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[Q] Can i retrieve photos from a locked (screen carcked) nexus 4?

Hello, and apologies if this is posted somewhere in the forum already, but there are just so many threads to search through and i'm panicking!:crying:
Last night my Nexus 4 fell out of my jeans pocket about 2 ft onto my tiled bathroom floor. it has a diagonal crack from bottom right corner to 3/4 way up to the left side of the screen. I had a pattern lock applied and now because of the damage only the top 3 characters work which means in my case i cant unlock the screen. I am desperate to unlock it before repairing it because i have pictures of our newborn son; just 18 days old.
I have been told that whoever repairs it will hard reset the phone 'due to data protection'. I dont care about anything else on the phone, but i cant replace those photo's, so please, can anybody help me and let me know a way that i could retrieve these precious pictures?
some info that might be helpful? :-
It isn't rooted
Its the 16gb version
its running android 4.2.2
Its a UK handset (i'm based in the UK)
It does recognise the handset when plugged into a computer via USB, but i assume because the handset is 'locked' with the pattern, it won't let me download the pics.
Please help if you can. Thanks in advance.
Cydonian74

Keep doing the wrong pattern until it has you enter your gmail password.
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do i need to have 4 characters minimum available? i can only use 3 and what you are suggesting (unless it takes ages) isn't doing anything?
Thanks.

Have you tried connecting your phone through USB onto another computer and accessing the phone's Internal SD card in "my computer"? If that didn't work... Then, do you have USB debugging enabled in your phone? If you do, then you can use ADB from the computer to pull the SD card contents (you don't need to have root access for that).
I can understand how you are feeling. I went through a similar situation when my Handycam hard disk got corrupted... but that's another story...
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i have plugged it into my home laptop; it recognises the nexus 4, but i assume that because the screen/phone is locked, that for (security?) it wont let me download or indeed show any pictures.
Where do or would i find the ADB on my computer? i never turned on or off android debugging, so if it was switched on from the factory then it still will be.
Gutted!

cydonian74 said:
i have plugged it into my home laptop; it recognises the nexus 4, but i assume that because the screen/phone is locked, that for (security?) it wont let me download or indeed show any pictures.
Where do or would i find the ADB on my computer? i never turned on or off android debugging, so if it was switched on from the factory then it still will be.
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Unfortunately, USB debugging is turned off by factory defaults, so ADB is out of the question.
I'd like to know what you mean when you say that the computer recognizes the phone...
Apart from that, you might wanna try one of these Freeware Android file explorers/browsers that don't require root access (google them). That way there's still a chance.
Don't give up.
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I mean that it says on my computer when plugged into the usb 'Nexus 4' but shows no files to extract. I pressume that means that because the screen'phone is locked that it won't allow access?

cydonian74 said:
I mean that it says on my computer when plugged into the usb 'Nexus 4' but shows no files to extract. I pressume that means that because the screen'phone is locked that it won't allow access?
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Try a 3rd party file explorer like this for Windows OS : http://de.codeplex.com/releases/view/96251
It might help accessing your precious photos...
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jj_95nano said:
Try a 3rd party file explorer like this for Windows OS : http://de.codeplex.com/releases/view/96251
It might help accessing your precious photos...
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I've downloaded that but i really have no idea how i will use it?! What am i looking for here?

flash TWRP in fastboot. Then boot to the bootloader and select recovery. You can use adb no problem from recovery. The exception is, I think you need to have the bootloader unlocked to flash a custom recovery (someone correct me if I'm wrong).

username8611 said:
flash TWRP in fastboot. Then boot to the bootloader and select recovery. You can use adb no problem from recovery. The exception is, I think you need to have the bootloader unlocked to flash a custom recovery (someone correct me if I'm wrong).
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I'm a real layman here, a noob i think you would say. I am really unfamiliar with all of this and its pretty scary; i just want to retrieve these photos. Can somebody 'hold my hand' and walk me through this step by step please?
Cydonian74

May b its stupid idea bt if nexus4 has UTG and if you have the cable,
Connect a mouse and try to do a pattern unlock..... may b it will work
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cydonian74 said:
I've downloaded that but i really have no idea how i will use it?! What am i looking for here?
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See this video on how to use the software: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GmPdW6US5X0&feature=youtube_gdata_player
What you are looking for here is to use the file explorer to navigate to your SD card and get your pictures.
You wanna be willing to do/learn anything if you really wanna get your pics...
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I think you will be able to factory reset your phone from stock recovery..
This should just factory reset your phone but not get rid of anything on your sd card
When your phone boots back up it will be as if you just took your phone out the box.. Hopefully you should be able to get the files on your pc as the screen lock would have been reset
Can anyone confirm?

Rizy7 said:
I think you will be able to factory reset your phone from stock recovery..
This should just factory reset your phone but not get rid of anything on your sd card
When your phone boots back up it will be as if you just took your phone out the box.. Hopefully you should be able to get the files on your pc as the screen lock would have been reset
Can anyone confirm?
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No. That wipes the SD as well
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El Daddy said:
No. That wipes the SD as well
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Hmm what if he uses safe mode? Does that get rid of the need to pin unlock

Rizy7 said:
I think you will be able to factory reset your phone from stock recovery..
This should just factory reset your phone but not get rid of anything on your sd card
When your phone boots back up it will be as if you just took your phone out the box.. Hopefully you should be able to get the files on your pc as the screen lock would have been reset
Can anyone confirm?
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Actually on my Galaxy S2, if i do a factory reset, all the things remain on the internal SD. But I don't know how it works on theNexus 4...
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El Daddy said:
No. That wipes the SD as well
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I have mananged to get the phone to this point and i am unsure wether to proceed with any of the options for fear of wiping the photos and data. Can anybody confirm wether or not any of these options would work or not in unlocking my phone without deleting the photos on the sd card?
Thanks.

cydonian74 said:
I have mananged to get the phone to this point and i am unsure wether to proceed with any of the options for fear of wiping the photos and data. Can anybody confirm wether or not any of these options would work or not in unlocking my phone without deleting the photos on the sd card?
Thanks.
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Anybody?

Believe it or not, but I actually have a spare nexus 4 that is in exactly the state your phone is in. Let me do some testing and I'll post results.
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[Q] nexus 4 completely broken

I was trying to flash something onto my phone and it didnt go well. It gets stuck at the google sign but goes no further, I can still get into clockwork recovery but when I try to reset to factory image and delete cache etc it has no effect. My computer also wont recognise the phone anymore. Ive no idea what to do, any help would be much appreciated

Fungie89 said:
I was trying to flash something onto my phone and it didnt go well. It gets stuck at the google sign but goes no further, I can still get into clockwork recovery but when I try to reset to factory image and delete cache etc it has no effect. My computer also wont recognise the phone anymore. Ive no idea what to do, any help would be much appreciated
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you cant "reset" to factory image via your recovery, that is done vua the bootloader and fastboot. you can push a good rom to your phone via your recovery and adb push, then flash it.

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simms22 said:
you cant "reset" to factory image via your recovery, that is done vua the bootloader and fastboot. you can push a good rom to your phone via your recovery and adb push, then flash it.
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Thanks for you reply. How can I do this when my computer wont recognize my phone?

Fungie89 said:
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Thanks for you reply. How can I do this when my computer wont recognize my phone?
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install the right android drivers onto your computer. itll recognize your phone then. btw, what did you flash?

simms22 said:
install the right android drivers onto your computer. itll recognize your phone then. btw, what did you flash?
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Ill give it a go. I was trying to install the beats app to my nexus to improve the headphone sound. I've found it a bit weak.

Fungie89 said:
Ill give it a go. I was trying to install the beats app to my nexus to improve the headphone sound. I've found it a bit weak.
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you should try viper4android, free at the play store. root is needed. it installs its own sound driver, and has controls to set it up. ever since installing it, my n4 has never sounded better.

simms22 said:
you should try viper4android, free at the play store. root is needed. it installs its own sound driver, and has controls to set it up. ever since installing it, my n4 has never sounded better.
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Will do if I can unbrick it that is!

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simms22 said:
you should try viper4android, free at the play store. root is needed. it installs its own sound driver, and has controls to set it up. ever since installing it, my n4 has never sounded better.
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I tried installing the drivers but it wouldnt allow me. ive included a screenshot of my device manager screen.

Fungie89 said:
I tried installing the drivers but it wouldnt allow me. ive included a screenshot of my device manager screen.
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wont allow you? error? theres a universal android driver by koush, try installing that one. google it, it should be easy to find.
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theres also this http://adbdriver.com/

simms22 said:
wont allow you? error? theres a universal android driver by koush, try installing that one. google it, it should be easy to find.
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theres also this http://adbdriver.com/
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Ive done that but it doesnt find any devices since the comp doesnt recognise the phone properly. ive attached a picture

Is it detected in fastboot mode? You flash a stock image using fastboot...
And you have to be in recovery for adb to work, your phone won't be detected on Google logo :?
Sent from my Nexus 4 using Tapatalk 4

Fungie89 said:
Ive done that but it doesnt find any devices since the comp doesnt recognise the phone properly. ive attached a picture
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are you in your bootloader when connecting? itll only see your device when in the bootloader(fastboot).
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2010312

hackergnome said:
Is it detected in fastboot mode? You flash a stock image using fastboot...
And you have to be in recovery for adb to work, your phone won't be detected on Google logo :?
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ok the device has been found when in recovery mode. what is the fastboot command needed? I have the zip file ready

Follow this tutorial http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=34552123
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***need help, may have bricked my g2***

i did something stupid... lol. was running PA 4.4 rom with no troubles, had a backup as well. in preporation to sell this thing, i restored my stock backup , and noticed there was an update from att. so i decided to try installing it. well it downloaded fine, but when i tried to install it, it rebooted into twrp recovery. now i cant get it to boot into the OS. i tried restoring backup again but it still boots into recovery. any help?

At this point sideload pa 4.4 or return to bone stock they are described in the forums clearly.
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lingarajug said:
At this point sideload pa 4.4 or return to bone stock they are described in the forums clearly.
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i am trying to return to bone stock, but i cant get it to boot in to download mode? it still boots into recovery? can you elaborate or point me in the right direction of how to sideload ?

ssreynolds said:
i am trying to return to bone stock, but i cant get it to boot in to download mode? it still boots into recovery? can you elaborate or point me in the right direction of how to sideload ?
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To get into dl mode....turn off the device....then hold ONLY the volume up button while putting in the usb cable...it will go into dl mode.

MalignantQuechnitlan said:
To get into dl mode....turn off the device....then hold ONLY the volume up button while putting in the usb cable...it will go into dl mode.
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thanks for the reply... i know how to do it, but its not working because i screwed my device up by trying to insall an ota update with a rooted device and a custom recovery. so my only option now is to sideload, which i am working on... hope it works...

cant get adb to recognize my device, maybe because i dont have usb debugging enabled? which i cant enable because icant boot into os... what do i do to get this thing working again? i have android sdk tools installed

Omg I can't believe tons of people are having same problem, ok here u go stock lg drivers don't seem to help pc recognize phone in recovery mode what I did was downloaded pdanet on pc and connected phone to pc in recovery mode and then opened pdanet in pc and installed lg drivers through it and then my pc recognized my phone as adb sideload when adb was run hope it helps you too.
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I had the same thing happen today, couldn't get into download mode. I followed the fastboot instructions from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2477595 and it worked great.
He has links in that window to the specific file to flash.

lingarajug said:
Omg I can't believe tons of people are having same problem, ok here u go stock lg drivers don't seem to help pc recognize phone in recovery mode what I did was downloaded pdanet on pc and connected phone to pc in recovery mode and then opened pdanet in pc and installed lg drivers through it and then my pc recognized my phone as adb sideload when adb was run hope it helps you too.
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I tried this, along with everything else, and my phone is still stuck in a boot loop. I cannot enter download mode. I was rooted with custom recovery, but i could never get the recovery to work. I tried to update to the OTA (i know, i know) and it killed the phone. Now when I connect it nothing happens other than a bunch of drive popups asking if i want to format. No download or recovery mode. only the LG logo screen and then a quick flash of the "Secure booting error Error: Boot Certification Verify!" screen, and nothing else since.
The main issue is that i cannot get my phone to be recognized by the computer for any type of reflash. If I could get into download mode, I could handle it from there. I hope I don't have to buy a new phone. Im not sure how verizon would feel about it if I took it back to them and it shows as rooted.

Can u at least get into twrp recovery using key combination
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lingarajug said:
Can u at least get into twrp recovery using key combination
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No, I cant get to recovery mode either. I think this is a hard brick. I've only had it for one day. Something told me not to mess with it.

Roninceo said:
No, I cant get to recovery mode either. I think this is a hard brick. I've only had it for one day. Something told me not to mess with it.
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hei.connect to pc you can see a lot of drive to format？sorry my poor english
来自我的 Galaxy Nexus 上的 Tapatalk

pageniao said:
hei.connect to pc you can see a lot of drive to format？sorry my poor english
来自我的 Galaxy Nexus 上的 Tapatalk
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Yes,
When I connect it to my computer I see a large list of drives to format. the messages keep popping up from G: to V:

Roninceo said:
Yes,
When I connect it to my computer I see a large list of drives to format. the messages keep popping up from G: to V:
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maybe i can help you.
can you see a new device called "QHSUSB_DLOAD" on PC "device manager" when you connect your phone to pc？
来自我的 Galaxy Nexus 上的 Tapatalk

pageniao said:
maybe i can help you.
can you see a new device called "QHSUSB_DLOAD" on PC "device manager" when you connect your phone to pc？
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Mine says "QHSUSB_BULK"

see this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2477595
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see this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2477595
and from chinese
http://bbs.gfan.com/android-6728131-1-1.html

pageniao said:
see this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2477595
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see this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2477595
and from chinese
http://bbs.gfan.com/android-6728131-1-1.html
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Ive seen the pages. Thanks for the help. I cannot get into recovery mode and unfortunately I can't read Chinese.

i dont know if you have tried this but i hear it works. it didnt for me, i keep getting a no memory error but if you get it to work can you please let me know how http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2451696

on chinese .this problem so easy.
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this worked for me, and will work for those of you who are stuck in recovery boot loop... this is caused from installing an att update on a rooted device with a custom recovery and or rom. so heads up, if your rooted and you have a custom recovery and or a custom rom, NEVER install a OTA update!!!
so folow the instructions in the link, basically while in twrp, you use the amazing terminal emulator feature to type in the foillowing command, and viola! your phone will boot into the OS!!! make sure to type it in exactly as shown , with spaces and all... good luck!
Code:
dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/fota
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2451696

Accidentally deleted OS, stuck in TWRP recovery

Well, it looks like I unintentionally wiped the /data partition using TWRP right after I did my first backup after rooting. Now I obviously can't boot since system, data, cache, etc. are wiped. The backup I just made was also wiped

tuamazing said:
Well, it looks like I unintentionally wiped the /data partition using TWRP right after I did my first backup after rooting. Now I obviously can't boot since system, data, cache, etc. are wiped. The backup I just made was also wiped
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Wiping data partition does not wipe the rom. It just resets your rom back to a freash install.
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gentlemandroid17 said:
Wiping data partition does not wipe the rom. It just resets your rom back to a freash install.
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i formatted my phone so everything got deleted. when i restart my phone take me straight to twrp

tuamazing said:
i formatted my phone so everything got deleted. when i restart my phone take me straight to twrp
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Not sure about twrp. I use cwm and able to load roms through recovery from PC. You should be able to do it with Twrp. If not you will have to kdz back to stock.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2432476
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Is there anyway to mount your phone to your computer? As there is the button on the main page of twrp 3rd one down. If not you should be able to use the adb push command to push it onto the "memory" of the phone allowing for you to read it and you to flash it from there. Or that's happened to me. I've used both of those options :$
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I did the same accidentally
pball52998 said:
Is there anyway to mount your phone to your computer? As there is the button on the main page of twrp 3rd one down. If not you should be able to use the adb push command to push it onto the "memory" of the phone allowing for you to read it and you to flash it from there. Or that's happened to me. I've used both of those options :$
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I did the same accidentally.....cannot get past the LG boot screen ...ADB will not work because its unauthorized and I cannot access my SD card....its a pain in the ass and im pretty upset I slipped so bad considering im kind of a veteran in this stuff and screwed this up ....I just cant find a way to get my rom in there to fix this crap...any help would be fantastic

MoE MuRk said:
I did the same accidentally.....cannot get past the LG boot screen ...ADB will not work because its unauthorized and I cannot access my SD card....its a pain in the ass and im pretty upset I slipped so bad considering im kind of a veteran in this stuff and screwed this up ....I just cant find a way to get my rom in there to fix this crap...any help would be fantastic
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OTG Cable man!!! There like really cheap!!!

ok thanks
pball52998 said:
OTG Cable man!!! There like really cheap!!! Also thank you for your service for our nation! :victory:
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ok brother ill look into it and pray it works....thanks a lot for everything:good:

MoE MuRk said:
ok brother ill look into it and pray it works....thanks a lot for everything:good:
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I've heard it works great!! Actually the LG is set to read OTG in stock. It reads it in recovery also! Just try it, I've heard it works great!! :good::fingers-crossed::highfive:

pball52998 said:
I've heard it works great!! Actually the LG is set to read OTG in stock. It reads it in recovery also! Just try it, I've heard it works great!! :good::fingers-crossed::highfive:
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I HOPE!!!!!!!!!!LOL.....ill let you know for sure..lol

MoE MuRk said:
I HOPE!!!!!!!!!!LOL.....ill let you know for sure..lol
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Sounds great! ;D

Item ordered
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Sounds great! ;D
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http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=7648748&CatId=5411 :good::good::good:
Hope this one will do the job. its on its way lol!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Did not work!!!!
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http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=7648748&CatId=5411 :good::good::good:
Hope this one will do the job. its on its way lol!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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DID NOT WORK!!!!! I WASTED 21 DOLLARS ON THIS TO FIX MY PHONE AND IT DOES NOT WORK.....DO NOT WASTE MONEY ON THE OTG CABLE FOR THE LG G2 IF YOU ACCIDENTALLY DELETE ****!!!!! BECAUSE IT.....WILL!!!!!!!NOT!!!!!!!WORK!!!!:crying::crying::crying:
I GOT BAD INFORMATION!!
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Guys I accidentally deleted everything in my LG G2(VS980) during a cwm cleanup and now my phone gets stuck on the LG screen and goes nowhere. Adb wont work because I cant confirm the handshake and I cant push anything on the internal storage with OTG neither.....Ive wasted money trying to do so....Everyone out there is telling me this has never ever in the entire world happened to them???their really aint a fix or what???I need help bad....all the geniuses in this world have to know something........:crying:

I managed to do this once, I used TWRP adb sideload to push CM11 to my device then flashed back to stock from there.

if u have twrp 2.6.3.3 it will support otg u have to mount it after you connect to phone in recovery mode if not try format the card u r using for otg with fat32 file system and then try and if it still does not use and sideload in advanced settings to push rom, unfortunately LG drivers in pc does not seem to help pc see your phone in sideload mode so try installing pdanet drivers in ur pc and then connect ur phone to pc in sideload and push rom I did this several times and it worked all the time.
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LG G2 (D802) Bricked + TWRP is drunk

Hello my fellow humans of planet earth. So... With this being the first ever thread I open I get to say right from the very start that I am no pro at rooting / installing custom roms and similar stuff. I am more of a DESKTOP guy...
In any case... Yesterday I messed up big time, and don't get me wrong, I did my research... Anyway. What happened was I was updating to the latest version of CM 12.1, and just as I went in TWRP and tryied to start flashing, I got an error and no update. Then, smart me, tryied installing another update, a bit older, but still newer than the one I had running. This one probably was a bad zip and destroyed my installation of CM12... Then, even smarter me, decided it was a good idea to format and try to get CM12 anew. The TL;DR here is... I have no CM, when I connect the phone via usb it recognises it but it says "This folder is empty", so doesn't show anything on the pc side..., and the strangest problem of them all is that TWRP has gone CRAAAYYYYY! Man... Currently, the phone boots only in TWRP, but TWRP is unusable. The touch is not working properly, as I tap "wipe" for example and it opens "settings", for example. Even If I am able to actally click something, I can't do sh*t because I can't use the "slide to do w/e" ....
I am so confused. I tryied using methods like the TOT unbrick and it starts flashing and then it reboots... but into TWRP, I have no controll over anything. I even tryied some ADB stuff I found online but had no luck with that....
ANY kind of help would be worth a lot.
In any case, due to my limited internet access these days, I won't be able to see answers immediately but will probably be able to do so in some hours!
Guys, please.. for the sake of humanity, help.

Hi am Yamo said:
Hello my fellow humans of planet earth. So... With this being the first ever thread I open I get to say right from the very start that I am no pro at rooting / installing custom roms and similar stuff. I am more of a DESKTOP guy...
In any case... Yesterday I messed up big time, and don't get me wrong, I did my research... Anyway. What happened was I was updating to the latest version of CM 12.1, and just as I went in TWRP and tryied to start flashing, I got an error and no update. Then, smart me, tryied installing another update, a bit older, but still newer than the one I had running. This one probably was a bad zip and destroyed my installation of CM12... Then, even smarter me, decided it was a good idea to format and try to get CM12 anew. The TL;DR here is... I have no CM, when I connect the phone via usb it recognises it but it says "This folder is empty", so doesn't show anything on the pc side..., and the strangest problem of them all is that TWRP has gone CRAAAYYYYY! Man... Currently, the phone boots only in TWRP, but TWRP is unusable. The touch is not working properly, as I tap "wipe" for example and it opens "settings", for example. Even If I am able to actally click something, I can't do sh*t because I can't use the "slide to do w/e" ....
I am so confused. I tryied using methods like the TOT unbrick and it starts flashing and then it reboots... but into TWRP, I have no controll over anything. I even tryied some ADB stuff I found online but had no luck with that....
ANY kind of help would be worth a lot.
In any case, due to my limited internet access these days, I won't be able to see answers immediately but will probably be able to do so in some hours!
Guys, please.. for the sake of humanity, help.
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Are you able to get into download mode? You can do that by holding the power button for 30 sec to power down your phone. Then hold volume up and then plug in the USB. You should get into firmware update screen.
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xmayhemreturnsx said:
Are you able to get into download mode? You can do that by holding the power button for 30 sec to power down your phone. Then hold volume up and then plug in the USB. You should get into firmware update screen.
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Yes I am totally able to. Using the download mode, I tryied fixing my phone with the TOT method, with no luck though, as it started and then rebooted into TWRP, and at 220 seconds or sthing gave me a "failed" on LG Flash Tool....

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Yes I am totally able to. Using the download mode, I tryied fixing my phone with the TOT method, with no luck though, as it started and then rebooted into TWRP, and at 220 seconds or sthing gave me a "failed" on LG Flash Tool....
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Are you positive that you have an official d802, because there are a lot of refurbished lg g2's that claim they are d802 but in actuality they have d800/d802 motherboards. The only way to find out is to open your phone and look at the model. Open the phone then remove the power button cover, from there there should be a flex cable running from the top left to a secondary board. Lift that wire up and look at the silver square box and it should have your motherboard model.
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xmayhemreturnsx said:
Are you positive that you have an official d802, because there are a lot of refurbished lg g2's that claim they are d802 but in actuality they have d800/d802 motherboards. The only way to find out is to open your phone and look at the model. Open the phone then remove the power button cover, from there there should be a flex cable running from the top left to a secondary board. Lift that wire up and look at the silver square box and it should have your motherboard model.
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D800/d801 motherboards*
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xmayhemreturnsx said:
Are you positive that you have an official d802, because there are a lot of refurbished lg g2's that claim they are d802 but in actuality they have d800/d802 motherboards. The only way to find out is to open your phone and look at the model. Open the phone then remove the power button cover, from there there should be a flex cable running from the top left to a secondary board. Lift that wire up and look at the silver square box and it should have your motherboard model.
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D800/d801 motherboards*
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I think the fact that I have had a similar experience to what I am facing now in the past, and fixed the phone using the TOT method FOR the actual D802, which worked, is enough. If not.. I might as well check it...

Hi am Yamo said:
I think the fact that I have had a similar experience to what I am facing now in the past, and fixed the phone using the TOT method FOR the actual D802, which worked, is enough. If not.. I might as well check it...
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The reason I ask is because the touch is usually jumpy when you install a ROM that is different from your device model. Are you able to get into adb sideload?
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The reason I ask is because the touch is usually jumpy when you install a ROM that is different from your device model. Are you able to get into adb sideload?
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No.. TWRP is kinda unusable... I followed a tutorial by HighOnAndroid the other day, and I installed some driver and I am able to interact with the phone using ADB with a fastboot folder I have. I don't know if it is the same thing though.

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No.. TWRP is kinda unusable... I followed a tutorial by HighOnAndroid the other day, and I installed some driver and I am able to interact with the phone using ADB with a fastboot folder I have. I don't know if it is the same thing though.
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Try install kouch adb drivers, and download minimal adb and fastboot (Google) and then attempt to start adb sideload. But first can you check your device variant. We don't want to brick your phone.
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Try install kouch adb drivers, and download minimal adb and fastboot (Google) and then attempt to start adb sideload. But first can you check your device variant. We don't want to brick your phone.
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Ok. So I did that, and now I have a cmd running which reads:
C:\Program Files <x86>\Minimal ADB and Fastboot>
I don't even know if that is what I had to do..

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Ok. So I did that, and now I have a cmd running which reads:
C:\Program Files <x86>\Minimal ADB and Fastboot>
I don't even know if that is what I had to do..
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Did you install twrp or did you receive it already installed?
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Did you install twrp or did you receive it already installed?
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I do have to confess... my TWRP was working great, ...UNTIL me being smarter than usual followed some guide I found online trying to get CM12.1 and used an app called AutoRec or something... which wasn't nessessary since I already had TWRP.. and then this happened. TWRP has gone nuts.

Hi am Yamo said:
I do have to confess... my TWRP was working great, ...UNTIL me being smarter than usual followed some guide I found online trying to get CM12.1 and used an app called AutoRec or something... which wasn't nessessary since I already had TWRP.. and then this happened. TWRP has gone nuts.
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Hmm, can you please try to select sideload from twrp and see if you can start it.
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Hmm, can you please try to select sideload from twrp and see if you can start it.
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I get there.. But is says swipe to start sideload... which I am unable to do...

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I get there.. But is says swipe to start sideload... which I am unable to do...
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Try figuring out how far off your touches register with your phone. And then try to swipe once you find the pattern
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Try figuring out how far off your touches register with your phone. And then try to swipe once you find the pattern
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I already have. Here's the funny part though.. I don't have enough screen... hahaha... I registers my touches a bit lower and I cannot go that low... I get that we have a problem here...
The only thing I was able to think of Is trying to emulate the phone through the pc, but I don't know If I can do that without actually having a working Android going...

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I already have. Here's the funny part though.. I don't have enough screen... hahaha... I registers my touches a bit lower and I cannot go that low... I get that we have a problem here...
The only thing I was able to think of Is trying to emulate the phone through the pc, but I don't know If I can do that without actually having a working Android going...
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Are you able to take a video of what happens when you flash a tot file. I have never seen that before and maybe the video will help clear some things up. Right now thinga aren't looking good. But don't lose hope there is a method but it is very very tricky/hard.
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I already have. Here's the funny part though.. I don't have enough screen... hahaha... I registers my touches a bit lower and I cannot go that low... I get that we have a problem here...
The only thing I was able to think of Is trying to emulate the phone through the pc, but I don't know If I can do that without actually having a working Android going...
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Forget what I just said I am in sideload.
It says unable to mount /data btw...

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Forget what I just said I am in sideload.
It says unable to mount /data btw...
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Now it says.. adb sideload complete and a (failed) beneath it...
edit: Now i am in sideload again.

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Forget what I just said I am in sideload.
It says unable to mount /data btw...
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Okay, since your in side load. Go to the computer and go to the minimal adb and fastboot folder. Click **** + right click. Select open command line here. Type in "adb devices" and tell me if your device is recognized.
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Shift + right click
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Okay, since your in side load. Go to the computer and go to the minimal adb and fastboot folder. Click **** + right click. Select open command line here. Type in "adb devices" and tell me if your device is recognized.
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Yes it does get recognized!