Guys,
I accidentally deleted an important video on my S5 that i want to recover.
I have tried several recovery programs but nothing seems to find anything. I Tried Dr.Fone (didnt work), I tried Tenorshare Android Recovery didnt work.
When i try to connect with ADB i get connection closed. Since the S5 is new there is no root yet.
Can anyone help recover a video file on the S5?
Tied in linux and windows. No way to mount MTP as a drive. Cant get root. Cant adb.. Looks like its a lost cause. Any one?
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So earlier I made changes to my build.prop file to make it appear as a Nexus 5 to the play store (I've done this many times before with multiple devices) with my towelrooted 4.4.2 NC1 Galaxy S4. I rebooted my phone and everything worked like normal, later I decided I would change the build.prop file back to stock from my backup I made minutes before changing it. After restoring the backup, I rebooted the device and get stuck after the galaxy s4 boot screen. I can still get to download and recovery mode, but adb can't recognize my device... It does however recognize my phone when I put it in adb sideload mode but that doesn't help much but I get "error: closed"... I need my phone working for tomorrow morning so I need this unbricked ASAP. I've been searching the forum for the past 3 hours and have tried everything I've come across and nothing is working. My pc is running Windows 8.1 pro 64bit. Are there any methods that will work to unbrick this thing? I will probably try odin, but I'm having trouble finding the correct ROM.
Read the return to stock section of http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2616221
hey guys, new poster here.
I followed some online tutorial to root my SM-G870A. It failed miserably. As best i can tell it tried to revert me from 5.1.1 back to 4.4.1? Kitkat? Little did i know at the time that is a major no no with this phone.
So, i got stuck in a boot loop. With a ton of google help i was able to get myself out of bootloop. But now, It seems like i have no operating system as my phone will not boot past the "Samsung Galaxy S5 Active - Powered by Android" screen. There is no other text on the screen.
Additional notes:
- Comp is Windows 10
- I am able to access recovery mode.
- My computer does not recognize the phone completely. It makes the "blurp" noise but i cannot access it as a USB mass storage device or load files via usb to the external sd card.
- I can upload files to my external sd card via the computer, if needed to boot a file direct from recovery mode.
- I have USB drivers installed and up to date, as best i can tell.
- I have Odin 3.09 and Odin 10.7 available
- I have no backup files, and do not care that i have lost everything
- I just want the phone to go back to stock operating.
What files do i need? Do i have to flash it from Odin? Can i upload them to the External SD and launch the recover from there?
Ive tried several different files via flash but i must be doing something wrong because the phone screen doesnt progress past "Galaxy s5...."
AT&T ?
Bootloader is locked, you'll likely need to take it to an AT&T store to get them to fix it for you, or some local phone shop
Yeah At&t. Unfortunately, I disconnected the phone line 3 days ago. I took it into the store and the rep who called on me had no idea what i was talking about when i asked if they could reflash the stock rom/ firmware. she sent me to ATT tech support line. I have yet to call them as i bet it is a dead end with the line disconnected.
So with the "bootloader locked" i am out of luck? How do i unlock the bootloader? Not an easy feat?
is this the file i will need: G870AUCU1ANE4_Full.Odin.rar ? assuming i can get a way to unlock the bootloader?
You can't unlock the bootloader, that's the problem
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You can't unlock the bootloader, that's the problem
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hmmm... thats what i've been reading recently. So the phone is game over?
The only thing that 'might' flash, is a newer stock ROM
Unless anyone else can think of something, I'd just take it to your nearest AT&T store
Hi everyone,
So recently my mom updated her Redmi Note LTE and since then it's been softbricked and stuck in a boot loop. The kicker is, aside from photos, the phone is not backed up in terms of settings and notes and data. My mom wants to keep this data before I reset or anything because there are actually a bunch of important things she wants to keep.
I'm wondering now if there's any way to install a recovery or access the phone's internal storage to pull backups without erasing anything just yet. I can still launch into Fastboot and MIUI Recovery if that helps.
I would also like to point out that at the current time I am not 100% sure if USB debugging was ever enabled prior to soft brick, as I am also unable to access that now :/
Thanks in advance for any help given!
Hi, I have the same pb here. I have tried this but I don't know if I have a MTK or other processor phone (Qualcom ?). Maybe if I hd a fastboot ROM, but I have a .zip...
Hi all,
I'm just about at my wits end here. I have a Note 4 (N910W8) with a failed USB connection and I would really like to root it. The underlying goal is to remove/disable all samsung bloatware.
WRT the USB, I have tried adjusting developer options, *#0808#, updating drivers, changing cables, changing PC's, etc. I've tried everything I could find online. Recently, I took it to a local shop and learned that the problem is not with the USB port/board, but the motherboard itself. I'm not going to pay to replace it. I have googled far and wide. As far as I can tell, this phone will never again connect to a PC via USB. So, download mode and Odin are out.
I have tried TowelRoot, KingoRoot, and other apk's, but I am on Android 6.0.1 (MMB29M/GLW-N910W8VLS1DPK1) so all of these exploits have been patched.
I am able to boot into (stock) recovery mode, so I thought I'd try recovering via SD card, however that doesn't work either. First I get a loading screen of the mascot with a spinning wireframe polygon in his belly and the message "installing system update". Then after ~15 seconds, the mascot is on his back with a red warning symbol over his belly, and the text "No Command." is displayed. I'm not sure what that's all about, because I have the latest update installed.
Any attempts to install CF-Autoroot or another recovery firmware (ie https://samsung-firmware.org/model/SM-N910W8/region/GLW/ , or https://forum.xda-developers.com/note-4/snapdragon-dev/trltecan-n910w8-aoa1-stock-rooted-t3025538, etc) from SD (in recovery mode) have been met with the same error messages:
E:footer is wrong
E:signature verification failed
I'm not sure why because at least some of these recovery firmwares claim to be official builds. Granted, they are older versions (downgrades), but are signed nonetheless.
I have tried installing TWRP or CWM so I can disable signature verification, but AFAIK the device must already be rooted to install these (which seems like a bizarre catch-22, but maybe I'm confused) so that's a no-go.
It certainly feels like I have explored every possible avenue, but I have one remaining idea. Perhaps if the phone doesn't want to downgrade, I could force its hand by carefully soft-bricking the current rom in a controlled manner, then performing a recovery from SD with an official 4.4.4 KitKat build, and finally, using the towelroot/kingoroot/etc exploit to gain root access.
I mean, why else would there be a recover-from-SD option in the stock recovery menu? There must be a way to get it to accept a recovery build...
It's a last resort. But I'm willing to try it. The phone boots up, but is so bloated and laggy that it's practically unusable. Still. Am I missing anything? Surely there's some way to skip the USB / Odin method. What do you guys think? Is it time to go hulk on this thing? Is there any hope left? Curious to see how much further this rabbithole can go.
Cheers and thanks guys.
I've searched for ways to soft-brick, but have not come across anything. The bootloader appears to be locked, which is odd because I thought that only applied to Verizon variants.
I have recently downloaded an ADB/fastboot package for windows so I could attempt ADB over WiFi, however I can't establish a connection. I thought I'd do some more poking around on the phone side, so I installed some Wireless ADB apps. They all indicate a root is required, so I think that might be a dead end. I also connected to a ubuntu machine. Nothing. The phone charges, but both the PC and Ubuntu machine show zero signs of any connection at all.
There has to be some kind of SD-based solution to this. You can boot a computer from an SD card / USB stick and use that to access files (on an unencryped partition), and I'd be happy to do that here and delete those bloatware APK's directly... but I guess phones don't behave like other computers.
I've picked all the low hanging fruit. A part of me believes that there are some sneaky hacker ways to get at this without USB (ie some sort of rootkit) but that's way beyond my abilities. I'm going to take a break and attack this again once I have fresh ideas.
I'm in the same boat (busted usb port), does your phone still fast charge? Mine stopped fast charging.
I too have the same problem, except with the Note 10.1 2014. I know that is a different forum, but if you find a solution, it might be adaptable to my problem. I too have exhausted all other options as described above. Please someone, there must be a way to root via SD card instead of Odin. Help us please!
Me too. I have a Note Pro 12.1 running Lollipop. USB is busted and I've already replaced the port and ribbon, so it must be the motherboard. I mainly need it for Titanium backup, so I don't have to reinstall large games over my limited connection.
I have the same problem. Note 4 N910H. Not recognized by pc, stopped fast charging shows usb charging in battery settings. AFAIK I just re-rooted the phone before it went bust. There is no solution except changing the motherboard. Also this problem seems to be quite common.
EDIT: I close this thread. A Member tried to help, but seems like the partition was unrecoverable damaged and the data are lost now. Thanks to everyone that put time and efford in reading and helping.
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Hello,
my name is Robert and i'm trying to save the data (pictures/videos) of the crashed Samsung A40 of a friend.
What happened? She started a recommended Android system update before going to sleep and in the morning the phone welcomed her with an error message (picture 1). I was able to start the recovery system (picture 2) but except for wipe data / factory reset (what i did not try just yet) nothing seems to work.
I'm a J2EE developer with some experience, but i never tried to repair a crashed Android OS so far. So maybe I missed something that would solve the problem more simple, than what i've tried ... which is:
> Apply an Update via Odin / SD Card / ADB
Odin (installed to my desktop PC) isn't able to see the device / port ... most likely because i'm unable to open the debug port via dev-tools (android os is not starting).
I've also tried to put the latest OS version including updates (A405FNXXS3BTI3_A405FNODX3BTF4_DTM) to an SD card and install it from there. I'm able to mount it, but (after all i have been reading) the error i get when i execute the install command, seems to indicate that KNOX denies it.
I'm also able to connect the device to my desktop PC. Command "ADB devices" lists the phone with a (port?) number and allows me to execute "ADB sideload" ... but i dont know what to do with it :/
> Apply some TWRP magic
Obviously i can't install the app via app store so i have to do it manually. The TWRP howto section for the A40 phone says i've to root the device first using magisk. The magisk howto section for the A40 phone says: in order to root my phone i will have to wipe data at least once before i can put magisk to good use. Well ... thats exactly what i do NOT want to do :/
So, am i missing something here? Or did i misunderstood some part of any solution i looked up so far? Or is it simply impossible to get back the data at this point?
I appreciate any hint you can give me.
Thanks in advance!
Robert