Hi,
So, I've got an MTN Steppa phone (It's a phone made in South Africa). I rooted it, disabled the boot animation and now the phone is soft-bricked. It doesn't go past the lock screen. It locks up. I can go past the lock screen if I'm quick enough but it still continues to lock up (the phone freezes, not responding). Then it reboots after a minute.
Is there any way to re-enable the boot animation with ADB? Or anything to fix this? The phone doesn't have drivers, by the way. So maybe ADB or any computer program is out of the question...
Phone OS;
*Android 2.3.5 Gingerbread
Thanks in advance.
Drivers and rooting.
I noticed the drivers are stored on the device in a separate partition when connected via USB, but to get ADB to recognise it you have to add it's vendor id to your adb_usb.ini file after installing the drivers.
But I'd like to find out how you got it rooted? I've been looking all over and found no info about rooting.
dagrimreapa said:
I noticed the drivers are stored on the device in a separate partition when connected via USB, but to get ADB to recognise it you have to add it's vendor id to your adb_usb.ini file after installing the drivers.
But I'd like to find out how you got it rooted? I've been looking all over and found no info about rooting.
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I see. Well, I'll see if I can get ADB to recognize it that way. Though, I ended up sending the phone to MTN for them to fix it.
And about the rooting, I used Pro Myanmar root -- a rooting application for Android devices made in china. You can just google it and you'll find it. (It's in chinese and a bit of english. But it's easy to understand how to use the app).
Hi , mine does the same...did they fix it? Did they charge u?
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Hi all,
I've had to root my HTC One S for school recently (yes, really), but now I can't install the update that's been released.
When I start the update my phone reboots and enters Clockwork..
I've been trying to unroot my phone, but there's a lot of (different) information out there, and I can't seem to put my finger on it.
For starters, I have no idea what RUU is and I have no idea which stock img I need, since their are more than 20 of them out there..
Can somebody please guide me through?
Thanks!
Tom
Edit: I can't seem to get a Android 1.0 USB driver working.. If I type adb devices it lists no devices.. I've tried like 5 different drivers but none are working.
Edit: My normal USB driver is working. ADB devices returns my device, but when I try to flash the recovery in normal mode, it just says 'waiting for device'.
Hello everyone and well I have to say I am at my wits end over here.
I have literally just spent hours trying to find the solution without luck. So any help will be greatly appreciated.
I am completely new to android as well and this only makes things much more worse.
I have a Proscan PLT-7035 a cheap tablet by all means and my son accidentally locked the screen under too many password attempts.
I have been trying to factory restore it only to learn this Chinese hardware apparently was not shipped with a recovery option.
This means I cannot put it under USB debugging and I cannot disable mount the mass storage device. So when I connect it to my computer I am able to access all the files but that is it. Honestly it is the biggest 4G usb stick I have ever owned.
Anyway I have tried multiple guides to root and what not as well as I tried multiple button combinations to no avail. It also seems I am able to enter recovery mode by clicking the power button + volume down after shutting the device.
You can hear the sounds in windows of a device being connected and disconnected. There was also an uninstalled driver when i checked Device manager. This is how I was ultimately able to install the drivers as per this guide
It now shows under Android Device as Android Composite ADB Interface.
Now I have tried using Rockchip Batch Tool but It also gets stuck on <Layer 3-3> Test Device Start.
I have tried ICS Root Unlocker and I get error :device not found.
I try adb devices and no devices are listed.
My device is clearly not being detected and I do not know if this is due to driver incompatibility or due to the fact I cannot set the device to USB debugging.
I already disabled driver signature enforcement I'm on Win8Enterprise N x64.
Now someone here was kind enough to upload these and I have absolutely no idea. How to install them or have them run.
So you all can see I've been almost everywhere and in all honesty I have no idea what to do next.
Any lleads will be Godsend. Thanks in advance.
Please let me know if this is in the wrong category. Thanks
I have read all types of forums to Reboot Bootloader. Yeah, I know stuck at the beginning, not a good sign.Any way I went to Developer.android and got SDK. Followed various suggestions and have it on machine. However the windows 7 won't recognize device. I downloaded Motorola Device Manager for the drivers (I beleive this may be the issue) and it found no updates. I have debugged checked on Xoom, but jellybean icon shows up intermittently. When I type in CMD prompt to adb reboot bootloader, it doesn't recognize the device.
Other CMD commands suggested during instruction video worked verifying I had ADB installed coirrectly. I checked the device in control panel and it is unidentfied.Device properties has this error" Windows has stopped this device because it has reported problems. (Code 43)"
Please, can someone assist. I think that I need the drivers, but the motorola Device manager is the only tool I can find and I dont think it has the drivers, I could be wrong, but this is what I'm guessing.
Ok. I found online that the new USB 3.0 has issues with this process. I plugged into a 2.0 USB and I'm in business. I've gone through unlocking. Now I can't locate the Universal Xoom Root Zip. All tutorial links that I could find go to a link that no longer has the file. can someone point me in the right direction or send me a link to the file- Thanks for the help
Ok status update. I was able to find the file and have successfully Rooted. The question, now is I restarted and I have an Green Android robot on my screen with Tiamat engraved on front stomach area. I believe I was in recovery last. IS the Xoom doing anything in the background. I don't want to interrupt something if it is running. I have downloaded BiGPART and Omni 4.4 components but I seem to be stuck
Wow... Not one response. I was able to figure it out and now am the owner of 4.4
I just got this phone today. Its a good little phone for the price but Id like to try some other stock 4.4 kernels if possible.
I have rooted the phone and I can get into fastboot mode but fastboot.exe just hangs at waiting for device.
I think this is a driver issue as in device manager in windows I have "Android" listed with no driver. I have downloaded fastboot and adb drivers but this has not worked.
Is there another driver I need for this to work with a Vodafone Smart 4 Turbo?
Thanks.
Bump anyone?
Seansmit17 said:
I just got this phone today. Its a good little phone for the price but Id like to try some other stock 4.4 kernels if possible.
I have rooted the phone and I can get into fastboot mode but fastboot.exe just hangs at waiting for device.
I think this is a driver issue as in device manager in windows I have "Android" listed with no driver. I have downloaded fastboot and adb drivers but this has not worked.
Is there another driver I need for this to work with a Vodafone Smart 4 Turbo?
Thanks.
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How did you root it?
F1Fanatic27 said:
How did you root it?
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I did it via vroot .
Question: how can i readd the clock & weather widget? I removed it from the homescreen and can't see it in the widget list. Only reset to factory?
Depends on your phone-revision.
If it's 890N, it's more or less not possible.
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How did you root it?
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If I am wrong please enlighten me!
Regards
Tried every root app
ive tried every root option i know to root this phone 890n 4.4.4 and nothing works,cant even get it to connect to adb as it goes into fastboot mode only if you remove battery and plug usb in but it only says fastbootmode and no other options and when its like that adb cany see device, it does when phone switched on gives serial number. im stuck. Anyone had any luck yet or still no joy?
Seansmit17 said:
I just got this phone today. Its a good little phone for the price but Id like to try some other stock 4.4 kernels if possible.
I have rooted the phone and I can get into fastboot mode but fastboot.exe just hangs at waiting for device.
I think this is a driver issue as in device manager in windows I have "Android" listed with no driver. I have downloaded fastboot and adb drivers but this has not worked.
Is there another driver I need for this to work with a Vodafone Smart 4 Turbo?
Thanks.
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when you said you got into fastboot mode, did it just say fastboot mode or did it give you options? mine just says fastboot mode which is no good as it doesnt give options to start fastboot its because vodafone or coolpad have messed about with it that much its useless. ive just had a reply off coolpad americas as i sent email there didnt know uk address but they said there waiting for a reply from uk counterparts and then theyll sent me source code and other tools for phone.(we'll see if they do).
i thought bootloader was locked on these phones or is it because some have 4.4.4 firmware it cant be rooted as a lot with 4.4.2 firmware have confirmed root?
I dont have this phone anymore.
I never did manage to try other kernels etc
My friend has this phone, rooted via kingroot. Any custom roms (esp cyanogenmod) out for it? BTW, cant find any custom recovery, pls post links to them if you can find any thanks
2017 still main phone
Rooted it & took Gapps & everything off...still using it daily for surfing sessions.
Have the 7 version which is just as excellent...waiting for an easy root method, but I think they're being locked tight.
Would be nice to have an option in 'developer' section that pops up after 3 months & offers root...,....
Hey everyone. I couldn't find an answer to this that I could follow and that worked for me as I'm not very technically inclined.
My HTC One X recently died after having a low battery and now whenever I try to turn it on (even when it is fully charged), it gets to the lock screen, but I can only access everything for about 5 seconds before it restarts again. I know I have USB debugging enabled, and I can get to the screen that shows up when I hold down the power button and the volume-down button.
What I want to do, before doing a factory reset and praying that ends the bootloop, is recover my photos which I stupidly did not back up anywhere. I can connect my phone to my laptop, which runs on Windows 8, but it is not recognized as it normally would be (ie: I can't access files directly). I've gotten to the point where I can see "FASTBOOT USB" on my phone when it is connected and I've restarted my PC so that it is able to identify it in the Device Manager. I have also gone through the steps of downloading a universal naked driver and choosing the driver under the Device Manager, so when I use a command prompt my phone shows up in fastboot devices. (I used minimal fastboot and ADB)
But what can I do now? I have never tampered with my phone, so it is locked or unrooted. I'd like to keep it that way if possible, but I'm having a hard time understanding how I can retrieve my photos. Should I use ADB commands, and if so, how do I get to the point where my PC recognizes my phone under ADB devices? Or is there a better way? I'm also not very familiar with custom roms, TWRP, CWM, etc.
I'd appreciate a brief walk-through if possible as, like I said, I don't normally do this sort of thing. Thank you!
thepenrosesteps said:
Hey everyone. I couldn't find an answer to this that I could follow and that worked for me as I'm not very technically inclined.
My HTC One X recently died after having a low battery and now whenever I try to turn it on (even when it is fully charged), it gets to the lock screen, but I can only access everything for about 5 seconds before it restarts again. I know I have USB debugging enabled, and I can get to the screen that shows up when I hold down the power button and the volume-down button.
What I want to do, before doing a factory reset and praying that ends the bootloop, is recover my photos which I stupidly did not back up anywhere. I can connect my phone to my laptop, which runs on Windows 8, but it is not recognized as it normally would be (ie: I can't access files directly). I've gotten to the point where I can see "FASTBOOT USB" on my phone when it is connected and I've restarted my PC so that it is able to identify it in the Device Manager. I have also gone through the steps of downloading a universal naked driver and choosing the driver under the Device Manager, so when I use a command prompt my phone shows up in fastboot devices. (I used minimal fastboot and ADB)
But what can I do now? I have never tampered with my phone, so it is locked or unrooted. I'd like to keep it that way if possible, but I'm having a hard time understanding how I can retrieve my photos. Should I use ADB commands, and if so, how do I get to the point where my PC recognizes my phone under ADB devices? Or is there a better way? I'm also not very familiar with custom roms, TWRP, CWM, etc.
I'd appreciate a brief walk-through if possible as, like I said, I don't normally do this sort of thing. Thank you!
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Try Power the Device Up in Safe Mode - HTC One®
Do you know the model number? Is it the AT&T or Rogers? s720e, G23, 720, 325...
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Try Power the Device Up in Safe Mode[/URL] - HTC One®
Do you know the model number? Is it the AT&T or Rogers? s720e, G23, 720, 325...
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I tried going into safe mode and nothing changed! It didn't break the bootloop, so I guess it isn't an app that's causing the problem. It's with Rogers, but I don't know the model number... I got it in North America if that helps.
thepenrosesteps said:
I tried going into safe mode and nothing changed! It didn't break the bootloop, so I guess it isn't an app that's causing the problem. It's with Rogers, but I don't know the model number... I got it in North America if that helps.
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It's likely a s720e then, but
I will request that this thread be moved to AT&T One X Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting
Where you should be able to find out for sure.
Next step is likely flashing a custom recovery like TWRP or CWM then you could, mount sd card/storage and copy photos.
see AT&T One X Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting Frequently Asked Questions by Heisenberg
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