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[Completed] [Q] Galaxy S2 backup without display

Hi all,
Last weekend I started thinking about backing up my phone as I did not want to lose the data on there. Ofcourse I forgot to do it and today I dropped my phone so the screen is not working anymore... sigh. The device still functions because I just received a call while typing this :fingers-crossed:.
When I plug it in, it's recognized as a portable device (see attachment). However, I'm not able to access the storage or the SD-card.
What did I try sofar:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s2/general/backup-phone-broken-screen-t1348895
<edit> When trying the above, I receive an error message that no USB device was found.
Secondly, I have CWM installed but don't know which version as it's installed 2 years ago. I've read that I could blindely try to open the "Mount storage" option but well, no clue which option that would be.</edit>
I think the problem is that I need to enable the USB access to the storage. Any idea how I can bypass this?
Thanks in advance all!
Greets,
Phil

Ok, I've now found a thread on the forum about using ADB and booting in recovery mode.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2395047&page=2
Will try that in the meanwhile.
Tips still welcome!
Thanks again .

Think it is in recovery mode but ADB does not find it.

Hi,
Adb will only work if you have usb debugging enabled in developer options.
As far as solving your issue, you will need to ask in your device section for help...
Samsung Galaxy S II I9100 > Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting
Simply plugging into your pc should allow you to see your files. But if it won't for some reason, and adb won't work...not sure what other options there are...also, adb works in the regular system...only works in recovery if your custom recovery supports it...and yes, you need to enable the mode in recovery. Hard when you can't see the screen.
Good luck!

Thanks for your reply. Sorry for posting the thread in the wrong topic.
When I plug in the S2, I will only see the portable media player but not the files. I tried several times to get it into recovery yesterday but without succes.
What about using a cable from mini usb to HDMI? Will it work when I just connect it to my TV?
My last option is to just replace the display but they are quite expensive going from 65-100 euro's..
Tips still welcome, thanks again !

[Q] Recovering photos from HTC One X in bootloop

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...

sd_shadow said:
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
[INDEX] AT&T/ROGERS One X Resources Compilation Roll-Up (Updated 5/8/14) by redpoint73

[Completed] Can't access phone due to screen lock from Android Device Manager unable to reset pw

Basically what had happened was I was out on Friday night, drunkenly gave my phone to my friend to keep safe, and then totally forget about it. Fast forward to me panicking and immediately setting a password lock using Android Device Manager. For some reason when setting a password remotely from your PC it can be as long as you want, but when typing it in my phone there was a limit, meaning I could not get in.
Why don't you just use ADM again to reset your password and put a new one?! Well apparently they don't let you form a new password once there is one already locked on your phone. Why don't you try unlocking it via findyoursamsung?! I didn't create a samsung account when prompted to. (hindsight is 20/20)
I also tried some other third-party backup apps such as Kies3 and Samsung Watch, both of which required the phone to be unlocked to function - which is also why I can't simply just connect my phone via USB and drag the data into a folder.
This lead me to doing a ton of research and it seemed the only way to get my pictures and videos back without resetting my phone would be through those coding programs and ADB and such. I am not well versed in this area at all so I looked at a bunch of sites explaining what to do.
From my limited understanding, it came down to a few things:
- My device is a Samsung Galaxy S4, probably kit kat or jelly bean. It is neither rooted nor does it have the "USB debugging" enabled
- I have successfully installed CWM (clockwork mod) and ADB (android debugging bridge) onto my computer/phone because apparently when CWM goes into recovery mode, the debugging is automatically enabled, where I'd then be able to unlock the screen (but I don't seem to know how to input adb commands - where would I do this?!)
- I installed a few other programs that were of no use to me because I had (almost) no idea how to use them (Cygwin, Odin, JOdin3, Heimdall) in conjunction with ADB and the "Download" mode on my phone to flash CWM to be my "custom Recovery" instead of the stock recovery
- I saw there were some third party apps that would automatically (?) unlock your phone screen for you but I wasn't too keen on trusting them seeing as most of thm were outdated , so unless you guys recommend one I would rather not download those
- I think my main issue is not knowing how to simply bring up a terminal and input commands but sometimes they wouldn't even recognize my device (probably because USB debugging is disabled)
I have been infront of my computer for almost a whole day now trying everything and reading everything simply trying to figure out what to do. I have looked at way too many guides and could probably recite them to you. I guess the point of this is I really would prefer not to lose this data as it has a lot of sentimental value, so I'm straying away from those methods that require you to wipe your phone. If any of you know any helpful sites or guides (I probably have seen them) that explains things very formally and easy to understand, let me know, I will be forever gracious for your help.

XDA Visitor said:
Basically what had happened was I was out on Friday night, drunkenly gave my phone to my friend to keep safe, and then totally forget about it. Fast forward to me panicking and immediately setting a password lock using Android Device Manager. For some reason when setting a password remotely from your PC it can be as long as you want, but when typing it in my phone there was a limit, meaning I could not get in.
Why don't you just use ADM again to reset your password and put a new one?! Well apparently they don't let you form a new password once there is one already locked on your phone. Why don't you try unlocking it via findyoursamsung?! I didn't create a samsung account when prompted to. (hindsight is 20/20)
I also tried some other third-party backup apps such as Kies3 and Samsung Watch, both of which required the phone to be unlocked to function - which is also why I can't simply just connect my phone via USB and drag the data into a folder.
This lead me to doing a ton of research and it seemed the only way to get my pictures and videos back without resetting my phone would be through those coding programs and ADB and such. I am not well versed in this area at all so I looked at a bunch of sites explaining what to do.
From my limited understanding, it came down to a few things:
- My device is a Samsung Galaxy S4, probably kit kat or jelly bean. It is neither rooted nor does it have the "USB debugging" enabled
- I have successfully installed CWM (clockwork mod) and ADB (android debugging bridge) onto my computer/phone because apparently when CWM goes into recovery mode, the debugging is automatically enabled, where I'd then be able to unlock the screen (but I don't seem to know how to input adb commands - where would I do this?!)
- I installed a few other programs that were of no use to me because I had (almost) no idea how to use them (Cygwin, Odin, JOdin3, Heimdall) in conjunction with ADB and the "Download" mode on my phone to flash CWM to be my "custom Recovery" instead of the stock recovery
- I saw there were some third party apps that would automatically (?) unlock your phone screen for you but I wasn't too keen on trusting them seeing as most of thm were outdated , so unless you guys recommend one I would rather not download those
- I think my main issue is not knowing how to simply bring up a terminal and input commands but sometimes they wouldn't even recognize my device (probably because USB debugging is disabled)
I have been infront of my computer for almost a whole day now trying everything and reading everything simply trying to figure out what to do. I have looked at way too many guides and could probably recite them to you. I guess the point of this is I really would prefer not to lose this data as it has a lot of sentimental value, so I'm straying away from those methods that require you to wipe your phone. If any of you know any helpful sites or guides (I probably have seen them) that explains things very formally and easy to understand, let me know, I will be forever gracious for your help.
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Hello, and welcome to XDA!
A bit of a doozy....
This thread may help:
> Samsung Galaxy S 4 i9500, i9505, i9505G, i9506 > Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting > [RESOLVED] HELP please!! Unable to unlock device locked by Google Device Manager
May need to modify solution two to use under CWM. That is, mount data via adb (or via recovery if there's an option) before issuing (the rest of) the adb commands.
By the way, here is a primer to adb:
http://www.xda-developers.com/all-in-one-guide-to-adb/
Hope this helps, and good luck!

SM-G920V Willing to pay for remote fix No Boot Recovery BRICK

Hey guys here is my issue:
Purchased a Verizon S6 that was flashed with CM 5.0.1. I need to restore to a stock rom and somewhere along the flash with ODIN something went wrong. The phone reset and now the phone starts up and goes to the Verizon green screen that mentions something about my system failing to start.
I can't access the recovery menu which includes the wipe cache option. I can access download mode and the Maintenance Boot mode.
Download Mode: When I try to connect it to the computer I get USB device not recognized. I have tried KIES i have tried smart switch. I have installed, uninstalled and reinstalled every USB driver. Device manager shows the phone as Unknown USB Device ( Device Descriptor Request Failed). I have tried 4 different Official Samsung cables and 3 non official. Girlfriends S6 is recognized instantly in download mode. Have tried 4 different machines. Windows 10, Windows 8, Windows 7.I have tried advice from many threads on here for 6 days now with no luck.
Maintenance Mode: Gives me options including wipe system. When I press any option the phone simply resets.
Can't access adb or fastboot, because the computer wont recognize it!
I have suspicions that this phone is " hard bricked ". I am without a phone at the moment and my job relies on it. I found a shop on the other side of the country that fixes hard bricks. I'm hoping this is still fixable via software, if you think you can fix this remotely please contact me! I am willing to pay $50.00 via paypal or square cash. I am on a windows 10 machine with an i7 and team viewer installed. Let me know if you are willing to give it a shot.

You might want to post in the Verizon s6 forum

Broken S6 920F data recovery

Hi all
First, let me say I've read everything I could find on data recovery of a broken S6, and tried all the data recovery software I could find (Dr.Fone, Easus, etc.). Nothing has worked which is why I'm asking here.
Background: my daughter dropped her S6 down a flight of stairs. The screen is well and truly broken. There is no light behind the back and recent buttons. There is no noise. When she gave it to me there was a pulsing pale blue light.
But, it's not completely dead. When plugged into my PC it's recognised by various drivers (Samsung ADB, USB composite device).
I tried Dr.Fone and after a number of attempts got it to be recognized as being in download mode. Unfortunately, it fails with "Flash recovery package failed."
I tried using adb directly. adb devices showed it as being in recovery mode, so I used abd shell and I could do ls, but I'm not a savy adb user so don't know what to do next.
All the threads I've seen end up recommending recovery software, which hasn't worked for me, so if anyone can tell me if it's possible to recover data using adb I'd really appreciate knowing what commands to use.
Thanks

afzal_b said:
Hi all
First, let me say I've read everything I could find on data recovery of a broken S6, and tried all the data recovery software I could find (Dr.Fone, Easus, etc.). Nothing has worked which is why I'm asking here.
Background: my daughter dropped her S6 down a flight of stairs. The screen is well and truly broken. There is no light behind the back and recent buttons. There is no noise. When she gave it to me there was a pulsing pale blue light.
But, it's not completely dead. When plugged into my PC it's recognised by various drivers (Samsung ADB, USB composite device).
I tried Dr.Fone and after a number of attempts got it to be recognized as being in download mode. Unfortunately, it fails with "Flash recovery package failed."
I tried using adb directly. adb devices showed it as being in recovery mode, so I used abd shell and I could do ls, but I'm not a savy adb user so don't know what to do next.
All the threads I've seen end up recommending recovery software, which hasn't worked for me, so if anyone can tell me if it's possible to recover data using adb I'd really appreciate knowing what commands to use.
Thanks
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*bump* Anyone?

afzal_b said:
*bump* Anyone?
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Have you rooted your Samsung S6 G920F? Some third-party tool can recover data from broken Samsung Galaxy S6 920F but need root access.
Send your phone to be fixed in customer service central.