Current problems:
Developer options not enabled and USB debugging mode not on.
Anyone know how to solve this?
What are you trying to do? You can flash a custom recovery from fastboot and use adb in that, none of that requires a working digitizer.
DrFredPhD said:
What are you trying to do? You can flash a custom recovery from fastboot and use adb in that, none of that requires a working digitizer.
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The problem lies with the phone not being detected by the computer because USB debugging isn't enabled.
ItsBeepo said:
The problem lies with the phone not being detected by the computer because USB debugging isn't enabled.
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What are you trying to do? Why do you think you need USB debugging enabled?
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What are you trying to do? Why do you think you need USB debugging enabled?
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Well I'm trying to install AirDroid so I can use my phone without using the digitizer since it's broken.
I plug it into the computer and try to push adb commands but can't.
I did find another way to work it by booting into Recovery which allows me to push in commands but not sure of what to do from here.
From recovery. 'adb install airdroid.apk' (or whatever your file is called)
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From recovery. 'adb install airdroid.apk' (or whatever your file is called)
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How would I actually start up the App though when I'm back on?
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Sigh, I'm sooo lost.
Wish I can just use an OTG wire and navigate with my mouse but no, Google has taken that away from me too
Can anyone else help?
You can get applications to start at boot a few ways.
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4567904/how-to-start-an-application-using-android-adb-tools
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I have a broken screen and digitiser - I can see nothing at all on the screen and it does not recognise any touch movements.
The phone does appear to turn on and is recognised by my computer.
I want to retrieve all my data - photos, videos etc - from the internal SD card.
Unfortunately I did not have USB debugging enabled when the screen broke.
Is there a solution to achieve thiis?
COLDrum said:
I have a broken screen and digitiser - I can see nothing at all on the screen and it does not recognise any touch movements.
The phone does appear to turn on and is recognised by my computer.
I want to retrieve all my data - photos, videos etc - from the internal SD card.
Unfortunately I did not have USB debugging enabled when the screen broke.
Is there a solution to achieve thiis?
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Connect with usb and copy your files to the pc You don`t need usb for that.
Thanks for your reply Gee but that was, oddly enough, the first thing I tried.
The computer recognises the device as a portable media player and there are no files found in the device.
COLDrum said:
Thanks for your reply Gee but that was, oddly enough, the first thing I tried.
The computer recognises the device as a portable media player and there are no files found in the device.
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Maybe my original post wasn't too clear.
I need to retrieve all my data from the S4, and the conventional method of plugging in to my computer via USB does not recognise any data. Would I possibly have to select to mount the card to view? Either way, this is not an option due to the broken screen.
My next thought was to use ADB to transfer over all the content of the internal SD card, however, my S4 is not recognised using ADB (I assume as USB debugging was not enabled when my phone broke?)
So, is it possible to enable USB debugging without use of the screen on this device?
COLDrum said:
Maybe my original post wasn't too clear.
I need to retrieve all my data from the S4, and the conventional method of plugging in to my computer via USB does not recognise any data. Would I possibly have to select to mount the card to view? Either way, this is not an option due to the broken screen.
My next thought was to use ADB to transfer over all the content of the internal SD card, however, my S4 is not recognised using ADB (I assume as USB debugging was not enabled when my phone broke?)
So, is it possible to enable USB debugging without use of the screen on this device?
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do you have custom recovery on your phone??
No, the phone is entirely stock.
I'm still holding out hope that someone has seen this happen before and knows of a solution for me to retrieve my data?
Can anyone help me with this?
COLDrum said:
Can anyone help me with this?
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Impossible bro.
gee2012 said:
Impossible bro.
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So, I have lost all my photos etc that are on my phone?
COLDrum said:
So, I have lost all my photos etc that are on my phone?
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i think there is a way if you flash custom recovery
samersh72 said:
i think there is a way if you flash custom recovery
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Can I flash customer recovery, though, as I can't see my screen?
You could install ClockworkMod Recovery and use ADB to retrieve your data while it's in recovery. You can put your phone in download mode by pressing and holding Volume Down, Home and Power buttons till it vibrates. Then press Volume Up to confirm that you want to enter download mode. You should then be able to use Odin to install ClockworkMod Recovery.
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Can I flash customer recovery, though, as I can't see my screen?
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you can boot in download mode and flash it without screen. see if odin recognize it
In my opinion if u could turn on usb debugging that would not bring back your lost data. Not really sure though. You could do that by connecting a micro usb to hdmi cable to your tv and then i guess you could use the phone there, not sure if the touchscreen would work though but worth a try..
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Thanks - I have flashed CWM via Odin successfully.
I have installed ADB but my device does not get recognised as an ADB device - have I missed something?
COLDrum said:
Thanks - I have flashed CWM via Odin successfully.
I have installed ADB but my device does not get recognised as an ADB device - have I missed something?
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be sure that you boot in custom recovery, connect your phone, open cmd in adb folder (shift + right click) and type (no need to enable usb debug):
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adb devices
you must see the serial number (in recovery mode)
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adb pull /sdcard/
use attached adb folder
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be sure that you boot in custom recovery
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Because I can't see the phone I'm not sure the state it's in.
Is it just Volume-up + Home + Power to access customer recovery?
I can now see the device in ADB.
When I run the adb pull /sdcard/ command I get an
error: device unauthorised. Please check the confirmation dialog on your device.
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I can now see the device in ADB.
When I run the adb pull /sdcard/ command I get an
error: device unauthorised. Please check the confirmation dialog on your device.
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hmmm do you read "recovery" in command line after the serial number?
there is a dialog box showed on your broken screen, try to tap on, maybe you will hit confirmation
EDIT: your digitizer is broken!......no way to recognize touch.....
Hello.
I recently installed the 4.3 ota update. I knew I would have to reroot. After the update I have tried everything I can think of to flash a new recovery or bootloader or anything. All without success. Fastboot simply says "Sending...", the phone says "downloading..." and that's the end of it. They would both sit in that state forever if I let them.
I know I'm not alone on this issue. I have searched and searched without finding a solution. Does anyone know of one?
Thanks.
pfederighi said:
Hello.
I recently installed the 4.3 ota update. I knew I would have to reroot. After the update I have tried everything I can think of to flash a new recovery or bootloader or anything. All without success. Fastboot simply says "Sending...", the phone says "downloading..." and that's the end of it. They would both sit in that state forever if I let them.
I know I'm not alone on this issue. I have searched and searched without finding a solution. Does anyone know of one?
Thanks.
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1. Usb debugging enabled and bootloader unlocked?
2. Correct drivers installed, try these usb naked drivers for instance https://www.google.nl/url?sa=t&rct=...=RUlfH35SAJki_DdLfo8MeA&bvm=bv.51773540,d.Yms.
3. Used the original usb cable or tried another usb port?
4. If you type fastboot devices in fastboot mode do you see a serialnumber? The same for adb devices in adb mode?
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1. Usb debugging enabled and bootloader unlocked?
2. Correct drivers installed, try these usb naked drivers for instance https://www.google.nl/url?sa=t&rct=...=RUlfH35SAJki_DdLfo8MeA&bvm=bv.51773540,d.Yms.
3. Used the original usb cable or tried another usb port?
4. If you type fastboot devices in fastboot mode do you see a serialnumber? The same for adb devices in adb mode?
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USB debugging is enabled.
I've tried the original USB cable and others. I've tried different USB ports.
adb works fine. Fastboot recognizes my phone and prints a serial number. Fastboot even works for locking/unlocking the boot loader.
There are no "drivers" in the Linux world. Should I find someone who has a Windows system and ask to use their computer?
Thanks.
pfederighi said:
USB debugging is enabled.
I've tried the original USB cable and others. I've tried different USB ports.
adb works fine. Fastboot recognizes my phone and prints a serial number. Fastboot even works for locking/unlocking the boot loader.
There are no "drivers" in the Linux world. Should I find someone who has a Windows system and ask to use their computer?
Thanks.
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Yes, you may try that. I`am talking about a windows pc and never had an issue. I don`t have xperience with linux computers.Good luck bro
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gee2012 said:
Yes, you may try that. I`am talking about a windows pc and never had an issue. I don`t have xperience with linux computers.Good luck bro
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So. I solved the problem. I now feel like an idiot.
I plugged my phone into a Windows system and a nice notice popped up saying that my device could run faster if it was plugged into a USB 2.0 port. Then it dawned on me that only a few of the ports on my computer are 2.0 and that I had tried one of them previously but with an extension cable (because it's in the back and hard to reach). I unplugged the extension cable and plugged the USB cable directly into the port and all was well.
I hope that others who have had this issue find this useful.
Thank you for your help.
Hi there, the title explains most of it, I'm trying to control the phone with k.janku1's control tool, here : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2786395
The phone has USB debugging enabled, is in MTP mode and ADB will find the device fine when I'm in recovery but when I reboot the device ADB won't find the device when it's turned on. I don't know if I'm being stupid or not! I also have all the drivers installed etc
Prydar said:
Hi there, the title explains most of it, I'm trying to control the phone with k.janku1's control tool, here : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2786395
The phone has USB debugging enabled, is in MTP mode and ADB will find the device fine when I'm in recovery but when I reboot the device ADB won't find the device when it's turned on. I don't know if I'm being stupid or not! I also have all the drivers installed etc
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Never used that tool (I did not even heard of it before) but I do rely and suggested to all of my mates to test Chrome extension Vysor, so you could give it a try.
anawim said:
Never used that tool (I did not even heard of it before) but I do rely and suggested to all of my mates to test Chrome extension Vysor, so you could give it a try.
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I can't get Vysor to detect the device, I have USB debudding enabled but I'm not able to use the device at all as the digitizer is broken
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Never used that tool (I did not even heard of it before) but I do rely and suggested to all of my mates to test Chrome extension Vysor, so you could give it a try.
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Ah, I've just read Vysor's troubleshooting guide, it says to be on PTP but I'm on MTP
Is there a known way to change to PTP from MTP with a broken digitizer? I can still see everything on the screen as it's just the digitizer thats broken so I can use recovery via using the volume buttons & power button
Prydar said:
Ah, I've just read Vysor's troubleshooting guide, it says to be on PTP but I'm on MTP
Is there a known way to change to PTP from MTP with a broken digitizer? I can still see everything on the screen as it's just the digitizer thats broken so I can use recovery via using the volume buttons & power button
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There is no problem with MTP, only changing the mode may help to detect some devices. If you are on Windows I strongly suggest you to download latest USB drivers. Eventually check your setup with another android phone.
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There is no problem with MTP, only changing the mode may help to detect some devices. If you are on Windows I strongly suggest you to download latest USB drivers. Eventually check your setup with another android phone.
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I do have the latest drivers, the device is detected in recovery mode but not when the phone is on
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I do have the latest drivers, the device is detected in recovery mode but not when the phone is on
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I'm sorry to know that and I would suggest you to try and contact the developer as I can't help further except for checking with another phone to be sure the computer side is OK.
Dropped phone, cracked screen, screen works but is unresponsive to touch.
Problem: Need to unlock to access data. This seems to be a common problem but I've been reading the forums and still cannot find a solution
Status:
- USB debugging disabled (presumably)
- No OTG support
- Not rooted
- ADB, running adb devices command shows no device
- Booting to android screen shows Secure boot: enabled, Lock state: unlocked (not sure what this means)
I've tried Vysor and k.janku1's tool, both don't work as presumably the USB debugging is disabled.
Is there any way to enable USB debugging? Or is there any way to connect to ADB? Or any way to flash CWM without ADB?
Any help would be greatly appreciated!!
What data you want to access? May be you need to see if you can boot in to fastboot mode, flash a recovery and then take it from there.
If you are able to do that then you can connect your phone to PC and access it as an USB stick.
Nitin
nitin.chobhe said:
What data you want to access? May be you need to see if you can boot in to fastboot mode, flash a recovery and then take it from there.
If you are able to do that then you can connect your phone to PC and access it as an USB stick.
Nitin
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Thank you!!! I have flashed the CWM recovery and can access it on my phone. Where should i go from there? I have tried 'mount USB storage' but the phone is not being recognized on the computer still, I cannot see the storage. I am trying to access mainly contacts and photos. Thanks again!
Try flashing twrp it has mtp mode
Jellyfishk said:
Thank you!!! I have flashed the CWM recovery and can access it on my phone. Where should i go from there? I have tried 'mount USB storage' but the phone is not being recognized on the computer still, I cannot see the storage. I am trying to access mainly contacts and photos. Thanks again!
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Your contacts should be synced to your google account. Get them from there.
I do not use CWM as it is not supported these days (although it was my favorite recovery back then). So can't help you. As @[email protected] suggested, flash TWRP.
Nitin
[email protected] said:
Try flashing twrp it has mtp mode
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nitin.chobhe said:
Your contacts should be synced to your google account. Get them from there.
I do not use CWM as it is not supported these days (although it was my favorite recovery back then). So can't help you. As @[email protected] suggested, flash TWRP.
Nitin
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Thank you both, TWRP worked and I could connect it as USB storage to my computer!
Another question is, would it be possible to enable USB debugging through adb/CWM/TWRP? So I can use those tools to control my phone via computer.
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Thank you both, TWRP worked and I could connect it as USB storage to my computer!
Another question is, would it be possible to enable USB debugging through adb/CWM/TWRP? So I can use those tools to control my phone via computer.
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No, that's not possible as far as I know. If I were you, I would have flashed a custom ROM which has USB debugging enabled (Like NitrogenOS)
Don't know how can you flash that without touch. Check if some connector like this allows you to use your mouse with the phone.
Nitin
For some reason I cannot for the life of me connect the phone to ADB. It, ADB nor Fastboot can ever recognize that my XZP is there. I've done this many times with other phones. I'm positive I have the correct drivers. I'm on a PC with Windows 10. Any suggestions?
You should not be that positive regarding Windows 10 drivers???
Try manually delete the drivers then try again.
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For some reason I cannot for the life of me connect the phone to ADB. It, ADB nor Fastboot can ever recognize that my XZP is there. I've done this many times with other phones. I'm positive I have the correct drivers. I'm on a PC with Windows 10. Any suggestions?
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I know it sounds stupid, but do you have usb debugging on in developer settings?
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I know it sounds stupid, but do you have usb debugging on in developer settings?
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No it doesn't sound stupid. I actually forgot to do that in the past. However, this time it is on...
Beetle84 said:
I know it sounds stupid, but do you have usb debugging on in developer settings?
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No it doesn't sound stupid. I actually forgot to do that in the past. However, this time it is on...
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I still haven't figured this out if anyone has an idea...
Would factory reseting help at all?
droidnew said:
I still haven't figured this out if anyone has an idea...
Would factory reseting help at all?
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You can try, but I don't think a factory reset would help. I mean, fastboot should work regardless if you have the drivers installed (drivers will automatically install anyway). Does the blue led light up when you attempt to connect your phone via fastboot?
If you are trying to access ADB via Powershell in Windows 10 it doesn't work. It works with CMD prompt(Admin).
If you have tried with CMD and it didn't work, you may have to try reinstalling the drivers after booting to "Disable Signed Driver Enforcement" in Windows 10.
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If you are trying to access ADB via Powershell in Windows 10 it doesn't work. It works with CMD prompt(Admin).
If you have tried with CMD and it didn't work, you may have to try reinstalling the drivers after booting to "Disable Signed Driver Enforcement" in Windows 10.
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You can try, but I don't think a factory reset would help. I mean, fastboot should work regardless if you have the drivers installed (drivers will automatically install anyway). Does the blue led light up when you attempt to connect your phone via fastboot?
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The blue light does come on when I connect. I have also booted the computer and did the "Disable Signed Driver Enforcement" but I will try again...
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If you are trying to access ADB via Powershell in Windows 10 it doesn't work. It works with CMD prompt(Admin).
If you have tried with CMD and it didn't work, you may have to try reinstalling the drivers after booting to "Disable Signed Driver Enforcement" in Windows 10.
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I wound up doing this again, and the drivers installed. Maybe they didn't install last time, or I installed more drivers and got the right one in this time.. But, I am now able to connect to ADB and FASTBOOT. Thanks for the help guys!!
I can't unlock bootloader any one have tips to do it..
I got messages att i must install usb drive.. But i don't know how i will this.. I road in sony website but its don't resolve the problem.
Qusay86 said:
I can't unlock bootloader any one have tips to do it..
I got messages att i must install usb drive.. But i don't know how i will this.. I road in sony website but its don't resolve the problem.
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If you are struggling to find the Google USB drivers for ADB then perhaps unlocking your bootloader is not for you.
Didgesteve said:
If you are struggling to find the Google USB drivers for ADB then perhaps unlocking your bootloader is not for you.
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Is this the problem?
I would suggest to use a live Linux box, things will be much easier.
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I would suggest to use a live Linux box, things will be much easier.
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Absolutley, if he can't fanid any USB drivers then building a Linux box will be a doddle:laugh:
droidnew said:
I wound up doing this again, and the drivers installed. Maybe they didn't install last time, or I installed more drivers and got the right one in this time.. But, I am now able to connect to ADB and FASTBOOT. Thanks for the help guys!!
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May i know which driver you use?