Daughter has the GS2. Dropped it, screen cracked.
how can I get into the phone to copy her pictures/call logs if I can't 'unlock' the screen?
The phone is NOT currently rooted, by the way - I am sure that quadruples the problem.
Any help welcomed!
By default mtp is enabled when plugging usb and if you already installed drivers you should see on my computer phone with internal and external memory
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krazy1101 said:
By default mtp is enabled when plugging usb and if you already installed drivers you should see on my computer phone with internal and external memory
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it mounts that way, but shows 0 files....
the password, I believe, prevents it from showing
Which model ? (From the sticker on the phone chassis under the battery).
MistahBungle said:
Which model ? (From the sticker on the phone chassis under the battery).
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My daughter has the phone with her - it's the GSII white from sprint.
Thought it might be. I'm almost certain it's one of these, and as the last thing we'd want is to give you incorrect info which won't fix the problem at best & might exacerbate it at worst, I've asked mods to move your thread to the correct forum
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Thought it might be. I'm almost certain it's one of these, and as the last thing we'd want is to give you incorrect info which won't fix the problem at best & might exacerbate it at worst, I've asked mods to move your thread to the correct forum
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Thanks, but this question is probably 'android in general' right? Can i put the phone in recovery (how do I do that? Power+vol up+home?) and ADB into the phone even if there is a screen lock password?
Well sounds like you need to hook it up by using mhl. It basically puts the screen on a tv through a cord. If the screen still registers touches that would be awesome. But if not I wouldnt know how to go about anything further. Because in order for you to hook up a mouse at this point you would need a bluetooth mouse. Because the usb port would be used up by the mhl adapter. Not sure how you would be able to bypass that one and hook up the mouse. Kies also will pull data but that would require the phone be passed the security lock.
You could however try using odin. You can hook your phone up to mhl. Put your phone in download mode. Which is power button and volume down. Hold both until you reach a screen with text. Then push volume up. At that point you can flash the el26 kernel. Which gives you cwm recovery. Then reboot into recovery. Volume up and power. Hold until the recovery screen comes up. From there you can mount your sd cards. And pull data like normal.
Goodluck whichever way you decide.
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Get a new screen...
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In terminal for adb type
Code:
adb pull /storage/sdcard0 /your/backup/directory
Obviously you'll replace /your/backup/directory with where you're going to save the memory to, and it helps if you've already created the directory if you're putting it into a new folder.
Stryke_the_Orc said:
In terminal for adb type
Code:
adb pull /storage/sdcard0 /your/backup/directory
Obviously you'll replace /your/backup/directory with where you're going to save the memory to, and it helps if you've already created the directory if you're putting it into a new folder.
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Thanks for that.
With ADB, I'd need to be in recovery mode or something right - where the OS is not running / password protected?
So how do I make sure the internal storage is mounted?
Bigjohn_S said:
Thanks for that.
With ADB, I'd need to be in recovery mode or something right - where the OS is not running / password protected?
So how do I make sure the internal storage is mounted?
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Bigjohn save yourself time and do what patrao_n said. That's the best way for you to be able to save your data. The second part with the Odin ids what I mean. It's quick and very useful.
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Bigjohn_S said:
Thanks for that.
With ADB, I'd need to be in recovery mode or something right - where the OS is not running / password protected?
So how do I make sure the internal storage is mounted?
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No, as long as Adb recognizes your device you can do it while everything is running.
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FuMMoD said:
Bigjohn save yourself time and do what patrao_n said. That's the best way for you to be able to save your data. The second part with the Odin ids what I mean. It's quick and very useful.
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Figuring out what he said, about mhl, finding a cable that would do that, and etc. is much HARDER than trying ADB.... he provided no links, just general statements. ADB 'commands' to do this sort of thing are on several forums; just wanted to confirm that it's similar on this phone.
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No, as long as Adb recognizes your device you can do it while everything is running.
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Interesting.
This is a stock phone without root - so I've heard if you never put the phone in USB Debug enable mode you have to do this with the phone in recovery and mount the sd card, then back it up.
Bigjohn_S said:
Interesting.
This is a stock phone without root - so I've heard if you never put the phone in USB Debug enable mode you have to do this with the phone in recovery and mount the sd card, then back it up.
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Ah, sorry I missed that part. Yes, you're correct that you need to do it from recovery. When I get back to my pc I'll double check that the same methods work.
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Alright, I'm going to need a little more info before we can figure this one out.
The screen is broken, ok. Is it black, or can you see anything? Is it responsive in any way?
You're running unrooted stock, what version? Ics, Jellybean?
What OS is on your computer, and what tools do you currently have?
In order to do this, you will need to root the device (unrooting without a trace is easy as pie ) but I will need to know what situation we're looking at, ie.. How bad is it? lol
Couldn't he just flash a one click that preserves user data like music and pics but deletes settings and apps, then connect it to a computer and browse through its folders?
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Couldn't he just flash a one click that preserves user data like music and pics but deletes settings and apps, then connect it to a computer and browse through its folders?
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No because nodata restores keep all user data intact, which includes passwords.
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The best thing he could do would be to get into ODIN mode and use adb.
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I still think he should just fix the damn thing. Its not that expensive nor is it hard to do. It is a lot better than getting a completely new device for a few hundred dollars.
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I attempted to flash my Sprint Galaxy S2 with Cyanogenmod9. I unfortunately didn't see that the Galaxy S2 on the CM website is NOT the sprint GS2.
It got as far as the modem in odin before it stopped and just hung there. I left it for 45 minutes. It never continued. So I had to unplug my phone.
Now my phone thinks it's a GT-i9100.
I can still get into download mode but Odin doesn't see my phone anymore.
I can get into CWM. I can't get it to mount internal storage
Please tell me there is something I can do. I know I'm a moron for flashing wrong phones rom.
I dont have a solution. But it seems that pjkingphd was stuck in a similar situation where the PC wouldn't recognize the phone in download mode. I'd ask him for some advice. Good luck!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1849706
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Been there helped that. Wait fro crawrj to descend from amesome land with the fix.
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Do you remember seeing what it flashed up to the modem? I am assuming it flashed boot.img and hung after that. Do you have cwm and root?
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Follow this HOWTO http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=30996975#post30996975. I will be at the Gym most of the day but I will check here when I get home. Please post whether or not it worked for you. If it did work please post which option you did. If it didn't work please post any errors.
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Follow this HOWTO http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=30996975#post30996975. I will be at the Gym most of the day but I will check here when I get home. Please post whether or not it worked for you. If it did work please post which option you did. If it didn't work please post any errors.
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Thanks for the response, but it appears I'm hosed. ClockworkMod doesn't appear to see my sdcard. When I attempt 'advanced' recovery, it says
Code:
could not find directy
no files available
and adb doesn't see my phone. I completely removed Keis and all drivers hoping that it would reinstall drivers when I plugged the phone in. No such luck.
Code:
adb devices
lists nothing.
I can't believe I fried my phone in less than a day of owning it. I've been swapping roms for years. This is such a stupid mistake. Sadly, no where on the main CyanogenMod site did I see it specify anything about GS2 variants. Still, I should have read more before I just started throwing Odin around like there wasn't any risk.
I saw mention somewhere of Samsung repair center being able to repair this. Does anyone know how much that would cost out of warranty?
You try a different card? It won't boot to system at all right? Try a different cable? When you tried adb how long did you wait to try and connect? It can take a few minutes for adb to pick up the phone.
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You try a different card? It won't boot to system at all right? Try a different cable? When you tried adb how long did you wait to try and connect? It can take a few minutes for adb to pick up the phone.
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I unfortunately do not have a different card anymore. I tried multiple cables, but the main one I was using is the one I've used to flash my Epic4G for a while now, so it always works. But yes, I used 4 cables with no luck. It won't boot into system. I may have been impatient with adb, so after you posted this I went back and waited longer. Tried to reboot and make sure nothing else was running. adb will see my epic4g with no trouble, but won't see the touch at all.
Damn. That sucks. Not much we can do if you can't access the sdcard, adb or Odin. Can you mount the internal usb from cwm and see it in the computer?
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crawrj said:
Damn. That sucks. Not much we can do if you can't access the sdcard, adb or Odin. Can you mount the internal usb from cwm and see it in the computer?
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nope. "Unable to open ums lunfile (no such file or directory) Error mounting /emmc!"
Okay, another question then. There's a repair store in my area with jtag equipment and professionals to use them that say they are confident they can restore the phone. The thing is, if they are successful it'll cost anywhere between $99-170, and if they fail, it will cost about $106.
Or, I can just buy a used E4gT off of Swappa for $200.
Any of you that have experience with phone repair and jtag equipment recommend a direction to go in?
thedarkharlequin said:
Okay, another question then. There's a repair store in my area with jtag equipment and professionals to use them that say they are confident they can restore the phone. The thing is, if they are successful it'll cost anywhere between $99-170, and if they fail, it will cost about $106.
Or, I can just buy a used E4gT off of Swappa for $200.
Any of you that have experience with phone repair and jtag equipment recommend a direction to go in?
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No TEP?
Mu5ic92 said:
No TEP?
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Yeah that's what I was thinking. Activate it if you haven't. Then take it in for service.
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nope. "Unable to open ums lunfile (no such file or directory) Error mounting /emmc!"
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One more question. I know it doesn't show in restore but when you go to install zip from internal does it show the internal partition there?
I've been using my Galaxy Nexus for a month or so, with the official JB ROM (JR30C or whatever, deodexed and rooted) and today I opened Gmail.
That's it. I opened GMail, switched accounts, and my phone has been bootlooping ever since.
I wiped everything in CWM multiple times and reflashed it, and I can't get the phone to do anything else.
Any clues?
Do you have a working nandroid? Have you tried flashing a different ROM?
Allons-y
Xfanatic said:
Do you have a working nandroid? Have you tried flashing a different ROM?
Allons-y
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I do not have a working NANDROID. I wasn't sure about the Internet policies at work, but it looks like I can at least make it on here, I'm not sure I'll be able to download another ROM.
I'm confused though, I mean I know it would help to try as many options as possible (to fix it) - but this ROM has been working for weeks. And the phone died randomly, not due to a recent file change or a botched program. The only boot loops I've experienced before were on the Nexus One, and it was always due to a buggy/bad flash or a corrupted ROM download - this one just developed epilepsy on its own...
Here's my plan, since these are the only things I can manage to download due to restrictions on Internet usage at work.
Factory 4.1.1 takju image from here : https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images#takju
Modified ODIN software here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1586807
ODIN won't rewrite my bootloader, recovery, or userdata, since I already OEM unlocked, but will reflash a stock image.
EDIT: ODIN won't do anything with my device. Trying this ROM instead:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1801664 was using bigxie OTA before.
is your (sd)storage recognized? thus is a similar symptom to when the stirage goes bad.
Hook the phone up to adb, boot it, and let logcat run. Maybe that will turn something up.
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is your (sd)storage recognized? thus is a similar symptom to when the stirage goes bad.
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Hmm, you know, I'm not able to find the option to mount to USB in CWM...and just in case I forgot where that is, when I plug it in, I get the "hardware failed" noise from Windows and not the usual friendly "plug in" sound.
infazzdar said:
Hook the phone up to adb, boot it, and let logcat run. Maybe that will turn something up.
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I'm at work, and I only have my work computer. Group/secpolicy won't allow me to install anything, no admin rights, etc.
Would it even do anything? The phone barely makes it through one second of the boot animation before it loops.
sheik124 said:
Hmm, you know, I'm not able to find the option to mount to USB in CWM...and just in case I forgot where that is, when I plug it in, I get the "hardware failed" noise from Windows and not the usual friendly "plug in" sound.
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you cant mount the sd card. there is no USB mass storage period. not in recovery or booted normally.
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you cant mount the sd card. there is no USB mass storage period. not in recovery or booted normally.
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Oy. Then how do I get another ROM on here? fastboot/adb?
sheik124 said:
Oy. Then how do I get another ROM on here? fastboot/adb?
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Adb push.
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you cant mount the sd card. there is no USB mass storage period. not in recovery or booted normally.
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Oy. Then how do I get another ROM on here? fastboot/adb?
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Got more than one additional ROM on there via adb/recovery - my clue that CWM hasn't actually been able to do anything since the phone start looping is I'm still getting my custom boot animation.
I'm using the toolkit to reflash a stock image now. What a mess.
Even reflashing a stock image via fastboot did nothing. WTF happened to my phone? Won't stay on long enough to get a logcat
I'm having the same problem as this guy:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1827685&page=2
I just got finished trying to flash 4.1.1 using ODIN. It still shows me the custom animation from bigxie's ROM (which has supposedly since been overwritten 2-4x times).
Screw you Samsung...this phone is a month old, I flashed -once- to rooted Jelly Bean, and the phone dies when I open the GMail app.
EDIT: WTF - I write screw you Samsung, it boots to the Welcome screen! Just long enough for me to see that my files aren't on it anymore, then it bootloops again. And again. Now it's re-stuck in a bootloop.
And now I'm at the homescreen. I can't rely on this thing like this...is my flash dying or something?
Nobody?
It worked long enough for me to re-enter all of my different Google account information and now it's dead again. Now it only flashes the boot animation for a split second for bootlooping.
I'm thinking of a hardware defect.
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I'm thinking of a hardware defect.
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Mee too. As you can see from my signature, I gave up and bought a One S yesterday night from Craigslist. Feels like a true successor to the Desire / N1. It's nice to finally have an AMOLED screen that actually seems color calibrated after the ugly mess that was my RAZR and my less than perfect GNex. It's a damn shame how much more painless flashing a recovery was on this thing.
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Hi guys. So my GF has this Samsung Galaxy S (Sprint Epic SPH-D700) ... I think I've got the right section. (EDIT: nope. ty kennyglass123. sorry about that :/)
She drops her phone, display stops functioning. However, the device still works - touchscreen is responsive, boots well, etc. The only thing she needs from it is her contacts. "Easy, Google has it, right babe?" ... "No, when it asked me if I wanted to sync with Google I said 'no'" ...
So, I'm wondering if there's a way to grab the contacts that are theoretically stored on internal memory without seeing the screen. Can't connect to PC because device requires input on it, which I can't see. Cell stores can't help because their transfer machines require the same input. Basically I'm wondering if it's possible to do 1 of 2 things before going ahead with an LCD replacement (which I'm comfortable with doing, just a question of money given that she has a different device she can use and she's off-contract now).
Is there a way to extract using something like ODIN or some command-line tool that forgoes the need for too much device-screen input?
Can anyone possibly provide screenshots of the usb-plugin process as it looks on the device? (once USB cable is plugged in and my PC makes the connected ding, if I could see the relative location of the necessary selections I could just hit it blind). My device is a SGS3 and the process is very different, I just have no clue what parts of her screen to touch. This is only helpful if I can use something (Like KIES) on the PC-end to extract something from the device.
Any other ideas would be phenomenal
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Got an idea. Suppose you have USB debugging already on. Connect to PC (make sure driver's installed) and use ADB to copy the contact database out for use on other Android devices (maybe it'll work, maybe it won't)
I'll get you some detailed commands and operations if you need more help.
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Export to SD card
Well, simple way would be to work off of screenshots from a stock Epic, then export the contacts to the SD card. This way you could work blindly on the touchscreen itself, but orient your finger via the screenshots.
I used stock FC09 multiboot, since I'm on AOKP M6.
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you guys rock ty so much for replying.
USB debugging is apparently not enabled . this is probably the most ideal way to go though.
Very awesome of you to provide screenshots. i've tried this a number of times and i have a feeling she doesn't actually know where here contacts icon is. and no touch feedback. any chance you would be so kind as to provide screenshots for enabling USB debugging? assuming menu key from homescreen allows for settings, you can start from there. I would then be able to use the ADB method. if i'm asking for too much please don't feel obligated or anything.
Got an idea. You're on stock ROM? Then flash CWM via Odin download mode, reboot into recovery. CWM has ADB enabled by default. Try it. I may not be able to provide further details but I think this will work if you're familiar with the steps of Odin
Oh yeah, and you may have to manually mount /system and /data to access files... If you need to know how to use CWM in the blind I could flash back to CM7 (recovery's almost the same) and tell ya how you should navigate to the correct items with the directional keys on the QWERTY keyboard.
Would like to be of help
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Stock roms have keyboard short cuts and I'm pretty sure one of them is to open contacts. If someone can tell u what that shortcut is then u can use it along with the screenshots to export them to ur sd card.
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:highfive: ooh that's perfect! i'm still with you guys, really appreciate the advice. going through some other heavy stuff atm, don't want you guys to think i'm abandoning this thread. will update this post when the madness ends
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Got an idea. You're on stock ROM? Then flash CWM via Odin download mode, reboot into recovery. CWM has ADB enabled by default. Try it. I may not be able to provide further details but I think this will work if you're familiar with the steps of Odin
Oh yeah, and you may have to manually mount /system and /data to access files... If you need to know how to use CWM in the blind I could flash back to CM7 (recovery's almost the same) and tell ya how you should navigate to the correct items with the directional keys on the QWERTY keyboard.
Would like to be of help
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Hey, I have a similar situation to the OP as my Epic 4G also has a broken display. If I follow your advice, then would I be able to somehow get the phone into diag/modem mode without seeing the dialer on the screen?
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Hey, I have a similar situation to the OP as my Epic 4G also has a broken display. If I follow your advice, then would I be able to somehow get the phone into diag/modem mode without seeing the dialer on the screen?
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Huh? My suggestion is for times when you want your system files backed up without display... And you maybe trying to use it normally as a phone? Rethink.
However if you know what your ROM looks like after boot (requires you to be VERY familiar with the phone) you should be able to blind operate well. Best of luck to ya.
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Huh? My suggestion is for times when you want your system files backed up without display... And you maybe trying to use it normally as a phone? Rethink.
However if you know what your ROM looks like after boot (requires you to be VERY familiar with the phone) you should be able to blind operate well. Best of luck to ya.
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No, actually I am trying to read the profile information in CDMA Workshop.
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No, actually I am trying to read the profile information in CDMA Workshop.
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Tough then... From what I understand you're trying to grab modem-related info for use on other phones? No good idea, but anyway it's possible if you post your ROM, version, we flash it and give ya screenshots. See for yaself and good luck
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My screen shattered when I dropped it... even though it has a case on :crying:
I was able to copy my data to the computer through the usb cable, but I want to wipe the data from the phone.
I am rooted and unlocked.
The only thing I can think of so far is to delete everything through windows explorer via usb connection.
Is there a better option?
On a side note, is there any way of recovering my texts?
Thanks.
nanas9 said:
My screen shattered when I dropped it... even though it has a case on :crying:
I was able to copy my data to the computer through the usb cable, but I want to wipe the data from the phone.
I am rooted and unlocked.
The only thing I can think of so far is to delete everything through windows explorer via usb connection.
Is there a better option?
On a side note, is there any way of recovering my texts?
Thanks.
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Settings ---> Backup & Reset ---> Factory data reset
If you want to recover everything, make a TWRP backup and copy that backup to your computer. When you get your new phone, restore the backup you have saved. This will recover texts as well.
AdriVelazquez said:
Settings ---> Backup & Reset ---> Factory data reset
If you want to recover everything, make a TWRP backup and copy that backup to your computer. When you get your new phone, restore the backup you have saved. This will recover texts as well.
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His touchscreen doesn't work. Or this would be the best suggestion.
OP: You will have to do it through USB and sadly no way to get texts.
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nanas9 said:
My screen shattered when I dropped it... even though it has a case on :crying:
I was able to copy my data to the computer through the usb cable, but I want to wipe the data from the phone.
I am rooted and unlocked.
The only thing I can think of so far is to delete everything through windows explorer via usb connection.
Is there a better option?
On a side note, is there any way of recovering my texts?
Thanks.
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Back up your phone useing adb
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Sorry, I read the OP too quickly.
There is a way to still get texts
Use a program called (MyMobiler) which will give you remote access to your phone via your PC. With this application, download an application to backup your SMS and than store locally on your computer.
You can also do a app backup to restore your apps if you haven't done so.
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His touchscreen doesn't work. Or this would be the best suggestion.
OP: You will have to do it through USB and sadly no way to get texts.
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Thanks for the replies. Not having much luck as of yet.
I don't seem to be able to get adb to work, so it seems like I don't have usb debugging enabled on the phone and it automatically goes to media sync. (Note to self - always have usb debugging enabled...)
If I erase everything I see in windows explorer, will that wipe my personal data? It doesn't seem like it would.
I have tried through recovery on the phone but TWRP requires touchscreen from what I can tell.
Also tried the MyMobiler program, but that seems to not see the phone either, I assume for the same reason ADB doesn't see it.
Is there any other way of just doing a factory reset with the physical buttons or something?
Thanks.
nanas9 said:
Thanks for the replies. Not having much luck as of yet.
I don't seem to be able to get adb to work, so it seems like I don't have usb debugging enabled on the phone and it automatically goes to media sync. (Note to self - always have usb debugging enabled...)
If I erase everything I see in windows explorer, will that wipe my personal data? It doesn't seem like it would.
I have tried through recovery on the phone but TWRP requires touchscreen from what I can tell.
Also tried the MyMobiler program, but that seems to not see the phone either, I assume for the same reason ADB doesn't see it.
Is there any other way of just doing a factory reset with the physical buttons or something?
Thanks.
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Is this a rooted and unlocked phone we are talking about? If so and you have cwm you can go to your recovery with your volume and power buttons and do a full wipe. Otherwise there's no other way to do a full system wipe without USB debugging on.
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alsaces daddy said:
Is this a rooted and unlocked phone we are talking about? If so and you have cwm you can go to your recovery with your volume and power buttons and do a full wipe. Otherwise there's no other way to do a full system wipe without USB debugging on.
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you can do a LGNPST, it will wipe some of the info, noot everything though, it will also unroot and relock you
I will try to make this short and sweet...
"backed up" phone prior to letting Kies update my phone.
apparently everything but my photos/videos was backed up. (stupid me for not double checking that AND the version it was updating to)
updated phone. phone is pretty much useless now. (EVERY SINGLE APP freezes and crashes eventually)
wont connect VIA USB... knows it is connected and so does the computer. computer now refuses to install (it tries) anything involving MTP. all other drivers are installed. Kies can see the device.. tell me how many photos... but by the time I try to transfer anything Kies or the USB app on the phone freezes and crashes.
ive tried everything under the sun that is basic. uninstall drivers.. uninstall kies... reinstall things.. reboot. safe mode... USB debugging.. etc. NOTHING will get my computer to pull the files or the phone to stop crashing the programs.
I NEED to get these photographs from the phone.. there are at least 2k of them.
what are some options I have or things I could try?
and DO NOT say factory reset.. thats not an option until I get desperate.. do that and try some recovery software for photos.
thanks for any help. I have about a week or so to figure this out... so I can return this stupid galaxy express I had to buy just to have a functional phone.
Have you tried using a micro SD card and transfer your photos internally via a file manager app.
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Domoo said:
Have you tried using a micro SD card and transfer your photos internally via a file manager app.
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do you have a suggested app? and is this possible without going into the gallery cause that I cant even open... just freezes and fails
Why dont u just make a nandroid backup and wipe. Then flash the latest stock rom through odin. If that fixes the issue of freezing apps and your mtp problem you can restore the backup and should be straight.
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Edit: also are you familiar with adb? You could boot to recovery and pull the photos with adb from there. And how much space is free on internal storage? The issues your experiencing sounds typical of full internal storage
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Why dont u just make a nandroid backup and wipe. Then flash the latest stock rom through odin. If that fixes the issue of freezing apps and your mtp problem you can restore the backup and should be straight.
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Edit: also are you familiar with adb? You could boot to recovery and pull the photos with adb from there. And how much space is free on internal storage? The issues your experiencing sounds typical of full internal storage
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you have to break that down a bit... only time I have to work on this is coming off of 12 hour shifts and im not too functional lol
there is space on internal I think about a gig or so left. the phone did NOT have issues prior to updating to 4.1. ALL problems started after 4.1.
also just tried installing a file manager... wont install. play store app freezes
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you have to break that down a bit... only time I have to work on this is coming off of 12 hour shifts and im not too functional lol
there is space on internal I think about a gig or so left. the phone did NOT have issues prior to updating to 4.1. ALL problems started after 4.1.
also just tried installing a file manager... wont install. play store app freezes
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Well to me it sounds like some issue was caused in the upgrade. Are you currently using a custom recovery? I ask because I have a feeling a factory reset will be your fix and with a custom recovery you could backup then wipe so you can troubleshoot w/o losing everything
And in the future once u fix this I recommend Dropbox which will automatically backup all those pictures so u dont have to worry about losing them again. Regardless of what you want to do to fix it we should be able to pull the pics even with mtp being borked
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You could try rooting your phone and flashing a recovery. After that, go into the recovery and fix permissions. This won't delete anything and it's worth a shot.
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Well to me it sounds like some issue was caused in the upgrade. Are you currently using a custom recovery? I ask because I have a feeling a factory reset will be your fix and with a custom recovery you could backup then wipe so you can troubleshoot w/o losing everything
And in the future once u fix this I recommend Dropbox which will automatically backup all those pictures so u dont have to worry about losing them again. Regardless of what you want to do to fix it we should be able to pull the pics even with mtp being borked
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no the phone has nothing special installed. looked into the custom recovery... and its not going to work (at least I dont think) cause I dont have a solid USB connection... as in it does "connect" per se. the phone knows its connected... the computer knows its connected but it doesnt show up as a drive like it used to.
In download mode, you shouldn't have problems like that.
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no the phone has nothing special installed. looked into the custom recovery... and its not going to work (at least I dont think) cause I dont have a solid USB connection... as in it does "connect" per se. the phone knows its connected... the computer knows its connected but it doesnt show up as a drive like it used to.
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In download mode, you shouldn't have problems like that.
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Can you not get it into download mode ?
If you plus it in will Odin recognize the phone ?