phone is probably stuck at the password to decrypt in which case I suspect adb wouldn't work. I haven't used that before but might give it a go
Thanks for all the suggestions
yeancheant said:
Paulius7 : what do you mean by full wipe - I can't see anything on the screen at the moment
Jokesy: The phone is probably stuck at the password to decrypt in which case I suspect adb wouldn't work. I haven't used that before but might give it a go
Thanks for all the suggestions
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Did you have USB debugging enabled?
We can still access adb via CWM recovery
I said. You can look into pictures if you can reach CWM(recovery mode)
Full wipe-Is Clean everything but not pictures
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Paulius7 : The screen is smashed - so I can't really get into CWM - unless I do it blindly and then guess the number of clicks to eventually do full wipe. But I don't understand how full wipe can help "Do full wipe try to look into pictures of recovery. "
Jokesy: I installed resurrection remix - don't know if USB debug is enabled by default. Either way I'm going to download the android sdk and give it ago and see .
yeancheant said:
Paulius7 : The screen is smashed - so I can't really get into CWM - unless I do it blindly and then guess the number of clicks to eventually do full wipe. But I don't understand how full wipe can help "Do full wipe try to look into pictures of recovery. "
Jokesy: I installed resurrection remix - don't know if USB debug is enabled by default. Either way I'm going to download the android sdk and give it ago and see .
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ICS or Jelly bean?
also its ICS
Somehow my previous entry didn't stick.
So .. the good news is usb debug is on. Downloaded android sdk and java. I'm new at this and this is what happened
adb devices - found the phone
adb shell - got in with root
ls /sdcard/ - empty! presumably due to the encryption or PIN
tried it on the new replacement S3
ls /sdcard/ - all the files came out
any ideas ? I appreciate your help Jokesy and we have seen progress although I accept that the chance of reaching our end point still remains low
yeancheant said:
Somehow my previous entry didn't stick.
So .. the good news is usb debug is on. Downloaded android sdk and java. I'm new at this and this is what happened
adb devices - found the phone
adb shell - got in with root
ls /sdcard/ - empty! presumably due to the encryption or PIN
tried it on the new replacement S3
ls /sdcard/ - all the files came out
any ideas ? I appreciate your help Jokesy and we have seen progress although I accept that the chance of reaching our end point still remains low
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no that's because /sdcard is not mounted.
follow this tutorial
Boot to recovery, then follow these steps:
1. Connect your device to your pc
2. Open command prompt from Adb folder. (hold shift key, then right click on a blank space, select open command window here)
3. #check if your device is connected via adb by typing in the command window:
adb devices
4. adb shell
5. mount sdcard
6. ## check the directories of the sdcard just to be sure by typing:
ls /sdcard
7. exit
8. adb pull /sdcard \mysdcard
wait for the process to finish
Check you C: drive for a folder named "mysdcard". all the files and folders in your internal storage will be there.
If you face any errors, let me know
Good luck
doesn't seem to work
tried mount sdcard and mount /sdcard and mount /sdcard/
it says mount:can't read 'etc/fstab': No such file or directory
yeancheant said:
doesn't seem to work
tried mount sdcard and mount /sdcard and mount /sdcard/
it says mount:can't read 'etc/fstab': No such file or directory
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what kernel were you running before your screen broke?
default resurrection remix during the installation - i think its siyah
yeancheant said:
default resurrection remix during the installation - i think its siyah
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were you using adb from recovery?
probably not earlier. i've tried again - blindly getting into recovery - and i think i did as windows then say installing adb driver - but now when you do "ls" there is no sdcard. tried mount sdcard and the same error message
The MoDaCo Mod for MOJO, which adds root and increased Play Store app availability to the MadCatz MOJO, is now available!
The mod takes the form of a Superboot image (as used on many devices previously), with additional features to resolve the Play Store lack-of-apps issue.
What is this?
Superboot is a boot.img that when booted, will root your device the first time you boot (installing su and the superuser APK). No need to flash any partitions, no messing with the contents of your data partition, no overwriting the shipped ROM on your device, just boot the boot image using the instructions below and you're done!
What are the pre-requisites?
You need a MOJO (duh) and a USB Male A-A cable to carry out this process. And a computer I suppose (Windows, Mac or Linux).
Any caveats?
You should note that while rooting may affect your ability to receive future OTAs, reverting back to stock is easy enough. We'll cross that bridge when we come to it.
Download
APPLY THIS AT YOUR OWN RISK!
Superboot MMM³ - DOWNLOAD - MD5: 835de32dd795d2825ade1ed1be422abf
How to use Superboot - Windows, Linux and OSX
Download the Superboot zip file above and extract to a directory
Put your device in bootloader mode - Unplug the power cable and any USB cables (the dongle can stay in), insert the USB Male A-A cable in the port labelled '2.0', then insert the power cable. 'Key driver not found.. Booting OS' will appear on screen.
WINDOWS - install the device drivers from the directory you extracted above if required, then run 'superboot-windows.bat' as Administrator
MAC - Open a terminal window to the directory containing the files, and type 'chmod +x superboot-mac.sh' followed by 'sudo ./superboot-mac.sh'
LINUX - Open a terminal window to the directory containing the files, and type 'chmod +x superboot-linux.sh' followed by 'sudo ./superboot-linux.sh'
You will see 'Booting downloaded image' and a black screen, then the screen will return to 'Key driver not found.. Booting OS'. At this point, unplug the USB cable and the power cable, wait a few moments, then reconnect the power cable to boot as normal.
For all the missing apps to show up on the Play Store, you may need to clear data on the Play Store in 'Settings -> Applications' and reboot, then run the Play Store again.
Enjoy!
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Thank you!
Thank you for kicking off true development for the Mojo to move forward. I'll try this as soon as I can and respond.
you rock!
Now I'm off to get dog food! Oh...I mean I'm using that as an excuse to run and get myself a USB cable. You're awesome, paulobrien. I'll root this evening!
There we go!!! What we've all been waiting for!!!
BTW, what are the changes to the Play Store that enable all the apps?
Thanks for this! Now I need an A-A cable...
Ok it's finaly come so happy thanks Paul O'Brien
I don't understand why my pc won't see my mojo there is no sound when i plug into it i try usb 2 and 3 with a usb 3 male male cable
So after i type reboot bootloader the mojo reboot normaly even if i unplug the power etc... and the pc do nothing
Thanks for what you did this is awesome
Mojo goes into fastboot mode and installed drivers fine. However currently running into issue where when I run the superboot-windows.bat file in admin mode it opens cmd for a second then immediately closes. The mojo doesn't seem to respond whatsoever. Any thoughts?
Ya same here mojo say key driver not found... Booting OS but when I run the .bat file doesnt close just sitting waiting for device
buggin0915 said:
Ya same here mojo say key driver not found... Booting OS but when I run the .bat file doesnt close just sitting waiting for device
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Are running the bat file as an admin? right click>run as admin
ya ran in admin also tried to run adb just to see if i can connect device but nothing. computer is connecting just not the device with adb/fastboot
2 things to try:
1) Run the bat file in an actual command window to see the output, or edit it and add pause at the end (likely device not found or fastboot isn't in the path)
2) Manually force a driver (I believe the fastboot driver from the Android SDK should be able to be forced, since this is just a Tegra 4 chipset)
To ensure its ready to go, you should be able to write:
"fastboot devices"
And see that there is a device there. I will try when I get my cable
Thanks I'll try out more tomorrow.
For me i have to add absolute filepath to script if i run it as admin
if the folder is under C:\ it is: C:\r1-mojo-superboot-mmm\fastboot-windows.exe boot boot.superboot.img
But just telling me "waiting for device". driver is installed properly and device is recognized as usb device.
saenta said:
For me i have to add absolute filepath to script if i run it as admin
if the folder is under C:\ it is: C:\r1-mojo-superboot-mmm\fastboot-windows.exe boot boot.superboot.img
But just telling me "waiting for device". driver is installed properly and device is recognized as usb device.
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Could you try editing the batch file, replacing 'fastboot boot' with 'fastboot -i 0x0738 boot'? I don't think that should be necessary on Windows (I use a Mac) but it's worth a try!
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paulobrien said:
Could you try editing the batch file, replacing 'fastboot boot' with 'fastboot -i 0x0738 boot'? I don't think that should be necessary on Windows (I use a Mac) but it's worth a try!
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Perfect thanks that worked!
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Perfect thanks that worked!
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Ah, awesome, i'll update the script in the zip.
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Hi i'm facing a problem and i see i'm the only one for the moment
i use a usb 3 male male cable but when i plug into the mojo and pc nothing hapens no sound of windows who say there is an usb plug so maybe it's because i use a usb 3 cable ( the cable is pluged into the usb 2 port )
and the other thing it's when i reboot into bootloader the device reboot normaly i don't see "Key driver not found.. Booting OS"
Download updated to r2 (Windows fix).
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Dead-neM said:
Hi i'm facing a problem and i see i'm the only one for the moment
i use a usb 3 male male cable but when i plug into the mojo and pc nothing hapens no sound of windows who say there is an usb plug so maybe it's because i use a usb 3 cable ( the cable is pluged into the usb 2 port )
and the other thing it's when i reboot into bootloader the device reboot normaly i don't see "Key driver not found.. Booting OS"
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Have you followed the instructions precisely or are you trying to do it a different way?
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paulobrien said:
Have you followed the instructions precisely or are you trying to do it a different way?
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Thanks for reply
Yes i think i'm doing it exactly like it's described
I have no problem with my phone and driver but the mojo looks dead with usb slave
Dead-neM said:
Thanks for reply
Yes i think i'm doing it exactly like it's described
I have no problem with my phone and driver but the mojo looks dead with usb slave
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You won't see it when you plug it in, open device manager you will see fastboot device without driver.
To install the Mojo driver on Windows 8 you need to disable driver signature checking, else install will fail.
Your USB3 cable is backward compatible to USB2.
Have you taken mojo from power? if you only reboot bootloader you won't see anything.
Stuck with a enterprise managed Chromebook bought second hand and unable to remove it? Here is how to 'Remove Enterprise Enrollment' from Acer C720 Chromebook (and will work for others also)
The procedure is as follows (for a Acer C 720 Chromebook) however it is the exact same for most other models the only differing part is location of the read/write screw.
Step 1: Turn off Chromebook, unplug and remove all the screws from the base.
Step 2: Remove the base off and locate the read/write protection screw
Here it is on the C720 at location 7:
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Step 3: Screw the base on with one screw (because there is a pressure switch that won't let you start it up without having the base on)
Step 4: Plug in and go into Recovery mode (Hold Esc + Reload and press the power key). Release keys when you see the screen light up.
You'll see "Chrome OS is missing or damaged" screen
Step 5: Press Ctrl + D then enter
You'll see "Chrome OS verification is turned off"
Step 6: Press Ctrl + D and the CB will restart into developer mode.
Note: If it tells you administrator has disabled developer mode perform a hard reset by unplugging the battery internally in the device, disconnecting the power and holding down the power button for 60 seconds.
Step 7: Once in developer mode (it'll give you a warning screen then continue to boot up as usual after a few beeps) Press the keys Ctrl+Alt+-> (F2) to launch terminal
Step 8: Enter the following commands:
chronos
sudo su
vpd -l (display serial number and device info)
vpd -s “serial_number”=”0000000000X” (write serial #, can replace 0000000000X with anything you like) must be all CAPS and numbers.
(takes about 15 seconds)
vpd -l (to check change is successful as it doesn't give you any confirmation)
Step 9: Reassemble with all screws incl read/write. Reboot and turn OS verification back on.
Step 10: Enjoy your non enterprise enrolled C720 (or other) chromebook.
Step ?: (optional if you are getting error flashromPartialWrite() clean the contacts that were under the screw with isopropyl alcohol or meths to make sure there is no continuity between the points from wear.
** Note: I am not responsible for you damaging your device in any way **
If i've helped you in any way feel free to donate via the following button. Cheers
i need a little help i have the Samsung Google Chromebook XE303 XE303C12-A01U after trying to change the serial number when i go to check it with vpd -l it gives me the flashrompartialwrite() error. i checked and cleaned where the screw goes but i still get the error. is the screw supposed to be back in at this part of it? please help thank you
I get a login and password need help noob please
Smoker90 said:
i need a little help i have the Samsung Google Chromebook XE303 XE303C12-A01U after trying to change the serial number when i go to check it with vpd -l it gives me the flashrompartialwrite() error. i checked and cleaned where the screw goes but i still get the error. is the screw supposed to be back in at this part of it? please help thank you
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I'm going to answer this a bit late in case anyone else has this question...
The R/W screw needs to be off until you are ready to put your laptop back together. (after all, you want to be able to write to bios and the screw in place will prevent this)
Doesn't work
hOW CAN YOU REMOVE THE ENTERPRISE ENROLLMENT FROM AN ACER C910
How do you do that on a c730
Version 5.4
Here I am in 2017 will be trying this on a c740 in the near future. Thank you for the guide
is this possible on a hp chromebook 11 g4, if so wher eis the read/write screw located?
I cant't get the administrator has disabled developer mode page. I have tried removing the battery as suggested and had no success.
Same!! Trying soo hard to find a solution
So, I have a Toshiba Chromebook 2. I found it has 2 screws for write protection. Removed them both, no change, I still get the developer mode disabled by the administrator message. Can`t do anything on it. Is there a custom OS I can install over the existing one so I can at least get developer mode enabled?
I have an Acer C731. I opened it up and tried to do a hard reset by unplugging the battery, with no luck. As soon as the Chromebook was connected to Wi-Fi it enrolled under administration. I also was not able to locate the R/W screw in this particular model. Help please?
jbywater said:
I have an Acer C731. I opened it up and tried to do a hard reset by unplugging the battery, with no luck. As soon as the Chromebook was connected to Wi-Fi it enrolled under administration. I also was not able to locate the R/W screw in this particular model. Help please?
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The screw is located near the wifi card with a white arrow.
josuecas said:
The screw is located near the wifi card with a white arrow.
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Yes on my Asus CN60 chromebox, the r/w screw is screwed onto the motherboard, onto a solder pad that is a semi-circle split into two quadrants. The presence of the screw joins the two quadrants to emulate a PC jumper in the closed position.
To open this jumper, simply undo the screw all the way out and keep it safe outside of the box. Once this is done, the boot SSD is r/w, which then allows the developer mode process be able to commit its changes to the boot device.
On my Asus CN60, I think I have cleared the Enterprise enrolement by having the two items present whilst doing the power on with Recovery Button pressed.
- R/W screw removed.
- CMOS battery CR-2025 unplugged.
I am going to keep trialing. If the above has not worked, I am going to try the OP's vpd -s “serial_number”=”0000000000X” method.
ASIDE: I am going to keep a note of the serial number I am overwriting in case this is of any future use.
The reason why I say I think I have removed the enterprise enrolement, is before, I could not login at all. Now, whilst in the developer mode, I can now login using my normal non enterprise login.
I have yet to boot into a normal non developer mode if possible, and see if I can login there.
I've bypassed enterprise enrollment so I can login and use the chromebook normally, but I wasn't able to locate the r/w screw so I can move forward with installing Linux.
RyanPieper said:
I've bypassed enterprise enrollment so I can login and use the chromebook normally, but I wasn't able to locate the r/w screw so I can move forward with installing Linux.
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how did you go about getting past the "administrator has disabled developer mode" part, or did you have to? i am stuck on that part.
I have an HP Chromebook 14 G4 and followed the tutorial perfectly. I still can't get past the "The administrator has disabled developer mode" bs. Any help?
Request
Can you please make a guide on how to do this with an acer c740 with specifucs on how to do so if the administrator has disabled dev mode?
C732
How do I unenroll an acer C732 with dev mode blocked?
does this still work?
Hey All
Its been a while since I got to play with anything these days but I recently found one of these POS 10in touchscreen units in the dumpster and it fires up into a menu running android. So I was hoping I could reflash this and use it like a tablet given it's also got a small thermal printer in it, so maybe try and save it from e-waste
I searched online for more details and came across this HERE which is identical to what I have so hoping I can root it and flash it with a clean android?
I would love to repurposed this to use as a touch screen tablet or similar, since it's got a GSM module and can take an SDCard too as I opened it up and took some pictures and I managed to get it in a recovery mode as well - from the PIX its using a rockchip RK3368
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I am not sure if the mini usb port is a OTG port to try and use ADB but I have not been able to do much with it and hoping someone can guide me through to possibly a reflash or ways to unlook root and add in another bootloader/rom
I've downloaded the files from citaq website but so far not been successful to do much with it, has anyone played with these and turned them into something more practical for the home?
Here's hoping for some tips - Apology if this is in the wrong section, move as needed :good:
Cheers
Kosti
@Kostiz
Device actually is running Android 5.1.1. It seems it has only 1GB RAM what is far too little to run a full fledged Android.
As long as you don't replace device's Stock Recovery by TWRP or similar recoveries, after a successful rooting don't install Magisk and/or Xposed Framework, you're on the safe side to play with, IMHO.
As 1st step check whether device is accessable by means of both ADB and Fastboot.
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@Kostiz
Device actually is running Android 5.1.1. It seems it has only 1GB RAM what is far too little to run a full fledged Android.
As long as you don't replace device's Stock Recovery by TWRP or similar recoveries, after a successful rooting don't install Magisk and/or Xposed Framework, you're on the safe side to play with, IMHO.
As 1st step check whether device is accessable by means of both ADB and Fastboot.
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Hey, Thanks for chiming in!
So in order to get ADB and or Fastboot its suggested to enable USB debugging in the device system settings, but I am not sure on how to do this, would it be safe to assume this is already USB debug is already enabled?
Could I back up the original stock recovery
I'm a little green on the whole process hence looking thought I'd ask here, I don't think I even have an OTG cable handy
I will see if I can load ADB on a windows box and try and talk to this unit
Cheers
Kosti
@Kostiz
An OTG-cable isn't needed, because the recovery menu
doesn't give you the opportunity to load something from an USB-device
OK, some success!
I went back and connected a mini USB straight to the PC and ADB driver installed detected the android device.
Ran ADB in windows powershell
So whats the best method to backup the entire ROM, and recovery files in the event I stuff this up?
Do I use just ADB for this or someother tools?
I did try one tool here from the vendors website but stuck as not sure what the Chinese characters mean..
Is the fact that this is only 1G i couldn't run Android at all and needs to be stripped down?
Cheers
Kosti
@Kostiz
Android Oreo Go Edition is a lightweight distribution of Android that runs better than normal Android on devices with <= 1 GB of RAM
How to backup device's Stock ROM is eplained here.
Thanks again mate!
Seem I have to do a lot of reading and thankfully everything is here, just got to spend time to read and have a go!
BTW how do I go about using volume rockers and power button to move around the menu in recovery when there is none but only the two buttons as shown the reset and recovery buttons on the main board?
BTW, the current ROM installed boots into a special menu, all other settings are hidden, would there be a way to enable seeing all the items and when getting the the settings (gear icon) that pops up in the corner, only takes me to the standard wifi menu to choose a wifi, so it seems everything else is hidden, if by enabling these I could potentially not need to do anything other than stop the default application from starting up - if that makes any sense
Could I just get back into a adb shell and try
adb shell
su
pm enable applicationname
I have to read up on rooting first I assume before I do much more, this is getting exciting, LOL :good:
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BTW how do I go about using volume rockers and power button to move around the menu in recovery when there is none but only the two buttons as shown the reset and recovery buttons on the main board?
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You use Android's HOME button to navigate within the Recovery menu, use POWER button to select option.
Hi, fellas! Please help me with one of these Citaq H10 POS. All we have is bootloop with some custom ROM showing vendor's logo.
Forcing it into recovery gives me some dead android screen with "No command" text.
Please guide me through this challenge, cause I have no other option but to ressurect it somehow.
Good news is that I have another one that is working fine, so we could try cloning it or something. Please help!
Yet I can't attach pics, cause of few posts, but if needed I can PM some.
citaq h10-2
I am also stuck with this machine citaq h10-2 , i did use a wireless kb to move up/down and not the 2 buttons on the motherboard , i can talk with it with ADB but all you can do is put it in sideload to upload new firmware and put it in fastboot but in fastboot you only get a black screen , what I have don is > opened up developer mode but you have no OEM UNLOCK tick box in side so running any bootloader unlock dose not work and i have run them all, if you google this machine for flashing new firmware you only get XDA this forum, unless any body knows another place to get the info from please let us know as i do think this would make a nice tablet with printer, the firmware is 5.1.1 and would love to put 6.0 or above on it but. i did download some firmware and used sideload to install it but it come up with error , i did try and make a backup but cannot do it ?, I think the firmware was from a galaxy s5 , I am not into all this firmware flashing so I am learning as I go along and if I brick it up well it was for free any way as the takeaway was shutting down and he gave it to me so no loss, if any body knows how we can get 6.0 or above on this machine please let us know.
A big thank you to all that can help put android 6.0 or above on this tablet.
Did you guys take a look at the solution here ? It worked for me ! All with a 2k ohm resistor...
Hola, alguien tiene la Rom de este dispositivo?
I just received a NUU A5X/N5501LAT from Abbott. Interesting little device; I haven't seen a self-proclaimed "PDA" since the iPAQ days. It's running Android 9 on either a MT6739 or a MT8765, according to the FCC teardown photos.
Either way, it's severely locked down. The notification shade automatically wipes away, developer mode is blocked, most settings are restricted, and the launcher literally only allows four apps: Nuu App Store (which, coincidentally, only has two other apps in it), the AOSP Browser, the Abott Frestyle app that the device is meant to be used for, and Firefox.
It will take a MicroSD (and, entertainingly, has a micro-SIM slot despite not being a phone), and has a micro-USB port as well. I can't find a fastboot combination using its volume and power keys.
I'd love some thoughts on how to make this thing into a generic PDA without all the restrictions. I'm stuck without access to ADB at this point due to the developer settings being blocked, and I'm honestly at a bit of a loss as to where to go next. Thanks for your input!
Hi, I have the identical gadget; the NUU A5X, that is. Mine can't be made to change its boot sequence by holding down buttons, either, it seems. Mine is locked indentically I believe.
Mine responds to USB connection, but It does not seem useful.
I think It mighr be possible to connect to it via NFC or bluetooth, but I know far too little about those protocols, other than TCP/IP, if that runs on blueooth, then that might work. I might try make a grid of procedures to test all buttons
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I just received a NUU A5X/N5501LAT from Abbott. Interesting little device; I haven't seen a self-proclaimed "PDA" since the iPAQ days. It's running Android 9 on either a MT6739 or a MT8765, according to the FCC teardown photos.
Either way, it's severely locked down. The notification shade automatically wipes away, developer mode is blocked, most settings are restricted, and the launcher literally only allows four apps: Nuu App Store (which, coincidentally, only has two other apps in it), the AOSP Browser, the Abott Frestyle app that the device is meant to be used for, and Firefox.
It will take a MicroSD (and, entertainingly, has a micro-SIM slot despite not being a phone), and has a micro-USB port as well. I can't find a fastboot combination using its volume and power keys.
I'd love some thoughts on how to make this thing into a generic PDA without all the restrictions. I'm stuck without access to ADB at this point due to the developer settings being blocked, and I'm honestly at a bit of a loss as to where to go next. Thanks for your input!
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I think you could write and compile an executable to put the nuu service to sleep, or to withdraw its privileges, or to ovet-ride it. Unfortunately, I never got my development environment for Android set up.
I might be able to write a small utility in C,
even if it only makes a system() call. it might do the job. I have found that Firefox can download an arbitrary file. The executable would call an Intent, to do some job or other to "pull the plug".
I am looking to see what the possibilities are.
/Dave
I am interested as well in a solution
+1
I'm trying somethiing. It will take time. Don't hold your breath
I found out if you click idk how much times on the nu sogen in the Home Screen then you need to enter a password bud i don’t know the pasword
hi people, the same here, anyone have found something to make this brick useful ?
+1 to this
Acording to NUU Mobile Support, this phone can't booted into recovery mode, or be flashed.....
This phone is made to be used to track blood pressures in hospitals. I haven't tried to flash it yet, but I will
meme problématiques un genie ce cache parmis vous pour resoudre ce probleme???
Mod translation via GT: even problems a genius this hides among you to solve this problem???
Just been given one of these.
As already said holding the power and down or up buttons or all 3 has no effect.
and you cant click about phone 9 times to enable debugging mode for ADB access. which would be handy.
I can bluetooth files from one phone to it. but it doesnt know what to do with them. I put a sim card in, but there is no app to make phone calls.
The default browser does have permission to access system files, but I have no idea how to tell it to do so. Cant even get the camera to work. ah well maybe I should just use it to read my blood sugar levels. I guess I could buy a sensor to hammer into my arm hehh hehh
Same here, tried everything i could but no change.
If you download a file with their built-in browser that it can't open it will open up the file manager where I got some log files
Appearently serial over USB is enabled at some point during the boot process (?)
Use this tool: https://github.com/bkerler/mtkclient
And do: mtk meta FASTBOOT, then follow the instructions shown and finally do fastboot flashing unlock to perform an unlock
It will give you a message basically like:
if you do this, warranty will be void and a factory reset will be done. Press Volume up to continue.
Disclaimer: I haven't tested it to the end (shut it off instead of pressing volume up) since I want to do some more exploring with my currently installed toolset so I can find out more
tuxifan said:
Use this tool: https://github.com/bkerler/mtkclient
And do: mtk meta FASTBOOT, then follow the instructions shown and finally do fastboot flashing unlock to perform an unlock
It will give you a message basically like:
if you do this, warranty will be void and a factory reset will be done. Press Volume up to continue.
Disclaimer: I haven't tested it to the end (shut it off instead of pressing volume up) since I want to do some more exploring with my currently installed toolset so I can find out more
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I tried it today, the result is weird, as MTKClient seems to react to the phone off, but not the ADB command that staying in the wait of any devices.
Also, the phone still can show battery status in that state? Normal?
It looks like it get in, then out of the FASTBOOT
Nuu Service is an extra launcher that opens and overlays when you start your smartphone. The default system launcher is Quickstep and you can change the launcher. However, the change is suppressed and immediately reversed. A reset is also blocked in the system. The standard browser is authorized to make changes to the system. There is definitely a weak point.
How can I execute key codes such as +#06#? I can't find the caller keypad.
You can also enter "secret codes" via a detour.
Open the standard browser, enter a bar/restaurant in google search, press call. The call keypad opens. I've already tested a few codes.
*#*#1111#*#* Hardwareversion
*#*#4636#*#* Display information Wifi, Phone-Info, Userstats
*#*#225#*#* Calendar Storage
Edit:
*#*#3646633#*#* Code for Engenering Mode - I get a message that developer mode is locked.
Just for fun I made a packet recording with the Fritzbox and looked at it with Wireshark. The device pings several servers in Germany, Finland and the USA.
The apps are actually online downloads. I did not expect.
I took a closer look at the ip's and found that "Sure Lock" runs on the device as a kiosk app. This can be configured as the customer wants. So Abbott/NUU.
If you type very quickly and often in succession on the home screen, a password input field will appear after a while.
If you had a password now...
Sure Lock's standard password (0000) obviously doesn't work
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Hi,
I found something interesting on this device. Indeed I can have access to notifications and in particular to NUU service, which when I keep pressing it appears a small i button, which allows access to the parameters of this application.
Obviously everything is blocked on it except in the advanced settings it's possible to deactivate the overlay to other apps and the possibility of modifying the system parameters.
After turning everything off and restarting the phone, I arrive not on the launcher but on the classic version of Android 9, which lasts a few seconds before glitching on the famous launcher.
I tried to exploit these few seconds at best but without success, I remain stuck on the lock screen.
Have you tried this generic bootloader-unlocking method?
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