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data recovery from dead gpu z3

Hello
so after filming for 5 seconds underwater my z3's screen turned black and turned off permanently. though it seems to still turn on normally
after unsuccessful replacements and search on the internet the logical explanation was that the gpu is dead
so now i want to recover the data (photos, videos, music) i have on the internal memory
the device is locked by pattern lock so i can't access it when i plug it (it just detects the device)
i want to know if flashing will remove the lock without clearing my data
and if so how can i do it with a dead screen
best regards

I can think some ways of doing data recovery...
1: Safe method if you have recovery!
you can do a soft reset by pressing the button on the side of the sd card/sim tray.
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Press it till it vibrates for a second time, this time it will shut down.
After this, you can turn on your phone and enter recovery (if you have a custom rom or kernel), in this mode you can fetch your files from the internal storage by connecting it via usb to your computer.
2: Use as last resort and confirm the internal storage wiping before doing anything...
Unlock bootloader (I cant remember if it does erase the internal storage partition or not) to install a custom kernel that has recovery.
3: Probably the second safest but it's needs searching the tools if you don't know how to use adb.
If you do have USB Debugging enabled in the phone, you can try to fetch files by using adb in your computer.
Open a CMD in the directory where adb.exe is located and write this code
adb.exe pull /sdcard/ c:/sdcardbackup/
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It will fetch your files from internal storage to a folder called sdcardbackup on your C:/ drive
Hope this can help you!
If you're going with flashtool, you need to wipe the data partition called userdata since there is where the config is stored but it also wipes the internal storage

hello thanks for the reply
1. tried no luck
2. bootloader is already unlocked and phone is rooted
3. i remember unlocking usb debugging (always do on android) so i will try this, i'll keep you updated on the results
best regards
update :
for whatever reason the phone isn't authorized anymore and i can't access it. anything i can do about it

mm.salem said:
hello thanks for the reply
1. tried no luck
2. bootloader is already unlocked and phone is rooted
3. i remember unlocking usb debugging (always do on android) so i will try this, i'll keep you updated on the results
best regards
update :
for whatever reason the phone isn't authorized anymore and i can't access it. anything i can do about it
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Hi, as your bootloader is already unlocked try to continue with 2.
If you haven't installed a custom kernel try to install a kernel like EliteKernel, you can find it here in the forums.
Use flashtools and flash boot.img via fastboot mode on your phone, that way you will have a recovery working.

update
flashed Z3FotaTWRPV5.img into it and got it to boot to recovery
i just got my pictures including the picture that killed my gpu (ironic)
anyway thanks for the help... can i edit this to solved?

Bootloop & Cannot push things through ADB

my phone has been running pure nexus with su since jan and today my phone decided to bootloop
i tried putting my phone into fastboot mode and pushing twrp.img through ADB, but the phone bootloops before it even receives the complete file (remote: flash write failure)
so then i tried getting the factory image through google and selecting the flash-all.bat, but the same thing happens, the phone bootloops

aznpiggy said:
my phone has been running pure nexus with su since jan and today my phone decided to bootloop
i tried putting my phone into fastboot mode and pushing twrp.img through ADB, but the phone bootloops before it even receives the complete file (remote: flash write failure)
so then i tried getting the factory image through google and selecting the flash-all.bat, but the same thing happens, the phone bootloops
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Try unzip the factory image and flash imgs separately, follow this guide where it says "What to Do If the Script Doesn’t Work" (below the middle of the page), so you should have finished each step before it bootloops again.

TENN3R said:
Try unzip the factory image and flash imgs separately, follow this guide where it says "What to Do If the Script Doesn’t Work" (below the middle of the page), so you should have finished each step before it bootloops again.
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ill try tomorrow but i dont think there is enough time to push a single file before the phone bootloops itself
theres literally a three second window

Also, have you tried just wipe? Maybe there is a system error, and if you wipe from adb first it'll fix itself (just type "fastboot -w" and press enter)

TENN3R said:
Also, have you tried just wipe? Maybe there is a system error, and if you wipe from adb first it'll fix itself (just type "fastboot -w" and press enter)
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i tried doing what you mentioned but it keeps failing
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BL: N/A
Basebands: N/A
Product/Variant: sailfish-US-PVT
Serial Number FA6BN0300789
CPU: MSM8996SG-AB 0x10001
UFS: 128GB Toshiba
DRAM: 1096MB Hynix LPDDR4
Boot-slot: b
Console: DISABLED
Secure Boot: PRODUCTION
Device is UNLOCKED
ive tried wiping my phone and reinstalling the factory images but i get an error message (bootloader is unlocked and adb/fastboot are up-to-date)
is my memory corrupted? if it is, could i lock the bootloader and send it out under the manufacturers warranty?
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i contacted google and they said theyd be willing make an exception and help me, but i need to ask my carrier to help me unroot the device first. i dont think it can be unrooted it if i cant even flash the factory images onto it, let alone wiping the device (-w).

what did u do before your phone like this ？

almightysiman said:
what did u do before your phone like this ？
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i was was watching youtube full screen and when i tried to swipe up to browse more videos, the phone shut off

aznpiggy said:
i was was watching youtube full screen and when i tried to swipe up to browse more videos, the phone shut off
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bad luck.

Samsung GT-I9060 Phone Stuck at Battery Charging Animation

I have a Samsung phone model GT-i9060 with Android 4.4 and suddenly one day phone suddenly switched off and refused to start.
On powering on it would get stuck to this battery animation screen:
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On holding the Power+VolDwn+HomeKey I get this Warning screen with two options to continue to recovery (VolUp) or reboot
and selecting either of those options leads to these following screens: recover mode boot screen
But nothing happens then, It switches off again after 5-10 seconds on both the screens and I tried
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adb devices
during all those stages but phone is not detected on PC
I need to recover some critical data from this phone which is paramount. Can someone guide me as how should i proceed with data recovery or extraction?

Asvthama said:
I have a Samsung phone model GT-i9060 with Android 4.4 and suddenly one day phone suddenly switched off and refused to start.
On powering on it would get stuck to this battery animation screen:
On holding the Power+VolDwn+HomeKey I get this Warning screen with two options to continue to recovery (VolUp) or reboot
and selecting either of those options leads to these following screens: recover mode boot screen
But nothing happens then, It switches off again after 5-10 seconds on both the screens and I tried
Code:
adb devices
during all those stages but phone is not detected on PC
I need to recover some critical data from this phone which is paramount. Can someone guide me as how should i proceed with data recovery or extraction?
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Seems to me that your issue is caused one of these 3 reasons.
1) the battery is failing
2) the internal sdcard is failing.
3) the internal storage is completely full and has no more room to cache files when booting or running.
If it caused by the lack of space to cache files, try booting into stock recovery then use the "wipe cache partition" option(do not choose the "factory reset" option) this will clear the cache and allow the device to boot if that was the issue.
If you know the exact firmware build number version that is currently installed on your device, you can download a copy of that specific build number firmware and flash it via Odin. As long as you use the exact version that you have, it should not wipe your data when you flash it. Then, if it works, you should be able to boot the device normally and retrieve your data.
If the issue is caused by a faulty battery or a faulty internal sdcard, it may fail during flashing, if this happens, it may render the device inoperable.
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Question FastbootD mode?

When I use "fastboot reboot fastboot" command it only reboots and turns on the phone.
I want to try install a GSI rom but I can't get into it.. Is there a way to make it happen?
Am I wrong trying to install it this way? I was reading some forums and I tried a few things without results.

speedmetal444 said:
When I use "fastboot reboot fastboot" command it only reboots and turns on the phone.
I want to try install a GSI rom but I can't get into it.. Is there a way to make it happen?
Am I wrong trying to install it this way? I was reading some forums and I tried a few things without results.
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Try this:
First reboot to recovery, once you're there select reboot to bootloader, then press and hold VOL UP while it's rebooting, after that voila your now on Fastboot mode.

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Thx for your reply! And sorry for my poor explanation about the problem, I know how to get into fastboot mode but there is another instance of it, and its fastbootD mode that allows you to make modifications on the dynamic partition called "super", the suposed way to get into it is typing the command "fastboot reboot fastboot" in the normal fastboot mode, but nothing happens, the phone just reboots into normal system.
When I try to erase system in normal fastboot mode it cannot find that partition cause this is in super, it will be great if we can experiment with that but Im stuck right now...
I dont know if this worth it.... Any of you already tried a GSI rom?

speedmetal444 said:
Thx for your reply! And sorry for my poor explanation about the problem, I know how to get into fastboot mode but there is another instance of it, and its fastbootD mode that allows you to make modifications on the dynamic partition called "super", the suposed way to get into it is typing the command "fastboot reboot fastboot" in the normal fastboot mode, but nothing happens, the phone just reboots into normal system.
When I try to erase system in normal fastboot mode it cannot find that partition cause this is in super, it will be great if we can experiment with that but Im stuck right now...
I dont know if this worth it.... Any of you already tried a GSI rom?
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Yes, but unfortunately their SW REV was just 0, but by device’s one is always 1 (i.e. too high for TWRP and GSI’s atm)
(* Samsung blocks SW REV downgrades at all, the only way to bypass is to run the below for not waiting)
Now it needs waits, or if you don’t wait, you instead need to shut MTK ‘‘secure’’ boot and ‘‘secure’’ Download off at all.

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Are you going to flash TWRP by ADB sideloads on the A12's Recovery mode? If yes, good luck!

[Help] Why does my phone's boot screen look like this?

I got a pixel4a phone, but the startup screen looks like a factory mode screen. how can i remove this screen, thanks a lot
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that's not a lot of info to go by. what did you do prior to getting this screen? since when has this screen been showing? is it rooted? did you do low level stuff with it, and if so, did you do it through a computer or on the phone directly?
the first thing you would want to do is to check if you can enter recovery mode (stock will do if you don't have an aftermarket) and see if you can do something with that, like, say; factory reset.
the next thing you could try is to first backup your flash, and I mean from sector 0 to EOF, and a second backup per partition, then flash a stock rom you could get online.
I WOULD preffer to just diagnose the problem and fix it non-destructively but phones and their OSes are not built to accomodate repair beyond changing the screen/batery and resetting/flasing the ROM
P.S. throw in the chipset type while you're at it I.E. MTK or QLM

Thank you for your response, bro! This phone is a second-hand phone. When I received it, it only had the factory mode. I flashed Android 11 through the website flash.android.com, but every time I boot up the phone, the screen will display for a few seconds before entering the system. I searched online and it seems that the phone is still in factory mode and needs to be activated to normal mode, but I haven't found a way to switch to normal mode.

1. Enable ADB ( AKA USB Debugging ) on phone
2. Connect computer and phone via USB-cable
3. On computer run ADB command
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adb reboot

oldmaize said:
Thank you for your response, bro! This phone is a second-hand phone. When I received it, it only had the factory mode. I flashed Android 11 through the website flash.android.com, but every time I boot up the phone, the screen will display for a few seconds before entering the system. I searched online and it seems that the phone is still in factory mode and needs to be activated to normal mode, but I haven't found a way to switch to normal mode.
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well, taht just sounds like the ROM didn't come with a boot animation/logo so I suggest if you want one you can well... there's not much you can do without tripping tamper triggers I.E. install rootkit & modify system partition (can't be done post pie) or unpack system image, insert the animation/logo and repack, but then you have an orange state device and that's not much better than that factory logo, or you lock it without image verification enabled and hope that something doesn't rely on it
android isn't built to be moded, so you have to mod it before building an hoo boy is that a wild ride
P.S. on second read, the ROM might be in eng mode instead of userdebug or user
you could check it by either terminal emulator, issueing the command `getprop` and search for build variant or do so through adb