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Rooting without being connected to comptuer.

Hello XDA members,
Couple of weeks ago, I plugged my charger and then all of a sudden, smoked started coming out accompanied by a burning smell. I quickly took out the charger and now I am not able to charge my phone. I recently sent it back to Samsung for repair but they could not fix it under warranty and was asked to pay $200. Imo that is way too much considering brand new Galaxy Nexus is around $500 where I am from.
Prior to sending my phone, I unrooted my phone, reverted back to stock rom and now I am wondering if there is a way of rooting my phone without having to be connected to the computer via the USB cable. I want to install a custom rom but is that even possible without having the ability to connect to your computer?
Thanks

sgs064 said:
Hello XDA members,
Couple of weeks ago, I plugged my charger and then all of a sudden, smoked started coming out accompanied by a burning smell. I quickly took out the charger and now I am not able to charge my phone. I recently sent it back to Samsung for repair but they could not fix it under warranty and was asked to pay $200. Imo that is way too much considering brand new Galaxy Nexus is around $500 where I am from.
Prior to sending my phone, I unrooted my phone, reverted back to stock rom and now I am wondering if there is a way of rooting my phone without having to be connected to the computer via the USB cable. I want to install a custom rom but is that even possible without having the ability to connect to your computer?
Thanks
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You can fix the USB port for a few bucks, i seen people say it cost $10, not really sure as i never came across one, but it should be out there on ebay.
You will be looking for a microUSB board

sgs064 said:
I am wondering if there is a way of rooting my phone without having to be connected to the computer via the USB cable.
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No.

sgs064 said:
I am wondering if there is a way of rooting my phone without having to be connected to the computer via the USB cable.
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efrant said:
No.
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I am in the same situation as sgs064. I have a Gnex that I need to root, but it will not connect to the PC with the USB cable (strangely, it does still charge via USB). I probably will just fix the microUSB port as Mach 3.2 suggested, but in the meantime it would be nice if there was a way to do it without USB. I realize that it probably is impossible, as efrant indicated, but if anyone has any ideas, I'd be willing to try em out. This is an extra Gnex, not my everyday phone, so im willing to mess around with it a lot more.
Thanks.

PeteCat said:
I am in the same situation as sgs064. I have a Gnex that I need to root, but it will not connect to the PC with the USB cable (strangely, it does still charge via USB). I probably will just fix the microUSB port as Mach 3.2 suggested, but in the meantime it would be nice if there was a way to do it without USB. I realize that it probably is impossible, as efrant indicated, but if anyone has any ideas, I'd be willing to try em out. This is an extra Gnex, not my everyday phone, so im willing to mess around with it a lot more.
Thanks.
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It's a driver issue of It still charges but nothing else, and as far as rooting without PC goes, I don't think you can
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USB OTG Mouse

Hi Guys!
i have a big problem, i want to connect a USB Mous with USB OTG, but it doesnt work, i tried different mouses bit it doesnt work
i havent root on my nexus 7 2013.
Can anyone help me? On my s3 mini cm11 it works, why it dont work with my nexus 7 2013?
please help me guys!!!
thanks!

PlayersHeaders said:
Hi Guys!
i have a big problem, i want to connect a USB Mous with USB OTG, but it doesnt work, i tried different mouses bit it doesnt work
i havent root on my nexus 7 2013.
Can anyone help me? On my s3 mini cm11 it works, why it dont work with my nexus 7 2013?
please help me guys!!!
thanks!
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I just tried a wireless USB mouse (Logi M705) with my N7 2013 using this: http://www.amazon.com/aLLreli®-Adap...&sr=8-11&keywords=allreli&tag=viglink20238-20 (aLLreli® 7-in-1 OTG Adapter Cable) and it worked perfectly.
I am rooted and using Carbon.

My Nexus 7 isnt rooted. :-/
I will buy your OTG Hub, i believe in you that it works! Thanks! I say you when it works when it is by me at home.

PlayersHeaders said:
My Nexus 7 isnt rooted. :-/
I will buy your OTG Hub, i believe in you that it works! Thanks! I say you when it works when it is by me at home.
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It's not mine, just a suggestion. I believe you will need to root your tablet for this to work. And, there are plenty of threads here for rooting. The Nexus Root Toolkit is my choice. Search the forums and\or wugfresh. It's free and works perfectly.

I have that problem found, i needed ro connect my device to a pc.
Thread can be closed!

Charging port broken: how to root, install TWRP, ROMs, etc...

I just got a Nexus 7 2013 model from a friend but the charging port doesn't work at all. However, using a QI wireless charger I can still use it. How do I go about getting on TWRP without a working USB?

Dopamin3 said:
I just got a Nexus 7 2013 model from a friend but the charging port doesn't work at all. However, using a QI wireless charger I can still use it. How do I go about getting on TWRP without a working USB?
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You can either replace the USB port which isnot expensive actually. hardly 2-4 dollars on Ebay.
There are Rooting methods that work without using cables like STUMP root and TowelRoot but before that, are you developer unlocked?
Quote me in case you expect a reply!
Good Luck

Hnk1 said:
You can either replace the USB port which isnot expensive actually. hardly 2-4 dollars on Ebay.
There are Rooting methods that work without using cables like STUMP root and TowelRoot but before that, are you developer unlocked?
Quote me in case you expect a reply!
Good Luck
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Idk how I feel about soldering on that small of a device. Anyway I think I am locked. I know for sure I never did fastboot OEM unlock (that's what I did on my nexus 4). Or if you mean enabled USB debugging then yes.

Dopamin3 said:
Idk how I feel about soldering on that small of a device. Anyway I think I am locked. I know for sure I never did fastboot OEM unlock (that's what I did on my nexus 4). Or if you mean enabled USB debugging then yes.
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Although there are many guides how to repair usb port on your nexus, how about you take assistance from a technician or some mobile shop to replace it for you? I think it'd be worth it if done within 20$ or you can eBay the port and ask a technician to help you (might cost even less).
With a locked boot loader, I'm afraid customs roms/recovery wouldn't be possible and slow qi charge.
What do you reckon?

fire tv stick stuck on fire tv stick logo

Rooted w/ kingroot & superSU-ME after doing reboot of the stick it won't boot anymore. Tried to connect to adb but it won't.
Any chances of somehow restoring the firmware?

patt2k said:
Rooted w/ kingroot & superSU-ME after doing reboot of the stick it won't boot anymore. Tried to connect to adb but it won't.
Any chances of somehow restoring the firmware?
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Do you use power adaptor or it is plugged into TV USB port? If not try to pug into the wall adaptor and see if this works, for some reason mine did the same thing after updated to 5.0.5.
BTW a lot of people bricked their units by trying to remove kingroot with superSU-me. There are few posts here that you should had read before you use superSU.

bula1ca said:
Do you use power adaptor or it is plugged into TV USB port? If not try to pug into the wall adaptor and see if this works, for some reason mine did the same thing after updated to 5.0.5.
BTW a lot of people bricked their units by trying to remove kingroot with superSU-me. There are few posts here that you should had read before you use superSU.
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Yes it's plugged into normal power brick. And yea you are right but I didn't really see any posts like mine lol. On my razer forge I was using same procedure and it was fine so wasn't expecting any issues.
I actually now tried 2 amazon power bricks and the same thing. Anything you can suggest?

patt2k said:
Yes it's plugged into normal power brick. And yea you are right but I didn't really see any posts like mine lol. On my razer forge I was using same procedure and it was fine so wasn't expecting any issues.
I actually now tried 2 amazon power bricks and the same thing. Anything you can suggest?
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Problem is even if rbox releases an unbrick image as he did for firetv2 is no way to connect firestick to a computer as its mini USB port is not initialized/active on these units (at least that was the case with OS3). I wish I could help you more.....

bula1ca said:
Problem is even if rbox releases an unbrick image as he did for firetv2 is no way to connect firestick to a computer as its mini USB port is not initialized/active on these units (at least that was the case with OS3). I wish I could help you more.....
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the USB port does support ADB over USB!
http://www.aftvnews.com/fire-tv-stick-usb-port-not-for-power-only-adb-over-usb-confirmed/

SilentBot said:
the USB port does support ADB over USB!
http://www.aftvnews.com/fire-tv-stick-usb-port-not-for-power-only-adb-over-usb-confirmed/
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That is good news. Tanks for posting tread, somehow I missed it.

SilentBot said:
the USB port does support ADB over USB!
http://www.aftvnews.com/fire-tv-stick-usb-port-not-for-power-only-adb-over-usb-confirmed/
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I'll wait like a week and see if anything is happening on fire TV stick development if not I'll call up amazon I guess.
What would you do?
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I don't know... I don't think that "unbrick" images are possible without any new exploits.
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SilentBot said:
I don't know... I don't think that "unbrick" images are possible without any new exploits.
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Well then I guess i'll just wait couple days and hit up amazon. And then wait for some good tutorials with no bricks

Unlocking bootloader and custom recovery without PC?

So my computer doesn't support USB C.
I tried to get a USB C to USB A cable, but I read all kinds of warnings on the internet about how these cables can damage the device.
And since I can't find first party accessories in the place that I live, I hesitate about buying alternatives.
Is there any solution? I only want to unlock the bootloader and flash a custom recovery.
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Some USB A > C cables can cause problems, but there's a list of cables that have been tested to work here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1wJwqv3rTNmORXz-XJsQaXK1dl8I91V4-eP_sfNVNzbA/edit#gid=0. Look for approved cables with "Benson" in the Method column. I have a Cambond and a Choetech cable, both work fine.

I snagged a USB 3.1 card for my PC from newegg. Works flawlessly and even allows for quick charge through my PC.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...fx60O-2B2z3TTKmwMaJXAaAoYX8P8HAQ&gclsrc=aw.ds

Thanks guys, I will look into your suggestions and pick one.
I take it as there is no way to unlock the bootloader without a PC?
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Rouz. said:
So my computer doesn't support USB C.
I tried to get a USB C to USB A cable, but I read all kinds of warnings on the internet about how these cables can damage the device.
And since I can't find first party accessories in the place that I live, I hesitate about buying alternatives.
Is there any solution? I only want to unlock the bootloader and flash a custom recovery.
Sent from my Nexus 5X using Tapatalk
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I used a type C to A otg cable (from Walmart) and spliced 2 male usb ends (had a crap ton just make sure they are for data transfer and have all 4 internal cables as some are for charging only though not many) together and bam that's how I got er done.
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Rouz. said:
I take it as there is no way to unlock the bootloader without a PC?
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Correct, however if money is limited and you don't want to wait on shipping and can get an OTG type C you can use my recommendation. Although it won't charge it does allow for data transfer, so unlocking bootloader and flashing twrp.

Illogi.xbone said:
I used a type C to A otg cable (from Walmart) and spliced 2 male usb ends (had a crap ton just make sure they are for data transfer and have all 4 internal cables as some are for charging only though not many) together and bam that's how I got er done.
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Correct, however if money is limited and you don't want to wait on shipping and can get an OTG type C you can use my recommendation. Although it won't charge it does allow for data transfer, so unlocking bootloader and flashing twrp.
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Thank you! Seems like a good alternative.
I pretty much got the answer that I wanted
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Rouz. said:
Thank you! Seems like a good alternative.
I pretty much got the answer that I wanted
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Can you not buy from the google store online? I thought they shipped everywhere.
I know its kinda expensive but its where I got mine from and knew it would be a good cable from them. (Tested and it was).
Also picked up a spare charger at the same time.