[GUIDE] Authorize adb with broken digitizer. - T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII

So, yesterday my brothers Pit bull, Maggie, knocked my GS3 out of my hand and onto the cement driveway...
The result? A shattered screen, cracked display, and broken digitizer.
I wanted to perform a backup of my current rom (CM11 Latest Nightly) but figured out that my computer was not authorized for ADB.
Well, I wasn't about to let that stop me. Here is what I did to fix that little problem.
The following guide assumes that you already have the drivers for your phone installed and also that you have ADB set up.
I have only tested this on TWRP 2.7.1.0. I do not know if it will work on other recoveries.
First things first, power off your device by doing a battery pull.
This is the best way to ensure you are fully powered down since you can't see the screen.
Next, boot your device into recovery by pressing and holding the power, home, and volume up buttons.
Once you feel the device vibrate, release the buttons.
Plug in your phone and pull up a command prompt window.
Check and see if the device is being recognized by running
Code:
adb devices
.
Connect to the device by running
Code:
adb shell
.
Next, to mount the data partition where the files we need to edit are located, run the following code.
Code:
mount -t ext4 /dev/block/mmcblk0p15 /data
It is very important you type this exactly as written. Double check a few times to be sure.
Exit the shell by typing
Code:
exit
Now, we need to find our computer's adb key. For me, it was located in "C:\Users\%Username%\.Android\".
The file we are looking for is adbkey.pub.
Push this file to your device using
Code:
adb push adbkey.pub /sdcard/adbkey.pub
Pull up another shell by typing
Code:
adb shell
Remove the current adb key by typing
Code:
rm /data/misc/adb/adb_key
Insert the key into your phone's authorized keys by typing
Code:
cat /sdcard/adbkey.pub >> /data/misc/adb/adb_keys
Exit the shell
Reboot your device with
Code:
adb reboot
Profit! :good:

Hey buddy! Great tutorial! However, I'm getting an error trying to mount mmcblk0p15. I get the error:
"mount: mounting /dev/block/mmcblk0p15 on /data failed: Invalid argument"
Do i need super user privilege do to this?
Thanks! Great tutorial, btw.

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Fried phone? Help please.

So I reached in to my pocket today and found my G2 off. I tried to power it on but nothing happened. I pulled the battery and when I replaced it and powered the phone on, the screen would stay blank for a minute and then vertical lines would start to appear on the screen. The water indicators are all white and I believe that they would be pink or red if water had gotten into the phone. I left the battery out for about 2 hours and attempted another reboot. this time half the screen lit up and the other half was blotchy and eventually the whole screen lit up white and stayed that way. What's going on? I am rooted and was running an overclocked CM 6 build. I attempted to upgrade to CM 7 last night but got stuck on the splash screen and nandroided back to the way it was. It's been completely stable (for the most part) that way for 4 months or so without any issues. It was working fine 5 minutes before this happened. Any help or input is much appreciated.
Can you get into HBoot, then Recovery (powered off, hold volume down while pressing power)?
double post.
Just getting a blank screen now. It vibrates if I power on normally and no vibrate if I power on holding volume down for hboot. I left it on for a minute to see if maybe just the screen was shot. I am getting haptic feedback from the buttons but if I attempt to call it, it goes straight to voicemail.
Can you connect to the phone via ADB?
I'm trying to figure out ADB now. It did make the device connected noise in windows when I connected via usb so I suppose ADB should work.
Yes the device is showing when I type adb devices.
You can try to go into recovery using ADB, and I think you can flash a known good ROM or nandroid using ADB, but I'm not an expert. Hopefully somebody with more knowledge can help, or you can search around yourself.
But I think being able to connect via ADB is a good thing.
Yes I've been trying to research using ADB for some form of recovery, whether it be Nandroid or flashing a new rom but I'm not having much luck, hopefully someone can chime in and point me in the right direction. Thanks for the info.
Does trying to boot into recovery do anything?
C:\> adb reboot recovery
Or bootloader?
C:\> adb reboot bootloader
Yeah it appears that adb reboot recovery worked, though the screen is still blank.
Well I went to buy a new G2 and when I inserted my sim, it was fried. I bought a new one but I'm scared to try it in the old phone for fear of frying it also (to see if it will receive calls as the touch screen seems responsive even though I can't see anything). Also I attempted to use ADB to restore a Nand backup via the instructions here (Some steps were slightly different). When I got to the nandroid-mobile.sh restore step it just says "nandroid-mobile.sh: not found". Below is the copy of my command prompt:
Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7600]
Copyright (c) 2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
C:\Users\Adam>cd C:\Users\Adam\Downloads\android-sdk-windows\platform-tools
C:\Users\Adam\Downloads\android-sdk-windows\platform-tools>adb shell
~ # mount sdcard
mount sdcard
mount: mounting /dev/block/mmcblk1p1 on /sdcard failed: Device or resource busy
~ # cd /sdcard
cd /sdcard
/sdcard # cd clockworkmod
cd clockworkmod
/sdcard/clockworkmod # ls
ls
backup download
/sdcard/clockworkmod # cd backup
cd backup
/sdcard/clockworkmod/backup # ls
ls
2011-02-02-11.39.05 2011-05-23-02.39.19
/sdcard/clockworkmod/backup # nandroid-mobile.sh restore
nandroid-mobile.sh restore
/sbin/sh: nandroid-mobile.sh: not found
/sdcard/clockworkmod/backup # cd 2011-05-23-02.39.19
cd 2011-05-23-02.39.19
/sdcard/clockworkmod/backup/2011-05-23-02.39.19 # ls
ls
boot.img data.img recovery.img
cache.img nandroid.md5 system.img
/sdcard/clockworkmod/backup/2011-05-23-02.39.19 # nandroid-mobile.sh restore
nandroid-mobile.sh restore
/sbin/sh: nandroid-mobile.sh: not found
/sdcard/clockworkmod/backup/2011-05-23-02.39.19 #
LED may be gone... mine died on me and showed me a similar grey/white screen with vertical lines
Guess trying to replace the lcd is an option nw
This was an issue with the first several batches of G2's that were shipped out...faulty lcd's. You should just do a warranty exchange and have the phone replaced for free. They will never know you were rooted
Sent from my HTC Vision using XDA App

Rooting the TF300T *without* downgrading (from .29) - the Mac instructions

These instructions are not solely my own and are adapted from miloj’s Windows based instructions found here:
http://developer.android.com/sdk/installing.html
Thank you miloj for the instructions!
This guide is intended to help noobs with rooting their TF300T device with a Mac. I am probably a half step above noob, so please don’t expect perfection.
Read this these instructions straight through, maybe even a couple of times before you begin to make sure you fully understand what you are doing.
I am not responsible for any bricked devices, malfunctions, etc. and most likely will not be able to problem solve much for you. Hopefully, the real geniuses here on XDA will jump in should you need extra help.
First off, make sure you have Android SDK and ADB installed. Follow these instructions skipping the Eclipse installation step (unless you plan on developing apps and such):
http://developer.android.com/sdk/installing.html
Save these files wherever makes sense to you and once done open up the folder containing adb in file explorer and leave open. This should be in the SDK>platform-tools folder.
Now for miloj’s instructions with some Mac specific extras and for sake of ease:
Download the debugfs and su binary files provided by miloj first from here:
http://db.tt/FBUNeVmo
Again, save these files where it makes sense to you and then open up the containing folder in file explorer and leave open.
Make sure “usb debugging” is turned on on your Asus TF300T by going to Settings>Developer options and check the USB debugging options.
Make sure you device is plugged into your Mac via usb cable. Now find out if our Mac recognizes your device.
Open up terminal from your utilities.
Organize your Terminal and folder containing adb on your workspace so you can easily access both. Click, hold, and drag the adp icon and drop it into the Terminal window. This will allow you to you immediately move into the adb command without having to type in the complete destination. Your line should end with “…/adb” now type in the command devices and hit return/enter.
NOTE – from here on out assume after every command you hit “return” or “enter”
It will look something like this:
Code:
…adb devices
the response should read:
List of devices attached
{serial number} devices
If nothing is listed, then you either didn’t activate USB debugging or your adb isn’t up to date, start again from the top.
If it showed your device, then lets move forward.
Now we have to push over the debugfs file and the su file (superuser). Make sure you can see Terminal and both open file explorer windows listed above all visible on your workspace.
Again, click, hold, drag the adb into Terminal and then complete the following commands by typing the command (in this case “push”) in between adb and the proper file and then typing in the location you want it pushed to on the device: (*note: dragging and dropping the “debugfs”file where it says “debugfs” – your file destination path name will be shown, not just debugfs)
Code:
adb push debugfs /data/local/
In the command above you would drag into Terminal the adb file then type push, drag in the debugfs file then type in “/data/local/” all with spaces in between. Every time you read in a “Code” section “adb” you are going to follow this procedure with the adb icon/file. Now, rinse and repeat moving forward.
Then this command (dragging and dropping the “su”file where it says “su” – your file destination path name will be shown, not just su)
Code:
adb push su /data/local/
now you have debugfs and su on your device.
You now have to have Terminal take control and run commands in your device by using this command:
Code:
adb shell
once in you will have a line starting with a “$” and you type in the following commands to gain root access: (type them exactly as written)
Code:
cd /data/local/
mv tmp tmp.back
ln -s /dev/block/mmcblk0p1 tmp
exit
The “exit” takes you back into your Mac, now reboot your device through adb:
Code:
adb reboot
WAIT UNTIL THE TF300T HAS BOOTED UP AGAIN!
Now get back into the device:
Code:
adb shell
Continue with the following commands after the “$” symbol:
Code:
cd /data/local
toolbox chmod 755 /data/local/debugfs
/data/local/debugfs -w /data/local/tmp
Now you’re going to run the debugfs files. Make sure you are writing these all in EXACTLY as written. All lines preceeded by “debugfs:” you will type in the following:
Code:
cd xbin
rm su
write /data/local/su su
set_inode_field su mode 0106755
set_inode_field su uid 0
set_inode_field su gid 0
quit
Now, back in to lines starting with “$” and run these:
Code:
rm /data/local/tmp
mv /data/local/tmp.back /data/local/tmp
exit
Now reboot:
Code:
adb reboot
WAIT UNTIL THE TF300T HAS BOOTED UP AGAIN
You are rooted! Congratulations!
Let’s double check and do some clean up:
Code:
adb shell
From the line “$” type these commands for double check:
Code:
/system/xbin/su
Now the line is a hash tag “#” and type
Code:
id
The Terminal response should read something like this:
id=0 (root) gid=0 (root) … and so forth
Clean up:
Code:
rm /data/local/su
rm /data/local/debugfs
Done with Terminal.
Now, open up the Play store and download the Superuser app immediately. Once it is installed, open the app and go into the settings. Under the heading “GENERAL” Tap the “Su binary v…” to check for updates and update the app.
You are now rooted, you have Superuser control.
Let me know how this works for you!!!
Credits: wolf849 for exploit, and miloj for commands.
Good stuf, just wait firsts feedbacks about this process :good:
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Guess i'm the only person who either owns a Mac here or has tried this but...
First time Terminal user and first time ASUS owner. Was a bit iffy doing it. Read through the TF300 board for weeks and was scared as sh#t to mess with this but...
it works!! Thank you so much. :good:
ngocdao said:
Guess i'm the only person who either owns a Mac here or has tried this but...
First time Terminal user and first time ASUS owner. Was a bit iffy doing it. Read through the TF300 board for weeks and was scared as sh#t to mess with this but...
it works!! Thank you so much. :good:
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I'm glad it was easy for you! I am not a pro Terminal user by any stretch of the imagination! I am a first time ASUS owner as well, and have only rooted 2 phones and worked on rooting another (the phone ended up being software updated via Verizon to the point of unrootable that I could find or figure out). I am a Mac user and do not have easy access to a Windows PC and figured there were plenty of other Mac users noob to rooting. Apparently, that lists is you and me!!!
Thanks for the feedback, though! Congrats on your root!!
...too dificult for me,
Thanks.
Enviado desde mi ASUS Transformer Pad TF300T usando Tapatalk 2
dirator said:
...too dificult for me,
Thanks.
Enviado desde mi ASUS Transformer Pad TF300T usando Tapatalk 2
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It sounds intimidating, I know, trust me when I say this is rather easy! The first time I rooted my phone I was quite worried! I read the instructions a few times and took my time though and it was really quite easy! Read the instructions a few times and you'll be alright. If you start to have trouble come back here or to this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1704209 and ask for answers.
not working as expected
Sorry to bother you with noob's problems.
I think I unlocked my TF300T ww Jelly Bean 4.2.1 allright.
I moved debugfs and su and other files to /data/local/ through bluetooth 'cause I wasn't able to do it in any other way.
The process worked fine up to here:
mv tmp tmp.back
Then I got this message:
[email protected]:/data/local $ mv tmp tmp.back
failed on 'tmp' - Permission denied
also, when pressing Power + Vol Down and then Vol Up to choose RCK it just dies (lying android with red triangle)

can not mount system in read-write mode using adb without recovery mode

I wanted to change my device model, so I copied build.prop from another mobile to my mobile. I am already rooted. But unfortunately I did not change the o.s. from gingerbread to froyo in build.prop ( I have android 2.2 FROYO) When I rebooted, there were many errors. It is now showing no sim card. Mobile network search gives error. Effectively, I can not use the mobile. Terminal emulator, X-plore etc. stopped working. Only Rom toolkit free version works and astro file manager works. Other programs are forcefully closed. Needles to say, I must replace new build.prop with new one.
Using adb I can only pull files but can not write as it is in read only mode.
adb root and adb remount works only if you are in recovery mode ? Y mobile does not have any custom recovery so when I boot in recovery mode it hangs.
Superuser has installed su in system\bin directory. But from adb shell I can use su also. It gives permission denied error. Hence I can not remount the system.
I have read similar threads and found that on some mobiles adb root or adb shell su works but on some not.
I am using Vista 32 bit with admin rights, still can not use root in adb.
Please tell me, how can I mount system read-write. I can not install root explore as google play and even internet is not working.
Please help.
maheshchavan said:
Using adb I can only pull files but can not write as it is in read only mode.
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activate USB debugging then in console
Code:
adb shell
su
mount -o rw,remount /dev/block/mmcblk0p1 /system
adb push build.prop /system/build.prop
check where is your build.prop
ruscan.calin said:
activate USB debugging then in console
Code:
adb shell
su
mount -o rw,remount /dev/block/mmcblk0p1 /system
adb push build.prop /system/build.prop
check where is your build.prop
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OMG ruscan.calin i COULD KISS YOU! I had tried to change my OG EVO 4G's buildprop file to another phone so that I could purchase & download an incompatible Google Play app. However after I restarted the phone wouldn't start! It would boot into my rooted HTC EVO 4G Android 2.3.3 and HTC Sense 2.1 but it would get stuck on the wallpaper with just the notification bar at the top and all buttons would be frozen. However I noticed when I plugged in my phone to my computer via usb the computer recognized it. I always keep my phone with USB debugging enabled so I thought I should be good right? I have spent the last 4 hours trying to install and setup adb with no real previous experience with it. I am familiar with dos from years ago and that helped me as it's basic procedure, commands, etc. Then I found out how to install the HTC drivers which I needed and then download the Android SDK with adb that's included which many guides show easily. I started the command prompt (cmd), typed my adb devices command and hurray it showed my phone! I connected and quickly navigated to the build.prop system folder! Luckily when I changed the file I made a bak backup and left it in the same folder. Now the main issue was figuring out how to change the naming of the files which I did via usual adb commands (mv build.prop.bak build.prop). But then to no avail I couldn't get it to write due to it being a system read only folder! Arg! Then I found your post on here, above, and typed it in simply leaving out the adb push portion and replacing that with the mv file command instead and first changing the name of the bad file and then replacing the bak file as the good copy! I exited back to the adb main and unplugged my phone. Moment of truth and man was everything flashing through my head at once! I booted up and YESSSSSSSSSSSSSS, it worked! I went back into root explorer and got rid of the offending leftovers and I've learned my lesson! I just don't want to think about what would have happened if I hadn't found this post. Thank you and if anyone else makes this hug mistake let me know and maybe I can help. Moral of the story don't mess with the build.prop or any system folder unless you know what you're doing! Thanks again!
Quick Guide to Fix Android "build.prop" Issues:
1. Find and download USB drivers for your phone by model or type (HTC EVO 4G's HTC Fastboot drivers): http://downloads.unrevoked.com/HTCDriver3.0.0.007.exe
2. Download and install Android SDK and choose adb: http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html
Guide: http://htcevohacks.com/htc-evo-hacks/how-to-install-android-sdk-and-adb-drivers-for-htc-evo-4g/
3. Run a command prompt from the "c:/program files/android/android-sdk/platform-tools/" directory. I had to copy the command prompt to get it to open there but sometimes a right-click action will do it. The guide below will help just navigate down to "Using ADB" and skip the rest.
Guide: http://www.howtogeek.com/114667/how...y-default-move-almost-any-app-to-the-sd-card/
4. Once you open the command prompt and you're in the "c:/program files/android/android-sdk/platform-tools/" foler type "adb devices" and your device should appear. If it does move on to next step.
5. Then type adb shell and use the ls command to see directories. Then you'll need to navigate to the system folder by typing "cd system" and then type "ls" to look around in the directory (similar to "dir" in DOS). You should now see the bad build.prop file.
6. You'll need to rename the file or push a correct version. First you need to use the "adb shell" command again and then "su" and finally "mount -o rw,remount /dev/block/mmcblk0p1 /system" to make the directory writable (see ruscan.calin post above for additional info).
Note: I only had to rename my build.prop as I already had my old one in the same system folder. You may have to copy the bad build.prop to your computer, edit it and then push it back to the same system directory. These directions are only for renaming files in the same folder. For the info on how to copy the file to your computer and push it back to your phone go to step *10 below or use the guide below it.
7. I already had the bad build.prop in the system directory with my old one which I had named build.prop.bak. If you have this too simply rename by changing the name first of the bad file to anything by typing "mv build.prop build.prop.bad" or similar.
8. Next rename the build.prop.bak to build.prop by typing "mv build.prop.bak build.prop". Everything should go smoothly and move onto the next step.
9. Finally, If no error messages are found, simply type "adb reboot" or "adb shell reboot" (Depending which version of ADB you have). You should be done, your phone will reboot like normal (working, lol) and everything should be working again! YAY!
*10. To copy the build.prop to your phone type "adb pull /system/build.prop c:\" and the file should be placed in the main c:/ directory on your computer. Navigate to the root (c:/) directory and then right click and "open with" the "build.prop" file using a notepad or other file editor. Then use the text editor (Notepad, etc) to change back what you originally changed to mess everything up. There is tons of stuff on the net to let you know what to fill back in depending on your phone model/type. Or it's possible to get a previous version from an old Nandroid backup or similar. Save the changed text file and make sure its named the same "build.prop" and make sure it's still in the root directory (If you're having issues on this step or just want more insight check out the guides and threads below for more help).
Guide 1: http://androidforums.com/admire-all...p-computer-not-phone-using-root-explorer.html
Guide 2: http://www.modaco.com/topic/328943-quick-guide-to-modifying-buildprop-with-adb/
Guide 3: http://forums.androidcentral.com/sp...-replaced-build-prop-phone-wont-start-up.html
*11. We've already made the directory writable in step 6 so we simply need to push the file back to the phone. If any error message appear re-do step 6 to make writable again. Otherwise push the modified file back to the phone by typing "adb push c:\build.prop /system/". Back to step 9 above! Yay!
If anyone wants to help cleanup this quick guide or make any changes feel free. I just wanted something so that if anyone else has this issue they won't have to worry or search forever to find a solution. OMG it's 2:30AM, to bed... I ride! LOL
Enjoy,
5th :highfive:
THANK YOU!!! Totally saved me today.
One thing that I noticed. After pushing the correct build.prop, I had to fully power down, then turn back on my Razr for it to load up the fixed build.prop.
error message,Help please
Hello, when i am going to mount and change the permission i am getting constant error od device not found or sh:not found.
What to do?Help me please?
jigarpattani said:
Hello, when i am going to mount and change the permission i am getting constant error od device not found or sh:not found.
What to do?Help me please?
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What step are you on? What phone do you have? More info please?
i am have problem whit my pantech flex i need to use the build.prop.bak but when i type the su it stay in blank do nothing any ideas pls help
ehy there hope someone can help me...i have an archos 97b platinum, messed up with build.prop. So i pulled out and restored but can't push in any way. I have a cwm installed, tablet rooted but i alwais got "permission denied" at push command. Other error is operation not permitted" if i try remount command from adb. i can do mount -o rw,remount /dev/block/mtdblock7 /system but after that push still give me permission denied.
any suggestion?
http://imgur.com/FDLp4fl
i open a 2nd cmd, give the mount -o rw,remount /dev/block/mtdblock7 /system , and system is now rw, but from the first cmd when i give "push build.prop /system (or /system/build.prop) it will always return me permission denied
help
dev.block
i want to view to dev/block using adb shell #
eg . what block is boot.img
what block is recovery.img
what block is system.img
what block is cache.ing
adb shell getprop mtd is not work . Pls Help Me & sent to mail [email protected]

[GUIDE] Backing up a phone with broken display

I have seen several of threads asking about how to recover data from a phone that has a broken display.
Backing up a phone with broken display
Prerequisites
Rooted phone with broken display/digitizer/etc. Display is nonfunctional for whatever reason.
ADB for your platform. Downloads for Windows, Mac, and Linux can be found at my dev-host.
Drivers installed (Windows), rules file set up (Linux + Mac). Drivers for windows can be found here. Rules file for Linux can be found here.
Recovery file attached to this post. (twrp.img)
External sdcard with at least 2 GB free space inserted in your broken phone.
openrecoveryscript.txt file attached to this post.
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Backing up your broken device
Extract the ADB zip somewhere convenient.
Move the twrp.img recovery file into the ADB extracted directory.
Move the openrecoveryscript.txt file into the ADB directory.
Open a command prompt / terminal window in the ADB directory.
Windows: Windows Key + R => Type in "cmd" then click "RUN".
Linux: Open a terminal window by selecting it from your applications.
ALL:
Code:
cd /path/to/ADB/directory
Pull the battery from your phone, place it back in and boot into recovery (VolUp + Home + Power).
Connect your phone to your computer
Make sure that the following command returns "XXXXXX recovery" before proceeding to the next step.
Code:
./adb devices
Expected output:
Code:
List of devices attached
XXXXXXX recovery
Now to install TWRP recovery to your device. Type the following commands ( after each line). Linux users: Make sure you prepend each command with "./", as in "./adb ...". ALL Make sure you type the commands in CAREFULLY.
Code:
adb push twrp.img /tmp/twrp.img
adb shell dd if=/tmp/twrp.img of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p18
Wait until the last command above returns an output similar to below before proceeding to the next step:
Code:
12916+0 records in
12916+0 records out
6612992 bytes (6.3MB) copied, 1.094278 seconds, 5.8MB/s
Now pull your phones battery and reboot into recovery once again.
Run the following command to make sure your phone has booted into recovery completely.
Code:
adb devices
Expected output
Code:
List of devices attached
XXXXXXX recovery
Type the following to set up a script that will backup your phone to your external sdcard.
Code:
adb push openrecoveryscript.txt /cache/recovery/openrecoveryscript
Reboot your phone once more. This time, TWRP will begin backing up your ROM.
Wait for the backup to finish. You will know it is finished when you feel your phone reboot once more.
Optionally, you can check the state of your backup by running the following command and reading the last couple lines of it's output.
Code:
adb shell cat /tmp/recovery.log
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That's it! Your entire system (/system, /data, /cache, and boot) will be backed up to your external sdcard. Just pop the sdcard in your replacement phone and you're good to go.
Enjoy and donate to the TWRP devs! This would not be possible if TWRP did not use the OpenRecoveryScript scripting engine!
Hellua nice guide :thumbup:
TEAM MiK
MikROMs Since 3/13/11
Man Cnexus! You are everywhere! Lol.
Nice guide. This will save lots of people :thumbup:
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Sprint Galaxy S3 "Supernexus" Thanks To Cyanogenmod
Whiplashh Rom
Look it up.
Is this method specific to the S3? I have an old S2 that I need to recover some photos from.
Hmm...boot your S2 into recovery, then connect it to your computer, run the following command and post the output for me.
Code:
adb shell ls
Hopefully I never need this guide but I think it should be a sticky. Good job!
This seems very helpful thank you.
This is a good option as well
https://code.google.com/p/androidscreencast/
CNexus said:
I have seen several of threads asking about how to recover data from a phone that has a broken display.
Backing up a phone with broken display
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Thanks so much for the how-to.
I have a rooted Sprint Galaxy S3 with a broken display. I'm having a problem with getting it into recovery mode.
I believe when I hold down VolUp+Home+Power and reboot, it's loading a menu that's prompting me to select one of the boot options. It otherwise just sits there and never actually boots.
I've tried to use adb to boot it into recovery mode, but it also just sits there until I press the home key, at which point it just boots into normal mode.
Is there a way I can bypass any menus or does anyone with a working system know which option I should select at the menu?
Thanks,
Alex
Is your display broken? What does "adb devices" show when you're in that mode?

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so i really need help rooting my htc one vx! im following the tutorial here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2203225 but the thing is when i enter recovery mode i get teh red triangle. how do i fix this? please help iv tried other methods but none have worked i really want to have my phone rooted.
To Root HTC One VX
LordXombie said:
so i really need help rooting my htc one vx! im following the tutorial here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2203225 but the thing is when i enter recovery mode i get teh red triangle. how do i fix this? please help iv tried other methods but none have worked i really want to have my phone rooted.
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First Unlock Bootloader And Then Root. :silly:
i have unlocked the phone. but it will not allow me to access the bootloader unless threw other means. while in the bootloader it says tampered followed by unlocked. i cannot seem to figure out what is going on.
How to root htc one vx
HTC One VX comes from the
HTC One series of
smartphones consisting of
high-end specifications, such
as Dual-Core processors and
the latest version of Android
on-board. While we already
have a root guide for the
One VX, another root
method has popped-up on
XDA and to help users root
their devices with this new
method, here we’re
presenting a tutorial
explaining everything you
need to root your device.
So, let’s see how you can
root your HTC One VX
smartphone.
I. Before You Begin:
1. This will void the warranty
of the device. However, you
can reinstate it by unrooting
the device if there’s any
unrooting procedure
available.
2. The following procedure
works on Windows based
PCs only.
II. Downloading
Required Files:
download file. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2123359
III. Rooting the HTC
One VX:
1. Place the Root Package
archive on the Desktop of
your PC.
2. Extract files from the
archive to your Desktop.
Don’t launch any files just
yet.
3. Turn ON the USB
debugging option on your
device by heading to
Menu>>Settings>>Developer
options>>USB debugging .
4. Turn OFF the device.
5. Reboot the device into
Fastboot mode. To do so,
simply hold down the
Volume DOWN+Power
buttons together.
6. Once inside the Fastboot
mode, connect the device to
your PC using the USB cable.
7. Open a Command Prompt
Window on your Desktop. To
do that, hold down the Shift
button on your keyboard
and right-click on any empty
area on the screen, then
select Open command
window here .
8. Type in following
command into the Command
Prompt Window:
fastboot flash boot boot.img
9. Once it’s done, issue the
following command:
fastboot reboot
10. Your device will reboot.
Once it boots up, enter the
following command:
adb remount
11. Next, enter following
commands into the
Command Prompt Window
one-by-one. Press ENTER
after each line you type:
adb push Superuser.apk /system/app/
adb push su /system/xbin/
adb shell mkdir /system/bin/.ext
adb push .su /system/bin/.ext/
adb shell chmod 6755 /system/xbin/su
adb shell chmod 6755 /system/bin/.ext/.su
adb shell chmod 777 /system/bin/.ext
adb shell ln -s /system/xbin/su /system/bin/su
adb reboot
12. Your device will reboot
in normal mode.
13. Once it boots up, simply
open the Superuser app
from your App Drawer.
14. Tap the Update binaries
button in the app and let it
do the rest of the work.
15. And you’re all done!
Brilliant! Your device has
been successfully rooted and
the SU binaries have also
been updated. Now load-up
some root-only apps on
your device to realize the
power of root-access!

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