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Google TV hack!

Greetings Programs!
I have found the recovery menu for Sony's Google TV/BluRay player!
Here are the details on how to access it (from my original post here: androidforums.[COM]/google-tv/201827-sony-google-tv-hack.html)
OK... so I found out how to get into recovery mode on the Sony Google TV/BluRay player that was released yesterday.
1.Have everything plugged into the unit except the power coord. Have the power coord in your hand.
2.Press and hold the power button and plug the unit in.
3.Continue to hold down the power button for 3 seconds after plugging it in, then release the power button.
4.Wait a couple of seconds and it will say Sony, then you will see the recovery screen.
5.After it loads, press and hold the connect button on the unit. Then follow the directions at the bottom of the screen (Press and hold ALT+ENTER) for 8 seconds/until the bottom message changes. It will change back to it saying that you have to press the CONNECT button, but your remote IS connected.
6.You can now press the numbers assigned to the commands!
WARNING: This could possibly brick your unit and could possibly void your warranty. I am not responsible for anything that happens to your device.
I am going to work on trying to find working drivers and I am going to try to use the Android SDK Tools to install some applications, or at the least try to execute some shell commands. Hopefully we can root it!
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Lets start hacking!

awesome, I will have to keep my eye on this. google TV plus angry birds would be awesome.

Looking forward to seeing this thing cracked! I'm hoping someone will be able to get a USB tuner to work on one, so those without cable or satellite will be able to get TV content without the hassle of another set-top box.

Nice.... Wonder what the possibilities are
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OK Guys, I am still working on it. Heres a video of me booting it into the recovery mode.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L21guovXDsc

Thanks for the information about recovery, I tried it, and was able to get into recovery. I tried writing the logfile to USB, and it "seemed" to work, but after mounting the USB stick on my linux machine, I didn't see any files there.
I bought the Sony NSZ-GT1 so I could port my Android app Better Terminal Emulator Pro onto Google TV. I already ported it to Android-x86 in preparation for this, but seems like I could not ADB into the Google TV over Ethernet. Frustrated, I decided to take a screwdriver to my Google TV, and did a "teardown" as a result. You can see what the guts look like here:
http://www.magicandroidapps.com/wiki//index.php?title=Main_Page#Sony_NSZ-GT1_Google_TV_Teardown
Sorry the pictures are not that great, I used my Moto Droid to take them, and the lighting was terrible.
-Howard

hharte said:
Thanks for the information about recovery, I tried it, and was able to get into recovery. I tried writing the logfile to USB, and it "seemed" to work, but after mounting the USB stick on my linux machine, I didn't see any files there.
I bought the Sony NSZ-GT1 so I could port my Android app Better Terminal Emulator Pro onto Google TV. I already ported it to Android-x86 in preparation for this, but seems like I could not ADB into the Google TV over Ethernet. Frustrated, I decided to take a screwdriver to my Google TV, and did a "teardown" as a result. You can see what the guts look like here:
magicandroidapps.com
Sorry the pictures are not that great, I used my Moto Droid to take them, and the lighting was terrible.
-Howard
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ETHERNET? Hasnt anyone tried USB A to USB A cable? I've been busy all day. Gonna go get one tomorrow and figure it out for myself I guess. Can't stand that they have ALREADY corrected the hulu fix for the thing. Why shouldn't I be able to access my paid July plus account? Oh well.
Try USB a to USB a!!!!!

USB A to A will definitely not work. All of the USB ports are connected through internal SMSC 4-port hubs. There are two hubs in the unit, one in the back with 3 ports going to external connectors, and one going to the WLAN module. Up front there is another 4-port hub going to the front USB connector, and presumably to a BT module, but I didn't take mine far enough apart to be sure.
There is one large connector over near the CPU that might have some debug stuff on it.There are also about three 4-pin connectors populated, one of which might be a UART. There is also a footprint for another. Tomorrow I'll get my oscilloscope out and see if any of those pins wiggle on boot.
-Howard

hharte said:
USB A to A will definitely not work. All of the USB ports are connected through internal SMSC 4-port hubs. There are two hubs in the unit, one in the back with 3 ports going to external connectors, and one going to the WLAN module. Up front there is another 4-port hub going to the front USB connector, and presumably to a BT module, but I didn't take mine far enough apart to be sure.
There is one large connector over near the CPU that might have some debug stuff on it.There are also about three 4-pin connectors populated, one of which might be a UART. There is also a footprint for another. Tomorrow I'll get my oscilloscope out and see if any of those pins wiggle on boot.
-Howard
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Yeah, the big long/wide plug. I was looking at the inside of my box too. First day jitters. Anyway, I was also going to start looking for a serial port connection through one of those ports. Good luck and post right away if you find something!

If somene with an ethernet sniffer who has not booted their box yet can catch a sniff of the update download, it might be possible to get the update.zip URL, then we could try hacking the update and install it via recovery. This method was very popular with Android devices... but there you could get the update URL from the logcat
-Howard.

Have we not figured out how to use log copy? It doesn't seem to like anything i plugged in to copy to...

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Great job guys! My friend is going to be getting a GTV later this week, and I will try to get it from him before he boots it up. Guess I will stop trying USB A to USB A.
Will post results later tonight.

Another possibility is to try and find the kernel source. If you look in Settings, system Information, Open Source Licenses, there is a site on Google Code that is supposed to contain the GPL'd components:
http://code.google.com/p/googletv-mirrored-source/
Going there doesn't show much except one user space component, and a link to a Sony mirror site:
http://products.sel.sony.com/opensource/
I couldn't find anything useful on the Sony site, but maybe someone else will have better luck.
I'll also try plugging in a USB Serial adapter, but my expectations are pretty low that I'd be able to get a console from that. It's interesting that there are so many USB ports on the Google TV. I wonder what other USB peripherals might be supported? I can see the front port being used for a USB memory stick, and maybe one on the back for a camera, but that still leaves two unused ports. Any idea what Sony/Google might have intended them for?
-Howard
http://www.magicandroidapps.com - Home of Better Terminal Emulator Pro

hmm
I have this unit and usb keyboards and mice do work . Also iremember a rep saying the logitech cam would work with the sony blu-ray also. I think you would need to wait for the android store to open though for an app that uses it.

hharte said:
I couldn't find anything useful on the Sony site, but maybe someone else will have better luck.
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Did you look here : sony.net/Products/Linux/TV/NSZ-GT1.html

That looks like it, thanks! Nice that they have minicom and busybox listed there, so there is hope that some hacking tools are preloaded on the Google TV.
-Howard

Not sure if this helps anyone or not, but i ran a port scan on my box and there are 2 ports 9551 and 9552 that are accepting TCP connections.
nmap -p - <IP address of NSZ-GT1>
result :
PORT STATE SERVICE
9551/tcp open unknown
9552/tcp open unknown
I tried to get ADB to connect to those ports but did not work.
Steps that I tried :
1) export ADBHOST=<IP address of my PC>
2) adb kill-server
3) adb devices
No ADB devices were returned
4) adb connect <IP address of Sony NSZ-GT1>:9551
5) adb shell
Got error "error: device offline"
6) repeat steps 4 and 5 except with port 9552 and got same result
I am no expert in any of this stuff so the above might just be sending someone down a rabbit hole but I figured I might share in case it might be helpful to some of the smarter people on here.

Try "adb devices" and see if it show anything.
I looked at the kernel from the Sony site:
http://www.sony.net/Products/Linux/TV/NSZ-GT1.html
Here are some findings:
Linux kernel version: 2.6.23.18_nl-btv
Kernel config:
arch/i386/configs/btv_defconfig
CONFIG_USB_SMSC9500=m
Note the SMSC 9500 USB/Ethernet is one of only two loadable modules in the kernel config. Maybe this has some significance, like maybe they use a second Ethernet port for development.
-Howard

Very interesting.... I am thinking of getting a second unit to try to intercept the update.zip.... would anyone be able to tell me how I would do this?

[Q] Help: GT-P6210 not detected by W7 32 bit Enterprise at all.

Hi,
Quick background: Former sys admin with some Unix experience. Already own a Toshiba Thrive rooted with CWM. Gave that to the wife and got me the GT 7+. Read the forum here prior to buying. Rooted on day one.
Stats: GT-P6210 Build: HTJ85B.UEKL1 P6210UEKL1
PC: Windows 7 21 Bit Enterprise SP1
Kies: Kies_2.1.1.11124_17_6
Later on the first day, after installing aps, I installed latest version of Kies and plugged it in with the supplied usb cable in order to transfer some files to my Sandisk 32Gb microsd. Kies already running and debugging off as per the instructions. Results: Tab plays a notice and I see the MTP connected icon. My pc does NOTHING. No sound, no notice, Kies does nothing.
I unplugged and tried the other 3 ports. 2nd port gives me same result and on the 3 & 4 port I lose the tab's MTP notice and it begins charging.
So, this is what I have done in order:
1. Re-installed Kies--->same result. No MTP notice on tab.
2. Debugging on--->same
3. Tried in on my room mate's W7 machine---> Alas! I get a driver installation and I am able to see both drives. I quickly unplugged and thanked him.
4. Cleaned my pc by:
a. Deleting all USB controllers
b. Deleting all USB installations on registry (HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetEnumUSBSTOR)
c. CCLEANER the whole system.
d. Turn off. Pull off battery. Press power button to drain motherboard.
e. Restart and re-install USB controllers.
f. Restart again.
5. Plug in again--->Tab plays a notice and I see the MTP connected icon. My pc does NOTHING. No sound, no notice, Kies does nothing.
6. Pull my hair, bang my head, wished I would have kept the Thrive. (just plug, and drag and drop)
Left it plugged to the pc overnight. Next morning I see the found new device on systray and it is trying to find drivers. I quickly open Kies and see some activity as it tries to connect. and after a few seconds, it stops. Result: No drivers installed, no Kies recognition, no drive letters, nothing.
8. At this point I ask my room mate to let me plug in on his pc to see if he still sees it and nothing happens on his pc.
9. I wipe the table back to stock.--->Tab plays a notice and I see the MTP connected icon. My pc does NOTHING. No sound, no notice, Kies does nothing. Then after I tried other ports, it begins charging and I lose the MTP notice.
10. I re-roo,t reconfigure the beast, and do a backup. Tablet is running smooth as silk, but it never connects. This all happened in the last three days.
11. Last thing I did, as I am writing this with the tablet plugged in to the pc and MTP notice on, was to un-mount the microsd and remount. MTP re-initializes and it does nothing.
I may be suspecting a cable and unfortunately, I am in no position to get my hands on another one in a timely manner. At this point, I could reflash back to a stock firmware, send back to amazon and wait for another one to come in three to four weeks (I am deployed to a remote area) and I just don't want to do that.
The tab runs great. Love the size and speed. I guess I can continue taking out the microsd card out every time I want to add a file, but I am afraid that it may eventually end up ruining the card and possibly the tablet.
Please help. I have scoured the internet, but all I ever find is solutions that I already have tried.
Thanks in advance,
Sal

you could use adb over wifi.. There are a few apps in the market for this. Does adb recognize the tab when its plugged in via USB?
Also try Android commander, it is a GUI based adb server, you should be able to navigate to sdcard/extstorages/ and your external card should be there
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You could also use a file explorer like Root Explorer and Dropbox to transfer files back and forth.

Have you tried a different USB port on the PC? like one round the back.
Also, try without the sdcard in.
Ticked/unticked USB development/debugging on the tablet?
If it works on another computer though it would suggest its your own PC which has the problem, not the tablet.
tried with Linux on the same PC?
Does Odin see the tablet when in download mode?
if you have clockwork mod recovery, doesn't that have a USB mount option ? It does on my gs 2. My tab isn't with me to check.
Oh and kies has an option to reinstall the driver. Did you try with the older version of kies again?
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ringnutz said:
you could use adb over wifi.. There are a few apps in the market for this. Does adb recognize the tab when its plugged in via USB?
Also try Android commander, it is a GUI based adb server, you should be able to navigate to sdcard/extstorages/ and your external card should be there
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I'll try adb. I will install it and see if how it works. Time is tight so I will report later.
Sal

crunchie-uk said:
Have you tried a different USB port on the PC? like one round the back.
Also, try without the sdcard in.
Ticked/unticked USB development/debugging on the tablet?
If it works on another computer though it would suggest its your own PC which has the problem, not the tablet.
tried with Linux on the same PC?
Does Odin see the tablet when in download mode?
if you have clockwork mod recovery, doesn't that have a USB mount option ? It does on my gs 2. My tab isn't with me to check.
Oh and kies has an option to reinstall the driver. Did you try with the older version of kies again?
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I have done all that you mentioned with the exception of Linux and Odin. I am not going to get into Linux as that would start a whole other project. I will install ADB to see if I can force the drivers.
I just tried the CWM mount USB mount but get "E: Unable to open ums lunfile (No such file or directory)"
Also, on my friend's pc worked once but not after that.
I will continue to explore the ODIN suggestion.
Thanks,
Sal

chad_k69 said:
You could also use a file explorer like Root Explorer and Dropbox to transfer files back and forth.
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I use ES Explorer (wonderful app!) now. My end-state is not to have to remove the card every time I transfer a file.
Sal
EDIT: Sorry, I see now the dropbox suggestion. Yes that would work for smaller files, but I am not sure that dropbox can handle movie size files. It would be a last resort solution.
Thanks,
Sal

Adb is probably going to be your best bet. It can be a pain to set up at times, but in the long run is a must have for any Android device. Kies normally installs the drivers that adb uses, so hopefully you can get them to install. If it still doesn't work I would suggest swapping it out for a new tab, as much as that sucks. If you need help, I constantly check these forums, so I should be able to provide some support
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ringnutz said:
Adb is probably going to be your best bet. It can be a pain to set up at times, but in the long run is a must have for any Android device. Kies normally installs the drivers that adb uses, so hopefully you can get them to install. If it still doesn't work I would suggest swapping it out for a new tab, as much as that sucks. If you need help, I constantly check these forums, so I should be able to provide some support
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Well, got ADB installed and running. Set the path and ran it. Plug the tab with debugging clicked on, and got "MTP connected" on the tab's screen. At this point I am excited since I never seen the "MTP connected " on debug mode. I typed the "adb devices" command and got "List of devices attached" ___________________.
Yep, blank. Obviously the pc is not seeing it. My conclusions are the following:
1. Bad cable
2. Bad device
The fact that it recognized once on my room mates' pc and then none at all, and the fact that it was recognized on my pc for a brief random time, then it means that the device can't handshake with the motherboard and thus is a communication issue.
I'll try my luck with Samsung tech support and see if they can replace the cable.
Just thought of something, would installing Windows XP Mode under a Windows Virtual PC recognize new devices or just feed from the Windows 7 library?
Sal

saldman said:
Well, got ADB installed and running. Set the path and ran it. Plug the tab with debugging clicked on, and got "MTP connected" on the tab's screen. At this point I am excited since I never seen the "MTP connected " on debug mode. I typed the "adb devices" command and got "List of devices attached" ___________________.
Yep, blank. Obviously the pc is not seeing it. My conclusions are the following:
1. Bad cable
2. Bad device
The fact that it recognized once on my room mates' pc and then none at all, and the fact that it was recognized on my pc for a brief random time, then it means that the device can't handshake with the motherboard and thus is a communication issue.
I'll try my luck with Samsung tech support and see if they can replace the cable.
Just thought of something, would installing Windows XP Mode under a Windows Virtual PC recognize new devices or just feed from the Windows 7 library?
Sal
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Hmm, that is strange.. I was new to samsungs and when I tried to root it it took me a while because I didn't know that kies installed the drivers. After I installed it though adb devices showed my tab connected...
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You still haven't tried Odin in download mode though.it could just be a bad flash
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crunchie-uk said:
You still haven't tried Odin in download mode though.it could just be a bad flash
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I placed the tab on download mode and queried it from adb and got nothing. I then queried it via ODIN3 and got no response as well.
I have come to terms that it has to be the device or the USB cable. Just ordered two (yes, two) different type cables to test out the theory. If they don't do it, then I am sending the tab back to Amazon.
It takes about a week to get stuff shipped where I am at so I'll check in later and report.
Sal

Just an update.
I bought a cheap cable from Amazon for $ 3.31 US to test the cable theory and guess what? It worked.
Curse you Samsung for your lack of QC with your cables. I have read throughout most of the forums (not just this one) and it seems that cables for these devices are notoriously finicky.
While on the one hand, I am glad that I got a cable that works, Samsung owes me over thirty hours of my life that I had to spend on troubleshooting a brand new device.
The part that I hate the most is that when I tried to contact Samsung's tech support, all they kept telling me is that it must be my pc even after I told them all the troubleshooting that I had done. Yes, they played the blame game.
My Toshiba Thrive worked right out of the box with a standard micro usb cable.
Ok. Rant off.
Sal

Glad to hear you got it working. Personally I have a ftp server set up on my comp that I use to transfer files back and forth. Much easier IMO than having a cable every time I need something transferred
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device not recognized by windows

When I connect the Transformer to my computer I get the message "USB device not recognized." Have read many threads on this subject. The main solution seems to be to RMA your Transformer and get a new one sent by Asus, but mine was refurbished and is already out of warranty. I have tried the Asus Suite and also the alternative "Naked" drivers. Nothing has worked.
Was previously running on Revolver 3. Just upgraded my system to Revolver 4, doing a factory reset and full wipe, hoping that might solve the problem, but it has not.
I have read that some people with a rooted Transformer have solved this problem by "re installing the bootloader," nut I have been unable to find information on how to do this. Is this an option in my situation and does anyone know or could anyone connect me to a link describing the process?
Assuming I cannot get my Transformer recognized by my PC after reinstalling the bootloader, what would be the most convenient way for me to transfer files between the two?
Thanks for your help.

Update on the problem:
Last night I decided to experiment with the USB connection, pushing and moving the USB connector once it was connected to the computer. And guess what? For a split second my device got recognized, and actually showed up in Windows Explorer. Then a second later I was getting the same "USB device not recognized message." By fiddling with the connector I was able to get this split second recognition about four or five times, then I gave up. It's just not good enough to have the device recognized for one second!
Anyway, based on this I conclude my Transformer hardware and system must be fine, it's just the sync cord is poorly made--well, it doesn't seem to be the cord, but the USB connector specifically that is defective.
The cord does work to charge my Transformer when plugged into an electrical socket, so all the more odd that it malfunctions when attached to a computer. I've now discovered several threads describing a similar situation: cord worked for charging but stopped working for computer connection. So looks like what we are dealing with here is fairly common manufacturing defect with the USB connector on the Asus Transformer cord.
I won't know for sure until I get a new cord, but once I do I'll post an update as to whether or not the problem is solved. Hope this can help someone else in the same boat. At least worth trying a new cord before RMA!

hello
perhaps stupid questions, but :
- Did you tried to check/uncheck "USB debugging" ?
- did you tried to communicate with ADB ?

i have the same problem with mine. i just ordered a new cable. hopefully this fix the problem so can root and install new ROM
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reset the system ,and then try
reset the system to default ,and then try

Go to device manager on your laptop and uninstall and delete drivers for Asus transformer, restart your laptop and reinstall the driers then it should work fine
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something similar just started happening, but only after i rooted it.
my tablet used to connect to Windows 7 just perfectly. but immediately after root, (with the same cable that was used to root it) is no longer recognized by Windows 7. haven't tried a different cable because i didn't have another handy at the time, but i will try to use another cable.
then i've tried to uninstall the drivers from Device Manager, and downloaded the USB drivers ZIP from the ASUS site... "ASUS_Android_USB_drivers_for_Windows.zip"
but when browse to the INF file during the detection part, i get an alert message that won't allow the use of the INF file.
any help would be much appreciated.

[Q] Transformer USB Cable Issue

I've been searching for days for an answer to this and I can't find it. The biggest issue is that every time I plug my TF101 into my computer, I get Windows' wonderful "One of the USB devices attaching to this computer has malfunctioned" message. I get this using the OEM cable and brand new after-market cables. I've found a lot of different forums with similar problems but my symptoms list is different. Here's what's going on:
* The tablet charges just find through all of the cables despite not connecting properly through the computer.
* The dock (keyboard) works without issue and charges properly.
* Flash drives work properly in the USB ports on the dock.
* Android phone (Razr MAXX HD) recognizes that it's plugged into a device, the tablet briefly acknowledges a device (quarter of a second) but then stops reading the phone is plugged in.
* Maybe of note or maybe another issue, it doesn't want to connect to bluetooth devices, either. It recognizes them but refuses to connect.
* Everything is stock.
I've tried a hard reset and deleting every driver associated with the device properly installed and not. I don't have another computer to plug it into so I can't test that. I fear it may be a hardware issue but I don't want to resign to hardware issues but rather definitively know that the issue is a hardware issue.
Any thoughts?
Thanks,
- Robby

Linux emulated through VirtualBox, see if that detects it.

Thing O Doom said:
Linux emulated through VirtualBox, see if that detects it.
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Tried it through VirtualBox with Ubuntu and another system (mine is Windows 7 Pro, the other system is Windows XP Pro). No dice on any of them.

My thoughts - bad USB cable.
You probably will say - BUT IT STILL CHARGES....
Yeah, mine does that too. But, one of the pins needed for computer connections is shorted. I used my cable 3 weeks ago to ADB, then last week nothing (trying to ADB to do the Ubuntu Touch resolution fix). Got a new OEM cable (and wall wart) from Office Depot, all better.

Virtualbox/ESXi/VMWare etc... I've had problems with all of them even in USB bridging mode. Nothing beats native.
Make sure the right drivers are installed; remove (not deinstall) completely the current ones as they may be corrupted and redownload ASUS Pad PC Suite from Asus' support site for your OS version, I believe it provides more recent Asus drivers (not 100% sure).

Also try the Universal 'naked' drivers for adb, I always have used those and they work flawlessly, and I included them in my peri tool because of this..

Here's where I'm at:
Don't have access to another OEM cable (hopefully fixing that in the next couple of days) so I can't test that. I did, however, install Ubuntu onto my system natively, plugged it in, and got zero response from the system using every cable that I have. I will buy that drivers may cause erratic behavior and such but not having the system recognize that a device was even plugged in makes me doubt the driver issue.
Thank you all for responses. I'll get another OEM cable and cross my fingers that solves the problem.

Just FYI, I know it's not convenient because it takes a month to get it, but I bought this cable and it works fine for data and charge. No need for an overpriced Asus branded one.

presbypenguin said:
I've been searching for days for an answer to this and I can't find it. The biggest issue is that every time I plug my TF101 into my computer, I get Windows' wonderful "One of the USB devices attaching to this computer has malfunctioned" message...
- Robby
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I've run into this problem with another device on my PC. Turned out to be a double whammy: the USB port on the PC acted up; and the driver for that device was partly corrupt. Tried it on another USB port to find out. It's not always the cable.

graphdarnell said:
I've run into this problem with another device on my PC. Turned out to be a double whammy: the USB port on the PC acted up; and the driver for that device was partly corrupt. Tried it on another USB port to find out. It's not always the cable.
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3 ports later I decided it wasn't a port issue (but I do appreciate the sentiment; I've been there with devices in the past).

Lethe6 said:
Just FYI, I know it's not convenient because it takes a month to get it, but I bought this cable and it works fine for data and charge. No need for an overpriced Asus branded one.
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I'm gunna try it; the worst that happens is I have another charging cable when I (inevitably) lose the three that I have now :fingers-crossed:

presbypenguin said:
I'm gunna try it; the worst that happens is I have another charging cable when I (inevitably) lose the three that I have now :fingers-crossed:
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I had the exact problem lol, I thought my cable went bad, I order another and threw that old cable away... damn what a bum, all it was was just the driver? Not sure, but when it does find the drivers and tried to install it, after installing the drivers knocked my wireless Ethernet off and disable too.

Still no dice
One, thanks everyone who has tried to help this out. I'm not tossing out "Thanks" yet because nothing has worked but I am thankful that people have tried.
Two, here's what I've done thus far that hasn't worked.
* Uninstalled and reinstalled (including fully deleting) every driver known to work with this device (including naked drivers). No dice.
* Uninstalled the driver while it was still plugged in and scanned for device changes. No dice (but this got me the closest; it "successfully" installed an "Unknown Device" and had me restart the computer).
* Used peri and hoped it would magically work after it installed the Naked drivers. No dice.
* Went through "[GUIDE] Getting ADB Setup; An Idiots' proof guide on getting ADB working for Rooting!" (no linking for me yet) hoping I missed something when I was installing. No dice.
* Installed Ubuntu and tried from the other operating system. No dice.
* Plugged into a Windows XP computer. No dice.
* Purchased the recommended cable. No dice.
* Prayed that it would work. No dice.
I'm stuck. I thought about sending it to Asus to have them repair it but I've not heard wonderful things about their repair service and I can't be without it for longer than a couple of days. It just frustrates me that Windows knows I've plugged something it but it simply refuses to recognize it, like it's taunting me into staring uselessly into a computer screen for hours without any solution (and hampering the work that actually means something to my life/career/marriage/etc.)
Any other thoughts? The only thing I haven't tried it is installing the drivers to plug it into my fiance's Mac to see if it will magically recognize it. I just wish I knew for sure it was a bad port on the bottom so I knew that I had to send it in to get fixed...
Thanks again!
- Robby

[Q] Broken Screen Need To Get Files

My girlfriend dropped her phone and it works but you cannot see anything on the screen because its cracked. She has a passcode lock on it when it boots up and i have no idea how to get her pictures and videos off of it. If anyone can give me some ideas of how to do this that would be awesome. She has some important pictures on there that she woulld like back.

If touch works, you could try going through the movements to enter the passcode and hope it works.
If touch doesn't work, is the bootloader unlocked? If so, boot into recovery. If you use a custom recovery like TWRP, you should have ADB access and will be able to access files on the virtual /sdcard. I don't think you can get into ADB on stock recovery, but doesn't hurt to try.
If you can't get into ADB through recovery, was USB Debugging enabled on the phone? If so, you might be able to get the files through ADB that way.
I found this, maybe it will help:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2620456
You'll need ADB access to use it, however.
If this phone has never been hacked, rooted, and USB debugging never enabled, I think you would just have to replace the screen. It's actually pretty easy on these phones.

Yea she's not into this at all so it is bone stock and USB debugging is not enabled. Could I somehow get a USB OTG cable and hook a hdmi cable into to get the screen to show up on a tv or something? Wish the damn thing had removable memory.

Unfortunately, these phones don't have HDMI out.
It does, however, have USB OTG so you're onto something! Try plugging in a USB keyboard. I just tried setting a passcode and I can enter it using a keyboard.
Good thinking!

GnatGoSplat said:
Unfortunately, these phones don't have HDMI out.
It does, however, have USB OTG so you're onto something! Try plugging in a USB keyboard. I just tried setting a passcode and I can enter it using a keyboard.
Good thinking!
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Nice! that should do the trick, my pc woulld recognize it after i get it unlocked i woulld assume. Thanks a lot for the input i hope it works (bonus points to me)

Yep, pretty sure your PC should recognize it. I think this will work. Good luck!