I have a phone that has a broken screen. I am selling it for parts and would like all of my information off of it. I know how to use ODIN and ADB.
Are there commands through ADB that I can use to wipe the device? Is there a full-wipe ODIN image that I can flash to the phone? I would like it to be free of my data before I send it off.
I tried using Android Screen Cast, but all I get is a black screen when I open the program. Any help or ideas would be greatly appreciated.
one4house said:
I have a phone that has a broken screen. I am selling it for parts and would like all of my information off of it. I know how to use ODIN and ADB.
Are there commands through ADB that I can use to wipe the device? Is there a full-wipe ODIN image that I can flash to the phone? I would like it to be free of my data before I send it off.
I tried using Android Screen Cast, but all I get is a black screen when I open the program. Any help or ideas would be greatly appreciated.
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As far as I know, ODIN back to stock wipes data, but I may be mistaken.
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skadude66 said:
As far as I know, ODIN back to stock wipes data, but I may be mistaken.
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Where is the ODIN image for stock for this phone? Could you put up a link for me?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1391174
I have never tried flashing any of his tars before, but if you have any questions, don't be afraid to ask in that thread before flashing!
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Thanks for the link. I ended up finding it before you had a chance to link it. Now ODIN is stuck on cache.img.ext4. And it has been stuck there for about a hour.
adb shell
format SYSTEM:
format DATA:
format CACHE:
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I do not remember if odin wipes your internal "sdcard" , be sure to check /mnt/sdcard , and delete anything you don't want to the next person to get ..
EDIT: You may have to "su" in the shell ..
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ok so lastnight i some how cracked my screen on the inside, the actual glass is still good, i cant use my phone as the screen is all black, is there any way to remotely wipe all data before i file a claim to get a new phone, yes i have insurance...
You can do it via adb or just Odin a one click that wipes data, it shouldn't be very difficult to get it into Odin mode with no screen...
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cp320703 said:
You can do it via adb or just Odin a one click that wipes data, it shouldn't be very difficult to get it into Odin mode with no screen...
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looks like its the odin route i cant get adb to reconize the device when using adb devices so i think usb debugging is turned off well on to the odin route thanks cp
Hello,
So here's the deal. Got a Nexus and it has a very wierd error. I have looked around different websites and forums trying to find a solution. Nothing has worked so far.
My phone is currently stuck on one screen and nothing I do have any effect. I don't know which version of andriod it runs or if it has a different ROM.
Can't acces the recovery section, can't get into bootloader or anything.
Unfortunately I do not know if he tried to flash it and failed. I got it like this from a guy who had given up on it. He said it happned after a reboot.
Any ideas? Will try anything to get it working. The picture is how the screen looks atm.
Try using odin to flash the stock images. Have a look at the "basics" link in my signature. Near the end of the first post is a link for odin.
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Thanks alot!
Seems to be working, How long does it usually take for Odin to do it's thing? Been on NAND write start for a good while now.
Perhaps have to try different images. Using yakju jro-03c atm. Is that a good choice? From Sweden so it should be a maguro (GSM) device.
Knicka said:
Thanks alot!
Seems to be working, How long does it usually take for Odin to do it's thing? Been on NAND write start for a good while now.
Perhaps have to try different images. Using yakju jro-03c atm. Is that a good choice? From Sweden so it should be a maguro (GSM) device.
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It shouldn't take too long. Sometimes it gets stuck. Try it again. If that doesn't work, use OMAP Flash (there is a link to that near the end of the first post of the "basics" link in my sig) and then try Odin again.
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It shouldn't take too long. Sometimes it gets stuck. Try it again. If that doesn't work, use OMAP Flash (there is a link to that near the end of the first post of the "basics" link in my sig) and then try Odin again.
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Do i need to use OMAP flash between every failed attempt?
Sorry if I'm asking alot of stupid questions but this is a whole new world for me.
Knicka said:
Do i need to use OMAP flash between every failed attempt?
Sorry if I'm asking alot of stupid questions but this is a whole new world for me.
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I can't really say for sure. I've never had to use it. Usually you shouldn't have to use it, as Odin should work directly from that screen. But I've seen others say that it didn't, but it did work after using OMAP Flash.
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I can't really say for sure. I've never had to use it. Usually you shouldn't have to use it, as Odin should work directly from that screen. But I've seen others say that it didn't, but it did work after using OMAP Flash.
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I've tried the OMAP and tried again with Odin. A few different .tars. It hangs at userdata.img Been on userdata för nealy 2 hours atm. Aborted once and tried again but to no avail.
What to do?
ATM i'm using a already finished tar that was posten in the Odin thread from your link. This one is by a user called no.one.writeme because I couldn't get any other to go past NAND write stage.
I just take all the files (boot, bootloader, radio, recovery, system and userdata) from the folder I downloaded from developers.google.com/android/nexus/images and make them into a tar with 7zip. Do I need to change anything or am I doing anything wrong?
Thanks for all the help so far!
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I've tried the OMAP and tried again with Odin. A few different .tars. It hangs at userdata.img Been on userdata för nealy 2 hours atm. Aborted once and tried again but to no avail.
What to do?
ATM i'm using a already finished tar that was posten in the Odin thread from your link. This one is by a user called no.one.writeme because I couldn't get any other to go past NAND write stage.
I just take all the files (boot, bootloader, radio, recovery, system and userdata) from the folder I downloaded from developers.google.com/android/nexus/images and make them into a tar with 7zip. Do I need to change anything or am I doing anything wrong?
Thanks for all the help so far!
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No, you can't just make them into a tar like that. You should try to use a non-JB tar. I think the instructions on how to make one are posted in that thread in case you can't find an ics tar.
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Just look for ics tar for Odin. It has to be around.
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gagb1967 said:
Just look for ics tar for Odin. It has to be around.
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I managed to get this :CF_TAKJU_IMM76I_nowipe_nobootloaders_norecovery via odin but it doesn't have a recover or anything. But I do manage to get into fastboot. My phone starts now atleast but I have another screen with an android with a spinning something in his chest and a progress bar underneath.
What do to now?
Knicka said:
I managed to get this :CF_TAKJU_IMM76I_nowipe_nobootloaders_norecovery via odin but it doesn't have a recover or anything. But I do manage to get into fastboot. My phone starts now atleast but I have another screen with an android with a spinning something in his chest and a progress bar underneath.
What do to now?
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Can you boot into the bootloader, ie turn off phone, hold volume up and vol down, and press and hold power? If you can, just use fastboot to flash the stock images, as per the "flash" link in my signature.
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Can you boot into the bootloader, ie turn off phone, hold volume up and vol down, and press and hold power? If you can, just use fastboot to flash the stock images, as per the "flash" link in my signature.
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Tried it. Still locks up on userdata. It tries erasing userdata for hours on end. Nothing happens. Is this a hardware problem perhaps?
I'm not using the original usb cable and a front port for it if that has any relevance.
Thanks for putting up with my rookienss.
Knicka said:
Tried it. Still locks up on userdata. It tries erasing userdata for hours on end. Nothing happens. Is this a hardware problem perhaps?
I'm not using the original usb cable and a front port for it if that has any relevance.
Thanks for putting up with my rookienss.
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Are you following the steps in this guide? Don't worry about flashing the userdata partition, i.e., replace step D10 with the following command: fastboot erase userdata
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Are you following the steps in this guide? Don't worry about flashing the userdata partition, i.e., replace step D10 with the following command: fastboot erase userdata
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Nevermind, just me being an idiot. Forgot I hade the platform tools
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Are you following the steps in this guide? Don't worry about flashing the userdata partition, i.e., replace step D10 with the following command: fastboot erase userdata
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Does the same when I use the command fastboot erase userdata. Just freezes or what you want to call it. I did all the steps, no problem. But when I got to D10 and replaced the command with fastboot erase userdata I hit a snag again.
Any ideas?
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Does the same when I use the command fastboot erase userdata. Just freezes or what you want to call it. I did all the steps, no problem. But when I got to D10 and replaced the command with fastboot erase userdata I hit a snag again.
Any ideas?
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It may be that that particular part of the NAND is corrupt. Try: fastboot format userdata If that doesn't work, skip the rest of the steps in that guide. Get a copy of CWM, and boot it, and use that to see if you can wipe or format /data.
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It may be that that particular part of the NAND is corrupt. Try: fastboot format userdata If that doesn't work, skip the rest of the steps in that guide. Get a copy of CWM, and boot it, and use that to see if you can wipe or format /data.
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Downloaded CWM recovery 6.0.1.0 flashed it in and got into recovery. failed to wipe and format data.
Got this screen. When I try to wipe data/factory reset it fails to mount a few things. Data among others.
Also, when I tried the fastboot format userdata all I got was this fastboot help which tells you what commands and options there are.
I have fastboot, ADB, and TWRP installed but I can't flash the stock rom through TWRP because my touch screen won't respond to touch, I'm just trying to send it back to Amazon with factory settings, any ideas? And I do have a factory cable.
Thank You!
~carlybelle
carlybelle said:
I have fastboot, ADB, and TWRP installed but I can't flash the stock rom through TWRP because my touch screen won't respond to touch, I'm just trying to send it back to Amazon with factory settings, any ideas? And I do have a factory cable.
Thank You!
~carlybelle
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Did you ever install a theme for TWRP, or has this been an ongoing issue for the whole device?
soupmagnet said:
Did you ever install a theme for TWRP, or has this been an ongoing issue for the whole device?
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This has been an ongoing issue for the whole device, if I hard reset, it will work 1% of the time.
carlybelle said:
This has been an ongoing issue for the whole device, if I hard reset, it will work 1% of the time.
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You may want to open it up and make sure the digitizer cable isn't loose or disconnected.
Wouldn't it be easier to Factory Reset through KFU or ADB?
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404-Not Found said:
Wouldn't it be easier to Factory Reset through KFU or ADB?
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That'd be a neat little trick considering you can't factory reset with ADB (at least not that I've seen). You can wipe cache and data with fastboot, but that doesn't really do anything about the touchscreen problem or the fact that the OP wants to install the stock ROM so it can be sent back for replacement.
With that being said, if someone around here is kind enough, OP, you may be able to get a saved stock system.img to flash in fastboot along with stock versions of the bootloader and recovery. After which, a few simple ADB commands will remove superuser.apk and 'su' so it can be sent back for replacement, if you can't resolve the problem on your own.
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That'd be a neat little trick considering you can't factory reset with ADB (at least not that I've seen). You can wipe cache and data with fastboot, but that doesn't really do anything about the touchscreen problem or the fact that the OP wants to install the stock ROM so it can be sent back for replacement.
With that being said, if someone around here is kind enough, OP, you may be able to get a saved stock system.img to flash in fastboot along with stock versions of the bootloader and recovery. After which, a few simple ADB commands will remove superuser.apk and 'su' so it can be sent back for replacement, if you can't resolve the problem on your own.
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There was a option to flash a stock.zip in kfu
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Today I finally rooted my Tablet 7 with some help from gr8nole here on XDA. Needless to say I was very happy and started downloading any and all apps that required root I was interested in. Unfortunately about an hour into my adventure I downloaded an app called LCD Density. DO NOT DOWNLOAD THIS APP. It soft bricked my device after changing the density from 240 to 160. I am now just trying to get back to square one again and have no idea what to do. I wiped the cache partition and re flashed root. Reboot same thing again. The Samsung screen is vertical not horizontal and doing the infamous glow from blue to white and back to blue and nothing more continuously. I am in CWM now and not really sure what step to take next as I don't want to risk a hard brick. I went to Rom Manager in CWM and no files were there when I went to use the backup feature What should I do?
PMK19 said:
Today I finally rooted my Tablet 7 with some help from gr8nole here on XDA. Needless to say I was very happy and started downloading any and all apps that required root I was interested in. Unfortunately about an hour into my adventure I downloaded an app called LCD Density. DO NOT DOWNLOAD THIS APP. It soft bricked my device after changing the density from 240 to 160. I am now just trying to get back to square one again and have no idea what to do. I wiped the cache partition and re flashed root. Reboot same thing again. The Samsung screen is vertical not horizontal and doing the infamous glow from blue to white and back to blue and nothing more continuously. I am in CWM now and not really sure what step to take next as I don't want to risk a hard brick. I went to Rom Manager in CWM and no files were there when I went to use the backup feature What should I do?
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Try to restore your original firmare using odin.
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trazfer said:
Try to restore your original firmare using odin.
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That is what I would like to do but having a problem locating the original firmware. Any idea where it can be found?
Update...Found it on hotfile...going to see what happens now
PMK19 said:
That is what I would like to do but having a problem locating the original firmware. Any idea where it can be found?
Update...Found it on hotfile...going to see what happens now
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Update...I have tried using the recovery tar. file from the developers board on page 1 post 2 and still no luck. I am now downloading another file from Hotfile but it says its going to be hours before its done downloading. I will try that and hopefully I can get out of this mess. Any other advice would be greatly apreciated. This is driving me crazy!!!!! HELP PLEASE
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Update...I have tried using the recovery tar. file from the developers board on page 1 post 2 and still no luck. I am now downloading another file from Hotfile but it says its going to be hours before its done downloading. I will try that and hopefully I can get out of this mess. Any other advice would be greatly apreciated. This is driving me crazy!!!!! HELP PLEASE
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Try this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=45951129
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trazfer said:
Try this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=45951129
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Thanks bro I actually just finally rebooted with the stock firmware. Brand new again but that's ok actually because all of the apps are backed up on Google. Now I just have to Root again...Can you believe that LCD crap is still lingering around on it? Say hello to the delete button!!!!
This is for the USA version.
http://hotfile.com/dl/240676398/83e0994/XAR-T210RUEAMG4-20130731154358.zip.html
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Thanks bro I actually just finally rebooted with the stock firmware. Brand new again but that's ok actually because all of the apps are backed up on Google. Now I just have to Root again...Can you believe that LCD crap is still lingering around on it? Say hello to the delete button!!!!
This is for the USA version.
http://hotfile.com/dl/240676398/83e0994/XAR-T210RUEAMG4-20130731154358.zip.html
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Well congrats on fixing ur tab. I suggest you odin flash twrp. Then using twrp flash universalroot.zip or infamous rom
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trazfer said:
Well congrats on fixing ur tab. I suggest you odin flash twrp. Then using twrp flash universalroot.zip or infamous rom
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Thank you..Quick question. How do you get into Recovery with TWRP? I flashed it with Odin with the auto restart and with out. I used the CWM Recovery vol up power and home keys but it does not do anything. I am rooted already as well. Could that be the issue? Im using the TAR file too. I really would like to use the touch screen option instead of pushing buttons like a dinosaur
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Thank you..Quick question. How do you get into Recovery with TWRP? I flashed it with Odin with the auto restart and with out. I used the CWM Recovery vol up power and home keys but it does not do anything. I am rooted already as well. Could that be the issue? Im using the TAR file too. I really would like to use the touch screen option instead of pushing buttons like a dinosaur
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When you flash twrp or cwm in odin, you must uncheck autoreboot. Btw hold down power vol up and home button, when samsung logo appears, release the power button while still pessing down vol up and home
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When you flash twrp or cwm in odin, you must uncheck autoreboot. Btw hold down power vol up and home button, when samsung logo appears, release the power button while still pessing down vol up and home
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Do you have a working link for TWRP works with Odin? I cant seem to get this one I have to work. Thanks in advance.
Did u try this? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=45413459
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Why didnt you just change the density back? Open build.prop, or push a stock version of it via adb or (idk if it is possible) via fastboot.
Then yoir problem should be solved. Those tweaks have got nothing to do with cache, or data, or so
Thats also why you need root and also the reason, why it is not so easy, to root some devices
But try brain.exe and everything should work, as it should
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Hey all,
I am searching furiously but I thought it might be a good idea to ask directly too.
So i smashed my phone today. Touch does not work, but I can see it. I think getting a replacement won't be difficult, but until then, I have files both in storage and app data that I would like to recover. Since I have TWRP, the recovery is touch and I can't access anything in it. I cant unlock the phone, so I can't get stuff off of the storage either. I think Droid Explorer can help with that, but do I need USB debugging? I am pretty sure I turned it off for some stupid reason. How could I use ADB to extract the app data files?
Thanks! I'll keep on searching and post an answer if I find one!
Try booting into download/bootloader mode or whatever it is called (sorry, I have had so many brands of android. They all call it something different.) And try flashing a clockworkmod based recovery. Then you can use the buttons to navigate the the storage / access ADB through recovery.
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Thank you for the help. I do already have a recovery on it, TeamWin whatever-it-is 2.6.3, it's touch based
VDub2625 said:
Thank you for the help. I do already have a recovery on it, TeamWin whatever-it-is 2.6.3, it's touch based
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You can still flash over that, if you can get into download mode, then replace it with CWM. No screen needed.
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Whiplashh said:
You can still flash over that, if you can get into download mode, then replace it with CWM. No screen needed.
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Duh! I feel stupid. I didn't think of that.
I don't think I'm familiar with the recovery via download mode? I have done a lot with the phone but can't recall if I've used download mode for that (just for installing BINs). I'll look around, thanks!
VDub2625 said:
Duh! I feel stupid. I didn't think of that.
I don't think I'm familiar with the recovery via download mode? I have done a lot with the phone but can't recall if I've used download mode for that (just for installing BINs). I'll look around, thanks!
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In case anyone's curious, I got confused myself. it isn't Download Mode you need, it's fastboot. Then use the fastboot program in the Android SDK to flash a non-touch CWM. Thanks again for the advice!
PS I can't seem to egt Droid Explorer to work (it installs, I tell it where the sdk folder is, but then when i run it it says it can't find it). I'm going to try to update my sdk and see if that helps, but I should be able to use ADB to transfer too, i think? How would I save data from the "data" partition 9app data vs. storage data)?