Hi everyone,
first off, I've spend days now trying to find a fix. If I've missed anything, I'm sorry, it wasn't for lack of trying.
Here's the situation: I have acquired an HTC One X earlier this year which has worked quite flawlessly. I went ahead and unlocked the bootloader and installed a custom recovery. However, since I handed the phone off to my not-so-techy sister I did not use a custom ROM, and after the HTC update failed with the custom recovery I reversed that as well. The device should now be stock everything with unlocked bootloader.
After a few months my sister encountered heavy problems, though. She described them as battery related (wouldn't turn on correctly) and eventually she moved to a new phone. Now I have gotten the device back and I am trying to fix it. After charging it I managed to have it boot once. However, I but it to the side and wanted it to load some more. Ever since then the screen doesn't come on. The charging LED seems to work fine (eventually switched from red to green, too, indicating that the device is fully charged) and the button backlight still works, too. Most significantly though, the device is recognized as MTP device in Windows: I can access all the data in the storage without problems.
I have read that there is an issue with the HTC One X and the display connector so eventually I went ahead and took the device apart. It's lying in front of me now in pieces, but I still couldn't get the screen to come alive. The obvious conclusion would be to buy a new screen but the device doesn't feel like it's worth the investment. Besides, I would like to know for sure that it's the screen before I do anything.
So I turn to you guys and ask if you have any idea how I could access the phone via my computer. I tried to boot it up in bootloader mode but due to the strange standby methods HTC is using and not seeing anything on the screen I haven't been able to do that yet: Whenever I connect my USB cable it's recognized as MTP device, not ADB. Debugging seems to be deactivated so that doesn't seem to be an option. Does anyone have any idea how I could get the phone to talk to my computer (i.e. get into the bootloader or ADB screencast for sure)? With my Galaxy S I could simply plug in this dummy micro USB and would be sure to end up in download mode.
Any help is appreciated!
tl;dr: HTC One X screen is dead but LEDs work, is recognized as MTP device. How to make it talk to the computer?
Thanks,
rien
Alright, sometimes just posting stuff like this helps already. I was now finally able to get the phone into fastboot (apparently) and it's reacting to the fastboot commands. I suppose the next step is to load CWM and connect via adb. This way I can at least do a factory reset.
Does anyone have any ideas regarding the original issue with the screen? Especially since it does seem to work occasionally. And doesn't show any fragments...
Can I enable USB debug mode from within the recovery to work in the system?
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Hello everyone,
having major USB issues on my GNex. It's not charging anymore, but when the phone is off, it displays a charging animation. I could get it to charge once since this occurred, I left it plugged in overnight on my Mac (phone turned off). Did the same thing last night, no charge at all.
Mac OSX does not recognize the device, my Windows machine keeps telling me something like "the connected device is not working properly and can't be used... ". This message pops up every few seconds, so I guess it's constantly connecting and disconnecting. I can't access the internal storage on both systems.
My first guess was a hardware defect. But when I try to boot into recovery mode, a screen instantly pops up that shows Andy and displays a message: "Downloading. Do not turn off target.". In the upper left corner it displays " ODIN MODE" in small red letters.
When I press the power button in this screen (there is a big arrow pointing to the button with "start" written in it) the phone just normally reboots.
I can't get into fastboot mode because of this. I can get into CWM Recovery when i use the reboot into recovery option built in the ROM.
I dunno much about Odin (next to nothing). Has it something to do with Samsungs Kies? Could it be that something has put my phone in this "ODIN MODE" and it constantly tries to download something, making the USB port unusable? The port is not completely broken, as the phone displays a charging animation when it's turned off... so there is some connectivity left!
Thoughts coming up that this could be some kind of software issue. If there is a possibility to get out of the Odin Mode, it may solve the problem.
The phone is unlocked and rooted, running AOKP Milestone 5 and franco kernel.
I tried to restore an older nandroid, but it did not change anything.
Would send it in for exchange, but not able to relock the bootloader due to no fastboot access. If it can be confirmed that this is a hardware problem, I have to pay for the repair, I'm fine with that.
Has anybody any ideas that could be helpful? Any help is much appreciated, thank you in advance!
Do a search and you will find at least 30 helpful threads. Basically you only need to replace your USB charging board and it works again. Should be a warranty issue, but Samsung has really been an ass on handling this issue lately and claiming water damage.
I have mentioned it many times here: this problem can be probably solved by thoroughly cleaning your USB with soft toothbrush.
True, I also cleaned my port but it only fixed it temporarily.
Thanks guys. Tried to clean the port, nothing changed.
Ordered an OEM charging board off ebay, hope changing it will fix the issue.
Only thing I'm wondering about is, that the phone is stuck in Odin Mode when I boot it up with Vol. - and the Power Switch. So I downloaded Odin but it does not recognize the phone...
I am also facing the same problem. I am currently using the phone by charging the battery externally. Can someone confirm that changing the USB flex cable is the solution ?
Just posted in another thread but it is definitely the USB port for me. Using an HTC Vision (Google g2)
I tried to install a new battery, screwed the phone up in the process and smashed it out of frustration.
The good thing is that the battery works and apparently very well, just can't use it or the phone!
When I connect via usb to my laptop, it shows in device manager and at one point it also showed a storage drive (in device manager, nowhere else).
When i switch it on, it seems stuck in a boot loop (vibrates, connects via usb, wait...disconnects, vibrates and so on).
The little button bits on the volume piece have fallen off and without a microscope, i doubt i'll be able to find them, however, is there any way or point in getting into fastboot?
XL ? Wrong forum, you have to be in the at&t HTC one xl forum
I have a galaxy nexus, uses the Eclipse-2.1-toro-build4 rom (old I know, but it was smooth and worked for me, so I kept it).
Last night, after keeping it in my backpack during a bike ride, I went to go use it. The screen is black and I noticed a few solid color black lines running through the screen. Screen is likely dead, my guess.
I am able to boot up the phone fine. I see the L..E.D. notification light come on, and when I get new emails (I left it on wifi the last time I used it), I'll hear notifications...
But, when I try to connect my phone through usb and attempt to connect to it via adb, I'm getting a device not found. I've connected my phone dozens of times using this method without a problem.
Anytime I issue a command with adb from my computer (ubuntu 12.04), it gives me the device not found although the device is connected via usb. This happens even when the galaxy nexus is displayed in nautilus, so it's clearly connected to the computer.
Any idea how to access my sdcard with adb then or to troubleshoot why it's not being read?
Does your phone have a screen lock? Try pressing the power button to unlock it and see if you can find the unlock button (assuming the touch screen still works). If you have a pin, it might be quite hard to get it
I can't access adb whilst my phone is locked. I think it is a security measure.
So I've searched here AND the entire net for a fix for this but I cannot find it anywhere. I'm decently experienced in the area of androids, flashing, and rooting and currently own a rooted Moto G Play running a debloated stock rom with Xposed installed as my main device (besides the point but just so you know my level of experience.)
I was recently given a HTC Desire 526 and was told by the giver that she couldn't turn it on. So obviously my first thought was to try to enter bootloader mode. I charged the device and held the volume up and power keys to enter bootloader, and it was successful, but still no image on the screen, mind you there is zero visible damage on the phone screen or water damage on the inside so I'm guessing it can't be that the screen is broken physically. I confirmed that it was in bootloader by running fastboot and it is listed under devices when I run "fastboot devices." Vibration works and it occasionally outputs sound so I know the phone turns on (at least). I'm completely new to HTC devices and when i try to do almost anything involving flashing with fastboot I get the s-on error. Adb isn't available as I know that developer options, and furthermore, usb debugging has not been enabled on this device at all in the past.
Can I hard reset with just hardware keys (vol up, vol down, and power)? Everything online says yes and then the instructions go on to explain how to reset via the on screen bootloader menu navigation, that of which I can't see nor navigate with a black screen (I know these "solutions" to this problem make no sense considering I asked about a device with a screen that won't turn on, very frustrating haha.) If not, does anyone have any suggestions on what I could do to get the screen to work? Not sure if this matters but it is a verizon phone. Any info is appreciated as I'm coming to my last leg trying to get this going. So annoying feeling it vibrate and hearing sounds because I feel like it is definitely fixable without replacing the screen but I'm not 100% sure. Thanks.
Edit: My only solution is to see if someone who owns this device (currently I know no one with this device) can direct me on what to push, when, to reset without my screen, so I can navigate through that phone or through pictures of it.
This post can be deleted. Still don't know the cause but it turned on and all is well now. Now I'm just searching for a proper root method!
Hey XDA Family,
I've been searching everywhere even here but I need help. My phone was dropped and the screen is broke/black. It still works as I can receive calls and able to answer with headphones. LED lights still work.
I have previously enabled USB debugging but never switched to default USB behavior to MTP. It's set for USB charging.
My goal is to use Vysor to view my phone screen and kinda-sorta semi use it temporarily until I can replace/fix it.
Some other tidbits - it was powered off and on - so it's on that initial screen where it requires Pattern Unlock.
Am I SOL? ADB doesn't recognize any device (and it won't because it's not in MTP mode).
Is there any tool I can use to force switch to MTP? I read stuff about Miracle-box.... not sure if that will work.
Any help will be appreciated.
Thanks.
I am still stuck. I tried ADB once again but still no go.
Even if there's a way to factory reset the phone so that the lock screen is removed may help. Remember, I have no screen. to view.
Has anyone heard of an OTG adapter that has an HDMI out so that potentially I can connect a monitor?
Thanks again.
Through Fastboot/ADB
If you have TWRP installed (command line should work if recovery doesn't work) it sometimes gives access to the storage when in recovery mode (hoping you don't have a password). If you turn off the phone then start into bootloader (power + volume up) then from your PC use the fastboot commands to restart in recovery (https://tektab.com/2015/10/31/android-bootloaderfastboot-mode-and-recovery-mode-explained/).
Once you think you're in recovery try to connect the USB and see if it picks up the storage.
If that fails you can try to do the same stuff using the adb commands instead of the fastboot commands, it's a little trickier but i think you should be able to use an adb pull command to extract the files from your phone, if you get it to work then you can also reset the phone to factory through the commands. This way you won't give whoever is fixing it access to all your data.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s2/help/how-to-mount-internal-storage-adb-t1898712
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If the phone itself isn't broken you can always order a replacement screen and either replace it yourself or have someone who knows how to do so, unless you had planned on getting a new phone.
Thanks, I'll try that and let you know if it worked.
I wasn't planning on replacing my phone... just fixing the display.
It's been a week now and I am still trying to scrounge up the cash to get it fixed.
Anyone know how much OnePlus charges for an official replacement? I have a phone repair shop nearby that quoted me $155 (USD). Seemed a bit pricey.
gabrielshaste said:
Thanks, I'll try that and let you know if it worked.
I wasn't planning on replacing my phone... just fixing the display.
It's been a week now and I am still trying to scrounge up the cash to get it fixed.
Anyone know how much OnePlus charges for an official replacement? I have a phone repair shop nearby that quoted me $155 (USD). Seemed a bit pricey.
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I'd see if you can pay them to just install the screen, I went to a local shop about a year ago and they charged $35 for just the labor, as I already had the parts.The screen is like $150 or so on ifixit, which is about right for an OLED like the 5t has.