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Hello from south korea
I have a twrp 2.6.3.0 installed d802 G2 and I accidently wiped my internal sd card so my device only boot to twrp not OS.
I tried to mount but I can only find exclamation mark on device manager which means I cannot use adb, fastboot, adb sideload, flash recovery what so ever..
I've been searching xda forum for about 10 hours and still get no results. I formatted, wiped, factory resetted, tried to install superSU(but won't work)
I think i've tried basically everything I can try.
Any suggestions? please help.
Can't get into download mode also,,
pushed volume up button and plugged usb -> boot to twrp
pushed volume down button and plugged usb -> boot to twrp
pushed both volume buttons and plugged usb -> boot to twrp
It gets me crazy and still stuck on here.. I think my phone is real bricked..
any suggestions?
jaykang5012 said:
Can't get into download mode also,,
pushed volume up button and plugged usb -> boot to twrp
pushed volume down button and plugged usb -> boot to twrp
pushed both volume buttons and plugged usb -> boot to twrp
It gets me crazy and still stuck on here.. I think my phone is real bricked..
any suggestions?
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download a stock ROM and flash it with TWRP
i killed tupac said:
download a stock ROM and flash it with TWRP
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This is not a solution. Even if he downloads the ROM, how is he going to transfer it to the phone when TWRP can't mount as USB storage?
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This is not a solution. Even if he downloads the ROM, how is he going to transfer it to the phone when TWRP can't mount as USB storage?
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exactly, since I can't mount usb storage, I can't push the rom file to the phone. I'm still stuck on this, any help?
Buy a usb otg cable and use a thumbdrive or better, get a microusb thumbdrive like this one:
http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcT7zE663nePyE27qqA93qyLeZnQyFOWSuz4zbWwm2IdUna2lIDP2w&t=1
Place the image of whatever and mount it? Just a thought
Perhaps by connecting the cable mentioned above would allow you to get into download mode and then heading in this direction: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2471370
rfarrah said:
Perhaps by connecting the cable mentioned above would allow you to get into download mode and then heading in this direction: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2471370
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linjes said:
Buy a usb otg cable and use a thumbdrive or better, get a microusb thumbdrive like this one:
http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcT7zE663nePyE27qqA93qyLeZnQyFOWSuz4zbWwm2IdUna2lIDP2w&t=1
Place the image of whatever and mount it? Just a thought
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Hope it would work.. I'll try it tmr and will leave the result. wish me luck guys
yay!!!
usb-otg works!!! Thank you guys, really
How did you mount flash memory throw UTG cable? I have CWM Recovery and the same problem like you but I don't know how to mount it? there is no item in menu!
any body can help me?!
mat226 said:
How did you mount flash memory throw UTG cable? I have CWM Recovery and the same problem like you but I don't know how to mount it? there is no item in menu!
any body can help me?!
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try sideloading it, from your pc
aliaksei said:
try sideloading it, from your pc
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put my device to which mode? Recovery or Downloading? can you tel me step by step?
Thanks
mat226 said:
put my device to which mode? Recovery or Downloading? can you tel me step by step?
Thanks
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2318497
aliaksei said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2318497
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I root my device and install CWM Recovery before, but now , in CWM>Install zip from sideload my system not detect my device!! I dont know why?!
mat226 said:
I root my device and install CWM Recovery before, but now , in CWM>Install zip from sideload my system not detect my device!! I dont know why?!
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Do you have the UTG cable connected? Have you tried connecting it at different points of the process?
(Just throwing out ideas here....)
You could try PMing jkang (the OP) to ask him specifically what he did.
mat226 said:
I root my device and install CWM Recovery before, but now , in CWM>Install zip from sideload my system not detect my device!! I dont know why?!
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have you installed drivers on your pc?
aliaksei said:
have you installed drivers on your pc?
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Yes and I use adb to root my device before...
rfarrah said:
Do you have the UTG cable connected? Have you tried connecting it at different points of the process?
(Just throwing out ideas here....)
You could try PMing jkang (the OP) to ask him specifically what he did.
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what's the difference between UTG & OTG Cable? if these are the same , yes, I test my OTG Cable on another device [SAMSUNG Note 2] and it's work...
I had the same problem over the weekend. I wiped my entire phone from twrp, and the usb mass storage from the otg cable was not working for any of my usb sticks. I had no way to put files onto my computer.
But, then I used twrp's android adb sideload and managed to get clearn rom xe 1.1 onto my device. Then I used twrp to install the clean rom onto my device.
Took me like 6 hours to fix it. Adb sideload might be a good option for you.
I'm in the same boat.
USB OTG doesn't connect though, I chose install in TWRP, but I don't see my USB drive.
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I'm in the same boat.
USB OTG doesn't connect though, I chose install in TWRP, but I don't see my USB drive.
jaykang5012 said:
yay!!!
usb-otg works!!! Thank you guys, really
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Will you please point to the source of your TWRP which can support OTG.
I have tried a few but no support.
Thanks.
Okay guys, I've exhausted all my own resources and would really appreciate your help.
Long story short- I have TWRP installed with NO backup files or roms on the device. I made a TWRP backup and put it on my PC pre brick...
When I turn the G2 on and plug it into my PC i get an unknown deivce which has the hardware id: USB\VID_18D1&PID_D001&REV_0232
I attempted to use the TWRP sideload with no benefit- if i can use ADB i know how to push my image but i CANNOT get adb to see the device..
any help will be greatly appreciated!!!
-THank you
Dana
I am not familiar with adb when device is off or fastboot. So if you are desperate follow one of the guides on un-bricking the g2 (which will bring it back to stock and wipe data) but then you'll be up and running and you would just have to re-root and unlock it
djohnson308 said:
Okay guys, I've exhausted all my own resources and would really appreciate your help.
Long story short- I have TWRP installed with NO backup files or roms on the device. I made a TWRP backup and put it on my PC pre brick...
When I turn the G2 on and plug it into my PC i get an unknown deivce which has the hardware id: USB\VID_18D1&PID_D001&REV_0232
I attempted to use the TWRP sideload with no benefit- if i can use ADB i know how to push my image but i CANNOT get adb to see the device..
any help will be greatly appreciated!!!
-THank you
Dana
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Assuming that you can boot into TWRP, then you probably just need to install the right drivers. Search around the forums.
Stock lg drivers don't seem to recognize phone in recovery mode install pdanet and then connect phone to pc while in recovery mode and open pdanet app in pc and follow instructions to install lg drivers and then pc will find ur device it worked for me when l had the same problem.
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So i cannot seem to get my computer to install pdanet. i searched for a unbrick thread and found one.. i waited an hour for it to download a 2gig file, the lg program said it was pushing to phone which took 15 seconds (no way it pushed 2gigs that fast) then it said reboot the phone then do a hard reset... i went to do that and the phone just pushed me to TWRP. ahhhh losing my mind
What's the message when installing pdanet
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access denied followed by x64 issues... Im the domain admin, and the website says its good for x64...
well lets see here are you on windows 8 or 7 ?
this is what i did
I put the phone into fastboot mode then connected it to the computer, well now the customer doesn't recognize it and you should have the drivers installed then what you want to do is search for device manager, look under the Universal Serial Bus Controllers and you will see USB connect with an "!" what you need to do is right click on it then go to update drivers, from there you need to select browse my computer for the drivers not the automatic one then select "let me from a list of devices. next you want to unchecked show compatible hardware now look for Lg in the manufacture list and there should be one that says something about "adb interface" and select it.
Now try using a cmd windows and adb. what i did was i download a fastboot.zip it has adb interface in that zip file then i opened a cmd prompt in that folder by holding shift and right clicking. now once it was open i typed adb list and it recognized my phone
then i went into twrp and adb sideload and I side loaded a stock zip now you be fine and back to square one.
Hey everyone!
So I made a critical mistake. When installing a new ROM on my LG G2 D803 (Rogers) is mistakenly (without thinking about it) reformatted the phone. Thus, I can now boot into recovery (TWRP 2.6.3), but I have no ROM to install and my backups are gone. It's bricked.
I read that you should be able to do an ADB push from TWRP, or use ADB sideload to do this, but ADB doesn't recognize any devices (adb devices returns an empty list) and the adb sideload feature of TWRP gets stuck after I swipe to initiate it.
I assume the reason I cannot connect through ADB has something to do with this (taken from Windows device manager). I installed the [email protected] driver from LG's official site (LG United Mobile Driver 3.10.1) and let Windows do it's thing when I connect the phone from TWRP (Using Windows 8) but it still shows up like this every time.
i.imgur.com/EXp2qbZ.png
Any advice/help? I've been working on this for hours.
BraydenJW said:
Hey everyone!
So I made a critical mistake. When installing a new ROM on my LG G2 D803 (Rogers) is mistakenly (without thinking about it) reformatted the phone. Thus, I can now boot into recovery (TWRP 2.6.3), but I have no ROM to install and my backups are gone. It's bricked.
I read that you should be able to do an ADB push from TWRP, or use ADB sideload to do this, but ADB doesn't recognize any devices (adb devices returns an empty list) and the adb sideload feature of TWRP gets stuck after I swipe to initiate it.
I assume the reason I cannot connect through ADB has something to do with this (taken from Windows device manager). I installed the [email protected] driver from LG's official site (LG United Mobile Driver 3.10.1) and let Windows do it's thing when I connect the phone from TWRP (Using Windows 8) but it still shows up like this every time.
i.imgur.com/EXp2qbZ.png
Any advice/help? I've been working on this for hours.
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try these as drivers
Trying now
datechnerd said:
try these as drivers
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Thank you. Trying this now. I'll let you know how it goes.
datechnerd said:
try these as drivers
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At the risk of sounding like an idiot. What exactly do I do with these?
Note for others: contained in the attachment is wdfcoinstaller.dll and lgandnetadb.sys.
BraydenJW said:
At the risk of sounding like an idiot. What exactly do I do with these?
Note for others: contained in the attachment is wdfcoinstaller.dll and lgandnetadb.sys.
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go to device manager, right click g2, update drives, browse specific location, and pick where you extracted those
datechnerd said:
go to device manager, right click g2, update drives, browse specific location, and pick where you extracted those
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I'm afraid that did not work. I get an error message saying there wasn't any drivers found in that folder.
i.imgur.com/mkLZzBe.png
The two files are directly within the extract folder on my desktop. I'm running Windows 8. I right-clicked g2 in device manager, and selected update driver software and navigated to the extract folder on my desktop.
Thank you for your help so far, do you know where I could go from here?
It may also be worth mentioning that my phone is on the main menu screen of TWRP 2.6.3.2 when I plug it in.
BraydenJW said:
It may also be worth mentioning that my phone is on the main menu screen of TWRP 2.6.3.2 when I plug it in.
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go to sideload and install drivers
datechnerd said:
go to sideload and install drivers
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you aren't bricked. some computers are better than others at recognizing your device in adb. I found that my hp laptop with windows 7 will not recognize my device when I am in twrp. but my wife's acer with windows 7 does. you have two ways to get a stock rom back onto your device. one is twrp sideload and the other is adb push.
datechnerd said:
go to sideload and install drivers
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I'm sorry. I'm not entirely sure what you mean. When I go to sideload on TWRP, it gets stuck on the loading feature part indefinitely.
cityneversleepz said:
you aren't bricked. some computers are better than others at recognizing your device in adb. I found that my hp laptop with windows 7 will not recognize my device when I am in twrp. but my wife's acer with windows 7 does. you have two ways to get a stock rom back onto your device. one is twrp sideload and the other is adb push.
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Thank you. I've tried it from my own laptop and my work computer and both have similar results. I'll try it from one of my older computers. I'll post back with my findings.
Still no luck. All three computers I've tried it on (two Windows 7 and one Windows 8) all complain that no g2 driver was found when I plug in my phone when it is booted into TWRP. This happens both before and after I install the LG United Mobile Driver. No matter what I do I can't get this phone to talk to my PC. I am also using the usb cable that came with my phone and I've tried others as well. Any other ideas? Will LG fix it even though warrant is void for money?
BraydenJW said:
Still no luck. All three computers I've tried it on (two Windows 7 and one Windows 8) all complain that no g2 driver was found when I plug in my phone when it is booted into TWRP. This happens both before and after I install the LG United Mobile Driver. No matter what I do I can't get this phone to talk to my PC. I am also using the usb cable that came with my phone and I've tried others as well. Any other ideas? Will LG fix it even though warrant is void for money?
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http://tool.xcdn.gdms.lge.com/dn/downloader.dev?fileKey=UW00120120425
install these drivers (different lg device but allows support for g2) when installed, plug phone in and go to sideload, on pc go to device manager find the phone, right click, update drivers, browse computer, let me pick from a list, you may have to unclick show compatible, find google in the list then the most recent dated adb interface driver
datechnerd said:
http://tool.xcdn.gdms.lge.com/dn/downloader.dev?fileKey=UW00120120425
install these drivers (different lg device but allows support for g2) when installed, plug phone in and go to sideload, on pc go to device manager find the phone, right click, update drivers, browse computer, let me pick from a list, you may have to unclick show compatible, find google in the list then the most recent dated adb interface driver
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Thank you! Trying this now. I'll report back soon.
It's looking good! It showed up in my adb devices now. Just have to re-download the rom
I pushed the ROM and am installing it now. If this goes through successfully, I'll send you some money over paypal if you wish. Nothing huge, but at least a little as a token of my appreciation.
The ROM installed successfully. I'm just waiting for the first boot now. It's taking a while (about 5 minutes now) and I'm VERY nervous.
The first boot got stuck. It just stayed at the animated ROM boot screen. I used the ROM here. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2502789
Is there a file that might've been erased in the reformat that the ROM wouldn't replace?
BraydenJW said:
The first boot got stuck. It just stayed at the animated ROM boot screen. I used the ROM here. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2502789
Is there a file that might've been erased in the reformat that the ROM wouldn't replace?
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that rom says let the first boot take as much time as needed.
datechnerd said:
that rom says let the first boot take as much time as needed.
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Alright! I'll leave it for a few hours. PM me your paypal email if you'd like me to make a donation to you! You've been an extreme help!
datechnerd said:
that rom says let the first boot take as much time as needed.
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Left it for over an hour. No luck. Something is wrong.
My Nexus 4 LCD cracked upon impact today and the digitizer is damaged. I want to backup my phone before I repair the LCD, currently it is:
- Rooted
- USB Debugging is enabled from settings
- Device is set as "Camera" and not "MTP"
I want to use the tool http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2786395
But I cannot tick the box for USB Debugging when using the tool, so I used the following in ADB in Recovery (TWRP)
Adb shell
echo "persist.service.adb.enable=1" >>/system/build.prop
echo "persist.service.debuggable=1" >>/system/build.prop
echo "persist.sys.usb.config=mass_storage,adb" >>/system/build.prop"
reboot
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However, the device doesn't show up. In device Manager (Control Panel) and while I'm in recovery I get "mako" with a yellow triangle
for which I cannot install any driver (I downloaded them through SDK).
I think it's a driver issue and I want to get sorted to have access to my phone, any ideas or experiences would be welcome!!
Thanks!
It's probably not showing up because camera is selected instead of MTP, but my question is why do you want to back it up.... just Repair Lcd and it should be just like it was before lcd broke....
Zmax
TecheTag said:
It's probably not showing up because camera is selected instead of MTP, but my question is why do you want to back it up.... just Repair Lcd and it should be just like it was before lcd broke....
Zmax
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Good question, I suppose I worry that something might go wrong while disconnecting/reconnecting the mobo.
boeder9 said:
Good question, I suppose I worry that something might go wrong while disconnecting/reconnecting the mobo.
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I have a business repairing phones.. nothing is going to happen when you disconnect the lcd and reconnect the new lcd... But if your phone has a frame I would Repair the whole frame and lcd together... Its much easier then just repairing the lcd alone
Zmax
TecheTag said:
I have a business repairing phones.. nothing is going to happen when you disconnect the lcd and reconnect the new lcd... But if your phone has a frame I would Repair the whole frame and lcd together... Its much easier then just repairing the lcd alone
Zmax
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Well that's comforting, thank you! I'm trying to get the OEM part from LG, I found it in the market here in Saudi but it's not original, just a grade A quality LCD + frame.
boeder9 said:
Well that's comforting, thank you! I'm trying to get the OEM part from LG, I found it in the market here in Saudi but it's not original, just a grade A quality LCD + frame.
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I use either Amazon or ebay mostly Amazon because they have prime which means you get shipping free and some items you get in 2 days so if you order it on a Friday it comes on Sunday... Its free for a month and then $99 after that or you can keep making a new email every month to beat the system
Zmax
Is there any other way to get to my files on the N4? or at least control the device with the cracked LCD?
boeder9 said:
Is there any other way to get to my files on the N4? or at least control the device with the cracked LCD?
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Is your bootloader unlocked? If so flash twrp using fastboot. Then boot into twrp and you'll be able to copy and paste files from your device to your pc. If you can't see anything on your screen it might be a little hit and miss but it should be possible.
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jd1639 said:
Is your bootloader unlocked? If so flash twrp using fastboot. Then boot into twrp and you'll be able to copy and paste files from your device to your pc. If you can't see anything on your screen it might be a little hit and miss but it should be possible.
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Yup bootloader is unlocked, I have twrp already but how do I choose the options in twrp? The screen doesn't respond! Also how do I copy files using twrp?
boeder9 said:
Yup bootloader is unlocked, I have twrp already but how do I choose the options in twrp? The screen doesn't respond! Also how do I copy files using twrp?
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You don't need to choose any options (assuming you have one of the newer versions). All you have to do is boot into it. Boot into the bootloader, hit vol down twice and then power. Let it boot and plug your device into your usb cable. The device should show up on your pc.
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jd1639 said:
You don't need to choose any options (assuming you have one of the newer versions). All you have to do is boot into it. Boot into the bootloader, hit vol down twice and then power. Let it boot and plug your device into your usb cable. The device should show up on your pc.
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That's the problem though, I had set it on Camera instead of MTP, so now I only get access to files like DCIM and NOT the rest of the files. Is there any way to circumvent this and have access to all the folders?
boeder9 said:
That's the problem though, I had set it on Camera instead of MTP, so now I only get access to files like DCIM and NOT the rest of the files. Is there any way to circumvent this and have access to all the folders?
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Have you tried booting into twrp? Twrp defaults to mtp mode so I don't think it matters what you set the device to.
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jd1639 said:
You don't need to choose any options (assuming you have one of the newer versions). All you have to do is boot into it. Boot into the bootloader, hit vol down twice and then power. Let it boot and plug your device into your usb cable. The device should show up on your pc.
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I got into twrp, but again i had "mako" in the control panel device manager, so neither Camera nor MTP worked BUT then:
- I installed some drivers from the N4 Toolkit, namely the samsung drivers, and they worked. NOT MTP though, I am able to get into recovery and use ADB Pull commands but again for some files transfer is interrupted by "No such file or directory" that cancels the operation - so I need to somehow transfer directories/subdirectories individually..anyone can help out here?
- Other thing, though drivers are now installed correctly now, I still can't get to MTP and I think that might due to the fact that ive enabled USB Debugging. From my experience on N4 and N6 if I disable USB debugging I can use the device as MTP, if I enable it I cannot, I can only use Camera if it is enabled - so second question: can I disable USB Debugging through ADB somehow?
Thank u all!
boeder9 said:
I got into twrp, but again i had "mako" in the control panel device manager, so neither Camera nor MTP worked BUT then:
- I installed some drivers from the N4 Toolkit, namely the samsung drivers, and they worked. NOT MTP though, I am able to get into recovery and use ADB Pull commands but again for some files transfer is interrupted by "No such file or directory" that cancels the operation - so I need to somehow transfer directories/subdirectories individually..anyone can help out here?
- Other thing, though drivers are now installed correctly now, I still can't get to MTP and I think that might due to the fact that ive enabled USB Debugging. From my experience on N4 and N6 if I disable USB debugging I can use the device as MTP, if I enable it I cannot, I can only use Camera if it is enabled - so second question: can I disable USB Debugging through ADB somehow?
Thank u all!
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Ok, I don't know the status of your device. I know with the latest twrp you can boot into it and access your device through mtp. Adb pull is a pita if you don't know the specific location and name of files. Here's what I'd do:
1. Google 15 second adb install xda. That'll install the usb drivers and fastboot with system variables set so you don't need to worry about the path to fastboot.exe.
2. Download the latest twrp image from here http://techerrata.com/browse/twrp2/mako. Rename it twrp for simplicity.
3. Boot into your bootloader and open a command window in the same folder as twrp.img is in.
4. Run the command
fastboot boot twrp.img
5. You'll be booted into twrp and with your device connected to your pc you should see nexus4. From there it is as easy as copying and pasting files from your device to your pc.
When booted into recovery it makes no difference if you have usb debugging checked you not
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jd1639 said:
Ok, I don't know the status of your device. I know with the latest twrp you can boot into it and access your device through mtp. Adb pull is a pita if you don't know the specific location and name of files. Here's what I'd do:
1. Google 15 second adb install xda. That'll install the usb drivers and fastboot with system variables set so you don't need to worry about the path to fastboot.exe.
2. Download the latest twrp image from here http://techerrata.com/browse/twrp2/mako. Rename it twrp for simplicity.
3. Boot into your bootloader and open a command window in the same folder as twrp.img is in.
4. Run the command
fastboot boot twrp.img
5. You'll be booted into twrp and with your device connected to your pc you should see nexus4. From there it is as easy as copying and pasting files from your device to your pc.
When booted into recovery it makes no difference if you have usb debugging checked you not
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Can't thank u enough bro..flashing the new version of twrp via fastboot wont affect any of my data right?
will try this tomorrow and report back.
boeder9 said:
Can't thank u enough bro..flashing the new version of twrp via fastboot wont affect any of my data right?
will try this tomorrow and report back.
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No, it won't touch your data.
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jd1639 said:
Ok, I don't know the status of your device. I know with the latest twrp you can boot into it and access your device through mtp. Adb pull is a pita if you don't know the specific location and name of files. Here's what I'd do:
1. Google 15 second adb install xda. That'll install the usb drivers and fastboot with system variables set so you don't need to worry about the path to fastboot.exe.
2. Download the latest twrp image from here http://techerrata.com/browse/twrp2/mako. Rename it twrp for simplicity.
3. Boot into your bootloader and open a command window in the same folder as twrp.img is in.
4. Run the command
fastboot boot twrp.img
5. You'll be booted into twrp and with your device connected to your pc you should see nexus4. From there it is as easy as copying and pasting files from your device to your pc.
When booted into recovery it makes no difference if you have usb debugging checked you not
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DUDE THIS WORKED!
One thing. The screen goes black, doesn't go to twrp but Nexus 4 shows up on my PC as MTP. Files are accessible. When I restart the device, TWRP is back to the old version I had.
Not important. Thanks a million buddy. God Speed!
boeder9 said:
DUDE THIS WORKED!
One thing. The screen goes black, doesn't go to twrp but Nexus 4 shows up on my PC as MTP. Files are accessible. When I restart the device, TWRP is back to the old version I had.
Not important. Thanks a million buddy. God Speed!
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Glad you got it working. Twrp is your old twrp because I just had you boot into it. Not flash it. If you want to flash it, fastboot flash recovery twrp.img
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Hi All,
I bought a Nexus 4 on eBay thinking I could fix it but I am really struggling.
The nexus 4 has TWRP 2.8.6.0 but that is all.
I cannot enable USB debugging as I don't have any rom installed.
I have tried a USB OTG cable with power, but have learned that the phone still cannot output the right power? The light on my usb stick comes on but TWRP does not list any USB OTG.
This phone does not have an SD card slot, so I cannot load anthing this way.
Is it impossible to get this phone working?
Kind Regards,
breaktheblock
Try fastboot from the bootloader, and reflash
ReneX10 said:
Try fastboot from the bootloader, and reflash
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Hi ReneX10,
Thankyou for the reply, can you tell me the next step after I get to the fastboot screen?
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Hi ReneX10,
Thankyou for the reply, can you tell me the next step after I get to the fastboot screen?
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tbh, going back to stock is a good idea and then the door is open
https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images?hl=en
there ya go, basically follow the instructions...
ReneX10 said:
tbh, going back to stock is a good idea and then the door is open
there ya go, basically follow the instructions...
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Will I need adb drivers to be working in windows for me to be able to do this? because so far I have been unable to successfully install any even using NRT to help.
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Will I need adb drivers to be working in windows for me to be able to do this? because so far I have been unable to successfully install any even using NRT to help.
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Afraid I am a Linux baby, can't help you with Windows :/
fastboot etc already on there
my windows computer wont recognize the phone when I plug phone into the PC, driver installation always fails?
how can i connect a phone with just TWPR to my PC, could this be using MTP?
breaktheblock said:
my windows computer wont recognize the phone when I plug phone into the PC, driver installation always fails?
how can i connect a phone with just TWPR to my PC, could this be using MTP?
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Have a look at this thread ..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-4/general/how-to-how-to-flash-factory-image-t2010312
(Read the thread thoroughly, and take notes, its real easy to get lost in the middle of the procedure and mess it up, and having to start again).
Flashing the stock rom is done entirely via fastboot, so you shouldnt need to worry about adb.
If you can boot into bootloader you should be able to flash stock image, once you get the windows drivers sorted. Luckily I'm on a Mac, so drivers haven't been an issue. I had a similar scenario sometime ago, and after flashing stock, all was good in the world again. I may be wrong, but you'll probably need the latest platform-tools (which contains fastboot) if you're flashing the latest stock images. (Someone correct me if I'm wrong on that one).
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dsbnz said:
Have a look at this thread ..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-4/general/how-to-how-to-flash-factory-image-t2010312
(Read the thread thoroughly, and take notes, its real easy to get lost in the middle of the procedure and mess it up, and having to start again).
Flashing the stock rom is done entirely via fastboot, so you shouldnt need to worry about adb.
If you can boot into bootloader you should be able to flash stock image, once you get the windows drivers sorted. Luckily I'm on a Mac, so drivers haven't been an issue. I had a similar scenario sometime ago, and after flashing stock, all was good in the world again. I may be wrong, but you'll probably need the latest platform-tools (which contains fastboot) if you're flashing the latest stock images. (Someone correct me if I'm wrong on that one).
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This is good information, but I cannot get any further that plugging the phone into the PC, I have tried 4 different usb cables and with them all windows 7 and XP says "unknown device".
I wasn't sent the original cable from the owner which I am asking to do if they have it, but it may be a long shot for them to still have it.
Looks like I need the original usb cable?
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This is good information, but I cannot get any further that plugging the phone into the PC, I have tried 4 different usb cables and with them all windows 7 and XP says "unknown device".
I wasn't sent the original cable from the owner which I am asking to do if they have it, but it may be a long shot for them to still have it.
Looks like I need the original usb cable?
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I don't think the cable needs to be original, I've used a Motorola cable on my N4 to flash stock, with no problems.
Is the phone in fastboot mode when you connect to pc?
Have you tried these drivers?
http://developer.android.com/sdk/win-usb.html
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I don't think the cable needs to be original, I've used a Motorola cable on my N4 to flash stock, with no problems.
Is the phone in fastboot mode when you connect to pc?
Have you tried these drivers?
http://developer.android.com/sdk/win-usb.html
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For information I am using a cable from a usb cable that came from a Nexus 5.
When the phone is connected to the PC it had an android lying down with an open chest.
When pointing to the android developer sdk drivers as above it does it's usual thing of saying it is already up to date below that still saying unknown device. I'm so frustrated right now.
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For information I am using a cable from a usb cable that came from a Nexus 5.
When the phone is connected to the PC it had an android lying down with an open chest.
When pointing to the android developer sdk drivers as above it does it's usual thing of saying it is already up to date below that still saying unknown device. I'm so frustrated right now.
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Can you reboot to the main bootloader screen?
The reason i ask is .. When you see the android lying down is there a list below showing the phone stats? If not, possibly this is why windows is reporting an unknown device.
You should try to get back into fastboot
This has the info to get to bootloader if youre not sure how..
http://www.androidcentral.com/how-unlock-nexus-4-bootloader
When you're in fastboot, try to connect to pc again.
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dsbnz said:
Can you reboot to the main bootloader screen?
The reason i ask is .. When you see the android lying down is there a list below showing the phone stats? If not, possibly this is why windows is reporting an unknown device.
You should try to get back into fastboot
This has the info to get to bootloader if youre not sure how..
http://www.androidcentral.com/how-unlock-nexus-4-bootloader
When you're in fastboot, try to connect to pc again.
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Underneath the android lying down it has:
FASTBOOT MODE (in red text)
PRODUCT_NAME
HW VERSION
BOOTLOADER VERSION
BASEBAND VERSION
CARRIER INFO
SERIAL NUMBER
SIGNING
SECUREBOOT (in green text - enabled)
LOCK STATE (in red text - unlocked)
Above the android lying down I can use the hardware buttons to toggle between "Start | Restart bootloader | Recovery mode | Power off"
Am I in fastboot?
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Underneath the android lying down it has:
FASTBOOT MODE (in red text)
PRODUCT_NAME
HW VERSION
BOOTLOADER VERSION
BASEBAND VERSION
CARRIER INFO
SERIAL NUMBER
SIGNING
SECUREBOOT (in green text - enabled)
LOCK STATE (in red text - unlocked)
Above the android lying down I can use the hardware buttons to toggle between "Start | Restart bootloader | Recovery mode | Power off"
Am I in fastboot?
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Sounds like youre in the right mode. The problem would likely be on the pc/driver side.
P.S. in fastboot mode, you only need to use fastboot on pc .
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Sounds like youre in the right mode. The problem would likely be on the pc/driver side.
P.S. in fastboot mode, you only need to use fastboot on pc .
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The driver issue is a massive stumbling block.
I'm still not sure if the cable will work.
I understand I can use fastboot after the PC recognises the nexus 4.
I have a Lubuntu PC this may help me but I have no idea where to start in terms of the drivers.
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The driver issue is a massive stumbling block.
I'm still not sure if the cable will work.
I understand I can use fastboot after the PC recognises the nexus 4.
I have a Lubuntu PC this may help me but I have no idea where to start in terms of the drivers.
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I use a mac, so im no use when it comes to linux variants etc.
Depending on the power of your pc, you could try using a virtual machine (i.e. virtualbox running windows xp if you have xp disk, or even windows 7). Ive done this before on the mac (xp virtual machine) and it works. This way you can install the correct drivers on a fresh install of windows, without messing with the host OS.
Otherwise, best bet is to uninstall any drivers in your current windows, and install divers from google link i posted earlier.
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breaktheblock said:
The driver issue is a massive stumbling block.
I'm still not sure if the cable will work.
I understand I can use fastboot after the PC recognises the nexus 4.
I have a Lubuntu PC this may help me but I have no idea where to start in terms of the drivers.
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just outta curiosity, when you plug the phone in (in bootloader mode) change dir to the one with fastboot.exe in and type (in command prompt):
fastboot devices
what output do you get?
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just outta curiosity, when you plug the phone in (in bootloader mode) change dir to the one with fastboot.exe in and type (in command prompt):
fastboot devices
what output do you get?
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nothing happens at all.
I think I have something similar to this http://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-4/help/twrp-os-installed-connect-to-pc-t2538794
as in i'm stuffed. :crying:
As in "no devices detected" ...what is the output? Pfffft I tried!
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As in "no devices detected" ...what is the output? Pfffft I tried!
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Just to check I am doing it correctly, I launch cmd in windows, change the directory to the location where fastboot is and type "fastboot devices". The result of this is it just gives the directory name again waiting for another command.
I hope I'm not coming across as ungrateful, I assure you this is not the case.