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Dead wiz-200 need pimbackup help

Hey guys,
i have a dead i-mate k-jam/wiz 200.
Until about 6 months ago i didn't know i could have soo much fun modding my phone, then a friend forwarded me here. within 20 minutes i had my spl unlocked and was modding away, best thing i ever did with a phone.
Now, my wizard is dead and i had to purchase (god forsake it a nokia 6121 classic), yes you have full permission to shoot me for a fairly un moddable phone however, it lights up and makes phone calls while i drool at the HTC diamond...
my main question is i have everything backed up on mini-sd from the wizard and would like to know is there a dedicated PC only program (like pimbackup) that i can use to retrieve the data, i have almost 200 contacts i can't retrieve plus some sms messages i DO need and hope their is a PC based software that does the same as PIM backup does for the phone?
does anyone know of a dedicated PC software that can handle the work?

Well lemme ask you this, how is your Wizard dead? Does it not boot? Not charge? Not turn on etc..? And what did you do to get it to the way that it is...it may be reversable with the proper steps.

If you can't connect it to something (be it GPRS, WiFi, or ActiveSync), you can't retrieve data from it, that's pretty much going to be the end of that story, unless someone can point out a test bed you could plug an unpowered phone into and retrieve data with.
This is why you should always:
Back up important contact numbers to your SIM card, so you can switch phones on the fly without losing contact info
Sync your phone and duplicate your contact lists with Outlook (or you can try Thunderbird/Finchsync), so you can recover after a critical failure
try not to brick your phone

Still confused...
ashasaur said:
Well lemme ask you this, how is your Wizard dead? Does it not boot? Not charge? Not turn on etc..? And what did you do to get it to the way that it is...it may be reversable with the proper steps.
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To be exact for about 4 days it would power on but after around 1-2 minutes it would fade to white on the screen, i somewhat suspect water damage, but i have been careful with the device.
Never modded something i was at least unsure of. now even if i try charging it doesn't work, even with a replacement battery i tried. It shouldn't be the rom cos i haven't had problems other than the usual you get with a few weeks use.
hasn't been overclocked (although i have been extremely curious about O/C'ing a phone )

Miss my k-jam
Myrddin Wyllt said:
If you can't connect it to something (be it GPRS, WiFi, or ActiveSync), you can't retrieve data from it, that's pretty much going to be the end of that story, unless someone can point out a test bed you could plug an unpowered phone into and retrieve data with.
This is why you should always:
Back up important contact numbers to your SIM card, so you can switch phones on the fly without losing contact info
Sync your phone and duplicate your contact lists with Outlook (or you can try Thunderbird/Finchsync), so you can recover after a critical failure
try not to brick your phone
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Sadly i only have a mini usb cord to use as charger so it narrows possible fault finding options down
i still have the data on mini-sd but now-days nowhere has SD capability and i backed up to PIM backup regurlaly.
Always synched it (with the company i was working for, since then they've deleted the profile for reserve space )
would push the boundaries but nothing that *should* brick the phone itself..
for a while it would power on, get to the windows 6.1 splash screen, boot then just randomly fade to white..
only thing i can put it down to is weather damage..but even then?!
any way i can retrieve the data from a pim backup file?? (that's on the SD card itself?)

2 years later...
Well I fixed the unit finally.
Seems that the battery went completely flat and wouldn't charge which i resolved by splicing a USB cable and attaching to the battery itself.
Now that the phone charges i can't connect to PC in Win 7 x64, XP etc. i think my soldering job on the mini USB port is to blame.
The rom i previously had loaded crashes (fade to white then restart) whenever i open the text messages menu regardless of how many messages may be stored etc.
What i'm hoping to do is flash an old official rom, trial for a few days then re flash a new rom, is it possible to flash directly from an SD card?
The information i've found so far is rather vague and from what i could find says you need to run mtty and winhex but that's where it ended.
Anyone else attempted the SD card method?
Device info:
Rom's a TNT based one WM 6.1.0.0 (don't have original RUU anymore so don't remember specifics)
G3 Wizard
IPL - 3.08
SPL - 3.08
GSM - 02.19.11

Ideos x5 totally bricked

Hi there,
My phone not turning on not without battery and SD not with home and volume+ and power button not with both volumes and power nothing at all not even vibrating when charging I am not sure if it's the battery but it was charged before I rebooted once rebooted it didn't turn back on I am on aurora ics and cwm.
I didn't have any problems with it partitions might of been wiped but I guess this would leave me with access to bootloader or anything or a vibrate on charge at least it happened as I was formatting another device but put the wrong sd on ubuntu so I started to think it might be the battery except it was charged unless it decided to leak all the charge in no time.
Also it doesn't do anything on usb or charge connection no vibrate no led no light buttons no nothing just nothing.

Sounds like my issue...
If in fact you did format the whole 3.69gb partition, then you wiped the phone.
So far, my only recourse has been to attempt a JTAG and install a bootloader.
I'm thinking that maybe I can try some form of "wire trick", like the ones used on the HTC Sensation, but I don't want to blow it up by shorting something unrepairable.
If you find another solution, please reply as it would be helpful to others.

PoXFreak said:
Sounds like my issue...
If in fact you did format the whole 3.69gb partition, then you wiped the phone.
So far, my only recourse has been to attempt a JTAG and install a bootloader.
I'm thinking that maybe I can try some form of "wire trick", like the ones used on the HTC Sensation, but I don't want to blow it up by shorting something unrepairable.
If you find another solution, please reply as it would be helpful to others.
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nope i didnt format 3.96 gb it was 3 mb and it was shown as linux cd gadget also it worked afterwards until i rebooted next day then blackness the thing is i cant seem to find a battery to try with so i need to try everything first

The one I have here wouldn't start charging the battery until I force-fed the battery directly. (use a 4-5v charger and directly charge the battery for a couple of minutes).
Mine worked, but I made the mistake of formatting the entire partition (3.69gb), so now the phone does absolutely nothing.

PoXFreak said:
The one I have here wouldn't start charging the battery until I force-fed the battery directly. (use a 4-5v charger and directly charge the battery for a couple of minutes).
Mine worked, but I made the mistake of formatting the entire partition (3.69gb), so now the phone does absolutely nothing.
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I am a bit confused here so now when you plug it you can do something to it since it's charging? I guess I never did the 3.69 thingy if I am not mistaken..So lemme ask you if I tried the wall outlet for example instead of the USB to tv or laptop would that help to start it? I am thinking of replacing the battery and see what happens that's if I can find it here in Turkey the Turks always into the newest phones so this one is ancient to them to find a battery for...

Mine is in the same state. But I know that in my efforts to get it to start again I accidently wiped the the entire partition. Can't turn it on, can't get a pink screen, not a thing and haven't beenable to find any solution. So I guess all I can do is sit back and check the postings to see if anyone else has the same issue and knows of a way to restore the boot partition.

Burtrum57 said:
Mine is in the same state. But I know that in my efforts to get it to start again I accidently wiped the the entire partition. Can't turn it on, can't get a pink screen, not a thing and haven't beenable to find any solution. So I guess all I can do is sit back and check the postings to see if anyone else has the same issue and knows of a way to restore the boot partition.
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I'm thinking of trying to run MTTY 1.42 and talk directly with the qualcomm chip to send the boot files myself, but I need to know what I need and where it goes first.
I did this with the HTC Kaiser (AT&T Tilt) with some success.
That was on Windows XP though...not sure if it will run correctly on Win 7.

PoXFreak said:
I'm thinking of trying to run MTTY 1.42 and talk directly with the qualcomm chip to send the boot files myself, but I need to know what I need and where it goes first.
I did this with the HTC Kaiser (AT&T Tilt) with some success.
That was on Windows XP though...not sure if it will run correctly on Win 7.
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help me i have the same issue....

service
May be best option is to take it to service center.

[Q] My note 3 suddenly died and won't power on. Please help...

I have a UK N-9005 Note 3 that won't turn on. It's all stock on the EE network.
It's been nearly 2 hours and I've tried pulling the battery out and reinserting. Power button, home and volume down for 15 secs and still no response. Also tried a different charger but nothing. Even tried attaching it via USB to my laptop and still no sign of life. There's no red light or vibration when I plug the usb cable from the charger or laptop. What else could I try?
It's nearly midnight here so I can't get hold of a spare battery to try and also try my battery in another Note 3. I did have a micro sd card in there which I've taken out but I'm just worried about my data on the phone. I hadn't even backed up my contacts or whatsapp logs or pics that were on the phone's memory. Anyone else faced this problem? What could it be and how can I recover my data?

If it's not a battery then look here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2624203
Or google other similar thread about 'debrick image'
Or get a warranty replacement before you make it worse.
Sent from my SM-N9005 using Tapatalk

Rosli59564 said:
If it's not a battery then look here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2624203
Or google other similar thread about 'debrick image'
Or get a warranty replacement before you make it worse.
Sent from my SM-N9005 using Tapatalk
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Thanks, I will try that in the morning. But 1st I'll try another battery and hopefully that'll be it.
My top priority is the data on the phone, do you know if the method in the thread you mentioned wipes everything? I'll take the phone to the Samsung store in the morning and see what they have to say. Cheers.

xmob101 said:
Thanks, I will try that in the morning. But 1st I'll try another battery and hopefully that'll be it.
My top priority is the data on the phone, do you know if the method in the thread you mentioned wipes everything? I'll take the phone to the Samsung store in the morning and see what they have to say. Cheers.
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I'm not sure but I think it will. After reflash firmware with odin maybe you'll need to wipe data.

xmob101 said:
I have a UK N-9005 Note 3 that won't turn on. It's all stock on the EE network.
It's been nearly 2 hours and I've tried pulling the battery out and reinserting. Power button, home and volume down for 15 secs and still no response. Also tried a different charger but nothing. Even tried attaching it via USB to my laptop and still no sign of life. There's no red light or vibration when I plug the usb cable from the charger or laptop. What else could I try?
It's nearly midnight here so I can't get hold of a spare battery to try and also try my battery in another Note 3. I did have a micro sd card in there which I've taken out but I'm just worried about my data on the phone. I hadn't even backed up my contacts or whatsapp logs or pics that were on the phone's memory. Anyone else faced this problem? What could it be and how can I recover my data?
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I don’t know whats the issue. But after this fixed if you’re using any antivirus then move to Avast and use its backup added app. It will take a backup of contact, call logs and sms every day or even during every activities.
Any phone can dead/down any time. So its better to take backup all time.

Yep, absolutely. And the funny thing is yesterday morning I was looking at some backup apps but as most of them require ROOT for full functionality I didn't download them. You think it'll never happen to you and then BAM, phone is dead.
Anyway I'm going to the Samsung service centre in an hour so let's see what they say first. Will update thread with the result.

It's likely a dead motherboard.
As for backup apps, in the future, try Helium.
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Ok so I handed the phone in to the service centre yesterday afternoon and was told it's not the battery and they'll need to keep the phone and run some tests. I was told I'll get the phone back in 2 or 3 days and they'll call me when it's done and in the mean time I can track the progress online.
Yesterday evening I thought I'll check to see if they've started work on the phone and the online tracking system said the repair has been completed. I Quickly drove down to pick it up and was told they replaced the motherboard and the data is obviously lost. The phone wasn't rooted or anything but all that time I've had it I tweaked everything to my satisfaction and now I'll have to start all over again.
@ ShadowLea I've used Helium before to back up my Note 2 before I sold it and transferred the data on to the Note 3. It didn't back up all the app settings properly and messed up my Whatsapp folder big time, with different pics under different contacts and so on. I'll give it another shot and see how I get on once I've set up my phone again.
And I'd advise everyone to at least have some basic back up solutions in place to insure against the worst happening to your device.
On a separate note, what's the best ROOT method right now? I don't wish to install custom roms and kernals and would prefer not to trip knox in case I need to get the phone repaired again. I have the SM-N9005 running on 4.4.2.

How to root Samsung Galaxy S4 without PC?

My device's USB port is not responding. Can't charge the phone or connect to PC. And all backup/restore apps for app data backup requires the device to be rooted. So I'm trying to root the device, get a data backup of some of my apps and move the data to a new device and restore it there.
Here are some details of my device:
Model: GT-I9505
Android version: 4.4.2
Baseband: I9505ZHUFNL1
Kernel: 3.4.0-3501301
Can anyone give me some help on either:
How to root the device without a PC? or How to backup app data and restore it on another device?
I've tried these apps for rooting already: towelroot, KingRoot, Poot, and iRoot. All failed...
Thanks,
K

Other than Towelroot, which you already tried, all rooting methods require a USB connection. But, you're really making things more difficult than they need be. The replacement board for the bottom of the S4 with the MicroUSB connector should be relatively inexpensive. Buy one and repair the phone with it, rather than wasting battery power trying to root and backup data.

Strephon Alkhalikoi said:
Other than Towelroot, which you already tried, all rooting methods require a USB connection. But, you're really making things more difficult than they need be. The replacement board for the bottom of the S4 with the MicroUSB connector should be relatively inexpensive. Buy one and repair the phone with it, rather than wasting battery power trying to root and backup data.
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The phone was dropped into saltwater, and couldn't even turn it on. Just got it "fixed" recently where I could turn it on and see all my data., but no USB and it also seems like the wifi connection is also weak. Cost me $300, and I told the specialist that "fixed" it and he told me it would cost another $50 to fix the USB. However, he says that he doesn't guarantee that the phone will turn on the next time he "operates" on it since most of the interior is damaged badly. And that the phone would die pretty soon...
Any suggestions on this? Would it also be feasible to move the internal memory of the damaged s4 into another s4?
Thanks,
K

kakenx said:
The phone was dropped into saltwater, and couldn't even turn it on. Just got it "fixed" recently where I could turn it on and see all my data., but no USB and it also seems like the wifi connection is also weak. Cost me $300, and I told the specialist that "fixed" it and he told me it would cost another $50 to fix the USB. However, he says that he doesn't guarantee that the phone will turn on the next time he "operates" on it since most of the interior is damaged badly. And that the phone would die pretty soon...
Any suggestions on this? Would it also be feasible to move the internal memory of the damaged s4 into another s4?
Thanks,
K
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I think for 300$ you could've bought a broken S4 and use it for parts (like the motherboard). Or you could've just bought a second-hand one. Heck, you could've bought even a new one. I saw an S4 on Amazon for 289.99$ (Unlocked Internationat version) + Free Shipping. 300$ seems too much for something that isn't even fixed right.

@OP: By now I'm sure you realize that you were ripped off. You asked for suggestions? Get another device, but forget about moving the flash memory.

GDReaper said:
I think for 300$ you could've bought a broken S4 and use it for parts (like the motherboard). Or you could've just bought a second-hand one. Heck, you could've bought even a new one. I saw an S4 on Amazon for 289.99$ (Unlocked Internationat version) + Free Shipping. 300$ seems too much for something that isn't even fixed right.
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Yep, guess I was just a bit desperate on getting the data. Now I can see the app data but not restore it on a new phone....

kakenx said:
Yep, guess I was just a bit desperate on getting the data. Now I can see the app data but not restore it on a new phone....
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You require the connection to a PC, no matter how you turn it. Helium is an app that allows you to backup data without root. But requires a PC. Most root methods require a PC.
Installing a custom recovery requires either a pc, or root.
I wonder if Mobile Odin would help you in any way.

Strephon Alkhalikoi said:
@OP: By now I'm sure you realize that you were ripped off. You asked for suggestions? Get another device, but forget about moving the flash memory.
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Is moving the flash memory a bad idea? I need to get some app data moved to a new device somehow and restore the app with the original data.

GDReaper said:
You require the connection to a PC, no matter how you turn it. Helium is an app that allows you to backup data without root. But requires a PC. Most root methods require a PC.
Installing a custom recovery requires either a pc, or root. Rooting requires a PC.
I wonder if Mobile Odin would help you in any way.
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I think I read somewhere that Mobile Odin required the device to be rooted in order to be able to use it.

Moving the flash memory chip to a new board is about as expensive as buying a new motherboard. If you're looking to save the data however, purchase a USB board, which should be inexpensive, and replace the board yourself. That board is separate from the rest of the electronics, and until that board is replaced nothing can be done. As previously mentioned, a connection to the PC is required.

Backup first, then root
First, if you still failed in rooting your phone with those apps, please try to use iRoot for PC version since it has higher success rate.
Then, the backup issue. There is no "complete" backup of Android if you have not rooted it. However, you can find ways to get the utmost backup before rooting.
1. Copy and Transfer Data to PC
2. Use Google to Backup Your Android Device Data
3. Apply Google+ App to Backup Photos
4. Use SMS Backup
In sum, get the backup before rooting first. And then move to try iRoot for PC version for rooting.

@Fishinthesea: You didn't read the thread. The OP's entire problem stems from the fact he cannot connect the S4 to the PC because the MicroUSB port on the bottom is broken. While your advice is useful, the OP would need to replace the broken port first before being able to do anything. Also, it has been six months since the OP posted this thread, and it's likely he already purchased a new unit, after getting ripped off on a repair.

Replacing phone. (6p -> 6p) Want to flash old system to new for minimal change

Title sucks.
I'm getting a new 6p to replace my current 6p to subvert the severe battery drain I'm getting due to extended use. Due to there being very few battery replacement options, and none with decent reviews, I've opted for the 'free' replacement device due to being still in 'warranty'. However, I've rooted and tweaked the hell out of my current phone. So what I want to know, is there a way that I can basically flash the entirety of my old phone to the new phone? Root/tweaks/docs/music/etc. All of it.
I can go through the process of rooting/tweaking again, but it's been months and months since I originally started. I can't remember everything I've done, and I like it the way it is, so I'd rather keep it if possible.
The new phone is already on order with next day shipping (for free, yay!), so battery replacement isn't happening. Would prefer direct flash of some sort. I don't mind a hassle for the complete product. I will attempt a 100% backup using twrp, my current recovery app, but if there's a more comprehensive option I'd like to explore it.

I am looking for a solution as well. I tried a full twrp backup but for some reason on the replacement device it does not let me restore the backup. I have tried multiple ways of pushing the image to the replacement and no go. Even tried to adb pull and push. It does not let me restore it. If anyone responds to this thread to help us out it would be much appreciated.

How did you restore to stock such that the initial warning message on starting the device went away?