Need Some Clarifications

[verdugon]

Hi all,

After reading many posts i got a little confused and i'm not getting any result. Please help.

What i want?: Flash stock rom and later consider rooting, and flashing haden or lineagos. (already found guidance but..)

The issue?: It doesn't get recognized through USB with my PC. (drivers installed, cable connected but...)

My questions? (correct me if wished):

1) In Odin mode (which i enter) is the usb port enabled by default? or it depends on the phone configuration.

2) In recovery mode i still cannot see the phone through the USB so is it open by default on stock recovery?

3) Finally can i flash stock rom i downloaded from sammobile through SD card? i found that to be my last resort but i think odin actual proper way or not?

I first thought it was the cable...since is not the original but it seems not be the case...which leads me to think its the phone's usb port....but with the cable i can charge the phone although i cannot see it through my PC.

So bottom line if the answer to my questions are that is always open (accesible through usb port) then it HAS to be the cable right?

If last quesiton is possible then i will conclude my searchings to be ended for now.

Thanks to all the posts within this tree.

 

[verdugon]

Findings

Is it normal that when boot to bootloader from stock recovery the ADB console keeps <waiting for device> while phone actually boots normaly?
I found that bootloader booting is accesible through fastboot independently from USB debugging option...
I'm considering buying official usb cable but store guy confirmed it works for data/power uses...

 

[PMFRTT]

There definitely is a way to flash stock via TWRP, i once did that myself. However you need a dedicated tool on the PC to create a flashable zip, because the firmware can't be flashed by itself

Edit: i saw that you have FRP-lock enabled. Search for a guide on how to disable it and try again

 

[SnowFuhrer]

Is it normal that when boot to bootloader from stock recovery the ADB console keeps <waiting for device> while phone actually boots normaly?
I found that bootloader booting is accesible through fastboot independently from USB debugging option...
I'm considering buying official usb cable but store guy confirmed it works for data/power uses...

Are you on Samsung? If so, they don't have fastboot. Nor can you boot to bootloader. Do
Do you have the drivers installed? I have yet to see an unofficial cable not work for data transfer. Excepting damaged ones.

 

[verdugon]

Light at the end of the tunnel!!!

There definitely is a way to flash stock via TWRP, i once did that myself. However you need a dedicated tool on the PC to create a flashable zip, because the firmware can't be flashed by itself

Edit: i saw that you have FRP-lock enabled. Search for a guide on how to disable it and try again

Thanks PMFRTT!! I finally disabled FRP-lock and phone is usable again. I now will try to unlock OEM bootloader and enable USB debugging to see what happens. Thanks

 

[verdugon]

Light at the end of the tunnel!!!

Are you on Samsung? If so, they don't have fastboot. Nor can you boot to bootloader. Do
Do you have the drivers installed? I have yet to see an unofficial cable not work for data transfer. Excepting damaged ones.

Thanks @SnowFuhrer for your reply.
To answer your question yes its SMSUNG. I didn't know about that Thx.
The cable is brand knew but i noticed now that the phone is usable that is claims its on slow charge...may be my PC is quite old now....

Like i said i will try to unlock bootloader and make it accesible to odin to later see what to do.

 

[SnowFuhrer]

Thanks @SnowFuhrer for your reply.
To answer your question yes its SMSUNG. I didn't know about that Thx.
The cable is brand knew but i noticed now that the phone is usable that is claims its on slow charge...may be my PC is quite old now....

Like i said i will try to unlock bootloader and make it accesible to odin to later see what to do.

And to unlock the bootloader, just enable OEM unlock in the dev settings and it's ready to flash twrp. I remember when I got my Samsung and I was trying to fastboot unlock it lol.

 

[verdugon]

Thanks to both of you! I will keep the thread on just in case...anyway may be it helps someone else.

 

[PMFRTT]

Thanks PMFRTT!! I finally disabled FRP-lock and phone is usable again. I now will try to unlock OEM bootloader and enable USB debugging to see what happens. Thanks

Good luck! Let me know how it went.