[Q] Device Offline: Brand New Nexus 4, 4.2.2 - Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

So, got a replacement Nexus 4 today, and it's been updated to 4.2.2 and for some reason, it comes up as offline on ADB no matter what I do.
However, the funny thing is, my other Nexus 4, the one I was getting the replacement for, connects to ADB wonderfully. Shows up as a device, no problem. It's on 4.2.1.
Question 1: How can I manage to get the gosh darn thing to be recognized as online. I've tried two different cables, both of which connect with the 4.2.1 nexus but not the 4.2.2.
Question 2: Can I install a custom recovery without ADB?
EDIT: Consider this solved... it seems I had a bit much to drink... little did I know I don't need ADB... just fastboot.
Oh well All is well.

x3phyr said:
So, got a replacement Nexus 4 today, and it's been updated to 4.2.2 and for some reason, it comes up as offline on ADB no matter what I do.
However, the funny thing is, my other Nexus 4, the one I was getting the replacement for, connects to ADB wonderfully. Shows up as a device, no problem. It's on 4.2.1.
Question 1: How can I manage to get the gosh darn thing to be recognized as online. I've tried two different cables, both of which connect with the 4.2.1 nexus but not the 4.2.2.
Question 2: Can I install a custom recovery without ADB?
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Is the device recognized by Windows? Checking under Computer>Properties>Device Manager does the phone show up correctly?

Use the search in the future please. Just update ADB. With 4.2.2 the phone will pop up to ask you if you want to authorize your computer to access the phone, this "feature" requires the updated ADB, no change to fastboot, so you'll be fine getting the recovery on there, but ffr with ADB.

Unlock and Root 4.2.2
h.nocturna said:
Is the device recognized by Windows? Checking under Computer>Properties>Device Manager does the phone show up correctly?
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If you're trying to unlock and root your nexus, you can follow the steps on this forum http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=2147413 There's another way to unlock and root your device (via adb) since Wugfresh's NRT doesn't support 4.2.2. Just make sure you use the correct .img file for your specific device.
You can also update any old SDK files by opening the SDK Manager on your pc.

USSENTERNCC1701E said:
Use the search in the future please. Just update ADB. With 4.2.2 the phone will pop up to ask you if you want to authorize your computer to access the phone, this "feature" requires the updated ADB, no change to fastboot, so you'll be fine getting the recovery on there, but ffr with ADB.
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I did use the search feature and I will have you know that the FIRST THING I DID was download and update the absolute most recent ADB so thank you, but the degrading "learn to search" comment was not applicable.
Anyhow, this whole conversation is fairly irrelevant since I got what I needed to do, done.
Thanks for the help everyone.

Mind telling me what you did, im stuck in the same situation

gsusx said:
Mind telling me what you did, im stuck in the same situation
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same situation. whatd you end up doing?

gsusx said:
Mind telling me what you did, im stuck in the same situation
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whocanhebe said:
same situation. whatd you end up doing?
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Download this and replace your old adb & fastboot
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=37935821&postcount=26

Have you tried entering:
adb kill server
adb start-server
Read this:
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/8162581/why-does-adb-return-offline-after-the-device-string
It worked for me. I did it last night when I had the same issue.

hiya
might be havving a blonde day but even using this my device still shows in cmd as offline when i type "adb devices"
what am i doing so horribly wrong

gsusx said:
hiya
might be havving a blonde day but even using this my device still shows in cmd as offline when i type "adb devices"
what am i doing so horribly wrong
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if you have updated adb try killing the server with adb kill-server

EZ
Hey
Guys had the same problem and it was really simple to solve.
When you start adb and type adb devices and your device comes offline.
Go to settings>developer options - unchecked USB debugging and check it again, right after your computer will recognize your phone and in the phone will appear a box with your computer's Mac address asking you to allow connection.

gsusx said:
hiya
might be havving a blonde day but even using this my device still shows in cmd as offline when i type "adb devices"
what am i doing so horribly wrong
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Have you downloaded the updated version of adb from post #8? And make sure you use that rather than whichever you were using? That was all I needed to do to get my offline Nexus 4 online again...

It have something to do with usb debugging not being enabled on the new phone?
Sent from my Nexus 4 using Tapatalk 2

VoiD_Dweller said:
It have something to do with usb debugging not being enabled on the new phone?
Sent from my Nexus 4 using Tapatalk 2
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In that case, I don't think you get the "offline" status from adb - I think it wouldn't appear at all?

It appears that the Linux SDK isn't fully updated (as of today, newest build is 0219). My adb version is 1.0.29, and from a bit of research it seems that that version cannot ask your device for the OK it needs in 4.2.2. I hope I'm wrong though...
EDIT: When I had basically given up, I re-checked one last time, and there it was on my screen; the OK. Unfortunately, I have no idea what permitted this. Let the building start. Good luck to all of you!

jotss said:
Hey
Guys had the same problem and it was really simple to solve.
When you start adb and type adb devices and your device comes offline.
Go to settings>developer options - unchecked USB debugging and check it again, right after your computer will recognize your phone and in the phone will appear a box with your computer's Mac address asking you to allow connection.
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^ This worked for me. Thanks a lot! :good:

Related

adb issues

having trouble with ADB
i sold my nexus one, so my computer is setup for ADB devices but for some reason it doesn't find the vibrant...also tried to root using method in android developement and it didn't work
any ideas?
Going to assume that your phone is rooted. Go into settings -> applications -> development and make sure that USB debugging is enabled as well as Allow mock locations
then try it in ADB and it should detect your Vibrant.. make sure that drivers for the phone are also installed
phones not rooted yet...does it need root to use adb? which phone drivers u talkin about the usb for androidsdk or is there something else?
fordstang99 said:
phones not rooted yet...does it need root to use adb? which phone drivers u talkin about the usb for androidsdk or is there something else?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=728929 Those drivers.
And uhm.. I don't know if it needs root to use ADB but it would make sense to be rooted so you can have ADB without any restrictions.
Was USB debugging enabled?
ok well i put the update.zip file on the root of the internal memory and hold down the volume up and down and it just boots normally
ok adb is working....i didn't see those drivers thanks
now just the update.zip, cant seem to get into recovery, i geta Downloading....Do not turn off target !!!
ok got everything working
thanks
Same Problem USB DEBUGGING
I just want to be able to use the USB Debugging feature. Is this something that is unly available with root? If so then I have no problem, if now I am not able to have the pc detect my Vibrant when in USB Debugging mode. It will connect without it so I'm curious as to my first question. I am not rooted, but plan to soon.
Thanks for any help
CRX
[EDIT]: Phone rooted and still have same problem!!!
Any help would be appreciated!!
Crx
bump for assistance
Is there no one who is not having trouble connecting to ADB. I have seen many posts of those who have ADB working flawlessly. I am running xp pro and have connected both my G1 and Mytouch through this machine, but I was able to use the ADB Debugging option. I cant seem to get this working.
I would greatly appreciate a little help.
Crx
crxforya said:
Is there no one who is not having trouble connecting to ADB. I have seen many posts of those who have ADB working flawlessly. I am running xp pro and have connected both my G1 and Mytouch through this machine, but I was able to use the ADB Debugging option. I cant seem to get this working.
I would greatly appreciate a little help.
Crx
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I had a few issues getting adb to work also. Turns out my adb server was out of date. Once I downloaded the sdk all over again it works fine. If you haven't done that try it because I was stuck and could connect to my other phones, but not this one.
Why would you use winblues os to run adb? Use the real OS that underlines your Android phones!
lqaddict said:
Why would you use winblues os to run adb? Use the real OS that underlines your Android phones!
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I dont know what ur talking about. Nobody on this thread said anything about winblues???
ISprayCandy said:
I had a few issues getting adb to work also. Turns out my adb server was out of date. Once I downloaded the sdk all over again it works fine. If you haven't done that try it because I was stuck and could connect to my other phones, but not this one.
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Thank you for this info, ill give it a shot
crxforya said:
I dont know what ur talking about. Nobody on this thread said anything about winblues???
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crxforya said:
I am running xp pro and have connected both my G1 and Mytouch through this machine, but I was able to use the ADB Debugging option. I cant seem to get this working.
I would greatly appreciate a little help.
Crx
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you need winblues drivers for sammy, search for samsung kei software
The updating of my SDK made the difference. I was able to install the correct driver and now ADB is working smoothly again. Thanks for all your help.
Crx

Stuck on X, Reflashed using Toolkit and still stuck. How do I know build?

I received a nexus 7 from a family member that has a X on it. I downloaded Nexus 7 Toolkit 4.0.0 and tried the stock reflash and all (option 9?) and it finally seemed to complete correctly after randomly closing a few times but now it's still stuck on the X.
How do I know my build to make sure I am selecting the right image? I just googled my baseband and the version 4.1.2 popped upbeside it in searches so I went with that.
It seems like I can't get the most recent update to the toolkit unless I pay for it, but I only planned on using it once and don't even know if that would solve my problem. If i knew for sure it would, sure I would purchase it. Any idea what I might be doing wrong?
Thanks
kmad86 said:
I received a nexus 7 from a family member that has a X on it. I downloaded Nexus 7 Toolkit 4.0.0 and tried the stock reflash and all (option 9?) and it finally seemed to complete correctly after randomly closing a few times but now it's still stuck on the X.
How do I know my build to make sure I am selecting the right image? I just googled my baseband and the version 4.1.2 popped upbeside it in searches so I went with that.
It seems like I can't get the most recent update to the toolkit unless I pay for it, but I only planned on using it once and don't even know if that would solve my problem. If i knew for sure it would, sure I would purchase it. Any idea what I might be doing wrong?
Thanks
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I know this may seem kinda silly, but I had a really similar problem and I solved it by going into Recovery and wiping everything, then I was able to flash another ROM from too manager.
MarioES said:
I know this may seem kinda silly, but I had a really similar problem and I solved it by going into Recovery and wiping everything, then I was able to flash another ROM from too manager.
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Yeah, that was the first thing I tried.
kmad86 said:
Yeah, that was the first thing I tried.
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If that didn't work I'm afraid a manual flash is your only option, don't think any toolkits will work.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1781250
Check that out, pretty straightforward and should do the trick.
MarioES said:
If that didn't work I'm afraid a manual flash is your only option, don't think any toolkits will work.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1781250
Check that out, pretty straightforward and should do the trick.
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I'm a rook when it comes to the command stuff. Some quick questions and I think I can be on my way.
1. How do I open a command prompt to my ADB and Fastboot directory? I have no idea what that means. Do I make a folder on my desktop titled Nexus 7, and inside that put something?
2. I can't boot into Android so what do I do when it says "if you're booted into Android" do I just put it in fastboot and say good?
(The last command prompt stuff I did was in 2002 for my computer using Windows XP it's been a while. Kinda rusty)
I appreciate the help guys, I'm learning! I guess I could send it in, but I like the learning experience and challenge.
kmad86 said:
I'm a rook when it comes to the command stuff. Some quick questions and I think I can be on my way.
1. How do I open a command prompt to my ADB and Fastboot directory? I have no idea what that means. Do I make a folder on my desktop titled Nexus 7, and inside that put something?
2. I can't boot into Android so what do I do when it says "if you're booted into Android" do I just put it in fastboot and say good?
(The last command prompt stuff I did was in 2002 for my computer using Windows XP it's been a while. Kinda rusty)
I appreciate the help guys, I'm learning! I guess I could send it in, but I like the learning experience and challenge.
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You need to download the Android SDK for that so you can have the fastboot program. Download and install that first then you can proceed to flashing a rom using the fastboot command.
kmad86 said:
I'm a rook when it comes to the command stuff. Some quick questions and I think I can be on my way.
1. How do I open a command prompt to my ADB and Fastboot directory? I have no idea what that means. Do I make a folder on my desktop titled Nexus 7, and inside that put something?
2. I can't boot into Android so what do I do when it says "if you're booted into Android" do I just put it in fastboot and say good?
(The last command prompt stuff I did was in 2002 for my computer using Windows XP it's been a while. Kinda rusty)
I appreciate the help guys, I'm learning! I guess I could send it in, but I like the learning experience and challenge.
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I'm not very good at this stuff either, and a manual flash was the first thing I tried. You'll get it!
If you can't boot into Android skip step 3 and go to 4, which is the same (just that you're loaded into the bootloader, which you should be able to access).
About the other issue, google it and look for a londatiga.net link (can't post links as a new user). All you need is the Android SDK
MarioES said:
I'm not very good at this stuff either, and a manual flash was the first thing I tried. You'll get it!
If you can't boot into Android skip step 3 and go to 4, which is the same (just that you're loaded into the bootloader, which you should be able to access).
About the other issue, google it and look for a londatiga.net link (can't post links as a new user). All you need is the Android SDK
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I found FastBoot in the Platform-Tools folder, but I double click it and a command prompt looking screen pops up, but disappears.
EDIT: Got it.
Thanks for the help
Ok, so I figured out the command prompt.
For those of you searching for this, and in the same situation as I, I clicked on Start>and searched Command where my command prompt popped up as C:\users\admin> and i was really confused. From there my Toolkit was in Desktop>Nexus 7 Stuff>Toolkit>ADT Bundle>SDK>Platform-Tools.
I typed in command prompt "cd desktop" and enter. Then I was at C:\users\admin\desktop> From there I entered "cd nexus 7 stuff" and enter. and on to toolkit, then the next until I was at platform tools. Then I followed the instructions and whala!
(Now I am stuck on writing "boot") i've searched and found nothing.

[Q] adb offline nexus 7 4.2.2

Im trying to root my nexus 7 what exactly am i supposed to do to achieve that?
i got this error adb offline and it's screwing with the rooting process
i upgraded to 4.2.2 yesterday help me achieve rootness
also am i suppose to unlock my nexus before rooting it.:victory:
Hello there, have you unlocked your bootloader?
Also have you installed the correct drivers?
And is USB debugging mode enabled on your nexus?
how to do that?
compty said:
Hello there, have you unlocked your bootloader?
Also have you installed the correct drivers?
And is USB debugging mode enabled on your nexus?
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how to unlock bootloader 4.2.2?
yes usb debugging is enabled
I assume you are using Google Nexus 7 Toolkit?
If so there should be an option which says unlock bootloader.
google toolkit error trying to unlock
compty said:
I assume you are using Google Nexus 7 Toolkit?
If so there should be an option which says unlock bootloader.
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Oh yeah sorry about that however when I try to unlock the error adb devices offline comes also it can't find adb anywhere even when my nexus is on normally
Same problem
leo9252 said:
Oh yeah sorry about that however when I try to unlock the error adb devices offline comes also it can't find adb anywhere even when my nexus is on normally
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I feel your pain as I too am having the same problem. I am posting on here so I can easily follow your post. I will tell you also that I think it has something to do with 4.2.2 but not positive at this point. I have rooted a Nexus One, HTC Dream, SGH679, so I do have some experience with this. I have changed ports, cables, started and stopped the service, rebooted the tablet, toggled the debugging just keep getting the offline. When I plug my phone in and use it, it sees it and it works fine, then when I plug the tablet back in it go back to offline. I even removed all the drivers on the computer just so it would get confused with the phone driver and still no luck. I think the driver is fine tho because it says it is in device manager, and I can transfer files back and forth from my tablet to my computer. Don't loose heart tho I think the answer is out there and I will keep working on it, and checking back to see if anyone else has had success.
Have you tried updating the data files in NexusRootToolkit?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=37955981#post37955981
further problems
sicameron32 said:
I feel your pain as I too am having the same problem. I am posting on here so I can easily follow your post. I will tell you also that I think it has something to do with 4.2.2 but not positive at this point. I have rooted a Nexus One, HTC Dream, SGH679, so I do have some experience with this. I have changed ports, cables, started and stopped the service, rebooted the tablet, toggled the debugging just keep getting the offline. When I plug my phone in and use it, it sees it and it works fine, then when I plug the tablet back in it go back to offline. I even removed all the drivers on the computer just so it would get confused with the phone driver and still no luck. I think the driver is fine tho because it says it is in device manager, and I can transfer files back and forth from my tablet to my computer. Don't loose heart tho I think the answer is out there and I will keep working on it, and checking back to see if anyone else has had success.
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So I was going to do it the old fasion way by following this guide
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2150661
I didn't quite get step four because the nexus 7 doesn't have an SDcard, but I copied the zip to the root of the device.
When I did step 7 the device did not go to Fastboot, it didn't go anywhere other than a black screen. I think I have a faulty unit, or the holding of the volume buttons with the power is really not the way to get to fastboot, either way I am looking at a brick right now. Any thoughts will be welcome. I messed around with it for 10 min now and got the device to re-boot. Not sure if I should try the fast boot option again.
Are you on Windows 8 by any chance?
Because I couldn't get it to work on Windows 8 and had to use Windows 7.
You must update adb command from here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1766475&page=251
JB 4.2.2 is asking for debugging PC white list, please enable and allow it when prompt. Check here.
http://www.androidpolice.com/tags/android-4-2-2-adb-device-offline/
I got exactly the same problem and now it works for me.
everyone i got it working! adb offline fixed
It took me a while but I finally fixed it! Here's what I did I went crazy and searched all over the web with the keywords adb offline nexus 7 4.2.2 I then found a website that related to my issue it said to update SDK manager so I downloaded the manager then found android 4.2 next downloaded all that was under the 4.2 package and next downloaded the extra packages next thing I knew I plugged in my nexus and on it on the screen it told to choose yes or no on USB debugging and that's all you have to do to fix the problem of the adb offline bullstuff. I hope you guys will be able to understand what I'm writing to you. I also use windows 7 for this.
leo9252 said:
It took me a while but I finally fixed it! Here's what I did I went crazy and searched all over the web with the keywords adb offline nexus 7 4.2.2 I then found a website that related to my issue it said to update SDK manager so I downloaded the manager then found android 4.2 next downloaded all that was under the 4.2 package and next downloaded the extra packages next thing I knew I plugged in my nexus and on it on the screen it told to choose yes or no on USB debugging and that's all you have to do to fix the problem of the adb offline bullstuff. I hope you guys will be able to understand what I'm writing to you. I also use windows 7 for this.
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It won't let me download and install anything from the 4.2 list...did you do anything else?
myleb said:
You must update adb command from here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1766475&page=251
JB 4.2.2 is asking for debugging PC white list, please enable and allow it when prompt. Check here.
http://www.androidpolice.com/tags/android-4-2-2-adb-device-offline/
I got exactly the same problem and now it works for me.
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FWIW, here is my experience:
PC: Win7 Pro x64 SP1 - SDK platform-tools 16.0.1 - SDK Tools 21.1 - ADB v 1.0.31
N7: JDQ39 Stock *
( *OK, i diddled default.prop in my boot image to set "ro.secure =0". I don't know if that could make a difference or not )
The Nexus 7 asks for confirmation of inbound adb sessions for every new adb server invocation on the client PC.
When it does ask for credentials, you have to get to the on-screen display pretty quickly - a couple of seconds at most. If you don't the device will be reported as "offline" by the first invocation of
adb devices
If you accept the connection, the next time you run "adb devices", the status is back to normal (reports "device" instead of "offline").
You can test this out yourself - just iterate in a loop these three commands:
adb devices
adb devices
adb kill-server
Nothing that can't be understood by someone who knows what is going on; but I suppose that all the toolkits are running adb underneath the hood, so it is certainly possible to get tripped up when using a toolkit if you aren't Jhonny-on-the-Spot when that dialog pops up on the tablet.
Also, for the adventuresome:
I note that the new stock JDQ39 (4.2.2) ramdisk has a new line in the default.prop that was not in JOP40D (4.2.1) :
Code:
ro.adb.secure=1
I suppose that could be toggled off if you have a favorite kernel/ramdisk setup and you don't want to be bothered by this stuff. But it does mean unpacking/repacking your boot images.
cheers
I'm having the same problem. Never recognizes an ADB device. When it does it shows my serial number followed by "offline."
Any ideas? I'm ready to return this thing.
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Out of curiousity what driver are you using and how are you installing it?
Also where is your device coming up in the device manager?
I've tried so many things that I think I'm getting off track. Sadly my motorola phones were much easier to root.
how come you cant?
LucentBirch said:
It won't let me download and install anything from the 4.2 list...did you do anything else?
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How come you can't download and install from the SDK manager?
That's how my problem got fixed.
Worked
jibdev said:
Have you tried updating the data files in NexusRootToolkit?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=37955981#post37955981
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Thank you.... this worked first time go! So happy!
Thanks to all involved.... This is by far the most useful forum for phones.
you're welcome
sicameron32 said:
Thank you.... this worked first time go! So happy!
Thanks to all involved.... This is by far the most useful forum for phones.
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I knew someone would find this useful.
:laugh::good:
leo9252 said:
I knew someone would find this useful.
:laugh::good:
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The sad thing is I have no idea what finally got it to work. Maybe just an extra reboot I had forgotten at some point. I do know however that I had to add a few extra lines (hardware ID) to the .inf file in the usb driver. Not sure which did the trick. I also used a combo of the toolkit to unlock and the manual method to root. Also I am unable to boot my device into the bootloader/fastboot via windows and rather have to manually (physically) shut down the device and enter the bootloader via the physical buttons. Probably an issue with the windows drivers again, but at least I have full functionality once in fastboot.
Only thing is now I can't get access to the storage via windows. And there's no way in hell I want to change the ADB drivers without knowing which finally worked for me. I'm thinking though that this is an entirely different device in device manager (I'm obviously not that knowledgeable).
Also I'm kinda annoyed by the unlocked padlock symbol on startup. I suppose that should be a welcome sign of achievement after spending all day trying to unlock/root, especially for such an unlearned person as myself.
did you clear this issue?
leo9252 said:
Im trying to root my nexus 7 what exactly am i supposed to do to achieve that?
i got this error adb offline and it's screwing with the rooting process
i upgraded to 4.2.2 yesterday help me achieve rootness
also am i suppose to unlock my nexus before rooting it.:victory:
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if not, pls gimme a mesg.
cause I'm a noob, I cannot use link here. :crying:
This issue is included in 4.2.2, and ADB is disabled by default for security.
I tested on my Nexus 4, 4.2.2 running. :fingers-crossed:
Okey. So to summarise: there is this new security feature in android 4.2. that makes the device show a popup if you want to allow the connected computer to use the adb = debugging bridge. But for this to work, you need to have the newest adb binary, which needs to print 1.0.31 when you run "adb version"
(found that info here --> http://www.androidpolice.com/2013/0...s-from-stealing-your-data-in-some-situations/ )
Under linux when you try to do it the old-school google-recommended way and download the huge "adt-bundle-linux-x86_64-20130219" and use the "android" tool to find new updates to the platform tools, it will tell you you already got the latest version which is rev 16.0.2 which contains an adb binary which will print version 1.0.26 which will not work with this new android 4.2.2 security feature.
So after searching for a linux adb 1.0.31 binary, I found it here:
https://github.com/mozilla/r2d2b2g/commit/2eefcc05366173ca51635da8f542fd8473ba0fea -->
https://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/labs/r2d2b2g/adb-1.0.31-linux.zip
with that binary I finally can use adb on my nexus 7 again.

[Q] Screen broken, how to access my pics ?

Hi,
I broke my Nexus 4 screen so I can't do anything, the touchscreen is completely down. But the display is working.
I have bought a new Nexus 4 and I want to get my photos from the broken device. The problem is that I can't unlock the phone (pattern), so I can't access to these. USB debugging is off and the device isn't rooted.
I hope someone have a solution for me. Does any virtual touchscreen exist ?
Ghuillaume said:
Hi,
I broke my Nexus 4 screen so I can't do anything, the touchscreen is completely down. But the display is working.
I have bought a new Nexus 4 and I want to get my photos from the broken device. The problem is that I can't unlock the phone (pattern), so I can't access to these. USB debugging is off and the device isn't rooted.
I hope someone have a solution for me. Does any virtual touchscreen exist ?
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Don't know if there is a simpler option, but this might help you:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2433307
Not sure if adb works with usb debugging disabled though...
That has to be the Worst case scenario. Another reason I use Google drive and keep pics synced via cloud
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It's really annoying, I just need to unlock my phone but I can't !
I'm not comfortable with the idea having my pics on Google's servers, but I will find something to backup data now..
Maybe the only way is to wait the nexus to be obsolete and find a screen for a low price
Oh wait !
USB debugging is ON ! I didn't see the bean icon because there are a lot of notifications.
But I can't use adb :
$ adb shell
error: device unauthorized. Please check the confirmation dialog on your device.
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Ghuillaume said:
Oh wait !
USB debugging is ON ! I didn't see the bean icon because there are a lot of notifications.
But I can't use adb :
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I'm assuming that because your phone isn't rooted you don't have a custom recovery or an unlocked bootloader. Is this correct?
i know with my HTC desire i run adb, when the device is turned off and connected to PC .
i think you can try it with your N4 , there are tools to do it google it .
good luck
You can try some combination of Airdroid (older version) and adb/shell command. So you'll need your device connected and older version of Airdroid - not two, because it asks for user action to accept the connection, and the older one just gives random generated password for the user to input in their browsers.
Now, you'll need to push the apk on your phone, and then just start it from your adb shell with the following command:
am start -a android.intent.action.MAIN -n com.sand.airdroid/.Splash - this should work on the old version
am start -a android.intent.action.MAIN -n com.sand.airdroid/.SplashActivity_ this works on last airdroid
At least you can try with other app that doesn't need user interaction on their display to get into the phone memory from their browsers. You can just install them from play store.
The first time that I'm writing here in Nexus forum though I am here with my 2 old DHD for about 2 years and I hope my answer could be helpful. And now I am here because of my soon to come Nexus 4
You could try to unlock, flash CWM then "adb pull" the files from there. No need for the digitizer to get it done. Fully charge the battery before starting.
You don't need root access, just adb debugging.
For everything off your phone: adb pull /sdcard/
Done.
EDIT: If you just want your pics from your camera the command would be adb pull /sdcard/DCIM/Camera/
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I'm assuming that because your phone isn't rooted you don't have a custom recovery or an unlocked bootloader. Is this correct?
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You don't need root to use adb.
You only need to for adb to access anything beyond the sdcard.
When you first use adb there is a pop up on the device that asks if you want to allow the pc access.
He can't use the touchscreen to confirm its ok. This is the reason after I flash a Rom hook up to my pc ASAP and have it remember my computer to allow me access if this were to happen to me.
illru said:
You could try to unlock, flash CWM then "adb pull" the files from there. No need for the digitizer to get it done. Fully charge the battery before starting.
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HUGE reason why this won't work:
unlocking the bootloader wipes the entire device.
Which... is pointless if you're trying to recover data.
studacris said:
HUGE reason why this won't work:
unlocking the bootloader wipes the entire device.
Which... is pointless if you're trying to recover data.
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If you flash the custom recovery immediately after unlocking (without rebooting into android in between) your data should not get wiped.
Well then... I sit here humbly corrected.
studacris said:
Well then... I sit here humbly corrected.
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Dont worry, its not really an officially documented thing...more of just a bug with the bootloader.
Also if flashing your phone makes you nervous you could try to pull from in stock recovery but I don't know if it will work. Never played with stock recovery, it dose not last on my phone for very long.
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Also if flashing your phone makes you nervous you could try to pull from in stock recovery but I don't know if it will work. Never played with stock recovery, it dose not last on my phone for very long.
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I dont think adb works in stock recovery. Only custom ones afaik.

[Q][Answered] Have I screwed up? (Fastboot not seeing the Tablet)

Okay, I bought a Nexus 10 off someone, and they had already rooted the device. Bootloader is unlocked and whatnot. That's where my problems start. I can not for the life of me get fastboot or adb to see this thing.
Here's my info:
Google Nexus 10 (Samsung)
ClockworkMod Recovery 6.0.4.3
Bootloader Version: MANTALJ12a
Windows 8.1 Pro x64
Full Android SDK
Samsung drivers installed (I rooted my Galaxy Nexus without issue).
USB has a direct connection
Before I decided to format and try to install a stock .zip, I could access the tablet as a media (That's how I got the .zip on the device).
Steps to how I got here:
Flashed Cyanogenmod 10.2 or whatever. Didn't want JB, wanted Lollipop.
Pushed the (what I thought was correct) .zip to /sdcard
Booted into recovery
Formatted /system, /cache, /data, /factory
Reflashed the .zip
Failed. Miserably.
I named the .zip as something simple and just overwrote it. I wouldn't have this issue if it wasn't for that. I know I did a bad there.
But still, nothing I can do will get fastboot/adb to see the device. It makes the sounds that it's connected when I plug it in. I'm using an elevated prompt as well, but it will not pull the device. How do I get myself out of this hole? If I could push a new .zip to somewhere on /sdcard I could at least use the recovery to reflash.
Wrong device ? [emoji14]
Khaon said:
Wrong device ? [emoji14]
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No, I was going to put it in the general help thread, may be better here since this may not be a simple question (Please prove me wrong).
Some additional things I've tried:
The NExus Root Toolkit. Removing all drivers etc. Still getting to fastboot by PWR+ VOL+ + VOL-.
Still nothing. Should I go to my wife's computer and try it there? I might do that anyways.
gothmog1065 said:
Some additional things I've tried:
The NExus Root Toolkit. Removing all drivers etc. Still getting to fastboot by PWR+ VOL+ + VOL-.
Still nothing. Should I go to my wife's computer and try it there? I might do that anyways.
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You don't have access to have os then? How did you push your zip if you don't have access to adb?
I have seen people who couldn't get adb and fastboot working on their windows and switching to another computer solved the issues.
Ok, make sure to make a full clean of your drivers. Wug toolkit explain how to. Then install proper samsung driver and this
If it is not a hardware's problem, you should have access to fastboot & adb. You might try on another computer if possible. A clean one would be the best (i.e. never used any droid devices, etc.).
Another workaround would be to use and otg cable and an usb drive with any zip of your liking.
Another one, I had an issue long time ago, similar, I had to flash through odin in downloading mode to fix my problems.
BUT did you really deleted /factory partition? It contains various proprietary files needed for the device to work. Well concerns more devices with imei and stuff to allow 3g connection and co. Might have no incidence tho on your device's behavior.
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You don't have access to have os then? How did you push your zip if you don't have access to adb?
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Sorry if I wasn't clear on this, I have 100% access to my computer. I have the Android SDK installed, and adb/fastboot commands working in command prompt. They're just not seeing the tablet.
Ok, make sure to make a full clean of your drivers. Wug toolkit explain how to. Then install proper samsung driver and this
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Yeah, that's one of the steps I did. Followed the Wug toolkit and removed everything. Still not seeing the tablet.
If it is not a hardware's problem, you should have access to fastboot & adb. You might try on another computer if possible. A clean one would be the best (i.e. never used any droid devices, etc.).
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Yeah, seems to be doing the same on my wife's computer (Win 7 HP, never had my phone/tablet hooked to it). I get adb/fastboot loaded and working in the command prompt, and it registers when I plug in, but neither command will "see" the tablet.
Another workaround would be to use and otg cable and an usb drive with any zip of your liking.
Another one, I had an issue long time ago, similar, I had to flash through odin in downloading mode to fix my problems.
BUT did you really deleted /factory partition? It contains various proprietary files needed for the device to work. Well concerns more devices with imei and stuff to allow 3g connection and co. Might have no incidence tho on your device's behavior.
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It's a Wifi tablet, no cellular data and IMEI etc.
edit: As a side note, I've been thinking about reformatting my computer, though it'll be a huge pain to get it back to here as I've got to go from 7 - 8.0 - 8.1 on the upgrade paths to get it back here again.
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Sorry if I wasn't clear on this, I have 100% access to my computer. I have the Android SDK installed, and adb/fastboot commands working in command prompt. They're just not seeing the tablet.
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From my own experience, having similar issue with the windows drivers for adb, but eventually I fixed it. I really doubt you are screwed.
adb version output ? 1.0.32 is latest.
Yeah, that's one of the steps I did. Followed the Wug toolkit and removed everything. Still not seeing the tablet.
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Installed universal adb drivers? Nothing shows up in the device manager?
Yeah, seems to be doing the same on my wife's computer (Win 7 HP, never had my phone/tablet hooked to it). I get adb/fastboot loaded and working in the command prompt, and it registers when I plug in, but neither command will "see" the tablet.
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You might try odin.
Usb mtp doesn’t work from recovery?
Khaon said:
From my own experience, having similar issue with the windows drivers for adb, but eventually I fixed it. I really doubt you are screwed.
adb version output ? 1.0.32 is latest.
Installed universal adb drivers? Nothing shows up in the device manager?
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Android Debug Bridge version 1.0.32, yep latest.
I just feel like I'm missing something, maybe something stupid. HOWEVER, I'm now getting my nexus 10 to show up in device manager with a ? on it. Already tried the direct Samsung drivers, the universal drivers in the Wug toolkit.
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Android Debug Bridge version 1.0.32, yep latest.
I just feel like I'm missing something, maybe something stupid. HOWEVER, I'm now getting my nexus 10 to show up in device manager with a ? on it. Already tried the direct Samsung drivers, the universal drivers in the Wug toolkit.
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Did you deleted all samsung vendor, etc from the usb program, you know what i am talking about?
You can force to install drivers from device maanger, don't remember how, when installing manually, you must do some step , install from floppy or file, get inf files or so, you will get a prompt telling you it might be harmfull and it will force installation. Might be the solution?
The culprit is definitely software-sided.
Does the mount internal storage (mtp) work?
Would this be easier in Linux? I could pop open my Ubuntu VM and do this if it'd be easier?
Beyond that, are you telling me to try and install the drivers from the driver files created by the Samsung vendor .exe?
I have tried to 'mount USB storage' from recovery, but it doesn't seem to do anything. /system /cache /data /factory are all mounted ATM and nothing is showing.
You've already got more advanced advice than I can offer but when I tried to update to 5.0.1 from 4.4.4, I couldn't get my windows computer to see my device. I was trying the adb fastboot but it I couldn't get it to work.
Wug's toolkit got it all straightened out (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2015467)[*]. There was an option on his interface that asked whether the device was working properly or not (a!most missed it as a choice). Checked that box and it went through much of the process I had done (installing adb, updating drivers etc). Long story short, it worked.
Where did you see this option? The only thing I see is the Soft Brick/Bootloop option where it will install the factory again. Was it that or somewhere else?
I swear to the Android droid that I tried that before. That seems to be doing what needs to be done, holy crap thanks!
e: I would like to know, however, why fastboot/adp wouldn't work but this would without doing any of the other stuff?
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Where did you see this option? The only thing I see is the Soft Brick/Bootloop option where it will install the factory again. Was it that or somewhere else?
I swear to the Android droid that I tried that before. That seems to be doing what needs to be done, holy crap thanks!
e: I would like to know, however, why fastboot/adp wouldn't work but this would without doing any of the other stuff?
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You're right. I confused the heading but choosing that option got my computer and my Nexus "talking." After installing the factory image I think you can then push a cusom ROM to you Nexus (http://forums.androidcentral.com/go...acks/264619-wugs-nexus-toolkit-questions.html).
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Where did you see this option? The only thing I see is the Soft Brick/Bootloop option where it will install the factory again. Was it that or somewhere else?
I swear to the Android droid that I tried that before. That seems to be doing what needs to be done, holy crap thanks!
e: I would like to know, however, why fastboot/adp wouldn't work but this would without doing any of the other stuff?
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Problem solved ? I always had less issues with fastboot and adb on Linux you can install a ppa that install for you adb and fastboot
Hovewer if you are using 2.8.2.0 you will need 1.0.32 and the ppa includes 1.0.31 so only adb sideload fails.
Sent from my nexus 10

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