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rooting galaxy tab 10.1v (working)

hi, this is how i managed to get root working on my tab, everything went fine for me till it came to booting into recovery then nothing use to happen so i combined two separate guides to get it working. thanks (bcmobile and 411tecknology)
the command in "(getting root 5) )" worked for me as i was getting stuck with "fastboot flash recovery skitzandroid-recovery.img"
i unlocked the bootloader by firmware upgrade the the following
for all those people like me with no experience in dos commands or linux, hope this works for you​
PREPARE:
1) With your Tab in fastboot mode (step 1 of “GETTING ROOT” below), make sure you have a working fastboot implementation:
working dir\\fastboot devices
If all is well, you should see your device serial number. If there is a problem, you won’t get any response.
2) Downlad the two files attached to this thread
3) create a folder in drive c naming it "root"
This will be referred to as the working directory throughout the rest of this guide
4) Copy skitzandroid-10-1v-root.zip to your working directory (DO NOT UNZIP!) c: root
5) Extract the skitzandroid-recovery.img file from skitzandroid-stock-recovery.zip to your working folder. Your working folder( c: root) should now have 1 IMG file and one ZIP file.
6) copy fastboot files to the the folder that you are going to use as working dir ( c:root)
7) Copy the skitzandroid-10-1v-root.zip file to the root of your sdcard. You can eithe drag/drop, or run:
working dir or c:\root>adb push skitzandroid-10-1v-root.zip /sdcard
GETTING ROOT:
1) Power off your Tab and power it back on, while holding the VOLUME DOWN button.
2) When the DOWNLOAD / FASTBOOT icons appear, press VOLUME DOWN again to select FASTBOOT icon (the one with the USB logo) and press VOLUME UP to confirm selection.
3) Confirm you are now in fastboot mode and do a:
fastboot devices
If all is well, you should see your device serial number.
4) Open a terminal / CMD prompt and CD to your working folder
keep doing cd.. until you get to "c:>" then
cd/root
5) Run the following command:
c:\root> fastboot boot skitzandroid-recovery.img
..and wait. It might not look like anything is happening but it is.
6) You should now have a recovery menu. Use the volume rocker (up/down navigates menu options)
to select “Install zip from SDCARD” (or something like that)
7) Navigate to the root of your internal storage (/sdcard), select the skitzandroid-10-1v-root.zip file and press (tap!) the POWER button to confirm selection.
Once complete, use the Volume rocker to select “REBOOT” from the menu and press (tap!!!) the POWER button to confirm selection.
9) YOUR’RE DONE. Press the thanks button on this thread to continue
TESTING:
Check your apps menu to confirm the existence of SuperUser app.

whats wrong with this?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1079781

Nothing!
I used it on UNLOCKED 10.1v (not from Vodafone) and had no data loss!
Great, Thanks
Frank

I do not understand: 3) Confirm you are now in fastboot mode and do a:
fastboot devices
If all is well, you should see your device serial number.
Where do I enter this data?
I mean - fastboot deviсes

TNTCOSMOS said:
I do not understand: 3) Confirm you are now in fastboot mode and do a:
fastboot devices
If all is well, you should see your device serial number.
Where do I enter this data?
I mean - fastboot deviсes
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once you start your device in fastboot mode and connect it with the computer to make sure your device is recognized by the computer you open command prompt take it to your working dir.. (ie. c:>root) in our case type fastboot devices and hit enter, if your computer recognized your device you will the serial number under it.

im sorry> can you help me?
When i write in the command line "fastboot.exe devices" nothing happens....

TNTCOSMOS said:
im sorry> can you help me?
When i write in the command line "fastboot.exe devices" nothing happens....
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assuming you have installed sdk if not please do so, then staying in sdk go to
(C:\android\android-sdk-windows\platform-tools ) by clicking your mouse in desktop
(not cmd prompt). above eg.. is how i installed sdk on my desktop yours may be different, now in platform-tools you will see two files called fastboot copy them both to to your folder called ..root.. and you are set to go.
bottom line is if you want to start fastboot from any folder in cmd you have to have these two files in the folder.
also if you know that your device is detected by your computer dont worry about step 3. all it does is tell you that your device is connected.

I have all turned out, the problem was the drivers. I copied the driver from pdanet and it worked!

TNTCOSMOS said:
I have all turned out, the problem was the drivers. I copied the driver from pdanet and it worked!
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Glad to hear that you finally got the root.

same problem
TNTCOSMOS said:
im sorry> can you help me?
When i write in the command line "fastboot.exe devices" nothing happens....
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i've tried with pdanet too but it's not working....like the computer can't see the device...any ideea ???
and when i write "fastboot boot ......etc......" it says <waiting for the device>
please help

You need the drivers installed for fastboot, have you installed them? Please have a look at the [Guide] Unlock your bootloader thread. it contains all the details to get fastboot working.

thank you...finally did it
another noob question...how do i enter in cwm for installing another ROM ???

zbuggy said:
thank you...finally did it
another noob question...how do i enter in cwm for installing another ROM ???
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The easiest way if you are rooted is to install rom manager from the market. It has an option to reboot to recovery if you have CWM installed. It also allows you to update to the latest CWM recovery if there is one.

i've tried putting the TB Galaxy 1.0.9: Honeycomb 3.1 + TouchWiz UX and i made a mistake... in cwm i've uploaded the zip file only with the update and not the rom itself.since then the tab won't start...it stop's in the beggining at the "samsung galaxy tab 10.1v"...any ideea...what can i do ?

Download latest rom and instructions from samfirmware.com using odin Get ur tab into fastboot mode with 3 button recovery and start from scratch.
It should work out
Sent from my GT-P7500 using Tapatalk

zbuggy said:
i've tried putting the TB Galaxy 1.0.9: Honeycomb 3.1 + TouchWiz UX and i made a mistake... in cwm i've uploaded the zip file only with the update and not the rom itself.since then the tab won't start...it stop's in the beggining at the "samsung galaxy tab 10.1v"...any ideea...what can i do ?
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Do the following. If you have not yet odin.
Download the full rom.
Follow instructions in how to get into fasboot in sticky thread.
Once in fastboot you can load recovery via it, to do that download the recovery from droidbasement.com/blog, search on pershoot's website for recovery 4.0.4 if i remember correctly then type
fastboot boot recovery.img
where recovery.img is the name of the file you downloaded from droidbasement.com
Recovery will then load give it a minute or so.
Once loaded you can push the downloaded full rom via adb. That is part of the android sdk.
Like this: adb push romfile.zip /data/media/ (this will take a few minutes)
Then in cwm instal rom.
I hope it helps. Btw, remember you need to flash the wipe script of the rom before you install the rom if you are comming from stock.
Send from my GT-P7100

10x everybody it worked!!!!!!!!

Still me, posting in yet another thread. Still can't get the proper drivers. Pda method is not working. Which version of PDanet should I use ? The latest ? This is ****ing irritating...
I'm used to have to struggle to get things work at the beginning, but with my Magic and Hd2 it was a matter of hours...not weeks ! I'm sure it's something stupid but everybody deserted these guides topics...
I'm actually considering posting in the Dev section just to get attention...
Also, pershoot blog's advices are a joke : with no tags, a not working search field, no categories, try to find an info ! Knowing that the word "Recovery" will pop about 3 times per subject, I'm good to spend the week-end searching...

DannyBiker said:
Still me, posting in yet another thread. Still can't get the proper drivers. Pda method is not working. Which version of PDanet should I use ? The latest ? This is ****ing irritating...
I'm used to have to struggle to get things work at the beginning, but with my Magic and Hd2 it was a matter of hours...not weeks ! I'm sure it's something stupid but everybody deserted these guides topics...
I'm actually considering posting in the Dev section just to get attention...
Also, pershoot blog's advices are a joke : with no tags, a not working search field, no categories, try to find an info ! Knowing that the word "Recovery" will pop about 3 times per subject, I'm good to spend the week-end searching...
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Hello,
I have been successful with rooting on win7. With win xp - after a few day struggling - fastboot did not give a go. Hope this helps

I just can't get the "Adb Original" signature from Pdanet. I always get standard Adb. I add the galaxy tab lines in the .inf file but still...
Do you guys edit the inf file with Wordpad or another tool ?

[Q] [Urgent] How to Enter to Recovery mode without Power button

Hello guys,
I have a big problem!
which is that my power button not work...
and I don't have any problem with it because I use trackball to unlock my phone .. and using (quick boot) for rebooting...
BUT,,, Yesterday I have change my ROM to (ICS) which is sdk version, and I know that...
the ICS url:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1314781&page=7
whatever,,,, the wifi is not work ! the data(3G) is not work ! the Bluetooth is not work ! so how to enter the recovery mode to return my previous ROM ?!
Help me please!

Any help plzzzzz

just use quick boot but select either recovery or bootloader depending on which option you need

ICS is new enough that I don't know if this will work, but in Gingerbread and lower, you can use adb to do it.
Make sure Settings -> Applications -> Development -> USB Debugging Mode is enabled. Then go to the computer type
Code:
adb reboot recovery

bassmadrigal said:
ICS is new enough that I don't know if this will work, but in Gingerbread and lower, you can use adb to do it.
Make sure Settings -> Applications -> Development -> USB Debugging Mode is enabled. Then go to the computer type
Code:
adb reboot recovery
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Thank you alot, but it does not work
I have faced this replay:
'adb' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.
I'm waiting...

hloo said:
Hello guys,
and using (quick boot) for rebooting...
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anthonyh90 said:
just use quick boot but select either recovery or bootloader depending on which option you need
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If you're using Quickboot already do what Anthonyh90 stated. Chose Recovery or Bootloader

baseballfanz said:
If you're using Quickboot already do what Anthonyh90 stated. Chose Recovery or Bootloader
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no my friend , that was my previous state when I was using another ROM!
my state now that I cannot send or run APK in this ROM beacouse the (3g, WIFI, and bluetooth) is not work so I cannot send (Quickboot.apk) and the ROM has not any file manager to install Quickboot.apk from SD card !
sorry

hloo said:
no my friend , that was my previous state when I was using another ROM!
my state now that I cannot send or run APK in this ROM beacouse the (3g, WIFI, and bluetooth) is not work so I cannot send (Quickboot.apk) and the ROM has not any file manager to install Quickboot.apk from SD card !
sorry
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OK, yeah sometimes you need to post a little more details.
Here's Quickboot
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/16959871/Quick Boot-11.apk
Here's Astors file manager
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/16959871/ASTRO-203.apk

baseballfanz said:
OK, yeah sometimes you need to post a little more details.
Here's Quickboot
Here's Astors file manager
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no my friend... you was in the correct path in your first replay...
I need a way to send "adb" command to my phone !
when I connect my phone to the laptop>>> the message appear "unknown device" ! in (2.3.*) the laptop know that is (Nexus one) !
** sorry for my bad english

This is a long and hard procedure, but should work if you are not able to use adb or if you don't find a better solution. You will have to power on your device using the battery trick one time or two:
Pull out the battery.
Copy the passimg.zip to the root of your sdcard.
Power on the n1 with the battery trick. You have to keep the vol- button pressed while booting.
Install the passimg file
Root your phone (oneclickroot is fine).
Reboot with adb or with battery trick.
Install quickboot and rommanager
Install recovery.
Use quickboot to enter in recovery and restore your backup.
Hope this helps
Claudio
Sent from my Nexus One using Tapatalk

zener79 said:
This is a long and hard procedure, but should work if you are not able to use adb or if you don't find a better solution. You will have to power on your device using the battery trick one time or two:
Pull out the battery.
Copy the passimg.zip to the root of your sdcard.
Power on the n1 with the battery trick. You have to keep the vol- button pressed while booting.
Install the passimg file
Root your phone (oneclickroot is fine).
Reboot with adb or with battery trick.
Install quickboot and rommanager
Install recovery.
Use quickboot to enter in recovery and restore your backup.
Hope this helps
Claudio
Sent from my Nexus One using Tapatalk
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it is work tell installing "passimg.zip" !!! thank u !!!
my phone now is 2.1 !
but I cannot cont. cuz tell now the usb does not known my phone !
is there any way to root the phone without usb ? I mean like installing "passimg.zip"

-Upgrade to 2.2 Froyo
-look for a Z4Root QR Code
-Scan the Z4Root QR code using Google Goggles or w/e
-Install it using astro or a file manager app
-look for Z4root tutorials on youtube
-????
-Profit
You don't need the computer at all but for looking up tutorials IF you are confused that is.

You need to install the phone drivers on your PC, than you can use oneclickroot. Reboot, install quickboot, recovery and you are done ;-)
Sent from my Nexus One using Tapatalk

[guide]:to flash radio and cwm via laptop.DOWNLOAD RADIO,CWM AND ANDROID USB DRIVER

HELLO TO ALL…..
By 3xeno-
This procedure works only on devices that are S-OFF'ed with Revolutionary or have their bootloaders unlocked with HTCDev. Also, its perfectly usable on Linux as well.
I OPEN THIS THREAD SO THAT ANY NOOB WHO WANTS TO FLASH RADIO OR CLOCKWORKMOD RECOVERY VIA HIS LAPTOP.
MANY NOOB FACE PROBLEM WHEN THEIR GPS DOSEN’T WORK AFTER FLASHING MAINLY CM7.THIS CAN BE RECTIFIED BY REFLASHING LATEST RADIO.
I ALSO FACED AND EVEN WHEN I WAS FIRST TRYING TO INSTALL CUSTOM ROM MY PHONE HANGED ON WHILE INSTALLING BECAUSE OF CWM.I RE-INSTALL/RE-FLASHED VIA LAPTOP AND VOILA!!!I WAS USING CM7.THIS METHOD IS A HARD PUSH ONE METHOD,SO
I WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE TO YOUR MOBILE,BRICKING OR YOUR MOBILE REFLECTING YOUR RED ANGRY FACE IMAGE IN IT’S SUPER BLACK SCREEN AFTER PRESSING POWER ON BUTTON.THIS WILL 99% DOSEN’T BRICK BUT I DON’T GUARANTEE OF 1% BECAUSE OF YOUR BAD LUCK.ENJOY!!!!
THIS IS NOT MY INVENTION FIRST OF ALL.
A SIMPLE STEP USED FOR FLASHING RADIO AND CWM(PRIMARILY),many more things can be flashed, via laptop/desktop(only windows)
WHAT YOU NEED:
1. HTC SUITE
2.ADB FILES(Including Fastboot)
3.ANDROID USB DRIVERS
4.USB CABLE
5.FULLY CHARGED MOBILE
7.windows 7
PROCEDURE FOR INSTALLING ANDROID USB DRIVER:-
1.turn off your mobile,press vol.down+power button.
2.now from hboot(the screen that comes with 3 android) select fastboot using vol. down button and press power button.
3.after step 2 connect your mobile to your laptop having WINDOWS 7
4.now in your laptop open device manager and from there u will see android mobile(something starting with android) with a ! in yellow triangle.
5.right click on that and select update driver.
6.a dialogue box will appear and from there select the folder where u had saved android usb driver.
VOILA!Your device is ready to be used in fastboot mode.
PROCEDURE TO INSTALL RADIO:-
1.save ADB files,radio,cwm and fastbbot files in one folder where u will remember. For e.g- I save on c drive folder naming android.(android is a folder name where my radio.img,cwm.img and ADB files are copy pasted)
2.[IMP.]open command using option RUN AS ADMINISTRATOR.
3.now write cd/
C:\cd android\
C:\android\fastboot flash radio radio.img
U will be done
4. for cwm:
C:\android\fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
(remember to rename CWM file to recovery.img)
Any version of cwm and radio can be flashed via this method.
IF I HELPED PRESS THANKS BUTTON.
DOWNLOAD:-
latest radio-http://www.mediafire.com/?70kd4654129q6um
android usb driver-http://www.mediafire.com/?3tt3zfadg64usi1
latest CWM-http://www.mediafire.com/?4pn88xkpawg8b8b
Download fastboot files from njec21 post(4 post,thanks man for uploading file)

Really Ankurcul was this really necessary? There are many existing guides already for this,all you have done is add laptop in. Hope this does indeed help someone but like I said many existing guides already.
Regards Slymobi.
MANCHESTER together UNITED forever

Mother of all caps lock.
Also, ADB=/= fastboot.
If you instruct them to just download the ADB files, they wont get faatboot along with it.

@slymobi if u search general q&a section half of the noobs generally question about gps issue nad then over and over again we have to tell them what procedure to adopt.
it's just simple to open a single thread so that in future as per you so many threads of just one question can be reduced....
@njec21-bro just calm down....i don't wanna rude with u.....so mind ur words otherwise pm me any comments u want to give....don't make this thread bad for noobs that they won't try this and keep questioning about simple things

I'm didn't mean to be rude, I just think you abused caps lock a bit.
My second point still stand though.
How you're saying it right now is that they just need to download ADB, which doesn't include fastboot.exe, which is needed for your guide.
Link to fastboot:
http://android-roms.googlecode.com/files/fastboot-win32.zip

k...that's was a mistake that i didn't included fastboot and thanks for that njec....
+1 respect man...

You might want to add to the guide that this procedure works only on devices that are S-OFF'ed with Revolutionary or have their bootloaders unlocked with HTCDev. Also, its perfectly usable on Linux as well.

Will try this
I will try and i will press the thanks button, if it works....
---------- Post added at 12:53 PM ---------- Previous post was at 12:16 PM ----------
It will be nice if u add the flashing of KERNAL...

You might want to reduce your caps usage, it seems as though you're shouting, and this should go in the general section.
Sent from my Wildfire using Tapatalk 2 Beta-5

thanks 3xeno....
@usaff22-it's not shouting bt just want things clear that person reading it will read carefully.anything wont work will disguise this guide in which there is no point.what problem i faced and what i see in general sections about same gps issues i wrote.
i don't see any point in posting it in q&a section.
@balaedge- i'll look forward to it....same lame excuse college work....

hey,i tried this method but when i try to install recovery.img it is written status malformed 1 bytes...maybe i am noob but i didn;t find an answer in google) can you help me?)

dreamkill3r said:
hey,i tried this method but when i try to install recovery.img it is written status malformed 1 bytes...maybe i am noob but i didn;t find an answer in google) can you help me?)
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Did you try re-downloading the recovery?

yes,i redownloaded it,i even tryed another image and the same problem :/ i observed in the last time that i cannot change my cwm even with the app(droid explorer) which i used always for changing it....i something wrong with my phone?

see,from my side recovery is clean as the same recovery iam using....
what exact procedure did u adopted....
did u run command as an admin??

Ankurcul said:
see,from my side recovery is clean as the same recovery iam using....
what exact procedure did u adopted....
did u run command as an admin??
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yes,and it runs as system32 :/

@dreamkill3r-open cmd from system32 folder and run as admin.
connect ur mobile in debugging mode... and write command as
c:\android\adb devices
see what it says

Ankurcul said:
@dreamkill3r-open cmd from system32 folder and run as admin.
connect ur mobile in debugging mode... and write command as
c:\android\adb devices
see what it says
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i tried some methods to write this comand,but every time it s written that it is a wrong command

Before you do adb devices do this:
in cmd type in "cd [adb.exe location]" Replace [adb.exe location] with the place you have adb.exe.

i got this
* daemon not running. starting it now on port 5037 *
* daemon started successfully *
Lista of devices attached
SH159PY02094 device

and i have one more problem(in this case i only ask for help if someone can help me) in the last time,my phone can just stop working and i need to take off the battery for reboot it,the combination Power Button+Volume Down+Trackball doesn;t work :/ what can be the problem of my issues?

[SOLVED]Download Mode

My home button is not working so im not able to get into download mode.I know that on custom ROM-s on power menu there is option to boot into download but im changing ROM-s every day and on stock rom there is no option to boot into download...Is there any app(without root) or diffrent button combination to boot into download ?

See this : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1854532

coolsandie said:
See this : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1854532
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sorry for double post didnt saw it...anyway found solution rooted it,installed terminal emulator and just use 2 commands (reboot recovery and reboot download )

malwarebyte said:
sorry for double post didnt saw it...anyway found solution rooted it,installed terminal emulator and just use 2 commands (reboot recovery and reboot download )
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Good! As you've found the solution, adding [SOLVED] Tag in the Thread Title would be nice too.

coolsandie said:
Good! As you've found the solution, adding [SOLVED] Tag in the Thread Title would be nice too.
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done it

Its long time since i solve this but i found another faster way than rooting it,installing terminal emu etc.
You just need to install once Android sdk manager ( http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html ) then start command prompt navigate where you installed SDK (default:C:\Users\User\AppData\Local\Android\android-sdk\platform-tools ) and enter commands :
for recovery : adb reboot recovery
for download : adb reboot download
Hope it helps

broken screen any way to recover photos?

Hi folks,
Sister in laws Galaxy Advance, the screen is smashed but it still powers on and boots up but when i connect to the computer (windows 8) I cant see anything on the device thats mounted. I also booted into adb mode and no joy either. Is there any way to possibly recover pics/videos from the phone?
Cheers,
Mick

micks_address said:
Hi folks,
Sister in laws Galaxy Advance, the screen is smashed but it still powers on and boots up but when i connect to the computer (windows 8) I cant see anything on the device thats mounted. I also booted into adb mode and no joy either. Is there any way to possibly recover pics/videos from the phone?
Cheers,
Mick
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You can't boot into ADB mode, it is Download mode. Install Samsung USB drivers and you should get I9070 in Windows Explorer, browse to it and get the stuff you need.

shut_down said:
You can't boot into ADB mode, it is Download mode. Install Samsung USB drivers and you should get I9070 in Windows Explorer, browse to it and get the stuff you need.
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i do get in normal boot, but cant browse files on device, i installed keys and the phone connected but i get a message saying its pin locked. I have read that i can maybe boot into recover mode, flash a custom rom via adb and i might be able to recover files?
Used of flashing roms on nexus phones with toolkits etc, is there anything simillar for galaxy s advance?
Cheers,
Mick

micks_address said:
i do get in normal boot, but cant browse files on device, i installed keys and the phone connected but i get a message saying its pin locked. I have read that i can maybe boot into recover mode, flash a custom rom via adb and i might be able to recover files?
Used of flashing roms on nexus phones with toolkits etc, is there anything simillar for galaxy s advance?
Cheers,
Mick
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There is no ROM that can be installed with ADB sideload as I know. Anyway you will have to push it to the sd card, and if you can do that you can pull files from it. Boot to recovery and see if you get adb shell for that. Probably USB debugging is not on in system, so you can't do it from there, but you can try. Just set adb enviroment on PC.

Stop all guys!!!!
I have an idea :silly:
@micks_address
I will attach here a file tomorrow, do you know how to flash your device with Odin?
Download Odin 3.07 from internet
Don't delete Kies on PC, otherwise you need to install Samsung drivers
The rest tomorrow.
Inviato dal mio GT-I9505

Cool I had forgotten about ODIN
Just to recap
1) Phone screen is smashed but powers on, i can hear the samsung boot music
2) She must have set a pin lock on the phone cause kies says its locked when i connect
3) USB debugging would not be enabled as she wouldnt be any way tech savvy at all
Am i right in thinking that using ODIN i can flash a stock rom that wouldnt be pin locked and might be able to use kies then to recover files (as stock wouldnt be pin locked?
Cheers,
Mick
AntaresOne said:
Stop all guys!!!!
I have an idea :silly:
@micks_address
I will attach here a file tomorrow, do you know how to flash your device with Odin?
Download Odin 3.07 from internet
Don't delete Kies on PC, otherwise you need to install Samsung drivers
The rest tomorrow.
Inviato dal mio GT-I9505
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You can flash a modified recovery (I'm creating now the file for instant flash through Odin), set up ADB and use ADB commands to save files
Inviato dal mio GT-I9505

So i should be able to
1) Download Odin
2) Reboot phone in ADB mode - pull out battery, replace, hold volume up then power on
3) Run Odin
4) Browse to your file
5) Flash file to phone..
6) then?
AntaresOne said:
You can flash a modified recovery (I'm creating now the file for instant flash through Odin), set up ADB and use ADB commands to save files
Inviato dal mio GT-I9505
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micks_address said:
So i should be able to
1) Download Odin
2) Reboot phone in ADB mode - pull out battery, replace, hold volume up then power on
3) Run Odin
4) Browse to your file
5) Flash file to phone..
6) then?
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Then you will be able to use ADB. One correction for 2) it is Download mode, enter there with volume down+home(hardware one at the front of the phone)+power.
After that you will get storages in Windows explorer, or if you not - you can use this ADB plugin with Total commander: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2105707

shut_down said:
Then you will be able to use ADB. One correction for 2) it is Download mode, enter there with volume down+home(hardware one at the front of the phone)+power.
After that you will get storages in Windows explorer, or if you not - you can use this ADB plugin with Total commander: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2105707
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ok cool, do you have the file yet?
cheers,
mick

You said that you have Kies installed, so USB drivers are installed.
1- Download CWM_Odin.tar.md5.zip from attachments and unpack it. You will get .tar.md5 file, don't change extension, download ADB.zip too and unpack in your desktop
2- Open Odin program
3- Power on your phone pressing and keeping pressed: Vol down+Home+Power then you should feel a vibration
4- Now press Vol up key and connect your device to PC
5- Odin should recognize your device as "COM" and a number, then you load CWM_Odin.tar.md5 in PDA button
6- Press "Start" and when finished disconnect device from PC
7- Take off battery then reinsert and press (always keeping pressed) Vol up+Home+Power and release Power key only when you feel a vibration
8- Connect device to PC, then open CMD.exe on Windows and navigate to your desktop folder (C:\Users\YOURACCOUNTNAME\Desktop\ADB on Windows Vista/7/8/8.1) and type:
Code:
adb devices (to be sure that device is recognized, you should have numbers/letters followed by [B]device[/B])
adb pull /storage/sdcard0
Wait the end of the process, then you will have personal data (music, photos, videos, downloaded files....) inside ADB folder

When i load the md5 file with PDA button it says MD5 has value is invalid?
AntaresOne said:
You said that you have Kies installed, so USB drivers are installed.
1- Download CWM_Odin.tar.md5.zip from attachments and unpack it. You will get .tar.md5 file, don't change extension, download ADB.zip too and unpack in your desktop
2- Open Odin program
3- Power on your phone pressing and keeping pressed: Vol down+Home+Power then you should feel a vibration
4- Now press Vol up key and connect your device to PC
5- Odin should recognize your device as "COM" and a number, then you load CWM_Odin.tar.md5 in PDA button
6- Press "Start" and when finished disconnect device from PC
7- Take off battery then reinsert and press (always keeping pressed) Vol up+Home+Power and release Power key only when you feel a vibration
8- Connect device to PC, then open CMD.exe on Windows and navigate to your desktop folder (C:\Users\YOURACCOUNTNAME\Desktop\ADB on Windows Vista/7/8/8.1) and type:
Code:
adb devices (to be sure that device is recognized, you should have numbers/letters followed by [B]device[/B])
adb pull /storage/sdcard0
Wait the end of the process, then you will have personal data (music, photos, videos, downloaded files....) inside ADB folder
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micks_address said:
When i load the md5 file with PDA button it says MD5 has value is invalid?
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micks_address said:
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ok probably a bad idea but i took away the md5 extension from the file and flashed via ODIN, stuck last 10 minutes on 'NAND Write Start'
Should i just sit tight and leave it alone?
Cheers,
Mick

micks_address said:
ok probably a bad idea but i took away the md5 extension from the file and flashed via ODIN, stuck last 10 minutes on 'NAND Write Start'
Should i just sit tight and leave it alone?
Cheers,
Mick
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Unpacked kernel is about 8.25MB? That hang is not normal, probably something went wrong. If it is still hanged reflash Stock and wait for new build from @AntaresOne.

Yep I've refreshed stock so will hold on for new file

@shut_down @micks_address
Oh, that _ character messed up everything...
Just renaming doesn't work because of MD5 check.
I will attach new one asap, sorry for the inconvenient
Inviato dal mio GT-I9505

Thks for that.. fingers crossed it works..
Cheers,
Mick
AntaresOne said:
@shut_down @micks_address
Oh, that _ character ****ed everything...
Just renaming doesn't work because of MD5 check.
I will attach new one asap, sorry for the inconvenient
Inviato dal mio GT-I9505
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micks_address said:
Thks for that.. fingers crossed it works..
Cheers,
Mick
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ill try this evening after work and let you know how i get on