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[Q] Xoom won't turn on

I recently tried to root my xoom and got to the point where I need to flash the images. The already mounted USB storage space was not big enough for me to copy the files over (only 3mb and I needed at least 5mb), so I reset the xoom.
It doesn't respond to Power + Vol Up, Vol Down, or any of the above combinations. The only response I get is the charging light when its charging.
What else can I try before attempting to send this in?
Any help is appreciated.

Any luck on getting up and running? I would say try it unplugged, try it with the USB in, and try to wee if its caught somewhere in the boot process by running ddms or seeing if yu can adb reboot....but it would be helpful to explain your exact steps you took to attempt to get root. Did you have a custom recovery image or were you in fastboot when it jacked up?
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dhemke17 said:
Any luck on getting up and running? I would say try it unplugged, try it with the USB in, and try to wee if its caught somewhere in the boot process by running ddms or seeing if yu can adb reboot....but it would be helpful to explain your exact steps you took to attempt to get root. Did you have a custom recovery image or were you in fastboot when it jacked up?
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No luck at all. I've tried it with USB in, plugged/unplugged. I was in CWR while I had the USB storage from my Xoom mounted, but like I mentioned earlier it only gave me 3mb of space. I used the procedure on this post http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1083739 It messed up after i flashed CWR and was about to flash the kernals

Make yourself a factory cable, or cough up 50 bucks for one... people posting results with those.

Unless there's another place for me to buy them besides TBH, I guess I can try to make one.
Anyone know of reliable sellers on eBay?
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had same problem i let the battery run down took it back to Bestbuy said it would boot up how long you had it one other thing if you plug it in and do a adb devices does your computer see it cause i can walk you thru that own a couple of units and if you dondt know adb yet i can help with that

A little more than a month ago from my local Verizon store.
Really trying to get this fixed before I deploy
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on the comp question plug it in and bring up your adb and see if the comp sees it dos or shell depending what you on you can push a file while it is asleep

Tried that, adb devices doesn't see it
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dont take poor on your command promp are you in the folder of your platform tools and is sdk up and running what OS are you on
also
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=970665
same across just to give you more info on the volume up holding power for a bit
fellow floridian to bad your far from me i love went things dont work and fixing them

SDK is up, I was in my tools folder. On Windows 7.
And I'm not even in the state right yet, only get to visit when the Army says I can haha.
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Problem with sense and all the software after trying to root

I was trying to root my at&t htc one x from designgears but after the phone restarted twice and the process was complete, my phone became worthless, the homescreen is gone as well as everything except the notification bar. I tried hard reset but when the settings wont open and the volume down button/power button method doesnt do anything but restart my phone to the current worthless state. Need help!!!! How can I fix this problem????

Sounds like the local.prop file was not removed which is causing the instability either run the script again or if you know how to use adb try these commands
adb shell rm /data/local.prop
adb reboot
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I dont know how to use adb

jbarajas19 said:
I dont know how to use adb
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That's what google is for!

Just download an RUU connect phone to your pc...run RUU.. Let it do its thing... Then leave it stock.
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[Q] ADB can't find phone

Alright, this is an interesting one for y'all. Broke my power button on my Sensation about 6 months ago, and have been turning it on using adb on my computer...Well, my computer went kaput this weekend, and my phone decided to freeze as well. Now I can't get it to reboot on any other machine. I'm assuming this may be due to missing HTC drivers, but with the phone off I can't really tell.. adb will only come back with "device not found".
TLR
1) broke power button months ago and boot from adb
2) computer broke, and phone turned off
3) adb on other computers cannot boot phone "device not found"
Any help would be greatly appreciated, spent a few hours playing around with this and no luck yet >.<

ground_sniper said:
Alright, this is an interesting one for y'all. Broke my power button on my Sensation about 6 months ago, and have been turning it on using adb on my computer...Well, my computer went kaput this weekend, and my phone decided to freeze as well. Now I can't get it to reboot on any other machine. I'm assuming this may be due to missing HTC drivers, but with the phone off I can't really tell.. adb will only come back with "device not found".
TLR
1) broke power button months ago and boot from adb
2) computer broke, and phone turned off
3) adb on other computers cannot boot phone "device not found"
Any help would be greatly appreciated, spent a few hours playing around with this and no luck yet >.<
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Hi,
You are not in a good place,are you?
Drivers are HERE
Try different USB slots.
No USB 3.0 , or hubs.

Still no luck. Thanks, though. Any other ideas?

How did you break the power button? Just the plastic?
Might be easier to fix the button itself than to continue using your gimped device

Might sound stupid.. But did you have usb debugging enabled? (settings- develop options)
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ganeshp said:
Might sound stupid.. But did you have usb debugging enabled? (settings- develop options)
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This is critical and easy to overlook. But if thats not the problem try killing and restarting the adb server.
Adb kill-server
Adb start-server
Adb devices
If you are using Linux, run those commands as root
Sudo adb kill-server ......etc etc etc
On more than one occasion that has solved this problem for me
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I also think that fixing the button is easiest way. You can remove Sensation cover and make conntact even without button. Later, make sure you do not need to do it again (keep battery charged before phone powers off)
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Need to salvage data from rooted Nexus with Broken screen.

Hey everyone! I've been taking help from you people at XDA for quite a while and I never needed to make an account before this.
First off, I would like to thank everyone at the website who contributes in any way. You guys make things a lot easier. :good:
I have a Nexus 5 and I wasn't very fortunate at one of my previous football matches. The screen broke and came off. My lockscreen has a pattern which is causing all the trouble. I want to get my files back from my phone but I don't know how. My phone is rooted and running stock, I do have a custom recovery and I've backed up my ROM. Everything is working perfectly on the phone, I was getting calls, its buzzing from notifications and the notification light is still blinking. I connected it to a PC and it shows but I can't access my data as the screen is locked. Due to some problems with windows 8.1 I turned USB debugging off as my phone wasn't being detected. I have android device manager activated but my WiFi was off when the screen broke so I cant disable the lock.
SUMMARY:
Rooted Nexus 5 running stock android with custom recovery (cwm)
USB debugging may be on/ may not be
Phone working perfectly, just no screen.
WiFi is off.
I have experience with bricked phones, flashing ROMS and stuff.
I just wanted help on how I could get my stuff back. Right now services with which I can control my phone from my PC seem like a very good idea but I can't install an APK on my phone. Please help me out guys. Also, if there are any threads which have solved this problem please link them below. I'm busy trying to get into a university.
EDIT: USB debugging MIGHT be on as I don't perfectly remember turning it off.

Boot in to recovery and then from a command window on your pc try
adb pull /sdcard c:\nexus5
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jd1639 said:
Boot in to recovery and then from a command window on your pc try
adb pull /sdcard c:\nexus5
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It says command adb not recognized. I don't have android SDK installed on my laptop.

whynotRaza said:
It says command adb not recognized. I don't have android SDK installed on my laptop.
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Google 15 second adb drivers xda. That'll set it up for you.
Edit, here's the link http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=48915118
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jd, nice to see your still helping out.
OP, after you get the drivers and/or sdk set up simply type:
Code:
adb devices
If you see a serial number your good. Proceed to pull the entire sdcard.
If you don't see the serial number look up everything you can related to your OS and adb.

Section 5.4 in my signature
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jd1639 said:
Google 15 second adb drivers xda. That'll set it up for you.
Edit, here's the link http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=48915118
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Thank you so much for this! I never bothered with the android SDK as I couldn't install it the first time and I didn't really need it until now. The only problem occurring right now is that I can't turn off my phone, and so I can't boot into recovery. Posting a pic of my phone lol.
rootSU said:
Section 5.4 in my signature
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Thanks a lot! This helped me understand my problem much better. I just can't boot into recovery mode.

whynotRaza said:
Thank you so much for this! I never bothered with the android SDK as I couldn't install it the first time and I didn't really need it until now. The only problem occurring right now is that I can't turn off my phone, and so I can't boot into recovery. Posting a pic of my phone lol.
Thanks a lot! This helped me understand my problem much better. I just can't boot into recovery mode.
Here's my phone:
<iframe src="//instagram.com/p/pxFT15OC53/embed/" width="612" height="710" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" allowtransparency="true"></iframe>
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With that screen, how would you know if you've entered recovery mode?? I don't know. Can you see anything on the screen?

vin4yak said:
With that screen, how would you know if you've entered recovery mode?? I don't know. Can you see anything on the screen?
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I should have posted a better pic. The screen isn't connected anymore, it came off completely. I can't see anything on it at all.

after setting up adb on pc and running it wouldnt the command "adb reboot recovery" take him to the recovery section? then he can run the command "adb pull"

vin4yak said:
With that screen, how would you know if you've entered recovery mode?? I don't know. Can you see anything on the screen?
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Ensure device is off
Hold vol down + Power until you feel vibration
Press vol up twice
Press power (Will feel another vibration)
Connect USB
run adb devices should see something like:
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H:\>adb devices
* daemon not running. starting it now on port 5037 *
* daemon started successfully *
List of devices attached
03105ef70935976465 [B][COLOR="Red"]recovery[/COLOR][/B]
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kunaltyagii said:
after setting up adb on pc and running it wouldnt the command "adb reboot recovery" take him to the recovery section? then he can run the command "adb pull"
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Maybe, ROM settings / USB debugging / Root dependent potentially though

whynotRaza said:
I should have posted a better pic. The screen isn't connected anymore, it came off completely. I can't see anything on it at all.
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How do you know whether the phone is turned on or not? Notification sounds work? Try what @kunaltyagii suggested.
kunaltyagii said:
after setting up adb on pc and running it wouldnt the command "adb reboot recovery" take him to the recovery section? then he can run the command "adb pull"
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Yes it will. That's an excellent idea as long he has USB debugging enabled. :good:
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rootSU said:
Ensure device is off
Hold vol down + Power until you feel vibration
Press vol up twice
Press power (Will feel another vibration)
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Oh yeah! Good one. Didn't strike me.

theesotericone said:
jd, nice to see your still helping out.
OP, after you get the drivers and/or sdk set up simply type:
Code:
adb devices
If you see a serial number your good. Proceed to pull the entire sdcard.
If you don't see the serial number look up everything you can related to your OS and adb.
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Yep, still around. You still have the rocket?
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rootSU said:
Ensure device is off
Hold vol down + Power until you feel vibration
Press vol up twice
Press power (Will feel another vibration)
Connect USB
run adb devices should see something like:
Code:
H:\>adb devices
* daemon not running. starting it now on port 5037 *
* daemon started successfully *
List of devices attached
03105ef70935976465 [B][COLOR="Red"]recovery[/COLOR][/B]
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Maybe, ROM settings / USB debugging / Root dependent potentially though
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Thanks a bunch! I dont think my hardware keys are working properly. I turned my phone off by disconencting the battery conenctions. I tried booting into recovery but my phone turned on normally instead. I tried "adb devices" and luckily it showed my serial number followed by "device". I just randomly tried "adb pull sdcard/music" and it worked! So now I have access to all my files. Could you guys post some links to advanced push and pull commands? I dont want to pull everything, I want my folder trees so that I can only take out the important stuff.
jd1639 said:
Google 15 second adb drivers xda. That'll set it up for you.
Edit, here's the link http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=48915118
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Thanks again! I wouldn't have gotten anywhere without this!
New problem: I did all that on my friends pc which has windows 7 and all the Nexus 5 drivers installed. I myself have a windows 8.1 laptop and after one of the recent updates my phone stopped showing. I tried Wugfresh's Nexus root toolkit but I didn't get anywhere. Help? XP

There aren't really any advanced adb push or pull commands.
Regards to new problem see link in signature. Read section 1b.
On windows 8.1 I had to do 1b1 and 1b2 today
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rootSU said:
There aren't really any advanced adb push or pull commands.
Regards to new problem see link in signature. Read section 1b.
On windows 8.1 I had to do 1b1 and 1b2 today
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I just uninstalled my previous drivers, updated windows and then reconnected my phone. Surprisingly the phone started showing! I had already done 1B1 earlier today. Thanks a lot guys. Everything has been solved. :good:
EDIT: I tried "adb pull sdcard/folder" and only the subfolders of that folder got copied, the files inside that folder didn't. Also, it said "no such directory exists" halfway through.

Awesome
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Pull storage from damaged device

So I accidentally dropped my nexus 5 and I need to replace my display but unfortunately I haven't backed up my data (mostly pictures I'm worrying about the most). So is there a way to pull the storage from it? I've tried with adb and it doesn't work because it doesn't list my device.
I really hope there is a way to do it.

If USB works and its not detecting adb, then its set up wrong. Adb is the only way if both touch and display are broken.
Please click the link in my signature and read the adb and fastboot thread. It will tell you how to set it up properly
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Does it matter if I had an unlock code for my lockscreen?

dndwanted said:
Does it matter if I had an unlock code for my lockscreen?
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Yes it does.
Don't suppose you have a custom recovery do you?
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My phone was rooted and I had latest TWRP with latest Paranoid Android,

dndwanted said:
My phone was rooted and I had latest TWRP with latest Paranoid Android,
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Adb in recovery then. See the thread i previously told you about
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I can't seem to make it work.
In "adb devices", it shows a device listed but in "fastboot devices" it doesn't show any device. When I tried to boot into fastboot mode I couldn't tell if I booted correctly because it shows the same thing as when I boot it normally.
I tried using the command "adb pull data/media/0 C:\adb\sdcard_25082014" and it gave me the error "remote object data/media/0 does not exist".
What should I do?

dndwanted said:
I can't seem to make it work.
In "adb devices", it shows a device listed but in "fastboot devices" it doesn't show any device. When I tried to boot into fastboot mode I couldn't tell if I booted correctly because it shows the same thing as when I boot it normally.
I tried using the command "adb pull data/media/0 C:\adb\sdcard_25082014" and it gave me the error "remote object data/media/0 does not exist".
What should I do?
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You've not read my thread properly. Try again
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I installed the adb in 15 seconds thing and then I followed this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/google-nexus-5/general/noob-read-adb-fastboot-how-hep-t2807273
Please tell me what have I done wrong because I can't seem to figure it out.

Unfortunately I don't know a solution to your problem, but your data shouldn't get lost when you replace the screen.
I replaced mine a week ago. Actually it was very easy. The most difficult part was removing the backcover.
The parts inside of the device are fixed with a little bit of glue which is not strong at all.
The whole replacement took me around 20 Minutes and I have never done something like that before.
After that everything was still on my phone.
And if your device doesn't get recognized from your computer in fastboot mode you should try the universal adb driver. This works perfectly for my Nexus 5.

@rootSU
I get this: http://imgur.com/ccw4lJ6
:/

ChickenNugget said:
Unfortunately I don't know a solution to your problem, but your data shouldn't get lost when you replace the screen.
I replaced mine a week ago. Actually it was very easy. The most difficult part was removing the backcover.
The parts inside of the device are fixed with a little bit of glue which is not strong at all.
The whole replacement took me around 20 Minutes and I have never done something like that before.
After that everything was still on my phone.
And if your device doesn't get recognized from your computer in fastboot mode you should try the universal adb driver. This works perfectly for my Nexus 5.
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He doesn't need fastboot mode, only recovery and adb seems to be working fine.
OP, try adb pull /data/media/0/ c:\blah blah
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jd1639 said:
He doesn't need fastboot mode, only recovery and adb seems to be working fine.
OP, try adb pull /data/media/0/ c:\blah blah
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Unfortunately I get the same error.

dndwanted said:
Unfortunately I get the same error.
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Are you SURE you're in recovery?
You got an error when you mounted data
Edit, well you got 2 errors...
The first error you got was the "usage" line. That means it thinks you typed "mount data" as an incomplete command. It IS incomplete if you're booted into android. Its not incomplete if you're in recovery. So I dont think you're in recovery.
The second error is "remote object doesnt exist". That's because you haven't mounted data.
To ensure youre in recovery, either:
1) Boot into android and then "adb reboot recovery"
2) From off, hold vol down and press power to get to bootloader. Press vol up TWICE then press power
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rootSU said:
Are you SURE you're in recovery?
You got an error when you mounted data
Edit, well you got 2 errors...
The first error you got was the "usage" line. That means it thinks you typed "mount data" as an incomplete command. It IS incomplete if you're booted into android. Its not incomplete if you're in recovery. So I dont think you're in recovery.
The second error is "remote object doesnt exist". That's because you haven't mounted data.
To ensure youre in recovery, either:
1) Boot into android and then "adb reboot recovery"
2) From off, hold vol down and press power to get to bootloader. Press vol up TWICE then press power
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http://imgur.com/KCoHxg8

dndwanted said:
http://imgur.com/KCoHxg8
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Unless you can get recovery to show up, you're screwed.
I don't know anything about twrp so I can't help there.
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Looking at my phone, I can't tell whether I'm in recovery or just booting normally or whatever because it doesn't show anything.
I guess I'll just have to wait until someone who knows TWRP can help me.
But thank you anyways

dndwanted said:
Looking at my phone, I can't tell whether I'm in recovery or just booting normally or whatever because it doesn't show anything.
I guess I'll just have to wait until someone who knows TWRP can help me.
But thank you anyways
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Try manually option 2
Otherwise you can fastboot flash philz recovery - which is a recovery I know.
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Doesn't work.

dndwanted said:
Doesn't work.
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In more descriptive terms please
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