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Hello friends,
How to get into fastboot to relock the bootloader, if my volume button is dead? By dead, I mean the ribbon has been ripped off of the mobo (it was soldered onto mobo).
Since I'm a brand-new noob, the only way I know of and have done is to get into fastboot mode and lock it back up like what I did when I unlocked it. Any other way to lock it, ideally within the Android OS? Since my volume buttons are completely dead, I doubt that I can get into any "mode" other than OS right now..
TIA!
adb reboot bootloader.
I've seen that command in a post from search earlier, but there was no response after that post.
Would you explain the procedure? I am afraid that I might do anything wrong on top of these disasters i've gone thru with this phone
I also saw another line during earlier search: "if they don't know how to setup an adb command, they probably shouldn't unlock their phones"... Looks like I've done what I shouldn't..?
I would say doing whatever ripped the volume button cable out was what you shouldn't have been doing If you unlocked the phone you have the software you used to unlock, right? What software/guide did you use/follow? Are you using Windows/Linux/Mac? The only way to get to the bootloader w/o the volume buttons (afaik) is to use adb via usb. If you provide more details I can try to help you.
cswithxda said:
I've seen that command in a post from search earlier, but there was no response after that post.
Would you explain the procedure?
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Once you're in adb reboot bootloader, do fastboot oem lock. Opposite of how you unlocked it in the first place
cswithxda said:
I've seen that command in a post from search earlier, but there was no response after that post.
Would you explain the procedure? I am afraid that I might do anything wrong on top of these disasters i've gone thru with this phone
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navigate your cmd line to the folder with adb and fastboot in it. Hook the phone up to the computer and type:
Code:
adb reboot bootloader
which will make your phone reboot into the bootloader mode. You can then proceed with what you need to do.
I also saw another line during earlier search: "if they don't know how to setup an adb command, they probably shouldn't unlock their phones"... Looks like I've done what I shouldn't..?
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I agree with whoever said that. This is another example of people messing with things before reading and learning how they work.
Thanks for your help guys!
btw, anyone found xdadevelopers to load extremely slower in Firefox when compared to Chrome? (just offtopic)
Anyway, I unlocked the bootloader when I was switching to yakju cmd and this folder called "fastboot-and-adb" in which there is both adb.exe and fastboot.exe. I used command "fastboot unlock bootloader" or something alike.
I'll do some more search and learn. Don't want you guys to think of me as a lazy bone who unlocked their bootloader using 1-click toolkit
p.s. edit: in my other thread, someone suggested using quickboot app.
Thanks for your replies guys!
martonikaj said:
navigate your cmd line to the folder with adb and fastboot in it. Hook the phone up to the computer and type:
Code:
adb reboot bootloader
which will make your phone reboot into the bootloader mode. You can then proceed with what you need to do.
I agree with whoever said that. This is another example of people messing with things before reading and learning how they work.
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Somehow it says device not found
I do have proper driver (Naked Driver Beta 0.5 by 1wayjonny) that my phone was able to be recognized under bootloader at the time when I could actually get into bootloader. My phone is also being recognized as media device now... I have also turning usb debug on...
Try adb remount
The ad devices
This should list the serial number
Then all commands should work
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cswithxda said:
Somehow it says device not found
I do have proper driver (Naked Driver Beta 0.5 by 1wayjonny) that my phone was able to be recognized under bootloader at the time when I could actually get into bootloader. My phone is also being recognized as media device now... I have also turning usb debug on...
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You need to turn USB debugging on, and then type "adb devices" and see if it shows up. It may not using the Naked Driver; I had to install the full Samsung USB driver package before ADB would see my Galaxy Nexus.
If it does show up, then you type "adb reboot-bootloader" and it should boot into fastboot. Then just type "fastboot oem lock" and it will wipe the storage partitions and restore the bootloader lock.
Thanks for the help at late night guys. I finally got into the bootloader, thru a mac tho Kinda ironic that I am a supporter of Windows, well, at least a firm user of Windows.
Tried adb remount, it still says device not found
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You need to turn USB debugging on, and then type "adb devices" and see if it shows up. It may not using the Naked Driver; I had to install the full Samsung USB driver package before ADB would see my Galaxy Nexus.
If it does show up, then you type "adb reboot-bootloader" and it should boot into fastboot. Then just type "fastboot oem lock" and it will wipe the storage partitions and restore the bootloader lock.
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I believe that you quoted my "I have turned USB debug on" ;p
Gave up on trying Windows drivers. When I was flashing the Yakju, I tried Samsung full driver, and it didn't work on my machine, i.e., the phone can't be detected in bootloader mode, while the beta 0.5 driver worked. So I decided not to mess with it anymore.
It looks like when the phone is not under bootloader, windows recognize it fine as MTP devices and install proper samsung driver from the internet directly. This allows me to open it up in explorer to browse files and such, but the phone won't show up under adb devices somehow.
Looks like MTP device (when the phone is in Android OS) and the fastboot mode use two kinds of drivers. This is just my assumption, though.
Anyway, finally got into bootloader now with Mac, and it's pretty funny I have to do everything thru command as the volume rockers are dead
And most importantly, thank you guys for your help!
Just another update
It's real funny now that the bootloader is locked, I can't unlock it again cuz I don't have the volume button working, so I couldn't choose YES on the phone.
I'm not trying to unlock it again, but just to confirm if there's really no work around, in case I encounter this situation again in the future
Lucky that locking the bootloader won't erase everything, or I won't be able to flash a ROM with it locked... :cold sweating:
So short story, my galaxy nexus's power button doesnt work anymore. It stopped working for no reason yesterday, yet when I plug it into the charger the charging screen comese on. I want to be able to power my phone on so that I can get all the information onto my computer so that I can easily transfer stuff to my new phone (replacement gnex coming tomorrow) Is there a way I can turn on my phone without using the power button? Any help would be much appreciated.
If you've got the SDK or just ADB available, you should be able to use the command of "adb reboot" to get the device to boot up. Could be wrong.
Can someone guide me in the direction I need so I can do this adb reboot?
chantheman525 said:
Can someone guide me in the direction I need so I can do this adb reboot?
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Download the ADB file (usually bundled with Fastboot) from any one of these guides that requires it. Or just Google for it.
Unzip all of that, use command line to get into it's directory, hook your phone up over USB, and type:
Code:
adb reboot
Again, not sure if this will work when the phone is off. If it will work, I think you had to have USB debugging turned on. Its not working for me currently on OSX. So I don't think it will. Maybe there's a different ADB command that can help you.
Its a long shot. There are probably better options.
I'd agree with adb reboot if your computer will recognize it from this mode...
Use the guide linked in my sig to set up ADB if you need.
I'm a newbie to all this, but I don't think anyone here mentioned the necessary step of downloading and installing your phone's specific ADB drivers to your computer.
So, to recap:
Download your phone's ADB drivers on to your computer and install them.
Plug your phone in.
Go to your command prompt and type 'adb reboot'.
I think. I'm new, as you can see by my post count and thanks meter.
I tried to adb reboot. Unfortunately the galaxy nexus cant be recognized when the phone is off. Disappointing but not the end of the world. Thanks for everyones help.
If adb works in download mode you could make a jig to get you there.
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Hi, great site you have here. I dropped my GS3 and broke the digitizer. The phone turns on, but has a blank screen. Of course I didnt back anything up to google or save my contacts to my sim. I tried using kies with my laptop and connected my phone, but it says my phone is locked. I enabled a swipe pattern on the phone before i broke it, but I cannot unlock it since the digitizer is not working. Is there anything I can do to disable it? Also, Samsung is quoting me about $175 ($65 for the digitizer, $100 for labor/shipping) to fix the phone, however they wipe then entire thing and of course all my contacts, pictures, music, apps and everything will be gone. If I cant get kies to work because the phone is locked, can you recommend a good place to purchase the digitizer? Is it difficult to install yourself? Thanks for all the help
You can use the "adb pull" command to pull any files/folders off your sd-card even with the screen lock (I've tested this). Install the android SDK and adb can be found in the platform-tools folder. Simply use the windows command prompt to pull the needed folders out. Sorry for your misfortune hope that helps.
illmatic24 said:
You can use the "adb pull" command to pull any files/folders off your sd-card even with the screen lock (I've tested this). Install the android SDK and adb can be found in the platform-tools folder. Simply use the windows command prompt to pull the needed folders out. Sorry for your misfortune hope that helps.
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Thank you for the help. I will try and you tube how to do what you told me, as I know next to nothing about using computers in this way lol
xxH3llsp4wNxx said:
Thank you for the help. I will try and you tube how to do what you told me, as I know next to nothing about using computers in this way lol
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No problem! Good luck, there are tons of videos/tutorials on how to set up the SDK. Just make sure to install the right drivers or else your device won't show up in ADB.
Just to simplify it a bit, I figured it might save you some time.
1. SDK installer file:
http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html
2. Once you've got the SDK installed and configured open up "Command Prompt" (if on windows) (have your device on and at the lock-screen).
3. In command prompt, navigate to "sdk/platform-tools/" (or wherever you chose to install the SDK, just make sure to navigate to the platform-tools directory as that's where adb is located) (use cd command)
4. Next, type "adb devices" into command prompt to make sure your device shows up (it might be named something weird, don't worry)
5. Now, type "adb pull /sdcard/*FOLDERTOCOPY* (if you don't remember the names of the folders you can dump the entire sdcard)
This will dump your sd-card files to the "sdk/platform-tools/" directory.
Cheers.
wow, thanks for the time to write that out for me, it is greatly appreciated. I will try this out when i get home from work.
Wont identify my phone
Hello! It seems that I have the same problem. I have followed your directions. However, when I type "adb devices" the next line is blank. I do not think that it see's my phone. I have a Galaxy S3 on Verizon. I am running Windows 8. I have attached the phone through it's USB and the computer sees the phone.
Am I missing something?
Thank you
Hi. Most probably it is due to adb drivers not being installed. Download the galaxy s3 toolkit, and install the android drivers from within.
Toolkit:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1746665
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I have just posted this thread to another topic of whom the user may encounter a similar contacts lost situation.
Hope that would help him
I recently had to pull files from a gnote2 with a broken screen. With the lock enabled you won't have access to the files via adb unless you have a custom recovery installed. What I did was enter download mode and then Odin an insecure boot loader. After that I was able to use adb to pull the files.
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illmatic24 said:
No problem! Good luck, there are tons of videos/tutorials on how to set up the SDK. Just make sure to install the right drivers or else your device won't show up in ADB.
Just to simplify it a bit, I figured it might save you some time.
1. SDK installer file:
http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html
2. Once you've got the SDK installed and configured open up "Command Prompt" (if on windows) (have your device on and at the lock-screen).
3. In command prompt, navigate to "sdk/platform-tools/" (or wherever you chose to install the SDK, just make sure to navigate to the platform-tools directory as that's where adb is located) (use cd command)
4. Next, type "adb devices" into command prompt to make sure your device shows up (it might be named something weird, don't worry)
5. Now, type "adb pull /sdcard/*FOLDERTOCOPY* (if you don't remember the names of the folders you can dump the entire sdcard)
This will dump your sd-card files to the "sdk/platform-tools/" directory.
Cheers.
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Thanks for this, I've just recovered data from a Galaxy S2 using this. I was able to activate USB debugging using blind touches, based on a video, and recovered the sdcard using
Code:
adb pull /sdcard/ MYFOLDER
Yea what people seam to forget is that adb only works if it was enabled on the device before hand....
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broken screen with screen lock on, trying to use Kies as a tempory remote terminal
Hi all,
I have the Galaxy S3 SGH-I747, and this morning I managed to break the LCD. The digitizer isn't cracked, but seems to be unresponsive.. I'm not with any of the major carriers, I have GCI in Alaska. I'm on the road, away from home, working. I should be able to get a new case when I get home. Which will be in only 4 days, luckily.
I was also hoping I could use Kies essentially as a remote terminal to send SMS or make calls just until I can get home and replace the case. (Which in my mind is actually an easier quicker repair than the screen digitizer replacement, just not always quite as cheap.)
I have ADB, I'm just not an expert with it. Is there a way to use it to disable to lock screen, even temporarily, so I can use the GUI in Kies? Is there any was to turn on the Bluetooth perhaps? I already have the partnership established with my Laptop, and is set up to connect without confirmation. I might be able to figure out a way to get some sort of functionality out of it until I can get it repaired.
Yea what people seam to forget is that adb only works if it was enabled on the device before hand..
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I don't think I have connected this phone with the ADB yet. I also didn't have the USB debugging mode enabled. Am I SOL getting it connected with the ADB, then?
Hi illmatic24. I need a help - I have a Samsung E7 - broken lcd, forgot the password and usb debugging mode is off. Is there anyway through which I can recover my phone's content? I want access to my internal storage memory. Any help will be much appreciated. Thanks, Ritz
I have had this watch for about an hour now... ANNNND the bootloader is unlocked...
easy steps below
Note For Clarification: you CANNOT do this over Bluetooth.
Enable ADB and connect to computer.
reboot into fastboot using: adb reboot-bootloader
then issue command: Fastboot Oem Unlock
accept the prompt on the watch.
then reboot the watch...
Piece of cake.
Now... about that boot logo...
Yeah its like a nexus in that regard. And no I don't have the watch yet but have ordered it today.
I would unlock mine but there's no reason to yet. I always unlock my Nexus devices first thing yet with the watch I would like to keep it stock for now.
No reason to unlock, until someone creates twrp, and root.
suzook said:
No reason to unlock, until someone creates twrp, and root.
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I agree, a factory reset on it only takes 2-3 minutes so its not like a phone where it takes forever to set up again.
ApoKyla said:
I have had this watch for about an hour now... ANNNND the bootloader is unlocked...
easy steps below
Enable ADB and connect to computer.
reboot into fastboot using: adb reboot-bootloader
then issue command: Fastboot Oem Unlock
accept the prompt on the watch.
then reboot the watch...
Piece of cake.
Now... about that boot logo...
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Hello, may iam to stupid, but i cant force a reboot.
i connect phone via USB to PC, then Bluetooth to the watch, enabled ADB,...and i can see the watch but when i want reboot, only the phone reboots not the watch.
i see this...
C:\ADB>adb devices
List of devices attached
FA2CJW201138 device (PHONE)
localhost:4444 device (WATCH)
regards
UPDATE:
Whit this i can reboot the Watch into FASTBOOT MENU.
C:\ADB>adb -s localhost:4444 reboot-bootloader
but how can i unlock it now?? (after rebooting, there is no connection to the Phone)
Carlossianz0815 said:
Hello, may iam to stupid, but i cant force a reboot.
i connect phone via USB to PC, then Bluetooth to the watch, enabled ADB,...and i can see the watch but when i want reboot, only the phone reboots not the watch.
i see this...
C:\ADB>adb devices
List of devices attached
FA2CJW201138 device (PHONE)
localhost:4444 device (WATCH)
regards
UPDATE:
Whit this i can reboot the Watch into FASTBOOT MENU.
C:\ADB>adb -s localhost:4444 reboot-bootloader
but how can i unlock it now?? (after rebooting, there is no connection to the Phone)
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Have not done it, but fastboot takes the -s parameter as well. So I would try:
fastboot -s localhost:4444 oem unlock
brizey said:
Have not done it, but fastboot takes the -s parameter as well. So I would try:
fastboot -s localhost:4444 oem unlock
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Hi,
no, the fastboot command does not work,it stops with the message < waiting for device >
Cannont get USB drivers to work
I tried bith google USB drivers and ClockWorkMod universal ADB drivers and cannot get my Huawei to properly connect. I tried two separate computers with the same result. Each time the USB drivers seem to install but the watch shows up under other with exclamation point. My objective is to side load watch face apks to see what I can accomplish with running this watch under iOS.
ADB debugging is on and I also tried also turning on Bluetooth debugging. Intersetingly Bluetooth debugging does kick in.
I'm a novice at BT debugging and any attempt to communicate with the watch following on-line guidance did not work.
Any suggestions/help would be appreciated.
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I tried both google USB drivers and ClockWorkMod universal ADB drivers and cannot get my Huawei to properly connect. I tried two separate computers with the same result. Each time the USB drivers seem to install but the watch shows up under other with exclamation point. My objective is to side load watch face apks to see what I can accomplish with running this watch under iOS.
ADB debugging is on and I also tried also turning on Bluetooth debugging. Intersetingly Bluetooth debugging does kick in.
I'm a novice at BT debugging and any attempt to communicate with the watch following on-line guidance did not work.
Any suggestions/help would be appreciated.
I still use the old pdanet drivers...they seem to work with everything.
Hi Guys,
still can not work whit the watch after rebooting, may i missunderstand somthing.
Thats the way i do:
From PC to Phone via USB DEBUGING, from PHONE to WATCH via BLUETOOTH DEBUING!
but after reboot into bootloader, i can not talk to the watch anymore, so how can i put the files on the watch???
thanks for help!!!
Carlossianz0815 said:
Hi Guys,
still can not work whit the watch after rebooting, may i missunderstand somthing.
Thats the way i do:
From PC to Phone via USB DEBUGING, from PHONE to WATCH via BLUETOOTH DEBUING!
but after reboot into bootloader, i can not talk to the watch anymore, so how can i put the files on the watch???
thanks for help!!!
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Enable ADB on the watch (settings/about/tap build# 10 times then developer options, ADB enable)
Download PDANet ADB Drivers: http://www.topnotchtablets.com/installADBdriver
connect to computer. (Using the magnetic USB charging cable)
reboot into fastboot using: adb reboot-bootloader
then issue command: fastboot oem unlock
accept the prompt on the watch. (Hold the watch button)
then reboot the watch...
You should be good
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Thanks for replay,
last night i got it, via Bluetooth.
Thanks all, now i have the new kernel and recovery.
I think the new kernel works faster and need less power then the orig one.
best Regards
Thank you !
az93civic said:
Enable ADB on the watch (settings/about/tap build# 10 times then developer options, ADB enable)
Download PDANet ADB Drivers: http://www.topnotchtablets.com/installADBdriver
connect to computer. (Using the magnetic USB charging cable)
reboot into fastboot using: adb reboot-bootloader
then issue command: fastboot oem unlock
accept the prompt on the watch. (Hold the watch button)
then reboot the watch...
You should be good
Sent from my SM-N920T using XDA mobile app
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I have the same problem. Once it boots into bootloader on the watch, cmd prompt on the pc becomes unresponsive and i cannot type anything else in. Were you able to fix yours
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wookie_666 said:
I have the same problem. Once it boots into bootloader on the watch, cmd prompt on the pc becomes unresponsive and i cannot type anything else in. Were you able to fix yours
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just realised i should probably be using the magnetic charger, because when i reboots it looses bluetooth connection
ill try when i get home
az93civic said:
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then issue command: fastboot oem unlock
accept the prompt on the watch. (Hold the watch button)
then reboot the watch...
You should be good
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What does "issue command: fastboot oem unlock" mean exactly? There is a little red action name which I can cycle between "Reboot", "Shutdown", "Reboot-bootloader" and "Reboot-recovery", none of which seem remotely correct. I went into "Reboot-recovery" to see whether there was further stuff in there, but nothing seems relevant.
Trejkaz said:
What does "issue command: fastboot oem unlock" mean exactly? There is a little red action name which I can cycle between "Reboot", "Shutdown", "Reboot-bootloader" and "Reboot-recovery", none of which seem remotely correct. I went into "Reboot-recovery" to see whether there was further stuff in there, but nothing seems relevant.
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So what this means is you need to have ADB and fastboot setup on your computer. From there, you will need to go into developer settings on the watch and enable ADB debugging. Then once you have that enabled, go to where you set up ADB on your computer and type in those commands provided.
P.S. If you're sitting there not sure what ADB means and how to set it up, you NEED to do more research before trying anything like this.
dbroer91884 said:
So what this means is you need to have ADB and fastboot setup on your computer. From there, you will need to go into developer settings on the watch and enable ADB debugging. Then once you have that enabled, go to where you set up ADB on your computer and type in those commands provided.
P.S. If you're sitting there not sure what ADB means and how to set it up, you NEED to do more research before trying anything like this.
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Actually, it has been a bit of a ride.
I knew of adb already from my watch face development so I had initially wondered whether fastboot was a subcommand of that. I didn't expect it to be another command in the SDK at all for some reason. But yep, it's in the same place as adb, and it works, and now everything flashed fine. I don't know why I didn't search my computer for a file with that name, since that would have located it.
Un-hiding the development options is mentioned on the wear developer site so that was fairly easy to set up. The only hard part was that they gave a text-only explanation, but this watch came set to Chinese, so it was a bit fun to figure out which button to press to "confirm" a dialog. I recognised the first option as the "no" and the second option turns out to have been the "yes", but there are more options below that I still don't know what they are, lol.
suzook said:
No reason to unlock, until someone creates twrp, and root.
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Custom recovery already available by skin 1980. Take a look here. Custom kernel with custom twrp.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3219596
I was thinking to upload a custom rom for Huawei watch “slim system.img, deodexed, root and more " But I need someone to try it first. I am still waiting for my watch. I will upload if anyone is interested.
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janjan said:
Custom recovery already available by skin 1980. Take a look here. Custom kernel with custom twrp.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3219596
I was thinking to upload a custom rom for Huawei watch “slim system.img, deodexed, root and more " But I need someone to try it first. I am still waiting for my watch. I will upload if anyone is interested.
Sent from my Nexus 6P using Tapatalk 2
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You are quoting me from 4 mos ago? LMFAO!
Hey everyone. I dropped my Moto Z2 Force today at work and while the screen didn't shatter, it is no longer responsive. In my infinite wisdom, I restarted it and now it is locked and still unresponsive. It's asking for my PIN to enable fingerprint reading which doesn't work because the screen is unresponsive. How can I get to the phone files to transfer pictures on the device to my computer before sending it in through my warranty services? It's not popping up as a device when plugged into my computer.
Sounds like the digitizer broke or unplugged. I don't know a software way off hand but ifixit should have a walk through so the can reattach it if the ribbon popped out
CatEyez6083 said:
Hey everyone. I dropped my Moto Z2 Force today at work and while the screen didn't shatter, it is no longer responsive. In my infinite wisdom, I restarted it and now it is locked and still unresponsive. It's asking for my PIN to enable fingerprint reading which doesn't work because the screen is unresponsive. How can I get to the phone files to transfer pictures on the device to my computer before sending it in through my warranty services? It's not popping up as a device when plugged into my computer.
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If you have adb debugging enabled, you can just
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adb pull /sdcard/ c:/sdcard
that will pull everything from the internal storage to a folder named sdcard in C: drive
41rw4lk said:
If you have adb debugging enabled, you can just
Code:
adb pull /sdcard/ c:/sdcard
that will pull everything from the internal storage to a folder named sdcard in C: drive
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I don't know if I have it enabled or not. How would I find out? And then where am I typing this code?
CatEyez6083 said:
I don't know if I have it enabled or not. How would I find out? And then where am I typing this code?
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Just open a command prompt and type 'adb devices' w/o quotes of course. If you see a serial number then your phone is connected and ready, if you don't see anything then adb debugging probably isn't enabled. Honestly I think your question answers itself and you don't have enabled. Plus you need to have adb installed which is easy if you don't. I don't mean to sound condescending, it was just a quick way to grab your files without having to use your broken screen.