Where is the Service Menu stored on the device ? Can it be updated ? Is there a way to view or have full control of the storage/memory on a device through a program on my pc ? I would like to see how the service menu, bootloader, rom, recovery ect. is configured.
OK, think I figured this out that the Factory Test APK is the service menu... I just got my first android and still trying to break this thing down... I would still like to figure out how the file structure is stored on the device as far as the CWM recovery partition (if there even is one) and i'm assuming the bootloader is seperate from the OS. If anyone can help clarify it would be appreciated
here is some information on the partitions you may find useful:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1454862&highlight=partitions
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I've got a Verizon Wireless Q9M that's hung at the boot splash screen. I can manually enter bootloader mode and the hard reset functions. However, before I flash anything or hard reset anything, I need to try to get access to the file system to copy the pim.vol file.
I've tried PK2 Commander and some other utilities without success, although they can see the phone. Can anyone provide any assistance on the best way to access the file system?
Thanks,
Nate
IBTRules said:
I've got a Verizon Wireless Q9M that's hung at the boot splash screen. I can manually enter bootloader mode and the hard reset functions. However, before I flash anything or hard reset anything, I need to try to get access to the file system to copy the pim.vol file.
I've tried PK2 Commander and some other utilities without success, although they can see the phone. Can anyone provide any assistance on the best way to access the file system?
Thanks,
Nate
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Not easy way but surely!
Startup phone in bootloader mode (search how to do this on this forum by using TTY programs) and when connected use "itsutils" to make dump of FAT-DOS partition... like here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=2307129 , after you l be able to mount this partition as new disk and see files inside..
heineken78 said:
Not easy way but surely!
Startup phone in bootloader mode (search how to do this on this forum by using TTY programs) and when connected use "itsutils" to make dump of FAT-DOS partition... like here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=2307129 , after you l be able to mount this partition as new disk and see files inside..
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Thanks for the quick response...things are looking promising. However, I can't seem to get the pdocread.exe to see the phone so I'm stuck at that step. I have manually entered the phone into bootloader and confirmed in device manager that it show Motorola Flash. Do I need to try to use a util to get it in bootloader? Hell, at this point, I wouldn't be opposed to someone remote desktopping a PC to knock this out. (any takers) I'll definitely throw a bone your way. If not, any further guidance and help is appreciated.
Thanks,
Nate
Hey,
I've got a friend that has a s8500, the screen broke and i changed it. By the time i gave it back to him he had forgotten the Phone Securty code he had setup. The only thing i want is a way to recover the data before the reset.
Is there any way to achieve that? Or is there any way to reset/get the code ? I've been looking into the FLOCK thread but im afraid it will lose the data after the flash.
We also contacted Samsung and they said the only way to reset that code is with a hard reset which will make the data being lost.
Can i in recovery/download mode get the data? The most important thing is the contacts/photos.
Thanks in advance.
w1ckedz said:
Hey,
I've got a friend that has a s8500, the screen broke and i changed it. By the time i gave it back to him he had forgotten the Phone Securty code he had setup. The only thing i want is a way to recover the data before the reset.
Is there any way to achieve that? Or is there any way to reset/get the code ? I've been looking into the FLOCK thread but im afraid it will lose the data after the flash.
We also contacted Samsung and they said the only way to reset that code is with a hard reset which will make the data being lost.
Can i in recovery/download mode get the data? The most important thing is the contacts/photos.
Thanks in advance.
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No idea about the FLOCK thing, i think it's to unlock SIM-LOCK or freeze and not the phone.
The photo are recoverable with android, not sure about the contact (i don't know where they are stored in bada).
In short, you need to boot an android recovery (see the android dev on bada section, i can also provide more detailled instructions), mount bada user partition and then copy paste what's inside on SDcard.
It need an sdcard, a SD fota, multiloader an android kernel and adb (android debug bridge, free software anywhere on the net).
No data will be lost if you do it (if you are on bada 2, else i don't know, and phone will still be locked).
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No idea about the FLOCK thing, i think it's to unlock SIM-LOCK or freeze and not the phone.
The photo are recoverable with android, not sure about the contact (i don't know where they are stored in bada).
In short, you need to boot an android recovery (see the android dev on bada section, i can also provide more detailled instructions), mount bada user partition and then copy paste what's inside on SDcard.
It need an sdcard, a SD fota, multiloader an android kernel and adb (android debug bridge, free software anywhere on the net).
No data will be lost if you do it (if you are on bada 2, else i don't know, and phone will still be locked).
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Thank you, i had forgotten that i could just boot a costum recovery. Need to do some research on the contacts location tho since it's really the most important data i need to recover. Thank you again.
Hi,
I've been trying to access my phone, or at least the storage. All I need is to collect the data (pictures, documents, appdata etc.), then I can just wipe everything. I'd really appreciate some help!
My problem is that I cracked my screen, and it took a couple of months to get the right replacement part from China. When I fixed the phone I restarted it, but had forgotten the password pattern (it's long and complicated). There is no "forgot password" function on ColorOS for some reason, so there's no way I can reset it.
Info:
- Oppo Find 7 International
- Stock ColorOS 1.2.x (Android 4.3)
- NOT rooted
- Suspect USB-debugging is disabled (since I cannot connect through ADB)
- ColorOS Recovery ver 1.0
I've tried connecting it through ADB from Ubuntu, but it doesn't find the phone.
I've tried finding bugs or glitches to bypass password pattern. No luck.
I've tried installing bypass tools via ColorOS Recovery from SD card, but I get "Installation Failed".
My last hope is to download forensic software to breach into the phone. I've also seen people using development boards and send commands via JTAG. I have Raspberry Pi and Redboard (Arduino from Sparkfun) - in case I can use those. I am not afraid to do some experimental stuff on the device, I just don't want to lose the data on it. Device wipe is out of the question.
Perhaps you know a way to at least get access to the storage? It is not encrypted. I can install from storage, so I can see all folders etc. in recovery. So I guess it have to be possible to extract the data somehow.
suddenly the GT-I8160P started to crash and reboot to crash again and so on.
details:
- the system metioned to be in reduced functionality due to less storage capacity.
- the phone rebooted after starting some app to analyse the memory usage.
- now the system comes up until a few seconds after the lock screen is displayed.
- I am able to unlock the phone and start an app (for example Contacts) and see all contacts are still there.
- but the time is not enough to do anything useful until the phone crashes again and reboots.
I tried:
- first use odin and flash the stock rom again > no result (phone is still on stock rom (4.1.2))
- odin flash the 4.1.2 stock rom without branding > time to crash is a little longer
I want to recover the contacts and some App data (i.e. Whats-App)
The idea to send a stop command via adb shell would be very good.
But adb doesn't find the device as it boots up. Cause the windows system hasn't the time to properly install the driver MTP-USB-Device before the phone crashes again and hence is disconnected what causes the driver installation to break. ADB can connect to the device when it is in recovery mode. BUt am I able to access the file system in this state?
As I am looking through the net for several hours now and trying several suggestions I was not able to get any progress...
If there is any idea I could try either for accessing the data or stopping the phone from rebooting your help would be very welcome. Thank you in advance
Maybe there is any solution with a configuration which is an initramfs which allows to mount the file system and to be connected anyhow (i.e. adb) but I didn't get any hint to something pointing into a similar direction. At least not without wiping the phone (including the data) in advance...
Does Clockwork Mod could be an option
I found the ClockworkMod.
Could this help to get an Recovery boot ?
Does an installation preserves the actual data on the device ?
How did you solve, please help
The issue is still under long-term investigation...
actual status : the boot loop is caused by a massive error in the filesystem of the data partition of the internal memory.
Without dedicated knowledge of the android / Linux / Unix system / boot process / and command line tools one will have no chance to recover anything.
Hence, the recovery of most user-data is very hard / not possible / not economic ... I still try some ideas with imaging the internal memory. But actually I have no great hope to get the user-data out of the boot-looping device.
Most parts of configuration (either system and apps) data might be able to be recovered.
Finally a factory rest will become necessary to get the functional device back.
After the factory reset there is no reason why the device should not work probably.
Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 in bootloop.
Hey there.
I have a tablet - Samsung Galaxy Tab S4. There was quite a lot of data on it, but it worked fine. Recently, it turned off without any reason and after that it could no longer turn on. Now the tablet has an eternal reboot and it does not boot into the system.
Error in recovery:
! ! Caution! !
Not enough storage resource.
Perform "lacking storage booting".
The recovery says that I can try to boot my tablet using lacking storage booting. But for some reason, I don’t see such an item in the recovery (please look at the photo: https://postimg.cc/XBFrycqF/c9784539). Maybe I should try to install different version of official Samsung firmware or different version of official Samsung recovery that will have function of lacking storage booting?
I understand that this issue is because my tablet hasn't enough memory and something needs to be removed from memory to allow the tablet to boot.
I know that there is variant to delete all data from the tablet - use factory reset through recovery, but I cannot do this because there is important data stored on the tablet.
Please help me what can I do in this situation and how can I enter to the file system for delete something from the tablet? Maybe can I delete some unnecessary files by connecting the tablet to a computer? When I tried to connect the tablet to the computer, nothing happened - the computer does not see the tablet.
I have tried to boot in safe mode but it not helped me
Also I had an idea - install custom recovery TWRP, but as I understand - Samsung Security Folder will be deleted after that due to Knox protection triggering. It also no good for me because I store my important data in Samsung Security Folder. I have tried severely times wipe cache partition, but it's not working for me.
Help me please.
Thanks a lot.
By the way, I found information on the Internet about programs: system recovery program - ReiBoot-Android System Repair from Tenorshare and data recovery program - Tenorshare - UltData for Android.
Has anyone heard of these programs?
Maybe they will help in my case?
I thought about solving this problem and it seems to me that first of all it is worth paying attention to the following:
Samsung recommends to use the lacking storage booting mode in recovery - maybe it's worth to try to use it?
But the problem is that I could not find such a function in my recovery. Maybe it's hidden somewhere?
I think that probably there is no such function in my recovery. If it's true, it's might be worth to try to install different version of the official recovery by Samsung, which will have a boot function - "lacking storage booting".
In result the Knox counter will not work and all data will not have to be deleted from the tablet.