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USB debugging?

What is 'usb debugging' my unit is now going into this mode when connected via USB? stock, no idea..
and no USB debugging is not on in the development settings.
Amazing file system: It's created duplicates of just about everything in both SD drives.
OK this is really a toy as it's just buggy as hell.
I can see why Viewsonic is walking away from this.
So then I went in and activated debugging and then turned it off and then I could connect.
This is stock mind you. Maybe it's time for TNTlite.
Weird it disconnects the SDCARD2 with USB connected? Only internal memory?
Everyday it has a new personality.
OK that's confirmed it shuts off the SDCARD2 with USB connected.

intech said:
What is 'usb debugging' my unit is now going into this mode when connected via USB? stock, no idea..
and no USB debugging is not on in the development settings.
Amazing file system: It's created duplicates of just about everything in both SD drives.
OK this is really a toy as it's just buggy as hell.
I can see why Viewsonic is walking away from this.
So then I went in and activated debugging and then turned it off and then I could connect.
This is stock mind you. Maybe it's time for TNTlite.
Weird it disconnects the SDCARD2 with USB connected? Only internal memory?
Everyday it has a new personality.
OK that's confirmed it shuts off the SDCARD2 with USB connected.
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usb debugging is for adb (short for Android Debug Bridge) and its basically for accessing the file system (not file transfer...although it can) if you get adb setup on your computer there are some good managers that have very useful features like installing multiple apps at the same time (know as batch installing) removing apps, screen shot taking, file transfer and so on...the one that i use is called QtADB...now if you just want file transfer you have to enable usb transfer option in the notification pop up
as far as i know adb is a feature that come with every android phone

intech said:
What is 'usb debugging' my unit is now going into this mode when connected via USB? stock, no idea..
and no USB debugging is not on in the development settings.
Amazing file system: It's created duplicates of just about everything in both SD drives.
OK this is really a toy as it's just buggy as hell.
I can see why Viewsonic is walking away from this.
So then I went in and activated debugging and then turned it off and then I could connect.
This is stock mind you. Maybe it's time for TNTlite.
Weird it disconnects the SDCARD2 with USB connected? Only internal memory?
Everyday it has a new personality.
OK that's confirmed it shuts off the SDCARD2 with USB connected.
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Yes, when USB is connected I also cannot access SDcard2 from PC - I understood this to be normal. I use a folder on SDcard for staging and copy files and folders over ... or use dropbox, it is stupid easy.
If you are still running the stock Tab - you absolutely cannot judge it fairly. As everyone else here (and other places) acknowledges, the stock setup is craptastic.
Do yourself a favor and get CWM on, then VEGAnTab, do the market fix and install a few apps - THEN decide whether you like it or not. My money is on your opinion making a 180.

I've got CWM installed, dropbox and titanium backup, did the market fix but it's not much, just moving slowly and for the love of clowns I can't figure out which ROM to go with, TNTlite.. or this honeycream I hear of although that will be beta for awhile. Yeah I need to stop stalling. I'm just punishing myself with this stock configuration. Well this is good training for the big day., or night.
That USB nonsense just started. Turning debug on and off seems to have 'fixed' it but I don't know what kicked it on. Glad to know that about the SDCARD2, I can see it in the file explorer but I missed the USB part. I moved my music files over using the move as you suggested.
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Yes, when USB is connected I also cannot access SDcard2 from PC - I understood this to be normal. I use a folder on SDcard for staging and copy files and folders over ... or use dropbox, it is stupid easy.
If you are still running the stock Tab - you absolutely cannot judge it fairly. As everyone else here (and other places) acknowledges, the stock setup is craptastic.
Do yourself a favor and get CWM on, then VEGAnTab, do the market fix and install a few apps - THEN decide whether you like it or not. My money is on your opinion making a 180.
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installed TNTlite

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installed TNTlite
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I actually started with TnT Lite and ran it for about a week before making the move to VEGAnTab. Found I just liked the "look and feel" more.
Definitely going to flash Honeycream when a (fairly) stable ROM is available.

This is very funny as I installed TnTLite and I thought I was on the old ROM. Panic slowly going away as I read It's similarities to stock (lite did not give it away to me ). Yes VEGAnTab is what I was expecting although this new ROM is nice and fast. GTab seemed to become less heavy too Can I hold out for Honeycream (HoneyComb for those not in on the joke)? or weaken and go over to VEGAnTab First look at an almost full Android market has really excited me. I ran the market upgrade on stock and it worked but not much of anything was available. I'm already crumbling
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I actually started with TnT Lite and ran it for about a week before making the move to VEGAnTab. Found I just liked the "look and feel" more.
Definitely going to flash Honeycream when a (fairly) stable ROM is available.
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[Q] Fastcharge Mod with Touch Pro GSM?

I'm suprised how little I've been able to find on fast charging the Touch Pro?
There is a mod where the battery.dll (or battdrvr.dll?) file can be replaced to trick the phone into thinking it is charging from the wall charger rather than the USB socket which can increase the current by nearly 3 times based on my testing, despite the usb limit!
The mod I'm referring to is the nuebattery one which is only available for CDMA versions and not as a CAB.
Could anyone shed any light on this, from what I've read the dll file limits the current in USB mode and all it takes is a change of a few bits to unlock the full 900mA limit, currently I get about 160mA via USB but when I shorted the data lines mimicing the AC charger I got 370mA charging current.
Thanks

If I need to fast-charge for whatever reason, I just shut the device down. I think it charges quickly via usb or a wall-charger when it's shut down, but I can't honestly say if that's the case.

What do you mean by "not as a cab"? Have you checked the SITE lately? Keeping in mind, I have yet to attempt to install the cabbed version but if that is all you were really looking for, it might prove beneficial to try installing it first. I've considered it once or twice but never made it to the actual implementation phase yet...
Though the more I think about it, the more I am tempted to install it on my testing device (raph100-GSM version)...

The only cabs's are nuePowerCPL which seems to imply it would only work with the older HTC Touch and Mogul, (I don't think this includes the usb mod anyway), and nueBattery for CDMA Touch pro 2 /Diamond which I would try if my device wasn't GSM. If you do try attepting to install it though please let me know the results.
I've tried usb charging with it turned off but I don't think it charges much faster also I'm trying to get a fast charge going as I have it in a USB dock sync'd.
I'd imagine someone somewhere will have ported it over to Touch pro GSM but I've searched for a good few hours online and haven't been able to find anything suggesting this.

So am I understanding this correctly; the file called "nuePowerCPL-152-v1.52-cab" found on the site does NOT work/is NOT compatible with our devices? Reason I ask is because I'm about to install it on my TP/RAPH100...
Additionally, I also see a battery driver available for the TP2/Diamond2, specifically for the GSM versions. I wonder what the difference is here...
Anyone would know where to put said .dll/battery.dll?
Weird, it (the program, which installs a shortcut to "start - settings - system") seems to actually "work" but for the life of me, I just don't see the difference. There again, I did just plug it in to a USB cable that I have connected to a wall adapter... :/

Ok, apparently I can't read.. I did see the cab and everything else but missed the part saying that it included a GSM compatable nuebattery - I thought that this cab was useless to what I was trying to do.
I've installed it along with the driver which states only Titan/Vogue but as expected it doesn't work, I'm still getting around 160mA reading.
battery.dll goes in the Windows folder but I don't have a battery.dll, I seem to have a batterydrvr instead. I would try renaming the battery.dll to this and pasting it in but I have a feeling I'll end up with a paper weight until I reflash, unless someone is brave enough to try. This was actually suggested in a thread on here but the discussion ended there.
The full current is allowed to flow when the data lines are shorted. The lines are shorted internally in the adapter, so yes any usb lead can work for "usb mode" and high current "AC mode".
I'm still looking to unlock high current mode for tough pro GSM ...

Need to figure out how to overwrite battdrvr.dll it won't replace it much less rename. Might need to be cooked in perhaps?

Hm is there a way of getting raw access to the files on the internal flash memory, perhaps from a bootable app on the memory card?

Actually, if this program/app/mod supposedly works with the TP2(among others), one would only need to figure out how or where to place the dll. Something tells me it isn't the windows directory; or else it would've worked (logic thinking here). Not saying it's impossible just thinking that if the file was available in this manner, one would think it would be a fairly painless process, right? Keep in mind, I've already copied the file (battery.dll) over to the windows directory with the program installed via cab and I still can't tell a difference. Am I missing something/over looking a step, perhaps?
Going to start over from a fresh flash and copy over the dll then install the cab and see if there is any difference.

The main thing I don't understand is why we don't have a battery.dll, it is a hidden file in the Windows folder according to lots of places and sounds like a critical part of WM6. Hidden or not if it existed though I wouldn't have just been able to paste battery.dll in without any conflict surley as it would still state another file with the same name existed.
I was thinking of emailing nue from the contact link to ask as like you said, there is no doccumentation for whatever reason. If you download Tbattery it shows you the current as +xxx (charging) or -xxx (discharging) so you can see if the driver is working

Bump c'mon I know others here must have something useful to contribute and would really like to get this mod working?

matt09 said:
The main thing I don't understand is why we don't have a battery.dll, it is a hidden file in the Windows folder according to lots of places and sounds like a critical part of WM6. Hidden or not if it existed though I wouldn't have just been able to paste battery.dll in without any conflict surley as it would still state another file with the same name existed.
I was thinking of emailing nue from the contact link to ask as like you said, there is no doccumentation for whatever reason. If you download Tbattery it shows you the current as +xxx (charging) or -xxx (discharging) so you can see if the driver is working
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Looking in a kitchen for the Fuze I see battdrvr.dll and not battery.dll

I think the problem was that there is no way to overwrite that file, less you cook it in. I also have no clue as to what the difference is between the two files. Without the censent of the developer of this driver, it would prove quite difficult to re-enineer a drive for the TP (since this was for the TP2, according to the site).

Ok, for anyone interested here is what I did in the end. I bought a £5 Expansys dock which is damn good for the money. I then took it to bits and added a double pole double throw switch.
I took the two data lines and soldered them in such a way that in one switch position the phone data lines would be shorted, allowing full charging current. In the other position the data lines from the phone are connected to those coming into the dock from the PC.
I'm pretty happy with the setup now, all that is required is a flick of a switch to put it in "fast charge" mode. I still don't get the full 900mA but get about 720 with a dead battery which is damn better than the 160 from USB.
If anyone wants any guidance doing this mod I'll be happy to help.

MTP Sucks

With the latest (and unfortunate) update from HTC, I have come to the conclusion that MTP is not the best protocol to transfer files between 2 devices. Why? It's much slower plus less secure. Maybe I just wanted to charge my device when hooking it up to the PC. With normal USB file transfer, by default, the phone does not mount and show its files to the PC. With MTP it does; and there's no way to stop it. MTP is also less stable. I had freeze ups many times when transferring large files where my computer no longer recognized the device. I had to unplug and restart.
Is anyone else having issues? Or is it just me being on Windows 8? Anyone know of a way to disable MTP and use the traditional way of mounting to sync? Thanks.

Just got an option I'm going to try. I worked on other devices I'll try ours:
"Use system tuner app. Go to startup button. Check for mtp. Click on it and find the exclude button. Click on it. Restart your tab. Connect to your charger and see if it works. For me it does, but you probably have to repeat the step because mtp might appear in your startup again (i don`t know how to kill it once for all)."
Source:
http://www.askmefast.com/How_to_disable_MTP_mode_on_samsung_galaxy-qna1310615.html#q750233
Will report back. For all you's who don't mind MTP, disregard this thread

Em can you explain the 'less secure' bit? But ya it sucks lol.

Closed Source Project said:
With the latest (and unfortunate) update from HTC, I have come to the conclusion that MTP is not the best protocol to transfer files between 2 devices. Why? It's much slower plus less secure. Maybe I just wanted to charge my device when hooking it up to the PC. With normal USB file transfer, by default, the phone does not mount and show its files to the PC. With MTP it does; and there's no way to stop it. MTP is also less stable. I had freeze ups many times when transferring large files where my computer no longer recognized the device. I had to unplug and restart.
Is anyone else having issues? Or is it just me being on Windows 8? Anyone know of a way to disable MTP and use the traditional way of mounting to sync? Thanks.
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in windows 8 it sucks like hell, im with you, but in windows 7 is working fine and super fast, i pass large files from my pc to my phone, and when i say large, they are really large. i use my phone for movies, and i download movies from 5 to 6 GB, and it take a couple of seconds to get from my pc to my phone. you need updated drivers for it to make it work right.

blackwing182 said:
in windows 8 it sucks like hell, im with you, but in windows 7 is working fine and super fast, i pass large files from my pc to my phone, and when i say large, they are really large. i use my phone for movies, and i download movies from 5 to 6 GB, and it take a couple of seconds to get from my pc to my phone. you need updated drivers for it to make it work right.
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Em what that just bs for a start the filesystem don't even support more the 4gb and then you got the fact there is no way it would copy over so fast that it puts my SSD drive to shame.

I always reboot to TWRP and use mount as old USB Mass Storage.

TheEndHK said:
I always reboot to TWRP and use mount as old USB Mass Storage.
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Ya I do this too since the only thing that get put on there is roms which I'm about to flash.

blackwing182 said:
... but in windows 7 is working fine and super fast
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Bull****.
MTP cant get over 2MB/sec even when using a high-end PC with SSD HDDs and USB3(yes i know the S doesnt support usb3, thats not the point), while USBMS easily do 10-15MB/sec, and ADB 5-6MB/sec.
MTP is worse than useless. Good thing I coded Quick ADB :silly:

MTP & the suck
I can agree on the initial frustration I had, trying to understand why my other android device allowed the copying of any file ext. onto the SD card. I bought a new phone with the same ICS os(phone did not come with a file manager), when I learned of MTP then what I learned now was that mass storage no longer exists . It is a more secure way the computer reads the device, so to avoid the blockade you'll need another device anything that has m-sd card capability so you can dump any one or more files onto it first off. Then goto googleplay and dl a good file manager program to use while accessing file in the phone. It should be simple from then in on to install any backed up .apk files or view any media(phone did not come with a versatile media player)files.

Closed Source Project said:
With the latest (and unfortunate) update from HTC, I have come to the conclusion that MTP is not the best protocol to transfer files between 2 devices. Why? It's much slower plus less secure. Maybe I just wanted to charge my device when hooking it up to the PC. With normal USB file transfer, by default, the phone does not mount and show its files to the PC. With MTP it does; and there's no way to stop it. MTP is also less stable. I had freeze ups many times when transferring large files where my computer no longer recognized the device. I had to unplug and restart.
Is anyone else having issues? Or is it just me being on Windows 8? Anyone know of a way to disable MTP and use the traditional way of mounting to sync? Thanks.
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did not work for me, mtp still loaded!
i hate mtp, every time i copy a image file or video from my phone, it is corrupted, windows 7 or xp.
sometimes my wallpapers get corrupted just using es file explorer or just what seems randomly.
this is on my verizon note 2, running stock JB 4.1.2
anyone find a real solution yet?
if i have to root to get this solved, so be it, but i am about to do so any way since i miss having more control over my device.
turns out after testing, my sd card is a faked 64gb class 10, transfer rate suggests class 4 and 4gb of data was verified, good news is i can still get my money back and my friend who sold it to me may not have known it was a faked card.

MTP is completely retarded. UMS is a tried-and-tested protocol, this is the biggest sh*t sandwich Google has handed Android users so far.
MTP crashes every single time I try to use it. Try opening a folder that contains a large number of files. Explorer will freeze. Furthermore, MTP requres a device-specific driver, whereas UMS uses a standard driver. Oh this sucks so much!

Guys, I don't understand you really... In every ROM I've flashed lately being it AOSP or Sense based, there's an option to switch from MTP to the "old" UMS mode. In AOSP based ROMs it is usually located in Settings - Storage and you should open the menu there and you have USB Computer Connection where you can choose whatever you like. It is an option like any other options, you can use it or not
And yes I agree with you...it sucks

Rapier said:
Guys, I don't understand you really... In every ROM I've flashed lately being it AOSP or Sense based, there's an option to switch from MTP to the "old" UMS mode. In AOSP based ROMs it is usually located in Settings - Storage and you should open the menu there and you have USB Computer Connection where you can choose whatever you like. It is an option like any other options, you can use it or not
And yes I agree with you...it sucks
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I am on a rooted S4 MINI using the original stock ROM. Other than this small niggle, after removing all the crapware I am pretty happy with what I have, although if there is a compatible ROM that would bring UMS to the table I'd be happy to try it. I just find it very annoying that earlier Samsung phones used to have the UMS option but recently they decided to get rid of it. That's as stupid as it can possibly get: a tried and tested, working feature that was already in place... WTF not just leave it there??

Scooxdroid said:
I am on a rooted S4 MINI using the original stock ROM. Other than this small niggle, after removing all the crapware I am pretty happy with what I have, although if there is a compatible ROM that would bring UMS to the table I'd be happy to try it. I just find it very annoying that earlier Samsung phones used to have the UMS option but recently they decided to get rid of it. That's as stupid as it can possibly get: a tried and tested, working feature that was already in place... WTF not just leave it there??
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I know CM11 has the option included and I'm sure you have either an official or a CM11 port available for S4 mini

Rapier said:
I know CM11 has the option included and I'm sure you have either an official or a CM11 port available for S4 mini
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I'll definitely look at it, thanks!

Scooxdroid said:
I'll definitely look at it, thanks!
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Thx

[Q] Deleted photo recovery from internal memory

I have a Droid Razr HD Android Version 4.1.2 Build number 9.8.1q-79
Is there anyway to recover my deleted photos from my internal memory?
I lost 5 months worth of pics. This pics are very important to me.
I have tried various recovery programs using my PC but I can't get these programs to recognize my phone through a USB port.
It appears that I have to use my phone instead of my PC to recover my pics but when I try to open any recovery program that I download my phone will not open the program.
I have at least 100 pics or more that I accidentally deleted. The majority of these pics where taken at my job which I use for reference. I should have had these pics on my external card but I just plain screwed up on that move. I have been told that I should switch phone to "mass storage" but I can't get my phone to do that. Rooting my phone has been suggested also but I think that option is above my pay grade. I know just enough about computers and smart phones to get me in trouble.
If the was no way to recover pics and files I would just accept my loses and move on but recovery is possible from what I understand. I just don't know why it has to be so difficult.
Thanks in advance for any help I can get.------------------------------------------------------Joe

Joe F said:
I have a Droid Razr HD Android Version 4.1.2 Build number 9.8.1q-79
Is there anyway to recover my deleted photos from my internal memory?
I lost 5 months worth of pics. This pics are very important to me.
I have tried various recovery programs using my PC but I can't get these programs to recognize my phone through a USB port.
It appears that I have to use my phone instead of my PC to recover my pics but when I try to open any recovery program that I download my phone will not open the program.
I have at least 100 pics or more that I accidentally deleted. The majority of these pics where taken at my job which I use for reference. I should have had these pics on my external card but I just plain screwed up on that move. I have been told that I should switch phone to "mass storage" but I can't get my phone to do that. Rooting my phone has been suggested also but I think that option is above my pay grade. I know just enough about computers and smart phones to get me in trouble.
If the was no way to recover pics and files I would just accept my loses and move on but recovery is possible from what I understand. I just don't know why it has to be so difficult.
Thanks in advance for any help I can get.------------------------------------------------------Joe
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sorry i cant help with recovering the pics, but as far as your pc recognizing the phone, you have the latest moto drivers installed? (google search them), and you have usb debugging enabled in the developer menu?
both of those would cause your pc to not see the phone if not installed/enabled.
also there are 2 settings in the pull down menu for usb debugging when connected, if one doesnt work, try the other one.

bweN diorD said:
sorry i cant help with recovering the pics, but as far as your pc recognizing the phone, you have the latest moto drivers installed? (google search them), and you have usb debugging enabled in the developer menu?
both of those would cause your pc to not see the phone if not installed/enabled.
also there are 2 settings in the pull down menu for usb debugging when connected, if one doesnt work, try the other one.
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My PC with recognize my phone. I just can't get recovery programs to recognize my phone.

I can't believe that there is no way to access my internal memory and recover my pics.

Well you deleted them.. Not Motorola, not us, not even your phone man you personally. So don't go get frustrated at us.
Sent from my PACMAN MATRIX HD MAXX

as deeje00 so politely put it :silly: not all problems are fixable, and some that are still cant be fixed. we advise as best we can, the best advice at this point is to use something like g+ going forward so this doesn't happen again.

deeje00 said:
Well you deleted them.. Not Motorola, not us, not even your phone man you personally. So don't go get frustrated at us.
Sent from my PACMAN MATRIX HD MAXX
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The only person I am frustrated at is myself for not being perfect like some other people.

bweN diorD said:
as deeje00 so politely put it :silly: not all problems are fixable, and some that are still cant be fixed. we advise as best we can, the best advice at this point is to use something like g+ going forward so this doesn't happen again.
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I understand that not everything can be repaired. Contrary to what some people may think I am not frustrated at the help I have received from this site and the many others I have used. I just find it hard to believe that I am the only person who owns one of these phones that ended up with this problem. I am amazed at what this phone can do and I still am learning about all of it's capabilities. That is why I find it hard to believe that I can't access what is setting right there in my hand.
Although I am not a builder of phones by any means it seems to me that a simple recycle bin would give people a second chance after making a mistake.
Thanks for everybody's help so far. I am going to continue looking for a solution and if it is out there and I can find it I will post what I find here so others will not have to search so hard.

You may follow this step by step guide: android photo recovery
hope this helps.

dude, just pop your SD card in your PC using an adapter,then there are several prog that can do the job.
Icaredata recovery
easus recovery
recuva
you ll get them back, just stop writing to the card now.

hbenz2008 said:
dude, just pop your SD card in your PC using an adapter,then there are several prog that can do the job.
Icaredata recovery
easus recovery
recuva
you ll get them back, just stop writing to the card now.
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maybe you missed the topic of this thread: "deleted photo recovery from INTERNAL memory"
you obviously cant pop out the card thats on the board to do what you are saying.

Sure did, my bad
Sent from my XT925 using xda premium

bweN diorD said:
maybe you missed the topic of this thread: "deleted photo recovery from INTERNAL memory"
you obviously cant pop out the card thats on the board to do what you are saying.
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I hope you havent gived up just yet, try this,
http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=...rICwBA&usg=AFQjCNGFIrepDa3LtwFBhg42_CK5CX3roQ
inside this video there is a link to an app you install on your Windows PC,
It helped me get a lot of info from my phone internal memory (which I didn't deleted by the way, it was a corruption caused by my PC )
Let me know if this helped you a bit.

search Android data recovery on Google
Some Android data recovery software can restore lost pictures from internal memory of Android phone. Here are my suggestions:
(1) Carefully check the "user manual", make sure it can support your Android phone model.
(2) Do not pay for any data recovery software unless it has found the lost photos.
Good luck!
Joe F said:
I have a Droid Razr HD Android Version 4.1.2 Build number 9.8.1q-79
Is there anyway to recover my deleted photos from my internal memory?
I lost 5 months worth of pics. This pics are very important to me.
I have tried various recovery programs using my PC but I can't get these programs to recognize my phone through a USB port.
It appears that I have to use my phone instead of my PC to recover my pics but when I try to open any recovery program that I download my phone will not open the program.
I have at least 100 pics or more that I accidentally deleted. The majority of these pics where taken at my job which I use for reference. I should have had these pics on my external card but I just plain screwed up on that move. I have been told that I should switch phone to "mass storage" but I can't get my phone to do that. Rooting my phone has been suggested also but I think that option is above my pay grade. I know just enough about computers and smart phones to get me in trouble.
If the was no way to recover pics and files I would just accept my loses and move on but recovery is possible from what I understand. I just don't know why it has to be so difficult.
Thanks in advance for any help I can get.------------------------------------------------------Joe
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If you use Google, you might have your pictures backed up for you. Not a lot of people put a lot of credibility in this but it's saved my butt when I wiped my phone to try the latest greatest ROM (wiped everything, including SD) forgetting I had my Korean vacation pictures on the phone. Fortunately, I allow Google to back up my pictures.
Trust me, disaster averted. Wife would have killed me dead.
That data recovery thing looks kind of fake to me, but the previous advice is good, don't pay for anything unless it can actually recover your data.

Options with Motorola Razr M at Red Eye

Hi, first time poster hoping for some help with my first encounter with Red Eye at bootup. I have a stock phone. I don't really care about the phone but my wife really wants the pictures off it. It doesn't have an SD card or cloud backup and the pictures are on internal memory. I am able to get into the boot options (like AP fastboot) but I do not know what the options will do for me exactly. Can I choose an option that may fix the phone but will not wipe the memory? Is there any possiblity a PC can see the phone at the Red Eye screen if I connect with USB(would a certified Verizon data cable help?) Would actually opening the phone and doing some sort of mod get me any closer to retrieving pictures? I am a complete novice at this kind of thing and only have experience with PC hardware and software and the like.

GLE3 said:
Hi, first time poster hoping for some help with my first encounter with Red Eye at bootup. I have a stock phone. I don't really care about the phone but my wife really wants the pictures off it. It doesn't have an SD card or cloud backup and the pictures are on internal memory. I am able to get into the boot options (like AP fastboot) but I do not know what the options will do for me exactly. Can I choose an option that may fix the phone but will not wipe the memory? Is there any possiblity a PC can see the phone at the Red Eye screen if I connect with USB(would a certified Verizon data cable help?) Would actually opening the phone and doing some sort of mod get me any closer to retrieving pictures? I am a complete novice at this kind of thing and only have experience with PC hardware and software and the like.
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none of those options will be of any direct help, however fastboot may be used to try and fix it later.
first,
- do you know what caused it to become like this?
- is it bootloader unlocked? if you dont know what that is, there will be some dialogue on the fastboot screen. status code=0 locked or similar.
- do you know what version it was on? if you dont know, did you always update when available? would likely mean latest version.
- do you have a windows pc available, with a usb 2 port, and a cable to connect the phone to it?
edit,
ultimately, this is where we are headed, if you want to take a look at it. specifically the "rsd flasher". i was going to go another route, but this is probably a more direct option.
the rsd flasher will take you to another site, and is made by samuri. im not real familiar with his tool, but know its good. just will save me time in having you tear the fxz apart and flash certain things.
**note, im not sure if this phone was made for multiple carriers, this will only be relevant when getting the correct fxz file. samuri will know more about this than i would.

bweN diorD said:
none of those options will be of any direct help, however fastboot may be used to try and fix it later.
first,
- do you know what caused it to become like this?
- is it bootloader unlocked? if you dont know what that is, there will be some dialogue on the fastboot screen. status code=0 locked or similar.
- do you know what version it was on? if you dont know, did you always update when available? would likely mean latest version.
- do you have a windows pc available, with a usb 2 port, and a cable to connect the phone to it?
edit,
ultimately, this is where we are headed, if you want to take a look at it. specifically the "rsd flasher". i was going to go another route, but this is probably a more direct option.
the rsd flasher will take you to another site, and is made by samuri. im not real familiar with his tool, but know its good. just will save me time in having you tear the fxz apart and flash certain things.
**note, im not sure if this phone was made for multiple carriers, this will only be relevant when getting the correct fxz file. samuri will know more about this than i would.
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First off, thanks your reply! I've been to other sites that were not helpful even to this point! To answer your questions:
bweN diorD said:
- do you know what caused it to become like this?
- is it bootloader unlocked? if you dont know what that is, there will be some dialogue on the fastboot screen. status code=0 locked or similar.
- do you know what version it was on? if you dont know, did you always update when available? would likely mean latest version.
- do you have a windows pc available, with a usb 2 port, and a cable to connect the phone to it?
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Not exactly sure what happen to the phone. My wife tells me one minute it was charged at 26% and working fine, the next moment it was 'dead'.
It is locked with a status of 0
My Wife says if the phone had automated updates(if stock phone is configured that way) then yes she has all the updates. If updates require manual intervention then it's probably not updated.
Yes, I have a Windows PC with 2 USB ports and a generic data cable that fits the phone.
I'm looking at the post you linked too now... Thanks again for your help!

GLE3 said:
First off, thanks your reply! I've been to other sites that were not helpful even to this point! To answer your questions:
Not exactly sure what happen to the phone. My wife tells me one minute it was charged at 26% and working fine, the next moment it was 'dead'.
It is locked with a status of 0
My Wife says if the phone had automated updates(if stock phone is configured that way) then yes she has all the updates. If updates require manual intervention then it's probably not updated.
Yes, I have a Windows PC with 2 USB ports and a generic data cable that fits the phone.
I'm looking at the post you linked too now... Thanks again for your help!
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no problem
its likely your phone is fully updated, but since we arent 100% sure, its going to be best to go with the most current file. reason being, because you are locked, you can only flash = or forward. if you try to flash back, it will either not work, or bootloop. usually not work.
it would probably be best if you continued this in @SamuriHL's thread for the rsd flasher. he is very helpful, will likely be able to quickly point you to the most current file, and will be able to answer any questions about the tool where i wouldnt.