My daughter dropped her HDX 7 and the screen shattered. I was able to secure a new one for her but she had some serious sweat equity into a few games she was playing on the old one. I am trying to get the game files of the old one to move to the new one but the touch screen won't work and as such, will not take her password. (due to the drop).
Is there an easy way to bypass this? I am trying to access the kindle drive from my PC for purposes of copying the files (done a million times) but with the device technically locked, the device does not show in file explorer.
Any suggestions welcome.
Thank You!
Chris
Do you have Safestrap installed?
EncryptedCurse said:
Do you have Safestrap installed?
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No I don't. The device is purely vanilla right as it came from the factory.
Chriss9, you should try to get adb working. That should allow you to pull data.
lekofraggle said:
Chriss9, you should try to get adb working. That should allow you to pull data.
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Can you tell me where to get it and maybe some instructions? Thanks so much!!
Chris
Look into the rootkit in the dev section. That should install the drivers for you. Then, search for how to use adb. You may need to download the developer kit from Google as the toolkit is a little limited.
You need to pull the data to your computer then push it to the new Kindle.
ADB pull on locked phone? // Simulate input
It may be that ADB pull won't work with a locked (stock) device... But of course you could still give it a try.
Here is a smaller download of the ADB:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2317790
However another possible way to use the ADB for your purpose would be:
Code:
adb shell
input tap x y
Where you would use the input tap x y to simulate a screen tap. Tapping the screen "virtually" since it's broken. This way you could unlock it (and then use the pull command). For x y and you have to insert the correct screen position of the keys on the keyboard. I haven't tested it, but we could give it a try. Just tell us if you have any luck connecting through ADB!
regards Grtschnk
Grtschnk said:
It may be that ADB pull won't work with a locked (stock) device... But of course you could still give it a try.
Here is a smaller download of the ADB:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2317790
However another possible way to use the ADB for your purpose would be:
Code:
adb shell
input tap x y
Where you would use the input tap x y to simulate a screen tap. Tapping the screen "virtually" since it's broken. This way you could unlock it (and then use the pull command). For x y and you have to insert the correct screen position of the keys on the keyboard. I haven't tested it, but we could give it a try. Just tell us if you have any luck connecting through ADB!
regards Grtschnk
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Thanks for the suggestion. I installed ADB on my PC and when I use "ADB DEVICES" my device does not show on the list though it does show in Windows explorer. Am I out of luck here?
Thank you again for your kind support.
Chris
Assuming you have the latest Fire OS 4.5.1 : (If you have the older version installed there may still be a glimpse of hope (see long answer))
Short answer: Sorry, looks grim.
Your ADB is switched off and there is no way I know of to switch it on.
I wanted to make sure it wasn't just a driver issue with your computer so I checked with my Kindle:
ADB set off: Kindle in Windows, but not detected by ADB-program
ADB set on: Kindle in Windows and detected by ADB-program
Long answer (may be frustrating to read because it states all the possibilities the Kindle lacks): On a nonlocked (in terms of bootloader, not screenlock) device there would have been some possibilities. Install a custom recovery that has ADB built in and pull the files or try to enable ADB from within recovery inside the ROM. If the device could act as a USB host a mouse or keyboard could have been hooked up. The Kindle supports Bluetooth input devices but they have to be set up first (from within the device, not possible without touch). If your device has older Fire OS you could try the mentioned steps, however that's beyond my expertise. So I don't know if it is possible/will work. You'd have to check other threads about flashing the device or hope that someone else posts advice in this thread.
I became a Kindle owner quite recently, so I can't guarantee everything I wrote is correct, but I believe as long as noone magically finds a way to unlock the bootloader the more experienced users will agree to my post.
Did you install the driver as well? I recommended the toolkit because comes with the driver and if you are not used to installing adb drivers on Windows, it can be a bear. But, Grtschnk may be right. I always enable it n all my devices. It is the first thing I do.
Just to be really sure about possible driver issue: You (chris) could try to connect an Android phone via ADB (I'm assuming you have one). Enable ADB on it and see if connects. Unfortunately this will only prove more that your Kindle turned into a piece of plastic :/
Grtschnk, unfortunately, that won't prove anything. ADB requires separate drivers for each device. Again, that is why I recommended the rootkit. It sets it up for you and can even test it.
That's why I compared with my Kindle, computer and S2 (CM11). Newly set up computer, no SDK, just Minimal ADB. Never installed special drivers for Kindle or S2. Newest Visual Studio (2013) runs on the machine, but without additional packages there is no Android support.
However if I was in the situation myself I would have also tried the full SDK.
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Ok I've researched this to death and tried in on both Windows 7 and osx 10.6.6 to attach using adb and install a couple of .apk's and the same thing happens on both platforms - NOTHING :-(.
You would think this would be pretty basic, but I am missing something somewhere.
Summary:
1. Am running the stock rooted b&n rom.
2. Can access both the internal and SD cards on the nook on both windoze and
osx. Eliminates cables, drivers etc...
3. Debug is selected in the nookstools settings
On both OSX and Win 7 installed the latest version of the Android SDK - both installs provided me with the platform-tools directory from which I will initiate all adb commands. So far so good...
on mac: ./adb devices returns:
$ ./adb kill-server
$ ./adb devices
* daemon not running. starting it now on port 5037 *
* daemon started successfully *
List of devices attached
$
As you can see I never get any device information returned, does not matter if Im on Windows or mac - same response.
Just for grins I downloaded the wireless app and tried to connect adb that way...no luck...
I could go into everything that i have tried over the last 24 hours...but that would also be pointless.
Bottom line...assuming this is something simpleI am just missing. Assuming since the symptoms are the same on both platforms that the issue lies on the nook but for the life of me I cannot find it.
Assuming if I cannot figure this out I will slowly go insane..my next step is to flash either froyo or honeycomb rom and see if this helps with the problems. Of course I MUST have the market available to me or I will not b able to load any .apk's.
Hpe Im in the right place. Any guidance is GREATLY appreciated.
Love this little Nook....BG
I know this will sound stupid, but I had this same problem and the only way I found to fix it is to adb while I have the superuser app running.
YMMV, but it solved that issue fo me.
Who Swami - It Worked
Swami,
I fall to my knees and bask in your knowledge: It WORKED!
I knew it was something simple, there is not a post on the entire Internet in any forum I have ever found (and I may have searched them all!) that mentions superuser needs to be running for adb to be able to communicate with the device. I wonder if this is a nook issue only. Will test on my wife's Epic this evening and post the results tonight.
My sanity now restored I bid you all a hearty SEE-Ya!
-BG
Omg I actually helped someone!
Glad it worked for ya I'm sure you felt the same relief I did when I finally stumbled across that fix.. I was pulling my hair out for hours LOL
Thanks Once More
As was I such a simple fix you would think I would have thought about permissions on the client side , such is life and tech thats why we all hang together.
Must say I was going to purchase the iPad 2 when it came out (NEVER buy 1st gen Apple) but now I'm not so sure...LOVING my Nook.
themirthfulswami said:
I know this will sound stupid, but I had this same problem and the only way I found to fix it is to adb while I have the superuser app running.
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I'm not sure if this is related but I *think* that what made it work for me was to freshly enable the Debugging USB mode immediately before connecting the USB cable. Maybe that also triggered the Superuser app??? It's always the small things in life that make us smile
my problem is a little different.... I have sd cards with honeycomb (no market) and froyo (market and other apps). I can see the NC in adb with both, but honeycomb shows the device offline... and adb cannot talk to it. froyo show the device online and I can use adb. Both honeycomb and froyo show up in windows too.
I can't find anything that talks about getting the NC to show online to adb.
Same Problem
I have the same problem of trying to get my nook recognized. The only thing I can see different between my setup and the instructions on NookDevs was that they said I should see Android ADB Composite Interface on my Device Manager. Mine reads Android ADB Interface.
Tried the Superuser and the USB Debugging with no luck. Just really trying to get this set up so in case I need to factory reset. Because the 8x method manually is way too hard.
Have you guys read though this thread?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=910008&highlight=ADB
it worked for me like a charm.
that thread didnt work for me..
i tried lots more ways. just not able to get my nook (running honeycomb) online.
adb devices
just shows a serial code and says offline.
what do i do?
i want to install the G-apps.
I had intermittent ADB success with my Mac. After installing the ADB Wireless app there have been no problems.
Seaweedbrain said:
that thread didnt work for me..
i tried lots more ways. just not able to get my nook (running honeycomb) online.
adb devices
just shows a serial code and says offline.
what do i do?
i want to install the G-apps.
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nvm
i connected my nook to the back of the cpu.
for some reason, it seemed to work fine.
it read the device as online.
got the g-apps
Before the 6.2.1 update, I was able to connect to the Fire just fine. There was the occasional issue with it killing the USB port on my PC & then I would have to reboot it in order for ADB to see the Fire again. Now I can't get ADB to talk to the Fire at all, even though it shows up in the Device Manager & I'm able to connect the storage up to Windows 7 just fine. As a frame of reference, I'm able to get my Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY to be seen by ADB.
Does anyone know how to get ADB fixed on my Fire & is there a way to push an insecure build of ADB to it? Thanks.
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Before the 6.2.1 update, I was able to connect to the Fire just fine. There was the occasional issue with it killing the USB port on my PC & then I would have to reboot it in order for ADB to see the Fire again. Now I can't get ADB to talk to the Fire at all, even though it shows up in the Device Manager & I'm able to connect the storage up to Windows 7 just fine. As a frame of reference, I'm able to get my Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY to be seen by ADB.
Does anyone know how to get ADB fixed on my Fire & is there a way to push an insecure build of ADB to it? Thanks.
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BurritoRoot causes the normal adbD to behave as an unsecure one, but if your not seeing the kindle under adb devices then you have PC side problems likely.
I figured it might be PC side. I've tried everything I could after updating the Android SDK. Updating everything with what's needed for the Fire to be seen hasn't worked. I'm a bit at a dead end for ideas... I tried even using the USB3 controller on my mobo but no luck either.
Edit: Fixed!
I uninstalled the Kindle Fire from the Device Manager & got it reinstalled. It now works perfectly with ADB. I'm in the process of rooting it as I type this.
I have the same problem.
However, I have 2 fires, one running CM7 and the other 6.2.1.
The PC recognizes the one running CM7 but not 6.2.1.
So, I don't think it is the PC.
No matter what I do, adb and fastboot, device not found.
Can not access the one with 6.2.1.
Does not show up in device manager.
I have read and try various things from xda, Rootzwili and Liliputing.
follow this video thats wht helped me get past that part ur on
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KapnjR89ICA&feature=player_embedded
u have to make sure u update the drive for ur kindle with the driver from sdk
this is also helpful tooo
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1409120
What worked for me was following this guide up to step 3. Then, with the device manager it launches, i deleted ALL my adb/android devices and then I let windows re-install the driver when I plugged the kindle (you may need to choose the driver manually), then I could finally access fastboot/adb via cmd..
Solved problem, Thank You.
I have many drivers on my PC, Motorola, Samsung, HTC and Android.
I noticed on one boot the Kindle was listed as Samsung Android Phone.
I uninstalled the Samsung drivers.
Connected the Kindle. All is fine.
Connected my Samsung SGS II, it found the drivers.
Crimson, thanks for sharing your fix of uninstalling then reinstalling. Worked for me.
hi, i would like to apologize in advance, i am new to adb so i'm not sure if i'm even doing it right, but i have successfully rooted and installed cm7, after much googling. i did it a while ago and used the clockwork mod method. i would like to replace it with twrp but the only way i have found to do it is by using adb or the kindle fire utility, which if i understand correctly uses adb. the only problem with that is that i can't get adb to recognize it. i'm assuming it's because i don't have the proper drivers for the "cm7 kindle" because i install them for the stock kindle. please help me. i have no idea how to fix this. thanks
edit: ok guys i'm really sorry, i'm an idiot, i forgot that i had turned off usb debugging. turned it back on, worked perfectly. again sorry.
Ok so I am new hear and I was reading in THIS POST about installing TWRP using the Kindle Fire Utility. So I installed the drivers as directed and I see in my device manager "android ADB device" and in my taskbar I can eject the kindle. In File Manager I do not see the Kindle fire and the Kindle Fire Utility is not seeing my Kindle Fire. I am stuck and cannot post in the above forum because I have not made enough posts. Any help would be greatly appreciated. I would like to install Cynogen Mod to my Kindle fire to be able to access the full capabilities of this wonderful device.
Thank you
a good method to start is using kfu as you suggested but there are some tricks to get it running:
- place it to c:\ and rename it to "kfu" (it don't like spaces in pathname)
- try to install the correct drivers by running install_drivers.bat else install/update them manually:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=21720811&postcount=41
- pay attention on the driver verification level:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=22065426&postcount=846
- the drivers are in c:\kfu\drivers\kindle
- right drivers for each mode:
normal & recovery boot -> android composite adb interface
fastboot -> android adb interface
once you got rid of the drivers you have to update the run.bat of kfu to work with burritoroot3:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=21749205&postcount=792
now you should be good to go ...
Thank you BB3 I will give this a try later tonight. appreciate the help
man install buritoroot and TWRP(which installs and FireFireFire) by yourself when i tried with the kindle fire utility all got were errors, but when i installed it by myself everythink went smooth. Just find separate guide for every step
1.Root
2.TWRP and FireFireFire
3.CM7
I'm having the same problem as you and it sucks I just want to root it
Hate to necro post, but I'm having the same issue and none of the posted suggestions work. I have the ADB drivers installed (the Kindle is detected as "Android Composite ADB Interface"), but I did not install the drivers using the KFU batch file; I could never get it to stop producing the unsigned error, no matter what system settings I chose for unsigned drivers. I ended up doing a manual driver install and directing the installer at the driver files that came with KFU. Now KFU refuses to "see" the Kindle connected to my system and therefore I can't do a thing with it. I am able to browse the Kindle files in Windows Explorer (should I be able to? I've seen conflicting answers to this), but KFU always reports its ADB status as "Offline". Soft disconnecting the Kindle (hitting the "Disconnect" button on the Kindle) doesn't change anything, except removes my ability to browse the Knidle files (no surprise there).
This is a fully updated (6.3) Kindle and Windows XP. I did attempt to manually do what KFU does automagically prior to finding out about KFU, but that effort produced similar results; the Kindle was never detected by the SDK tools, despite the drivers loading properly. I have also tried multiple USB ports on my system, but they all produced the same results. About the only thing I haven't tried is a different USB cable, but if the Kindle is able to be "seen" by the OS correctly, I don't think the cable is a problem.
Have you tryed rebooting your computer? http://liliputing.com/2012/03/root-...ogle-play-store-with-kindle-fire-utility.html or http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?desktop_uri=/watch?v=mwMHIkX20YI&v=mwMHIkX20YI&gl=US nat3mil gives good instruction it helps to watch the video do the step while paused then move onto the next its how I did it the first time the second time I just used the utility was easy peasy cause drivers were already installed and functional
Yeah, I followed those exact instructions and video, with no results. Reboot doesn't make any difference, KFU still can't see the device.
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Yeah, I followed those exact instructions and video, with no results. Reboot doesn't make any difference, KFU still can't see the device.
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If you followed the instructions to the t like not plugging in your device until you have the drivers installed .then you may have something on your computer preventing adb try the 6.2.2 method
http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?desktop_uri=/watch?v=AZ88CYWv0FU&v=AZ88CYWv0FU&gl=US or just keep looking for something that works cause people miss steps all the time sometimes its persistence or trial and error that gets results I'm very surprised your not seeing anything in device manager that applies to your kindle mine installed some drivers immediately when I connected it I had to change them to root it but it did show up in the list of devices as well as appearing next to my c drive as a kindle for SD card access but I'm on windows seven anything I connect does something.
No, Device Manager sees everything fine, it's KFU that refuses to see it. I am getting both a Kindle storage device and an Android ADB device in Device Manager, as well as seeing the Kindle as a removable drive in Windows Explorer. The old 6.2.2 instructions are of no help, that's what I tried the first time I attempted to root the device before the 6.3 update and I got the same exact results. I don't know what on my machine could possibly be interfering, this is a very barebones XP, I don't even run anti-virus on it.
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No, Device Manager sees everything fine, it's KFU that refuses to see it. I am getting both a Kindle storage device and an Android ADB device in Device Manager, as well as seeing the Kindle as a removable drive in Windows Explorer. The old 6.2.2 instructions are of no help, that's what I tried the first time I attempted to root the device before the 6.3 update and I got the same exact results. I don't know what on my machine could possibly be interfering, this is a very barebones XP, I don't even run anti-virus on it.
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Could be your machine but don't use the utility and when you do put twrp on if ya get there use 2.0 the older version people are having trouble with the new one http://www.techtuple.com/477/how-to-root-kindle-fire-6-3-easily/ this is done through cmd without utility. Original thread here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1568340
About all the advice I can give you all else fails use another computer windows 7 machine things are more straight forward than xp
Edit: just a side note a lot of people are bricking their devices I keep remembering the Christmas story be careful you'll shoot your eye out also some people I believe are having success opening kfu attaching thier fire while off then powering up the kindle
I read somewhere that the utility doesn't work for xp wish I could find the post I think you need to push the files the old way using command prompt and you will get it sounds like your drivers are there but utility is useless
If your device isn't recognized it is a driver issue, regardless of whether your computer says they are installed or not.
Scrap your current drivers and start fresh using the tutorial posted here:
http://www.jayceooi.com/2011/12/13/how-to-install-kindle-fire-adb-usb-driver/
Forget about KFU, get Android SDK and set up the drivers yourself. Learn to use fastboot to manually change your bootmode manually through command prompt. It will save you hours of heartache in the future.
Reinstall your (non KFU) drivers and try again.
Sent from my Amazon Kindle Fire using xda premium
Thanx soup better said than what I was trying
if you want to test to see if your drivers and adb are correctly installed plug your kindle in to your computer type cd c:\kindleadb then hit enter then type adb devices hit enter mine said adb server out of date. killing...
*dameon started successfully*
list of devices attached
42220600000000001 device
c:\KindleADB>
this is all in command prompt at this point I could paste in commands and root my kindle run this test to verify drivers are correctly installed if you dont see this try again on driver installation.
First time i've ever rooted a kindle and i had the same problem.
To fix this just go to device manager and uninstall the driver and then unplug and replug in your kindle then run the utility.
oh no trouble at all rooting rooted rommed and rockin here took the 6.3 ota this morning with 5 mins I was rooted with fff twrp then went back to 1 of my restore points of cm7 after a backup of 6.3 thanx tho
soupmagnet said:
If your device isn't recognized it is a driver issue, regardless of whether your computer says they are installed or not.
Scrap your current drivers and start fresh using the tutorial posted here:
Forget about KFU, get Android SDK and set up the drivers yourself. Learn to use fastboot to manually change your bootmode manually through command prompt. It will save you hours of heartache in the future.
Reinstall your (non KFU) drivers and try again.
Sent from my Amazon Kindle Fire using xda premium
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If all newbs do no other work but learn to use fastboot and adb it would save save a lot of grief for them and the ones helping them. jes sayin..
Thepooch said:
if you want to test to see if your drivers and adb are correctly installed plug your kindle in to your computer type cd c:\kindleadb then hit enter then type adb devices hit enter mine said adb server out of date. killing...
*dameon started successfully*
list of devices attached
42220600000000001 device
c:\KindleADB>
this is all in command prompt at this point I could paste in commands and root my kindle run this test to verify drivers are correctly installed if you dont see this try again on driver installation.
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This will only work if the device is booted to a point where it will receive adb commands. Otherwise, use "fastboot devices". Sometimes if you are stuck at the bootloader it helps to shut your device down completely and restart before issuing fastboot commands.
Beyond that, it's a driver issue.
Sent from my Amazon Kindle Fire using xda premium
I had that same problem., but then I uninstalled the current drivers for my kindle altogether, and disabled them, then I ran install_drivers .bat again, then it worked.
Kindle Fire running KANG CM9
New developer, working on my own custom rom
Hey guys,
Haven't been here for a while. Okay, so I have a bit of a dilemma and every solution I've found requires something I just can't do. Here's the situation: my screen is broken, it has a lock screen, not in developer's mode, not unlocked.
This means:
I won't be able to transfer my files over, as I have to get past the lock screen
I can only install applications from Play store on my computer, but can't launch them
No use for any method that requires phone to be rooted
Can't even activate any USB options to transfer files some other way
Still need to be able to control it to create backups and such of important SMS messages, get files off
Does anyone have any suggestions at all? I don't want to have to resort to replacing the screen, as that'll end up costing me enough time and money where it's more cost-effective to purchase a new phone; however, I really need what's on my phone as soon as possible. Thanks in advance.
I think I have a solution for you: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2177440 Specifically, you'll want to read this post:
Carpetboy said:
So typically, just as I fill my claim to repair my nexus my wife drops her, smashing the screen even more than I did so she has absolutely no use of her screen. I went through the process again and though I'd post it in a more simple fashion.
1. Reset Nexus into recovery mode (power & volume down)
2. Connect to PC via USB. Install the USB driver from the SDK so that it appears as an ADB device
3. Fire up the updated toolkit. You should see the nexus as a fast boot device
4. Unlock bootloader
5. Using option 10 on the toolkit load up CWM on the phone. This gives you ADB access so can you pull files off the device via ADB although I could access the SD card through programs like Droid explorer.
6. If you want to carry on further and get into Android properly, you'll need to wipe the cache from within CWM
7. Reboot and hold down the volume key to get back into recovery
8. In the toolkit select root options (option 4) and load temporary image (6) If it hangs on the google or nexus logo you've not wiped the cache.
9. With this second phone I couldn't access it through droid explorer as it was popping up as an MTP device but I could pull the files via command prompt or through the toolkit
10. If you have any use of the touchscreen at all you can run the following command which will then mean that any touch will unlock the device
adb shell rm /data/system/gesture.key11. You can activate bluetooth via adb if you have a mouse or keyboard available but you will need to be able to press okay on the screen
12. Any changes you make in the unstable android image such as lockscreen, bluetooth, enabling debugging, etc will remain in place when you restart the device.
13. You can relock the bootloader if you wish via the toolkit. You just need to be in recovery mode first.
Hope this simplifies the process
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In the future, always enable USB debugging in case of incidents like this. You can then use ADB commands to do a heck of a lot of things. Of course, it does make your phone data vulnerable if it gets stolen, but I'm willing to take the risk, plus 10 wrong PIN tries = reset anyway.
machoman1337 said:
I think I have a solution for you: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2177440 Specifically, you'll want to read this post:
In the future, always enable USB debugging in case of incidents like this. You can then use ADB commands to do a heck of a lot of things. Of course, it does make your phone data vulnerable if it gets stolen, but I'm willing to take the risk, plus 10 wrong PIN tries = reset anyway.
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Now with 4.2.2 the adb device appears as offline and the only way to bring it online is to use the touch screen.... I have an important email on my phone just looking at me and its driving me completely INSANE that I cannot get to it.
I have to wait 4 days to get a screen in just to get to this important email..... THANKS GOOGLE!
oh and tmobiles insurance is a joke $100 deductable... the clear your phone. my way $79 new screen and same phone.
ikarma said:
Now with 4.2.2 the adb device appears as offline and the only way to bring it online is to use the touch screen.... I have an important email on my phone just looking at me and its driving me completely INSANE that I cannot get to it.
I have to wait 4 days to get a screen in just to get to this important email..... THANKS GOOGLE!
oh and tmobiles insurance is a joke $100 deductable... the clear your phone. my way $79 new screen and same phone.
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where did you get the screen for $79???
hi, what does this mean?
2. Install the USB driver from the SDK so that it appears as an ADB device
michaeliang said:
hi, what does this mean?
2. Install the USB driver from the SDK so that it appears as an ADB device
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1. It means that if you have the SDK Manager installed on your computer, somewhere between the last packages at the bottom of the list, you'll see "android drivers" (or something similar). With those drivers, your device will show up in "Device manager"(the Windows' one) as an adb device.
2. But if you don't want to get the SDK Manager and be quicker, you can download only those drivers, directly from the "Google developers" page and install them manually by going to "Device manager", right clicking on the Nexus 4 (it will appear with a yellow triangle on it, maybe), then "Update driver", "...BROWSE computer...", then click again on "Browse", then go to where the drivers have been downloaded and select the entire folder by highlighting it and clicking ok (or something). The folder with the driver would look like this "latest_usb_driver_windows" and inside you'll see another folder called "usb_drivers". That's what you need to select and install.
So that's what you need to do to make your phone appear as an adb device in "Device manager". And, of course, adb let's you do a lot of stuff to your phone through your computer, but probably you already knew that.
So I have a bit of an issue. Somehow last night, after trying to help my parents with our home theater system, with the device laying on a soft surface, the LCD (not the glass) somehow broke. I am really not sure how this happened, the phone itself didn't fall, it was laying on a bed the entire time. When I went to grab the phone and turn it on, I was pretty surprised. You can see what I mean in the attached file.
Now the problem with this is, while I would normally just walk into the Sprint Store, complain and get a new phone. I am not in the US for another 5 months. In the mean time of trying to figure out what to do, I would like to at the very least, grab any files off my phone, or back up my phones' file structure.
I am able to do a minimal amount of tapping on the phone, only on the upper half of the screen, but I can't see anything, nor does the device respond with any touch data from the bottom half.
I obviously can't access the files if the device is locked, which means I have to bypass the lock screen. I found this guide, but unfrotunately, Method 1 didn't work, and I can't get adb to recognize my phone for Method 2.
I also have tried using CWM (the non-touch version) to backup my data, but I let it sit there for 45 minutes and I couldn't tell if it was finished or not. It didn't appear to actually be doing anything.
Could someone help me navigate around this or provide some assistance in allowing me to just get the files off the phone while I search for a new one?
With that being said, does anyone have some recommendations? I was thinking of getting a Motorola X or Nexus 5.
EDIT: Update:
I have access to terminal via Cerberus shell. I was able to use Method 2 to disable the lock screen (or in this case set it to Swipe). It is still pretty difficult to use the phone but I can at least backup whatever data I still do have on the phone to my laptop.
Would anyone be able to give me some advice as to uninstall applications or XDA xposed modules via shell? Or perform a backup or enable ADB debugging?
You've conntected to your PC at least once so that the ADB has permission, correct? If so, you can get http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2786395 to get Android Control and view/Control your phone via USB. You need to have Java installed, which most have already. Been controlling my cracked LCD for the past week while waiting for my replacement.
Keep in mind this method is a little slow because of ADB. Hopefully you don't have to type too much.
Darnell0216 said:
You've conntected to your PC at least once so that the ADB has permission, correct? If so, you can get http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2786395 to get Android Control and view/Control your phone via USB. You need to have Java installed, which most have already. Been controlling my cracked LCD for the past week while waiting for my replacement.
Keep in mind this method is a little slow because of ADB. Hopefully you don't have to type too much.
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I know I have connected it at least once, but when connecting the phone and the pc together, adb cannot find the phone. I am not sure if this is because of a Cerberus setting (that disables debugging) or something else. I will give it another shot when I get home.
If I can't, is there any way for me to somehow accept the adb permissions on the phone via a command versus touching the screen? Say if I have shell access over Cerberus and adb access from my PC?
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I know I have connected it at least once, but when connecting the phone and the pc together, adb cannot find the phone. I am not sure if this is because of a Cerberus setting (that disables debugging) or something else. I will give it another shot when I get home.
If I can't, is there any way for me to somehow accept the adb permissions on the phone via a command versus touching the screen? Say if I have shell access over Cerberus and adb access from my PC?
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There's a bit of work to push the ADB acceptance key if you have a spare android phone lying around. Other than that, there probably is but might be more of a headache. I took the ADB key for my desktop from another android and pushed it in through TWRP which accepts ADB commands while in Recovery.
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There's a bit of work to push the ADB acceptance key if you have a spare android phone lying around. Other than that, there probably is but might be more of a headache. I took the ADB key for my desktop from another android and pushed it in through TWRP which accepts ADB commands while in Recovery.
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I have a sony xperia P that I am using right now until the replacement phone I got arrives. Any idea how I could use that? I have had minimal success with the phone so far in trying to get that phone to flash custom recoveries, to root the device (not sure why, but my laptop just doesn't want to seem to do it, even using automated tools).
Is it better to just wait for the replacement phone to arrive and grab what I need from that and push it? Could you link me to any guide or steps that you used with yours?
Thanks for such quick responses by the way!
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Flashing TWRP and booting into recovery with command prompt open and running adb devices / fastboot devices does not show any devices available.
Is there a specific menu setting or other option I need to use to be able to run adb?
When you use TWRP, the phone will be recognized by the PC but the driver doesn't install correctly off the bat. Go to Device Manager and look for your phone. You may need to click the View -> Show Hidden Devices option. Update the driver manually by selecting the one provided by your manufacturer. Some have a dedicated ADB driver for specific functions (bootloader, etc).
The adb key is stored in data/misc/adb/adb.keys -You can pull this file from any other android connected to that PC (or just copy it if you have a root explorer) and push it to the broken one if necessary. This will bypass any ADB authorization issues while the phone is fully booted and let you see the screen.