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[Let's Get] Root Achieved for Le Pan II (TC979)

JCASE HAS DONE IT GUYS:
http://www.forum.lepanlife.com/showthread.php?tid=322

No luck,
I followed the steps, but when I connected the Lepan2 to the computer, it started to find devices, and finally it got this as I show in this graphic:
imageshack.us/f/838/anydatahsusbdevice.jpg (I cannot post links so I place it like that)
So I tried the 'update driver software" for the one with the yellow question mark under "Other Devices" called ANY_DATA HSUSB Device" and none i386 or amd64 work with that device. I don't know why it shows 2 devices, the other as you can see is under "Portable Devices" and it was recognized by Windows 7 64-bit witch is the OS i'm running. Also if I right-click on that "LePanII" device and select 'update driver software' and point to the unzipped files that you posted above, it says that "The device LepanII already has the best windows drivers"
So when I run SuperOneclick, the one you also posted above, the application became "unresponsive' after clicking on "Root"
I checked on windows task manager and there are 2 adb.exe processes running, and the only way I can terminate the Superoneclick app is by terminating those 2 adb.exe processes. I have tried several times and same result, it becomes unresponsive after starting adb server on port 5037

rocketero said:
No luck,
I followed the steps, but when I connected the Lepan2 to the computer, it started to find devices, and finally it got this as I show in this graphic:
imageshack.us/f/838/anydatahsusbdevice.jpg (I cannot post links so I place it like that)
So I tried the 'update driver software" for the one with the yellow question mark under "Other Devices" called ANY_DATA HSUSB Device" and none i386 or amd64 work with that device. I don't know why it shows 2 devices, the other as you can see is under "Portable Devices" and it was recognized by Windows 7 64-bit witch is the OS i'm running. Also if I right-click on that "LePanII" device and select 'update driver software' and point to the unzipped files that you posted above, it says that "The device LepanII already has the best windows drivers"
So when I run SuperOneclick, the one you also posted above, the application became "unresponsive' after clicking on "Root"
I checked on windows task manager and there are 2 adb.exe processes running, and the only way I can terminate the Superoneclick app is by terminating those 2 adb.exe processes. I have tried several times and same result, it becomes unresponsive after starting adb server on port 5037
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Yep, Bear was having the same issues when he tried. Adam and I have fixed the drivers partially (they are re-uploaded, so re-download them). When you use the re-up'ped drivers and update the AnyData HSUSB Device it will work now and change it to an Android ADB Composite Interface Device.
However, getting ADB working is another story. Adam and myself have been working on Bear's computer remotely and we've done what we can do from there. When we both get our Le Pan II's this week (Tues/Wednesday, respectively), we are going to push forward full speed ahead in Linux to attempt to get ADB to recognize the device.
It's started to look like the drivers that leaked are not for the LP2, which is disappointing to say the least. In order to root it without the drivers, it's gonna take time and patience and we're going to need to find an unpatched exploit in the HC OS by modifying Gingerbreak or Zerg.
I'll keep you updated as it progresses.

Hey,
Could any of you owners of the Le Pan II (TC979) do a dump of the ROM?
(including the drivers, kernel, etc)
It would be GREATLY beneficial to the XDA / RootzWiki HP TouchPad community since it would assist with the development of Ice Cream Sandwich, given how similar, if not identical the hardware on the Le Pan II is to the HP TouchPad.
Thanks.

PresidentMcCain said:
Hey,
Could any of you owners of the Le Pan II (TC979) do a dump of the ROM?
(including the drivers, kernel, etc)
It would be GREATLY beneficial to the XDA / RootzWiki HP TouchPad community since it would assist with the development of Ice Cream Sandwich, given how similar, if not identical the hardware on the Le Pan II is to the HP TouchPad.
Thanks.
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As soon as we get this thing rooted, I'd be more than happy too
We have no firmware files, just OTA updates - they do not post firmwares, source code, adb drivers or anything on their site. But we'll get it and when we do, I'll get you that info.

dbaybay said:
As soon as we get this thing rooted, I'd be more than happy too
We have no firmware files, just OTA updates - they do not post firmwares, source code, adb drivers or anything on their site. But we'll get it and when we do, I'll get you that info.
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Maybe this will help you with ADB drivers:
http://rootzwiki.com/topic/15624-how-tocm9-adb-interface-on-usb/
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If you can at least use Root Explorer to zip up some of it, it'd be helpful
(I believe the drivers are .so files in the lib folder under /)

dbaybay said:
Yep, Bear was having the same issues when he tried. Adam and I have fixed the drivers partially (they are re-uploaded, so re-download them). When you use the re-up'ped drivers and update the AnyData HSUSB Device it will work now and change it to an Android ADB Composite Interface Device.
However, getting ADB working is another story. Adam and myself have been working on Bear's computer remotely and we've done what we can do from there. When we both get our Le Pan II's this week (Tues/Wednesday, respectively), we are going to push forward full speed ahead in Linux to attempt to get ADB to recognize the device.
It's started to look like the drivers that leaked are not for the LP2, which is disappointing to say the least. In order to root it without the drivers, it's gonna take time and patience and we're going to need to find an unpatched exploit in the HC OS by modifying Gingerbreak or Zerg.
I'll keep you updated as it progresses.
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I just downloaded again the link for "Drivers" and I connected the Lepan2 again to the computer and the same problem as before.
Then I checked the "File hashes" for the files "WdfCoInstaller01009.dll" and the other 2 inside the folder "amd64" and the cr32/md5/sha-1 are identical for the ones I had downloaded before and this ones. So where are the new ones you said you re-uploaded ?
About the ROM, I am also interested on obtaining the "original" ROM that came with the LepanII, as I updated the system with a still-in-development that Lepan tech support had uploaded to the server without even first testing it, and now I can not revert back to the original because they have not provided to me in a support-ticket I opened at their website. I don't know much about ROM extracting or management but I could learn a thing or two about it.

WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!
I got ADB working on the Le Pan 2!!! Screw Le Pan and their locked down drivers!
I can't get root access yet, but I got a sysdump and am combing through it. Recovery doesn't show the device being plugged in and I can't figure out how to get into fastboot as of yet, but progress is being MADE!

There is not rush, in the mean time I opened a ticket at lepan.supportsync.com to see if they supply me with this driver. who knows I may get lucky.

rocketero said:
There is not rush, in the mean time I opened a ticket at lepan.supportsync.com to see if they supply me with this driver. who knows I may get lucky.
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Been there, done that. Hopefully you'll have better luck, but their standard reply is to email two people from HQ if you are a developer, which I've also been there and done that. They don't reply. I'm fairly positive that we are on our own considering they didn't release the ADB drivers for the LP1 or LP2 as of yet and no source code for either, either. They are GPL-violators to the MAX. *puke*
We'll get it tho.

dbaybay said:
WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!
I got ADB working on the Le Pan 2!!! Screw Le Pan and their locked down drivers!
I can't get root access yet, but I got a sysdump and am combing through it. Recovery doesn't show the device being plugged in and I can't figure out how to get into fastboot as of yet, but progress is being MADE!
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Can you please upload somewhere zip with content of /system/lib/? One of the major problems community have with porting of ICS to any Qualcomm platform is absense of userspace video drivers (and inability to run hw-acceleration). TC979 seems to have hw-accel enabled in Honeycomb, which is quite close to ICS in this area.

ghuron said:
Can you please upload somewhere zip with content of /system/lib/? One of the major problems community have with porting of ICS to any Qualcomm platform is absense of userspace video drivers (and inability to run hw-acceleration). TC979 seems to have hw-accel enabled in Honeycomb, which is quite close to ICS in this area.
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As soon as I can get ADB working in recovery or fastboot and have root access, I will be glad to, as I already said before. ADB is working when the device is running normally, but I do not have SU privileges. I can see the list of files, but can't copy, push, pull, or anything as of right now. My project for today is to get ADB working in fastboot so I can get root permissions.

dbaybay said:
As soon as I can get ADB working in recovery or fastboot and have root access, I will be glad to, as I already said before. ADB is working when the device is running normally, but I do not have SU privileges. I can see the list of files, but can't copy, push, pull, or anything as of right now. My project for today is to get ADB working in fastboot so I can get root permissions.
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I thought adb pull /system/lib/ does not require root

ghuron said:
I thought adb pull /system/lib/ does not require root
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Nor did I, but I'm getting permission denied for about everything except adb reboot [recovery / bootloader] or 'ls'. SU, Pull, Push, Root, Remount, etc. etc. etc. are giving me "permission denied" or "can't in manufactor mode" errors.
I'm working on getting it to work in Fastboot, but ADB just won't recognize the device in Fastboot no matter what I do. I'm at a loss right now, so any suggestions would be helpful. I'm gonna keep trying different methods to get ADB to work with root permissions.
Code:
$ pull /system/lib c:\users\admin\desktop
pull /system/lib c:\users\admin\desktop
pull: permission denied
$
A list of the contents is the best I can get for you atm - http://pastebin.com/ZqvXqE0Q

Those files are exactly what the HP Touch pad needs
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are you sure you can't install superuser ?

PresidentMcCain said:
Those files are exactly what the HP Touch pad needs
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are you sure you can't install superuser ?
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110% positive.
I have no permissions to do anything except CD into folders and get a list, or reboot into recovery or bootloader. In bootloader ADB and fastboot do not recognize the device and the modified drivers do not work. We are working on it, but no such luck as of yet. As soon as I can gain SU permissions in ADB, I'll get you the files, don't worry.

dbaybay said:
110% positive.
I have no permissions to do anything except CD into folders and get a list, or reboot into recovery or bootloader. In bootloader ADB and fastboot do not recognize the device and the modified drivers do not work. We are working on it, but no such luck as of yet. As soon as I can gain SU permissions in ADB, I'll get you the files, don't worry.
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just a simple question: how do you get out of bootloader mode? After I did "adb reboot bootloader", I got to a black screen with the text "Fastboot Mode" and then nothing works, not even the power button. Can't access it via USB either. Guess I can wait till the battery runs down, but there should be a simpler way...
Edit: never mind, the reset button worked

anonguy2 said:
just a simple question: how do you get out of bootloader mode? After I did "adb reboot bootloader", I got to a black screen with the text "Fastboot Mode" and then nothing works, not even the power button. Can't access it via USB either. Guess I can wait till the battery runs down, but there should be a simpler way...
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Try holding power button + home button at same time for 10 seconds.

Bootloader/fastboot are the same thing from my understanding. When I use adb reboot bootloader, it reboots to my fastboot screen. I use the reset button, as you figured out to get out of it.
I need to get adb or fastboot.exe [platform tools] working in fastboot mode and I should have root access but no such luck.
Any Le Pan II users who managed to get the v116 update - did you get an update.zip placed on your SD Card that you can share? If I can get an properly signed update.zip with the stock ROM inside, I can most likely modify it for with SU access built in.

this may be a stupid question, does this app http://www.androidapps.com/finance/apps/299480-root-explorer-file-manager-speed-software give you root access or do you need to have root permission in order to use that app.

[TOOL] ADB Data Recovery (recover data from a phone with broken screen)

**UPDATE**
NEW VERSION
THIS RELIES ON ADB COMMANDS, SO IF YOU DO NOT HAVE USB DEBUGGING TURNED ON, OR A CUSTOM RECOVERY TO BOOT TO, THEN IT WILL NOT BE AS SIMPLE AS JUST RUNING THE PROGRAM.
Another user was having issues because he had an emulator installed, so I updated the file to give you the choice between an emulator, or device. I intend to update further to allow you to check for and select an individual device, that will come soon..
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Recently my Galaxy s2's screen smashed, and, after replacing it with a GS4, i realized that many of my pictures were stuck on the internal sd card of the GS2. Being unable to turn on mass storage mode, I made a very simple tool that makes using adb pull a simple, painless process, even for the most computer illiterate of android users. Hope this helps if anyone needs it.
For anyone having issues...
If you had not previously activated USB Debugging, there are several steps you need to follow in order to enable ADB
SCREEN WORKING TOUCH BROKEN NO CUSTOM RECOVERY​first, if you can see your screen, and have access to an otg cable, plug a mouse in to the otg cable, and the otg cable into the phone. Use the mouse to enable USB debugging, or to transfer files.
HOW TO ENABLE USB DEBUGGING
SCREEN WORKING TOUCH BROKEN WITH CUSTOM RECOVERY​boot to your custom recovery ADB commands will work here. (usually hold vol- + pwr)
HOW TO BOOT TO RECOVERY
Once in custom recovery, connect the device to the PC.
open CMD and enter the following commands;
cd c:\android (this is your ADB path, c:\android is default)
adb devices
The result should be something like
List of devices attached
051a4dd5 recovery
^^this number will be different for you
if you get a result on ADB devices, then you can use the program
SCREEN BROKEN TOUCH BROKEN WITH CUSTOM RECOVERY​boot to your custom recovery ADB commands will work here. (usually hold vol- + pwr)
HOW TO BOOT TO RECOVERY
Once in custom recovery, connect the device to the PC.
open CMD and enter the following commands;
cd c:\android (this is your ADB path, c:\android is default)
adb devices
The result should be something like
List of devices attached
051a4dd5 recovery
^^this number will be different for you
if you get a result on ADB devices, then you can use the program
SCREEN BROKEN TOUCH BROKEN NO CUSTOM RECOVERY​now things get complicated...
*The following is paraphrased from this site
1. download the custom recovery image for your device. Copy the recovery image to a convenient location on your computer, preferably with a short path. We will be placing it on the C Drive directly (not in any folder) and using that in the next steps.
Note: The recovery image should have .img extension. If it is in a zip file, extract the .img file from it.
I recommend clockwork mod non touch from this page
2. Power your device off and reboot your device to FASTBOOT or DOWNLOAD MODE depending on which type of device you have.
(most devices are fastboot, SAMSUNG typically uses DOWNLOAD MODE)
how to boot to fastboot or download mode
[FASTBOOT]​3. Connect your device to your computer via USB and wait till you see the PC recognize the device
to check if your device is in fastboot and connected use CMD and enter the following commands;
cd c:\android (this is your ADB path, c:\android is default)
fastboot devices
you will see a list of connected devices. if not, something went wrong.
4. Launch Command Prompt and type the following commands;
cd c:\android (this is your ADB path, c:\android is default)
fastboot flash recovery c:\recovery.img
5. Wait for the process to finish.
6. Turn device off then boot to your custom recovery ADB commands will work here. (usually hold vol- + pwr)
HOW TO BOOT TO RECOVERY
Once in custom recovery, connect the device to the PC.
open CMD and enter the following commands;
cd c:\android (this is your ADB path, c:\android is default)
adb devices
The result should be something like
List of devices attached
051a4dd5 recovery
^^this number will be different for you
if you get a result on ADB devices, then you can use the program
[RECOVERY MODE (SAMSUNG)]​USE THE INSTRUCTIONS ON THIS PAGE
Once in custom recovery, connect the device to the PC.
open CMD and enter the following commands;
cd c:\android (this is your ADB path, c:\android is default)
adb devices
The result should be something like
List of devices attached
051a4dd5 recovery
^^this number will be different for you
if you get a result on ADB devices, then you can use the program
HOPEFULLY THIS HELPS. REMEMBER TO CHECK THE FORUM PAGE FOR YOUR DEVICE IF YOU RUN INTO ISSUES. THIS ISN'T ANYTHING THE MEMBERS OF XDA HAVEN'T DONE THOUSANDS OF TIMES OVER.
Don't forget to hit "Thanks"

i'll bump this thread for those who didn't see this amazing tool, this tool is really useful, thank you very much

Hi,
Sturggling to find the .adb file as my phone shows up as a "Portable Device" any ideas?
Cheers

Thank you!
I joined just to say thank you to FuzzyMeep Two. Thanks for an awesome tool! It worked better than advertised!
:good:
Thanks again!
-th3r3isnospoon

Question
Hi! Can I use that to restore data not from sdcard but from internal memory of the device? I was storing photos on device memory on my Asus TF300T and now its bricked. I need to restore these photos, my girlfriend has something like 1000 of them from her trip to Caracas. Its very important for her. I already managed to connect the device through fastboot and I launched anb in cmd. What should I do next? Please help me guys

koperkowy said:
Hi! Can I use that to restore data not from sdcard but from internal memory of the device? I was storing photos on device memory on my Asus TF300T and now its bricked. I need to restore these photos, my girlfriend has something like 1000 of them from her trip to Caracas. Its very important for her. I already managed to connect the device through fastboot and I launched anb in cmd. What should I do next? Please help me guys
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Yes, when it references SD Card it means the internal "SD" storage built in to the phone, not the removable one. It should work as long as ADB can connect.
Sorry for taking so long to reply, i really hope you got your pictures back.

FuzzyMeep Two said:
Recently my Galaxy s2's screen smashed, and, after replacing it with a GS4, i realized that many of my pictures were stuck on the internal sd card of the GS2. Being unable to turn on mass storage mode, I made a very simple tool that makes using adb pull a simple, painless process, even for the most computer illiterate of android users. Hope this helps if anyone needs it.
P.S. I apologize if i have posted this in the wrong place, if so please let me know.
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Really great stuff - so simple but so effective. Cheers and thanks.

Error msg
zobes said:
Really great stuff - so simple but so effective. Cheers and thanks.
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When i run that tool, i get the error mesg: more than one device and emulator,
I dont want to uninstall the emulator coz it was a headache getting it running
How i procede to select the device to be used

alisdairjk said:
When i run that tool, i get the error mesg: more than one device and emulator,
I dont want to uninstall the emulator coz it was a headache getting it running
How i procede to select the device to be used
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NEW VERSION
Try this, i haven't gotten to test it, so please let me know if it worked for you, I added the option of selecting an emulator or USB device, because of your post. Hopefully it helps.

When I try to run this I also get an error message saying that the adb.exe file cannot be found.
Please can anyone help?

Joeb29 said:
When I try to run this I also get an error message saying that the adb.exe file cannot be found.
Please can anyone help?
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Have you also installed ADB, as well as this software?
I'm also having an issue - I have installed java, java SDK and ADB, so I can now run the data recovery tool. But when I do I'm getting "error:device not found" - am I missing drivers or something? I couldn't get all the way on the ADB configuration, because part of it required me to do something on the device... anyway, looks like the computer isn't recognising the the phone at the moment.
Any help very gratefully received (phone is Samsung Galaxy S2).

joffmeister said:
Have you also installed ADB, as well as this software?
I'm also having an issue - I have installed java, java SDK and ADB, so I can now run the data recovery tool. But when I do I'm getting "error:device not found" - am I missing drivers or something? I couldn't get all the way on the ADB configuration, because part of it required me to do something on the device... anyway, looks like the computer isn't recognising the the phone at the moment.
Any help very gratefully received (phone is Samsung Galaxy S2).
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I have the same situation right now. Managed to make your program work then I get the "error:device not found". My phone does show up in the computer folder(albeit not in mass storage mode), but isn't that what this program was made to work around?
My phone is a LG Optimus G with a smashed glass... The LCD still displays fine, but I'm stuck at my swipe lock because the digitizer is dead.
Thank you for your help and your wonderful program.

Thanks for this app. My girlfriend broke her screen and digitizer on her Galaxy S4. She never turned USB Debugging mode and has a lock on her screen. When using your app I get the same error when I use adb by itself which is "error: closed". ADB detects my phone but any command I use in ADB or with your app I get that same error.
Do you know how to fix this? Thanks in advance.

Thanks a lot man.
dude this tool is just amazing and does exactly what it promised. I was spending sleepless nights thinking about how to recover my data from my broken galaxy nexus and now that I have it I can rest easy. Seriously can't thank you enough for this. Just joined xda to thank you buddy.:laugh::fingers-crossed:

Getting an error "The system cannot find the path specified."
I start the recovery tool, set eh adb path successfully, and then I get this error. If I try running the recovery to pull the DCIM library I get this:
"error: device not found"
What can I do?
Thanks!
Either way this is an amazing tool, seeing how it helped some people already. :good:

Hi, Seem to have the same problem as many others, Device not found. I cant change to MTP mode on my LG G2.
I hope someone can find a solution to this problem.
Program seems amazing doh.

Hello,
This is really a great tool ! I was wondering if you could add the possibility to recover the external sd card aswell.

Device not found
Tried to recover a Samsung Galaxy S3 mini with a broken screen
I installed adb and RecoverData, run it and then get a "device not found error"
What can I do?

Amazing app. thank you so much :good:

FuzzyMeep Two said:
**UPDATE**
NEW VERSION
Another user was having issues because he had an emulator installed, so I updated the file to give you the choice between an emulator, or device. I intend to update further to allow you to check for and select an individual device, that will come soon..
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Recently my Galaxy s2's screen smashed, and, after replacing it with a GS4, i realized that many of my pictures were stuck on the internal sd card of the GS2. Being unable to turn on mass storage mode, I made a very simple tool that makes using adb pull a simple, painless process, even for the most computer illiterate of android users. Hope this helps if anyone needs it.
Don't forget to hit "Thanks"
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Hi, Thank you very musch, It's so usefull for me.. :angel:

[Q] How to remove ADB from my computer ?

Hey everyone, I keep getting a "adb out of date...killing" whenever I try and use ADB with my Motorola Moto G.
I think I somehow have messed up the ADB files or something, I want to start an ALL new installation of ADB to see if I can get my computer to get it working correctly.
How do I go about completely removing ADB from my computer so I can redownload it and reinstall it ?

ikillechewbacca said:
Hey everyone, I keep getting a "adb out of date...killing" whenever I try and use ADB with my Motorola Moto G.
I think I somehow have messed up the ADB files or something, I want to start an ALL new installation of ADB to see if I can get my computer to get it working correctly.
How do I go about completely removing ADB from my computer so I can redownload it and reinstall it ?
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Install THIS and you're fine again

LS.xD said:
Install THIS and you're fine again
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I downloaded that and installed it....I still get problems with my adb.
Here are more examples of the problems I am getting :
"adb server is out of date. killing..."
"adb server didn't ACL"
" * failed to start daemon *
error:

uninstall Android Phone or Android composite ADB interface from the device manager

Moto G 2013 (xt1033) with no OS, can't adb push/sideload rom.

I have a Moto G xt1033 with no operating system.
I can recognize the device using fastboot devices and adb devices. (drivers are installed properly)
CWM recovery is installed properly.
There's no operating system and the sdcard is empty.
When I try to use the command adb push to get the rom.zip into the sd card (or data/media folder) it just won't work, it will give me a 'protocol failure' after a couple of seconds.
When I try to use the command adb sideload it will immediately crash (at 2%) and give me the error: failed to write data 'protocol fault <no status>'.
I've also tried to install a stock rom using flashing through fastboot, but it also failed.
Anyone has any idea of how I can save this phone?

It sounds like something is not right with your ADB / Fastboot setup. What operating system is on the PC / Laptop?
You might want to try reinstalling ADB:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2317790​
Alternatively, a quick way to get access to Recovery Mode ADB is to use Linux, either as a LiveCD or full install. The command to install ADB / Fastboot on Ubuntu is:
sudo apt-get install android-tools-adb android-tools-fastboot​

Thanks for the tips, my computer's OS is Windows 7, but the problem was related to my computer's front USB ports, all 6 of them. As soon as I connected to one of my back USB port it worked.. Most likely because my front ports are 2.0 and the back ones 3.0. Never thought it would make a difference in this case, kinda feel stupid for having wasted so much time looking for a solution when it was so simple.
Thanks for the reply anyway @lost101.

XT1032
Am experiencing the same problem,
unable to sideload/push stock rom gets stuck on push at 31%
Recovery CMW, able to boot into recovery
getvar=all, i don't even have imei shown in that!
pls help me fix it...
Thanks a load in advance

As soon as I select 'ADB sideload' on TWRP, the phone is no longer recognized by the desktop computer nor ADB.exe...
But when I select cancel, the device is then recognized. This is version 3.3.1-0
Edit: It seems to only logical solution is to use 'adb push [image_name] /sdcard/.'

[Q] XT1039 bootloop and can't get adb to pull files

Hi,
all of a sudden, my XT1039 Moto G has entered a never ending bootloop that goes like this:
- powers up, motorola animation runs fine
- if the sim is inserted, it lets me tap the numbers for 5 seconds, then it soft reboots by itself
- if the sim is not inserted, it loads fine, it lets me do what I can do in 5 seconds, then it soft reboots by itself
my XT1039 is totally stock, unrooted, the last app I've installed is a flashlight app from the Google App Store, to turn on and off the back led, three days ago, and has been working fine for three days since then.
What I have done so far:
- booted android to safe mode: 5 seconds, and it bootloops again
- booted to recovery and wiped the cache partition, rebooted to android and the problem is still there
- when powered off, held the vol up and down buttons for two minutes: somebody wrote it worked for him, it doesn't work for me
- tried all the other options on the recovery menu (Factory, BP Tools, QCOM), but they all seem to do nothing, and get me again to the bootlooping
- booted to flashboot with an otg cable and a usb pendrive, hoping a magic "backup to usb" option would show up, but it doesn't
- disconnected the battery for 5 minutes, and replaced it with a known good working one out my wife's XT1032 (same battery model), still no luck
now I'm almost ready to boot to recovery and wipe data/factory reset, but I still would like to copy the Pictures folder out of the device first, so I tried with adb:
- installed the Motorola (and the universal too) drivers on my Win 8.1 and downloaded a recent version of adb.exe (Android Debug Bridge version 1.0.32)
- during the 5 seconds of bootloop life, I can browse the XT1039 folders from Win 8.1 explorer, but 5 seconds is too short to do anything
- booted the XT1039 in flashboot, but the command adb devices doesn't see my device
- while in flasboot, navigated in Recovery --> Apply Update from ADB, the Win 8.1 alerts me there's something new on the USB chain, and adb devices says:
List of devices attached
TA98601*** sideload
but in the sideload mode it seems I can't run the pull command to get my files out of the damned device, every command like adb pull, push, shell, returns the same error:
error: closed
Is there anything else I can try to get my files out of the XT1039, before restoring it to factory ?
Any hint is highly appeciated, thanks

I can see that you were able to boot into recovery, and assuming that you are using a recent version of TWRP, you can attach the device to a computer via USB while in TWRP. and copy the pictures folder that way.
Hope this helps
Edit: It sound like you were using the stock recovery, so boot into fastboot mode and flash the recovery with instructions from here.

Professor Gibbins said:
I can see that you were able to boot into recovery, and assuming that you are using a recent version of TWRP, you can attach the device to a computer via USB while in TWRP. and copy the pictures folder that way.
Hope this helps
Edit: It sound like you were using the stock recovery, so boot into fastboot mode and flash the recovery with instructions from here.
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You can't install TWRP with a locked bootloader, and unlocking the bootloader wipes data...

Of course. It never actually occurred to me that the bootloader would be locked.
Although, have you tried running
Code:
adb kill-server
adb start-server
and trying the 'adb pull' commands again?

Professor Gibbins said:
Of course. It never actually occurred to me that the bootloader would be locked.
Although, have you tried running
Code:
adb kill-server
adb start-server
and trying the 'adb pull' commands again?
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Yes, unfortunately the bootloader is locked, the phone is stock as if just bought out of a shop.
Here's the sequence of commands ran while in fastboot
C:\adb>adb kill-server
* server not running *
C:\adb>adb start-server
* daemon not running. starting it now on port 5037 *
* daemon started successfully *
C:\adb>adb devices
C:\adb>adb pull /system/app/Settings.apk
error: device not found
and the here's the sequence of commands ran in fastboot-->recovery --> apply update from ADB (the only option I've found that seems to enable some adb functionality)
C:\adb>adb kill-server
C:\adb>adb start-server
* daemon not running. starting it now on port 5037 *
* daemon started successfully *
C:\adb>adb devices
List of devices attached
TA98601*** sideload
C:\adb>adb pull /system/app/Settings.apk
error: closed