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How to Wipe Phone WIth Broken Screen

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 ..

Broken E4GT...How to completely wipe the device?

I was standing at the bus stop, and somehow I dropped my E4GT. And guess what? Screen cracked! Didn't want to pay to get it fixed, and picked up an iPhone 5 (No flaming Lol) I want to sell it though. Of course, the screen is cracked, so I cant get my data off of it. How would I go about wiping the device?

A big fricken magnet!!!
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U can't see anything when u turn it on? I got like 4 samsungs with broken screenz, a t989 mytouch a turd sk like this one and admire or some crap. All 4 I can see enuff of the screen to handle business and I'm talkin they're like pissed exgirlfriend smashed broken lol
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Nope, nothing at all! Its pretty wack!

dw3bb10 said:
Nope, nothing at all! Its pretty wack!
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Put it into download mode (Volume down + Power if I remember correctly, because I have an S3 now). ODIN a stock ROM. It should take care of the recovery and ROM. Not sure about how to access the internal memory (your personal storage) from a computer since you have no access to the screen, but I'm sure you could use ADB somehow?

Yea, Its the Internal Storage that I want to wipe. Hopefully someone knows a solution!

Does it happen to have Usb debugging/adb enabled? Is it rooted with a custom recovery?
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sniper said:
Does it happen to have Usb debugging/adb enabled? Is it rooted with a custom recovery?
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Yes, and Yes!

Step 1: Take napkin.
Step 2: Begin to wipe the device.
Step 3: ???
Step 4: PROFIT!!!11!1!11

dw3bb10 said:
Yes, and Yes!
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Connect to a computer and start up a command prompt. I'd take out any micro sd card if you have one. Hopefully you have the Android sdk already installed to use adb? From here on out don't type any quotes I use, they're just showing what to enter
Type "adb devices" and it should show one if all is well. If you need some data on it enter "adb pull /sdcard/ C://wherever you want it to go"
Then enter "adb shell"
Then "rm -r /sdcard/" and it should hopefully delete it all. You may have to give the "su" command first. I believe this all should work but anyone is free to help out
Also, to check after you're done, enter "cd /sdcard/" then "ls" and there shouldn't be anything there.
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Product F(RED) said:
Step 1: Take napkin.
Step 2: Begin to wipe the device.
Step 3: ???
Step 4: PROFIT!!!11!1!11
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Lol...
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Product F(RED) said:
Step 1: Take napkin.
Step 2: Begin to wipe the device.
Step 3: ???
Step 4: PROFIT!!!11!1!11
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I do that almost everyday. Wet wipes with some alcohol. My phone gets as clean as it can get.
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Wiped all my data accidentally and can not use usb mount twrp 2.3.2.3,please help?

i rooted the first time my beautiful phone unlocked and installed twrp 2.3.2.3 i did the nandroid backup ,,,,but i like all the time when i flash any rom wiped everything to get less issues ....but in this case i wiped everything and now i dont have anything to install it,,and i see the usb mount in this recovery is not working and there is not sd card either to take it out from the phone and insert it to my computer and put the rom and put it back to my phone....so my phone is dead ....any idea? i will appreciate it...thanks

LGNPST?
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sorry... what do you mean?

Oh sorry. LGNPST is a software tool to load stock firmware. If you go to the lg-optimus-g irc on freenode and ask around im sure one of the guys there will direct you to the automated LGNPST.
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simpkill said:
Oh sorry. LGNPST is a software tool to load stock firmware. If you go to the lg-optimus-g irc on freenode and ask around im sure one of the guys there will direct you to the automated LGNPST.
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hooo thanks,,,can i go back to stock with that software tool and revive my phone?

Yup. It should save you. As long as you can get into download mode. Do you still see the lg logo when you try to boot?
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simpkill said:
Yup. It should save you. As long as you can get into download mode. Do you still see the lg logo when you try to boot?
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yes ,,,i have rooted and installed twrp 2.3.2.3...but all i need is push the file rom and install it..i wll try to install adb and push it from there

Good plan.
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ALBERTOSCLN said:
yes ,,,i have rooted and installed twrp 2.3.2.3...but all i need is push the file rom and install it..i wll try to install adb and push it from there
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did you figure out how to push the file on twrp? i just did the same damn thing UGHH

twoslo said:
did you figure out how to push the file on twrp? i just did the same damn thing UGHH
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im still trying to push it by adb but not lucky yet...im in recovery mode and i did the unmount system ,data,cache before to push it and i used this code in cmd adb push c:\users\username\downloads\rom.zip/sdcard/rom.zip
and i tryed this also adb push rom.zip/sdcard/rom.zip(replacing rom with exact name of the rom includind the .zip) when i typed these 2 codes automatically found the files and when i press enter i saw a lot of letter,,,it tooks like 2 second but nothing happened,and i came back to my phone
and i checked for the file but nothing i found,,,,any idea?

ALBERTOSCLN said:
im still trying to push it by adb but not lucky yet...im in recovery mode and i did the unmount system ,data,cache before to push it and i used this code in cmd adb push c:\users\username\downloads\rom.zip/sdcard/rom.zip
and i tryed this also adb push rom.zip/sdcard/rom.zip(replacing rom with exact name of the rom includind the .zip) when i typed these 2 codes automatically found the files and when i press enter i saw a lot of letter,,,it tooks like 2 second but nothing happened,and i came back to my phone
and i checked for the file but nothing i found,,,,any idea?
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In the dev section there is a tutorial on how to restore a phone from soft brick. I realize you're not actually soft bricked, but it has instructions about sideloading zip files to recovery. Might help you.
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simpkill said:
In the dev section there is a tutorial on how to restore a phone from soft brick. I realize you're not actually soft bricked, but it has instructions about sideloading zip files to recovery. Might help you.
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thanks...

If you're using TWRP you can go to advanced>adb sideload and use the 'adb sideload <filename>' command to push a ROM to the phone which will then automatically install. That way you can avoid losing root.

stevek216 said:
If you're using TWRP you can go to advanced>adb sideload and use the 'adb sideload <filename>' command to push a ROM to the phone which will then automatically install. That way you can avoid losing root.
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i tried to use adb but it doesnt work,,i just done by restore LGSPST...IT WAS EASY I UNROOTED AND RESTORED ,,,,AND AFTER THAT I ROOTED AGAIN,,,,

Need Help Desperately! LGOG Stuck in CWM

Something happened to my phone while it was in my pocket tonight, I pulled it out after work and it's on the CWM main screen it tried to install some update zips that failed and now I can't reboot my phone, so it's pretty screwed up right now.
I can't seem to mount USB storage so it appears on my laptop, I figured if I could do that it would be as simple as flashing a new ROM but it doesn't seem to work.
Any help is appreciated, I will be watching the thread since I need this phone to work as I use it as my primary line.
I seem to have ADB access and my 3 backup files from FreeGee, they are aboot-sprint-backup, boot-sprint-backup and recovery-sprint-backup. Are those what I need to use to restore my phone and where do I flash each image to?

Do you have a ROM on your SD currently and have you wiped system.
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neemot said:
Do you have a ROM on your SD currently and have you wiped system.
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No I've never flashed a rom yet on my phone, was waiting for a more polished CM10.1. I've also wiped everything I can, system, davlik, cache, battery stats, fixed permissions.
What may have happened, and I'm not sure how it ended up into recovery mode, was I had the system update notification popping up and I kept hitting install later. Now some how my phone just unlocks itself and accepts and installs the update?! I have no idea, this phone quite literally has a mind of its own. It does complex operations with no one inputting commands.

Lgnpst might be the way to go. Hit up the irc.
Edit: don't leave your phone in recovery too long. You might hard brick.
Check out this guide http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2082084
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ABurningFalcon said:
Lgnpst might be the way to go. Hit up the irc.
Edit: don't leave your phone in recovery too long. You might hard brick.
Check out this guide http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2082084
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I actually just found the side load a zip on the menu so I'm gonna try that as soon as I get a rom downloaded.
Edit: Sideload had no effect, I sideloaded the ZVB Stock Rooted Rom and it still only reboots into CWM.

The guys over at the irc are way smarter than I am. Head over there. They'll fix you up.
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ABurningFalcon said:
The guys over at the irc are way smarter than I am. Head over there. They'll fix you up.
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Right on man, I'll give it a try after work possibly. Don't have a lot of time to mess with the damn thing thanks to work. Great time for it to mess up!

flukeSG2 said:
Right on man, I'll give it a try after work possibly. Don't have a lot of time to mess with the damn thing thanks to work. Great time for it to mess up!
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The issue is the reboot to recovery flag is set in your misc.
Run these commands from an adb shell to clear it:
Code:
dd if=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/misc of=/data/media/misc-bad-backup.img
dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/misc bs=1 count=1088

Shelnutt2 said:
The issue is the reboot to recovery flag is set in your misc.
Run these commands from an adb shell to clear it:
Code:
dd if=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/misc of=/data/media/misc-bad-backup.img
dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/misc bs=1 count=1088
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It can boot out of recovery thanks to your instructions, but it won't boot past the Sprint splash where it says 4G LTE now. Any suggestions?

flukeSG2 said:
It can boot out of recovery thanks to your instructions, but it won't boot past the Sprint splash where it says 4G LTE now. Any suggestions?
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This happened to a friends phone last night, exact same issue. Use LGNPST to push the unlocked ZVB onto your phone. Fixed the problem for my friend in a heartbeat.

flukeSG2 said:
It can boot out of recovery thanks to your instructions, but it won't boot past the Sprint splash where it says 4G LTE now. Any suggestions?
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Do a factory reset in recovery. (Wipe cache/data)
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Shelnutt2 said:
Do a factory reset in recovery. (Wipe cache/data)
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Didn't seem to change anything. Guess I'll have to find this LGNPST thing and try it out like these guys are telling me.

Xiutehcuhtli said:
This happened to a friends phone last night, exact same issue. Use LGNPST to push the unlocked ZVB onto your phone. Fixed the problem for my friend in a heartbeat.
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Do you know what caused the problem? I mean my phone was in my pocket the whole night, I never looked at it...I knew I should have too, but dammit I was working. Stupid phone.

flukeSG2 said:
Didn't seem to change anything. Guess I'll have to find this LGNPST thing and try it out like these guys are telling me.
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Just push a ROM zip to your internal in recovery, wipe and flash. adb push c:\path\to\dfile /data/media
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Shelnutt2 said:
Just push a ROM zip to your internal in recovery, wipe and flash. adb push c:\path\to\dfile /data/media
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so I just pushed the rom over to the phone but recovery isn't showing it and I can't direct it to a /data/media folder
gonna try to sideload again
Sideloading didn't work either. Alright, on to LGNSPT I guess.

[Q] Pull files from boot looping state

Hey fellaz,
Earlier, I was installing some apps for a custom keyboard. I was notified by Android that I needed to update the APK installer (I cannot remember the exact dialog) which I installed. After that, whenever I tried to open ANY .apk file, it kept saying the installer has stopped working. Couple minutes later, the phone rebooted and was stuck in a loop.
I read this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1856188&page=4 , but I am completely new to working with ADB. I did manage to install the SDK and update it. I booted into Recovery mode and tried the command 'adb backup -all' (given in another thread) and I was given "adb: unable to connect for backup."
Unless I did something wrong, I doubt ADB would work since I'm not booted into the phone right? (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=30826050&postcount=32)
I would just like to back up maybe one or two folders that are crucial to me.
Any advice? Is there anything Verizon can do if I take it into the store?
Thanks!
EDIT: Forgot to add that I have the phone completely stock. I'm debating whether or not to do a hard reset as I'm reading conflicting reports of sdcard being saved and not being saved.

Thats your problem. Adb works only on custom recovery's. There is a thread on flashing the stock image via fastboot without wiping data. I think thats your only solution..
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mrgnex said:
Thats your problem. Adb works only on custom recovery's. There is a thread on flashing the stock image via fastboot without wiping data. I think thats your only solution..
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would you kindly point me to that thread? I found this one, "how-to-install-jelly-bean-on-galaxy-nexus/" (search on google, guide from betanews) but I don't think that is what you're speaking of.

tangosmango said:
would you kindly point me to that thread? I found this one, "how-to-install-jelly-bean-on-galaxy-nexus/" (search on google, guide from betanews) but I don't think that is what you're speaking of.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2377307
Here you go. Hope it works. One tip: read it very carefully and maybe multiple times..
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mrgnex said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2377307
Here you go. Hope it works. One tip: read it very carefully and maybe multiple times..
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[ a) Turn on USB Debugging
I'm not sure if I had that on. I doubt there is a way to turn USB debugging on without booting right?
In any case, I was able to follow the steps and now it just says 'waiting for device'

tangosmango said:
[ a) Turn on USB Debugging
I'm not sure if I had that on. I doubt there is a way to turn USB debugging on without booting right?
In any case, I was able to follow the steps and now it just says 'waiting for device'
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Hmm thats quite a problem. Its waiting for device because USB debugging is off.. You cant turn it on without booting. I'll search for you but it might be that I cant help you.
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mrgnex said:
Hmm thats quite a problem. Its waiting for device because USB debugging is off.. You cant turn it on without booting. I'll search for you but it might be that I cant help you.
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hey, I really appreciate your help but I did a hard reset which fixed everything. I did however lose a lot of data (from my last backup).
Again, thanks for your help!

you do not need usb debugging for fastboot so do not worry about turning that on.